Upon hearing this, both mother and son smiled shyly.
They just thought about it...
Just at this moment, Xu San walked to the middle of the road.
"Everyone, is this bright?"
The people answered in unison, "Bright!"
Xu San looked around and said aloud again, "This thing is called a street lamp. It doesn't need candles or oil. It is illuminated by the sun all day and will naturally light up at night.
The goddess sent it specially for everyone's convenience when traveling at night."
The people immediately knelt down and kowtowed in thanks, "Thank you, Goddess!"
"Have you seen the roofs of every building? They're covered with the same stuff.
Ten days later, all houses will be equipped with light bulbs. By then, you won’t have to burn oil to light lamps in your own homes.”
"What?!"
The people looked up, their faces full of disbelief.
They actually have it too?
Every household has it?
The goddess is so good to them!
The mother and son who had just spoken were so excited that their cheeks flushed and their eyes filled with tears.
It was just a thought, but I didn’t expect it to come true!
This feeling is just like a dream!
"Thank you, goddess! Long live the goddess!"
The people kowtowed again, expressing their gratitude one after another.
Xu Sanzhi waited until they were completely quiet before speaking again.
"The goddess gave you things to rebuild Xizhou, provided you with food and drink, and gave you divine objects for lighting. But she also has a request for you."
The people knelt respectfully, not daring to say a word, and just waited quietly to listen to what Xu San said.
Xu San sank his energy into his dantian, and his voice became louder.
"The goddess said that people need to study to understand reason. In Xizhou City, children under the age of twelve, regardless of gender, must go to school and learn to read and write.
Those who are over twelve years old and need to support their families must also learn to write for an hour every day.
The goddess does not require everyone to take the imperial examination, but everyone must study hard and at least be able to write and calculate.
You don't need to pay tuition to study. The prince will pay the monthly salary for the teacher. As for pens, inkstones, and books, there will be a special shop selling them. The price is one-tenth of the market price, so you don't have to worry about not being able to afford them."
Xu San's words were like bombshells, making all the people present dizzy.
Who doesn’t know that reading is good?
But studying is too expensive!
A year's tuition fee costs several taels of silver, books are even more expensive, and pens and ink are also very expensive.
Even if the whole family tightens their belts, they may not be able to afford to send a child to school.
It's okay now!
There is no need to pay tuition, and books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone are all very cheap, so I must let my children read more!
Even if I can't succeed in the imperial examination, it's good to be favored by the prince and work for him!
At this moment, a woman laughed twice, "It's good that the son of the family can go to school! But for a girl, what's the point of studying? How can she go to school?"
When the time comes, follow us adults and spend an hour every day learning some words. It will be fine if you don’t become a blind person.
For a girl, the most important things are needlework, cooking, washing clothes, cooking, respecting the elderly and taking care of children.
If you really read too much and become wild, that would be bad! You’d have a hard time talking to your in-laws in the future!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately agreed by many people.
"I was counting on my daughter to help me out, but now that she's gone to school, all the housework is left to me alone. How can I do that?"
"I'm a woman too. I didn't even study, but I'm living a good life now. I should get married and have children. Studying is useless!"
Listening to what these women said, Sang Jueqian's eyebrows twitched wildly, and the little bit of sleepiness that had remained just now completely disappeared at this moment, leaving only anger.
Since ancient times, there have been more cases of women making things difficult for other women!
In a family, a mother's requirements for her daughter are even more stringent than those of her father!
Sang Jueqian had already witnessed it the last time Muye and others returned home.
If Konoha and the others were abandoned, it was because they were considered to have affected the family's reputation.
So what are you afraid of by not letting your daughter go to school now?
Are you afraid that your daughter will study well and outshine your son?
Sang Jueqian was angry, but did not speak in a hurry.
Because she knew that Li Junyan would be her substitute!
As expected, Li Junyan spoke.
Li Junyan's expression was calm, and his voice lacked any emotion. He simply said, "If a family has a daughter of school age, but refuses to let her go to school, then all the sons of that family and all the other sons of school age within the nine clans will not have to go to school."
Sang Jueqian clenched his fists, wishing he could applaud and cheer for Li Junyan. He said it so well!
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