Chapter 44: Life-Death Contract (Extra Chapter 2)

Look, all four are staying, alright?

At that moment, the great aunt suddenly spoke; previously, the Kang household had wanted Yun Chu to choose one herself, whether keeping Xiao Wu or Xiao Liu, it was up to fate.

After seeing Yue Yue and Ning Hanmo, the Grand Madam suddenly changed her mind.

She does not wish for her children to be rich and noble, to hold high office; she is a mother, their birth mother, ah.

The Kang family no longer needs them to add flowers to brocade; as long as they understand propriety and know etiquette, and later walk the path they themselves choose, she, as their mother, will be content.

"Four?" Jiang Yunchu was somewhat surprised.

The Grand Madam hurriedly rose, tugged at the girl who had just spoken, "This is my third daughter, Kang Ziwei."

Then she introduced the girl beside Kang Ziwei: "This is my fourth daughter, Kang Nai Xin."

"These are Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu; they are twins, look alike, and are quite mischievous, Kang Wen and Kang Wu."

Mainly because these two children are really too alike; she often can't tell which one is the mischievous troublemaker.

The Grand Madam looked at the four children: "The eldest and second daughters have already married off, both to the Old Lady's natal family in Jiangnan."

Jiangnan...

This also represents the Kang family's attitude: they stay away from disputes, and even when their own daughters marry, they leave the capital.

This is a signal, not to meddle in court affairs.

One must say, the Kang family has a divine stabilizing needle, ah!

"Four!"

Jiang Yunchu looked at the four children; the girls seemed quite delighted, especially the third daughter, who looked incredulous, and then her eyes lit up.

Only Kang Wen and Kang Wu showed an impatient look; at a glance they were also little troublemakers, ah.

Cannot use 'also'.

After all, our classmate Ning Hanmo has already left the ranks of little troublemakers; now he is exceedingly thoughtful.

"How? The young lady won't do?" The Grand Madam blinked her eyes.

Previously they had discussed letting either Xiao Wu or Xiao Liu stay behind, one of them.

After all, she did not know Yun Chu's character; indeed, even after eighteen years, this was her first time seeing Jiang Yunchu.

Seeing Jiang Yunchu's appearance, one would think of Kang Ying; the mother and daughter are really very alike.

That talented lady, how many boudoir girls of the time were left paling in comparison?

But after seeing her, her decision changed.

No matter where the third and fourth daughters marry, having the Princess Consort personally train them is enough to make their in-laws dare not treat them poorly.

As for the parents' children, they then plan far ahead.

"Not impossible." Jiang Yunchu thought; originally she had also prepared in her heart, after all yesterday's 'ding' had said it was all the Kang family's children...

Now it's just a main household...

After thinking, she estimated that more children would come later.

"Studying at the Wang Fu is possible."

"But I have conditions." Jiang Yunchu said lightly.

Then she looked back at Zi Su, who immediately took out several sheets of paper.

"Great uncle and great aunt, let's first look, then decide."

Her voice was light, lacking the earlier warmth; now is the time to discuss conditions, just now it was family members gathering.

On the contract above, there are three large characters, warning the viewer.

Life-Death Contract

Below, the various conditions are listed.

"One, anyone sent to Chun Hua Xue Yuan must return home to visit once a month, for two days."

"Two, all teaching at the institute, parents may not interfere (what to do, what to learn, what to watch, what to do)."

"Three, corporal punishment, criminal punishment, beating and scolding, unless the parents directly take the person to withdraw from school, otherwise no interference may be conducted."

……

Clause by clause, a total of ten were listed.

Each clause is a mandatory regulation; violators, the person is taken away directly.

As long as one is at the school for a day, they must obey her arrangements.

"Oh, plus our Chun Hua Xue Yuan has two semesters a year; the enrollment fee for one semester is five taels of silver." Jiang Yunchu tapped the table; her teaching method is somewhat special, requiring many tools and supplies, all of which need special procurement.

Five taels...

For one child, the yearly expense alone needs ten taels of silver.

The Grand Madam hesitated a bit, just then.

Kang Ziwei stood up, "I want to come."

The Grand Madam looked at her own third daughter, all flesh fallen from her body; how could it not hurt?

But these conditions are really too harsh; can the children bear them?

Yue Yue and Ning Hanmo stayed honestly; only Kang Wen and Kang Wu had faces of schadenfreude.

How could parents who love them so much possibly send them to a pit of fire?

Kang great uncle suddenly spoke, "I agree."

The Grand Madam looked at the two daughters' expectant gazes, and helplessly nodded, "I also agree."

"What?"

"Parents, are you crazy, ah?"

"What kind of rules are these, life or death, ah, life-death contract, do you want us two to die?"

"We're dead, who's going to support you in your old age and see you off?"

"The constant bickering of Kang Wen and Kang Wu gave Jiang Yunchu a headache."

"\"Bai Zhi! \" Jiang Yunchu shouted coldly."

"\"Here! \""

"Bai Zhi appeared immediately, then, as if grabbing a chick, she seized the collars of Kang Wen and Kang Wu at the back of their necks, tied a knot directly, and then hung them on a tree."

"The knot was tied scientifically, allowing them to still breathe but preventing them from shouting."

"In an instant, it felt as if the air had quieted down."

"\"Sorry to let my uncle and aunt see me like this... \" Jiang Yunchu smiled calmly and politely."

"I don't know if they saw the smile or not, but right now the Kang clan's aunt's heart is all flustered, she just can't feel at ease."

"If we put the child in the Wang Fu, will he end up missing an arm or leg?"

"Not to mention others, even Ning Hanmo right now covered his eyes, looking like he couldn't bear to watch, and he couldn't help feeling relieved."

"\"As expected, Jiang Yunchu still likes me the most; he's never been treated like this before. \""

"\"The outside dogs can never shake his position. \""

"But these were just his thoughts; Jiang Yunchu naturally wouldn't think of them, and in just a moment, Ning Hanmo would imagine all that."

"\"Sign? \""

"Jiang Yunchu smiled gently, but it made the four people opposite him all shiver."

"\"Zi Wei, why not... \" The aunt wanted to persuade her own child, saying a boy should be a bit thick-skinned, tough-skinned and flesh-thick, so a beating is just a beating."

"But this is a girl's family; if she gets hurt, what will happen later?"

"Kang Ziwei smiled, stood up, and bowed to her parents."

"\"I beg my parents to grant this. \""

"She is different from her older sisters; she wants a special life, she doesn't want to marry off at a certain age, serve her husband and raise children, and wait on her in-laws."

"She has seen enough of such days and doesn't want to live like that."

"And..."

"\"Yun Chu sister, she let her see another hope; how could she not grasp it? \""

"She wanted to be like Yun Chu sister, capable and with more confidence."