Mr. Bai is looking forward to the results of the Wang family's persuasion, which will make a difference for her, a potential student.

But it backfired, she didn't see Xia Yanqing's attitude towards schoolwork change, but waited for Xia Yanqing to have a long talk with her.

It was not too early for Xia Yanqing to come back from Mrs. Liu's courtyard, and it was time to teach immediately.

Mr. Bai passed by the house at the right time every day, took a break in the lecture room, and prepared the content of the lecture at the same time, and the class officially started at the beginning of the year.

On this day, Xia Yanqing did not let the maids follow, but asked them to stay outside the house, and she carried the tray into the door by herself.

On the tray was a pot of tea, two cups, and two dried fruits.

Mr. Bai was still thinking about the persuasion effect of Yuan's promise, but he didn't expect that the second grandmother brought refreshments over at the supposed teaching time, and couldn't help but be surprised.

Xia Yanqing put down the refreshments and saluted Mr. Bai first: "The student has seen Mr. ”

Mr. Bai glanced at the tray placed on the small table, and wondered, "Second grandmother, this is?" ”

"Sir, please be seated." Xia Yanqing bowed slightly, and asked Mr. Bai to sit on the small table in front of the window, and he sat in the lower position.

She invited her husband at the beginning, just to find a reason to cover her books, but she didn't expect to make a huge potential value of a talented woman.

Mr. Bai plays a vital role in this, she understands that teachers encounter a good seedling and desperately hope that this good seedling will grow into a towering tree.

The problem is that she doesn't have the potential that Mr. Bai said.

Even if she uses the accumulation of later generations to be a copyist and make a reputation as a talented woman who deceives the world and steals her name, it is not her own thing. Moreover, the reputation of a talented woman has no benefit except that it will restrict her freedom more and need the protection of her family even more.

If it was just the Wang family and Mr. Bai, of course she didn't care what they thought, just go her own way.

However, Mr. Bai was found by his brother, so no matter what, he had to give an explanation to his brother and parents in order to live up to the wishes of his relatives.

Mr. Bai watched Xia Yanqing pour tea into the two delicate porcelain tea cups, frowned slightly, and said, "If the second grandmother has something to say, just open your mouth." It's not early, and it's not good to delay your schoolwork. ”

Xia Yanqing offered the tea cup with both hands and said, "That's what the student wants to say. ”

"Oh?" Mr. Bai raised an eyebrow.

Xia Yanqing's face was solemn, and he bowed slightly to Mr. Bai, "The student knows that Mr. values me, but I'm afraid that I will disappoint Mr. ”

Mr. Bai's face sank.

What's going on with the Wang family? Didn't Grandma Yuan persuade the second grandmother to study hard?

It's better when you don't persuade you, at least you can start classes on time. Let them persuade, but this second grandmother is going to pick a son directly?

Xia Yanqing continued: "The students understand that Mr. is a sincere teacher, and I hope that no student will be buried. However, firstly, the qualifications of students are indeed limited, and secondly, students have different views on women's studies. ”

It turns out that the ancient model of education that excludes the family has drawbacks.

This is true for men, let alone women? Women don't even have the opportunity to win the imperial examination, so what future can they have if they go on the road of vassal elegance?

"Students believe that both men and women should have the ability to support themselves, and that is the right way to survive in the world."

"......" Mr. Bai's sunken face changed slightly.

Xia Yanqing made persistent efforts and said: "The students think that with Mr.'s talent and experience, they should have a deep understanding of this. The reason why Mr. can support himself is that Mr. can rely on his own ability to earn food and clothing for himself?

The students grew up in the countryside and knew the truth of doing their own food. So I don't want to be such a delicate and talented girl, like a poor worm, I can only be supported by the family. Once you are left without the support of others, you will have no livelihood and no food. ”

Mr. Bai's face changed from gloomy, to moving, to surprise.

It turns out that growing up in the countryside is not all bad, just rushing this idea is much better than those ladies who have read and understood etiquette since childhood.

However, Xia Er's grandmother has a rare talent for reading...... It's a pity!

Mr. Bai's heart was full of struggle, and his own experience told her that Xia Yanqing's idea was not wrong at all.

When the family is prosperous, the parents are present, and the children are promising, everything is naturally fine. Once you lose these dependences, as a woman, you have to rely on others to live.

When she left the palace, her parents had died, and she was alone, so she had to watch her brother and sister-in-law's face live. As a last resort, he began to wander around the back houses of various mansions and make a living by teaching.

However, the situation of the second grandmother is different. Among the people I have met, the comprehension and memory of the second grandmother are one in a million. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can't say that she is a world-famous talented woman. It's a pity if it's abandoned. ”

Xia Yanqing sighed secretly, even with Mr. Bai's current situation, he still envied that kind of false name, which shows the stubbornness of the world's concepts.

She asked, "Even if the student is a talented woman who is proficient in calligraphy, painting and poetry, what can he do?" ”

Mr. Bai was stunned, "It can be valued by the husband's family and admired by the world." ”

"Can you eat or wear clothes?" A woman's brushwork, calligraphy and painting, no matter how good it is, once she is out, is the result of being criticized and condemned by the world.

Mr. Bai: "......" She wanted to say, how can poetry and books be famous, how can they be measured by mundane things such as eating and dressing? But thinking of his own situation, these words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit them out at all.

She slowed down for a while before asking, "In this case, it's better for the second grandmother to learn some needlework and weaving." Why Read? ”

Xia Yanqing smiled easily, she stood up, took out two of the books on the desk on the side, put them on the small table, pushed them in front of Mr. Bai, and said: "In order to read and be reasonable, in order to survive in this world, so as not to be deceived because of illiteracy." There are also these books, and the students even guessed and read them, and felt that if they were used to make a living, they were far more useful than weaving a few pieces of cloth and doing a few kinds of needlework. ”

Mr. Bai looked at the two books in front of him, the previous one was "Examination Records", and the next one was "Shen Gong's Writings".

She looked at Xia Yanqing in surprise: "Where did this come from?" "Ordinary readers, probably don't have this kind of book, right?

Xia Yanqing said proudly: "The student said to Mama Li that she wanted to read some books on the making of utensils, so Mama Li sent someone out to buy these. ”

Mr. Bai's gaze went back and forth between Xia Yanqing and the book a few times, and he asked, "These ...... Can you read it? "If you are not engaged in specialized industries, you are afraid that you will not be able to understand these things.

Xia Yanqing secretly rejoiced, fortunately, Xia Xiaoniang grew up in the countryside, although she was the maid of the landlord's lady, she was a small landlord with only about 200 acres of land, and there was no one in the family. In addition to serving the young lady, she also had to do a lot of menial work.

"Mm-hmm, I'm used to doing all kinds of work in the country, and I've used a lot of equipment. If you know how to read, you will definitely be able to understand the skills of craftsmen. As she spoke, she looked at Mr. Bai very eagerly, as if telling Mr. Bai that she was eager to know a lot of words and read these books as soon as possible.

Mr. Bai had mixed feelings, this young woman in her twenties-old knew so well what she wanted, and although she had never been well taught, she understood the difficulties of the world better than many ladies who studied poetry and books.

She put her hand on the two books and said, "Most of the craftsmen in this world can only do some common and rough work, and most of them are low-level men. If you want to achieve the ultimate, it is difficult to reach the sky. If the second grandmother figured it out, I naturally wouldn't force you to learn poetry, calligraphy and painting. ”

Xia Yanqing nodded again and again: "I understand, I understand, I understand." How do you know if it works if you don't try? ”

She paused and asked tentatively, "Sir, will my brother ask you about my schoolwork?" ”

Mr. Bai smiled, "What do you mean by the second grandmother?" "This person has said so much, probably mainly to let her brother know that she doesn't care about her schoolwork, but has other ideas, right?

Sure enough, Xia Yanqing stood up and saluted, and said solemnly: "Please, sir, if my brother asks about my schoolwork, I hope Mr. will help explain a thing or two." The student didn't live up to his brother's hard work, but he just couldn't be a talented girl. ”