Chapter 350: Palm
Zhang Erliu knelt aside and did not dare to speak, for fear that someone would think of him.

Xiao Xi glanced at the man, leaned back seemingly casually, and said casually: "I also understand the cause and effect of this matter. Zhang Chao, tell me what you think."

"Master Chief, I like Xiaoqing. She and I truly love each other. I would like to ask Master Chief to make the decision to make things perfect for both of us."

Zhang Chao knelt down to Xiao Xi. Only when the leader spoke could they be justified.

Xiao Xi felt speechless when she heard these words of love. Maybe she heard too much about chicken soup in her previous life, or maybe she watched too much about digging wild vegetables. Now whenever she hears someone talking about true love, she feels ridiculous and numb.

Yan Ci said from the side: "You actually like her. Where were you when she was being pulled?"

Zhang Chao lowered his head upon hearing this, and the two middle-aged men next to him also lowered their heads even lower.

Zhang Erliu, who was dragged over, was overwhelmed with joy: "He was dragged back by his parents. His parents are afraid of trouble. Huh, if you ask me, you might as well follow me if you follow this man. His parents are so useless. If you follow him, Some will torment you.”

Yan Ci said coldly from the side: "Did you let me speak? Xiaobai, slap your mouth!"

"Yes."

Zhang Xiaobai went straight back, and some loudmouths came up to him and beat Zhang Xiaobai so hard that he didn't even dare to resist.

Xiao Xi took a look at the face that had swollen into a pig's head in a short while, and felt a little better.

At this time, Zhang Chao's parents were so frightened that they knelt down and admitted their mistake and explained: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, chief! We realize our mistake."

"Is it me you're sorry for? It's her you're sorry for. It's her opinion you two want to ask for and her forgiveness."

Xiao Xi was not angry. The girl was dragged to Shen Tang by Zhang Erliu, but the two old men just wanted to take their children home and leave.

When the elderly man heard this, he immediately turned around and knelt down to An Qing, kowtowing loudly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry Xiaoqing, it's our fault, it's our fault, I'm sorry!"

The girl turned her head to her parents, but after the two old men on the ground knelt for a while, the girl couldn't help but said: "Get up."

The girl's parents were displeased, but they didn't say anything. Now that their daughter was being looked at by outsiders, they could only hope that Zhang Chao would not dislike her and marry her daughter.

Zhang Chao's parents heard An Qing speak and looked at Xiao Xi again. Seeing that they didn't speak, they didn't dare to get up, so they just kept kneeling.

The girl probably thought that these two people might be her parents-in-law in the future. Seeing that the two of them had been kneeling, she stood up and helped them up.

The movements of Zhang Xiaobai's hands never stopped. Xiao Xi glanced around at the crowd, looked at the girl's parents, then looked at Zhang Chao's parents, and then looked at the reactions of the people around her. For a moment, she felt physically and mentally exhausted.

How can she instill the concept of equality between men and women in these people? How to tell them that everyone is independent and an individual?
She thought about it a lot, but when the classroom was really reformed, she found that it was really difficult. This feudal society oppressed her so much that she couldn't breathe.

The reason why the two are in love is because they are not married yet. The man is taken home by his parents, but the woman is forced to sink into the pond.

When the parents apologized, they probably didn't know where they went wrong.

Just forced by her majesty, she asked to apologize, and they did.

The women here have long been accustomed to being educated. They have been asked to do so since birth. Some may have resisted, but in the end they still followed the trend.

The feudal society here was like a perfect ball made of steel without any gaps. She wanted to make an opening, but she didn't know where to start.

So complete.

Whether it is the people around her, her father, her mother, or the friends and relatives around her, these people are all connected perfectly, forming an airtight feudal iron network.

The social hierarchy framework has been established. She just reached out and touched it a little, and she could feel how strong and solid this iron network was, how deep-rooted and indestructible it was.

She felt so tired for a moment. Why should she let these women stand up, let them be independent, let them be autonomous? Those deep-rooted ideas were simply not something she could shake alone.

She had always thought that a single spark could start a prairie fire. She didn't want a girl to be sold like her mother, nor was she treated like a loser like all girls at birth, but this series of bullshit really made her angry.

The girl was bullied. The girl's parents still felt that the girl was embarrassed. An Qing still felt that she was like this. If Zhang Chao could still marry her, then she would be very happy. Maybe she would be really happy, but...

That's all, that's all...

Xiao Xi sighed. She was too impatient. She always wanted to get it done in one go, but there was no such good thing waiting for her in this world.

A pair of hands was placed on the back of her hand. Xiao Xi looked in the direction of the palm and gave Yan Ci a faint smile.

"Don't think too much, just do whatever you want." Yan Ci's voice was soft, which was incompatible with the sound of the slap below.

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, looked at the people in the audience, and called Zhang Xiaobai.

Zhang Xiaobai retracted his palm and stood aside.

She also stood up, looked at the people below, and asked slowly: "Did you have anyone you liked when you were young?"

Everyone was confused. You looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all nodded and said, "Yes."

"Then have you married or married your beloved?" She asked again in a calm tone.

Most of the people below were shaking their heads.

The vast majority of people have never married the person they once loved.

"Why didn't you get married? You can say, it doesn't matter, just say it."

Xiao Xi's mood seemed to have calmed down a bit. Wu Yi and Wu Xi didn't know when they would arrive, so they stood behind the crowd and watched the excitement.

Fu Feng and Fu Yao stood a little further behind Xiao Xi.

The people below heard what she said and started talking a lot.

They are all in remote areas, and girls are not as delicate and easy to support as rich people. Some need to cut firewood, some need to carry water, and some need to cook and wash clothes. As they come and go, there are always boys who meet each other and have a good impression of each other. There are many people there.

But in the end, it basically didn't come together for many reasons.

Either the family is not rich and the woman dislikes it, or the bride price is too high, or the parents do not agree, or the girl dislikes the boy's family because she is good-looking, or the man's family dislikes the girl's background, or there are various reasons.

Everyone was talking and expressing their opinions.

They may have someone they like, but in the end they always compromise with fate, or find a matchmaker, or marry someone they don't like.

"Getting married, having children, and settling down a family are some ordinary things. There are so many unhappy marriages. Do you really want your children to go through the pain you have experienced again?"

After hearing this, someone immediately retorted: "We are all for the good of our children. Who doesn't want my daughter to live a better life in the future, and who doesn't want her son to marry a good wife."

"You have your family, and he has his family. How is the child doing? Is it okay? As a parent, can you still help him live his life? If you think it is good for your daughter and your son, are you really good for him? ? Or is the child just a puppet to you? A puppet that can be manipulated by your parents? If they agree with you, they are right, and if they disagree, they are wrong. Have you ever asked them for their opinions? No, parents, this is a rule from ancient times," said a stooped middle-aged man.

"Then break the rules!" Xiao Xi interrupted coldly.

When everyone saw her angry, no one dared to speak.

Xiao Xi looked at the people in the cave and felt tired. It was all in vain to reason with these people. Their thoughts had long been solidified, and the ideas they had been taught had already penetrated into their bones.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xi was too lazy to argue with these people. For these people, it is their nature to obey the strong.

Xiao Xi looked at An Qing and Zhang Chao.

"An Qing, are you willing to marry Zhang Chao?"

The girl nodded slightly after hearing this: "I do."

Zhang Chao also immediately expressed his position at this time: "I am also willing to marry Xiaoqing."

Xiao Xi looked at the two of them and said: "An Qing, after you marry him, you will not only face him, but also his parents and your relationship, including the birth of your child in the future, and even various problems that may arise because of the child. Contradictions, have you thought about these? I will give you another chance to think about it carefully. If you have thought about these issues and still decide to marry him, I will respect your idea. "

Xiao Xi told all the things she might encounter in the future. The girl was young and might not have thought of these, but she had to remind her.

But An Qing agreed without thinking: "Chief, I am willing to marry him."

“Since this is the path you chose, don’t regret it in the future.

At the same time, I am here to tell you that in the future, all the people of Bahuang, as long as they are over... sixteen years old, both men and women can marry freely. Now the tribe does not have detailed monthly divisions, so before that, the male bride price and the female dowry are all determined by the tribe. If the gift is given to both husband and wife, the property belongs to the joint property of both husband and wife and cannot be claimed by the parents of the husband and wife. If a man and woman do not want to live with their parents-in-law after they get married, they can apply to the tribe for a piece of land for the couple to build a house. "

She originally wanted to put her age at eighteen or twenty, but seeing the age of the girl An Qing, she had to lower her age to sixteen.

In this society, people are basically married and have children at the age of fifteen or sixteen. If the age is raised too much, there will be too many violations in the tribe. Once there are too many people who make mistakes, the law will not punish everyone, and the regulations will have no meaning.

However, she will explain in the rules tomorrow what age is suitable for cohabitation and having children, including some of the disadvantages of cohabitation early.

An Qing and Zhang Chao thanked each other.

Both of them had satisfied smiles on their faces.

When the leader speaks, the people don’t dare to say anything. The leader has already spoken, what else can they say?
After dealing with An Qing and Zhang Chao's affairs, it was Zhang Erliu's turn.

Xiao Xi leaned on the stone chair and looked at the people below, and asked An Qing: "Who dragged you to Shentan before? Go and identify them."

When An Qing heard this, the smile on her face disappeared and she named the men who had dragged him to Shen Tang.

After several men were pulled out, everyone was so frightened that they knelt on the ground.

"Chief, it's the six of them."

Xiao Xi nodded, as if satisfied: "300 out of 6 people, not too much."

"How many of you follow the whistling and taunting An Qing, come forward and I will consider giving you a lighter punishment. Don't wait until I have someone identify you. Then the punishment may be severe."

Her tone was light and airy, as if she was talking about a very ordinary thing.

But no one present felt that the leader was in a good mood.

When some heard what he said, they couldn't help but stand up. The first person took the lead, and soon there was the second one. After a while, five or six people came forward one after another.

"Any more?" she said slowly.

The crowd swayed again, and another one came out.

Xiao Xi continued to ask: "Is there anything else? This is the last time I ask."

However, the person did not move. Xiao Xi nodded: "Fu Feng Fu Yao Xiao Bai, are these people? If there are still others, you will be responsible for finding them out."

Xiaobai shook his head, climbed down the steps, and pulled the two men out.

When the two people were pulled out, they glanced at Xiao Xi secretly, and their whole faces turned pale with fright.

Xiao Xi nodded: "It seems that these are the people."

Jiu Jiu set his sights on Zhang Erliu and said: "Zhang Erliu, since you are taking the lead, tell me first, who gave you the right to pull the tribesmen to Shentang? Is it Xiaobai or Yan? "Resign?"

The man stammered and was speechless.

Zhang Xiaobai kicked the man: "The leader is asking you something, please tell me."

"No... no one gave me this right." The man hesitated.

"No one gives you this right, so why don't you go over me, over Yan Ci, over Xiao Bai, to pull An Qing Shen Tang?" Xiao Xi said lightly, but the people kneeling below were shaking like sieves.

"Chief, I was wrong, I'm sorry, chief, I was wrong, I... I shouldn't have gone out of my way, I was wrong, leader, I was really wrong!"

Zhang Erliu hurriedly admitted his mistake, and several others also knelt down to admit their mistake. He banged his head.

Xiao Xi smiled: "You said that before you drag people to Shentan, it would be great if you could know where you went wrong? But it doesn't matter, as long as you know your mistakes."

Xiao Xi smiled. When the kneeling people heard what Xiao Xi said, they thought she had let them go, but they didn't think of her next sentence and directly sent them to hell.

"Now that you know your mistake, it will be easier to deal with it. Yan Ci, in the country we were in before, what was the crime of molesting a girl?" Xiao Xi asked lightly.

"The penalty for molesting a young girl is castration, and the penalty for sexual assault is hanging. The following offenders will be punished by Yue Zu for rebellion." Yan Ci recited the laws of Tianyi Kingdom that he knew.

The faces of the six people below turned pale instantly.

"Chief, we were wrong! We were really wrong! Please spare us, please!"

"Lord Leader, we don't dare anymore! Please spare your life, Lord Leader!"

"Lord Chief, please let us go!"

"I saw that you were so courageous when you took people to Shentan. Even Xiaobai couldn't stop them. Didn't you think of the consequences when you did this?"

(End of this chapter)

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