Chapter 40 It Has to Be Her There's never been anything like "it has to be her"...
The matter of divorce has finally come to a temporary end.
Seeing that Chen Miaozhi actually had somewhere to go, Liu Haoyan was so angry that his face turned green, but considering what had just happened, he could only hold his anger and drag Peichuan away, limping along.
Wen Yu did not rush to make any decisions. Instead, she asked everyone to disperse first. After Chen Miaozhi had finished tidying up, she gently suggested that she take her to visit the academy.
The Chen family's courtyard has been uninhabited for several years and is overgrown with weeds, making it a desolate place that is unlikely to be habitable for some time.
Wen Yu then invited Chen Miaozhi to stay temporarily in a guest room at her home, and to move back to the Chen family mansion once it was cleaned up.
Unable to refuse such hospitality, Chen Miaozhi accepted the invitation, though she felt embarrassed.
Wen Yu was afraid that the person she had finally found would run away, so as they walked, she explained the academy's salary, rest days, and other matters in detail.
The academy is closed for two days every ten days, and students can take a short rest at noon. There is also a quiet room for teachers to rest.
Qianshan clung tightly to her mother, looked up at Wenyu, and whispered, "Sister, can I... go too?"
“Of course,” Wen Yu said with a smile, patting her shoulder gently. “From now on, you can go to school with everyone. There are children around your age in our school, and you can play together.”
Chen Miaozhi held her daughter's hand and followed behind Wen Yu, her steps so light they seemed to float, as if she were in a dream.
She no longer had to live at Liu Haoyan's mercy.
The daughter no longer needs to live in fear, afraid that her father might beat or scold her at any time.
Divorce is such a simple thing, so why have they endured it for so many years?
She suddenly realized—it was because of the state of the world.
In this world, no one will stand up for her.
Even though her neighbors witnessed her being beaten and scolded in front of Liu Haoyan, they only thought it was their "family matter".
Men are considered to have a natural right to discipline their wives and children, and they would only blame Chen Miaozhi for being "ungrateful" and daring to "disobey her husband".
The sages have deceived her for so many years, teaching her that a wife must be patient and a mother must suffer.
But not a single book, not a single person, was willing to tell her: Before that, you should first learn to be "yourself".
In Luxi Village, she is first and foremost a "person," and only then a "mother" and a "wife."
Regardless of her relationship with Liu Haoyan, it was wrong of him to hit her.
The so-called marital relationship is a lie they have woven themselves, just to find a slave to serve them. They trick innocent women into marriage, from which they can never escape.
But when she retaliated herself, she suddenly realized that the seemingly powerful figure blocking her way was actually quite vulnerable.
For so many years, she had lived in the shadow of a show of bravado, never truly living as herself.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Qianshan gently shook her hand.
Chen Miaozhi suddenly came to her senses and realized that Wen Yu had also stopped and was quietly looking at her.
Wen Yu's gaze softened slightly as he took out a plain handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her.
“Sister Miaozhi,” she said softly, “it’s all in the past.”
Chen Miaozhi then realized with a start that she was already in tears.
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Although it had only been three years since she returned, Chen Miaozhi could hardly recognize Luxi Village.
Many families in the village have built new houses, and the fields are lush and green, with vegetable patches and wheat seedlings growing well. The desolation left by the famine years is long gone.
The once bumpy dirt road has been repaired and smoothed out, and has been widened considerably. The faint traces of cart tracks and hoofprints on the dirt road reveal a somewhat unfamiliar prosperity.
She still remembers that before she left the village, Luxi Village had been prosperous for a while, but it was far from what it is now.
At that time, only a handful of households were wealthy, and most people were still struggling to make ends meet.
When famine strikes, the wealthy flee early, while the poorest villagers, with nowhere else to go, choose to stay.
Today, the village no longer sees wealthy families, nor can one find any trace of the poor.
Even the most ordinary farmers have houses to live in, clothes to wear, water to drink, and can even attend a few classes in school.
They no longer needed to send their children to the city to be slaves or servants; they could live peacefully on their own land.
Even the Chen family mansion, which used to be considered one of the best in the village, is now considered inferior in the entire Luxi area.
Chen Miaozhi suddenly made a decision.
She wants to teach well and earn a beautiful house for herself and Qianshan, and she won't be any worse off than anyone else!
Before they knew it, the three of them arrived at the school gate. Wen Yu led Chen Miaozhi into a small room, poured her some tea, and casually asked, "Sister Miaozhi, what do you think of our school?"
"Wonderful, truly wonderful," Chen Miaozhi said, holding her teacup but forgetting to drink, her eyes bright. "I've never seen such a beautiful place—"
She had secretly glanced inside the lecture hall when she passed by earlier.
On the platform, Ning Shengan was writing on the blackboard with a white pen. The students below were of all ages and genders, listening attentively to his lecture.
It was a sight she had never seen before.
Even though her parents doted on her as their only daughter and hired a tutor to teach her, she never actually stepped into a school.
She had been skeptical of everything Chen Yuxin described, but now it was all laid bare before her eyes.
Soon, she will become a part of this place, a teacher standing on the podium.
How could she not be overjoyed?
Looking into Chen Miaozhi's bright eyes, Wen Yu suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
Everything she had long taken for granted was, in the other person's eyes, a light they had never dared to hope for.
“There is only one male teacher in the school right now,” Wen Yu said, taking a sip of tea to suppress his surging emotions and smiling brightly. “I have always wanted to invite a woman to teach the girls, and now you have arrived just in time.”
"Can I really do it?" Chen Miao subconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes and murmured, "I've only read a few books, I can't be called knowledgeable."
This is more than just "having read some books".
Wen Yu smiled to herself.
Your "panel" already told me that.
She had already examined Chen Miaozhi carefully and found that she was not only well-versed in medical principles and science, but also possessed a wealth of skills that were far more extensive than they appeared on the surface.
"What are all the skills of Sister Miaozhi?" she asked softly, feigning ignorance.
Chen Miaozhi pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.
"I read the classics, history, philosophy and literature when I first started my education, so I am quite familiar with historical books, but I am not very good at poetry and prose."
"In previous years, I worked at a clinic to supplement my family's income. I learned some acupoints and prescriptions from the doctor and became familiar with some herbs."
"The teacher who taught me in the past also gave me some instruction in astronomy and geography. I can draw maps and I also know some star observation techniques."
"Although I'm not an expert in agronomy, my family taught me methods for pest and disaster prevention..."
She could answer questions on almost any topic, speaking calmly and thoughtfully.
The comments section was already filled with amazement.
[My god, what kind of hexagonal warrior is this? Wen Yu, are you cheating?]
【What do you mean "on"? It's not off at all!】
[I want to complain. Wen Yu can't progress, so he starts looking for cheats (just kidding)]
[Her knowledge is so vast... Is this what a talented woman from ancient times is like?]
[You're all missing the point. I only noticed that she's so capable yet still gets bullied by her husband, and getting a divorce is so difficult. If it weren't for Wen Yu helping her out, I can't even imagine what would have happened to her...]
[You don't even appreciate someone like that? Liu Haoyan, go eat shit! Get as far away as possible, our Sister Miaozhi is beautiful on her own.]
[It's alright. What's that saying again? The past is dark and cannot be retrieved, but the future is bright and promising. Let us celebrate a woman who has finally escaped her suffering and embarked on her own path in life!]
I really want to see her in class; she must look so confident and radiant!
[Wen Yu! I want to see this!]
While the comments were still chattering away, Wen Yu listened to her calm response and already had a general idea of what was going on.
What Chen Miaozhi possessed was not theoretical knowledge, but practical skills, each of which was solid and valuable.
In comparison, I, a student from modern times with higher education, seem to be just "armchair theorists".
If you were to ask her to practice medicine, observe stars, or prevent disasters, she would probably be at a loss.
In the past, when I read books, I saw women who traveled to ancient times and started making rubber, glass, and gunpowder, carrying out industrial innovations as if they were omnipotent.
Wen Yu thought to herself, she doesn't remember anything at all anyway. After being away from school for a year, she can forget all the knowledge in the books.
Moreover, she is a pure humanities student; science knowledge is something she learned back in junior high school...
Thinking of this, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
yes!
The system's "primary education" task... perhaps it can be pushed forward with Chen Miaozhi's help?
She should be able to understand those junior high school level concepts.
Chen Miaozhi was still trying to recall what else she could teach, afraid that Wen Yu would think she was not qualified, but her hand was gently held.
She looked up and saw Wen Yu's eager expression.
"Sister Miaozhi, I have some books here. Would you like to take a look?"
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It wasn't until Wen Yu brought Chen Miaozhi into the library that he truly felt he had struck gold.
She led Chen Miaozhi through the library, found all the junior high school textbooks that the system had assigned to her, and handed them to Chen Miaozhi.
Wen Yu had also read these books. They had been localized to suit the local people's level of understanding. They weren't particularly difficult, but they did require a certain level of prior knowledge.
Even when Wen Qingshi came to learn, Wen Yu felt it was a bit difficult. After all, she had only learned to write poetry and essays, and suddenly expanding into other areas of knowledge was a bit challenging.
But Chen Miaozhi only flipped through it for a moment before looking up and saying, "I can understand it."
If there's something she doesn't understand, she can learn it.
“Many of the knowledge here is similar to what I’ve learned before, but it’s arranged more clearly and covers a wider range of topics…” She stroked the pages, reluctant to put the book down. “Ayu, where did you find such a good book?”
Wen Yu naturally couldn't say that it was given by the system, so he could only continue with his previous statement: "It was bestowed by Lord Su of Luzhou Prefecture, but unfortunately, the academy had no one who could teach it for the time being, so it has been put on hold."
She looked at Chen Miaozhi and said sincerely, "Sister Miaozhi, if you can understand...would you be willing to teach these things to them?"
"Of course I'm willing!" Chen Miaozhi agreed without hesitation.
Now that she has a daughter to raise, she cherishes this job very much. When she learned that she was the only one who could do this job, she was even more excited.
There has never been anything that was "indispensable" to her.
This is the first time.
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Author's Note: Women should focus on their careers! [Starry-eyed]
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