After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 262
The blind mother-in-law actually agreed to give Xiaoxiao freedom?Xiaoxiao is her daughter-in-law!The crowd was shocked when they heard this.It is extremely rare in the whole society for a mother-in-law to let her daughter-in-law recover her freedom.

This is simply unimaginable!You must know that the blind mother-in-law used to stare at Xiaoxiao every day, and often inquired about news with other women, for fear that Xiaoxiao would have an affair with other men.

What was the reason that made her change her mind?The crowd couldn't figure it out.

"So, please don't make it difficult for Mr. and Xiaoxiao." The blind mother-in-law said, "They can do whatever they want. Mr. has worked hard for our village and tried his best to let us live a good life. It is the greatness of all of us. Benefactor. Mister came to the village alone to help us without asking for anything in return... There is indeed a lack of a woman around him."

"My wife also agreed to let Xiaoxiao be free in order to repay her husband."

"That's right, mother-in-laws don't object, what old rules are you still adhering to?" The women said one after another after hearing the words.

"Patriarch, since the matter has come to this, look..." Lu Dali turned his head and asked the old patriarch.

"How to deal with this kind of thing, there is no record in the family rules." The elder of the second room was embarrassed, "Because the ancestors probably didn't expect that the mother-in-law would agree with their daughter-in-law... Sigh!"

"Xiaoxiao, since the mother-in-law has promised to give you freedom, why don't you do it openly?" The patriarch couldn't help asking Xiaoxiao, "You can definitely ask the husband to come to your house to tell the mother-in-law, and then inform the villagers, you Then we can be together openly and aboveboard."

"Why did you bring things to this point?"

"I've said it all, this matter has nothing to do with Mr...." Xiaoxiao said, "Who is Xiaoxiao, how can she be worthy of Mr.'s favor?"

"The reason why she didn't ask anyone to tell her should be because she is self-aware and knows that the husband will not agree." The elder of the second room said, "So it is she who took the initiative to seduce the husband. It is already certain."

"And Mr. is willing to go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of ​​fire to save her life for a woman who seduced him. It's really affectionate and touching!"

"Xiaoxiao, you are really cheap!" the elder Sanfang sighed.

"I didn't seduce Mr...." Xiaoxiao defended feebly.

"Mr. Qin, let's do this. If you agree to marry Xiaoxiao as a concubine, what she did before can be regarded as aboveboard, and we won't sink her!" The patriarch finally said to Qin Yu, "There is no need to go through three trials."

"Sir, please give her some grace." The blind mother-in-law begged.

When the crowd heard this, they all turned their eyes to Qin Yu.

The problem came to Qin Yu again.As long as he agrees, Xiaoxiao can be saved.

However, he could not agree.

He couldn't accept this feeling from the bottom of his heart.

And what the villagers said was to let Xiaoxiao be his concubine. How can there be concubines in modern society?It's feudal dross again!It's the same as before when Lu Dazhuang wanted Lu Qingqian to be his maid.

In addition, if he agreed to this matter, it would be tantamount to admitting that he had an affair with Xiaoxiao.

But if he disagrees with this matter, the patriarch and the villagers will not be able to step down, and things will be difficult to clean up.

At this moment, Qin Yu really wanted to ask Xiaoxiao, whose child in her belly belonged to.

But he can't ask.

Once they find out who the adulterer is, I'm afraid both Xiaoxiao and that man will suffer.The reason why the villagers are so tolerant now is entirely because of the face that I have helped them. If it were someone else...

It is even more difficult for them to give up the idea of ​​sinking people.

I can't help but think of a story that has been circulating for a long time. There was once a woman who had an affair with a man, and was punished by the villagers after she became pregnant with a child, and asked who the adulterer was.The woman refused to name the adulterer, and finally dumped the blame on a monk.

The monk didn't make any excuses, just begged for food and raised his children silently for more than ten years, and suffered all the humiliation from the villagers.

In the end, the woman couldn't stand it any longer. She realized her conscience and told the truth. Only then did people know that the child was not a monk's.

"Although I haven't studied Buddhism, I unconsciously did what that monk did."

"Could it be that I have to be the 'back-up guy'?"

"No, I, Qin Yu, will definitely not be a villain, and it is impossible for me to pass the third test."

After thinking about it carefully, he stood out of the crowd.

"Fellow folks, can you listen to me say a few words?" He said.

"Mr. Qin, if you have anything to say, please tell me." The old patriarch said.

……

"In your opinion, Xiaoxiao is an unfaithful woman. As long as a woman is unfaithful, she can be killed by you at will." After seeing the silence of the crowd, Qin Yu said, "But in my opinion, no one has the right to easily deprive others of their rights." life."

"Her husband died when she was only a child. What kind of festival does Xiaoxiao need to observe for him? Women, why should she ruin her life's happiness for a child who has been dead for many years?"

"Didn't you say that the ancestors who migrated to Lujia Village were from the Song Dynasty? The Song Dynasty was a relatively open era. Although it is not as good as outside, divorce is very common in the Song Dynasty."

"Fellow folks, do you know why the ancestors made the rule of sinking an unfaithful woman?" Qin Yu asked the crowd.

"Why?" the crowd couldn't help asking.

Even the three village elders had puzzled expressions on their faces.Regarding the rules of their ancestors, they have always wanted to strictly abide by them. They never thought about why their ancestors set such rules.

"It's because of poverty." Qin Yu said, "Remember, the poorer and backward the place is, the more it pays attention to this kind of feudal ethics."

"Why do you pay more attention to these things the poorer you are?"

"Because in poor places, once a woman is unfaithful, it is difficult for a man to marry another wife, and the family will be broken up. If the widow does not observe the festival for the deceased husband, then the old mother and children left behind will have no one to take care of them."

"So, the ancestors set such strict rules for the better survival and continuation of future generations. However, in the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, and other relatively prosperous periods, they did not pay attention to these."

"It turns out that the rules left by the ancestors are also for the better continuation of the family!" After hearing the words, the crowd finally understood the real reason why the ancestors left Shentang rules.

"In addition, in the remote areas of the country of Wa, there is a rule left by our ancestors." Qin Yudao, "This terrible rule is that when the mother is too old to work, the son will send the old mother to the house. Go to a high mountain, then push down and fall to your death. In another place, people will build a tomb in advance, and let their mother live in it when they are alive, and then build a brick at the door every day until the tomb is completely sealed."

(End of this chapter)