Chapter 232 - 221: Frustrated at Their Lack of Progress
County Magistrate Fu asked, "Is this what Zhou Man said?"
"No, this is what I thought, but she said that it’s joyful to learn unknown knowledge from books, and I also find it very joyful, especially when I can discuss it with friends afterward; that makes it even more joyful."
County Magistrate Fu contemplated. He wasn’t short of money, and of course, it was no problem to provide for his daughter’s education. But she was eleven years old, and in three or four years she would be of marriageable age, ready to be wed once she reached adulthood. She had much to learn, and spending so much time reading at this point...
However, upon further thought, if Zhou Man could read, why couldn’t his daughter?
And he himself was quite fond of Zhou Man, having once regretted that she wasn’t a boy, hadn’t he?
County Magistrate Fu felt torn and after a long hesitation said, "I will mention this matter to your mother."
He had always entrusted his daughter’s education to his wife. With such a matter, he definitely had to consult her.
Although he didn’t give a definitive answer, Fu Wenyun was still overjoyed and quickly thanked her father.
County Magistrate Fu then opened The Great Learning, smiling. "Don’t thank me just yet. Since you are reading The Great Learning, I shall test you on a few passages."
The teacher that the Fu Family employed for Fu Wenyun and her sisters was a lady teacher, and besides calligraphy, had long since stopped teaching them new textbooks. They spent all their time learning embroidery, practicing the zither, chess, and other such activities. She read in her own free time.
Entirely self-taught.