After listening to this, Chu Qiuze applauded his blue friend in his heart.

This is a wonderful statement.

If Chu Qiuze had not known Lan An for a long time and understood her well enough, he would have suspected that Lan An was also a time traveler.

Look at this ideological awareness, it’s no different from that of a modern good man.

He is worthy of being the man I like.

Lan An felt Chu Qiu Ze's burning gaze and nodded slightly at him as a response.

Then I received a wink from Chu Qiuze.

His ears turned red, he turned his head and started to do his work again.

He didn't care whether these students were ashamed or not. He pointed out another student and asked, "Why don't you allow girls to enter the school?"

The student was wearing a brocade gown and came from a good family.

The student in the brocade robe was not as nervous as the previous students. He stepped forward and knelt down in an orderly manner, with a calm demeanor.

If it were a different situation, this student would definitely be looked at differently.

The Jinyi student said calmly, "Three generations of my family have passed the imperial examinations, and even I have passed the imperial examinations. Given time, I will definitely pass the imperial examinations and serve the country."

Those who passed the imperial examination would either enter the Hanlin Academy or be assigned to serve as local officials in a certain town. If anyone wanted to become an official, apart from continuing to take the exam, they could only wait for the country to be in need of talent, when perhaps a few people with good knowledge would be promoted.

The family has produced three generations of Jinshi, which means three people who became officials, and there is also one in the reserve force.

It's really amazing.

But Lan An didn't care much about it. He thought that this man couldn't even accept a girl going to school, and the Jinshi scholars in his family must be three of the pedantic officials.

What else can such officials do except threatening to commit suicide in court?

He raised his chin and motioned the student in fine clothes to continue.

"I am not against women learning the Four Books and Five Classics. On the contrary, my sister is a well-known talented woman."

As soon as these words were spoken, the students around began to whisper to each other.

Some are contemptuous, while others are curious.

Chu Qiuze couldn't hold it in any longer. This guy was just hitting someone with a club. Couldn't he just finish what he was saying in one go?

He asked, "Since you have no objection, then why are you here today? Are you here to join in the fun?"

The Jinyi student still looked calm and composed. He turned around and bowed to Chu Qiuze again. "My dear, what the student meant is that women can study, but it is not possible to study in a college."

After that, he added: "My sister's studies have been taught by me and my father since she was young. When my sister was older and it was inconvenient for her to live with a man, my mother taught her afterwards."

Chu Qiu Ze understood what he meant. This man was pedantic in that he believed that women should stay at home and not go out.

Lan An also understood, but how many scholarly families are there in this vast land?

How many women can learn knowledge without leaving home?

Even if we hire a female teacher to teach at home, there is a shortage of such talents.

This is another vicious cycle.

There are few women studying, so naturally there are few female teachers.

In a family like this where generations of officials exist, even if a talented girl emerges, it is impossible for her to teach students in other people's homes in the future.

Lan An looked down at him and asked, "How many women do you think can get the same learning conditions as your sister in Dahan?"

The Jinyi student opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

He naturally knew how difficult it was for girls from ordinary families to study. For ordinary people, if no one in their family had ever been to school, there would be no family members who could teach them. If their family conditions were also average, they certainly could not afford a female tutor.

But he believed that a talented woman's quality was more valuable than her quantity.

If every woman had the talent and ability like his sister, would these men still have a place to stand?

Lan An did not force him to answer.

He raised his head and asked the remaining students loudly, "Those who are married, kneel on the left, and those who are not married, kneel on the right."

There was no suggestion of asking the man to stand up and answer.

People didn't understand why, but they still did as they were told.

Chu Qiuze took a look at the current lineup. Only a few were married, and they were all older, probably in their thirties or forties.

On the contrary, there was a large group of unmarried people kneeling, all of them were in their twenties.

Lan An pointed to the small plot where the couple got married and said, "The wives in the family would come forward knowing how to read and write before they got married."

Only three of them crawled a few steps forward.

Judging from the way these three people are dressed, they should all come from wealthy families.

Lan An asked: "If you are against girls going to school, why do you want to marry a girl who can read and write?"

The three were speechless, not knowing how to answer.

The three of them have decent family conditions and have already passed the imperial examinations to become scholars. Wouldn't it be shameful if they married a woman who couldn't even read?

Moreover, a woman who wants to marry into a family like theirs doesn’t have to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but at least she has to be able to read and write. Otherwise, how can she have a chance?

How could they possibly appreciate it?

Even matchmakers knew to choose literate women when seeking marriage for them.

Lan An guessed most of what these three people were thinking just by looking at their faces.

Ignoring them, he pointed at the group of students who had not moved forward and asked, "After you got married, have you taught your wives to read and write?"

Well, now they all climbed forward.

Lan An then asked: "Since you don't agree with girls going to school, why do you want to teach your wife to read and write?"

This question stumped me again.

Having a beautiful wife by your side is every student's basic expectation for marriage.

However, there were too few girls who could read and write, and you might not be able to pick one out of a hundred; not to mention those who had a little talent, because such girls simply looked down on people like them who had mediocre knowledge and family background.

Then you can only take a step back, marry someone with good looks or conditions, and go home to teach the child yourself.

We do not ask them to achieve great academic success at home, nor do we ask them to understand the teachings of sages. As long as they can recognize all the Chinese characters and memorize a few articles, they will not be laughed at when they go out.

Even if you close the door and write a few obscene songs, that's also a kind of fun, isn't it?

But how can these words be said in public?

It was expected that there would be no response, and Lan An didn't care anymore.

He walked to the right to the group of unmarried students, "Now there are two women, with similar family backgrounds, similar looks, and gentle personalities. One has learned to read and write, and the other doesn't even know her own name."

"I ask you, if I let you marry, which one would you marry?"

Without a doubt, everyone chose the one who could read and write.

"Ha~!" Lan An laughed angrily: "Do you know how many women can read and write nowadays? Less than one tenth of men."

That is to say, these educated men all want to marry educated women, so at least nine men remain single.

Not to mention how many men have three or four wives at home.

Someone will say, can’t you learn from those people who just got married, marry the child and teach him/herself?

Sure, but how many can you teach by yourself?

Lan An learned from Chu Qiu Ze that women should not be confined to marriage, nor should they wait to be chosen by men. They should have the right to choose their own lives.

But this is the current national situation in Dahan.

If he wanted to convince this group of students, he had to start from here.

All the students were speechless after being refuted by Lan An alone.

Lan An looked at the ignorant people who were still like rotten eggs, "Have you all read books and know how to punctuate text?"

The common people all shook their heads. Most of them were illiterate. The few who did receive some education had no talent and their knowledge was limited to being able to read and write.

"Then why do you oppose women going to school?"

A fat auntie came out and answered, "Showing off in public is what prostitutes do. Besides, what's the point of a woman reading so much if she can't become an official?"

This auntie has a very sarcastic look on her face.

Lan An was not angry and asked her again: "Do you have any children at home? Have you ever been to school?"

"One son and one daughter." The aunt said this with great pride, "My son is very good at studying. Even the teachers in the academy praised him for his great achievements in the future. My son also said that when he wins the imperial examination, he will get an imperial decree for me."

"What about your daughter?"

At this point, the aunt's triangular eyes widened. "Why bring up that money-losing thing? Her brother has to go to school, so she naturally has to go out and earn money to support the family."

Chu Qiuze was speechless after hearing this. This idea of ​​favoring boys over girls is unacceptable.

"Auntie, if I heard you correctly, you just said that showing off is what prostitutes do, so why do you let your daughter go out to earn money?"

The aunt opened her mouth. How should she answer?

The family was poor. Her husband had overworked himself in his early years and was now unable to do heavy work. As an old woman, she could only do odd jobs and naturally could not afford to send her son to school.

When her daughter was young, she learned how to knead noodles from an old woman and she was quite good at it. It is a skill.

On weekdays, he would go to those wealthy families to knead noodles for the young ladies and earn a lot of money.

Occasionally, when her son was short of money, she would let her daughter secretly go to brothels to get some business.

She doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. Shouldn't a woman listen to her parents before she gets married?

But she couldn't say it in front of so many people.

Lan An asked her again, "How old is your daughter this year? Is she married? If not, what kind of man do you plan to marry her to in the future?"

At this point, the aunt got angry again. Her daughter is already eighteen years old this year and can indeed earn money to support the family, but it is inevitable that she will be criticized if she does not get married.

Besides, if she gets older, she won’t be able to get married, which will be a waste of money, right?

She is still waiting to receive a dowry to support her son's schooling!

At the beginning of the year, a wealthy man took a fancy to her daughter and wanted to take her as his concubine, offering her 120 taels of silver.

The one hundred taels of silver were enough for her son to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, but the money-loser threatened to commit suicide and refused to marry.

Now the prince asked what kind of family he wanted to find for his daughter.

She answered confidently, "Of course I want her to have a good family background, and be willing to let her support her parents. When my son gets into high school, her in-laws will naturally benefit as well."

"Those who are not married yet but think they have a good family background, please stand up." Lan An shouted at the kneeling students.

Soon, a few young people stood up.

Lan An asked, "Would you like to marry her daughter?"

The aunt was immediately overjoyed. Judging from the way those young people were dressed, they must be from wealthy families and the betrothal gifts would certainly be high. Even if she couldn't become their principal wife, being a concubine would be great too.

But those young men were so frightened that they knelt down and tried to avoid it.

No matter how outstanding the woman is, they cannot afford a mother-in-law like her.