Chapter 1096: A Millennial Puzzle

"But, but I don't want to be a woman who does nothing; I am a Miao doctor." Ayuduo was a little dissatisfied. In this era, what woman wouldn't want to find a good man and then not have to do anything at all, just having food to eat? But that only happens in dreams.

Yet, Ayuduo was different after all. She was smart enough and capable, so she was unwilling to be a woman who could do nothing for her whole life. This was not her wish; two strange ideas were colliding at this moment.

In Ayuduo's view, Sui's thinking was a bit strange. Why should a woman not have to do anything? Born into this world, women and men are the same; they should work. But here, it wasn't necessary. Sui also felt it was strange: what kind of woman would refuse such a good life?

Changle also spoke at the same time: "Father, Mother, Ayuduo knows a lot about these aspects. I think she can help me. With her here, my work will definitely be able to be done more smoothly. I also don't want to let her be a too ordinary woman."

Zhi listened silently on the side, feeling a bit uncomfortable in her heart. As a girl who grew up in Huaxia and received Baifeng's education, she knew that women could also strive for their own careers. But her marrying Yulong was a good thing, yet also not a good thing.

She didn't have to work hard to get things others couldn't get in a lifetime, and her son could also inherit Huaxia. However, the knowledge she had learned could no longer be used, and her career was difficult to continue developing. There was no way around it, because she had to bear children; Yulong's children were more important than her own career.

This was actually a major contradiction of this era. Baifeng wanted to cultivate women as well to provide more talent for Huaxia, but in this era, women were meant to bear children. The more they could bear, the better; they were meant to keep bearing them, and only then would they be praised. Men thought this way, and women thought this way too, because everyone was an animal, a beast, needing to reproduce. Reproduction was the first priority in this era, not some personal great pursuit or dream.

Not to mention Zhi, Qinyang's own dreams had already been completely abandoned. Children occupied the main part of her life, and her body did not allow her to execute any major tasks. Once her body was recovered, it was time to bear children; the whole of Huaxia was basically in such a situation.

The only relatively good point was that although pregnant women were valued, it wasn't too outrageous. Most women still had to work after getting pregnant. It was only according to Huaxia's laws that in the sixty days before birth and the thirty days after the child was born, they did not need to work, fully ensuring the health of the child and the pregnant woman.

But after the child was born, they still needed to be fed and could not be left alone. Problems in every aspect led to a relatively difficult situation for women in the workplace. It was hard for women in various departments to have opportunities for further advancement, because everyone was working hard; if you had a baby, you were delayed for too long, and the opportunity was snatched away by men who didn't need to have babies.

There were no baby bottles, no wet nurses, and even less so maternity matrons, so many women would give up their jobs and devote themselves entirely to feeding and bearing children. Anyway, their own men could currently support them.

After feeling that the child could be left alone, they would then go to places like factories to find work again, waiting for the next birth. Only women who were officials might have more concerns and be reluctant to give up their jobs. Baifeng had long known about this problem and trouble, but he couldn't solve it either and could only let nature take its course. If he didn't pay attention to it, everyone would find a way to solve it themselves; when the problem became too big, then he would think of a way.

It was impossible for him to go against the current and say he would forbid women from reading and learning, or forbid them from being officials. It was possible before, but if he suddenly forbade it now, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among many women. It was better to shelve this problem; after all, it was a millennial puzzle that he had no way to solve either.

However, regarding the problem of Changle and Ayuduo, he felt it was easy to solve, so he immediately put forward his own idea.

"Changle, let's do it this way. You, usually just keep Ayuduo by your side. In places that are too dangerous, if she is pregnant, she doesn't need to go. She can be your assistant, or rather, the two of you can be partners and get your career going."

"This time when you go out, take her with you, and then teach her the writing. Living in Huaxia and working in Huaxia, one must understand our writing. Then, teach her the things that should be taught, right?"

"As long as you teach with heart and she learns with heart, I think it will be much faster than letting her study in school."

"When you finish this mission and come back, it will just happen to be Winter, the time to start resting. You should try to use this Winter to teach her, and then go to school to take an exam. After she passes, I will arrange work for her."

"The two of you work on it together. When the time comes, I'll see if we can create a special new department for people like you. When Ayuduo's pregnancy becomes more obvious, you won't need to take her with you; let her stay in Huaxia to organize data, or teach students—all of that is fine."

"Since you, Ayuduo, don't want to be idle and want to create a career, then I certainly support you. With me, you will get more convenience than anywhere else. Even your father couldn't possibly support you like I do."

"Changle must have told you, the Heaven God said that since Heaven created two kinds of people, men and women, then women can also hold up half of Heaven. So, whatever you do is fine."

"Changle, are you satisfied with this arrangement of mine? What is your opinion?"

Changle nodded repeatedly: "Father, I have no problem. I think it's fine. It's just, can we teach Ayuduo our Huaxia writing?"

"You haven't taught her on this journey?" Now it was Baifeng who was a bit surprised.

"Father, this writing belongs to our Huaxia; it cannot be taught to people of other tribes casually. I only showed her a few characters; I didn't teach her anything else."

Baifeng didn't quite know what to say: "Your sense of confidentiality is quite strong now. Ayuduo is your wife; she is a person of Huaxia now. What is there that you cannot teach her? When you let her look at what you write, what difference is there from looking at bugs crawling? How will she be able to help you then?"

Changle was overjoyed: "Good, Father, then I will teach her. From now on, she is a person of Huaxia, not of the Jiuli."

"How is she not of the Jiuli? Ayuduo is a person of Huaxia, and she is also a person of the Jiuli; this does not conflict. Why did you suddenly become stupid, you brat?"