Female supremacy: leading the whole family to change their family

Chapter 138 Literary Meeting

Although Father Gu felt sorry for the situation, he never thought that the man from the Jia family would marry into the Gu family. After all, they were also merchants.

Gu Yao was too old, so she could only marry the third man from a merchant family.

Her granddaughter is now the daughter of a fifth-rank official. How could she possibly marry a man from a merchant family? Wouldn't she be laughed at if she went out like that?

And Xiao Gu also felt that, after all, the daughter of their Gu family was from an official family, and her husband must be of equal status to their Gu family.

Gu Yao didn't pay much attention to the fact that the children of the Jia family were studying together in the Gu family. Her main focus now was on her own political achievements.

What she paid most attention to was the literary atmosphere of Shicheng. She even organized a literary gathering and invited talented students from all over Shicheng to participate.

If a poem written by someone receives high praise, her poem will be posted and there may even be prizes, whether it is books or money, which can attract people from Shicheng to participate.

"Madam, are you also planning to attend the literary gathering in a few days? How about we go together?"

"Of course, it's OK. Speaking of which, this event is hosted by Lord Gu, and there will even be prizes. I heard that one of the prizes is an excellent poetry collection, which was made by a great man in the capital. If we can get it, we will become famous in Shicheng."

The most important thing for students is to become an official, and even to have a reputation. After all, if your reputation spreads, you will be respected by many scholars.

These scholars are eager to participate and get a place.

"Yes, and I also heard that if we become famous at the literary conference, our poems will be posted and read by the whole Shicheng. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

A few days before the meeting, Gu Yao hadn't gone yet. She was still handling some matters in the government office."

Although she could delegate all matters to her subordinates, some important matters still needed her personal review.

The grain in Shicheng is much better now than before, and the harvest is also good. Although she was promoted because of the potato issue, the development of potatoes still depends on her.

Now the county magistrates below are doing their work much faster and slower. Because the common people's family affairs have been saved, every household can now live a life of well-fed and warm clothing.

Although they didn't become rich, at least no one starved to death anymore.

But he is also a very lazy person. However, some farmers are not that lazy and work in the fields all day long.

However, it is also because Gu Yao is too diligent that Shicheng has developed so fast.

When it comes time to pay taxes every year, Shicheng's tax revenue is still quite considerable, which also leaves the people in the Ministry of Households with a good impression of Shicheng.

They also know that Shicheng’s rapid development is also thanks to Gu Yao. After all, she is the founder of Tudou.

Since the emergence of potatoes, they have saved many ordinary people in the past few years. Even a small half of the military pay was replaced by potatoes.

When she first made potato noodles, it attracted a lot of people's love. Even now, restaurants in Beijing also serve potato noodles, and many people who like this dish eat it almost every day.

Even some ordinary people sometimes use potato flour instead when cooking.

Rice and noodles are very precious, and most of them want to save them and exchange them for money later.

A family cannot be without money. After all, people grow old and get sick. If you eat grains and cereals, you will always get sick. Sometimes saving money and exchanging it for money can save a large part of your life.

By the time Gu Yao had dealt with all the matters, the time for the literary meeting had arrived.

That day she also came to the literary gathering in casual clothes, and Gu Xiaoshu was the host.

So these students were very excited and wanted to perform well to get Gu Yao's favor.

Moreover, Gu Yao also handed over most of the work of these literary meetings to Gu Xiaoshu. After all, she had followed Gu Yao for such a long time that she already understood some things very well.

Gu Yao even gave Gu Xiaoshu a clerical job, and she also worked for the court.

Although she had never been to school, Gu Yao knew that Gu Xiaoshu was very capable, so she got her this position the moment she made a contribution.

Gu Xiaoshu was obviously very experienced in hosting this literary gathering, as she had also rehearsed it with Gu Yao before.

So when the literary gathering reached its climax, Gu Yao was already optimistic about several students. After all, they had received education.

Moreover, the academy has developed well in the past two years. Although no one has achieved fame yet, she thinks that by next year, the literary style of Shicheng will have grown significantly.

Gu Yao was delighted to see this scene, and smiled to the other county magistrates beside him, "If we wait until our academy continues to develop and recruit a few better teachers, maybe we will have several scholars or juren next year."

The other county magistrates laughed and said, "Of course. Our Shicheng is what it is today thanks to Lord Gu. Lord Gu, you should stay in our Shicheng for a few more years. It is all thanks to you that Shicheng is developing so well now."

Gu Yao smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you. If it weren't for the cooperation of the adults, our Shicheng wouldn't have developed so fast. But we still have to work hard in the future and strive to have more Jinshi in our Shicheng. Then our place will get better and better."

These county magistrates have always wanted Gu Yao to stay in Shicheng. After all, with her around, not only will their salaries be paid faster, but they will even receive rewards during the New Year and other festivals.

They have also received ratings in recent years, and one county magistrate has even been promoted, so this is why they admire Gu Yao so much.

Although Gu Yao is young, she is very experienced and responsible. She will not push all the things to them. They have gotten along very well with Gu Yao in the past few years.

Even one of the county magistrates, Chen, wanted his son to marry into the Gu family.

He would be willing to be the third husband even if it meant being a concubine. After all, the Gu family was a very disciplined family.

Even the family conditions are good. If her son marries her, he may not enjoy wealth and glory, but he will definitely have a good life.

County Magistrate Chen thought to himself that he had to find an opportunity to have a good chat with Lord Gu.

Thinking that although her family was only a county magistrate, his daughter was already a scholar.

She is also studying at Shicheng College now. If she passes the provincial examination and becomes a juren, then her family should be pretty good, and her eldest son should be able to marry into the Gu family.

It doesn't matter even if Lord Gu refuses. After all, her family has many sons and she is not very old. If there is a chance, she can still become related to Lord Gu's family.

Gu Yao naturally had no idea that someone was targeting her daughter.

However, Gu Ping really needs to get engaged as soon as possible. When he reaches the right age, he must get married to avoid being fined.

She didn't care about the fine, but not getting married was not a solution and it would affect her reputation.