As they walked back, they encountered many children watching the excitement, all shouting "Teacher Lin, Teacher Lin."
Xiao Chong asked casually, feeling good, "Is Madam Lin still a teacher?"
Lin Wanwan replied, "That's right. After I came down from the mountain, I settled in the clan. My learning had to be put to some use, so I set up a clan school here to teach the children of our family to recognize a few words and understand some manners."
"How considerate of you," Xiao Chong praised lightly.
Shu Qi secretly complained in his heart that teaching literacy was fine, but teaching manners might not be so. This Madam Lin kept calling the young master 'sir' all the way, which was quite amusing.
In the Tang Dynasty, calling one's father 'sir' was the norm, but calling an official usually involved using their surname and position. Lin Wanwan, influenced by modern costume dramas, didn't realize she had made a faux pas.
