Chapter 646 Three Bows

As soon as the first month of the lunar year was over, spring sowing began to get busy, and the eldest brother Xiao Jialing began to inspect the fields again.

Last year in Mingzhou, Xiao Jialing doubled the grain production in Mingzhou. This year, Xiao Jialing went to Xiangcheng and prepared to increase the grain production in Xiangcheng as well!

Originally, sister-in-law Cui Yao wanted to take her son Chaochao to follow Xiao Jialing, but Chaochao happened to be ill in the spring, and Cui Yao didn't dare to go out, so they agreed to wait until the weather was warmer before going to see Xiao Jialing.

Mu Yinqiu played a big role in the establishment of the girls' school and the female doctor's school. Old Mu gave lectures at the girls' school, and even the noble ladies from aristocratic families wanted to go to the girls' school.

If Xiao Jiuyue had not specifically reminded her that the school must consist of half girls from aristocratic families and half girls from poor families, I am afraid that the girls' school would have gone against her original intention!

Mu Yinqiu handed the school's list to Xiao Jiuyue and said, "My Lady, the names on the second page are all from poor peasant families in Shengjing, or those whose families have a little money."

"I've asked someone to check the names of each girl, and they are indeed from poor families." The list Mu Yinqiu provided was very detailed. It clearly showed how many people were in each girl's family and what their parents did for a living.

"In the beginning, many families were unwilling to send their daughters to school. Even if the queen waived the tuition, they were still unwilling to do so." When Mu Yinqiu actually did this, he found that life was really not easy for many girls.

Either they get married early and use the money for betrothal gifts to marry off their younger brothers or they have endless work to do at home.

"Well, how did you convince her?" Xiao Jiuyue attached great importance to the girls' school and female doctors. In addition to handing the matters of the girls' school to Mu Yinqiu, she also handed them over to Song Yu.

Song Yu's daughter is grown up now. Song Yu is busy with this matter during the day and has given her a lot of lists. From Song Yu, Xiao Jiuyue can also understand why those families are unwilling to send their girls to school.

Now that the girl has gone to school, there is no one to do the housework, and there is one less person to earn money for the family!

Xiao Jiuyue then paid for it out of her own pocket. Any girl who was willing to come to school could not only learn to read and write in the school, but also earn money!

Anyway, there is no shortage of work at Zhiyun Tower and Jinyu Pavilion!

As long as the girls are diligent, there is no problem in working and studying.

Xiao Jiuyue had enough money to pay for everyone's tuition out of his own pocket. What's more, he could also give the girls a monthly salary so that they could give an explanation to their families. However, doing so might recruit many people in the short term, but it would not work in the long term.

The girls she recruited in this way were not those who wanted to change their fate by climbing the mountain. Only those girls who had earned it through hard work would cherish it more.

As for the female doctor, it was handed over to Xiao Tingwu. It was even more difficult to select a female doctor. Not only did he have to choose someone with talent, but also someone with good character. Otherwise, no matter how good the medical skills were, without good character, it would be useless!

"In reply to the Queen, I will visit every household." In order to complete the task given by Xiao Jiuyue, Mu Yinqiu lowered her status and did not put on a pedestal because of her status as the Crown Prince's Consort. Instead, she earnestly told the girls how they could change their destiny after going to school.

Mu Yinqiu used all her sweet words, and of course, since people knew her identity as the Crown Prince's Consort, they naturally agreed very quickly.

Mu Yinqiu picked out some simple examples and said, "Among them, there is a little girl named Lu Yu, who is very smart and looks like a beautiful girl from a small family. Her family..."

When Mu Yinqiu mentioned Lu Yu's family, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"Her parents don't love her? And she has several brothers and sisters who need her help to take care of them?" Xiao Jiuyue could probably guess.

"More than that!" Seeing that Xiao Jiuyue was listening intently, Mu Yinqiu said, "My Queen, Lu Yu is truly pitiful. When she was born, because she was a girl, her parents disliked her and she was almost thrown away!"

"Later, an old Taoist priest who passed by said that she would bring prosperity to the family, and she started working for the family at the age of three."

Mu Yinqiu was so excited that he wanted to bully the Lu family back.

The miserable life is more or less the same. This girl named Lu Yu, in order to avoid getting married, was forced by her parents to come to her for help!

Finally, Lu Yu said that he would go to school and earn money, and promised to give his family 500 coins every month, which made the Lu family agree.

"Lu Yu, she should not be very old." Xiao Jiuyue could feel how pitiful this little girl Lu Yu was just by listening.

"She's just turned fifteen, and she looks so tiny. She's so pitiful." Mu Yinqiu spoke up for Lu Yuming and said, "Such a sensible girl is so wonderful. The Lu family will regret it sooner or later!"

"Five hundred coins. She's just a little girl. If it weren't for the Queen's grace, how could she earn so much money!" Every word Mu Yinqiu said was praising Lu Yu.

"The significance of running a girls' school lies here. It allows girls who are unwilling to succumb to fate to change their destiny through education!"

Xiao Jiuyue's lips curled slightly. She didn't expect to change everyone's ideas at once, but as long as this group of female students got better and better, she believed that the girls' school would get better and better in the future.

"My Lady."

Suddenly, Mu Yinqiu stood up and bowed deeply to Xiao Jiuyue. She knelt straight and said, "I want to apologize to the queen for my ignorant words in the past."

"Second bow, thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance and helping me escape from this sea of ​​suffering!" Mu Yinqiu bowed a second time. When the prince burned the pleasure boat, she was completely desperate. At that time, it was Xiao Jiuyue who told her that there was another way to live!

"Third bow, thank you, Madam, for giving me new hope."

Mu Yinqiu didn't bow for the third time, Dong Gui had already supported her. Xiao Jiuyue's mouth twitched and said, "Just remember this gratitude in your heart, don't do such a big bow!"

If Mu Yinqiu hadn't been so fast that she couldn't react, she wouldn't have been asked to bow twice!

On weekdays, those people had to bow to her because there was really no other way. According to the palace rules, when she could avoid the formalities, she still preferred to bow briefly and did not like to bow repeatedly.

"Mu Yinqiu, if you can do a good job in the girls' school, it will be the greatest gratitude to me." Xiao Jiuyue looked at her seriously. She saw the changes in Mu Yinqiu with her own eyes, but if she had other thoughts, don't blame her for turning against her.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best." Mu Yinqiu repeatedly expressed her opinion. Before leaving, she said, "Your Majesty, thank you for sending the prince to Lingnan."

Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flashed, and she said, "The prince went to Lingnan voluntarily because of the trouble caused by his wife."

"I'm the one who manages the Marquis' Mansion now!" Mu Yinqiu raised her head proudly and said, "Father took two concubines into his room, and Mother was so angry that she had a stroke. Now she can't move half of her body, and Mother Gui has to push her out every day to see to her."

"Stroke?" Xiao Jiuyue thought of when he met the wife of Marquis Yongchang Bai a few years ago. She was so arrogant and thought that the Xiao family would drag down the Marquis Yongchang Mansion. She came to cancel the engagement, but she didn't want to be the bad guy!