It was not uncommon for daughters of wealthy families to show their faces in public during the Qin and Han dynasties. In the Tang dynasty, they were required to bring enough followers with them. In the Northern Song dynasty, they could divorce at any time, and widows who remarried were not discriminated against. On the contrary, royal princesses were strictly restricted and most of them were faithful to one man throughout their lives. By the time of Taizu of this dynasty, because the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty had ended several years earlier, it still devastated the country, so Taizu issued a decree for equal rights very early.
As for this right, it is not the right to take the imperial examination, the right to serve as an official, the right to inherit... but only the right to go out and work in general. Commoner women can go out to work before and after marriage, and engage in business, female doctors, recorders, etc. Of course, after marriage, the work must be negotiated between the husband's family. In the past, the capital city also established a women's school, but later the internal struggle was too late, and the women's school died.
As for the daughters of wealthy families and officials, they could travel openly without having to wear a veil or floor-length veils.
But even so, most official families still thought it was too arrogant to wear men's clothes and go out casually like those noble ladies in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. At least, even in Cangzhou, Lao Xianyu and Xiao Huasheng had never seen any young lady so bold. However, it didn't matter to her as a fiancé or a second brother, and they certainly wouldn't say anything.
Moreover, in view of Zhu Ying's gorgeous appearance that could not be concealed even by men's clothing, and her easy-going and talkative personality, they could not help but peek at her from time to time, with their ears perked up high, eavesdropping on her conversation with Zhu Er.
Therefore, Zhang Shou felt much more relaxed dealing with such a distracted old man. He very skillfully led the topic rhythm and soon gradually led to the name of Peanut.
Sure enough, when he mentioned that Zhu Er said that the name of the peanut came from a kind of food, Lao Xianyu said without paying attention, "Peanuts are really delicious. Whether you boil them in salt water with the shells or peel them and fry them with salt, they are all great snacks to go with wine! Alas, I don't sell them very often. I usually make them myself..."
Before he could even finish the last word "eat", he suddenly shut up and quickly glanced at Zhang Shou. He saw Zhang Shou looking at him with a smile, his eyes showing no sign of inquiry, as if they were just chatting casually. His suddenly tense nerves unconsciously relaxed in such a relaxed atmosphere, and he smiled back at Zhang Shou, but it was a little forced.
"There's not much in stock, and I usually just have a little drink myself."
"Please ask me to try it if you have the chance." Although Zhang Shou really wanted to ignore the workshop and go directly to Lao Xianyu to experience the so-called ketchup and peanuts, he didn't want to alert the enemy too much after finally finding the real clue of the "New World", so he stopped talking about this topic.
When he followed Old Salted Fish and Little Peanut to a small door in an alley, he saw the old man and the young man stopped walking at the same time, and couldn't help but look up at the low wall and the dirty environment. At this time, Zhu Er immediately asked with some suspicion: "Is it here? Isn't it a little too shabby to set up a workshop in this place?"
Zhu Ying immediately laughed at him, "Second brother, where do you think the workshop should be set up? On the busiest street? Or even better, in three luxuriously decorated shops? How is that possible? It's not a place where finished products are produced. The more run-down it is, the lower the rent and the cheaper the cost. Do you think everyone is Ah Shou? You open a workshop in your own nice house."