Chapter 204: The Way of Wives and Concubines
Qu Wu stayed on the Qingyun for one night, and no Sang Zhi's guards came to him, which made him very relieved, indicating that Sang Zhi was fine.
After breakfast, Qu Wu went to the Zi family's mansion first, and when he entered, he saw Zi Yan teaching Zi Xin swordsmanship in the compound.
Seeing Qu Wu coming in, Zi Yan asked, "Why didn't my brother come yesterday?" I thought something had happened to you. ”
"Something happened, but it's not me, it's San-sama." Qu Wu said.
"What's going on?"
"His retired lady asked him to kneel, and he really knelt, and he knelt for two hours, and then he fell down directly, and his heartbeat and breathing stopped."
"Isn't that just death? What can I do about this, is there any hope for Zigui? When Ziyan heard that Master Sang had an accident, she was anxious.
Although Lord Sang said that his heart was beating and his breath was gone, one of his feet had already stepped into the Hades Palace. But I'm by his side, I'm a man who doesn't believe in evil, and I dragged him back from Lord Yama. ”
"Brother, are you making up a story?"
"Hehe, really not, do you doubt my ability?"
"I don't deny my brother's martial arts, but it's too outrageous to snatch people from Lord Yama, right?"
"That's just an analogy, which means that I saved Sangji."
"Really? San-sama didn't die? That's great. Zi Yan said that although she felt that this incident was bizarre, she had seen too many miracles created by Qu Wu, so she had no doubt that he would bring Sang Zhi back to life.
Sang Zhi successively asked for the understanding of the two ladies, Qu Wu knew that there was no need to get involved in his affairs, and he did his best, if he tried his best, it would be redundant, but he would be considered by Sang Zhi as putting pressure on him.
What Qu Wu wants is that after Sang Zhi's family return to his family, he willingly return his son to the Zi family.
He knew it would take time. Although blood is thicker than water, the relationship with the adopted son that has been established for a long time is not something that can be broken just by saying it.
Qu Wu put down the matter of Sang Zhi and accompanied Ziyan for a walk in the garden, and the two held hands and were content.
In the garden, they saw Zixin's adoptive father fiddling with some new pottery pots.
"Uncle Yang, these flower pots are very beautiful." Qu Wu was interested in talking to him.
"Really? I did it the day before yesterday. Yang Xing said.
"You did it yourself? It's amazing. Qu Wu didn't expect it to be self-made.
"Hehe, I made a small kiln in a secluded backyard to make some pottery." Yang Xing was obviously very happy when he saw Qu Wu praising him.
"Uncle Yang, can you go and see your workshop?" Qu Wu said.
"Okay." With that, Yang Xing put down his work and took Qu Wu to see the pottery workshop in his backyard.
Yang Xing took Qu Wu and Ziyan to the backyard, showed them the washing pool, the blank room, the semi-finished and finished product room, and the kiln, and explained the process and know-how of pottery to the two of them while watching, which opened their eyes.
"Uncle Yang, in addition to burning these bowls and basins, can you make some pottery water pipes?" Qu Wu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought that he could use a ceramic water pipe to solve the problem of water inflow and output.
"Water pipes? What kind? ”
Qu Wu took out the copper flute on his body and said to Yang Xing: "That's what it looks like, but don't want these holes on it."
"You have to use tools like round sticks to pull this blank, and there should be no problem." Yang Xing said.
"Uncle Yang, I'll draw a picture later, draw a good pattern of the water pipes and other things to be made, mark the size, you help me burn a sample first, if it's done, I will need it in large quantities, and when the time comes, I will match you with a few helpers to do it, and I will pay you all the expenses, and I will pay you the wages." Qu Wu said.
"Okay."
Qu Wu immediately returned to the lobby, found paper and pen, drew the large and small water pipes to be fired, including the straight, three-way and other accessories connecting the pipes, and also designed a ceramic flushing squat toilet, and then handed it to Yang Xing.
The most inconvenient thing for Qu Wu is that there is no toilet available. The ancients used a squatting pit, digging a big pit in the ground, and putting two wooden planks to become a toilet, which is a veritable thatched pit, and the smell is suffocating.
Not only does it smell bad, but it is not very safe, Qu Wu heard when he was studying that Jing Gong of the Jin Kingdom was actually transferred to the pit and died, a dignified monarch of a country, died so badly, it can be seen how bad the toilet is.
Qu Wu has used modern toilets, and the toilets can be so clean that they don't smell at all, so he wants to change the toilet so that he can go to the toilet without being tormented.
However, the most important thing is the valve, in Qu Wu's opinion, the ball valve is not complicated, it can be customized, but the cost of copper for water pipes may be too high, so he wants Yang Xing to make pottery pipes.
After Qu Wu left Zi's house, he came to Qingya Teahouse to drink tea. I've been busy with Sang's affairs these days, and I'm still a little burdened psychologically, but now I can relax.
Qu Wu sat alone in his private room, drinking tea and looking at the scenery outside, thinking about his thoughts.
Investigating Sang's family affairs is the first time Qu Wu has truly understood polygamy, after all, the environment in which he grew up was monogamous.
When he was serving in the army, he had heard about the polygamy of the Arabs, saying that they were allowed to marry four wives according to religious customs.
However, they want four wives without wives and concubines, and the four wives must be treated equally, and if they want to buy a house for one of their wives, they must buy four sets of the same house, and each of them has a share.
As for the evening bed, it is also wet with rain and dew, and it is the turn to share the bed with each lady, and you can't favor one over the other.
However, polygamy in ancient China and polygamy in Arabia are the same except that the man is the absolute authority in the family, the biggest difference is that polygamy in China is strictly hierarchical, and the wife of the big house is the mistress, and the other concubines must obey her command and arrangement.
Qu Wu and Mi Hong once talked about this topic, and Mi Hong actually had ten wives and concubines. Pan Hong is a wife, and the relationship between the two seems to have surpassed husband and wife, more of a kind of friend who talks about everything, and the existence of those concubines does not seem to affect his relationship with Pan Hong.
Qu Wu and Zi Yan also talked about this topic, and Zi Yan took the initiative to say it, she said that she would not have any opinions on Qu Wu's concubine in the future, no matter who she accepted, she would not object, but there was only one thing Qu Wu must do: that is, she must always be a big house.
Qu Wu didn't have anything to say when she heard her like this, although Zi Yan didn't marry into the door, and he didn't think about what his married life would be like, but Zi Yan's request was not too much in his opinion, after all, she was the first wife he wanted to marry.
Qu Wu once thought that if Wu Mengyao was here, he would definitely only stay with her alone, but now everything has changed.
However, Qu Wu thought that she would not take a concubine for the sake of taking a concubine, she had to be the person she liked, and would not take a concubine for the sake of having a child like Sang Zhi.