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Chapter 24: Hands off the shopkeeper

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    "If this Widow Xie was born in later generations and could be educated, she would be a good managerial talent."

    Liu Jin nodded and thought as he watched Widow Xie tell dozens of men to line up in a few words and distribute steamed buns and soup to everyone in an orderly manner.

    "It's a pity that she was born in ancient times, in this era of three obediences and four virtues. Without her husband, she is doomed to be miserable for the rest of her life, even though she is always carefree, talking and laughing to the outside world."

    But soon, Liu Jin shook his head with regret.

    In ancient times, a married daughter was really thrown out of the water, and everything went to her husband's family. If she was unlucky and her husband died, it was definitely not easy to remarry, and she had to go through her husband's family.  Just agree.

    ??And often in order to maintain the reputation of the family, the husband's family will often ask to observe the chastity, that is, not to remarry. In the Ming Dynasty, the official was relatively supportive of the chastity memorial. The chastity arch is enough to illustrate this point.

    If you don¡¯t remarry, there will often be a lot of disputes. As the saying goes, there will be a lot of disputes in front of a widow, and this is what it means.

    If you have a child, and there is a boy, then congratulations, for the sake of having a male, at least the brothers in the clan will still help.

    But if you don't give birth to a boy for your husband, your fate will be very tragic. Ordinary lower-class families will most likely become the wife of the husband's brother, because it is very difficult to marry a daughter-in-law, and there is no reason for the husband's family to leave one alone.  use.

    If the family situation is not bad, life will not be easy, because there is no male son, so it is very likely that the family will be devoured by members of the husband's clan.

    The so-called "eating an extinct household", if understood from the literal meaning, means that a family faces no heirs, has no children, and leaves some meager property. It is said that people are selfish, so the property of an extinct family becomes numerous.  Villagers, relatives and friends have "made money".

    They usually join forces and come to this household to forcibly take possession of property, ranging from needlework, pots and pans to real estate and fields. The whole idea is to divide up any valuable property in this household and let this household's valuable property be divided up.  Things cease to exist and are reduced to nothing.

    This kind of rhythm of punishing people and property is a bit like the scene of being divided up by the great powers in the late Qing Dynasty. It drives people to death and has no humanity at all.

    Once the widow is exterminated, the fate of a widow is often death. Sometimes even the widow herself will forcibly occupy the property or simply sell it to a brothel.

    At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, there was a talented woman named Liu Rushi. She and her husband, who was a high official, lived together lovingly and affectionately. Moreover, this woman had the heart to save the country and the people.

    But unfortunately, her husband passed away. When Liu Rushi, a widow, faced fellow villagers who wanted to make a fortune, she hanged herself to protect her husband's property and belongings.

    The widow Xie in front of Liu Jin was lucky because her husband left her a son and a daughter before his death, so at least she would not be devoured.

    "Winter melon peel, why are you kicking the steamed bun in your arms?"

    Just as Liu Jin was deep in thought, Widow Xie's loud voice sounded again, and Liu Jin quickly looked over.

    I saw Widow Xie holding a spoon in her hand, pointing at a short man with a dark complexion and saying sternly.

    This man's name is Dong Gua, nicknamed Winter Melon Pi, which is homophonic to Dong Gua Pi, which means that as long as this person has any benefit, no matter how big or small, he must scrape it back. At this time, the bulge in his arms is obviously hidden.  thing.

    ¡°No~~it¡¯s nothing.¡±

    "I'm not afraid that the steamed buns will get cold, so I put them in my arms."

    Dong Gua was exposed by Widow Xie in front of everyone, and his face suddenly turned red. He took out the steamed bun in his arms and put it in his mouth to take a bite.

    "Hmph~ Don't think I don't know what you want to do."

    "Brother Jin said, this steamed bun is enough, it's up to you to eat as much as you want, but as long as I'm here, none of you can even think of taking away a single steamed bun."

    "Don't think that others don't know about your little chicken intestines. Brother Jin recruits everyone to work. He gives 40 big men a day and includes a meal. Don't be dissatisfied."

    "If everyone is like you, no matter how much steamed buns you take, it won't be enough."

    ¡° Widow Xie didn¡¯t show any sympathy to Dong Gua at all and said very seriously.

    Many people were silent when they heard Widow Xie¡¯s words. Some people quietly took away the steamed buns in their arms."Studying is indeed the most important thing. Brother Jin, if you can get into high school in one fell swoop, we won't be looked down upon in Xiahetun."

    "Okay, I will be responsible for building the house. Brother Jin, just concentrate on your studies. You are a kind-hearted person. You will definitely be able to go to high school next year, and you will definitely prosper in the future."

    After listening to Liu Jin¡¯s words, Uncle Zhou thought for a while and finally nodded. Liu Jin had already brought up the matter of studying for the imperial examination, so naturally he couldn¡¯t say anything more.

    In this era, taking the imperial examination is similar to the college entrance examination in later generations, or even more important. During the college entrance examination, everything must make way for the candidates.

    The same is true now. Liu Jin will take the Qiuwei exam next year. This is a major event that affects whether he can pass the exam. When it comes to this matter, other things are irrelevant.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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