Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 322 Frankness

Thinking about this clearly, Song Ying became very worried, because one of the big potential reasons why her family asked the girl to be obedient is that obedient girls are easier to marry and can choose families with more dowries.

Usually, the man is willing to pay more for the bride price, either because the girl is exceptionally good, different from ordinary people and can bring extra benefits, such as being sensible, capable of giving birth, beautiful, able to make money, etc.; or because the man is exceptionally bad, such as having missing limbs, being unlucky in marriage, or having a bad temper, etc.

Since Xiaoxiang's parents are willing to give up their temporary wealth, they will definitely get more from Xiaoxiang in the future. So what kind of in-laws will they choose for Xiaoxiang?

Song Ying swallowed and dared not think about it anymore.

"What are you thinking about? Why aren't you talking?" Yuan Qing asked puzzledly.

Song Ying pursed her lips and said, "I was thinking that there is a rule in the Women's Rights Law that requires women to behave themselves, so the whole society is enslaving and controlling women, right?"

Yuan Qing was slightly startled, and blurted out: "Your idea is too rebellious, the virtue of a woman is..."

"Just tell me, isn't that right?" Song Ying interrupted him.

Yuan Qing opened his mouth but didn't know how to refute. In his opinion, being law-abiding is a tool used by superiors to enslave the inferiors. As for Nüde, the obvious requirement for women to be law-abiding is self-evident.

He looked at Song Ying opposite him, thinking of how she had tried every possible way to learn to read, and finally had to take great risks and secretly learn from him. It was obvious that she was better at reading than most of the boys in the school, but because girls could not take the imperial examinations, her reading and learning to read were useless.

He thought of how people demand men to be talented and well-read, but demand women to be virtuous without talent. In the end, he contradicted himself, but he stubbornly argued that the so-called "women's virtue lies in their untalent" did not mean that women should be illiterate, but that people were worried that they would read bad books and change their temperament.

But so many vernacular stories are sold in the bookstore market every month, and who reads them? Why don’t you worry that the man might change his temperament?

After a long while, he whispered, "Some things are better left unsaid. Speaking them out loud will offend the beneficiaries and bring disaster to yourself."

Song Ying looked into his eyes and said, "I know, because you are honest with me, so I am honest with you and won't tell anyone casually."

Yuan Qing looked at her quietly for a long time before looking away. "Xiaoshan hasn't even finished learning the Three Character Classic yet. I, as her brother, have failed in my duty. I should take some time to teach her at home in the future."

The topic changed so suddenly that Song Ying was stunned for a moment before saying, "Didn't your grandmother say that she didn't want you to teach her because she was afraid that it would affect your studies?"

"Grandma is doing this for my own good, but if Xiaoshan learns more words, it will be beneficial to her throughout her life."

Song Ying thought about it and realized that Yuan Qing was basically in the academy all the time. It seemed that he wanted to take the examination for the scholar in three years. How much time would he have to teach Yuan Shan?

Furthermore, although he was doing this for Yuan Shan's own good, if their grandmother knew about it, she would not blame Yuan Qing, but only Yuan Shan, so she suggested: "Yan Xing and the others have finished learning the Three Character Classic. If your sister wants to learn it, you can ask them to teach her."

Yuan Qing shook her head, "Xiaoshan's personality won't make her willing to learn from them."

Song Ying touched the tip of her nose. She didn't know how to respond to this. Although Yuan Shan was indeed such a arrogant person, she couldn't say bad things about someone else's sister in front of her.

A night of chatting.

The next morning, Song Ying complained to Luo Yanxing and the others, "You guys are amazing. We agreed to have a night chat around the fire, but you fell asleep while I was holding a plate."

Luo Yanxing felt guilty, "Oh, I'm so sleepy. Let's share these oranges. It's the same today."

Song Ying rolled her eyes at her and said, "Take these candies and preserves back with you. You probably won't be able to come to the city for a long time."

After the Lantern Festival, the weather gradually warms up and it’s time to prepare for the busy spring season. The next period of time has to be spent picking up manure, weeding, and turning the soil in preparation for spring planting.

Thinking of the hairband sales, she blinked at Luo Yanxing again and said vaguely, "You can find time to come to the city in a few days."

Luo Yanxing understood and nodded in agreement.

After seeing them off, Doctor Ma asked Song Ying to go back to Shen's house to catch up on some sleep. Song Ying thought that it was still the first month of the year and the clinic was not busy, so she agreed. After chatting for a whole night, she was really sleepy now.

Although the streets were deserted at this time, the servants in the Shen Mansion were extremely busy. Song Ying carried the thousand-eye Luo lantern and received many exclamations along the way. He explained the situation over and over again, and his saliva was almost dry before he arrived at the courtyard.

Doctor Lin had just gotten up and was washing up. Song Ying walked over quickly, waving the lantern in his hand: "Master, look, I won the lantern!"

"Hey, it's the Wanyan Luo from Suzhou. It's rare in Jinchuan."

"Master, you know this kind of lamp."

As he spoke, Song Ying remembered that his master was a rich lady in the capital and had seen countless lanterns, so he became a little discouraged, "I was thinking of giving it to you."

Doctor Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "It doesn't matter how rare or valuable a gift is, it only matters if the sender has put in the effort. The master likes the lantern you won by guessing the riddle with your wit."

Song Ying's disappointment disappeared, and he happily handed it over: "The riddle of this lantern is very difficult. I heard that no one has guessed it in several years."

Doctor Lin was curious: "Oh, what is the riddle?"

Song Ying chuckled and ran to the desk next to him and picked up a blank piece of paper. "A blank piece of paper."

Doctor Lin smiled and said, "The answer is Angelica dahurica, right? This is just bullying a scholar who doesn't know herbs."

Song Ying was shocked, "Master, how did you guess it so quickly?"

"It's not difficult at all, but most of the people who guess the riddles are scholars or young men and women from eunuch families. These people can recognize a few kinds of herbs."

Song Ying thought about it and felt that compared to Jin Manlou's brilliant riddle that no one had guessed for several years, this riddle was indeed much simpler. Especially for doctors, Angelica dahurica was a very common and ordinary herb.

Doctor Lin hung the lantern in front of the window and said, "It seems you had a lot of fun last night."

When Song Ying mentioned this, his eyebrows immediately danced with joy: "Of course, there were five scholars from Mindi last night..."

Doctor Lin listened carefully, and when she was satisfied, he finally said, "That's good. You should get some sleep today. You don't have to go to the clinic for the next half month. I will test how well you can memorize the prescriptions. If there is no problem, you can go to the clinic in February to practice prescribing."

Song Ying was even more excited, feeling that he was about to take another big step towards becoming a doctor!

She lay on the bed with excitement, thinking she would not be able to sleep, but she fell asleep in a short while. When she woke up, it was already noon, so she went to the chef to get food.

As soon as she got there, several maids stopped her and asked, "I heard that the young master defeated Minister Wu's grandson last night. Is that true?"