"Stop talking about her, let's talk about how you spent the past two days; I learned housekeeping from my grandmother at home, and I wasn't allowed to go out to play." Xu Shu pouted.
Fang Mingliang shook his head and whispered softly: "I help my mother with her sewing at home."
"My mother-in-law helps me manage the business at home." Luo Lili was born in a wealthy family. Her family ran a second- and third-class shop selling furs and groceries.
"I went to my cousin's house to play." Cheng Yi said proudly.
Si Youjin was silent. She only read books at home; her mother wanted to take care of her younger brother, and her father was the county magistrate and had no time to take care of her.
"Read a book."
Say two words lightly.
Minghua raised her hand and said with a straight face, "I'm staying at home with my parents."
"Oh." Xu Shu pinched the flesh on the little girl's arm and sighed weakly, "Why should we women learn to be housekeepers? Can't men learn from it?"
Si Youjin said: "From ancient times to the present, the laws of heaven have always been that men take charge outside and women take charge inside; women are born to be housekeepers. I also learned housekeeping from my mother, and now I can manage the affairs of the family alone."
"Then you are so awesome." Xu Shu shook her head helplessly, "But I don't want to be a housekeeper. There are endless account books and endless meetings with people. It's so annoying. I also want to go out and play. I also want to ride a horse and gallop like a man. .”
The little sisters were silent.
Minghua said: "We can study like men, but can't we ride horses like men?"
Xu Shu:.......
Cheng Yi:......
Si Youjin:......
Fang Mingliang:......
Luo Lili:......
Yes!
Now that they can study and take the imperial examinations like men, riding horses is nothing!
The eyes of several people brightened, and Si Youjin was the first to wake up, "However, our family does not support us. We have no money to buy or raise horses; there is no one to take care of us, and no one to give us pocket money."
In today's society, children must depend on their parents for everything. There are laws that prohibit men from dividing their families and women from having private property until they are married.
"It's a pity. It would be great if we could make money." We can't have private property, we can spend money.
"It's not ours to buy it with money. If my parents find out, it will be confiscated." When buying, you need to borrow your parents' names.
Minghua listened to their conversation quietly and understood some of the rules of this era. Suddenly she felt that she couldn't hide what she wanted to say, so she needed her parents to come forward.
The sisters are so miserable that nothing will work.
Xu Shu, Si Youjin, and Cheng Yi's families have good conditions and can think about it. Luo Lili and Fang Mingliang's families do not have such good conditions, and they dare not and cannot think about it.
No matter how they planned, Minghua devoted herself to a new round of study; when she had nothing to do, she took out a draft to write a chapter outline. It took more than half a month of writing to finish the small chapters of the entire story, and it was revised several times. A complete synopsis of the story.
With the outline, writing the story is faster, but it is still difficult for my small hands to use a brush; writing is much slower than typing on a computer. I only wrote more than 20 chapters in a month, and there are still more than 30 chapters to be written.
This time when Mu Xiu returned home, Minghua handed the written manuscript to her father.
"Dad, look at what I wrote."
Xiao Zhengning carried the person to the study, put his daughter on his lap, and opened the manuscript; the preface had deeply attracted him, because nowadays, there is a lack of entertainment, and the common people believe in things like gods, but they have never seen them. There are only a few simple stories that are circulated, and I don’t know whether they are true or false.
The preface of his daughter's book clarifies the relationship between the characters.
When he opened the first chapter, he was deeply immersed in the story; it was not until he finished reading the twenty-sixth chapter that the rest of the story disappeared, and he woke up from his inability to extricate himself. Put down the manuscript paper, calm down your mind, and don't forget to ask her.
"Sanya, did you really write this?"
"Yeah." Minghua nodded lightly.
Xiao Zhengning still couldn't believe it, "How did you come up with these stories?"
"I don't know." He looked out the window and said confusedly, "I dreamed about it. When I dream about something, I will write it down if I find it interesting. Dad, can I exchange what I write for money?"
"In exchange for silver?"
Minghua nodded, "Yes, weren't the notebooks in your study bought with money?"
Xiao Zhengning faced up to his daughter's intelligence. She could dream about the world of gods, but ordinary people couldn't. But she not only dreamed about it, she also wrote it down. Although the writing style is relatively immature, it is undeniable that the story is very attractive.
This kind of story can be read not only by scholars, but also by children who have just begun to enlightenment; that is, as the saying goes, it is suitable for all ages, and anyone who can read can read it.
"You are right. You can buy storybooks with money, so why can't you sell storybooks with money?" He went into a misunderstanding. "We will go back to the county early tomorrow and send your brothers and cousin back. Dad I’ll take you to the county bookstore.”
"good."
"However, you are not allowed to share the script before it is accepted; it is a little secret between our father and daughter, okay?"
Minghua nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I haven't told anyone else, and my classmates don't know either."
"You're doing well, be good, go out and play; dad will sort out the manuscripts and put them away properly." Xiao Zhengning put down his daughter and watched her jump out of the study before picking up the manuscripts; the story written by his daughter must be Being able to use fire also allowed him to see his daughter's ability to use words.
None of the two sons can match him. The eldest son is serious about studying, the second son is playful, and the younger daughter, although she is a girl, is already thinking about making a living.
Perhaps the adults thought she was young and did not shy away from her when talking about money issues; however, their daughter's intelligence exceeded their expectations. She remembered that the family was short of money and was thinking of ways to make money.
It has to be said that Xiao Zhengning had a rough guess that a daughter is better than her father.
After staying at home for a day, Xiao Zhengning once again took his children and niece back to the county. He first sent Xiao Hongkang, Xiao Hongping and Xiao Daya to the academy. Xiao Zhengning took his daughter out of the academy again. With Xiao Zhengning taking her, Minghua left the academy smoothly.
"Hey, Master Xiao is here. Are you here to buy new books again?" the waiter in the bookstore asked.
Xiao Zhengning smiled slightly, put a package on the counter, and then put his daughter down. He stood up, opened the package, and took out a stack of manuscripts. "Xiao Lu, help call your shopkeeper to come out. I need to discuss something with the shopkeeper."
"Okay, Mr. Xiao, you go inside first; I'll ask the shopkeeper to come out for you." The waiter's smile remained unchanged and he didn't look sideways; he didn't take a close look at the package Xiao Zhengning opened.
Xiao Zhengning smiled and didn't go in to sit down. Instead, he stayed in front of the counter and waited for the waiter to come in. He lowered his head and asked his daughter.
"Sanya, are you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry, Dad, there are so many books here!" The whole store is filled with bookshelves one after another. Not only that, some places on the shelves are piled up, which shouldn't be too important to look at. Books, placed randomly.
"Of course there are more. This store is the largest bookstore in the county; it sells all kinds of books, including story books."
Minghua nodded clearly. If they didn't go to the provincial capital, they could only cooperate with this bookstore in the county town.
