Li had a loud voice. Zheng from next door heard the noise and came to the foot of the wall. She stepped on the tree stump and climbed the wall. "My niece, your family doesn't do any business. Tell me about it."
Zhulan stared blankly at the one-meter-high wall, thinking that when Zhou Shuren went to the south of the Yangtze River, she would ask the eldest and second sons to build the wall higher, to prevent Zheng from having nothing to do and watching the hustle and bustle in her house every day. The thought of it made her upset.
Li kept her mouth shut when it came to herself, "Aunt heard me wrong, I was talking about San Ya doing business."
Zheng was attracted to Sanya, and the number one gossip in the village has never died down. "Hey, Sanya, if you are doing business, please support my family. If my family is not doing business, Sanya should remember me when she is hiring!"
Zhulan has not been here for long, but she does not dare to underestimate the ancients. People in every dynasty have their own survival instincts, especially those in the lower class, who know best what the taboos are.
Zheng was a child bride and took her husband's surname. The youngest son of the Zheng family went to school for two years when he was eight years old. He did not have great ambitions to take the imperial examinations, but hoped to pass and gain benefits. Naturally, he could not do business on his own, so he worked as a helper. The family had land of their own, and there were many people in the village who went out to do odd jobs, so it was not a problem for him at all.
As for the possibility that the Zheng family would arrange for Sanya to be married off to their youngest son for the sake of a better life, it is impossible. Here we have to mention the regulations regarding the imperial examinations for relatives of merchants. A merchant's son-in-law and his descendants for three generations are not allowed to take the imperial examinations. This directly eliminates the possibility of some minor officials marrying merchants for money. As for sending them to be concubines, that is not the case. Anyway, a boy born to a merchant's concubine is useless if he cannot take the imperial examinations.
Blood relatives of merchants within three generations of mourning were not allowed to take the imperial examinations, to prevent close blood relatives from becoming officials in the court to support the merchants.
When the dynasty was established, every educated person in the family knew this very well, so as to avoid ruining a bright future and bringing down the entire family.
The Shang were already in charge of the economy, and the previous dynasty gave them power, which fostered their ambitions. In order to cut off the Shang's ambitions and avoid further unrest, the new dynasty suppressed the Shang to the bottom.
Zhulan frowned. The male protagonist is an official, how could he have a crush on Wang Ru? Wang Ru was just trying out her kimchi skills. Later, she didn't get the land from the Wang family, nor did she say she wanted to buy it. Instead, she went directly to the city and became a merchant. The male protagonist is the eldest son, and his family concept is definitely the deepest. I think the novel is a pit, and there are probably too many loopholes to make up.
Li saw that her mother was distracted again. As the first daughter-in-law, what could she do? She could only remind her mother, "Mother, Wang Laosi is here."
Zhulan cried out, only to find that Wang Laosi had come in at some point. "Laosi, I'm not saying anything to you. Sanya has grown up, you should pay more attention to her. Look at how the child is scared to death. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so protect her more. Take her back quickly and don't scare the child anymore."
Wang Laosi's face was burning with anger. Aunt Zhou didn't say anything unpleasant, so why did he feel that soft words were more likely to hurt people's faces
"Aunt, I'm going back now. I'll thank you another day."
Zhu Lan, "Please don't. I am not in good health and want to live longer. I don't want to get involved in your Wang family's affairs. Please keep a close eye on the children and me in the future!"
"Yes, I know, auntie."
Wang Laosi was angry because he lost the person, and he walked away dejectedly, pulling San Ya's clothes.
Zhulan sneered. Wang Laosi didn't change for the better. He got angry and wanted to control the situation. No wonder Wang Ru was looking for someone else to cooperate with.
Zhulan saw Zhou Laoer staring at her and looked down at herself, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Lao Er shook his head, "There's nothing wrong."
It was just that his mother refreshed his cognition. He didn't have to worry about his mother being cheated in the future, because his mother was more sensible than him.