Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 47 - 047 School starts

Chapter 47: 047 School starts

Old Man raised his eyebrows, and with a stern voice, he declared, "How is Ah Nan not a Tian Family member? Tian Bajin, I’m telling you, this brewing recipe belongs to Ah Nan, left to her by her own parents. The Tian Family’s opportunity to earn money is all thanks to Ah Nan. We only gave one fifth to Ah Nan, which is already taking a huge advantage, don’t bully Ah Nan for being young and unaware."

Poor Tian Bajin, despite his age, got scolded so severely by Old Man, but the Tian Family was used to it—the Old Man was the absolute authority of the Tian Family. No matter how old Tian Bajin was, he would not escape scolding if he did something wrong.

Tian Sisi, with the identity of an adopted daughter of the Tian Family, was unknown by a few younger ones, but those present at the scene knew clearly that it was indeed Tian Sisi’s biological parents who left her the brewing recipe. After all, when Tian Sisi was brought back, she carried with her a bundle and clothes that were not affordable by ordinary families, so it makes sense that her biological parents left her some brewing recipes, perhaps her birth parents were from a family of brewers!

Tian Bajin, upon hearing that the recipe belonged to Tian Sisi, blushed and stammered, "Then, why don’t we give more money to Ah Nan for her dowry in the future?"

Everyone agreed with Tian Bajin’s suggestion, as taking advantage of a little girl didn’t sit right with them. It must be said, people in this era were still quite simple, valuing affection more than money.

Old Man shook his head, "No need, just follow my initial sharing plan, this is what Ah Nan agreed to, you all just need to remember her kindness."

After this declaration by Old Man, everyone present deeply appreciated Tian Sisi’s kindness, thinking that Ah Nan was indeed a child blessed with good fortune and also very generous. They started treating her even better than before, something Tian Sisi had not anticipated.

The matter was thus settled, and everyone’s faces beamed with joy. Regardless of how much money the sold wine brought in, the household income increased and there was more cash on hand. Old Man even suggested including Shouhua in the brewing, but Tian Shouhua declined because he was not interested in such tasks and was soon going to study in the town, only returning once a week, leaving him no time for brewing.

Tian Mantu felt somewhat sorry for his son; in his view, mastering a skill meant securing more means to live on, applicable in any era, without the risk of starvation. But since his son refused to learn, there was nothing he could do.

Tian Mantong did not speak all evening but made up his mind when he heard Old Man say that the wine recipe belonged to Ah Nan; he was determined to save more dowry money for Ah Nan. In his view, Ah Nan was still young and naive, not understanding the importance of these wine recipes, so he planned to have a serious talk with her about not recklessly revealing everything.

If other members of the Tian Family knew Tian Mantong’s plan, they would surely criticize him for not being more supportive, but there was another person who shared Tian Mantong’s idea—Tian Manjin, who decided that if Old Man gave him his share of the family money, he would also save it for Ah Nan’s dowry. It must be said, Tian Sisi was truly lucky to have ended up in a family that genuinely cherished her.

The next day, Tian Mantong went to town and bought several ten-kilogram pots; he planned to package the wine in ten-kilogram increments, making it easier to sell. In two days, he was scheduled to go to Shanghai to pick up goods, and he would take these pots of wine with him.

Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi, having heard this, sped up the process to distill the remaining hundreds of kilograms of wine, resulting in about 540 kilograms in total. They reserved forty kilograms for the family to consume and sold the remaining five hundred kilograms, fitting perfectly into fifty pots. Tian Mantong came over that evening and took them all away in his truck, as he was to depart for Shanghai early the next morning.

As he was leaving, Tian Mantong cheerfully told Tian Sisi that he would bring back some large white rabbit candies for her. Tian Sisi smiled and nodded. Although she had plenty of these candies in her space supermarket, she enjoyed the feeling of being loved by her elders.

Watching her uncle’s truck disappear into the distance, leaving only a cloud of dust behind, her uncle had specifically sought her out beforehand to instruct her to securely keep the recipe to herself. Actually, the recipe was secondary; the most crucial element was the wine yeast, without which, even the best recipes could not produce good wine, so Tian Sisi was not worried about the recipe being leaked.

However, her uncle’s concern deeply moved Tian Sisi. She planned to brew some wine with added Jade Liquid that evening for her uncle and parents. Although it couldn’t keep them eternally young, living a disease-free life to a hundred years old would not be a problem.

The next morning, Tian Sisi woke up early. These days spent brewing wine had instilled a habit of early to bed, early to rise; her biological clock prompted her awake automatically. After dressing, which still included a cotton coat since it was a bit chilly despite the passing of Jingzhe, Tian Sisi put on a head flower downstairs to find Granny Zhao to help her tie it up.

Granny Zhao was cooking breakfast in the kitchen while Zhu Aiqing took a floral schoolbag from the room and handed Tian Sisi five yuan, "Ah Nan, this is the tuition for you, Donghua, and Jianguo. When you go to school later, pay this money and keep the change for pocket money. Be careful not to lose it."

Although Jianguo and his brothers had been well-fed and clothed these past few days and looked much better, their condition was still very poor due to prolonged hardship. Granny Zhao quietly took them to see Zhong Yubai, who said that all three boys needed good nurturing, especially Jianguo, who might suffer a reduction in his lifespan if not properly cared for.

Granny Zhao’s tears fell immediately. When she got back, she continuously cursed Shou Jizu, and from then on, she made various delicious foods daily to nourish the three brothers. The Old Man also felt uncomfortable; he blamed himself, thinking he should not have ignored the three children due to his resentment towards his younger daughter. Hence, he decided to let Jianguo and his brothers stay at the Tian Family’s home. They would also study nearby; as long as the tuition was paid, it didn’t matter. As for Tian Manlan, someone would let her know.

Zhu Aiqing stuffed three yuan into Tian Sisi’s jacket pocket and repeatedly reminded her, but Tian Sisi had been stunned by Zhu Aiqing’s words. School? Tuition? This body still needed to attend school? She had crossed over during the winter break, and due to rural schools only starting after spring farming, Tian Sisi had completely forgotten that the original owner was a third-grade elementary student.

Tian Sisi looked dazed. In her previous life, she was at least a university graduate, and now she had to go to school with a bunch of little kids, and it was even third grade...

Seeing her daughter looking dazed and not listening, Zhu Aiqing slapped Tian Sisi on the shoulder out of frustration.

"Ouch, Mama, why did you hit me?" Tian Sisi woke up, rubbing her sore shoulder. Modern women are so formidable; Zhu Qingping, Mama, they all seemed as if they practiced Iron Sand Palm, not gentle at all.

"I’m talking to you, did you hear me? Where did your mind wander off to just now?" Zhu Aiqing scolded.

"Of course I heard. It’s just about keeping the three yuan safe, right? You say it every time school starts, my ears could grow calluses," Tian Sisi pouted. Zhu Aiqing reminisced about how her mother, Zhong Juying, would nag about the same thing every school term about not losing the tuition.

"Alright, let’s eat now. You have to go to work later. Ah Nan, later you take Donghua, Jianguo, your Brother Xinhua, and Brother Qinghua to register, okay?" Tian Manjin also felt sorry for his daughter getting hit by his wife’s Iron Sand Palm and quickly tried to smooth things over.

Tian Sisi weakly responded and let Zhu Aiqing tie her hair. Zhu Aiqing wasn’t as gentle as Granny Zhao, and the pain made Tian Sisi’s eyes teary. She looked accusingly at Zhu Aiqing, "Mama, why are you so rough? Granny doesn’t hurt at all when she ties my hair."

"Are you made of tofu? Mama only used a little force; how could it hurt that much?" Zhu Aiqing shot back, frustrated. Ah Nan was being too delicate; even combing her hair made her cry.

Tian Manjin felt terribly sorry for his daughter, clearly in real pain, as tears ran down her face. He knew the strength of his wife’s hand. Ah Nan’s scalp was tender; it couldn’t withstand his wife’s force. He hurriedly called Zhu Aiqing to cease and eat, "Let’s eat; don’t tie Ah Nan’s hair anymore, let Granny do it if it’s so troublesome."

Zhu Aiqing laughed off her irritation and placed the wooden comb on the table, "Fine, I won’t bother with your difficult hair anymore, let Granny handle it."

Tian Sisi gratefully smiled at her father; father was still the best. It was just a pity he did not know how to tie hair, otherwise it surely wouldn’t hurt.

By then, Tian Xinhua had already eaten breakfast, and carrying his schoolbag with Qinghua, arrived and saw Tian Sisi with her hair undone and tearful eyes, knowing it must be his fourth aunt tying Ah Nan’s hair again.

Granny Zhao had finished preparing breakfast and packed lunchboxes for Tian Sisi and Donghua to steam at school during lunch. She skillfully tied Tian Sisi’s braids, adorned them with red hair flowers, and secretly gave her one yuan. This had been the routine every new school term, Granny Zhao always gave the original owner one yuan as pocket money, which the fool typically spent on Zhong Yuying.

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