Wu Shi is really pregnant, which makes things easier to handle. All you need to do is follow the laws and regulations. It's just that according to the regulations, although the Wu family is pregnant, she can still stay in Zhang Sheng's home, but as compensation, Zhang Sheng needs to pay double the pawn money.
Although it was a bit difficult, Zhang Sheng still gritted his teeth and got rid of the money. Fang Yingying wanted to help, but Zhuang Zhong disagreed. It is better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish, and it is better to ask Zhang Sheng to help copy books than to help directly. In this way, Zhang Sheng's face is also full.
Fang Yingying thinks this is a good move. After all, Mei County is not a capital city. Books are very precious, and many books are missing. Fang Yingying brought a lot of books from the capital to pass the time before, and Zhuang Zhong also brought a lot, which happened to be transcribed to benefit the local people.
In this way, it can not only win over local students, but also increase the chances of students becoming a scholar, which is wonderful no matter what angle you look at.
Zhuang Zhong ordered people to squat to guard Huang Jiu, and sure enough, within a few days, the stealing cat was caught. However, it was not the people he sent who caught him, but the woman's husband. There is a solemn touch in this.
The rape was caught on the spot, and there were several witnesses. Huang Jiu couldn't blame him even if he wanted to, and was beaten to death. But that woman is also tough, she doesn't feel any shame at all, she even put her hips on her hips and scolded her husband for being useless, she wanted to try other men, that's why she did this. If his ability can still be seen, why should she find another man.
Hearing these words, Zhuang Zhong was stunned. This also refreshed his understanding of the so-called 'ancient times'. According to what he knew before, shouldn't women be buried in the pond! How could there be such an arrogant 'harlot'
In fact, the truth is not complicated. In every dynasty and generation, powerful people hold the right to speak. Seeing that this woman's younger brother killed his wife and is still doing well, you know that this family must have a background. That's why this woman dared to act so boldly, try it with someone else, if you can't beat her to death, you don't count.
Huang Jiu was still lying on the bed, and Wu's and Li Shu came. With the backing of solemnity and reason, Huang Jiu was helpless. But Huang Jiu was not easy to get along with, so he took out the original dowry list, and since he wanted to reconcile, he had to send back the things he had given back, and nothing was missing. But Wu's dowry was so pitiful at that time that it was almost negligible. According to the law, if the husband and wife reconcile, they must return the dowry and dowry to each other.
At this time, I can't help but sigh the injustice to women. The money that Mrs. Wu has been pawned to 'earn' these years is not counted.
"There are so many betrothal gifts?" Zhuang Zhong couldn't help being surprised when he saw the betrothal gift list.
In fact, thirty taels of silver is not a lot, but it is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for a family like Huang Jiu. It seems that the family wasn't that bad at the beginning, but it was only after they fell down that they made troubles like this.
Huang Jiu said indignantly: "I think our Huang family was also a well-known and wealthy family back then. If I hadn't matched this girl's birth date, how could it have been the turn of this prodigal girl. It turned out to be a good thing. After spending so much money, I married so much. A thing that even a man doesn't want."
Mrs. Wu sat slumped on the ground, how could they get thirty taels of silver now, how many books would they have to copy to earn it back.
"I didn't get any money at all!" Wu couldn't help crying.
Zhang Sheng grabbed her hand, "Qiniang, don't worry, there are still eight months, and I will definitely get the money together."
Mrs. Wu shook her head. How could she not know the situation of Zhang Sheng's family? She had already spent so much for her before, so how could she let Zhang Sheng pay thirty taels of silver for her now.
"Brother Zhang, why don't you forget it, we have no destiny in this life, and in the next life, we will be married again in the next life."
Zhang Sheng said angrily: "Don't say such things again! If I, Zhang Sheng, can't marry you, what's the point of living in this world."
Wu Shi sobbed even more, if it wasn't for the court, the two would have embraced each other to comfort each other.
If Zhang Sheng still can't raise money when Wu's confinement, Huang Jiu has the right to take Wu back. If the pawn goes out for a few years at that time, the two will have no way to reconcile. A few years later, the evidence of the previous rape has also expired, and there is no way to make a divorce based on this. The most important thing is that at that time, I am afraid that Zhuang Zhong has already left, and the new county magistrate may not necessarily be the master of the Wu family.
"Brother, can I lend them money this time?" Fang Yingying said.
Zhuang Zhong smiled helplessly: "Sister, you treat yourself as a good boy. You will encounter many such things in the future. No matter how rich you are, how many can you save?"
Fang Yingying didn't know this truth, "But since I saw it, I can't ignore it. If this incident happens, if the Wu family falls into Huang Jiu's hands, it must be a disaster."
"I have to take care of things, but I haven't reached the point of paying for it myself. Do you remember Wu's life experience?"
Fang Yingying thought for a while, and finally shook her head.
"Wu's family is not really from a poor family. It's just that the dowry left by her parents was taken by her uncle and aunt, so she fell to this point. The thirty taels of silver were also taken by the uncle and aunt. Now I need my elder sister to ask Mrs. Wu if she is willing to confront her uncle and aunt in court and take back what belongs to her. If she says that filial piety is oppressive, just tell her that even though she is an elder, uncle and aunt can kiss her no matter what. But parents go, if she can't keep the property left by her parents, she is really unfilial, and no one will attack her. If she can't figure it out by herself, then I can't do anything about it."
Fang Yingying's eyes lit up, and she rushed to find Mrs. Li and asked her to talk to Mrs. Wu. Her status is conspicuous, so Mrs. Li usually talks to Mrs. Wu in private.
When Mrs. Wu heard about Mrs. Li's intentions, she was immediately overwhelmed with excitement. She dreamed of taking back what her parents had left for her. But it was easier said than done, the uncle and aunt said that the dowry belonged to their Wu family, and the Wu family had no brothers, so this line was cut off, and they should inherit it. They are the Wu family, and the married woman of the Wu family already belongs to someone else's family and is not eligible to inherit the inheritance.
This is the usual rhetoric used by some families in Dayou who have no males and their offshoots compete for inheritance. This is also one of the reasons why Dayou desperately wanted to have a son. Without a male, he would not even be able to keep his own family property, and all his hard work would be in vain. It's fine if it can be passed on to someone you like, but it's often taken away by someone you hate, which is really frustrating.
Zhuang Zhong listened to this order and sent Zhang Sheng, and scolded Zhang Sheng bloody as soon as he came, "You are still a scholar, but you don't even know the laws of Dayou. If a person like you can be admitted to the Jinshi Didn't officials harm the people of the world!"
Zhang Sheng was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed his hands, "Please also learn from me, my lord."
Zhuang Zhong saw that his attitude was not bad, so he lowered his pressure, "You keep saying that you like that Mrs. Wu, although you have tried your best, but it is still too much. What Mrs. Wu is thinking about must be what her parents left for her. It’s not that she is greedy for money, but that a daughter must keep the painstaking efforts left to her by her parents. And these things can make her feel sad, but it’s useless for you to read so many books, but you can’t help her get rid of it according to the law. Dilemma."
Zhang Sheng immediately understood that it was the county magistrate who was reminding him. If it was just because he was not satisfied with his lack of dedication, why would he be specially summoned.
"Students' lack of talent and lack of learning is insulting to the name of a saint. I also ask adults to clarify students' confusion. Don't let students continue to be confused."
Nodding solemnly and approvingly, he changed his tone, "It's not entirely your fault. After all, Mei County is closed, and there are not even many books in such a large county. You can understand it without reading the law, but you can't forgive it. The law It is the foundation of a country, and a scholar who does not know the law is undoubtedly blind and deaf.”
Zhang Sheng responded repeatedly, with a very sincere attitude.
After a serious lesson, I came back to the topic. I said before that Dayou's status as a woman has improved. One of them is that women can inherit inheritance, and there are clear regulations. The law is: All households should give up their property to all the women in the house. The reason for this is that it came from his father. How can anyone pay his ancestral property to someone who only pays the house.
Zhang Sheng opened his eyes wide when he heard this, "There is such a law?"
"This law has been promulgated for more than ten years, and it was promulgated by the current sage. It's just that you haven't paid attention to it on weekdays. In addition, there is a folk custom that women cannot inherit family property, so you don't understand it. Ordinary people don't know it, but you As a scholar, he should know these things."
Zhang Sheng was ashamed, "Students really don't work hard on this, and they haven't even seen it in the Dibao."
Dibao is also the official newspaper, which is specially used for the imperial court to transmit the documents of the government and the news copy of political information. Scholars are qualified to find them to read. But Zhang Sheng had never seen it before, which also led to a lack of news.
"In the future, you will copy it for me and post it at the gate of the yamen, and punish you to explain it to the people."
Zhang Sheng was overjoyed, saying it was a punishment rather than a decent one. He has face in front of the county magistrate, and it will be much more convenient for him to do things in the future.
Zhang Sheng thought for a while and said, "My lord, Qiniang's uncles and aunts are all treacherous people, and their business has done well in recent years, and they have become much smoother. And this matter has been going on for so many years, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. It is clear that the money was earned by Qiniang's parents at that time, and they would definitely call it the family property. There is a reason not to distribute it to Wu, a married woman, so as to prevent the family assets from being lost to people with different surnames."
"If this is the case, Mrs. Wu is still entitled to take away what belongs to her. The law clearly stipulates that parents are obliged to prepare a dowry and dowry for their children. The dowry is generally half of the dowry. But Mrs. Wu has no dowry at all when she gets married. It’s against the law and you can still sue. It’s just that you can’t get everything back, but at least the money you get back can at least save the two of you from your current predicament.”
Zhang Sheng bowed deeply, "My lord's great kindness and great virtue will never be forgotten by students."
Zhuang Zhong waved his hand, "Don't tell me these things, you go down and prepare by yourself. Although I decide whether to win or lose the lawsuit, it doesn't matter what you like. You have to speak beautifully in class to convince everyone, according to the law You and I should abide by the act. This county magistrate can mention you, but he cannot handle the case illegally."
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In addition, about the inheritance of women's inheritance, there were some in ancient my country, and it was still in the Song Dynasty. The relevant words in the text are copied from Song Renzong's "Tian Sheng Hu Jue Guan Guan".