It was pitch black outside the window, the wind was blowing, and the window was crackling.

An An nested in the quilt and said to Qingshu: "Sister, why do you suddenly want to sleep with me today?" ”

Qingshu said: "I have something to tell you. ”

"Sister, what's the matter?"

Qingshu told her about the butterfly.

An An was dumbfounded when she heard this, and said, "This Mrs. Wan is really unreasonable. There are more students who fail to pass the exam all day long, is it possible that they are all overcome? She said that the third sister was restraining Wan Hancai, and I said that she was restraining her! ”

Qingshu sighed and said, "Yes, your third sister is confused, such a person is still willing to marry." This Wan Hancai will not be able to pass the Jinshi exam in the future, but he will confirm Wan Mu's words. ”

An An said: "That Wan Xiu is a scholar, so he shouldn't believe this nonsense." ”

"Maybe not right now. But what about the future? In the future, Wan Mu will often chant in his ears, and he will not be willing to take the imperial examination, will you doubt it after a long time? Qingshu said: "Just like your classmates think that you spend a lot of money, don't you also think that you spend too much money?" ”

In fact, with their family's income, An An's pocket money of twenty taels of silver a month is really not much. But people are like this, unless they are particularly strong-willed, they are easily influenced by the outside world.

An An said: "The marriage date has been set, isn't it okay to regret it now?" ”

Qingshu said: "There is no room for repentance in this family matter. First, Rudie wants to marry herself, and the third uncle is not willing to make enemies with the Wan family. After all, Wan Zhushu is a powerful figure in Taifeng County, and the third uncle wants to make enemies with Wan Jia, and his business is not easy to do. ”

An An frowned and didn't speak.

Qingshu touched her face and said softly: "An An, this world is too harsh on women, so we have to take good care of ourselves." ”

An An looked at her.

Qingshu said: "Even if you get married in the future, you can't listen to your husband for everything." You have to judge for yourself what's good and what's bad. And you can't revolve around him all day long, you have to have your own thing to do. ”

An An thought for a while and said, "Sister, if you have a child after getting married, and your future brother-in-law wants you to quit Wenhuatang's errand to take care of the child at home, do you agree?" ”

This semester, there are several female gentlemen at Kyoto Girls' School who quit their jobs because they wanted to have children.

Qingshu smiled and said, "What question are you asking?" I definitely won't agree, and there is no mother-in-law and maids at home, so why do I have to quit my errand and go home to take care of them. ”

An An continued to ask: "Then if your brother-in-law is released in the future, do you want to go with him to a foreign post?" If you want to follow, you have to quit your job at Wenhuatang! ”

It's a tricky question, but it's a good thing, and it shows that she has discussed or heard about these things with people on weekdays.

"Then I will definitely follow him to the post, and the family will still be together. However, my resignation from the Mandarin Hall errand does not mean that I have to stay at home around him and take care of the children. I can go to a women's school to teach, and with my qualifications, any school is welcome. Of course, it doesn't necessarily teach, but it certainly doesn't surround the one-third of an acre of land in the backyard all day long. ”

An An thoughtfully.

Qingshu didn't continue, these things have to be taught slowly, and they can't be made overnight.

The emperor was in a bad mood when he lost his son and grandson, and he was not in the mood for the New Year. The people below didn't dare to make a lot of noise when they saw this, so that this year was very deserted.

After the New Year, An An said to Qingshu: "Sister, I want to go to Wenhuatang to be an auditor." ”

Originally, she didn't want to go. After studying for so many years, I am tired, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief after graduation. But after Qingshu talked to her, she felt that she couldn't be so depraved, and she took advantage of her young age to learn more things.

Qingshu knew that her words a few years ago had an effect, and she said with a smile: "I don't think it's interesting to go to Wenhuatang to be an auditor, but it's better to go to a private school to be a female gentleman." ”

An An is not a particularly smart person, and she has studied very hard in the past five years at Kyoto Girls' School, so there is no need to continue to suffer this hardship. But going to a private school to be a female gentleman can train her.

"May I?"

Qingshu smiled and said, "You have been studying for seven years, and it must be no problem to teach those children enlightenment." ”

An An's eyes lit up: "Okay, then I'll try." ”

Qingshu said: "I'll ask people to inquire and see which private schools are recruiting." However, these private school recruits all need to be assessed, and you should go to Zhujia more during this time to learn from Huanxi. ”

The cost of hiring a gentleman alone is too great for the average family to afford. However, the ordinary women's private school in the capital is between 500 wen and 2 taels of silver a month, and those who are well-off can afford this expense. Because of this, there are quite a lot of women's private schools in Beijing.

Mainly girls who have gone to school, and when they grow older, it is easy to find errands with high wages.

Old Madam Gu knew about this the next day, and said happily: "An An, you must be a female gentleman!" ”

An An smiled when she heard this: "Grandma, didn't you say that it was bad to be a gentleman before?" Money is scarce and people are tired. ”

"I'm just talking. How good it is to be a female gentleman, and it is decent to say it without being tired. ”

The key is that it is a big advantage to say that it is a big advantage when the time comes! I can teach other people's children now, and I can teach my own children when I get married later.

Although it is said that you don't want a family background, you can't miss it if you encounter a family background and other aspects that are good.

An An nodded and said, "Okay, I must have taken the exam to be a female gentleman to earn face for your grandmother." ”

Under the guidance of Huan Xi, An An successfully passed the assessment of a private school.

An Anle said happily: "Grandma, when I get paid next month, I will buy fragrant pastries for you to eat." ”

In fact, the wages of private schools are not high, only two taels of silver for the first three months, and four taels of silver for the full three months. This amount of money is not enough for An An's carriage and horses. But there are some things that money can't measure, such as compliments from family and friends.

Lin Chengzhi set the day of returning to Taifeng County on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. The day before he set off, Qingshu gave him the Ruyi hairpin he had prepared: "This is my makeup for Rudie." ”

An An also prepared something to add makeup, which was a pomegranate golden hairpin. Pomegranates have many seeds, which means very well.

Lin Chengzhi took the things and said, "Qingshu, An'an, when you get married, the third uncle will bring Le Wei to drink the wedding wine." ”

Even if the road is far away, he has to come, otherwise Qingshu and An An will have no family when they get married.

Qingshu smiled and nodded, "Okay." ”

The weather was not beautiful, and it snowed that night. Lin Lewen said uneasily: "Dad, why don't you leave later!" ”

Lin Chengzhi shook his head and said: "No, your sister's family affairs are scheduled for the sixth day of the third month, your mother and eldest brother can't cope with it, I have to rush back early." ”

"Then the next time I come to Beijing, I must go back after the beginning of spring."

After feeling the weather in the north, Lin Chengzhi also regretted that he should not come to Beijing in October. If he had waited for the butterfly to marry and come back, he would not have to suffer so many sins. It's a pity that it's hard to buy!