Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 227: Establishing a Women's Academy

After leaving the library, Luo Yu saw that the small building opposite the library looked a bit desolate in the commercial street, with no one going in or out.

After some inquiries, I found out that the small building used to be a tavern, but the owner died of illness and the business collapsed. Now the building is just used by the family to store miscellaneous items.

The small building was particularly exquisite, with a double courtyard at the back, perfectly enclosed. Luo Yu's eyes lit up. Wouldn't this be perfect for a girls' academy? After all, it wasn't as convenient for girls to go to school as it was for boys. If it were built outside the city, both sides would surely have to put in more effort, as the safety risks would be too great.

Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu said, "This building looks good. Why don't we go and ask around and see if we can buy it?"

It was troublesome to take a few little ones with him, so Qin Bingrui called out to Hua Shuqing: "Little Princess Sister, can you help take these three little sisters back to the mansion? Miss Bai and I have something to go out for."

When the little princess heard this, she looked proud and said, "Why should I take care of her? Isn't there a wild girl from the countryside?"

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Xia Liang and Yan Xuan were originally studying the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine. As they were studying, Xia Liang insisted on becoming a member and asked Yan Xuan to pay twenty taels as a deposit. She borrowed a bunch of books on medicinal materials to read.

However, each member can only borrow up to five books. Xia Liang asked Yan Xuan to become a member as well. Yan Xuan had no choice but to become a member himself.

Xia Liang also found an astronomy monograph "Gan Shi Xing Jing", which would be enough for her to conduct research in astronomical science in the future and gradually establish cosmological concepts for everyone, so that she could start science fiction creation.

Although Yan Xuan was good at martial arts but not at literature, he had read the Four Books and Five Classics seriously since he was a child, so he was extremely surprised to see the books that Xia Liang borrowed.

"Have you liked these things since you were a child?"

"Yes, we country kids can't study, so we can only learn some hobbies."

Xia Liang felt that although Yan Xuan was a young master from a wealthy family, he was very easy-going and had no airs, so she was naturally willing to chat with him.

"So you know both medicine and astronomy?"

"I also know zoology."

"What does zoology mean?"

"We have a veterinarian in our village who specializes in treating animals. I like studying animals, do you understand?"

Yan Xuan suddenly sighed: "If only you had come when Baihu was still here, maybe you could have convinced her."

"I won't convince her. Humans are inherently selfish. A white tiger wouldn't be able to survive in a place where humans live."

"..."

Then Luo Yu looked at Hua Shuqing, and saw a hint of coldness in her eyes, which made Hua Shuqing shiver.

How could this woman be so scary?

"I wonder if the little princess is still interested in the story of 'The Domineering Prince Falls in Love with Me'?"

"Well, I'll take the kids back, and you'll teach me how to draw a book as soon as you get home."

"No problem. Once the work is finished, I'll use your name, little princess, as the title."

After seeing Hua Shuqing and the children off, Qin Bingrui whispered to Luo Yu, "This kind of book will probably sell very well. It might even be more appealing than anything serious! Why don't we give it a try and earn some extra pocket money?"

Luo Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't this poisoning unknown girls? How can there be so many overbearing princes and innocent princes to love them? This dynasty leaves only a tragic fate for women. They spend their whole lives working like slaves, serving as housekeepers, and nannies. They have no control over their lives, no freedom, no human rights, and no due respect. They are worse than animals.

We should draw a book called "The Tragic Fate of Jiangzhou Women" to help women understand their current situation, yearn for less bullshit love, and dream less.

"You know a lot."

Luo Yu looked up and found that the overbearing prince, His Royal Highness Prince Ning, was standing in front of her, staring at her with a cold light in his eyes.

Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui immediately put on a playful smile and attacked from both sides.

"Your Highness Prince Ning, how about we study how to write a play script?"

"I don't know if the drama building has been finalized yet, and the actors' props and costumes are all huge projects."

Prince Ning sneered: "Isn't the play being performed some 'The Overbearing Prince Falls in Love with You'?"

Luo Yu frowned and said seriously, "Absolutely not. Let's just play the story of an unknown person who, through self-cultivation and continuous growth, eventually unifies the martial arts world and becomes the world's number one martial arts master."

Qin Bingrui smiled and said, "We should film more melodramatic dramas about family matters so that the whole family can watch them together. This will give them more topics to discuss and promote emotional communication within the family."

Zhu Jinyou was too lazy to pay attention to them.

When he learned they wanted to go to the building across the street, Zhu Jinyou stopped them and said, "That's the property of a family named Shen. I've made inquiries, and the master of the Shen family has passed away, leaving behind only a son and a daughter. The son isn't cut out for business, so why don't you try to convince the young master of the Shen family to buy the building?"

Qin Bingrui chuckled, "I never thought Your Highness would be so scheming now, with ulterior motives."

Luo Yu thought about it and felt that what he said last night was still useful.

The two said goodbye to Zhu Jinyou and went straight to find the Shen family.

Song Si asked Zhu Jinyou: "Master, do you really support them opening a girls' college?"

"If all women could be well-educated and have some sense, what would be wrong with that?"

Song Si thought it made sense, but then he thought, something is not right. Miss Bai and Miss Qin are both well-educated, so why is there such chaos in the palace every day?

Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui found the Shen family. The eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Yue, only knew how to eat, drink and have fun every day and did not work properly. Naturally, they could not find anyone when they went to his house.

The second young lady of the Shen family is now sixteen years old. She has red lips, white teeth, and skin as white as cream. She is beautiful and charming, and there is always a constant stream of people coming to propose marriage to her.

A loudmouthed matchmaker saw Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui coming to the door and asked them directly: "Are you also matchmakers? Which young man are you proposing marriage for?"

Qin Bingrui thought the matchmaking business must be good, so he asked casually: "Who are these people being introduced? Can the other party meet them?"

The big-mouthed matchmaker smiled and said, "How can we let the man and woman meet each other? However, the parents of both sides can ask around and find out what the other person looks like and what their character is like."

Qin Bingrui clicked his tongue twice: "This is too unreliable. Everything they heard can be faked."

Luo Yu suddenly asked the matchmaker, "I heard that the second young lady of the Shen family is a famous talented woman in Jiangzhou and is also very beautiful. The man you are introducing her to should be a handsome young man from a wealthy family, right?"

Before the big-mouthed matchmaker could speak, the small-eyed matchmaker next to her shouted, "What good can she introduce? I heard it's a middle-aged man who's almost forty and whose original wife died. He's a very wicked person."

The loudmouthed matchmaker refused to give in: "You are the only one who has no moral integrity? After all, Mr. Gao, who is over forty years old, is a wealthy family. Look at what has become of the Shen family now? Mr. Shen is gone, and only the good-for-nothing eldest son Shen is left. Sooner or later, this family fortune will be squandered.

"Miss Shen Er has been living a good life for a long time. Why would she marry into a poor family like yours and serve the whole family?"

The matchmaker with small eyes said, "At least the young master Wu I introduced to you is a scholar. If he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, the second young lady of the Shen family will be blessed."

"What a lousy scholar! He took the exams for years but never passed. I heard he does nothing at home and knows nothing. His mother and sister-in-law are not good people. This Second Miss Shen used to live a hard life serving the whole family."

Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu: ...

It sounds like the fate of women in ancient times was really miserable.

The two of them sat for a while. Besides listening to a bunch of matchmakers arguing, they also knew that the old lady and the second daughter of the Shen family could not make the decision, so they thought it would be better to go out and block the eldest son Shen somewhere.

Unexpectedly, just as he left Shen's house and walked around an alley next to it, he heard a tiny voice.

"Miss, Miss, please be careful."

Just as she finished speaking, the woman who had climbed up the three-meter-high wall accidentally fell headfirst.

Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu immediately ran over, ready to catch her with their hands. The girl landed smoothly in Qin Bingrui's arms. Qin Bingrui looked at the little beauty in his arms and smiled brightly.

"Sister Luo Yu is a beautiful girl, and she's dressed as a man!"

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