The powerful minister favors the small farmer's wife alone

Chapter 235 Let's Settle the Marriage First
The palace examination began in early April, and Hayama was named No.2.

The No. 1 champion is a 50-year-old man who came to Beijing from another place to rush for the exam. When he learned that he won the champion, he was so happy that he almost lost his breath.

Tanhualang is a handsome young man in his early twenties. Grand Master Wei invited him home as soon as the imperial list was posted, and news of his engagement to Wei Dongling spread within a few days.

Not long after the imperial examination, a notice was posted at the gate of the city, no matter if it is a wealthy businessman or a farmer craftsman, anyone with a daughter who is at least eight years old and not more than 13 years old can come to the Imperial College to take the entrance examination. , After completing his studies, he can also serve the court.

For a while, many families with daughters were moved, and most of them were rich and powerful families in Beijing.But there are also poor families who bring their daughters to try.

Miss Ji had people guarded outside the girls' school, and family members who accompanied them were not allowed to enter, and the girls who took the exam were personally interviewed by her.

The exam lasted for ten days, and the content of the exam was not about reading and writing, but about testing the IQ of these girls and asking them about their purpose of studying.

In the first three days, Ms. Ji left 20 people behind. On the fourth day, the number of people rushing over was much less, especially the ladies from rich and powerful families. Those who could come also came in the first three days.

On the contrary, the number of girls from poor families began to increase on the fourth day. Some were sent by family members, and some came here by herself. Miss Ji did not test them on reading and writing. reaction.

After the ten-day exam, the women's school enrolled a total of 80 students, including more than 20 ladies from powerful families, more than [-] people from ordinary backgrounds, and more than [-] beggars on the streets.

Therefore, some dignitaries were reluctant and went to the new Guozijian Jijiu Ye Yinian to raise doubts, but Ye Shanchang only waved his hand and said that he could not manage women's schools.

Those people wanted to report to Xiao Chang'an, but they didn't even meet Xiao Chang'an, they only got a sentence from the servant: "My lord said that if you are dissatisfied with the female school, you can bring Ling Qianjin back. "

This time, no one dared to question them again, and most of the beggars and girls from ordinary families had never studied, and they were assigned to a large class to teach from the beginning. In the future, they would be divided into classes according to their learning speed.

Most of the daughters of powerful families have studied and were assigned to the same class.

In this way, the women's school started smoothly with the attention of the people in the capital.

Mrs. Ye would come to Su's house from time to time, and she was even more worried about her son's marriage than before.

In the past, before becoming an official, Mr. Ye Shan had an indifferent attitude towards the marriages she found. Now that he is an official, he always shirks his busy schedule so that Mrs. Ye doesn't have to worry about it.

Mrs. Ye and Xu Zhixiang complained, "Can he not worry if he says he doesn't worry? If we don't get married, when can I hold my grandson?"

Xu Zhixiang persuaded, "Auntie, don't you also fall in love with Ms. Ji? Ms. Ji is also busy now, and the marriage has to wait."

Mrs. Ye didn't speak for a long time after hearing the words, and finally sighed after a while, "I also know that it's not impossible to wait, but at least we should settle the marriage first, right? Neither of the two sides gave an accurate word, If my son was made to wait for nothing, wouldn't my son be pitiful if Miss Ji married someone else later?"

Xu Zhixiang felt that Mrs. Ye was right, it was useless for them to say more in private, it still depended on Ye Shanzhang and Miss Ji, what if they didn't have that kind of thought?

(End of this chapter)