Chapter 674 It Was All A Trick to Scare Them

Very few villagers in Ashford Vale could read before Natalie arrived. Literacy was almost nonexistent back then. However, after Natalie and her team set up the school, they not only taught the children but also ran adult education classes for a while. So, most of the villagers could at least read basic documents now. That was why the agreements Marcus had Elijah pass around were mostly understood. The terms were simple—every child in the village, regardless of gender, needed to attend school. Parents were required to pay for tuition and living expenses. If they did not have money, they would have to sign a labor agreement. That meant they were expected to do whatever work Natalie's team assigned them to without complaint. If you gave them an inch, they would take a mile. People like them would not appreciate help, so they could not be pampered. The more you gave them, the more entitled and unreasonable they became. So, if kindness did not work, it was better to instil fear until