Chapter 450 Girls Enrollment

Lingqi directly gave a popcorn to his sister Xiaoxun: "You little person, do you still know these things?"

Qixun rolled his eyes: "Brother, I rely on my brain for a living. You made me stupid, and you support me?"

Lingqi chuckled: "Yes, there are ten of us brothers, and there are only three of you girls. Let alone you, I support all three sisters! In order to raise you beautiful, brother, I also have to work hard to earn money." ah."

Qixun felt that his brothers and cousins ​​all loved and cared about his sisters, were willing to work hard, and were down-to-earth people. Even if they were outside the spiritual realm of the fifth uncle's family, they all regarded their sisters as treasures.

Even if my three sisters cannot practice, life will not be bad with these brothers here.

They all say that as brothers, there are things that will never happen in this life or the next, so just do it and cherish it.

After laughing for a while, Lingyu raised a question: "I wanted to ask before, but I was busy with farming and didn't have time to find out. Why do we rarely see young ladies going out in our village now? Also, right now, the weeds in the fields are growing like crazy. At that time, how could they be older aunts and ladies? I just went out for a walk, and I didn’t see many young people."

But this Lingqi knew it, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Xiaoxun, isn't the fourth aunt now in charge of the weaving and spinning? Many young ladies and daughters-in-law in the village have been sent to work in the weaving workshop by the fourth aunt. .That’s why young ladies are rarely seen walking around in the village now.

Not only our village, but many other villages with good spinning and weaving skills were also recruited. I heard the income is not low. Nowadays, young ladies from several villages near us are very popular in the marriage market because they are paid monthly.

Also, the dim sum shop opened by the fifth aunt in the county has opened to Qingze Fucheng. There are more than ten shops in total and many young ladies have been hired. Accountants and stewards in each store need to be literate. The same is true at the weaving workshop. Now in the county, all families who have the conditions send their girls to study and become literate. .

As for young people, there are several workshops in our village that account for part of the labor force. In addition, the county government here is building roads because of your donations. As soon as the busy farming season is over, the county government has hired workers, and now they are all building roads. I heard that the wages are not low and the food provided is good. Wouldn’t all the idle labor in the village be used to build roads? "

Qixun was very happy after hearing this.

The man didn't bother to ask, but the fifth aunt's pastry shop and the fourth aunt's weaving shop both used female workers. The fifth aunt's pastry shop was still there, but the weaving shop required a huge amount of work, and there would be more jobs for women in the future. What a good thing!

The economic base determines the superstructure. If a woman can support herself, her social status and family status will naturally improve.

Nowadays, if families with the conditions can voluntarily send their girls to school, this is progress.

Qixun said: "Why don't you go talk to the clan leader and grandpa? In our clan school, all girls of the appropriate age in the village are also enrolled in school. There is a paper mill in our village, and the paper used in the clan school only comes from the paper mill.

As for books, my family can donate them every year. For other expenses, if the clan is unwilling to allocate funds, a portion of my family’s share of the paper mill each year can be allocated.

Little Fifth Master, Brother Lingqi, do you think it can be done? If it succeeds, let the old man talk to the patriarch? "

The two of them naturally agreed. Looking at the three little sisters in front of them, they knew the benefits of women studying.

However, Little Fifth Master said: "The patriarch will probably not object, but the parents of those girls may not be willing.

A six- or seven-year-old girl can do more housework, take care of her younger brothers and sisters, and go to school. Wouldn't that mean she has less labor? Some people may not care if the conditions are better, but those who are already poor may be reluctant. "

Xiao Xun hummed, "Then let the clan leader set a rule. Anyone who doesn't want the girls in the family to study and become literate in their childhood will not enjoy any of the benefits given out by the clan every year.

We will not give any New Year gifts to each family during the New Year!

If there are girls of school age in the family who are not sent to school, no men in the family are allowed to go to school!

Life is not easy for a woman in this world. If she can read and write, she can finally walk a wider path! "

Lingyu was holding the big dog Dan'er by the side and fanning him. After hearing this, he smiled and said: "Just pressing is not enough, you have to give him some sweetness.

From now on, whenever a literate girl gets married, the clan will prepare a dowry of ten taels of silver. The three of us sisters can give this money privately and let the clan bear a reputation. After all, it is more honorable for the public to come forward than to give directly to us sisters!

In addition, my mother has become a professor at the Guozi Academy and the Royal Academy. Didn’t the eldest grandmother only hold the flowing water banquet for three days? This matter is still hot in the village. Later, I sent a transmission note to my parents and asked them to write letters to the clan to tell them about the girl's enrollment in school. I think, if this is the case, it will definitely work! "

Lingqi smiled and said: "Xiaowu is right. But we, the brothers, have to support whatever the sisters want to do. From now on, my shop will also recruit young ladies from our clan school. After all, there are female customers to entertain. When I recruit people, I won’t accept those who can’t read or write. In addition, we will also accept girls from other villages who want to come to study. In this case, sisters, can you still do it?”

Little Fifth Master nodded: "We have to give some rewards to those little girls who are good at reading. In this way, I now have some shares in this guy Lingqi's business, so I can always make some money.

From now on, in the evaluation every year, among the ladies, I will reward the first place, twenty taels of silver, the second place, ten taels, and the third place, five taels. The first one gets one, the second gets two, and the third gets three. how? "

Lingqi said: "With so many benefits, why are you worried that families don't send girls to study? If you really want to study well, you can make more money than men."

After a few people agreed, they decided to go back and draft it in detail before talking to the clan leader.

Brother Monkey then asked everyone to eat quickly.

Big Goudan'er has been very happy for the past half day. Until now, he didn't cry or make trouble.

Lingsu thought about it for a long time, and he must be hungry, so he said that he would steam an egg custard for him, heat it up with some juice, and ask him to drink it.

When Aunt Lu came to deliver sweet potato stems, Lingyu hadn't brought him back yet. She was probably busy with lunch now and hadn't come to pick him up yet. The little thing is so cute that people are reluctant to send him home.

Brother Monkey stopped Lingsu. When it came to cooking, he was still faster.

From time to time, he brought food for the baby. Lingyu took it and fed the little guy while eating too.

Everyone chatted while eating, and also talked about the fifth master's marriage.

Little Fifth Master said: "The old man said that now that I have a family and a business, it is not enough to just have a house in the county. After all, the Yan family village is my root. I can't come back every year to worship my ancestors. I don't have a serious place to stay."

"The First Clan"

The old man asked me to buy a house in the village. No matter how big or small, there must be a home. If it didn't work out, my old house was demolished and rebuilt. I thought about it, and the old man was right.

I thought about it, why not buy the homestead next door to your house? There is a huge piece of wasteland next to your grandfather's old house. What do you think, I just buy that land? "