On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

The more Mrs. Chen talked, the more depressed she became: "Other people's families are afraid that their sons will be lustful, look for flowers, and flirt with flowers. If the eldest son of our family is named Liu, I'm afraid he will be called Liu Xiahui."

"Erlang is also clueless. Do you think I should arrange a roommate for him?"

Many wealthy families in the Wu Dynasty would prepare a marriage for their young master when he was seventeen or eighteen years old.

This is because I am worried that my son is getting older and is curious about men and women. If he is led astray by someone with malicious intentions and hangs around a place with fireworks, he is afraid that he will get a heart disease.

It would be better to choose a suitable maid for the young master and experience the love between a man and a woman for the first time. When marrying a wife in the future, she will not be confused and make a fool of herself, and she can successfully produce children.

However, before the age of sixteen, maids will never be allowed to get close to the young masters for fear of damaging their health, and all the servants will be servants.

Of course, the couple can't be too enchanting, lest the son's thoughts will be focused on women.

It can't be too ordinary, otherwise I'm afraid my soul will be lost when I see a woman from the Land of Fireworks.

"Well," County Magistrate Chen felt that the couple wanted to go together: "I have taken a fancy to two girls. You can bring me five hundred taels of silver tomorrow morning..."

He saw that the Xiao sisters were quite pretty, but what was rare was that his son looked comfortable quarreling with them.

He thought that when the time came, he would talk to the Xiao family and let the two girls come to his son more often. If he saw which one his son liked, he would take her in as his aunt first.

Generally speaking, if you haven't married yet, you can get one or two wives at most.

But the Xiao family are good people, not slaves they bought, so they don't allow her the position of aunt, for fear that they won't want to.

But who told his son not to agree to marry a wife?

In the past, he thought that since his son was still young, it would not be a big deal if he married later.

After all, his son's talent and appearance are so good that even if he is past his prime, he can still marry a lady in his 29th year.

But this time, his son was injured and poisoned, and he almost went to accompany the Buddha.

And despite repeated persuasion by the couple, they still refused to let go and refused to marry.

After much thought, he felt that he had to let his son care more before he would think of the Xiao sisters.

The situation in front of me is that I am afraid that I will not be able to dominate the world within three to five years. My son wants to be a military general and will not be able to stay at home much.

Even if someone happens to be on the battlefield, if there are people around him, he will still have a son and a half.

He was preparing for the worst for his son.

But before Mrs. Chen heard what he said, she wanted to kick him off the bed: "You are an old man and your son is about to get a wife. Do you still want to marry her?"

"Ouch!" Fortunately, she was not very strong and could not kick Magistrate Chen down, but it still made him almost jump in pain.

"Misunderstanding!" He quickly told the tigress what he thought.

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes and sneered: "You have the nerve to say it, if Erlang takes his aunt and has a bastard before he gets married, what kind of girl can he marry from a good family in the future?"

"Even if someone is willing to marry a daughter, how can it be said that he loves his daughter?"

After saying that, he laughed at himself: "Unless you are like me and have no heirs, I can only take concubines for you."

County Magistrate Chen held her hand and said warmly: "I have wronged my wife."

He and her eldest brother were classmates, and they had feelings for each other before coming to ask for her hand in marriage.

If her heirs hadn't been saved later, even if he didn't accept his aunt, he might still have taken over the house. He is a man, and in this era when it is legal to take concubines and take in wives, he cannot say that he will be a couple for the rest of his life.

Except for ordinary people, men have the will but don’t have the ability.

But for wealthy families such as aristocratic families, officials and wealthy businessmen, it is very difficult for two people to be together for the rest of their lives, so it is so popular among women that it has been passed down to this day.

"That's all, we've already lived half our lives." Mrs. Chen felt that her life was more than better than before. She could eat and drink well, she could make decisions in the inner house, and her aunts had all been disciplined by her own rules, so she wasn't sad at all. .

"But the matter of Erlang taking concubines is out of the question, and you are not allowed to mention it again."

County Magistrate Chen also felt that he had not considered enough and could only sigh: "Okay, since I have no other plans, just give them one hundred taels of silver."

It is impossible to be worth a thousand pieces of gold, let alone five hundred taels of silver. His silver was not blown by the strong wind.

Instead, he risked dismissal from office and never dared to kill anyone.

The corner of Mrs. Chen's mouth twitched, and the person next to her was as stingy as ever: "In the end, it can be regarded as saving our Erlang. One hundred taels is too little, how about two hundred taels?"

"One hundred taels is quite a lot. The waiter in the shop only earns two taels of silver a month, and only twenty-four taels a year. Does he have to work for more than four years to earn one hundred taels?"

He didn't need to hide his stingy side in front of her. He could make it clear at this moment: "What's more, how about providing the Xiao family with free household registration? If they asked someone to do it, they wouldn't be able to do it without two or three hundred taels of silver. .”

"Besides, if someone else has to do it, they have to make at least several trips. I'll give the order tomorrow and it can be done for them within an hour."

It is also because it costs too much money to change household registration, and ordinary people cannot save so much money in a lifetime.

Therefore, the city is not overcrowded, and the people in the countryside can only work diligently in farming.

Mrs. Chen laughed lowly: "Isn't it because you are procrastinating in doing things just to get benefits? You have the nerve to say it."

Magistrate Chen smiled bitterly and sighed: "Madam, our salary is only five taels. If we don't get some extra money, what will it be used for?"

When Mrs. Chen thought that she was also the one who benefited, she was embarrassed to talk to him.

But she did think of how to threaten Erlang to get married.

The next morning, as usual, they were served by the maids to get up, and then the maids placed breakfast on the mahogany octagonal carvings of the Eight Immortals.

A basket of steaming steamed dumplings stuffed with shrimp and meat, scallion-flavored flower rolls, jujube and yam cakes, meatloaf, and two bowls of pigeon soup stewed with dendrobium and American ginseng.

After finishing the meal, County Magistrate Chen drank some tea, and then went to the study to sit for a while, chatting with his staff and drinking tea.

The yamen opened at the beginning of the chen hour, but since he had the highest official position in the county yamen, he had to go later, so he usually went to the yamen in the middle of the chen hour.

Mrs. Chen also got up. Instead of meeting the housekeeper and the housekeeper, she went to see Chen Erlang first.

Chen Erlang's half-sister Chen Shu was originally accompanying her brother. When she saw her aunt walking in, she stood up and saluted politely: "Shu'er has met my mother."

"No need to be polite." Mrs. Chen sat on the round stool in front of the couch, looked at Chen Erlang and asked with concern: "Are you feeling better? Do you want another doctor to take a look at you?"

"I'm really getting better soon, mother, don't worry." Chen Erlang said in a brisk tone, "I also had a bowl of pigeon soup this morning. Where's the steamed dumplings?"

"Since you're almost good, I'm relieved." Mrs. Chen looked at her son and threatened him with a smile: "They all say that you can save your life by offering your life. Which girl from the Xiao family do you like? Mom will propose marriage for you. "

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