Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Gan Yuwan was carrying a tray of freshly baked peach shortbread out of the kitchen when she heard this and paused, curiously going over to check on it.

During her time doing business in the county town, she got to know a lot of people from all walks of life and had many sources of information, so she naturally knew things that others didn't.

I'd heard long ago that the palace was selecting female officials, and Taijing County had sent over twenty people to the selection process. But the trip, which was supposed to begin in October, has been delayed until now. These girls are like luggage left behind on the road, with no one coming to pick them up or giving them a word.

She recognized the girls, so she became less reserved and asked with a smile, "Ladies, are you candidates for the position of female official?"

The girls knew that this was the shop owner's wife, and they were regular customers. They relaxed a bit when talking to her, nodded, and all had worried expressions on their faces.

A girl in a light blue cloak sighed, "Yes, we were supposed to leave at the end of October, but now there's no definite answer. We're just waiting in that house every day, with nothing to do but read and embroider. It's so boring."

A girl nearby chimed in, "If it weren't for the delicious pastries here, and the fact that we can come out every few days to relieve our boredom, we'd be driven crazy."

Gan Yuwan smiled and said a few more comforting words. The girls picked up the pastries and left, their graceful figures disappearing into the alleyway.

Yun Shuangshuang stared at their backs for a long time until they turned the corner and disappeared from sight before she looked away.

She looked down at the flour on her hands, and then thought of how the girls covered their mouths as they spoke, and suddenly felt a pang of envy.

She wiped her hands on her apron, then leaned close to Gan Yuwan and whispered, "Mother, can women become officials?"

Gan Yuwan smiled and nodded, "Mother doesn't know either. I heard from others that she went to the palace to be a lady-in-waiting."

Yun Shuangshuang frowned. "A female official in the palace?"

At this moment, Yun Huaikang came out of the kitchen carrying a tray of freshly cut mung bean cakes. Hearing her words, he put the tray on the counter, wiped his hands with his apron, and explained, "I only heard about this recently. There are female officials in the palace, and they have ranks. I heard that the highest rank they can reach is the fifth rank."

Yun Shuangshuang blinked and asked, "Then, Father, what rank is our county magistrate?"

Yun Huaikang thought for a moment, "It seems that the county magistrate is a seventh-rank official."

Yun Shuangshuang was even more surprised, forgetting to wipe her hands: "Doesn't that mean that after becoming a female official, her rank is actually higher than our county magistrate?"

Yun Huaikang nodded. "It seems so. After all, those who serve in the palace and move around in front of the Emperor and Empress are naturally more powerful than officials in the county. But I heard that it is very difficult to select female officials. All the candidates must be literate, well-versed in literature, know the rules, and be good at arithmetic... I heard that there are several rounds of tests before the final selection."

Yun Shuangshuang nodded, and the little flame in her heart suddenly shot up high.

She looked down at her hands that were kneading dough, and then thought of the girls holding books. Suddenly, she felt she wanted to be a female official.

This isn't just talk; I genuinely want to do it...

After noon, Yun Huaikang went to Su Qing's place as promised and respectfully asked his youngest daughter for leave. When he returned home, it was still before lunchtime. He personally carried a bowl of food that he had just taken from the kitchen to the neighboring yard and delivered it to the dozen or so wounded soldiers.

At the same time, Yun Pianpian borrowed a book from Yun Ziyan. Holding a rice bowl in one hand, she used her index finger to poke at the words on the pages, muttering to herself.

Seeing her like this, everyone was curious.

She explained, "Once I can read, I'll naturally recognize the names of the pastries: mung bean cake, red bean cake, osmanthus cake, yam and jujube paste cake—so I won't mix up the labels every time I release a new pastry. The other day I almost sold sesame paste as red bean paste!"

Yun Shuangshuang, carrying her rice bowl, leaned over and glanced at her book. Suddenly, she lowered her voice, pulled her aside, and whispered, "Second Sister, do you think I have a chance to be selected as a female official?"

Yun Pianpian was taken aback by her question, and Yun Shuangshuang quickly shared her thoughts.

Yun Pianpian's eyes lit up, and she slapped the table: "Why not! If you want to be selected as a female official, you naturally need to learn to read first. We can learn together!"

"When you become a female official, you'll still stand up for our parents. They'll have more confidence when they speak in the county, and no one will dare to bully our family."

Yun Shuangshuang, who had been listening attentively with a straight face, burst into laughter towards the end, almost poking Yun Pianpian's hand with her chopsticks.

Seeing that the two of them were happy, Yun Qiaoqiao curiously came over and asked what had happened.

Hearing that her third sister wanted to become a lady-in-waiting, she was quite surprised. She asked in a low voice, "Should we ask my little sister? If she says it's okay, then my third sister will definitely agree!"

Yun Shuangshuang nodded, "I'll ask tonight!"

Yun Pianpian tugged at her sleeve. "It's still early. Let's read together."

She pointed to the page of her book and coughed lightly: "This is called the Three Character Classic. The first character is 'three'—count them, there are exactly three horizontal lines."

Yun Shuangshuang examined it for a long time, nodded thoughtfully, and pointed to the second character: "What about this one? Is this a 'character'?"

Yun Pianpian leaned closer to take a look, her brows furrowing. "I think so?"

The two of them pointed and poked at the book, almost pressing their faces against the paper.

When Yun Xiaoxiao came out of the kitchen and saw the two of them like this, she chuckled and turned around to pull Yun Qiaoqiao, who was about to run away, back with her.

"Are you going to learn or not? Your second and third older sisters are already learning, and you can't fall behind. When the shop is handed over to you, you'll need to be able to read too."

Yun Qiaoqiao was pulled and stumbled, muttering, "But I don't want to learn!"

"Big sister, please let me go! I want to be a chivalrous knight-errant when I grow up, upholding justice, saving lives, and fighting bad guys even without learning to read!"

Yun Huaikang chuckled. "So if you save someone and they ask you for your name, and you say you can't write, wouldn't that make the hero look a little embarrassed?"

The dark-skinned little girl's face soured, her little mouth pouting unhappily, but she seemed powerless to refute it.

So during dinner, the four sisters actually took the opportunity to read books together. It was quite a rare sight indeed.

Gan Yuwan looked at her four daughters huddled around a table, heads touching, poking at a book, and was suddenly moved.

"Dad, look at our daughters, they're all so ambitious."

"How about we hire a proper tutor for our four daughters?"

Before Yun Huaikang could say anything, Zhao shook her head and said, "Let Sibo teach them. He doesn't have much to do when he gets back in the evenings, so teaching the younger sisters is a good way to refresh their knowledge, and we can save on tuition fees..."

In fact, Yun Huaikang meant the same thing, and with Yun Ziyan's abilities, he could also teach.

Gan Yuwan shook her head in disagreement; she had a better idea…