No matter what Shen Wenjiao was thinking, Grandma Shen and her family continued to live their lives as usual. It was obvious that Grandma Shen had gotten used to the Shen family's affluent and stable life, where she had no worries about food and clothing, and a high bed and a soft sleeper were enough to satisfy her.

As for the various possible storms and dangers in the outside world, Grandma Shen might have some feeling in her heart, but her stable life for many years made her unable to take precautions.

"Jiao Jie'er is just a small person, she believes everything she hears. There's nothing strange about war. A few years ago, the emperor was forced to abdicate, but some president came to power. In a country as big as ours, there is always someone in charge, either the emperor or the president. Anyway, it's just a change of title. What does it have to do with us women in the inner house? As for us, it's enough for us to live our own lives well."

Grandma Shen talked about the turbulent, powerful, passionate, and overwhelming Xinhai Revolution so lightly. It was obvious that the change in the upper leadership had no effect on her at all. Yes, the gap was too big. The turbulent outside had no big impact on them who had been living in the inner house.

"Jiao Jie'er, as a girl you should stop caring about those unwritten things. War is ultimately a man's business, so we just need to stay at home safely." Grandma Shen was a little displeased with Shen Wenjiao's unbound feet recently, and she no longer spoke to her with the gentleness and patience she had at the beginning.

You have to know that Grandma Shen and Shen Wenjiao live in the Shen family mansion. Although they have reduced their contact with other people, Grandma Shen is not completely cut off from the outside world. At least she goes to the old lady to pay her respects and chat with her every now and then.

Shen Wenjiao, a girl who didn't bind her feet and ran around all day studying with the third room and Mo Ge'er, was extremely conspicuous! Although every time someone talked about this Shen's grandmother, she could always use the excuse that it was the request of the great master Shen, in the end, she didn't agree with it in her heart.

In short, unless something interesting happens in the Shen family, Shen Wenjiao's unbound feet will be talked about in the Shen family's inner house for a long time!

Shen Wenjiao actually thought it was okay that Grandma Shen didn't take it seriously. She had the common problems of modern people, living a carefree life and being selfish and indifferent. But you never know when she will burst out with shocking power.

Life went on as usual, and the Northern Expedition Declaration in the newspaper was far from Shen Wenjiao's life. A few days later, when Shen Wenjiao went to class again, she saw a half-bald headed brother, Du Xiaojiu.

"Xiao Qi, you are so mean. I usually give you so many snacks, but you didn't remind me last time~" Mo Ge looked at Shen Wenjiao who was walking in with a sad face. This girl can't be kept, she is too disloyal.

"Haha, Ninth Brother. Actually, your braid looks pretty good ~ Hahaha ~" Shen Wenjiao is now very comfortable calling the five-year-old Mo Ge'er "Ninth Brother", which shows that her thick-skinned character has been slowly trained.

But today, she couldn't help it. Haha, it was too funny. Especially since Mo Ge'er had just had his scalp shaved and his round, chubby head. It was obvious that Third Aunt had taken good care of Mo Ge'er. His chubby face was particularly round and plump.

"You, you, Xiaoqi, you bad girl. I will ignore you from now on. I don't know what my mother thinks. Many people in my family have cut their braids! Why should I keep it? It's so ugly~"

Mo Ge'er shook the braid behind his head in disdain, looking particularly dissatisfied>_<

"Ahem, I just couldn't help it. Brother Jiu, please don't be angry, okay~ Look, I specially brought you your favorite snacks! They are your favorite~"

Shen Wenjiao handed over a small bag of snacks she had bought specially. She bought them secretly from the system and usually shared them with Mo Ge'er. Anyway, Mo Ge'er would think that her mother bought them for her, so it was not a big problem.

"That's actually nothing! I just feel uncomfortable with it. My father doesn't even have a braid. It's just that cousin Hu believes that the country will be restored in the future, so he thinks braids are better~"

Mo Ge'er was a child, his mood came and went quickly, and he quickly recovered after eating the snacks. You know, this kind of snack is sweet, and his mother has always been reluctant to let him eat it.

"Oh, yes. I remember my father also had short hair. What's the point of Teacher Hu keeping braids?" Shen Wenjiao looked outside the door. It was still early, so she estimated that Teacher Hu would not come over at this time, so she continued to chat with Mo Ge'er.

In fact, Shen Wenjiao didn't notice that she had been here for almost a year and had not seen many men, but their hairstyles were really random. Some were like her father, Mr. Shen, with short hair that was combed so smooth that a fly would have to split its hair if it stood on it. Some were like Mr. Hu, who taught them, and had traditional Qing Dynasty braids.

Originally thinking that this was a characteristic of this era, Shen Wenjiao didn't take it seriously at first. But recently, she got Mo Ge'er's old newspaper and read it carefully for a long time.

From the fragments in the newspapers, we can see that after the success of the Xinhai Revolution, President Sun Yat-sen gave clear instructions on how to deal with the poisonous tumor of feudalism after he came to power.

Men were strictly ordered to cut their braids and women were advised to unbind their feet.

Different from the attitude towards women's foot binding, which is mainly based on advocacy, natural feet will cause a lot of trouble, and it has not changed the views of most people to this day. At least, the custom of foot binding is still prevalent in Datong.

The government took a tough approach to the issue of men cutting their braids. At the beginning, the government directly called the whole country and said, "From the day the order is issued, all men must cut off their braids within 20 days." It took very strict and tough measures.

At the very least, Shen Wenjiao could see the government's determination from the various photos of people cutting their braids in the newspapers. Of course, the helplessness, stiffness, and resignation in the eyes of the people being forced to cut their braids in the photos also made Shen Wenjiao laugh.

However, there are countermeasures for every policy, and all kinds of people who still have hope for the Qing Dynasty, no matter what their mentality, still insist on keeping their braids. This is why Shen Wenjiao now sees all kinds of hairstyles appearing randomly.

It is now 1924, and the strict policy of cutting the queue has long been ineffective. Warlords everywhere are unable to fight wars, so who cares whether people cut their queues or not?

Mo Ge'er was more experienced this time. He glanced outside the door and quietly whispered in Shen Wenjiao's ear. "Cousin Hu just hopes that the previous emperor can stand up, so that talented people like him can have a chance to come to the fore! Cousin Hu doesn't seem to know much about physics and chemistry, so he can't pass the exam. This is not the era of the imperial examination. Now we have to take the college entrance examination."

Shen Wenjiao understood immediately that Teacher Hu was a complete liberal arts student, not good at science. Unfortunately, the imperial examination was abolished, and it was not so easy to get into universities.

It is not easy for ordinary people without money, power or a college degree to work in a government department.

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