The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

After that, more and more people came with their children, but unlike Lai Sanwazi, most of them brought girls.

Most of the people who came were from the Zamin Street in the west of the city. Manager Lu led his men to carefully record and confirm the household registration and address of the visitors.

Only when the head of household with household registration documents comes forward will Manager Lu follow the prescribed procedures.

"Your address is wrong, and where is your clerk?"

"I, I accidentally lost this before. Can you please be flexible?"

Manager Xiao Liao looked impatient. This was the seventh person who said this.

"No, without household registration documents, it can't be done. Turn left and the Household Registration Office is across the street. Go there and get your documents, then come back."

"Next person!"

Manager Xiao Liao urged impatiently. These people didn't look so poor that they couldn't afford to eat, but they brought their children to such a place.

He looked down on them from the bottom of his heart, so naturally he didn't have a good face.

Perhaps, those who cannot produce household registration documents are most likely kidnappers, Manager Liao secretly signaled with his eyes to a servant at the door.

The servant nodded silently and followed the man who had just left.

Duan Bofu

Song Shengfu dismissed the servant who had just reported and drank her tea in silence.

Mother Qi looked at her master with some worry.

"Mother Qi, tell me, why do women always suffer more in this world?"

"old lady"

Mother Qi didn't know how to answer. It has been like this since ancient times.

Song Shengfu just sighed. She knew the result when she made the decision.

But still, I was hit by reality.

"When the batch is full, we'll send them to the various farms. Mother Qi, what do you think about me opening a common girls' school?"

Song Shengfu's eyes lit up, and she seemed to know what she could do.

The eldest princess's Nanxiang Girls' School is mainly aimed at girls from aristocratic families, so could she try to open a girls' school for ordinary civilians?

She had thought of the content well. The world in this world was not particularly harsh on women. There were countless people like Chunniang who could open their own shops, and the people in charge of official business in the palace were also female officials.

Although women are still essentially regarded as private property and can be bought and sold at will.

But these phenomena also reveal that women are playing more and more roles in this society.

"Commoner girls' school?"

Mother Qi was a little hesitant, not knowing whether she should say some things.

"What's wrong? Mom Qi, just tell me what you want to say."

"Old Madam, you have to think carefully. Let's not talk about the students first. The teacher alone is a difficult hurdle."

Mother Qi paused

"There are very few people like Master Cheng who are willing to teach women. Among women, those who are well-educated and well-mannered are mostly from noble families..."

Mother Qi didn't finish her words. Song Shengfu knew what she meant, but who said she planned to teach those girls to read?

"I understand what you mean, but the girls' school I'm talking about is not the Nanxiang Girls' School."

Mother Qi was a little confused, and Song Shengfu continued

"Most of the girls we're taking in now come from poor backgrounds. If we teach them nonsense, it will only change their character. It's better to do something practical, learn a skill, and support themselves wherever they go."

"The old lady meant to teach them a craft. Wow, that's a good idea."

The more Mother Qi thought about it, the more she felt that this was a feasible idea. If a girl had a skill, she could support herself with it in the future.

Whether you run a small business to make a living or get married in the future, your husband's family will look up to you.

If you can't make a living, you can sell yourself to a wealthy family. It's also good to have a technical job.

The more Song Shengfu thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her. She also had a sudden flash of inspiration and this idea came to her.

She had some ideas as early as when she was in the Mercy Church, and now Song Shengfu is getting more and more excited the more she thinks about it.

"It's a good idea, isn't it? I think it's a good idea too. Come on, Mom, can you give me some advice on what to learn?"

"I think, looking at the maids in our house, food is one thing, there is also needlework and flower-raising, and also..."

As Mother Qi spoke, Song Shengfu ordered someone to write it down.

The other maids in the main house also offered suggestions.

"Doctor's wife is also OK"

"Yes, yes. There is also an accountant. You have to be able to do the accounting."

"We still have silkworm farming in our hometown. Is this okay too?"

The more they talked, the more they felt that women could do so many things.

Song Shengfu asked someone to write down everything they said and then slowly filter it later.

In the evening, Song Shengfu talked about this matter with the others.

They received everyone's approval and support. Of course, they were so happy that their ancestor had this interest.

"That's a good idea, mother. If there's anything you need me to do, just let me know."

Duan Jingzong had nothing else to say. He could only support what his mother said.

Duan Jing'an thought more. When his mother said these words, he began to think about the scale of the girls' school and...

"Mother, have you decided what to call the girls' school? Duan Family Girls' School?"

"I'll have to think about this carefully."

"Naming is a big deal, mother. Think about it carefully. There are several girls' schools in the capital, including the Princess' Nanxiang Girls' School, the Quan family's Youzheng Girls' School, and the Yihe Girls' School."

As Lu spoke, Song Shengfu realized that there were so many girls' schools in the capital. She had only heard of the Nanxiang Girls' School founded by the eldest princess before.

No wonder they weren't surprised at all when she said she wanted to open a girls' school. This was even better. With the foundation laid by her predecessors, her path to a common girls' school would be smoother.

This is the good thing about being old: whatever you want, the younger generation will find ways to get it for you.

Just two days later, Duan Jing'an sent over a relatively complete model of women's education.

He got this by asking his colleagues and using his connections.

Song Shengfu looked at the information in her hand and sighed that Jing'an was such a meticulous child. He could think of this and was really thoughtful.

However, this is good, but some things still need to be changed.

As for the Salesian Church, everything is back on track.

News spreads fastest among the common people, especially in the capital where there are many pedestrians and convoys traveling back and forth. The news that there is a charity church in the capital has spread long ago.

Some pale and thin people from the surrounding villages came to the capital. Now there were not only more girls, but also more women.

Many people refused to take money and exchanged it for food.

In today's world, even if you have money, you can't buy food. A dou of rice used to cost twenty wen, but now it has risen to one hundred wen.

Even so, rice shops were crowded with people and demand could not keep up with supply every day.

Although the food distributed by the Salesian Church is not all rice, but also contains some coarse grains, it is good enough to fill one's stomach.

It’s not that there are no troublemakers, but Manager Lu doesn’t tolerate these people.

Every day, six sturdy men with knives stood at the door of the Salesian Church, looking very arrogant. Anyone who came would tremble with fear when they saw them.