As he spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Wuyang, call Ah Shu and them, go and see if Zhang Ge, Wang Lu'an, Sun Zhou and Song Yuan are still in the academy, if they are still there, please go to eat and drink together." ”

Shen Kang himself felt that taking a concubine was dishonorable, it was because he was educated in modern thought, but in the eyes of ordinary Ming people, this was indeed a good thing worth drinking.

Shen Kang nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then go and please." ”

Liu Shu stood at the door, looking at Shen Kang's twisted appearance, he couldn't help but smile lowly, and returned: "Yes, Childe." ”

Shen Kang sat down and asked, "I don't know if there are any taboos for this concubine gift?" ”

Wang Lu said: "None." ”

Shen Kang was a little surprised, and asked: "I heard people say that it seems that some women can't be accepted as concubines, and what else can't be accepted as concubines without the consent of their wives and parents. ”

Jiang Liushu waved his hand and said: "There is a saying in the civil law, first, you need the consent of your parents; second, the wife must agree; Third, we must fulfill the ceremony and hold a wedding. First, send a small amount of property to the concubine's family, which is "the concubine's capital". Then, a sedan chair in green clothes with a concubine enters the house from the side door or corner door, does not worship heaven and earth, parents, and only kowtows to the main room to enter the tea. And you must pass the official household registration certification before you can take a concubine. ”

Shen Kang hesitated a little, and said: "I haven't married a wife yet, so wouldn't it be a violation of the law to take a concubine in private." ”

Jiang Liushu smiled and said, "That's just a civil law, and if the officials don't hold the people accountable, it's not illegal." Moreover, a man takes a concubine for the sake of extending the heirs, not to mention that you are a showman, you are an ordinary gentleman and a local tyrant, who does not have a few concubines, then you will be laughed at when you go out. ”

He turned his head to look at Wang Lucao, and said with a smile: "Let me tell you, this is the people's customs, and the government will not care about such trivial matters as you, so Wang Dacai said, no." ”

Shen Kang was suddenly a little happy at the moment, living in this era, it felt really good.

He smiled and said, "Ancient men were really blessed. ”

Jiang Liu was suspicious and asked, "What?" ”

Shen Kang waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's just emotion." ”

Jiang Liuxuan smiled lowly and said, "Don't be a mother-in-law." ”

Shen Kang asked a little embarrassedly: "Big brother, there is something I want to ask, but I feel that it is difficult to say." ”

Wang Lucao smiled and said, "But it's okay to say it." ”

Shen Kang arched his hand and said, "Well, Lingzun Lingtang, why did you settle down in Runing Mansion?" ”

Wang Lu smiled and said, "So that's the case." ”

He paused slightly, and then said: "Taicang Wang's hairpin family, and my grandfather was born in a poor family, although the official position is not small, but the family always believes that for the third generation of officials, they know how to dress and eat. Therefore, I did not approve of this marriage at the beginning. In a fit of anger, the father stayed away from the family and came to his mother's hometown to settle down, and decided not to enter the official career. ”

Shen Kang let out a long sigh and said, "There is such a tortuous past, I finally understand." ”

Wang Lucao smiled and said, "Haha, it's sad to say, if it weren't for this study tour with you, I don't know when I would have the opportunity to go to Taicang and worship the family ancestral hall." ”

Jiang Liu thought to himself: "For three generations of officials, I know how to dress and eat." This sentence is meaningful. ”

Shen Kang nodded and said in agreement: "Ordinary people only know how to dress and fill their stomachs, from a poor family to a wealthy family, from a wealthy family to a wealthy family, it is indeed not easy. ”

In fact, fundamentally speaking, Wang Lucao, Jiang Liusu, and Shen Kang are true portrayals of families, wealthy families, and poor families.

The prejudices of the times and the world are not meaningless.

The family with strict taboos definitely looks down on a hairy boy like Shen Kang, no matter how hard he works, he can't climb such a peak.

If it weren't for Wang Su's experience, he would not let his children be with Shen Kang, let alone be willing to give Shen Kang a channel to rise.

Remembering the first time I went to Wang Lucao's house and saw the beam of overstepping the system in his house, I still didn't understand it in my heart, but today, he can understand Wang Lucao's mentality.

Having said that, no one will go into details.

Shen Kang smiled with relief and said, "The three of us can be called brothers and friends, and it is really not easy to break the view of the family. ”

Wang Lucao squinted at the two of them, and said with a chuckle: "Hmph, since you understand that it is not easy to come by, you must know and cherish it." ”

"Poof" Shen Kang couldn't hold back for a while, burst out laughing, and said: "I am a straight man of steel, straighter than steel bar, and I would never rather bend." ”

"What did you say?" The two asked in unison.

Shen Kang laughed and waved his hand, and said, "Come to my house to drink tonight, and no one is allowed to get drunk until dawn!" ”

"Hahaha!"

There was laughter outside the door, and with the laughter, classmates poured in the door.

Song Yuan laughed and said, "Shen San, I heard that you want to take a concubine!" ”

Zhang Ge said: "Boy, you have finally opened up!" ”

Wang Luan arched his hand and said, "Shen San, you come to my house another day and talk to your sister-in-law, it is normal to take a concubine, and let her also give me a concubine room." ”

Sun Zhou pushed him and said with a smile: "Mrs. Sister-in-law has a hot temper, you want Shen San to enter the door vertically and go out horizontally!" ”

Taking a concubine is a trivial matter, but these guys are bored in the academy all day long, and it is rare to have a reason to join in the fun, so they swarm to follow Shen Kang home to celebrate.

The men were chatting in the front hall, drinking the good wine sent by the Song family, eating seasonal fresh fruits, setting off firecrackers, and a small blue sedan chair entering the courtyard through the small door at the corner of the street.

When the peach blossoms have just budded, the willow trees in the city have pulled out the tender yellow branches, and Zhao Wanxi has stepped over the brazier, made a big salute, and finally entered.

The parents and sisters of the Shen family couldn't close their mouths happily, after many years of getting along, they had long regarded Zhao Wanxi as family, and now they finally gave this hard-working woman a place to go, although she was just a concubine, she already had this family to rely on.

Shen Ning held a wooden box, handed it to Zhao Wanxi, and said with a smile: "You don't have a mother's family, but etiquette is indispensable, these things are the heart of our family, you keep it for yourself, and you will have a share of expenses every month in the future." ”

Zhao Wanxi took the box with both hands, a heavy gift, her eyes were tee-eyed, and she thanked again: "The eldest sister helped me embroider this wedding dress, Jiuniang is already grateful, how dare you hope for it." ”

Shen Wang pushed his hand, pressed the box on her hand, and said: "Jiu Niang, don't be polite, you will have a home in the future, we are all a family, what else do you want to thank or not?" As long as you take care of San'er, you won't have it. ”

Zhao Wanxi said: "Don't worry, Jiu Niang will definitely serve you and the master, the third master, in the future, the third master has a wife, and Jiu Niang will also serve for life, never overstep, never have two hearts." ”

Zhao Wanxi, as a concubine, didn't dare to call her mother-in-law, father-in-law, husband, Shen Wang's heart was warm, she raised her hand and patted her, and said, "Good boy." ”