auspicious time has come

Chapter 107 It Should Be Burned
If he were to intercede for Jiang, then the other party would undoubtedly have made a futile trip this time.

This case has long been out of the scope of family affairs, and whether to pursue it is not up to the shopkeeper Miao.

Outside the courtroom, many people gathered, discussing in low voices.

"After all, I'm still soft-hearted, and I still have to come to plead for mercy when something like this happens..."

"Hey, broken bones are still connected..."

"If you ask me, this shopkeeper Miao is too stupid."

Pei Ding patted the gavel, and the discussion immediately died down.

In the silence of this moment, the woman in the hall knelt down and said in a firm voice: "This time, the women are here to break off the relationship with the Miao and Jiang clans. They want to change the genealogy and create another family. The Jiang and Clans have severed ties and will not communicate with each other again! This decision has been made, and I hope that your lord will grant it!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed heavily.

Pei Ding was very surprised, and there was an uproar outside the hall.

Just now it was determined that he came here to plead for his mother, and everyone couldn't help but sigh, and some even felt angry that he didn't want to fight.

But when he heard that the other party wanted to sever ties with the Miao family and the Jiang family, with such a decisive attitude, he was greatly surprised.

Since ancient times, if a child dares to divorce his parents, it is a great unfilial, and he is destined to be cast aside and despised by the world, and if he makes trouble to the government, he will be severely punished!
Pei Ding said in a complicated tone: "The shopkeeper Miao made such a request, which is not tolerated by etiquette, and I have been an official for many years, and I have never heard of such a precedent—"

Since ancient times, even if the relationship is broken, it is the parents who drive the children out of the house to remove the genealogy. How can the children take the initiative to break the relationship with their parents?

When he said this, he was reminding the people in the hall to retreat in spite of difficulties, and not to make things difficult for each other.

After all, it was the person who had a relationship with the Hou Mansion, and he didn't want to use this to punish the other party.However, the principle of thinking about him being an official has always been that there is no need to make big mistakes and there is no need to challenge him. In fact, it is not appropriate to make such a maverick and controversial move.

However, Governor Pei also had a premonition that his wish would not come true...

After all, that Liu Zhubo under Lord Xiaohou's command came here this time as a display, right?

Pei Jieshi vigilantly watched the figure standing in the hall from the corner of his eye.

"Your official dares to ask your lord, what is etiquette and human relations?" Liu Xun raised his hand and asked in salute.

Pei Ding sighed heavily in his heart.

Look at the prologue - isn't the debate coming soon?

Mr. Pei, who had a headache, winked at the master.

"I don't know what Liu Zhubo thinks about this?" The master asked humbly for advice.

Pei Ding: "?"

The master returned the eyes of his own adults "be calm and don't be impatient".

He shouldn't save his strength first, and explore the opponent's skill, so that he can know himself and the enemy and win every battle.

"I believe that the word human relations is a natural order, determined by the laws of nature. Anyone who stands in the world should abide by it. Those who obey should be rewarded for being good, and those who violate it should be punished for being evil—"

The master nodded in agreement: "What Master Liu said is very true. Those who violate human ethics should be punished. Therefore, if a child wants to divorce his parents, it is a serious crime of filial piety that should be punished."

"According to common sense, it should be so. However, everything in the world pays attention to the two words of cause and effect. The so-called love, reason, and law. The reason why love is the first word is here." Liu Xun said clearly: "That is indispensable. Let’s go back to the principle of human relations, what is the relationship between parents and children and women? It is said that father and son are close, father is kind and son is filial—the so-called father is kind and son is filial, father is kind first, if parents are not kind, how can we blindly demand that children be filial?”

"The way of parents and children has never been a sharp edge to restrain children from being filial. Ethics are natural, and it should be harmony and mutual love. And as parents, benevolence, filial piety and righteousness should set an example for their children-dare to ask this point, The Jiang family and the Miao family, have they ever achieved half points?"

"Ms. Jiang did not hesitate to destroy the reputation of her own daughter for her own benefit. It is already unkind. Previously, because she failed to seize the wealth of her own daughter, she even wanted to conspire with Fang to take her life. Don't say anything about this kind of behavior." The way to be a mother is the way to be a human being is unworthy—how can such an evil person deserve to be filial to his children?"

"Since ancient times, it is true that the orders of parents cannot be disobeyed. However, the orders of parents should be legitimate orders. If the orders are not correct, they must be foolishly obeyed. Where is the order in the world?"

"On the other hand, Shopkeeper Miao has obeyed his parents' orders in everything before. He has remarried many times and has never resisted. Over the years, he has served his mother, loved his younger brother, and taken care of his family. Talk about unfilial piety? And just because the truth is now clear, if you want to break off the relationship with the unkind person, you have to erase all the previous contributions and ignore the various sufferings and injustices you have suffered. If you are so disregarding the truth and only knowing the generalization , How is it different from self-blindfolding?"

"After talking about human relations, let's talk about legal principles. It should be known that the first legal principles were formulated to punish evil and promote good, to make people have reason to follow, and to make the world pure. Throughout the dynasties, the reason why legal principles have been constantly revised and improved is that Because of the so-called 'precedent', if this precedent is correct and conforms to the people's will, it is the embodiment of legal progress!"

Liu Xun hardly paused in one breath, and then bowed deeply to Pei Ding after speaking.

Pei Ding wanted to break out in a cold sweat when he heard it, and at this moment, he pinned all his hopes on the smiling master, who was obviously planning a strategy.

The master also saluted before speaking, and he really seemed to be debating in Jixia Academy.

Seeing this, Pei Ding felt a little more at ease.

The master asked in a fixed voice——

"I think Master Liu's thin words are justified!"

Pei Ding: ...? !

What about knowing yourself, knowing your enemy, and winning a hundred battles?

Not to mention winning or losing, what about fighting?
The master looked at him seriously: "My lord, Liu Zhubo's words are reasonable. Therefore, my subordinates believe that this precedent can be established."

Facing the master's eyes, Pei Shishi, who had already reached an extreme tacit understanding with him, read a six-character motto from it - if you can't beat it, join in.

Mrs. Miao was still kneeling at the same place, but after Liu Xun said this, people outside the hall gradually came to their senses and began to echo.

"The Jiang family's actions are simply appalling...they even took the life of Mrs. Miao. If it is said that the kindness of birth is reciprocated, Mrs. Miao would not owe her anything!"

"This mother-daughter relationship should have been severed long ago!"

"Such a poisonous woman, how can she be a mother?"

"That's right, and she committed such a serious crime... If shopkeeper Miao has children in the future, will she still be implicated by this reputation for nothing?"

Inside the hall, Liu Xun saluted again, bowed and said, "My lord, please set this precedent!"

Pei Ding's scalp tingled when he heard that.

In the past, there was a case of a woman from a humble nationality, and now she is going to divorce her parents as a woman—he has set too many precedents in this Yingzhou city!
Moreover, all the piles have the shadow of Xiaohou, he really wants to refuse, but how dare he?
Listening to the voices of the people in his ears, and then looking at Liu Zhubo with the three big characters of "relationship households" written all over his body, Governor Pei could only show a sense of righteousness——

"Shopkeeper Miao's request is reasonable. There is a reason for the incident. After careful consideration, I can empathize with him. Therefore, his request is granted, and he is allowed to sever kinship with Miao Jiang Er's family, move his family tree, and register elsewhere!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of applause from outside the hall.

"Master is wise!"

"Master Pei is really a caring parent official!"

"With Mr. Pei and General Xiao here, we will surely keep our Yingzhou Kangtai peaceful!"

Pei Ding was sweating even more when he heard it, and felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

What kind of forced fame is this?

He didn't come to Yingzhou to make political achievements!
Liu Xun and Mrs. Miao looked at each other for a moment, both showed joy, and saluted Pei Ding to thank him.

Looking at the smiling faces of the two, Pei Jieshi, who felt bitter in his heart, only felt that the joys and sorrows of human beings could not be shared. After saying a few words, he handed over the remaining matters to the teacher who was getting worse and worse, and then left the hall.

As soon as Pei Ding returned to the back hall and sat down, he saw a light purple girl following in.

"Father, you were really good just now!" The girl gave her a thumbs up and praised, "I saw it through the screen! Liu Zhubo's words are true and reasonable, and the case has been spread. , you can also get a good name!"

Good name?

Pei Ding sighed.

I don't know if it's beautiful or not, but it's possible to die——

Thinking of this, he couldn't help shaking his head and said: "You want such a good name as a father? If it wasn't for Xiao Hou who was behind this matter..."

Pei Wushuang hastily interrupted: "Okay, okay, I know you are well versed in the way of snobbery, but in this great atmosphere, can't you just reap what you do, and don't spoil the scenery?"

Pei Ding turned around to serve the tea, and said slowly: "What's wrong with the snobbish eye, this is a great knowledge, if used well, it is a powerful weapon."

"Yes, yes, then you should devote yourself to studying this great knowledge, and if your daughter has something to do, she will resign first."

After she finished speaking, she ran away, and Pei Ding hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

The girl replied without turning her head: "Friends!"

Pei Ding shook his head helplessly.

After a while, looking at the teacup in his hand, he sighed: "This kind of knowledge is not easy to do, and this bowl of water is not easy to serve..."

After quietly drinking a cup of tea to moisten his throat, Pei Dingshi got up, walked to the unoccupied compartment, and took out the secret letter in his sleeve.

This letter was delivered to him just before he was promoted——

Looking at it apart, as expected, there is a sense of impatience and dissatisfaction between the lines.

Pei Ding looked at the particularly eye-catching words "Treasure Map", and after a long while, he threw the letter paper into the brazier.

The charcoal fire burned all the letter paper, and the burning atmosphere in the room was very heavy for a while. Pei Ding walked to the window and opened a window.

"I'm afraid the Ansheng life in Yingzhou City is coming to an end..."

……

And no matter what happens in the future, today's bun shop will always be extraordinarily lively.

As Liu and Xun came back from the Yamen, a long series of firecrackers rang out.

The original signboard of the shop has been taken down, and with the sound of crackling firecrackers, the red cloth covering the new signboard was taken off by Brother Shun Shui in public——

"Today is a good day for the reopening of the shop, congratulations to the shopkeeper!" Brother Shun Shui looked happy.

"This shop is not the only one that reopened!" Jiji beside Hengyu said with a smile.

Jiayuan nodded in agreement: "That's right, Jiji is right."

In the past, her new life was to return to her family.

Today, Sister Miao's new life is to get out of the quagmire called family.

"Shopkeeper Miao has a happy event, so can I get two more buns today!" Someone in the crowd asked with a smile.

"What shopkeeper Miao, haven't you seen the new signboard! It's time to call Shopkeeper Miao!"

"exactly!"

Amidst the good-natured laughter, shopkeeper Miao, no—the shopkeeper Miao in the mouth of the crowd looked up at the new signboard.

Although she could not read a few words, she still found the new signboard pleasing to the eye.

There are five big characters written on it: Gan Miao Baozi Shop.

From today onwards, there will be no more Miao Shaoting in the world, Gan Miao is her name.

Liu Xun looked at the signboard together with her. In addition to the joy from his heart, Mr. Liu couldn't help but think of the origin of the name...

The matter of divorce was discussed yesterday with Painter Ji, and since he wanted to change his surname, Shaoting's name should be thrown as far away as possible.

When it came to choosing a new name, he immediately had to pick up a pen and paper, and many options popped up in his mind. However, at that moment, his fiancée turned around and looked eagerly at Painter Ji, asking Ji The artist named her...

The name of Ganmiao was taken by painter Ji.

The meaning is really good.

The only fly in the ointment is... his fiancé did not participate in the whole process.

Those voices shouting for Mrs. Miao to give more buns continued.

Liu Zhubo felt that the opportunity had come, cleared his throat, and said with a smile: "It's such a great joy, what's the sincerity of just giving one or two more buns? There are as many buns in the shop today as you can eat. Don’t accept money, let me come down to do business!”

All around suddenly cheered.

"The new son-in-law is really majestic!"

"Give me a cage first!"

Everyone crowded into the shop, seeing that brother Shunshui couldn't control the situation, Hengyu signaled Jiji and Cuihuai to come forward to help.

"You're willing to! Do you know how much money so many people can eat!" Miao Niangzi whispered, pinching Liu Xun's waist.

Liu Xun took a painful breath, still smiling, and stuffed a money bag into her hand: "Don't feel bad, it's all money from Lord Hou, let's use it to celebrate..."

"I knew there was something exciting to join in here!"

Pei Wushuang got out of the carriage, came with the envoy, stepped forward to hold Heng Yu's arm.

"The front hall is noisy, Miss Ji, Miss Pei, Jia Yuan, please go to the back hall for a while, I'm afraid we won't be able to entertain you well today." Mrs. Miao smiled apologetically.

Hengyu smiled and said: "It's okay, the shopkeeper is busy."

Lady Miao looked at her for a moment, then nodded with a deep smile between her brows.

Before stepping into the lobby, Mrs. Miao glanced at the signboard again.

Things in the world are noisy, maybe not everyone will know her real experience, maybe some people will still see her as Kefu's ominous person, a widow who refuses to keep the rules and remarries——

But so what?

No matter what outsiders think, her life is destined to get better and better.

Besides, what about Koff, what about the widow?

She has never been afraid of outsiders looking at her like this, and she no longer minds that these prejudices will follow her all her life——

Prejudice exists and is meant to be broken.

She is willing to be someone who breaks these prejudices, and let more widowed women see another way of life and possibility-although women can choose to keep chastity, or be single for life, but it must be because she wants to, not by any means. It is limited by the world.

For example, the chastity archway should be burned down!

Lady Miao's brows were bright, and she stepped into the crowded hall.

……

Towards the end of the day, the bun shop stopped welcoming customers.

The front hall closed, and the small backyard became lively.

Shun Shui was busy in the kitchen, Cui Huai also went to help, and the two quickly cooked up a table full of fragrant meals.

Everyone sat together, talking and laughing, and it was nothing more than this supper.

Pei Wushuang and Jia Yuan went back home one after another, and when Heng Yu was about to say goodbye, he saw Shun Shui running over from the front, with a complicated smile and said: "Shopkeeper, someone is looking for you..."

(End of this chapter)