After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

No one should be able to refuse such a bright and beautiful elder sister, Qin Yao thought enviously in her heart.

If she wasn't already in her twenties, she would have wanted to enter this girls' academy to study more.

The Women's Academy was adjacent to the Imperial College and its area was comparable to that of the Imperial College.

When you enter from the gate, you will first see a small square, and behind the square is a lotus pond. The lotus flowers in the pond have not yet bloomed, they are just small buds with a little pink tip showing.

Walking through the long corridor beside the lotus pond, you can see a group of nine classrooms.

Five of the north-facing classrooms were half-open, two were empty, and three had female students in class, ranging in age from six or seven to twelve or thirteen.

There are about thirty students in a classroom.

Students are taught according to their age groups, divided into three classes: Shaoshi, Zhongshi and Qingshi.

The two empty classrooms belong to the Qingshi Room.

Caiwei explained, "The Qingshi is for children over twelve years old. They have physical training in the mornings. They are all over the martial arts field."

"Are there any physical skills?" Si Niang couldn't help but ask curiously.

Caiwei nodded. "If you want to study well, you must have a healthy body. The younger girls in Shaoshi and Zhongshi also have ten horseback archery classes every month to let the girls run around."

At this point, Caiwei turned around and glanced at Qin Yao, and asked tentatively: "Madam, do you mind these courses?"

Qin Yao was a little puzzled, "Why should I mind? Isn't this good?"

"Sister Caiwei, my mother is very good at riding and shooting!" Si Niang said proudly.

Caiwei looked at Si Niang in surprise, "Madam, have you also learned horse riding and archery?"

Si Niang nodded frantically and corrected: "It's not that I've learned it, my mother is just very good."

Caiwei turned around and looked at Qin Yao again, and Qin Yao raised her eyebrows at her ostentatiously.

The mother and daughter look exactly the same, but their energetic expressions are exactly the same.

In fact, the ages of the mother and daughter were right in front of her, and they did not look alike. Caiwei knew at first glance that they could not be biological mother and daughter.

But seeing the same smug expression now made her doubt - is this really not his biological child?

"But I hope Madam doesn't mind. You know, there are many nobles and rules in Kyoto."

There are always people who worry that their children might get hurt here or there, especially girls. If they get scars or dirty faces, they will be rejected when they get engaged.

So it’s best to just sit still.

Caiwei stopped there and continued to lead them towards four other classrooms with closed doors.

As we walked, he introduced: "This is the library. Students can go in and read books during their lunch break. However, the books in the library cannot be borrowed. You can only read them inside."

"This is the piano room. Every day, a pianist comes to give lessons to students."

Si Niang excitedly pulled A Niang's sleeve, and the piano at home could be played again.

Qin Yao touched the child's head and reminded him silently with her mouth: Stay calm.

I haven’t met the dean yet. It’s not too late to get excited after I’m successfully admitted.

But the child likes this place so much that as a parent we have to find a way to get the child to enroll successfully no matter what!

"Caiwei, you said that there is a musician coming every day. Does that mean the musician who comes every day is not the same one?" Qin Yao asked politely.

Caiwei didn't expect that she had discovered this blind spot. She coughed twice and said a little guiltily: "Yes, the zither players here all came from the Music Academy." Qin Yao understood, "So that's it." There was no special reaction.

Caiwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was really scared of being questioned. It was great that she didn't have to explain.

Si Niang raised her head and asked in a low voice: "Mother, what is the Jiaofang?"

Qin Yao thought for a moment and explained, "It is a place that specializes in teaching, rehearsing, and performing music, dance, and acrobatics. It is an official office. Some are responsible for the inner court, and some are responsible for the dignitaries in the streets."

When Si Niang heard this, she exclaimed, "That's not very impressive."

Qin Yao: "Yeah, it's amazing."

Caiwei pointed to the second room and said, "This is where we eat lunch. We have a free soup or porridge at noon in the women's garden. The children can't stand being hungry, so they have an extra meal at noon."

Finally they arrived at the last room. Caiwei signaled the mother and daughter to wait outside while she went in to inform them first.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Qin Yao took Si Niang's hand and stood under the eaves. The sun had risen and the temperature was very high. It felt hot on her arms.

Si Niang asked quietly, "Mother, did Sister Caiwei go to see the dean?"

"That should be it." Qin Yao was not too sure. Caiwei went in and closed the door. She only heard the sound of people talking inside, but she didn't hear Caiwei call the dean.

Si Niang exclaimed, looked at the large pond in front of her, then stuck her head out to look at the students in the surrounding classrooms who were listening to the teacher's lectures, and was surprised to find that the teacher seemed to be made up of women.

This is something I have never encountered before. It turns out there are so many female teachers~
In Si Niang’s small ambition list, being a female teacher is one of the new careers she can choose when she grows up.

After waiting for a long time, the door didn't open.

Si Niang was a little bored. Seeing that A Niang had no intention of stopping her, she moved a few steps forward and looked at the large martial arts arena behind the house.

There were students practicing horse riding on the field. They were all big sisters to Si Niang.

There are always some students who tend to be distracted in class. They look around everywhere. She caught a glimpse of a curious little head popping out from behind the house and making a face at her.

Si Niang couldn't help laughing, but soon realized that it was class time at the academy, so she suppressed her laughter.

The teachers who taught horse riding were also women. One was tall and the other was petite, but they were both very good at horse riding and could even run while standing on a horse's back.

Si Niang was so busy watching that she couldn't bear to move her eyes and subconsciously held her breath, for fear that the equestrian would fall.

Qin Yao noticed her daughter's nervousness and looked at her twice. She thought it was just a show of skill and there was nothing interesting about it.

He retreated back to the wall and pricked up his ears to listen to what was happening in the room.

Caiwei hadn't spoken a word since she entered. There were two other voices talking. Maybe the dean had other guests.

After waiting for another half a quarter of an hour, perhaps because he was afraid that they would wait too long, the door of the room opened gently, and Caiwei came out quietly and said to the mother and daughter:

"You came at a bad time. The dean has an important guest here today. We may have to wait for a long time. How about you go back first?"

As she spoke, seeing that both the mother and daughter expressed their desire to continue waiting, Caiwei waved her hand and motioned for them to follow her to another room first.

"Madam, can you write?" Caiwei took out a pen and paper. "We can leave the information here first. It will be the same when I give it to the dean."

The mother and daughter looked at each other, feeling a little regretful, but the timing was not right, so they had to leave it like this for now.

After all, being able to get to this point today is unexpectedly smooth, and judging from Caiwei's attitude, it shouldn't be difficult for Si Niang to enroll in school.

Qin Yao nodded, took the paper and pen, "How do I write?" (End of this chapter)