For the sake of the future of several girls, no, it should be said that for the sake of the large sum of money that each girl can bring, Hu specially cleaned up the yard where he lived for the new gentleman.

She was just a miscellaneous palace maid back then, where did she know any high-grade grandmothers, and said that she sent some letters, but they were all lost in the end.

However, Zhen Zhiwen has been working for Wu Wangfu all these years, and he has some friendship with the nephew of a wet nurse in the palace.

The nurse's surname is Shen, her father's family is a Pang Zhi of the Confucian, and Shen Mama herself is the nurse of the prince when he was young, and he returned to his hometown when he was old.

Zhen Zhiwen expected Mama Shen to introduce a palace maid who was not rich in money, who would have thought that this wet nurse who had some ways to come would come in person.

Mama Shen has been in the palace and the palace for many years, and she has never made a mistake, because she is not only well-informed, but also careful, and she was a little strange when she came: "I heard that there are four girls in your family, why did only three come today?" The rest of the one is sick? ”

Zhen Zhiwen didn't know where she heard about the four girls in the family, thinking that her mother wrote it in the letter, so she hurriedly covered it up: "Mother is a little confused when she is old, and the girl in the fourth room is a mute, so she won't delay her mother's work." ”

Although he followed his path, the letter invitation still had to be made by the old man of the same generation.

"It doesn't matter, the sage said that there is no class in teaching, since you have reached the age of reading and reasoning, it is naturally good to learn the rules. As far as the old body is concerned, multiple students are just adding an inkstone and a pen, and they can't delay anything. Mama Shen smiled kindly.

Zhen Zhiwen had to laugh with him: "It's all for the Zongren Mansion on an errand, I won't tell you, the little nephew also got the news a few days ago, so I invited you here, you also know the situation of my family, so I pointed to a female official to glorify the lintel, the government election period is approaching, and the little one is born with a cripple and can't serve the nobles..."

Although I have a brain fever for a while, I want to earn a way out for the girls.

But after a lot of hard work, and then three times of exhaustion, Zhen Zhiwen couldn't stick to the pity for his little niece to the end.

Zhen Ying can't meet outsiders, not just because she's mute.

The chilblains on her hands and the scars on her body are invisible.

Although Mama Shen didn't know what he was thinking, she also knew that it was not so easy to see people.

But who is she, Shen Qingshuang? If you can deal with the concubine and serve the prince, how can you be stumped by a small businessman?

On the first day that Mama Shen came, Zhen Ying's life was visibly better.

Mama Shen is not only the wet nurse of the prince, she is knowledgeable and insightful. Many of the nephews are officials in the court, and they have been working in the harem for many years, and they have a good story.

Zhen Ying's sisters were accustomed to seeing Hu's commanding appearance, and they were uneasy before apprenticing, thinking that this capable grandmother had a great temper and was not easy to provoke.

But I didn't expect it to be a very kind old woman.

Mama Shen said that she was Mama, she was not very old, her face was well maintained, if she didn't always wear dark brown, dark green and other colors, she would be a middle-aged beautiful woman.

She has a soft voice, and she has always spoken softly, even if the sisters can't learn, or make mistakes, and never speak as fiercely as Hu.

Shen will let a few little sisters watch carefully, listen attentively, let a few girls talk about right and wrong, and then evaluate them one by one after speaking.

Therefore, within half a month of acquaintance, several sisters chattered around Zhen Ying, helping her do things while telling her the homework she had left behind.

Zhen Ying is mute, and the Hu family feels that she shouldn't let her delay Shen's kung fu, but she can't stop the sisters from having a good relationship, and they are all rushing to help Zhen Ying fulfill her filial piety.

Several sisters are very afraid of the Hu family on weekdays, and rarely go to her yard, but Mama Shen teaches her very well, and her identity is much higher than the Hu family, so they gradually lose their fear of the Hu family.

The little girl is always a little vanity, and the sisters of the Zhen family are also vulgar, and they always want to show off to others that they have such a capable teacher.

The Zhen family has an awkward position in Yunyang, they don't interact with the merchants, and the officials look down on the Zhen family.

Mama Shen's first lesson was to teach the principle of "sharing honor and disgrace with the same spirit".

"The old lady is a palace maid, has she ever taught you palace rules and etiquette on weekdays? How much do you remember? Let's talk about it."

Zhen Lian, the eldest daughter of Zhen Zhiwen's family, was the first to raise her hand: "Eat silently, sleep silently, don't ask or answer, do more than do and make many mistakes." ”

Mama Shen smiled and said, "Yes, is there anything else?" ”

Jia Yu, the daughter of the third aunt, saw that her cousin was praised, and she was not to be outdone: "Later, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics?" ”

"Well, this harem not only refers to the queen, but also the palace maids, eunuchs, and female officials in the concubine's harem. Okay, is there anything else? ”

Zhen Man, the daughter of Zhen Zhiwu in the second room, tilted her head and thought for a moment: "The etiquette is also reasonable, and the virtue is also." A woman's lack of talent is virtue. ”

"Good, good." Mama Shen's face bloomed with a smile: "It's good that you can remember it at your age, but do you know what it means?" ”

"Zhen Ying, do you know what this means?"

Zhen Ying was carrying her skirt, stepping on a basin of clothes under her feet, holding it in both hands, not putting it, and looking at Zhen Man blankly.

Jia Yu, the cousin of the third aunt's family, picked up a clothes pounding stick and pointed at Zhen Man: "You ask her, she can't answer even if she knows." Believe it or not, I told Mama Shen that you bullied the dumb. ”

Zhen Lian was supporting the hanger, Zhen Man shook off a short gown and hung it up: "Shen Mama said that the latter sentence is often misinformed by the world, saying that women don't need to be talented, and no talent is virtue, which is deliberately said by those poor literati to mislead us women." ”

Seeing Zhen Ying tilting her head, her eyes widened, and she looked curious and seeking knowledge, Zhen Lian's heart swelled with great satisfaction: "In fact, this sentence is only half said, the original words are 'A husband is virtuous, and a woman is virtuous', which really means that it is important to show the importance of virtue, a man's virtue is the most valuable talent, and if a woman is not talented, she must be virtuous." ”

Jia Yu said indignantly: "Fortunately, with Mama Shen, she taught us to read and write and read clearly, otherwise, we would really have to be deceived by those stinky men for a lifetime and waste a lifetime, what a pity." ”

"It is rare for a woman to read and write and understand righteousness." A male voice came, it was Zhen Rong, the eldest son of the second room of the Zhen family: "Since women's talents are rare, they are not demanding, so they can only be required to be virtuous." ”

He is five years older than Zhen Lian, the oldest female dependent of his generation, two or three years old, and has already been admitted to Tongsheng.

Kefu tried twice, but Xiucai still failed repeatedly.

He studied in the county on weekdays, and he was a scholar himself, and he had little contact with the merchants' families.

It's just that he couldn't take the house test twice, and his face was dull in front of his classmates, so he went to the big house when he had nothing to do, hoping that the big house could give him some money and let him "go to prison", that is, spend money to buy a showman's fame.

Zhen Zhiwen himself didn't have any money to buy a foreign official, in addition to the filial piety of the New Year's holidays, but also because of the current trend of marrying.

The money in the public middle school, with a surplus, has long been divided into three by the Hu family as a dowry for several girls.

Now, in order to try her luck to earn a female official, she squeezed it from between her teeth, gritted her teeth and took out a sum of silver, which became Mama Shen's bondage.

This money, giving it to the second room is love, not giving it is duty, besides, it is from the public school, and Zhen Man in the second room is also stained, which is not partial.

But Zhen Rong got the news, and hurried home, just to question his sister why he wanted to block his future.

When Zhen Ying heard the man's voice, her hands were hot, and she hurriedly put her skirt down.

The skirt fell into the water and became sticky.

"Hey, a child, what kind of sour chewing." Zhen Man hurriedly got up and held a hanger in front of Zhen Ying: "There are all women here, you are a big man, do you know how to avoid suspicion?" ”

When Zhen Man was four or five years old, Zhen Rong passed the county exam in one fell swoop, and when he was officially proud, he personally opened his sister, and at that time the brother and sister were still called sibling harmony.

But as Zhen Rong entered the county school to study, after falling off the list several times, he felt that his sister had delayed his studies, and Zhen Man's talent and intelligence dwarfed him, so he slowly became estranged.

Zhen Ying was still on a hanger and couldn't let go of her hands, Zhen Lian hurriedly rushed behind her and supported Zhen Ying, who was unstable in her center of gravity and almost fell.

"Men and women are seven years old at different tables, so they don't know the etiquette, and when the adults of the government test see it, they must ask, which family are you?" Zhen Man spoke coldly, poking at this person's face.

Zhen Rong was embarrassed when he saw his sister so mocking: "Speaking of etiquette, do you know etiquette very well when you contradict your fellow brother?" ”

Zhen Manling was sharp and not afraid: "Righteous killing of relatives is a righteous act, and the great defense of men and women is the norm." This is my grandmother's backyard, you came, it was unfilial piety not to greet your grandmother first, and it was unrighteous to trespass into the backyard regardless of the difference between men and women. ”

"What a daughter of the Zhen family, but after reading a page or two of a book, she became like this? If you really let you enter the girls' academy and become a female official, wouldn't it be even more difficult to reverse black and white? ”

Zhen Lian couldn't bear to play tricks with this brother and sister, and her eyes swept coldly: "The back house is heavy, and it is inconvenient for my cousin to stay for a long time, if it is spread out, I am afraid that my cousin's reputation will be damaged." ”

Jia Yu chopped the clothes stick heavily: "It's that my cousin doesn't pay attention to my reputation, and our daughter's family also likes the famous festival, I count three times, if my cousin doesn't go out again..."

Zhen Rong took two steps back, leaned on the wall with one hand, didn't look at other people, and stared at Zhen Man with a pair of hot eyes: "What a man girl, but relying on someone to support her, she doesn't even pay attention to her brother, and when you go out in the future, don't blame your brother for not giving you a head." ”

Zhen Lian was still in front of Zhen Ying, and glanced at Jia Yu, Jia Yu's clothes stick was dipped in the water, and it was heavily horizontal in front of her, and the sewage stained with soaphorn powder fell on Zhen Rong's face and body.

Several girls in the family are not easy to mess with, Zhen Rong spat heavily on the ground, lifted his robe and ran out to wash his face.

Zhen Rong left, and the four sisters were relieved. Zhen Lian removed the hanger, Zhen Man helped Zhen Ying to carefully step out of the laundry basin, Jia Yu waved the laundry stick and smashed it in the basin angrily.

Zhen Ying was puzzled, she hadn't seen a few sisters for a long time, and her feelings were weak on weekdays, she never expected them to come out so much to protect herself.

But the sisters seemed to be fine, shook off their clothes, and continued to work.

"Where did you just go?" A woman's lack of talent is virtue', right? ”

"It's the first half of the sentence, a man is virtuous and talented."

Zhen Man helped Zhen Ying wring out the hem of her skirt: "I'll go to the room to get a piece of clothing for you to change into later, wet clothes are worn on your body, it's easy to catch a cold." ”

"You, pack up your clothes, and it's important to chase you to the old lady's room today." Zhen Lian took out the iron and began to fill it with charcoal: "Your brother is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp, if you go back tonight, be careful that he complains to the second aunt and punishes you for copying books." ”

Although there was movable type printing at the time, some books that were less circulated were still passed down by copying, Zhen Man's father ran a bookstore and raised four or five copyists, and Zhen Man was half.

When the relationship between brother and sister was harmonious, she not only copied books, but also enthusiastically made clothes and shoes for her brother who was going to school.

But after the relationship between brother and sister became bad, copying books and female workers became punishments.

"Copy the book, copy the book, I'm still afraid of him? He didn't say hello, and he didn't bring his mother-in-law to the children and relatives of the inner courtyard, no matter who said this, he didn't take advantage of it. ”

Jia Yu's anger did not subside: "Man'er is right, let's just do it, Ying'er is a mute, she was taken advantage of, is it possible to let her suffer?" ”

"Okay, you don't care about this, I'll go tell the old lady when the vegetables are ready." Zhen Lian spread out her wet clothes and put on the iron: "Be careful, stand far away, don't burn it." ”