Fu Huang: Husband, here is a ginseng

Looking at Qiao Yuanhang who was somewhat embarrassed, did you know what he was worried about? This was nothing.

When she built the academy, she thought that the teachers might live in it with their families, so she built the places for the teachers to live into independent courtyards, each of which had three rooms and a kitchen.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qiao, you can bring them over to live with you. I won't provide food for your family, but if you eat with your family, you can give them a supplement of 100 wen per month for food."

Gao Zhijun agreed to let her family move in, but she did not provide them with food and accommodation.

If she brought a large family with her, she would lose money.

She won't be taken advantage of.

"No, no, we are already satisfied that we can live together, and we can pay for our own meals."

Qiao Yuanhang said gratefully.

As long as he can take care of his parents and sister and make money, he is already satisfied.

"Okay, leave your address, and Qinglong will pick you up in three days."

"By the way, do you have any friends who can be my teacher? It doesn't matter if they are male or female. As long as they have good character and are not pedantic, I want them all."

After agreeing on a time to pick someone up, Gao Zhijun asked a few more questions.

"Yes, yes, the county lady still needs a teacher?"

In a village, how many people can read? It would be great if there was a teacher like him.

"Well, I think the young people in the village also study, and the girls in the village also study. Whether they can manage science or not, what they learn is always good."

Gao Zhijun explained.

"What? Girls also study?"

If a young man reads, he can understand, but if a woman reads, he cannot understand.

Since ancient times, men are superior to women, men are the sky and women are the earth.

Men study in order to take the imperial examinations and bring honor to their family.

Shouldn't a woman stay at home to take care of her husband and children, be filial to her parents-in-law, and be a good wife and mother?

Although he did not quite agree with nor oppose women's education, this deeply rooted idea had persisted for hundreds of years and could not be easily shaken.

"Yes, so does Mr. Qiao have a suitable female teacher? Or does Mr. Qiao also look down on women's education?"

If Qiao Xiucai was such a person, she would not ask him to teach the villagers. The students taught by such a person would be useless and would only know how to talk about Zhihu all day long.

"No, I don't have such an idea. I just feel that the world is very harsh on women and attaches great importance to their reputation. I don't think they would agree to women studying."

Mr. Qiao did not mean to look down on the woman, he just felt that these deep-rooted shackles could not be broken so easily.

"I admit that you are right. This world has locked women up, but there is still a day when they will break free from the shackles.

I believe that man can conquer nature and nothing is impossible.

It’s just a matter of whether you want to do it and whether you can stick to it.”

"Tell me, is there any master who can introduce me?"

Gao Zhijun certainly knew how harsh feudal society was towards women, and she wanted to help women, and this was also for her own sake.

In the future, she will have to bring out a lot of things from her past life here, so she needs a woman to cover her up and not let herself stand out too much.

She knows that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot.

If all the women in Daliang were smart and capable, she would not be special.

"There is a teacher who was dismissed from Hanbo Academy because he offended the daughter of the Tongzhi. He is now idle at home. Don't worry, the county lady, you can absolutely trust this man's character."

Qiao Yuanhang assured.

"Okay, I believe you. Does he have any family to take with him?"

Gao Zhijun believed in Qiao Yuanhang's vision, but she still wanted to ask clearly, because it would be too chaotic if too many people followed him.

"Yes, he has a pair of parents, two younger brothers and a younger sister. However, he is just a student."

Qiao Yuanhang answered truthfully.

"Tongsheng? That's fine too. As long as he has good character, you can let him try.

However, the probation period is three months. If he doesn't teach well, I will have no choice but to fire him.

The monthly silver is the same as yours, both are one tael.

If he agrees, you can go to Huojia Village together in three days."

Tongsheng can only teach some enlightenment books, but Qiao Xiucai teaches in the key classes, which means they can take the imperial examinations.

"Thank you, my lady. I will tell him the truth."

Qiao Yuanhang said gratefully.

At this time, Qinglong came back and told Gao Zhijun what the prefect had said.

After Gao Zhijun learned of Magistrate Zhang's decision, she said goodbye to Scholar Qiao and went to Taizhou Academy to find Tutor Xie.

Master Xie introduced her to a woman who was the daughter of a teacher in his academy. The woman was well-educated and had learned a lot from his father, so it was no problem for her to be a female teacher.

After finding a suitable candidate, Gao Zhijun took a carriage back to Huojia Village.

When they returned to the village, they told the head of the village and the villagers about the happy event, and they began to clean the academy and prepare to welcome the teacher.

Huo Jinzhou counted the number of people reading.

Gao Zhijun's requirement is: in the morning, young men should attend classes together, and in the afternoon they can do their own work. Children must work full-time, and they are given eight days off a month, so that everyone can help their families with farm work.

After the prince, eunuch Wang and others came back, everyone had dinner, washed up, and went back to bed.

The next day was the auspicious day for the Huo family soap workshop to start work.

The Huo family got up early in the morning to worship their ancestors, and then took the selected villagers to the workshop to make soap.

The method of making soap is very simple. The Huo family taught the villagers for three quarters of an hour, with explanation and demonstration going on simultaneously.

After learning, the villagers returned to their respective posts and started working.

In order to prevent the villagers from mastering the entire soap-making process, each process is kept separate.

This is like the assembly line work in the previous life.

No one knew what the other was doing. This was to protect the soap recipe from being learned by villagers with ulterior motives and selling out their masters for personal gain.