After discussing the matter, the family began to organize the items they had purchased that day and wrapped the tuition fee and six gifts in red cloth.
Among the tuition fee and six gifts, there was a small red purse containing five taels of broken silver, to be given as the Scholar's tuition fee.
Third Grandpa said, "Doctor Wu mentioned that the tuition fee for the private school in town is five taels of silver a year, so we shall give Wenyuan this amount."
Giving too little would make them feel uneasy, while giving too much would not be accepted by Scholar Shang. So they decided to follow what other private schools did, making it easier for both families.
At their old home, these five taels of silver would be considered a significant amount of money. But now that they had the tofu business, they could afford to set aside five taels of silver a year without feeling the pinch, and no one in the family opposed it.
