Chapter 134: A woman's talent is virtue
After sending Lin Hao away, Zhu Xi sat on the ground, looked at the chocolate in his hand, was stunned, tore open the package, and took a bite gently.
The chocolate melted on the tip of the tongue, the slightest sweetness and greasy, and it penetrated into the heart, and Zhu Xi's tightly locked brow stretched.
Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Ning'er with a maid, carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, and handing out steamed buns to the people.
Ning Er was too kind-hearted, perhaps because of this, Lin Hao favored her, carefully took a bite of chocolate into her arms, and greeted her.
"Zhuxi, what are you doing here?"
Princess Xianning looked at Zhuxi with a look of surprise, you know, Zhuxi was still complaining to herself before lunch.
"Aren't people trying to do their part?"
Zhu Xi took the bamboo basket from the maid's hand, only to feel ashamed.
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"Lord Lin is lecturing in the dormitory of the work area, Erdan hurry up and let your child listen to it, Lord Lin was born as a Jinshi back then, and the Wenqu star in the sky came to the world, if you can stick a little blessing, maybe in a few years, your family will also be able to show off your talent!"
A migrant worker rushed forward and shouted in the crowd.
Zhuxi, who walked all over the work area, had a dirty handsome face, and the soles of his feet were blistered, and he didn't care about his rumbling stomach and ran towards the dormitory in the work area.
A wooden house of nearly 100 square meters was vacant, with dozens of tables and chairs in the room, and dozens of children, staring intently at Lin Hao on the podium.
Outside the house, the water surrounded by migrant workers who came to see the excitement was impassable, and Zhu Xi wasted a lot of energy before squeezing inside.
Song Li also sat on the ground in the corner, and had long heard that the county school in Taoyuan County did not teach the Four Books and Five Classics, but talked about a new curriculum.
"I am very pleased that you can come here today, at least it proves that your parents pay enough attention to you, and not with the old-fashioned thinking, as long as you raise them for a few more years, you will have one more strong laborer in the family."
"What this official wants to tell you is that in this world, only knowledge can change fate, and only enterprising can we jump out of the fate of facing the loess and facing the sky for generations."
Lin Hao put his hands behind his back, and this lecture was not a whim, but wanted these people to pay attention to the issue of education.
Even if he funded the opening of the school and didn't take a penny, how many people could enroll.
In the eyes of these low-level people, no matter how young the children are, they can work, even if they can't earn money, go to the mountains to collect firewood, help with laundry and cooking, and even beg.
What's the use of studying, you can still be a show, if you want to participate in the children's exam, you must study in a private school for five years, which means that you can only enter and not get out in these five years, even if you pass the exam, that is, a Confucian student, not even a show.
In the examination, Xiucai is just exempting the two people in the family from servitude, and it has little effect on families with seven or eight children at every turn.
Xiucai is also one in a thousand, not to mention the people in the back, he doesn't dare to dream like this, and seven or eight-year-old children, in five years, can already go to work to earn money.
The daily expenses of paper, ink, pen and inkstone are a very large burden for ordinary people's families, so how can they do a good job in reading.
"My lord, I miss studying too."
At this moment, a timid voice came from outside the door.
Following the prestige, the little girl who spoke, fifteen or sixteen years old, wore a linen garment, tied two braids, and her delicate face was slightly yellowed because of long-term malnutrition.
"Can you tell me what your name is and why you want to study?"
Lin Hao leaned down, took out a brocade handkerchief, and wiped the dust on the little girl's face.
"The people's daughter's name is Chen Ruoxi, but my father wants to sell me to the stupid son of the county shopkeeper Yang as a concubine, and I am unwilling to live like this all my life, I am familiar with the four books and five classics, if it weren't for my daughter's body, I would be able to win the imperial examination."
Although Ruoxi's voice trembled slightly, her eyes were extremely firm.
This immediately drew a burst of laughter.
"A woman is virtuous if she is not talented, a person has a person's life, since it is a daughter, then marry honestly, or go back quickly, this is not the place where you should come."
"He looks handsome, but unfortunately his brain is not very good......"
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Outside the door, several migrant workers whistled and teased.
"I said where did you run away from a defeated thing, and you are still a lifter, I think you are crazy, your father asked you to go to see the son of the shopkeeper Yang, why did you run here, don't you hurry up and get back to me!"
A skinny woman squeezed in and pointed at Ruoxi's nose, which was a scolding.
After scolding, I still felt angry, and my backhand was a slap in the face, and I pumped it.
Ruoxi closed her eyes in horror, the imaginary pain did not appear, and when she opened her eyes again, the woman was pushed to the ground by Wang Ben, Shu Dao came out of the sheath, and the sword pointed directly at the woman: "It's not your turn to speak here!" ”
"Who said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, it is nothing more than an excuse for you to deprive yourself of human rights and be dignified, why can't women study, why can't they be officials?"
"The official also told you that this year's spring, women can also participate!"
Lin Hao is not angry, and the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women is already deeply rooted in the eyes of these individuals.
Chen Ruoxi at this time is like Chen Ruohan back then, as if he was carved out of a mold.
"Brother Lin, this seems to be a bit inappropriate, since ancient times, there has been no precedent for women to participate in the imperial examination."
Song Li leaned over to Lin Hao's side and reminded in a low voice.
Lin Hao, as the minister of the Imperial Mission, said that it would represent His Majesty, if he returned to Yingtian, people with a heart would make a fuss about it, and it would probably be a troublesome matter.
"It's okay, the official knows it."
Lin Hao waved his hand.
Zhuxi, who was in the crowd, felt an inexplicable touch in his heart, once upon a time, he also mentioned to his father that he wanted to go to Guozijian.
But Chengguo Gong is a military general, how could he promise his only daughter to go out and show up, and refuse.
Confined Zhuxi to his home, he could only learn the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and female red all day long, looking at Yu Ke wearing the brocade robe of the Guozijian, not to mention how envious he was.
She also looked for the emperor's uncle, but in exchange for a nonsense, Yu Xin was old and confused, so he let his baby daughter go to the national prison, and no one understood her.
But Lin Hao dared to stand up and refute loudly in front of everyone.
"This palace also supports you, as long as you want to study, no one can stop you."
Princess Xianning, who was sitting in the corner, got up and gently grabbed Chen Ruoxi's hand.
"Even if you can't enter the court as an official, a woman's study is useless, don't you want to sell her for two taels of silver? This palace will give you fifty taels! ”
Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly and threw a piece of silver to the ground.
"From now on, she'll be yours."
A look of greed flashed in the woman's eyes, and she picked up the silver ingot on the ground, and did not forget to stuff it into her mouth and bite it.