This plane was completely different from the time and space she knew. This is a world constructed by the author's imagination, setting up a time-traveler to be the queen of the previous session, so the status of women can be improved, and they can enter the academy and become female officials; Technology is also more advanced than in ancient times, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as cement and glass.

At the same time, the empress established a women's academy. Women who graduated from the women's academy, in addition to adding a thick capital to themselves in the marriage market, can also rely on their own skills to serve in the court or yamen. It gives all women a way to gain a foothold and advance to the top.

The current head of the Beijing Women's Academy is the current queen's mother. Almost all of the chiefs of women's academies in provinces, prefectures, and counties are women with local fame and prominent backgrounds, or the wives of governors, governors, and counties.

Because Bac Ninh County is a county under the capital, the identity of the head of the academy is not simple, and he is the younger sister of the current emperor, Princess Shangde.

The eldest princess of Shangde is the same mother as the current emperor, and is his only sister, plus the horse is a general, holds military power, and is stationed at the border all the year round, the current emperor is especially different to her.

If Xu Xi enters the women's academy, he will be a student of the eldest princess of Shangde. The Suiping Marquis Mansion is a declining nobleman, and he is about to be squeezed out of the noble circle of the capital, and he doesn't even dare to breathe in front of the eldest princess of Shangde, where does he dare to argue with the eldest princess of Shangde?

This is the backer that Xu Xi is going to find for himself.

It can be said that as long as she can enter the academy, she is in control of her own destiny to a considerable extent. Moreover, the various knowledge and skills she has learned in modern times also have a source, so that she will not be suspected of being a ghost, so as to burn her to death.

"But...... Can the Hou Mansion allow you not to go back? Xu Yongyi hesitated.

Xu Xi knew what Xu Yongyi and his wife were worried about.

She can pit the system, but she can't worry Xu Yongyi and his wife because of this.

"Uncle, please believe me, I will never harm the Xu family." She stared at Xu Yongyi and said, "And for me and the fifth girl, the Hou Mansion will definitely not be unfavorable to you." I only need a little time, and I'll take care of this matter of the Hou Mansion. ”

Xie Shi already knew Xu Xi's difficulties, and hurriedly pushed her husband: "Don't worry so much, hurry up and tell me what Sister Xi asked you to inquire about." ”

Xu Yongyi had no choice but to put down the doubts in his heart and began to talk about what he inquired about.

These villages are subordinate villages of Beining County, the county to which the capital belongs, and there are only four or five miles to the county seat, and ten miles to the east of the county seat is the gate of the capital.

Xu Yongyi is a small merchant who walks through the village and alleys, usually goes to the capital to buy goods, and carries the burden to sell everywhere in the county and surrounding villages.

"There is only one women's school in the county, which is an official school run by the government, and the admission must be an unmarried woman between the ages of ten and eighteen, divided into four levels: A, B, C, D. The bindings of half a year are two taels, four taels, eight taels, and fifteen taels respectively. Now that it has just finished the New Year, I asked someone to ask me that as long as I pass the exam, I can go to study immediately. Sister Xi, you also asked coincidentally, the time for the exam happens to be tomorrow. ”

After speaking, he added: "But you have to pay a registration fee of 200 yuan for the exam, and you have to go to the chief to write an essay to prove your identity." ”

Hearing the first half, Xie's heart moved.

She only has a son and a daughter, and her son Xu Chongwen is now studying in the school, but her daughter Xu Xue has been staying at home. Because his uncle Xu Yongzeng is a talent, Xu Xue can also know a word, and he studied with Xu Xi when he was a child. Xie is a child who loves his children, and when he heard that there was such a women's school in the county, he felt that it was also very good to send him to learn some skills.

Hearing the tuition fee behind, Xie Shi instantly dispelled his thoughts.

Their family is not poor, in addition to Xu Yongyi making some money as a small merchant, there are more than a dozen acres of land. With this income, the whole family has enough food and drink, and there is still some money left to send Xu Chongwen to study, but there is not much money left in a year.

Although the rent of one tael of silver per month for the house in Dafang City is in the hands of the Xie family, she does not plan to move it except for paying Xu Xi for the school. Xu Xi didn't return to the Hou Mansion, so the money would give her a dowry; She wants to go back to the Hou Mansion, and the money will be brought back to the mansion for her.

Who knows what the situation is like in the Hou Mansion? If you have to take money to eat a bowl of rice and drink a cup of tea, wouldn't it be bad if you don't have money?

Xu Xi nodded, and turned his face to look at Xie: "Auntie, let Xu Xue go with me tomorrow." Going to the academy is not only a way to learn knowledge, but also to make connections. You don't want Xu Xue to stay in this small village for the rest of her life and marry another villager, right? Serving his in-laws all his life, circling around the stove, he will be beaten and scolded when he meets a bad person, and he will be poor for a lifetime. ”

Xie moved.

She looked at her husband and muttered, "But there is no money at home." ”

"Didn't you give me half a penny a month? I didn't even spend all this money, I saved it all. If we can be admitted, we can only study in class Ding, and the two of us have a total of four taels for half a year, and I have them there, which is enough for me and Xu Xue to pay for the tuition and pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. Xu Xi said.

Before Xie Shi could speak, she waved her hand to stop her: "I know what you have to say. But Xu Xue is my sister, I will spend this money on my sister, auntie, you can't stop me. Besides, you can make money by learning embroidery, calligraphy and painting skills in the school. You can't delay Xu Xue for the rest of your life just because you want to save money for me. As you heard, the school only accepts eighteen-year-olds, unmarried women. When Xu Xue got married and wanted to go to the school to study again, they wouldn't accept it. The opportunity must not be lost, and it will never come again. ”

Xie didn't speak, only looked at her husband.

Xu Yongyi thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, then do it." ”

He comforted his wife and said, "This money is for us to borrow from Sister Xi." If you have money in the future, you can pay it back to her. Instead of saving money for Sister Xue'er to get a dowry, it is better to let her go to the school to learn some skills. There are thousands of acres of fertile land at home, so it is better to have a skill in hand. There is a craft, and there is no fear at any time. ”

Xie Shi was relieved when he got her husband's words, nodded and said, "Cheng, then do it." ”

She looked at Xu Xi, her eyes were full of gratitude and love: "Sister Xi, I thank you for Sister Xue." ”

Xu Xi waved his hand: "Thank you, I'm a sister to her for life." ”

If these words were said in the past, Xu Yongyi and Xie would only be pleased, and they would be glad that the sisters had a good relationship and could take care of each other in the future. But now that Xu Xi is saying this, the meaning is different.

The meaning of her words couldn't be clearer.

No matter whether she will return to the Hou Mansion in the future, whether she will become the daughter of the Hou Mansion or not, and who she marries, she will always treat Xu Xue as a sister, and she will not despise and alienate the Xu family because she is suddenly rich.