Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 473 On the Importance of Reading for Women

Everyone nodded, and Cheng Dayou even went to look for the little stewards brought on board after learning, and Lianqiao and Doctor Xiao Zhou also went down to "discuss" sweetly.

Soon, the entire stone castle and the fleet knew that the hostess had invented a new accounting method, which was easy to learn and almost everyone could learn it.So, they all began to look forward to the writing and arithmetic class in the evening with curiosity.

There is no lamp oil produced on the island. In order to save money on weekdays, every family will rest as soon as the sun goes down.This night, the largest lobby on the first floor was brightly lit.The lobby, which was originally very spacious, was so crowded that it looked like it couldn't get through.

Not only children, big and small, but also younger men, juniors, and craftsmen all came.Even Sister-in-law Lin who refused to go back to Quanzhou that day was standing in the corner with three or five young women, and would stare back when men occasionally looked over.

When Ding Wei brought Dr. Zhou and Lianqiao over, she was also shocked, but turned out to be very happy.

Ignorance and ignorance are the cradle for brewing crimes. If everyone is literate and polite, can write and count.Maybe Taoyuan Island in a few years will really become a pure place, a paradise outside the world.

Everyone saw that the master had arrived, whether it was a sitting child or a man and woman leaning outside, they all stood up and saluted respectfully.

Ding Wei waved her hands and said with a smile, "I thought it was just a few children who came to learn how to read, but I didn't expect that everyone has the desire to learn."

There was a man with a bad mouth on weekdays, so he took the conversation and said with a smile, "That's right, we want to learn to write and calculate, and then we will ship goods with the ship. It would be nice if we become a steward or something. But these girls My son also came over here, what are you doing after learning to write, can you put it in a pot and eat it?"

Hearing this, a group of young men laughed.

But in the middle of laughing, they suddenly remembered that the master in front of them was also a woman, so they quickly stopped laughing, and the room felt awkward for a while.

Sister-in-law Lin had been a little dissatisfied for a long time, and immediately retorted, "Mr. Chen, don't fart! When Madam spread the news, she said that anyone can learn it. Why can you learn it, but we women can't?" Ah! Let's learn to write and count... Well, it's good to keep a household account!"

"Sister-in-law Lin is good at joking, who has a few copper coins, and still needs to keep accounts, don't be sorry for the paper and ink." The man named Chen Laosan didn't let anyone talk, and stopped Sister-in-law Lin back with one sentence. .

Sister-in-law Lin is considered the smartest among the women, but she feels that learning to write is good for her, but at the moment she can't tell, and she is so anxious that she stomps her feet and wants to pinch her.

Ding Wei frowned, and hurriedly yelled, "Shut up, the master is here, what's the matter?"

Chen Laosan and Lin's sister-in-law stopped at the same time, looked at Ding Wei, and bowed their heads to make amends.

Although Ding Wei knew that Donghao's girl's status was low, she didn't have any deep feelings because she was always protected by her family, Gong Zhiming and others, but she saw it clearly today.It turns out that women who learn to write and calculate are always criticized and ridiculed.

She looked up at a group of men who looked indifferent or disapproving, and said lightly, "Who is taking care of the children in your family? Who is the filial piety of the elderly? Who is the family's daily necessities?"

The men were taken aback when they heard it, and lowered their heads a little, remembering the busyness of the mother-in-law at home.

But Ding Wei didn't want them to feel guilty when she said this, "I said this, not to let you understand the hard work of your wives at home and respect them more. I want to tell you that if the woman you marry can read and write, she will give birth to you. And will the children taught will be more sensible and intelligent? Will they be more harmonious in dealing with others? Will they think better about getting along with neighbors? Will the daily arrangements at home be better? Don’t say these are trivial things, live at home, It’s just little things that add up.”

The men were thoughtful, but the sisters-in-law Lin raised their heads high, puffed out their chests, and said indignantly, "You usually feel that you are amazing when you do a job outside. Where are you at home? It’s not about us women making a fuss about it. It’s just that the child is ignorant, and we pinched his ears to teach him, when did you take care of it?”

The men scratched the back of their heads, and they really knew that something was wrong.

Ding Wei made up her mind to improve the status of women, so she threw out a big pie while it was hot, "We have just arrived on the island for a few days, and we will build a city, open workshops, and form a fleet of caravans. Some of them The workshop only accepts female workers, so of course female managers are needed. Even when the city is built, some tasks must be performed by women. These require women who can write and calculate, and need sensible women to participate."

"Really? Ma'am, you mean..."

Sister-in-law Lin and the other women were so excited that they wanted to jump up. They thought that Ding Wei was defending them just because they were women. How could they have thought that they would have the opportunity to be in charge in the future? This was beyond their wildest dreams.

The men were also surprised, a little envious, and a little impatient.

"Of course, I always do what I say. Although there are definitely not as many workshops and tasks as there are for men, as long as women work hard, women will definitely have a chance to stand out. Even if they don't want to go to the workshop, everyone on the island will Everyone must be able to read and write, children have to go to school to learn to write and count from the age of six, you can be a gentleman to enlighten the children, you can always do it."

Ding Wei was talking, motioning for Lianqiao and Doctor Xiao Zhou to come forward, and said with a smile, "This is the girl in charge by my side, Lianqiao, and Doctor Xiao Zhou. From now on, Lianqiao will be in charge of the girls and children's schoolwork. , and the boys are in charge of Dr. Zhou. The content of the teaching is the same, and the teachers are divided into classes. There is a quiz every month, and the top three in each class will be rewarded. Comparing the two classes, the fastest in writing and arithmetic will be more A reward. In the future, as long as you need to take care of things, or important tasks, you will be given priority from these people."

If before, everyone came to learn to write with the idea of ​​improving, but now their eyes are red.

What is in charge is the power class that everyone has the most contact with.Although the master is the most noble, he hasn't seen each other for many days, but the stewards are in charge of everyone's food and clothing, and the distribution of work.

Such an opportunity to become a master is suddenly placed in front of him, how can everyone not be tempted?
Seeing that the mobilization was almost done, Ding Wei signaled Yunying and the others to start distributing sand trays and chopsticks.Although Cheng Dayou sent a lot of paper, ink, pens and inkstones over this time, these are always consumables. For those who are new to writing, especially those who do not intend to take the imperial examination, it is too wasteful to use paper and pens, but it is not as convenient as a sand table.

The thinnest sand on the seashore is stored in the boxy wooden frame, because the sand is a bit damp, and the traces left by scratching it with thin chopsticks are very clear.

There were tables and chairs for the children, and the men and women simply plopped down on the floor.Lianqiao and Doctor Xiao Zhou shuttled among the students, wrote their names on the top of each person's sand table, asked everyone to draw a gourd on the bottom, occasionally gave pointers, and even taught them by hand.

The teaching was serious, and the learning was even more serious. For a while, there was no extra sound in the whole hall, and there was unprecedented silence.

Ding Wei was relieved and quietly led someone out.As a result, Cheng Dayou waited outside the door, went up to him and whispered, "Master, just now you said that you want to form a caravan, but the slave has always had an idea. If the master is not sleepy, can I let the slave say a few words?"

"Cheng Guanshi has a heart, and it happens that I am not talking casually, so let's discuss a few words."

Because it was getting late and it was not easy to enter the room, Ding Wei took everyone up to the stone castle and onto the rooftop.Yunying lit the lanterns, and even though moths often came to join in the fun, they still illuminated the tabletop brightly.

Cheng Dayou was a little excited, pointed to the tea tray on the table and said, "Master, I found that the island is deeply forested and densely populated, and many woods are rare in Donghao's side. If it is made into wooden utensils, then inlaid with these seashells, etc. The novelty must be transported back to Quanzhou, and it will definitely fetch a good price."

After the stone fort was built, the old man Li, who was in charge of the carpenter, had nothing to do, so he made some exquisite wooden utensils and sent them to the third floor for the master to use.This tray is one of them. The tray of huanghuali wood has bats carved on the four corners, and the edges are covered with twig patterns. The most unusual thing is the bat's eyes. It uses a kind of seashell that is very common on pirates. It is the size of a fingernail and the color Bright red, with threaded eyes, they are somewhat similar to real eyes.The flower core of the tangled lotus is also composed of another kind of small golden seashells, which looks very delicate and interesting at first glance.

Ding Wei is very satisfied that Cheng Dayou has ideas and good observation skills, which is much more shrewd than when he first arrived by his side.

She then nodded and praised, "Guan Cheng has a heart, but woodware is a good business. In addition, I remember that there are many specialties on this island that Donghao does not have. For example, there is a kind of tea that tastes good. As long as it works well, It is not difficult to fry a sky-high price. In addition, there are a lot of pearls in the sea, which can be made into jewelry or simply inlaid with wood. The rare fruit can be shipped back fresh, and even if it is not available, it can also be dried or made into preserves. There are many, and you can also marinate sour bamboo shoots, and the shrimp and crabs on the seaside make seafood sauce..."

Ding Wei talked more and more, and the girls rushed to come up with ideas, and after a while, they wrote more than half of the paper.

Everyone was very excited, and suddenly felt that this island was a treasure land of geomantic omen.

Cheng Dayou took the paper and planned to take people around to look around tomorrow.

But Ding Wei suddenly thought of another thing, "Cheng Guanshi will ask tomorrow if anyone knows how to fire kilns. It would be better if they have fired porcelain, but there really isn't one, even those who have fired green bricks and charcoal will do."

Cheng Dayou was very curious, but still nodded in response.

"When we first recruited people, there seemed to be two men who had worked as servants in porcelain kilns. I'll go find them tomorrow and ask."

The night was getting darker and darker, and even if everyone was excited, they could only disperse.

Danggui waited for the master to wash and lie down, spread the quilt and stood vigil under the window, and occasionally heard the master on the bed muttering in great annoyance, "Oh, why can't I remember it. If I knew it was going to be used, I should have studied physics well in the first place." .Why did I study how to make steamed stuffed buns, I really just have a heart-to-heart..."

Dang Gui couldn't help but asked, "Master, what did you say?"

"It's nothing, go to sleep, I want to get rich and crazy!"

Ding Wei replied dully, and silently made a daily prayer in her heart, asking the gods who don't know if they exist, to keep her husband and child safe.

(End of this chapter)