Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

This gossip first started when Xiao Xiucai asked for a concubine, and then he was beaten to death by his two brothers-in-law. Up to now, he is still lying on the bed humming.

Being beaten by my brother-in-law, especially for a scholar, is indeed a shameful thing.

The lady of the Xiao family is docile, dignified, and has a son. You, Xiao Xiucai, must have a reason to take a concubine.

In ancient times, there were strict rules for ordinary people to take concubines.First of all, you have to be over [-] years old, and your wife has no children, or your wife has a bad character.Moreover, during concubinage week, there are strict regulations on the number of times you must have sex with the house every month, neither more nor less.After the intercourse is over, you can't spend the night in the concubine's room, you have to go back to the main wife's room to sleep.

In a sense, a man's taking a concubine is just looking for a reproductive tool, and everything is based on the continuation of the clan's incense.

Of course, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with the further prosperity of the market and the development of capitalism, folk hedonism prevailed, and ordinary people often took concubines just to satisfy the desires of men and women.

There is a tradition in society that when marrying a wife and virtue, it is best to be ugly, too beautiful to suppress the rear house, and how to run a family without dignity.But marrying a concubine is purely to satisfy lust, so it is natural to look for a beautiful one.

This Xiao Xiu has only a son, and his wife is not bad, so the previous reason does not make sense.Then, it is to satisfy the desire of men and women.

After reaching this conclusion, the problem came again.

Anyone who knew Xiao Xiucai knew that this man was not working hard, couldn't distinguish grains, couldn't study well, and had no means of livelihood at all.By now, he was so poor that his whole family was poor, so why should he take a concubine?

These days, even if you go to Renyazi to buy a rough girl, you still need four or five taels of silver.A little more advanced, 34 can't beat both.

Given the situation of the Xiao family, it is difficult for Mr. Xiao to accept a woman who is uglier than his wife.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't come up with the money.Besides, others are not willing to suffer with him!

Therefore, under the strong request of the gossip crowd, some good people started to inquire about Xiao Xiucai's house.

This inquiry has unearthed a shocking event.

It turned out that Xiao Xiucai was originally very poor.But for some reason, he actually made a huge fortune within half a month.Not only bought a house, bought land, but also married a little old man.

"Xiao Xiucai's new house is located in the best part of Cangzhou City. I went in and looked at it. It's a two-entry mansion. Let alone his family of four, even if there are more than a dozen people crammed into it, it won't feel crowded. Guess, he spent a lot of money on it. How much money did you pay for it?" Someone asked triumphantly.

"How many?"

Hold out two fingers.

"Ten taels?"

"20 taels, bah, let's dream!" After spitting, he said, "200 taels, plus the furniture inside and the newly purchased high-quality paddy fields, Xiao Xiucai threw in about [-] taels in one go."

"My God, why is Xiao Xiucai so rich? It's only been half a month. Tell me, did he smuggle salt?" The audience gasped.

"Yes, yes, absolutely." Another person shouted, "A few days ago, I saw Xiao Xiucai selling salt to salt merchants again!"

"What do you know, Xiao Xiucai is smuggling, he is just a cowardly husband, he can do this kind of bloody business, you have to be believed when you tell him!"

"That's right, that's right. Smuggling salt requires gathering a large group of desperadoes. Not half of them can do the job. Besides, this Xiao Xiucai lives in seclusion on weekdays, and I haven't seen him interacting with various religions!"

"Hey, let me tell you, don't hold your breath. Tell me, how did Xiao Xiucai get rich?"

Everyone booed at the same time, and then someone shouted: "He Zhishu, what the hell are you talking about, just say it out loud, and I will charge the money for today's tea to my account."

The person named He Zhishu sneered: "In a few days, I will learn from Xiao Xiucai to make a fortune. Who cares about drinking your tea?"

"What do you want to learn from Xiucai Xiao? How can you make a fortune?" Everyone cheered up and urged repeatedly.

He Zhishu probably realized that he had slipped his tongue, so he suppressed his face and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Her surname, don't tell me your mother. If Xiao Xiucai really has connections, the news will not be covered. Maybe everyone will find out in a few days. Tell me quickly, if it's really good, I'll treat you to a drink later. .”

"Yes, yes, say it quickly."

Hearing the roar of the crowd, He Zhishu blushed and said: "Actually, this matter is also simple, just use the money to buy salt coupons from the Development Bank, then go to the Salt Division to exchange the salt, and then sell the salt. So one step at a time It’s a [-]% to [-]% profit, not to mention the fast turnover, and there is no risk.”

"Salt bills, are they the kind of things like precious banknotes issued by the Salt Transport Envoy? I heard people said a while ago that they cost 100 taels each. We don't have that much money. But the rich seem to like it." It looks like there is no interest in this thing, and no one bought it." Someone said: "But I didn't expect that there is such an advantage in this matter. It is rare that Xiao Xiu can find the oil and water in it. This scholar's mind is really flexible, and he deserves to be rich. .But let's just watch the drool."

"Hey, where is Shu, didn't you just say that you want to learn from Xiao Xiucai's method and make a fortune?" Someone asked again: "Where are you a poor man, and where did you find the 100 taels of silver?"

He Zhishu couldn't help but sneer and said with a sneer: "Although my surname He has no money, I know quite a few salt sellers when I went to the rivers and lakes, and I have already made an agreement with them. Once I exchange salt, as long as it is cheap, I will pay you one or two taels." All the land was collected. As for the money, the big deal is to find someone to pool together, and 100 taels can still be obtained. It only takes one day, and if you change hands, you can get ten taels, which is equivalent to an ordinary person working for a year. "

Hearing what he said, everyone gasped and their eyes were red.

Several people glanced at each other, and one person suddenly said: "Brother He, how about we get a vote together?"