The Dawu Dynasty was based on military power, and women were regarded as vassals of men, and their status was almost indistinguishable from that of domestic animals.

There is nothing wrong with a father selling his wife and daughter, and a husband selling his daughter-in-law.

As long as it is reported to the government for the record, it can be written.

Wang Ergou originally planned to cheat Li Yongnian's money that day, and did not have the idea of beating his daughter-in-law, but later it was temporary, and it was impossible to take him to the government for the record.

So that word is actually not counted when it is studied deeply.

This is one of them.

But the most important thing is actually the second.

Because the Dawu Dynasty is surrounded by strong enemies, it has been fighting all year round, and there are many bandits in the country, disturbing people's livelihood.

A large number of soldiers are needed to suppress it both internally and externally.

However, the perennial war, every year the soldiers were killed and wounded, and often ten people went out and one returned.

As a result, the men withered and the soldiers were insufficient.

There are more women than men in the country, and many adult women are difficult to marry, and the family has to pay a lot of taxes every year for it.

In this way, some poor families who cannot sustain themselves will sell their older unmarried women to the bar, and there are many places.

Once a woman enters the hook pen, she is completely reduced to a plaything, and it is impossible to have any more children.

Therefore, the imperial court issued a decree that all adult women could be reported to the government by their fathers, and the government would record them in a unified register, and if there were men of appropriate age in the same county who reported to the government within three years, they would be sent to marry her.

No one who is chosen shall refuse or run away from marriage.

Otherwise, it should be regarded as a serious crime, and it will be sent to official prostitutes, beheaded for public display, and even parents and relatives will be implicated and punished.

As compensation, the woman is exempt from taxes for three years, and after the successful marriage, the exempted taxes are paid by the husband's family.

As a result, the woman was effectively reduced to the private property of her husband's family.

It was no problem for Li Yongnian to sell Leng Xiaorou to Wang Ergou.

The problem lies in the reason for buying and selling.

The Dawu Dynasty had a compulsory conscription system, called the "one-one system" and the "three-one system", which was one household and one pawn, and three sons and one pawn.

So if Li Yongnian wants to join the army, he doesn't need any dredging at all.

If Wang Ergou's words are spread, he will be convicted of "slandering the court and defrauding the township", and then he will have to shed his skin even if he does not die.

That's why he was so excited and denied it.

It's a pity that Li Yongnian's memory is confused, he doesn't know anything about these laws and regulations of the Dawu Dynasty, and all he thinks about is Wang Ergou's deception, but the notes in his hands are white and black.

Things continue to make trouble, this guy really went to the government to sue the official, Leng Xiaorou will definitely be taken away by him in the end.

But if he is soft at this moment, with the nature of this scoundrel, he will definitely be even more fearless, and the lion will open his mouth.

When he was hesitating, he heard Wang Ergou say coldly: "Li Yongnian, Lao Tzu has a note in his hand, and it is clearly written on white and black paper, if you refuse to hand over Leng Xiaorou to me, you must compensate Lao Tzu tenfold." ”

"For the sake of the same village, Lao Tzu will not force you, he can give you another three days of time limit, and after three days, you will either hand over or take the money!"

Hearing this, Li Yongnian's heart moved.

Although three days is short, it can be delayed for a while, and then we will find a way.

So he nodded and said coldly: "Okay, just three days, you can get out." ”

"Okay, Lao Tzu wants to see if you will hand over or pay after three days!"

With a cruel remark, Wang Ergou was just about to leave with Chen Chao and Zhang Quandan.

At this moment, a sharp roar suddenly came from the road outside the yard: "Li Yongnian, you dog thing dare to sell my sister, I will kill you!" ”

Li Yongnian followed the sound and saw a tall and beautiful woman who looked seven or eight points similar to Leng Xiaorou and killed angrily.

After a moment of memory in his mind, he realized that the person who came was his second wife Leng Rushuang, and she was also Leng Xiaorou's sister!

As soon as Leng Rushuang entered the courtyard, she saw Wang Ergou and the three of them there, which further confirmed the wind she heard at the entrance of the village, swept her phoenix eyes, and then went straight to the kitchen.

Before Li Yongnian could react to what she was doing in the kitchen, he saw that Leng Rushuang had already come out of it with a kitchen knife.

"dog, I'll fight with you!"

At this moment, she was furious, like a female tiger, and her eyes were red, she really wanted to kill.

Where did Wang Ergou and the three of them dare to stay when they saw this? Leaving the sentence "Lao Tzu will come back in three days", he ran away, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Frightened away Wang Ergou and the three of them, Leng Rushuang turned around, and the knife in his hand was aimed at Li Yongnian again.

"Brute, do you really want to sell my sister?"

Li Yongnian looked at her gritted teeth, and knew that even if he showed a little hesitation at this time, this woman would really fight with him.

Without hesitation, he said: "There is no such thing!" ”

"Then why did the king and the second dog come and that beast?"

He ...... He wants to scam me and extort money! ”

"Really?"

"It's true, if I lie to you, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky!"

Li Yongnian swore on his face, but secretly made a fool of himself in his heart: "God is above, I didn't sell people, it was that damn stupid thing who did it, and I want to split him." ”

Seeing that Li Yongnian had already sworn an oath, the expression on Leng Rushuang's face eased slightly.

At this moment, Leng Xiaorou, who was still squatting on the ground, suddenly spoke: "Husband, if you don't sell me, what about the note in Wang Ergou's hand?" ”

Hearing this, the cold as frost broke out again, and roared angrily: "You still dare to lie to me, you didn't sell my sister, what's the matter with the note?" ”

Li Yongnian suddenly wanted to cry without tears.

Leng Xiaorou, Leng Xiaorou, what kind of fire do you say you arch at this time?

The thought turned again, sooner or later, the matter of selling Leng Xiaorou will still know that Wang Ergou will not give up, rather than being exposed afterwards, it is better to make it clear now.

Only then did he nod and admitted, "Yes, I did ...... before."

Unexpectedly, before he finished his sentence, tears suddenly welled up in Leng Rushuang's eyes, and he shouted: "I'll kill you, a thing!" ”

roared, and slashed directly at Li Yongnian with a knife.

Seeing this, Li Yongnian knew that he couldn't explain it clearly without controlling Leng Rushuang first, so he had no choice but to take action.

Dodging the frost-like knife on one side of the body, he reached out and grabbed her wrist holding the knife, and pulled it in front of him with his strength, pulling her whole person directly into his arms.

Then he wrapped his arms around and hugged Leng Rufrost directly from behind.

"Listen to me, I was just confused for a while before, but now I understand it, I won't sell Xiaorou to Wang Ergou's bastard anyway!"

"I don't believe it, if you let me go, I'll die with you today!"

Leng Rushuang would not believe Li Yongnian's words at all at this moment, and struggled desperately and shouted.

After several efforts, she couldn't break free, she simply opened her mouth and bit Li Yongnian's arm holding her hard.

Li Yongnian was suddenly shocked in his heart, this woman is a dog, right?