The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

To be honest, Yu Ruyue thought so too. So when Lin Yihao brought Lin Qinxin over to rent a shop, she was surprised. "You? You want to rent my shop?"

"Are you sure? My shop is very expensive. What do you want to sell? Why not tell me?"

Lin Qinxin straightened her back, her face still as stern as before, but if you look closely, you can see that she is now tense all over and in a very nervous state.

"I founded a girls' school with some sisters and also set up a place to adopt baby girls. However, there are so many abandoned and drowned baby girls that it would cost a lot to raise them all."

"So we decided to make some embroidered purses and other small items that women could use in our free time, so we could earn more money to support the children. When the children who attended the girls' school for free heard about it, they also joined in. I thought about opening a shop together to sell some daily necessities or food..."

Yu Ruyue was shocked and relieved to hear about the girls' school and the place where baby girls were adopted. She hadn't expected Qingtian Prefecture to have seen so many changes in just two years. "Running a free school for girls and adopting baby girls must be quite stressful! You guys are amazing for persevering."

Lin Qinxin pursed her lips when she heard the compliment, feeling excited and happy in her heart, but her extremely cold and even a little fierce face, coupled with this expression, made people think that she was unhappy!

Just as Yu Ruyue was about to explain, Lin Qinxin cleared her throat and said awkwardly, "Compared to you, we're nothing. If you hadn't prayed for rain today, defying all odds and allowing women to defend their country, show themselves in public, and learn medicine, we probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until now."

"And the first money we used to establish the girls' school came from the money earned by the women who studied medicine with military doctors and then founded their own clinics."

"I wonder if you still remember He Tao and Cheng Ying?"

Yu Ruyue tried hard to recall, and instantly remembered the women who stood up and went with him to the military camp to take care of the wounded when Qingtian Prefecture was surrounded by enemy troops. One of them was so scared when she saw the bloody scene that her legs went weak and she sat on the ground crying. Later, when she was getting food, it was the first time she saw so many men. She was scared and her hands were shaking wildly. She pushed a man to the ground, scaring the little girl so much that she was trembling all over.

Finally, it was this little girl who calmly directed the tall girl next to her to hold down a soldier. Then she held the needle steadily and sewed up the bloody wound with one stitch after another. This girl seemed to be called He Tao!

The other one, even though she was trembling with fear, still held the soldier's knife tightly. Blood dripped down her hand and onto the ground, but she still confronted the other party in a clear and organized manner, just to protect He Tao who was frightened behind her. This person was Cheng Ying!

Recalling this, a gentle smile appeared on her face. "I remember! The women who were able to stand up and ignore the gossip were all very brave. And these two girls left the deepest impression on me."

"I wonder how they are doing now? Are they following the old military doctor to treat the wounded and the dying?"

When Lin Qinxin heard this question, she suddenly felt a little lonely.

"They, as well as the girls who studied with those military doctors, were all sent back."

"Why?"

"Because General Shen was transferred elsewhere. Although he had them treated well before he left, the subsequent general, now the Commandant, felt that women showing up in public would bring shame to Qingtian Prefecture, so he sent them all back."

"Even after they were sent back, they were specifically instructed to discipline them. That period was extremely difficult for everyone, but fortunately, they all managed to get through it. They all bravely left home and opened a clinic specializing in treating women's illnesses."

"Let those sick women have access to medical care without having to worry about gender differences."

Even though that painful time was skipped over by her just one sentence, Yu Ruyue could imagine how desperate those girls who were knowledgeable and knew that there were different lives would be when they were confined in the backyard again. The rumors and oppression from their parents and family members must have exhausted them.

Being able to walk out of that backyard must have come at a huge price.

In fact, when she came back and witnessed what happened to Rui Niang, she was still a little disappointed. She tried so hard to make everyone move on, but in the end everything returned to the starting point.

But Lin Qinxin, He Tao and others made her realize that her efforts were not in vain.

"It's not easy for women to practice medicine. I'm afraid every penny you earn comes at a huge cost!"

Lin Qinxin nodded. "Yes! When we first opened, the girls' families came over to make a scene. Once we finally calmed them down, many men came to tease us and cause trouble. After everyone worked together to drive these men away, the clinic boycotted us and even the pharmacists refused to sell us medicine."

"If we hadn't saved one woman after another who was unable to see a doctor due to gender discrimination and was almost killed by pain, I'm afraid we wouldn't have the confidence to persevere until now."

When Lin Qinxin's originally cold face was stained with a hint of anger when she mentioned those women who were sick but due to the bad habits of strict separation between men and women and not being able to show their faces in public, minor illnesses were delayed until they became serious illnesses, causing them to suffer for the rest of their lives.

"This illness, which could have been cured with a dose of medicine or a few injections, tormented the woman in the inner chambers for a long time. Her father, husband, and son all stood by and watched her in agony, refusing to help her find a doctor..."

When Yu Ruyue first came here, she always thought that this place was not that feudal. After all, the village chief of Hedong Village where she lived would speak up for a weak woman like Yu Ruyue. Doctors Old and Young Shen would also treat women in the village and regulate their bodies, sometimes even for free.

Shen Chou, her elder uncle, didn't say anything about her going out in public to sell things, and Dean Lin didn't favor the girls from his own college just because she was a girl!

The Shu family, Qin Haowen, Chen Zhanggui, Hu Zhanggui and others did not look down on her just because she was a woman...

But as she came into contact with more and more people and experienced that world, she realized how lucky she was to have met so many good people!

Just like Lin Qinxin said, it is normal to not treat illnesses and let mothers, wives, sisters and daughters die of pain and illness!

Thinking of this, Yu Ruyue decided, "Okay! We are all women, so we should help each other."