My whole family was in exile, and I relied on my space to buy half of my country.

Chapter 280 Start with education

Seeing Jiang Tangtang eating fish happily, He Qiuniang looked satisfied.She put a lot of thought into making the fish in the pond grow well.

In addition to building a roof for the pond, they also asked people to go to the mountains to cut young grass and throw it into the fish pond tomorrow.

It is not easy to find young grass during this drought.

However, thinking about the less and less water in the pond, He Qiuniang's face became sad again, "How long do you plan to stay when Madam comes back this time?"

Jiang Tangtang said: "We should stay there for a few days."

If she is sure to find sea rice, she plans to immediately breed seedlings and start preparing a sea rice planting base.

The distance between Zhounanzhuang and Wild Rice is not too far, so it is convenient to come back and stay there every day.

Hearing that Jiang Tangtang was going to stay in the village for a while, He Qiuniang suddenly looked happy and said, "I'll make arrangements later and catch some crucian carp to make soup for Madam tomorrow morning. I was thinking of sending the fish to Madam earlier. But I’m worried about the long journey and the fish will be overheated on the way. Now that my wife is back, I don’t have to worry about these fish.”

Jiang Tangtang asked: "Is it because of the lack of water that it is getting harder and harder to raise fish in the pond?"

He Qiuniang nodded, "The weather is too hot, and the water in the pond is getting less and less. Several fish die every day, which makes me feel very sad."

Although the fish was not wasted in the end, she let everyone share it.But after raising them for so long, it took a lot of effort to raise them. Seeing the fish die one by one, the breeders always feel pain in their hearts.

Jiang Tangtang took another bite of fish and wondered in his mind whether he should get some fish and raise them in the space.

Since the drought started this year, she has set aside several pieces of land to grow rice.

As far as she knows, crabs and fish can be raised in rice fields.

Jiang Tangtang thought in his mind and said, "Then let people catch more tomorrow. Make some more fish soup for the guards to eat together. Prepare a few large buckets and pick out smaller fish. I will take them away."

He Qiuniang nodded repeatedly.As for where to take it, none of her servants asked. Anyway, the lady said she wanted to take it away, so it must be for other purposes.

Jiang Tangtang asked about other situations in Zhuangzi.

Especially the rubber forest that He Qiuniang is responsible for managing.

I heard that the rubber trees in the rubber forest have not dried up. However, due to the drought this year, they no longer cut rubber according to the method Jiang Tangtang instructed. After the rubber cut in the past was not studied how to use it, Jiang Tangtang was a little disappointed, but she also felt normal.

After all, this was in ancient times, and it was not easy to figure out how to process rubber.

After one meal, Jiang Tangtang almost understood the situation in the village.After He Qiuniang collected the bowls and chopsticks, Jiang Tangtang planned to go into the space to see the wild rice she planted. At this time, Yuan San came to report, "Madam, Mrs. Chen and her daughter Lu Zhiyi want to see you."

The second brother of the Lu family was sentenced to forced labor in a mine. However, depending on the severity of the crime, the mines where he was sentenced to labor and the length of time were also different.

It can be said that Chen and his daughter Lu Zhiyi were implicated by Lu Yingxun. They were sentenced to the nearest iron mine and the shortest time. They could return in only five days.And they are not sent to the mines like Lu Yingxun and others.

Instead, they were specifically allowed to go back the next morning, and they were allowed to pack some things at home and take them with them.

Could it be that he was dissatisfied with her verdict?Want to come and ask for mercy?
Jiang Tangtang frowned and asked Yuan San to bring the people in.

As soon as she saw Jiang Tangtang, Mrs. Chen took Lu Zhiyi to salute Jiang Tangtang without daring to act like an elder.

She didn't know how to address Jiang Tangtang now. She was afraid that being too close would annoy Jiang Tangtang, and she was afraid that being too unfamiliar would make it difficult to handle what she asked for next, so in the end she simply omitted the title.

"I came here to see you today, not because I wanted to plead with you to spare our mother and daughter the punishment of going to the mine. I just wanted to ask you to allow me to reconcile with Chen Yingxun."

Jiang Tangtang raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, "If you want to reconcile with him, you shouldn't talk to me, you should talk to him. If he doesn't want to, you can go to the Yamen to complain." "I talked to him, He disagreed and went to the county government office, but the document responsible for handling the divorce only advised me to go back..."

Although Jiang Tangtang changed the law, the law stipulates that women can make their own decisions about marriage, and divorced women can establish a female household and live alone with their children.

But for thousands of years, the status of women has been low. Even if Jiang Tangtang went against everyone's opinions and changed the law, which was regarded as treason by many people, it would still be so easy to implement it.

Chen talked about the obstacles she encountered in Heli. The county magistrate felt that Lu Yingxun had not done anything wrong. Chen's desire to reconcile was simply unreasonable and he did not care about her appeals.

Even her own son feels ashamed of her, and now mother and son are like strangers.

But Lu Yingxun felt that Chen's quarrel had gone to the county government, which had embarrassed him, so he became even more violent towards Chen.

After listening to Chen's narration, Jiang Tangtang suddenly felt that he had taken it for granted.Many things cannot be changed by changing a few laws if she has the power.

To change the current status quo, it will take countless efforts.

And Chen's ability to find her and voice his demands is already commendable.I'm afraid there are many people who don't even have the courage like Chen.

"Tomorrow you will go to serve in the mines. After your sentence is over, you will go to the county clerk. Then I will go and see how they usually do things."

Jiang Tangtang rubbed her temples. This was just a temporary method. She couldn't keep an eye on every position like this!
As she thought, her eyes unconsciously fell on Lu Zhiyi.

She didn't know if it was because she had experienced a life-and-death relationship, but she felt that Lu Zhiyi seemed to have changed a lot compared to when she first came here.

Seeing Jiang Tangtang staring at him, Lu Zhiyi mustered up his courage and said, "Mrs. Lu, after we come back from serving in the mine, can I come and do things for you?"

In the past two years, she has regretted more than once, regretting that she was blind and bullied Jiang Tangtang and went against her.

She hated herself for not waking up sooner.

Especially every time she heard someone talking about Lu Zhixi, her jealousy reached its peak.

She also wanted to be like Lu Zhixi, who could walk around freely, build a career, and gain respect from others based on her own abilities instead of just marrying someone.

But every time she thought about bullying Jiang Tangtang in the past, she didn't have the courage to go to Jiang Tangtang and tell her what she thought.

"What value do you think you have that can persuade me to use you?" Jiang Tangtang saw that she didn't respond, so he changed to a more straightforward statement, "What can you do for me, what can you do for me?"

Lu Zhiyi didn't have any hope at first, but when I saw Jiang Tangtang that you came to convince me and convinced me with your eyes, I felt that I suddenly saw hope again.

She took a deep breath and said seriously: "I can read and write, and I can also be a prostitute. I...I can be a teacher and teach people how to read and write."

Thinking of the time when she accompanied her mother to the Yamen to complain and divorce, the clerk in the Yamen looked at them with contempt.

She squeezed her palms tightly, "I can still work as a clerk in the Yamen, specializing in women's divorce. If you let me be that clerk, I will definitely not let the laws you set up be in vain."

Jiang Tangtang nodded slowly and showed an appreciative look.

Perhaps the fundamental reason why many of the laws she set are in vain is that there are too few women in this era who can read and write, and even those who can read, they mostly read the three obediences and the four virtues.

If she wants to really change the status of women and change some of the stereotypes and bad customs of this era, she should take the lead in educating women...

(End of this chapter)