It's just that ancient crafts are not like modern ones, and the Internet is full of instructional videos, and you can learn what you want.

In ancient times, female red was a woman's ability to settle down, and it was easy not to teach it to outsiders, especially Xiao Niangzi, who also knew how to embroider, if you want to learn from her, you need to be a teacher in the Eight Classics.

If you need an apprenticeship......

Thinking of the grievances and grievances between the Liu family and Xiao Niangzi, Lin Meiyi chuckled in her heart, and suddenly lost her confidence.

It shouldn't be difficult for her father to come forward and ask Xiao to teach her some cutting needlework, but if you want to learn her embroidery skills, it depends on the other party's mind.

But no matter what, she's going to give it a try first!

Having made up her mind, Lin Meiyi got up from the bed, sat cross-legged, and practiced the Five Senses Method.

It's also a coincidence, her body actually has a spiritual root, but the spiritual energy in this realm is thin, and it is almost impossible to restore the strength of her previous life.

The night passed quickly, and as soon as the day dawned, Lin Meiyi, who was refreshed, got up and came to the kitchen, burned the stove, hot dishes, and prepared for herself and Zhang's food.

Fortunately, she has the memory of the original owner, and her hands are skillful, and she is quite handy for breakfast.

At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu and the others returned.

It stands to reason that when they go back to their parents' house to visit relatives in the New Year, they should have big bags and small bags when they come back, but Liu and others went with big bags and small bags, and when they returned, they were empty-handed.

Lin Erya was carried on his back by his brother, and he was exhausted, and Lin Goudan was also tired, but he was a boy, Lin Youcai wanted him to go by himself, and he was not allowed to be squeamish.

"What's wrong?" Lin Meiyi felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and asked Lin Erya and Lin Dalang in a low voice.

As soon as Liu came back, he went into the kitchen, boiling hot water silently, Lin Youcai went to the backyard to chop wood, and the two adults were not in high spirits.

When other people's families came back from their relatives, it was lively and lively, but the Lin family was depressed, and Lin Meiyi subconsciously felt that something had happened at Liu's mother's house.

As she expected, Erya was quick to speak, and immediately told what happened at her grandmother's house.

It turned out that the second elder of the Liu family disliked Liu and Lin Youcai, and the son-in-law brought back to his parents' house for less New Year's gifts.

"That's not too little?" Lin Meiyi frowned, what she could see yesterday, thirty catties of pork, four packets of dried fruit pastries, and a coarse cloth were already quite rich for the Lin family.

Lin Erya remembered the white eyes she suffered at her grandmother's house, and she stomped her feet in anger,

"The two aunts brought more gifts than our family, grandpa and grandpa are more and more eye-catching to our family, our mother is not like a guest at home, but like a subordinate, busy and busy, the aunts' dinner is made by our mother."

"Our mother was really angry this morning, she brought us back without eating breakfast, and she didn't take the return gift."

Lin Dalang usually doesn't like to talk, and he looks honest and honest, but in fact, he is quick-witted, and he feels like a mirror in his heart about the twists and turns between these relatives.

He sat down, warmed himself by the fire, and said in a deep voice:

"The second aunt's family opened a grocery store in the town, and there was a lack of a buddy, so I decided to set Brother Huan'er of my uncle's family, and Brother Quan of my third aunt's family passed the regular examination, and after fifteen, I can enter the Chongwen Hall in the county and become an apprentice."

After Lin Dalang's words were finished, the room suddenly fell silent, and only the sound of charcoal burning could be heard.

The imperial examinations of the Great Zhou Dynasty were divided into two categories: regular and systematic.

The regular course is held every year, the candidates of the regular course have the apprentice and the township tribute, there are many examination items, according to the conditions of the person who should be lifted and the content of the examination is divided into Xiucai, Ming Jing, Jinshi, Ming Law, Ming Shu, Ming Calculation and other subjects.

Students are students who have passed the entrance examination of Guozijian and various schools.

The apprentices are eligible to participate in the prefectural and state examinations, and become township tributes, also known as lifters.

After that, those who passed the provincial examination of the imperial court Shangshu Province were called Jinshi and the first, and the first name of the examination was called the champion, and the rest were divided into A and B according to the ranking.

In addition to the annual regular examinations, there are also temporary and irregular imperial examinations presided over by the emperor himself, called the system department, which is specially set up for court officials.

Brother Quan'er of the third aunt's family was admitted to the apprenticeship, which can be regarded as a successful entry into the threshold of the scientific examination, and the future is promising.

Liu is the eldest daughter, there are two younger sisters and a younger brother below, the father and mother are patriarchal, and now the two younger sisters are rich and rich, and the famous are famous, but Lin Youcai's family has nothing to do, and the second elder of the Liu family is snobbish.

Figuring out the reason, Lin Meiyi felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but now that she is here, with her, she will definitely make the Lin family better, and never let her father's family be looked down upon again!

"Big brother, tell us a story." Feeling that the room was too dull, Lin Meiyi proposed.

Although Lin Dalang has never gone to school, but with Lin Youcai's guidance, he is also literate, not only literate, but also heard many stories from Lin Youcai, and is much more literate than the three of them.

Speaking of storytelling, Lin Erya Lin Goudan suddenly became interested and looked at Lin Dalang expectantly.

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, Lin Dalang smiled helplessly, and said, "Then I'll tell you the story of our Empress of the Great Zhou." ”

"The Empress? Do we have a woman in Da Zhou to be the emperor? Lin Erya asked in surprise.

Lin Dalang bowed his head and told the deeds of the empress he heard from his father.

It turned out that fifty years ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty had a female emperor, and it was also the first female emperor so far.

The life of this empress is very legendary, she was born in a family of military generals, at the age of nine she followed her father and brother to the battlefield to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and at the age of fifteen became the first female general in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Later, the emperor was worried that the female general would be overpowered, so he married the female general as the queen.

But the emperor never expected that the queen of his family did not want to be the queen, but wanted to be the emperor, and with the power of his mother's family, he seized the imperial power while the emperor was critically ill.

And after the death of the emperor, he did not set up a prince, but proclaimed himself emperor.

That year, the empress had just turned forty years old, and it had only been twenty years since she entered the palace and became the empress.

Unfortunately, the empress left many dark wounds on the battlefield when she was young, and died of illness less than five years after her accession to the throne.

But since she got power, she has been fighting for the liberation of women's status, and women at that time could show their heads, do business, enter the court as officials, and even be dissatisfied with their marriage, and divorce their husbands.

It was the highest time in the history of women, but with the death of the empress and the return of men to the political stage, the status of women has been hit hard like never before.

Some people say that this is a rebound to the extreme, the step is too big, after all, it only gets a temporary scenery, and it can't last long.

However, as time passed, the men in power gradually regained their composure, and many of the old systems for the promotion of women's status returned, and although the status of women today was far less than that of the emperor's reign, women were allowed to divorce, remarry, and do business.

There are also female officials in the palace today, but they are all inner court attendants and cannot interfere with the regime of the previous dynasty.

Lin Dalang also said that the empress invented many things, such as white sugar that is as fine as crystals, such as fragrant pancreas that can be used by rich talents, and such as glass collected in the homes of dignitaries and nobles, all of which came from the hands of the empress.

Er Ya and Goudan were stunned when they heard this, and they felt that their world view had been refreshed.

And after Lin Meiyi heard this, there was only one thought in her mind, that is-this empress must have crossed over!