Chapter 541: First Impression
Shen Qingqian pursed her lips and smiled, not knowing what to say.
Another old man said, "My little granddaughter is also very smart. My son didn't allow her to go to school before. When I go back in a couple of days, I will ask them to send her there. Look at the sixth girl. She is really different after reading so much."
Shen Qingqian was slightly stunned. She didn't expect him to say such a thing.
As soon as he said this, it immediately sparked a heated discussion among several people.
"Lao Xu, your idea is wrong. If you want to send your children to school, you should also send your grandsons, not granddaughters. They will get married after all. Isn't it a waste of money to send them to school?"
"Yes, yes. My naughty boy didn't want to go, so I beat him and forced him to go to a private school. I'll be satisfied if he can learn even 20% to 30% of what Sixth Miss does."
"That's not what you're saying. What's wrong with girls? Look at the Sixth Miss. Her grandfather is the Imperial Tutor. Even the Imperial Tutor allowed his granddaughter to go to school. So what's wrong with you old-fashioned people letting your own granddaughter go to school? Anyway, if I had the money, I would definitely send all my children to school, regardless of gender!"
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Qingqian had never expected that the topic would suddenly turn to whether it is better to send a boy or a girl to school.
Considering the situation in the Jin Dynasty, the idea of favoring boys over girls was indeed very serious. For example, Lin Qingyun, the Prince of the State, took his legitimate son with him when he fled, leaving his elderly mother, wife, daughter and illegitimate son behind.
The Lin family has no legitimate daughters, and the reason why the illegitimate sons were separated was because the male members of the Lin family were needed to divert the pursuers.
These simple farmers in front of him have begun to change their attitudes towards the girls in their families. It must be said that this is all due to the influence of Shen Qingqian.
Shen Qingqian was happy to see this happen. After all, the topic of gender equality is still a highly controversial issue even in later generations. There are even many people on social media who create opposition between men and women.
If Dajin can start guiding healthy equal relationships between men and women from now on, will the future of this world be different?
Shen Qingqian didn't come out of the field until the sun set.
As soon as she arrived at the open space, she saw Sheng Ze leading a group of people towards her.
When she got closer, she spoke, "Brother Cheng San also wants to patrol the planting base."
Shen Qingqian raised her eyebrows, not quite understanding.
It stands to reason that Sheng Ze's identity is probably already known to many high-ranking military officials. So, would they still assign him patrol missions?
Sheng Ze said to the people behind him, "Be smart at night, go ahead."
"Yes!" the soldier behind him answered loudly, and then continued to move forward.
Shen Qingqian blinked and looked at Sheng Ze standing in front of her.
He smiled gently, one hand behind his back, and said in a sweet and pleasant voice, "My men are about to take their turn, so I came to pick you up. Please follow them."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqian looked away uncomfortably. If you look closely, you can see that her face, illuminated by the setting sun, has a slight blush, but it is not very clear under such a halo.
"You don't have to come to pick me up. I'll go back with Grandpa Mo." Shen Qingqian said, looking at the ground.
There is an old man named Mo in Wu Laoliu's yard. He has some insights into farming and was recruited by the Hubei Northern Army a few days ago.
Every time Shen Qingqian came, she would go home with him.
Sheng Ze chuckled, "Then just consider it as a stopover for us."
As Sheng Ze got to know Shen Qingqian better, he gradually figured out her personality and knew that it would be difficult for her to refuse if he said so.
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