"Go by yourself, I'm afraid she won't be happy."
Zhou Man thought for a while and said, "Then I'll take her."
Bai Shan immediately shook his head, "Can you get up?"
Zhou Man imagined it in his heart first, then nodded and said: "It should be possible, shouldn't I get up early like I used to study?"
Bai Shan thought for a while, nodded and said: "All right, you can also watch me boxing and sword practicing in the garden."
He pinched Zhou Man's arm and said with a smile, "Do you want me to teach you?"
Zhou Man's eyes lit up, and then the light in his eyes quickly went out, "Forget it, it's not that I haven't learned it, I didn't learn it a few years ago, and now I'm older, and I can't learn it anymore. I'd better play my Wu Qinxi .”
So the next day, when the little boy Bai Jingxing came to find his father excitedly for a walk, he failed to go, but was taken in the garden to watch his parents boxing.
She looked at her father, who was punching furiously, and then turned her head to look at her mother, who was acting funny. She immediately stood behind her father, waved her hands and yelled and danced in disorder.
Zhou Man just finished playing Wu Qin Xi, turned to watch, and immediately stretched out his hand to take her aside, "Your father is boring, come, play Wu Qin Xi with mother."
"Mother's actions are not good-looking."
"That's because you're ignorant," Zhou Man said, "Did you see this? This is a monkey show. Is the monkey just like this, turning its eyes cleverly from side to side..."
The little boy Bai Jingxing saw that the fun was coming, so he also pinched his fingers, curled his neck and turned around...
Zhou Man quickly praised her, "That's right, that's right."
After finishing a set of punches, Bai Shan took a rest and took a towel to wipe off his sweat. Seeing that the mother and daughter were teaching the other, they were also enjoying the game, so he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
The three of them had a fun life, and Mr. Tang also had a good time.
His daughter-in-law is here, and he has someone to talk with him anyway, so he won't be looking forward to seeing Bai Jingxing's little friend come to play for a day.
It's a pity that Mrs. Tang didn't stay with her all day. Now that she came to Beihai County, she naturally wanted to go out and have a look.
So after spending time with Mr. Tang every day, she went out for a stroll.
The medical office she went to first, "The location of your medical office is not bad. It is not only facing the street, but also close to the county government office. You can get there in a quarter of an hour through the alley."
Zhou Man pointed to the bustling street in front of the gate and said with a smile: "When we first came here, all the shops on this street were closed, and there was no street, just like a laneway, but it's not far from the main street. , walk out for a while.”
"However, because more people came to the medical office to see a doctor, some people sold some food in front of the door. Later, there were more people selling various things."
Mrs. Tang nodded slightly, and entered the door together with Zhou Man. When she saw the patients, doctors and medicine boys passing by in the yard, she sighed and said sincerely: "Man Bao, you are a capable minister, and the world is like you. I'm afraid there are not many women, you don't know how much the daughters of honorable families in the capital admire you in private."
Zhou Man looked at her in surprise, "Why did my sister-in-law suddenly talk about this?"
Mrs. Tang said, "I just wanted to tell you all of a sudden."
She said: "Occasionally, I also think that if I can be born a few years later, if you set this precedent, I might also enter the Imperial Medical Office and make some achievements in the imperial court."
Zhou Man rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, it's not too late now."
She said: "Human, if you live a lifetime, you will learn for the rest of your life. Other students need to study for eight or ten years to become a teacher, but my sister-in-law is smart. If you are willing to work hard, you may be able to become a teacher in six or seven years."
The more Zhou Man talked, the more he felt that this idea was good, and encouraged her: "Besides, the Imperial Medical Office and the Imperial College have joint teaching. The first requirement of the students selected for further study in the Imperial College is not medical skills, but to understand the way of management as an official. Work for the Tai Medical Department."
"With my sister-in-law's knowledge and ability, I can definitely study in the Imperial College," Zhou Man became more and more excited as he said, "If my sister-in-law is interested, I am willing to guarantee you. How about recommending you to Xiao Yuanzheng?"
Mrs. Tang: ...
She reached out and touched her forehead, "You don't have a fever either."
Zhou Man pulled her hand down, "I'm serious."
Zhou Man said with a serious face: "You don't think there are people graduating every year in the imperial medical department, but we are actually very short of manpower."
"Not only civilians, but also the military, need not only doctors, but also talented people who understand medical principles and plan for the development of the medical department. In addition, they also need people who are responsible for various chores. At least one must understand medical science and medicine, otherwise it will be difficult to communicate with doctors."
"Among them, women are the most lacking," she said, "Although the Imperial Medical Office recruits girls every year, the number of female students is still far lower than that of male students. This is the case for all medical students, let alone the exchange and study with the Imperial College. , For three years, the Imperial College has only accepted twelve female students we sent over, and most of them are male students who have been selected."
Mrs. Tang didn't expect Zhou Man to say so many words with emotion. She was stunned for a while before she said, "I'm afraid you don't know yet. The empress listened to the suggestion of the princess and reused female officials in the palace. It is necessary to open up a women's school in the Imperial College, and let the daughters of clan members and court officials' daughters enroll in school in the future."
Zhou Man's eyes brightened, "I haven't heard of it, have you agreed to it?"
"...I didn't agree," Mrs. Tang said, "So you asked me to go to the Imperial College at this time. At my age, if you just mention it, the court's impeachment papers will probably bury you."
Zhou Man: "I'm not afraid!"
"I'm afraid!" Mrs. Tang said with a smile, "I'm not alone, and I'm not a little girl who doesn't know the world and can move forward with one heart."
She sighed and said, "I have a husband behind me, three children, and a family. Moreover, my father-in-law is a prime minister on the left. What do you think it means for me to enter the Imperial Academy?"
"It means that the left minister is on the side of the queen and the princess?"
Mrs. Tang smiled slightly and said, "Yes."
Zhou Man asked cautiously: "Then Mr. Tang is on their side?"
Madam Tang said, "I don't know."
Zhou Man stared.
Mrs. Tang said with a smile: "It's true. Father-in-law's position is different from before. He doesn't seem to be able to say whatever he wants before. He is now the prime minister. There are too many things to weigh."
"He didn't object to or affirm the Queen's and Crown Princess' proposals, but he just clarified the interests and let the ministers and His Majesty choose," Mrs. Tang said, "But the Empress is not a radical person. If the courtiers object, she will just make the matter go away." Put it aside for now."
Zhou Man sighed, knowing that Mrs. Tang was involved in a lot, she must not be able to enter the Imperial Medical Office, she rolled her eyes, "Sister-in-law, is there any smart little girl in your clan who has the same ambition as you? I can Recommended for her."