The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After three months of preparation, Manyue Academy is finally about to open.

This time, Manyue Academy accepted a total of sixty female students, more than half of whom were female workers in the workshop and girls at home, and the remaining less than twenty students were recruited from outside, such as Zhu Hongdou.

Xia Mianwan discussed this with Yu Jie'er, who was very interested in studying at Manyue Academy. To be honest, studying at home with Madam Yuan was a bit boring for her.

After the academy opened, Yu Jie'er was taken by Nanny Yuan to the academy every morning.

Nanny Yuan's classes were all scheduled in the morning, so Yu Jie'er would go with Nanny Yuan in the morning. In the afternoon, Nanny Yuan had to go back to Pei Mansion to teach the other four girls, so Yu Jie'er would wait until the lessons were over and ask Pei Mansion's carriage to pick her up.

A month later, Xia Mianwan obviously felt that Yu Jieer had become more cheerful and had made a few good friends. Among these good friends was Zhu Hongdou.

After the operation of the academy was on track, Xia Mianwan became idle again. On this day, Xia Mianwan was rarely idle at home, so he thought about being a salted fish and doing nothing.

Who knew that just as Xia Mianwan lay down on the chaise longue and closed her eyes, Madam Pei came.

Xia Mianwan rubbed his eyes and stood up with the help of Rumeng.

"Mother, you're here." Xia Mianwan smiled and asked the maid to serve tea.

Mrs. Pei took a sip of tea with a melancholy look on her face and said, "Mianwan, I feel a little uneasy."

"What's wrong with mother? Why are you feeling uneasy for no reason?" Xia Mianwan put down the teacup and asked puzzledly.

Madam Pei sighed and said, "Yan Xu has not sent any news for two months. I always feel uneasy."

Xia Mianwan said, "Mother, don't worry. If there is something wrong, there will be news from the emperor and the secret guards. If there is no news, it is because they are too busy. After all, Yubei is so big that it is not easy to govern well. Chengze hasn't come back yet, but Sister Zhou just received a letter from Chengze two days ago, saying that he is resettling the mountain people."

Mrs. Pei felt relieved after listening to Xia Mianwan's words. She grabbed Xia Mianwan's hand and said, "Luckily, I have you, Mianwan. Otherwise, I would be worried and I wouldn't have anyone to talk to."

"Mother, you should play mahjong with your sisters more often to avoid having wild thoughts." Xia Mianwan joked.

"Speaking of this, Mianwan, the marriage between Jiang Jia and A Yue has fallen through. What should we do next? So much time has passed, and there is still no suitable partner. A Yue is getting older day by day, and I am a little worried." Mrs. Pei said.

Xia Mianwan thought for a while and said, "You can't rush your children's marriage. Fate is also very important. Don't worry. The governor's wife came to me yesterday and told me about someone. I haven't made up my mind yet, so I thought I'd ask A Yue to take a look first."

"Oh? Who is it?" Mrs. Pei asked in surprise.

"His family background is not prominent. He is Qian Mingzhang, a successful candidate in this imperial examination. He is now in the Hanlin Academy. There is only one mother in the family, and the family is very simple. However, the governor's wife said that Qian's mother is not an unreasonable mother-in-law, but the family is a little poor after all. Qian Mingzhang is also a very smart person. I have asked people about him, and they have a good evaluation of him. There is one thing that I am very satisfied with." Xia Mianwan said.

Mrs. Pei was listening attentively and asked hurriedly, "What point makes you very satisfied?"

Seeing that Madam Pei was anxious, Xia Mianwan did not keep her in suspense. "This young man is really very down-to-earth. The governor's wife told me that the other party does not require the girl's family background to be very good, as long as they do not despise his family's situation. As for supporting his family, although he is a Hanlin, he is not such a noble person. He said that if he cannot support his family, then he is a useless scholar. Therefore, he will do other things in private to earn some money. He even wrote a storybook. Mr. Qingqiu is him."

"Mr. Qingqiu? Is he the author of the storybook you showed me?" Mrs. Pei was extremely surprised.

Xia Mianwan couldn't help laughing and said, "Yes, mother, it's him. He has made a lot of achievements in the past few days since he left Manyue Tower. If he can support his family in Beijing, it should be no problem. Of the poor children of mother, I have only seen him as a good one."

Mrs. Pei has read Mr. Qingqiu's storybook. The story is well written. The key is that it can be seen that Mr. Qingqiu is a man who respects women very much.

Mrs. Pei was very satisfied when she thought about it. After what happened to Jiang Chengying, she was actually a little afraid of ordinary men.

Although her daughter A Yue has become much better in temper since following Xia Mianwan and Nanny Yuan, as a mother, it is impossible for her not to worry. If there is a suitable husband, she will naturally act quickly.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Pei asked hurriedly, "When will we meet?"

Xia Mianwan said, "Don't worry, we are the woman after all, so there is no need to be too anxious. If it really belongs to Ayue, no one can take it away, right? My idea is to let Ayue take a look first. If Ayue still likes it, then we can talk to Ayue about it. If Ayue doesn't like it, then forget it."

Mrs. Pei was a little anxious, "Can Yue understand?"

Xia Mianwan knew that Mrs. Pei was worried, "Don't worry, Ayue has experienced a lot and is no longer a woman who knows nothing."

Mrs. Pei thought so too. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so there is no point in being anxious.

"Mianwan, then everything depends on you." Mrs. Pei said.

"Yes! Don't worry, mother."

"By the way, Mianwan, your aunt and Aqing will be returning to the capital in two days." Mrs. Pei said.

Xia Mianwan was a little surprised, "Oh? Are you coming back to visit relatives or to live here permanently?"

"Your aunt said in the letter that Aqing and his wife are doing well in business in Yanzhou, so they want to see if they can develop their business in Beijing. However, they came back only to visit their relatives this time. In a few years, the whole family may move to Beijing."

"Do you need to live in Pei Mansion? Or in my aunt's house?" Xia Mianwan asked.

"Your aunt said that living in the house they bought in the back is inconvenient as they are two families now. Your aunt seemed to have changed completely after going to Yanzhou this time. Oh, by the way, there is another main reason this time. Your cousin is pregnant and has been pregnant for three months. Your aunt thought that your cousin was always competing with her sister-in-law in Yanzhou and quarreling all the time. She was annoyed by it, so she thought of using this excuse to bring the young couple back to visit relatives and take care of the pregnancy at the same time." Mrs. Pei was very satisfied with her sister's change. In the past, when encountering such things, her sister would only talk to her and let her take the lead. Now she has obviously grown up.

"Okay, I'll be home ready to entertain my aunt and cousin, and I can also invite my cousin to Manyue Tower." Xia Mianwan said with a smile.

"Okay, your mother is very relieved to have us at home. I feel relieved now. I want to go play mahjong with my old sisters again." Mrs. Pei said with a smile.