It's easy to aspire, but it's not easy to implement.

Many practical problems are clearly in front of us.

Although Qingyang County has one government school and two private schools, none of them enroll women.

There is no way to study, so you can only rely on the teaching of your own parents' families, which is also the most important channel for women to study nowadays.

Uncle Liu is a very good teacher, but he is also burdened with the heavy responsibility of the imperial examination, and it is rare to be able to spare three days a month to teach her. What's more, it is already the beginning of October, and there is less than half a month before the county exam of the empress Enzeng, if the exam is passed, and there is the state exam in December, then even the three days of teaching time in January will be gone.

Probably reading was dispensable in the past, but now it is imperative, Liu Chenxing experienced for the first time that it was not easy to read in ancient times, especially for women.

Like her, she has a foundation.

Even if you can't write all the traditional characters, relying on the knowledge of simplified characters, you can guess the traditional characters, at least most of them.

can't compose poems, but he has also memorized Tang and Song poems.

Classical Chinese doesn't say how many articles you can memorize and how much you can understand, but you still know a little bit about some fake words.

As for the nature and development process of feudal society, I have learned it in previous history classes, and I have a spectrum in my heart.

But Rao has the cheating artifact of the modern knowledge system, and she can't learn it without a teacher, and then she goes to take a scientific examination with the students who have studied hard for decades.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for ordinary women to become female jinshi, or even just to be eligible to participate in the imperial examination.

Before you take the first step, you will be hit by the cruel reality.

Cousin Liu Bao'er, who has a father who reads, and a brother who has entered the school, such a prerequisite is much better than the girls in the village.

But that night, when Liu Baoer was gathering for the twilight food with the whole family, as soon as she proposed to study for the imperial examination, she was ridiculed as a big joke.

In Uncle Liu's words, "Women's imperial examination? Hahaha, how can there be a woman who has been an official since ancient times! The female imperial examination is just the empress to show the emperor's grace. ”

Liu Bao'er said angrily: "There was no woman as an emperor before, but now there is also an empress." ”

Without waiting for Uncle Liu to speak, the Wang family was already annoyed and said: "It's noisy!" Listening to the wind is rain, and if you have the spare time to study, it is better to weave more cloth so that you can save more dowry for yourself. ”

Grandma Liu is the most traditional, and it is rare to agree with the words of her eldest daughter-in-law, and echoed: "Your aunt is right, what are you doing by reading so many books!?" is to pass the female jinshi, but in the end it is not to get married! Cheap others! ”

After speaking, Grandma Liu also gave a special look at Liu and Liu Chenxing, and the meaning was too clear.

Even Uncle Liu rarely sincerely planned for his second son's family and said: "Second brother, now Qingshan has entered school, but a family like ours can provide for one, and the whole family has to work hard." I know you love your daughter, but don't be confused about this kind of thing, let Ah Xinghu come! If you really feel sorry for her, you can give Qingshan a good confession, and having a brother is better than anything else! ”

Due to the limitations of the times, it is difficult for the vast majority of people to break away from their inherent concepts.

Even in modern times, there are still many people who hold such a concept, what is the use of girls reading so many books? It's not about getting married yet.

There is also a concept that it is better to do well than to marry.

Regardless of whether these concepts are right or wrong, there is still a saying that relying on the mountains and mountains, relying on the flow of water, relying on everyone to run, only relying on oneself is the most realistic.

And Liu Qianli is just an ordinary person, he can't avoid vulgarity, and he somewhat agrees with Uncle Liu's words in his heart, but thinking of his youngest daughter's desire to read, he didn't say anything.

However, those who know Liu Qianli know that he must also agree with what Liu Laozhang said.

As soon as Uncle Liu saw Liu Qianli's hesitant look, he knew that his words had been listened to, and he didn't say anything more.

But in this way, Fang set his ambition, and was ruthlessly hit by his loved ones, how many girls can continue to insist on their dreams of studying?

It's no wonder that Aya has this idea, after all, the family conditions are like this, and there is no school outside that accepts women to study.

Therefore, making a fortune is the top priority, and when you have enough money, you can always ask a teacher to teach. Or after a few years, more and more women will participate in the imperial examinations, and maybe there will be schools to recruit female students, and she will have to have money to go to school at that time.

Liu Chenxing sighed a little that it was not easy to become a female jinshi, so she quickly corrected her attitude and returned to the things she had been working hard for since she wore the fetus.

Of course, even if she really becomes a female jinshi in the future, making a fortune is still the way forward.

So in the following days, Liu Chenxing continued his previous life, while taking the third uncle's cousin Qinghai to herd cattle, while continuing his brother's former study career.

There are no days when Uncle Liu teaches, and she does not rely on Qijia's memory to be lazy, but to read the knowledge she has learned silently repeatedly, as well as the practice of calligraphy, she deeply remembers what Uncle Liu said, calligraphy plays a heavy role in the imperial examination.

As for his spare time, he still thinks about how to make a fortune.

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At this time, the days are counted according to the lunar calendar, and now the day of October is like the modern November, especially in the north, although the snow has not yet fallen, but it has already been frozen.

Liu knew that Liu Chenxing liked to be bedridden in winter, but now he got up early in the morning, and before the sky was completely bright, he had been writing silently on the stones by the well water to enhance his memory and practice calligraphy.

watched silently for a few days, and the words of my brother Liu Wensu alone with her before leaving that day couldn't help but linger in my heart.

"Sister, this is really an opportunity!"

"Next May, it is the only all-female imperial examination that does not compete with men, and it can be said that next year's female imperial examination is simply the empress's extra kindness to the women who study in the world."

"It's true that female jinshi is not something we dare to think, and the state exam is also very competitive, but the county exam is different! There are very few women studying in this county, that is, only a few women can refer to it! In order to make the empress look better, there should be no fewer places to pass the county exam, so sister, you have a great chance this time! ”

"Wen Su didn't want to persuade Sister A to aspire to the imperial examination, but she had this opportunity, why not seize it? As long as you can pass the county exam, you can earn an extra 200 wen per month, and more importantly, with the name of this female student, Sister A's right to speak will increase, and the possibility of Ah Xing's study in the imperial examination will also be greatly improved! ”

"It's October now, and it's only half a year until May next year, so I only need Sister A to spend half a year on Wen Shu, Wen Su persuades Sister A to give it a try!"

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The persuasion of his younger brother, his dream when he was young, and the efforts of his youngest daughter to aspire to the imperial examination, Liu thought about it, couldn't sleep for several days and nights, until finally he couldn't help the desire in his heart, and said to his husband who was lying beside him at night: "Erlang, I want to ...... the imperial examination" After speaking, he felt that it was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "It's just the one in May next year." ”

Speaking of which, I simply said the opportunity for Liu Wensu's analysis.

His wife rarely made requests, not to mention that Wen Shu was only asked to participate in a scientific expedition once every six months, and Liu Qianli did not hesitate to express her support.

Knowing that her husband would not object, but hearing the support with her own ears is undoubtedly a great encouragement.

In the dark room, the corners of Liu's mouth were slightly upturned, and she touched her little daughter who should have fallen asleep on the side, and she said again: "Erlang, I still want Ah Xing to study." I know it's going to be difficult, and I don't know where it can go, but I want her to study, I want her to come out in science, I want her to go out and see it one day...... "I will go and see it for her."

It was late at night.

It's also quiet all around.

Liu Qianli's voice sounded clearly, "I think the female imperial examination may just sound good, but seeing Ah Xing working so hard, I don't want her to be disappointed." Hui Niang, let's try it and see how far we can go for Ah Xing to study. ”

Liu Chenxing was still sleeping on the innermost side of the bed, and she didn't want to eavesdrop, but she happened to be woken up.

But fortunately, I was woken up.

She smiled happily, Ye Niang in this life is so good.