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Chapter 3 0002 [Sister-in-law]

Chapter 3 0002 [Sister-in-law]

Sitting in the tea shop until the sun was in the west and the weather was not so hot, Han Zhen got up and said, "Ms. An, I'm leaving."

"Can Erlang come tonight? If so, I'll hold the door for you."

As An Niang spoke, she couldn't help looking at the descending tiger on his chest with her moist peach eyes.

The atmosphere in the Northern Song Dynasty was very open, and tattooing was a fashion trend, not limited to men and women.

From the princes and nobles to the common people, there are countless people with tattoos.

Even in Kaifeng City, there is a special tattoo club called Jinti Club.

During the meeting of the gods, the Jinti Club will also hold a flower embroidery show to show off their tattoos.

Song Huizong had a close servant named Li Zhi.

Li Zhi is a standard son of an official. His great-grandfather Li Changling served as a transshipment envoy in Huainan during the Taizong and Zhenzong periods.

Li Zhi has a large tattoo on his body, and it is very exquisite. After Song Huizong saw it, he specially bestowed him with the title of Jin Ti Baxian.

From the tattoos on Li Zhi's body and the attitude of Song Huizong, we can see how much the Song people loved tattoos.

"Not coming, I'll go home."

Han Zhen waved his hand and stepped out of the county seat.

Watching his leaving back, An Niang felt a little lost.

……

Han Zhen's home is in Xiaodong Village, not far from the county seat, about five miles away.

According to his footsteps, it will take less than half a quarter of an hour to get there.

As soon as he left the county, he met the rogues who came back from playing in the water.

Seeing Han Zhen, the rogues immediately came up to him. The leader Ma Sangou grinned and said, "Second Brother Han, look at what the brothers have gained."

Really let these guys catch fish.

Three crucian carp with the length of chopsticks, one grass carp weighing more than three catties, and some shrimps and crabs in the clothes.

"Not bad!"

Han Zhen smiled and nodded.

These gangsters seem to be chic, but they are actually living a hard life. They can barely fill their stomachs, and it is rare for them to eat meat.

The main reason is that Han Zhen doesn't want to do stealth and bully the weak.

Those gangsters in the west of the city are not so particular.

A poppi urged: "Second brother Han, let's go back to the temple and cook."

Han Zhen waved his hand: "No, I'll go back to Xiaodong Village and come back tomorrow."

Hearing that, without further ado, Ma Sangou handed over the fish in his hand: "Second brother Han is going home, how can he bring some fish back empty-handed."

Although the other rogues were reluctant, none of them thought it was wrong.

Coming out to hang out is to pay attention to a sense of loyalty.

The key is that Han Zhen treats them very well on weekdays. If Han Zhen hadn't protected them, they would have been beaten to death by those gangsters in Xicheng long ago.

Seeing someone swallowing saliva secretly, Han Zhen smiled slightly, leaving only three small crucian carp, and stuffed the big grass carp into Ma Sangou's hands: "This is enough, you go back first."

Ma Sangou couldn't give in, so he had to take the grass carp.

After bidding farewell to his group of younger brothers, Han Zhen strode forward along the Xiaodong River with a fish in his hand.

Han Zhen is on the second floor at home, and there is a big brother on top.

It's just that compared to his inhumanly strong physique, the eldest brother was weak and sickly since he was a child. He passed away within a year after marrying his wife, leaving behind his widowed sister-in-law.

In order to avoid suspicion, Han Zhen hung out in the county all day long after his elder brother died, only returning home every now and then to bring some coarse salt and linen and help with some farm work, and secondly, to deter Xiaoxiao.

There is a lot of gossip and wrongs in front of the widow's house, especially the sister-in-law who is quite pretty, if she doesn't go back, she will definitely be harassed by the lazy.

As it approached Xiaodong Village, large tracts of fields began to appear on both sides of the road.

Among them, there are quite a few barren fields.

Most of these deserted fields were left by fleeing households, but no one dared to cultivate them.

The reason for all this is the household-level system.

Once there are too many fields in your own family, you may be classified as a third-class household by the government.

Therefore, no matter how difficult the fourth- and fifth-class households' life is, they can only guard their own few acres of Susukida and dare not think about these abandoned fields.

Arita dare not plant, don't you think it's ridiculous?
However, this is the most authentic portrayal of farmers in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

The north is still slightly better, and the south is more difficult.

Because compared with the various exorbitant taxes in the north, there is an additional tax in the south, called body money.

The so-called body money, also commonly known as poll tax, is counted for every man in the family, and as long as they are adults, they have to pay body money.

After becoming an adult, he pays seven buckets and five liters of rice every year.

This tax made poor farmers afraid to have more children, and even if they accidentally gave birth, they would drown in pain.

When Su Dongpo was exiled to Hubei, he saw with his own eyes: "The poor people in Huangzhou, the poor have too many children, and they are easy to kill in the basin when they are born."

Some children dare not raise, some fields dare not plant, only I, Da Song!

……

Along the way, from time to time, I met villagers working in the fields.

Seeing Han Zhen, they all opened their hands to say hello.

"Han Er, are you back?"

"Yes!"

This is due to his good reputation. If it were another hooligan, these villagers would probably avoid him.

His house is close to the west of the village, with walls made of loess, a layer of dry straw on the roof, and a small yard surrounded by a bamboo fence in front of the door.

In the corner of the yard, two rows of vegetable fields were cultivated, where some leeks and Chinese cabbage were planted.

At this time, a pretty little woman wearing a sackcloth headscarf was watering the vegetable field.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the little woman turned her head and said happily, "Ah, uncle is back."

"Sister-in-law."

Han Zhen nodded and stepped into the yard.

The little woman is Han Zhen's sister-in-law, her surname is Zhang, she has no name, only a baby name called Runniang.

On weekdays, the village calls her Han Zhangshi.

Mrs. Han Zhang has a pretty face, with a pure aura exuding between her eyebrows and eyes, and her figure is like a persimmon tree not far away... the twigs bear fruit!

Han Zhang glanced at the crucian carp in his hand, and asked curiously, "Why are there still fish?"

"Three Dogs and the others caught them in the river and gave me some."

"Uncle, are you hungry, I'll cook right now."

As Han Zhang said, he took the crucian carp in his hand, squatted in the yard and began to process it.

She held a kitchen knife in her hand, skillfully opened the belly, and then carefully scraped off the scales of the fish.

Han Zhen stood aside and asked, "Sister-in-law, have no rascals come to your door these days?"

Hearing this, Han Zhang paused slightly, then shook his head.

Seeing this, Han Zhen said loudly: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Mrs. Han Zhang pursed her lips, and said timidly: "A few nights ago... two nights ago, the fourth son of the Lu family knocked on the door. I didn't dare to open the door. After a while, he left."

The fourth child of the Lu family?

A cold light flashed in Han Zhen's eyes, and he ordered: "Sister-in-law, let's cook, I will come as soon as I go."

Hearing the anger in his tone, Mrs. Han Zhang hurriedly put down the kitchen knife, got up and grabbed his arm: "Uncle, don't be impulsive, it's not good if you kill someone."

She wasn't worried that Han Zhen would be at a disadvantage, but that Han Zhen's attack was not serious enough to beat him to death...

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I have a sense of proportion."

Patting the back of Han Zhang's hand, Han Zhen strode out of the yard.

(End of this chapter)

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