Chapter 30: Suspicion
………… For a while, it developed from the Qian family's matter to Keke's kind matter, which was unexpected, so it's okay, looking at everyone's hot talk, he didn't even mention Keke's feat just now, as if it hadn't happened.
Keke said: "Uncles and uncles, aunts and uncles, my sister and I came to the village, thanks to everyone's help, the little girl has nothing to repay, I thought that I still have a little money to help the village invite teachers, so that the children have books to read, and it can be regarded as my sisters thank you for your help." Although it was done on a whim, but now I feel that the decision at that time was right, reading can make people reasonable, and I hope that the children will be able to understand things and reason when they grow up, and they can live a more harmonious and beautiful life in the future. Now that I think about it, if I want to live a good life, it is not just a matter of one person, the home is everyone's home, and everyone must know things and be reasonable, so I plan to build a girls' school in the village, so that the girls in the village can also be literate and reasonable, and each family can live a better life in the future. In fact, after the Qian family was suspended, Keke has always been unhappy with the Qian family, and also feels sad for the status of women in this era. Qian was disliked by the uncle's family since he was a child, and he didn't live a better life after getting married, and after reproducing two girls, Yuhan and Yuxin, he was ruthlessly abandoned by her husband's family, and now the two daughters are also suffering the same fate as Qian's when they were children, and they are not liked. The original idea was to build a women's school, which not only taught everyone to read and write, but also gave these girls some skills training, so that they could be self-reliant in the future, and they could be more calm in the face of the unknown life in the future, and when life was unsatisfactory, they could also have a confidence and the courage to live independently.
When the people in the village heard this, they all talked nonsense, some said: Not that the daughters of their own families can compare with the young lady in the future, and some said: That can only be learned by the rich lady, and some: If my daughter can also read and write, maybe she can marry a high-ranking official and noble ...... in the future, but some people think that the girl's family can stay at home and learn to cook, and embroidery is enough.
"Okay, everyone is gone, I'll inform you about this later!" Li Changsheng, the chief of the village, immediately said after listening to Keke's words, secretly thought, how can this girl be so impulsive, she can't live a life, the children raised by rich families really spend money like running water, and the pen, ink and paper used by Mr. and the children in the village cost almost ten taels of silver a month, if you run a girls' school, wouldn't it be more used, although the village is the most beneficial, but how can she use some of the money left by her mother for her in the village, this looks like the two sisters have grown up, and they have to marry and have children. Keep more money for you, and you will be able to live better in your husband's house in the future. Li Changsheng thought that the two sisters were still young, except for the abuse of their stepmother at home before, they had never suffered from other people's warmth and coldness, there were many unsatisfactory things in this world, a penny was difficult to defeat a hero, there was no backer in the family, and it was always right to keep more money by your side.
After speaking, he said to the village chief Zhang Xingwang: "Don't you still want to talk to Miss Keke about the school?" It just so happened that I ran into it, let's go, go to my house, and let Miss Keke and Miss Qingwan also taste her Aunt Yang's craftsmanship. Without waiting for Qingwan to answer, he said, "Qian, you go back and bring Yuxin over." After speaking, he said to Qian Yuhan on the side: "Yuhan, can you go to Grandpa Li's house for dinner?" “
In fact, after Keke finished speaking, Zhang Xingwang also thought that it would be a little inappropriate to let Keke spend like this again, so he followed Li Changsheng's words and said, "Exactly, exactly, I originally planned to go to Keke's house to discuss the school with her, but by the way, I will say it, and it will save my old leg to run again." ”
The eldest lady Yang on the side stepped forward and said with Keke in her arms: "Let's go, go to my aunt's house, my aunt will cook my best braised carp for you, this fish was caught by your brother Qiangzi yesterday, and it is still alive and fresh!" After speaking, he shouted: "Xingwang's family, don't you want to run, go and help me, I can't be busy alone!" ”
Liu listened to Yang's call herself, knowing that she was deliberately calling herself to go over to eat, the family didn't say that her little girl could make a good tea and rice, even the two daughters-in-law who married back were also capable of being quick and capable, so they still needed to help themselves, and they didn't talk to her, saying: "I don't know how to cook, I'll go and give you a hand, and by the way, I also taste the taste of braised fish." ”
Then the group walked to the chief's house, and after walking for a while, they gradually separated from the rest of the village, and walked to their own homes, and when they saw no one else on the road, Li Changsheng said: "Keke, you can't spend like this, I know that your mother left some money for your sisters, but you have to save some money, and now the school has already let you break the bank, how can you let you break the money again." Qian, the two sisters are still young, and they still don't understand some things, so you can tell them more at home. ”
Zhang Xingwang also said: "Brother Li is right, Keke, we all know that you are kind, you have invited two gentlemen to the village, as well as the children's pen, ink, paper and inkstone, a large amount of expenses, your mother left you two sisters, you take it well, you will use more money in the future, you can't take it out at once." “
"You girl is kind-hearted, but you can't spend money so lavishly, and then you and your sister will have to say that people will do a dowry, which will cost a lot of silver." The village chief's wife, Liu, knew that the chief and his own mouth were not good at talking about the cost of marrying in front of the two girls, plus the previous school, she also knew a little about the character of the Keke girl, and knew that she was not like the ordinary girl's temperament, she was assertive and bolder, so she directly said what the two thought.
Yang on the side also continued: "You two sisters don't have to be embarrassed, what your Aunt Liu said is right, a woman getting married and having children is a big deal, whether there is a family around your two sisters to take care of, you have to rely on yourself for everything in the future, you have money to pinch in your hands when you get married, and you can stand up straight in your husband's waist, you don't have any income now, this money is less than one penny, you have to save it." ”
How does this talk about our two sisters getting married, marrying? I never thought about it, but the ancients got married early, and in two years at my current age, I will also be at the age of talking about marriage! "Aunt Yang, Aunt Liu, my sister and I are still young, and we are still married! Right? Sister! ”
"Well, it's still early!" Li Qingwan was a little absent-minded and said copingly.
"Why is it still early? You're fourteen now, and you'll be able to see each other after the New Year! The Yang family regarded Keke and Li Qingwan as the teachings of their daughters.
"So fast! I have to earn more money, and when I have money, I will recruit a husband for my sister, so that she will not be bullied like my sister-in-law when she marries! Keke said with a smile, and then continued: "Uncle, aunt, I know that you care about me and my sister. But I have an idea to run this girls' school, I have been in the village for so long and probably know the living conditions of everyone in the village, they are all living very hard, the reason why they are not doing well, in addition to the impact of the previous natural disasters, there is also the imperial court tax, there is not much land, and the rest can only barely make ends meet after paying taxes, and the people in the village just want to go out to earn money to support their families and can't find a way. is really in a hurry to use money, or the family can't open the pot and can't survive, they start selling their sons and daughters, but most people still sell their daughters first. In general, at home, I like my son more than my daughter! To put it bluntly, they dislike their daughters when they grow up to be people from other people's families, but women are no worse than men in this world, women give birth to children at home, take care of housework, that is, in supporting their families, women also do a lot, even if they pay a lot of hard work for the family, they still feel that women are useless and disliked in the eyes of the world. I built a women's school not only to teach them to read, read and write, but also to invite some masters to teach them embroidery, make clothes, settle accounts, or make pastries, and then invite a doctor to teach everyone to see a doctor! In the future, women can also make money to support their families, and if they get married, they can support themselves without being attached to their husband's family, so that people will not be underestimated. Besides, the women's school has been set up, and some of the fame is famous, and there will be some women from near and far who want to come to school, and people from outside the village want to come to the girls' school, so I will charge some tuition, and there will be some income in the future, and I can also maintain some of the expenses of the girls' school, and when the girls' school becomes famous in the future, maybe it can make money! "There are other unspoken ideas that women don't have to take the imperial examination, and they will train everyone in various skills, so that people with skills will not starve to death in any era, and they will always earn some money to support themselves. The first point is to let women respect themselves, live without relying on men, have a sense of independent life, no longer do silk flowers, and can still be self-reliant and live well without men.
After listening to Keke's words, several people sighed in their hearts at the same time: It's good to read this book, and you can make money with any idea. It's a good idea, but you have to use money again, the village is too poor, you can't make up the money at all, and the phone bill for building a school is more than the cost of asking Mr. in the village now, all of which are left by Keke alone, Li Changsheng hesitated in his heart! It's not just that the chief hesitated, as Miss Keke said, this is indeed a long-term thing that will benefit the village, the village chief and the Yang family and the Liu family are also very moved when they hear it, as women, they can have a personal experience, of course, they hope that their daughters and granddaughters can live a better life in the future, like the Qian family, I don't know how much crime they will suffer. It's just that this money, alas, is to blame everyone for being too poor!