He Yuqi smiled bitterly: "But my father said that I should not come to study after the New Year, and I will be in peace in half a year, and I will stay at home honestly, waiting for the family to discuss relatives." She raised her head and looked at Zhao Ruxi: "Zhiwei, you are the smartest and most capable person in our academy, and you have a wide range of knowledge, and you can do things for the court." Can you help me think about how I can stand on my own feet. I don't want to get married like that. My sister is married, and she waits for her in-laws to serve her husband all day long, and she is angry with others when she looks at people's faces, and her life is very bad. I don't want to live like her. ”

"I want to be like you and Mrs. Cui, who have a certain status and make money to support themselves. Even if I get married in the future, his family doesn't dare to throw my face at will, and I don't dare to get out when I am told to get out, so I have to lie in someone's house with a shy face and not leave. ”

Although I don't know what stimulated this girl, it is true that her sister had a bad time at her in-law's house.

In fact, Zhao Ruxi was a little curious about what happened to her sister. After all, the social status of women in this era is not high, but it is not without a little security.

Looking at He Yuqi's dress, although she is not as good as Mu Qingqiang and other women from the family, she is not bad, at least she is better dressed than Xu Xue. In addition, her family can also send her to study in the academy, which shows that the family background is still good.

Since the family is good, her sister is married, so there must be a dowry. With a dowry, you have confidence, at least not to eat other people's and wear other people's.

In addition, her father and mother are alive, there are brothers in the family, and her father is still a person, with the support of such a mother's family, her mother-in-law does not dare to grind her daughter-in-law too much, at least she does not dare to ask people to get out casually.

So Zhao Ruxi didn't understand how He Yuqi's sister was doing badly, so He Yuqi was stimulated like this.

But this is the privacy of other people's homes, He Yuqi doesn't say it, and she doesn't want to inquire.

Seeing that Zhao Ruxi frowned lightly and didn't speak, He Yuqi bit her lip and said, "If I don't listen to my father after the Chinese New Year and still insist on coming to the academy to study, my father may cut off my financial resources and won't give me money." ”

"I heard Xu Xue say that you encouraged her to write a script, and at the beginning you wrote her a synopsis of the story, and helped her revise it a few times, and her first script was sold for money. Now she has sold her second copy as well, and she earns every month. So I took the liberty of asking you if you could give me any advice so that I could also support myself and support myself on my own. ”

Zhao Ruxi thought for a while and asked, "Can you tell me what your specialties are?" ”

He Yuqi smiled bitterly: "I just don't know what I'm good at." ”

After hearing about Xu Xue, she thought about her strengths, but she was sad to find that she seemed to look good, but when it came to her strengths, there was really nothing particularly outstanding.

"But you seem to be good in every way. Why don't you talk to Mrs. Cui? Maybe the college needs someone to take care of it. Zhao Ruxi proposed.

She has a big stall now, but she can provide a job for He Yuqi.

It's just that her workshops and shops are hidden in the shadows, and they involve a lot. He Yuqi is an outsider, and it is really inconvenient to join.

Visible is the grange and a few rice noodle shops. He Yuqi has neither managed a grange nor has any experience in business. As for the account room, Zhao Ruxi's subordinates did a good job and forcibly vacated it for He Yuqi, but He Yuqi may not be able to do well. When the time comes, Zhao Ruxi will have to clean up the mess.

If He Yuqi is desperate, Zhao Ruxi will naturally reach out to help. But the jewelry on He Yuqi's head and hands can be worth two or three hundred taels of silver, and Zhao Ruxi still has a knife hanging over her head, so she can only help He Yuqi without causing trouble for herself.

He Yuqi's ability is limited, and what she can help is limited.

When He Yuqi heard Zhao Ruxi's suggestion, she smiled bitterly again, shook her head and said, "I asked Mrs. Cui." She said that the academy didn't need too many people to take care of it. Even if there is a need, it will be given to the people of Class A in the North Courtyard. This is a reward for outstanding students. ”

Zhao Ruxi nodded.

The academy was originally funded by Empress Shengyao, the royal family, and the wives of nobles, and it usually balances its income and expenditure. If there is a slight surplus at the end of the year, the surplus will be donated to the Charity Hall; If there is a slight shortfall, it will be financed by the royal family and the noble wives.

Therefore, in the management of the college, Mrs. Cui will be careful and save as much as possible. Otherwise, he reached out to those royal families and noble ladies to ask for money every year, and those people would definitely replace her.

At present, the management of the academy is basically done by Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Chen, who are not only managing but also teaching, and they are one person with multiple posts. The chores were done by their slaves, which saved the college a lot of money. As a result, there are no management positions available to students.

Seeing Zhao Ruxi pondering, He Yuqi said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I also know that I came to ask you to give you a problem." There are so many families in the capital, and many talents in the county can't find anything to do, and I don't have any ability myself, isn't it difficult for you to ask you? ”

She stood up: "But Zhiwei, you are someone I admire, really." No matter where I find myself in the future, I will follow your example. ”

She gave a salute: "Farewell." ”

"Wait." Zhao Ruxi stopped her, "I'll go back to the academy with you." I have something to look for Mrs. Cui. ”

By the time the two of them handed in their papers, it was already the end of the exam. After such a delay just now, not only are the exams in the academy over, but the students who can't wait to go back to enjoy the holidays have all left the school, and some of the students who have stayed in the dormitory have also left, and some are waiting to be picked up by their families.

Zhao Ruxi went to Mrs. Cui's office, and sure enough, she saw her there watching the masters receive the test papers.

Except for Class A of the North Academy, the test papers of the other classes are all produced by themselves.

When Mrs. Cui saw Zhao Ruxi, she threw down a sentence: "You get it yourself." came out and said to Zhao Ruxi, "If you don't come, I'll go to you too." ”

She led Zhao Ruxi to the small courtyard where she lived.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui had something to say to herself, Zhao Ruxi put down her advance and planned to wait for Mrs. Cui to finish speaking.

But Mrs. Cui wanted to speak and stopped, and she didn't speak for a long time.

"Master, what's the matter? Is there anything you can't say? She couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ugh." Mrs. Cui sighed, "It's because we didn't think it through. Originally, I and the eldest princess of Shangde, Zhang Luo, took the exam with the Beijing Women's Academy this time, and it was also because you were so good, we couldn't help but want to show off. But looking at today's situation, maybe Concubine Jin wants to rob us of people. ”

She looked at Zhao Ruxi and said, "But you don't have to be embarrassed, you can go to the Beijing Women's Academy if you want to." Don't offend Concubine Jin because of us. Even if you are Mr. Deadwood's apprentice and offend her, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat. ”