Female supremacy: leading the whole family to change their family

Gu Yao narrowed her eyes and whispered, "Mom, I have good news for you. I saw a few recipes when I was reading a book before, so I took them to a restaurant to sell. I thought the restaurant wouldn't accept them, but they actually did, and I made 50 taels of silver. You can take the 25 taels back and buy another two acres of land. By then, our family will have more land and earn more money."

Gu Yao's eyes widened when she heard this, she couldn't believe it: "What are you talking about? You can learn recipes from books, no way, and you can actually sell so many, this boss is really good."

Gu Yao said carefully: "Our recipe is from an ancient book, otherwise how could we sell so many of them? It can also help the restaurant make a lot of money. If no one in our family does business or doesn't know how to do it, I would want to start my own business."

Mother Gu was happy, knowing that the recipe was indeed good, and she smiled happily with her eyes narrowed.

"It's good as long as it can be sold for money. And don't talk about doing business. You are a scholar, one of the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. You see, no matter how much money a merchant makes, it's useless. You can't pass the imperial examination and become an official. So, we should just be farmers. And if you pass the imperial examination, our family will be changed. Do you have any money here? Twenty-five taels is enough. It won't cost that much to buy a golden acre of land."

"Let's use this money to buy a few more acres of land. After all, the land is our foundation, and we can also make money by renting it out to others to grow crops."

Mother Gu listens to her now, especially now that Gu Yao is becoming more and more successful. Thinking that she can make so much money with just two recipes, their family will never be poor again.

Seeing my daughter becoming more and more proud, I went back and had a good talk with my family.

Gu Yao and the others did not go home these days. After all, they still wanted to wait for the results. They could go back after the results came out. If it was after next month, they would have to go back to the provincial capital to take the exam. Only after passing the exam could they become students.

During this time in the county, she spent time with several of her classmates, discussing academic matters together and even visiting some scenic spots in the county.

In the past, they seldom came to the county town. After all, it cost some travel expenses and even took time. So now that they finally have the chance to stroll around the county town, they naturally cherish it very much.

Han Yuqin was shopping with her father that day and unexpectedly she met someone familiar.

"Qing'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Why don't we go back first?"

Zhang saw Han Yuqing staring blankly somewhere else, and quickly asked him to come back to his senses. There were a lot of people on the street, and it would be better for a man not to get separated from him, to avoid gossip.

Although they were not a wealthy family, they had some money, and they had male servants to serve them. The people they interacted with on a daily basis were also of good quality. Therefore, Zhang had always valued Han Yuqing's reputation, hoping that with a good reputation she would be able to marry into a good family.

Han Yuqing felt as if he had met his savior, so he told Zhang about it.

Zhang was pleasantly surprised: "Today seems to be the time for the county exam. Could it be that your benefactor is a scholar? It's a pity that we don't know her name and can't find out. Otherwise, maybe you can find a good match."

Zhang now particularly wanted to marry her son to a scholarly family so that she could change his fate.

Although those who do business eat well and dress well, they have no status, and their families cannot take the imperial examinations. If they do not marry scholars, their sons can only marry merchants, and their descendants will also be merchants.

Ever since he had gained some insights, he became even more worried about his son's future. He wanted to find out which family had a scholar so that he could marry his son to that family. Unfortunately, he had never succeeded. This time, he thought it would be great if his son's benefactor could really be a scholar.

Han Yuqing said shyly, "Dad, what are you talking about? Besides, the woman who saved me might have already been married. What's more, I'm the son of a merchant and no one wants to marry me."

It was sad to think about it, he did like his benefactor, but he knew he was not worthy of her.

Zhang patted his hands and said, "Silly boy. What's the big deal? Even if you get married, you have to marry three husbands. She will only marry one husband. From what you said before, it means she is still young. We don't ask to be the first or second husband. Even the third husband is fine. You have to remember that only if you live well can you have a future. Think about your future children. You don't want your children to be merchants, do you?"

Ever since Han Yuqing grew up, Zhang has been slowly telling him these things, hoping that he would understand and not ruin his life because of shyness.

Gu Yao didn't know that the man she had saved before had met her again. He was now sweeping the government office. He bought a lot of things and was waiting to return home after the results came out.

It was the day when the names were announced, and Gu Yao was still quite nervous.

Although she thought she wrote well, she was not the examiner after all. She could only get a ranking if the examiner appreciated her.

Looking at the three good friends in front of me who were also walking around in the inn, they all said they were very nervous and didn't know if they could succeed.

Moreover, Qian Xiumin had already sent her servant to go and see the notice. In the first half month of the imperial examination, her family arranged a servant to serve her.

This book boy was her distant relative and a member of the same family.

Gu Yao only then realized that the servants of some wealthier families were all relatives. After all, as the saying goes, even a servant is a resource.

Moreover, the servant is a relative. Not only will he be loyal and not betray her, he will also have a promising future. Therefore, Qian Xiumin is not surprised at all about her servant.

Once, when Mother Gu was looking at her servant, she asked Gu Yao whether she should buy one for her so that she could serve her when the time comes.

After all, she will be a person of honor in the future, and it would be inconvenient if there is no one to serve her.

At that time, Gu Yao said that she would wait until she passed the imperial examination to become a scholar. If she didn't pass the examination and her family didn't have much money, it would not be a good idea to buy servants.

After a while, more and more people came to the street, and the notice board was already crowded with people.

Gu's mother had already gone to see it. She couldn't wait any longer and was just wondering what ranking her daughter would get in the exam.

Gu's mother was very confident. She never thought that her daughter would not be able to pass the exam. After all, she saw how hard her daughter worked. She got up before dawn every day to study and even stayed up late at night.

Moreover, her daughter has a scholarly temperament when she talks to others, so her daughter will definitely be admitted.

"I didn't expect that Madam Du actually passed the exam. Congratulations! You ranked in the 30s."

"No, no, congratulations. I see you've also been admitted. It really pays off our efforts."

Hearing that more and more people passed the exam, some who failed sat there and cried. There was even a woman with gray hair who was looking for her name, but unfortunately she fainted because she didn't pass the exam.