Fang Yingwu left the Wang family full of melancholy, this is really troublesome. Rather than falling into the hands of the white girl who hated her father to the core, it was happier to be forced to marry by Wang Xiaoniang.

He was extremely depressed, how could he still be in the mood to go to Mr. Wang to borrow books, and silently went out of the village to go home.

With all his efforts, he saw a glimmer of hope in his future, and as long as he was given a few months, it was enough to break through. Will it die because of this accident?

If one day, the white girl takes the due IOU and threatens to sell herself to pay off the debt on behalf of her father, how should she deal with it?

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, Fang Yingwu unconsciously walked to the bank of Huaxi, sat under a tree, and looked at the several zhang wide stream wandering in the mountains.

"Alas!" Fang Yingwu let out a long sigh. But at the same time, another sigh was heard, almost at the same time as him.

He poked his head out from behind the trunk of the tree, but found that at some point, Mr. Wang's sister Lan was sitting sideways on the stone slab on the shore not far away.

No wonder it is said that "if you want to be pretty, you must be filial", Wang Lan wrapped a filial piety scarf on her head, a filial piety dress on her body, and a long white ribbon around her waist hung down to the stream below.

I saw her bow her head and weep, Chu Chu was pitiful, just like a pear blossom with rain in Shiyun, Fang Yingwu was in a trance for a while, forgetting her sorrows.

Hearing the sound, Wang Lan turned her head and suddenly saw Fang Yingwu, she couldn't help but be stunned, she never thought that there were other people here. Fang Yingwu was sitting behind the trunk just now, and several people hugged the thick trunk to block Fang Yingwu's figure, Wang Lan really didn't see him.

"Why are you here?" Fang Yingwu asked strangely. In the 21st century, I am afraid that I will blurt out "fate", but this is the year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, and the word fate cannot be easily said to women.

If it was a strange man, Wang Lan would have gotten up and left to avoid it, but she saw that Fang Yingwu was not very old, and she had known her since childhood, and she was like a little brother in that school, so she didn't rush to dodge.

Hearing Fang Yingwu ask, she sighed faintly, "The slave family has nowhere to go, so I came here unintentionally." ”

Fang Yingwu was surprised: "From here to the south is Xiahuaxi Village, where your husband's Cheng family is located; To the north is Zhonghuaxi Village, where your mother's home is. It's only a few steps away, so why do you say there's nowhere to go? ”

"Neither side wants to go back."

"How do you think that? It stands to reason that you should go to your mother-in-law's house, but your mother-in-law's house can't tolerate you? I see that you have been miserable today, what are you for? ”

Wang Lan could feel Fang Yingwu's care, and said truthfully: "The husband has been dead for almost two years, and the time for the slave family to mourn is approaching. This is nothing, but the in-laws are urging the slave family to remarry."

Fang Yingwu was relieved: "This sounds good, keeping festivals is not so pleasant, women don't need to be widowed for a lifetime, just to make a name." Could it be that you plan to aspire to observe the festival and erect a chastity archway? ”

"Brother Qiu is young and doesn't understand what is going on, and he doesn't understand what the Cheng family means. They dislike the slave family for occupying the husband's property, they dislike the slave family for having more mouths in the in-law's house, they covet other people's bride price, so they are in a hurry to ask the slave family to remarry! ”

I'm young and ignorant? Fang Yingwu was stunned for a moment, since the crossing, he has heard more comments such as young people and old adults, and for the first time, someone said that he was "young and ignorant".

However, as soon as Sister Lan said this, Fang Yingwu completely understood. In terms of etiquette, after the death of the husband, the property in the name of the wife is in the hands of the wife, but if the wife remarries, then the property must be returned to the husband's family and cannot be taken away.

There is also a situation where the right of the widow to marry can go to either the husband's family or the father's family, depending on the stronger side of the house. When a widow remarries, she will also receive a large bride price, which is also a lot of income for small families.

That's why the Cheng family will urge Sister Lan, who is due for the funeral, to remarry, which is quite profitable.

Wang Lan held back a lot of words and had nowhere to confide, Fang Yingwu was just a little brother in his eyes, and he couldn't afford to be vigilant, so he couldn't help but pour all the beans into the bamboo tube and said: "The in-laws have even found a partner, and they are a distant relative of the same village and clan." But the man was of bad character, smelly, and old, and he didn't want to marry the slave family if he killed him.

But the in-laws coveted the bride price of the man, and Riri persecuted the slave family, and the slave family was miserable in the in-law's family, and sometimes they really wanted to commit suicide! ”

Same village and same clan? It turns out that the in-laws are looking for such a person? Hearing this, Fang Yingwu was thoughtful, and suggested again: "Then you go back to your mother's house and hide, it is not a bad way." ”

Wang Lan was born in a family of school teachers, and she has read books since she was a child, and she knows that her son does not speak of her father's reasoning, so she said helplessly: "What is my family like, you also saw it this morning." ”

"Mr. Wang asks you to keep the festival, so you can pretend to agree first, and then talk about it after a few days." Fang Yingwu said, if it was him, he would definitely handle it very smoothly.

"Brother Qiu is really too naïve to agree. Keeping festivals for life, this is the idea of my father and brother's family, once the slave family agrees, it will be completely trapped and unable to get out, do you really want the slave family to be an old widow for decades. ”

Fang Yingwu, who thought he had been crawling and beating old fritters, lost his mind for the word "naïve" for a moment again, and he finally realized what his image was in Sister Lan'er's eyes. It is estimated that it is still the impression of the snot-bubbling little brother before she got married.

For some reason, he couldn't bear to defend angrily: "I'm not naïve, I know that your father asked you to keep the festival for the sake of profit!" ”

Fang Yingwu knows that the Ming Dynasty official is to encourage the observance of festivals, and the imperial court has repeatedly had edicts, all women who keep festivals, more than 20 years can be put on the lintel, which is probably equivalent to the commonly known archway of the chastity festival.

In addition to the rewards of the gods, there are also material rewards, and Emperor Taizu Gao has an edict that the women who are subject to the table will be exempted from errand service.

In other words, the father, brother, and nephew of the honored woman were all exempt from all forced labor and related taxes, which was a very affordable policy for a commoner's family with a heavy burden of forced labor.

Fang Yingwu guessed that with Mr. Wang's stingy character, it was estimated that the whole family was exempted from errand service, after all, Sister Lan was only ten years old this year, and it was entirely possible to continue to live for twenty years. And Sister Lan's brothers and brothers naturally added fuel to the fire, urging Sister Lan to make up their minds to keep the festival.

Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu is more sympathetic to Wang Lan, compared with her miserable situation, her sorrow is too pediatric, and women are often like goods in these years, and they can't help themselves. The widow's movements are even more stakeholding, involving more stakeholders than women who have not left the cabinet, and they have also been contaminated into business.

couldn't help sighing: "My mother-in-law will treat you as a business, and my mother's family will also treat you as a business. ”

Hearing that Wang Lanbei came from it, she hung her head and sobbed again, crying: "The in-laws want to be like this, and the father wants to be like that, they are contradictory to each other, even if the slave family accepts their fate, who should they listen to?" Brother Qiu, what else can you say about the slave family? Kill the slaves! ”

Fang Yingwu was still thinking, and subconsciously responded: "Listen to me!" ”

Wang Lan couldn't help but stop crying, her face was a little embarrassed and flustered, not sure if this was a deliberate flirtation or an unintentional remark.

Fang Yingwu came back to his senses, and hurriedly opened the topic and persuaded: "Don't have the idea of suicide, there will always be a way, at least your mother-in-law's side is easy to deal with!" ”

Wang Lan heard Fang Yingwu's tone so sure, and forgot the previous embarrassment, and looked up at him hopefully, "The slave family is so pitiful, Brother Qiu, don't lie to me, otherwise I will really die." ”

Fang Yingwu said inscrutablely: "Don't worry, your husband's family, and the wicked person who beat your idea, are actually ignorant, and this time they will have to peel off their skin if they don't die!" ”

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sent two chapters in one go, which can be regarded as compensating for yesterday's gaffes!;

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