The imperial examination system officially withdrew from the historical stage with the demise of the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, universities began to recruit students on their own. When Jiang Hu was young, his family was well-off and he received an orthodox imperial examination education. However, as his family business declined and the imperial examination system was officially abolished, he suddenly lost his direction and hope.

However, since Teacher Hu insisted on keeping her braids, Shen Wenjiao couldn't help but complain in her heart that this person probably wanted to restore the monarchy. Although Teacher Hu also taught Shen Wenjiao a lot on weekdays, she didn't like this Teacher Hu from the bottom of her heart.

Humph╯^╰Who would like someone who looks down on them with contempt in his eyes!

Anyway, Shen Wenjiao didn't like this teacher Hu who had no moral integrity. He was a bit snobbish. If she were an ordinary girl, who knows what she would learn under such indifferent and cold attitude.

In other words, Shen Wenjiao herself did not expect this so-called teacher to teach her, but only wanted to be able to study and write openly in the future, and even contribute to make money. Yes, Shen Wenjiao's biggest wish now is to make some money privately and live a good life.

To put it bluntly, as long as Shen Wenjiao has money at her disposal, she can buy a train ticket and rent a house even if she wants to run away from home one day!

"Ahem, good morning, cousin!" Mo Ge'er, who had just kissed Seventh Sister Magic Sword, immediately restrained his cheerful expression when he saw Jiang Hu, who looked unwell, and sat up straight to prepare for class.

"Well, did Brother Mo finish his homework from the day before yesterday?"

Sure enough, Jiang Hu ignored Shen Wenjiao's existence and didn't even bother to give her a glance. However, Shen Wenjiao was also very comfortable. Anyway, she felt more comfortable watching the system video course by herself without the other party's teaching.

Jiang Hu and Mo Ge'er were teaching harmoniously, while Shen Wenjiao opened the video course and a book on the system and read with great interest. However, to outsiders, Shen Wenjiao seemed a little ungrateful, sitting there with a book, pretending to read seriously, but actually in a daze.

While Jiang Hu was writing for Mo Ge'er, he sat alone at the table and slowly flipped through the newspapers that he had specially asked the third branch of the Shen family to order. Occasionally, he looked up at Mo Ge'er's half-shaved head, feeling very proud.

The women in the inner house are easy to talk to. They will make any excuse to get the Beijing newspapers to make the decision and let the girl keep her braids.

Jiang Hu looked at Shen Wenjiao, who was sitting on the side and was in a daze and rarely interacting with him, and felt very sorry. This girl from the eldest branch of the Shen family was really too young. I heard that the eldest master of the Shen family was now working in the Ministry of Education in Beijing.

If so, it shouldn't be that difficult to get him a university place! What a pity~

Shen Wenjiao, who was studying hard on her course, didn't know that someone was plotting against her! Fortunately, she was still young.

In such a peaceful situation, Shen Wenjiao still lived a leisurely life. However, Jiang Hu, the teacher who had secretly encouraged Auntie San to let Mo Ge'er shave his head and leave a braid, actually took the initiative to cut his braid.

The change was too obvious, and the only two students couldn't help but get together to gossip after class. There was nothing they could do, Shen Wenjiao and Mo Ge'er were too young, and they stayed at Shen's house all day, so there was really nothing interesting to share.

"Brother Jiu, did you see that? Haha, Teacher Hu cut her braids. Tsk tsk, this hairstyle is really ugly. What do you think of your hair?"

Shen Wenjiao looked at Mo Ge'er, who was a bit emo at the moment, and felt a little sympathy in her heart, but it was not much.

"That's too much. My cousin cut his braid himself, why does he want me to keep it? No, I'm going to talk to mom tonight. I can't keep this tattered braid for another day~" Mo Ge'er was so angry that the braid on the back of his head was about to stand up.

Shen Wenjiao flipped through the old newspapers that Jiang Hu had left behind and immediately saw the news on the front page.

The last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi, was forced to move out of the Forbidden City, and the feudal monarchy of the Qing Dynasty was officially declared to be completely destroyed! Now that the emperor has been driven out, there is no need to talk about restoring the country in the future.

"Then, I guess there's no hope!"

Shen Wenjiao said with great concern. Anyway, she knew that Puyi would cause trouble again in the future. At least with the support of the Japanese in the later period, he became the puppet emperor of the puppet state of Manchukuo.

Shen Wenjiao's voice was not really loud, and Mo Ge'er didn't hear it clearly. He was still sad about the braids he had just grown! You know, Teacher Jiang Hu's half-short hair style today is really ugly! It's not as good-looking as when she had a long black and smooth braid at the beginning!

"My cousin is harming me! It would have been better if he cut his braids earlier~" When Mo Ge'er thought about having to go around visiting relatives and friends during the New Year with this hairstyle, he felt endless sadness in his heart.

"Come on, just put on your hat. It's okay to wear a hat in winter! There are so many people at home, who would care about two little unknown people like us!"

Shen Wenjiao is still very self-aware. Old Master Shen has a lot of sons and grandchildren, so how could he have the time to pay attention to them!

Just when Shen Wenjiao and Mo Ge'er were eagerly waiting to receive red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, a hot piece of news spread throughout the Shen family compound.

Old Master Shen’s seventh concubine was very lucky. She became pregnant after serving the old master for just over a year.

Shen Wenjiao was completely dumbfounded. Seventh Aunt actually did it!

When we returned to the courtyard, Grandma Shen's mother was also talking about this matter with Aunt Feng!

"My goodness, Honghua is such a lucky girl. If this baby is a son, her life will be secure!" Grandma Shen has watched Honghua become my father-in-law's concubine. To be honest, unlike others who look down on her outwardly and disdainfully, she is envious and jealous in secret.

Privately, Grandma Shen understood Honghua's choice. If Honghua hadn't come to this, she would have been sold by her father who owed her gambling debts. Who knows what dirty place the traffickers would send her to for a little more money? It's better to give it a try!

Fortunately, the Seventh Aunt is pregnant now, so there is hope for the future. In the Shen family, there is a huge difference between the aunts with children and those without children.

"Yes! As long as I can eat well and wear warm clothes, being a concubine is nothing."

Feng Ma also nodded enviously. She now hoped that her daughter who was sold could also have such good luck! Being a concubine of the master, even if she was a little older, was better than ending up in those brothels. She didn't know where her daughters were sold to.

Feng Ma's daughters were all raised until they were three or five years old before being sold, so sometimes when she looked at Shen Wenjiao, who was the same age as her, she would occasionally feel a little empathy.

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