Whenever Li Chuntao thought about how women weren't allowed to take civil service exams, she feared that they wouldn't be able to enroll many female students, especially in this rural area, which was entirely different from her home, where they were willing to send girls to learn.
In this countryside, they believed that it was a virtue for women to be unskilled, and as long as they could do household chores and be good wives and mothers, that was enough.
Actually, she felt that it was good for women to learn a few things, at least some literacy and needlework. Thinking of this, Li Chuntao said, "Xiaoxiao, how about while teaching the girls to read, I also teach them some needlework? A woman skilled in needlework will have a better chance of finding a good family to marry into when she grows up. At the very least, we could train more people, and maybe your workshop could use them."
