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After buying some gifts, Wang Mingshan went to visit his future father-in-law. He was a little hesitant, since he had no idea how to tell his father-in-law about his trip to Huainan Province.
Zhou Zhengtao warmly welcomed his future son-in-law into the house. Wang Mingshan's future thirteen-year-old sister-in-law skipped out and grabbed Wang Mingshan. "Brother Wang, when are you bringing me to watch the show?"
"Oh. Tomorrow is the weekend. Let's go there tomorrow, okay? "Wang Mingshan liked this little girl very much. She always reminded Wang Mingshan of his own sister. Although they didn't share the same mother, Wang Mingshan's younger sister always clung to Wang Mingshan affectionately. She was the only family member Wang Mingshan could feel the joy of a family.
"What are you looking at? Have you finished your homework? You always say that you want to rely on high school. Can't you just do your homework? "Wang Mingshan's father-in-law, Zhou Zhengtao, scolded his daughter.
"Dad, I've finished all my homework!" The little girl was not afraid of her father and shouted coquettishly.
Wang Mingshan could not help but stand on his future father-in-law's side and say, "You have to do well in class. To be a female teacher or a female doctor, one had to pass the exam! It won't do if you don't study well! "
These days, teaching and being a doctor were jobs that women yearned for. Apart from the social status of these two professions being generally recognized, these two professions were also "paid for by the emperor", and their treatment was very stable. In the past, the Restoration of the Viceroy's Office had not been fully recognized. Many people felt that seeking refuge in the Restoration of the Viceroy's Office was akin to being a bandit. Nowadays, it was a highly recognized occupation to be able to eat the government's food in Guangdong.
The little girl's ambition was obviously high. She shouted, "I don't want to be a teacher, and I don't want to be a doctor. I want to be an official like Brother Wang! "
Wang Mingshan couldn't help but laugh at such an ambitious career vision. He patted the little girl on the shoulder and said, "Then you have to study harder."
There were more and more job opportunities provided by the Restored Viceroy's Office, but the competition for these jobs was also getting more and more intense. The admission rate for the Civil Servant Examination was 1 in 30, so it was not easy to pass.
"What show are we going to see tomorrow?" the little girl asked Wang Mingshan.
"What do you want to see?" Wang Mingshan asked. Now, it was no longer the time when Cantonese Opera dominated the world. The new "civilized drama" was drama, and there were more and more stage plays.
"Our teacher said that there is a play called 'Going Out to Take a Look' that is very good. The drama club in our school also wants us to act in it. Let's go see that! I want to act in it, "the little girl shouted.
When Wang Mingshan heard this, he couldn't help but look at his future father-in-law, Zhou Zhengtao. The Liberation Army wanted to break bad habits. Women had to come out and work. They opposed the practice of forbidding women from showing their faces in public. Among the many plays, "Going Out to Take a Look" was related to this. It was about a young lady from a certain family going to school, but the head of the family strongly opposed it. During the debate, the Liberation Army said that if the girl didn't want to go out, they couldn't force the girl to go out for a walk. However, the girl had to come out to study and work. If anyone tried to stop her, the Liberation Army would never agree.
Zhou Zhengtao was a scholar, and he took the initiative to join the Liberation Army. At the end of 1856, he mixed into the Liberation Army as a temporary worker. However, coming out to join the Liberation Army did not mean that he fully supported all the policies of the Liberation Army. Zhou Zhengtao himself even opposed women coming out to work. Later, he was specially interviewed by the Department of Culture and Education of the restored Governor's Office. This scholar couldn't reason with the cadres of the Liberation Army. Moreover, the cadres of the Liberation Army said, "Do you want to listen to the government's arrangements or not?" Only then did the scholar raise his hands and surrender. Taking out the negative characters in "Going Out to Take a Look", it was said that some of Zhou Zhengtao's words were there.
Of course, Zhou Zhengtao refused to mention this at home. However, his daughter's unintentional words made Wang Mingshan feel that his father-in-law was going to explode. Sure enough, Zhou Zhengtao's face turned serious and he scolded, "I'm checking your homework today. If you can't memorize it, I won't let you go out. Now go and recite for me! "
After being scolded by her father, the little girl obediently ran to the back room.
Zhou Zhengtao sighed. "Mingshan, if the government indulges these kids like this, won't they turn the world upside down in the future?"
"Equality between men and women is the government's basic national policy. You must not say such things." Wang Mingshan quickly advised. Although he said that, Wang Mingshan somewhat agreed with his prospective father-in-law's point of view.
Now that the restored Governor's Office had entered a high tide of marriage, a large number of male cadres in their twenties and even thirties had begun to get married. Wang Mingshan was also in his twenties, and there were many people who introduced him to a partner. However, after introducing a few partners, Wang Mingshan was not very satisfied.
There were many requirements for government civil servants in the restored Governor's Office, but the ones that really worked were the "three clear rules" and the "three hidden rules". The three clear rules were that, except for those who had joined the Liberation Army before 1857, those whose immediate family members were civil servants in Manchu Qing were not allowed to apply for the civil service. Those who refused to put the feet of the female members of the family were not allowed to apply for the civil service. Those who smoked were not allowed to apply for the civil service.
Zhou Zhengtao had successfully become a clerk because he had joined the faction early. However, as a scholar, Zhou Zhengtao's three daughters all had their feet bound. Although he also put the feet of his daughters after the policy was issued, it was still a bad record.
The Liberation Army's attack on foot binding was extremely tough. The big slogan clearly stated that foot binding was backward, barbaric, and inhumane. In recent years, the Liberation Army had implemented the Liberation Army Family Education Law. A large number of family members of the Liberation Army had received education and entered the government department to work. After the government department was established, it was obvious that there were too many monks and not enough gruel, so there was a division of "advanced" and "backward." In fact, there were very few ordinary people who had their feet bound, and the Liberation Army, an army that came from a bumpkin background, definitely did not lack members who had enough feet. The women who had their feet bound were naturally greatly affected.
Wang Mingshan did not like the group of women who only studied for a few years and then came out to work. Many people in the government looked down on Zhou Zhengtao's background. As a family of scholars in Anqing, Wang Mingshan was very fond of Miss Zhou, who came from a scholarly family. However, traditional scholars naturally had the habits of scholars, and the process of matchmaking had to be followed. The two sides had originally planned to get married, but now that Wang Mingshan was going to Huainan to work, this matter was likely to be delayed. Although Wang Mingshan really hoped to get married in advance, with his future father-in-law's behavior, Wang Mingshan was still rather worried that he would not accept it.
After hearing Wang Mingshan talk about this matter, Zhou Zhengtao said happily, "Mingshan, you're going to be sent out now, that's a good thing! You have to do it well. Besides, when you go back to your hometown in Anqing, you can tell your family about this matter. I feel that the parents of both sides should meet! "
After hearing his father-in-law say this, Wang Mingshan knew that there was no possibility of getting married in advance. Furthermore, his father-in-law was really strict, so the possibility of meeting Miss Zhou before he left was probably gone as well.
Wang Mingshan sighed. "I understand."
As Wang Mingshan expected, when he boarded the ship to Luzhou, he did not get to meet his fiancée. With a self-interested heart, Wang Mingshan sighed and said, "This society has to change!"
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