She Song

Chapter 72 Er Niang’s Troubles

Hanji headquarters, inside the wooden house, under the oil lamp.

Sanniang recorded the repeatedly verified data in the account book. After 20 days of study and practice, she gradually became familiar with the "debit and balance" accounting method.

Looking at the data arranged in order, Shen Sanniang felt a sense of accomplishment, especially the balance, which showed 543210 articles as if counting down.

This set of numbers seems to have magical power, making Sanniang unconsciously imagine the world of arithmetic.

From 1+1=2, to the current set of hundreds of thousands of accounts, and even larger data in the future, she is confident that it will be accurate.

Brother Han said: Chinese is enlightening and perceptual, and can use words to describe the world of reality and imagination.But arithmetic is fundamental and rational. Whoever masters it can use numbers to weigh and transform the entire universe.

When he said these words, Brother Han looked solemn and seemed to have fallen into a brief deep thought. When he recovered, he smiled and encouraged, saying that he had a talent for mathematics and would be famous in history in the future.

Sanniang found it hard to believe that an ordinary woman could really weigh and transform the universe?

But no matter what, learning arithmetic is a splitting headache for other students, but she enjoys it, so much so that the new arithmetic teacher does not hesitate to praise her and always ranks her as the top one in every class.

This made her friends envy and admire her.

Contrary to Sanniang, Erniang is back at the bottom, even worse than seven or eight-year-old children, because she is always forced to stand and have her palms slapped while sleeping in class.

In order for Sister to keep up with her homework, Sanniang reminded her in class to take tutoring after class, but Sister's indifference really broke her heart.

Alas, I am so sad...

"Dangdang!"

The sudden loud noise made Sanniang wake up instantly.

It must be Sister A who is here!
That's right, it was Er Niang who pushed open the door and barged in, saying angrily: "Follow me quickly!"

ah!what happened?
Seeing that her younger sister was still in a daze, Erniang couldn't help but pull Sanniang up and ran outside.

"Hurry up...Brother Que'er just ran back and said that Brother Xiaoyao is about to arrive...I wonder if there are any candied haws with Zhenji...I heard that the sweet and sour ones are delicious..."

Brother Han is coming back?
The big stone hanging in Sanniang's heart was mostly settled, but when she heard that Sister A was only thinking about food, she felt inexplicably angry.

Sister, can’t you think about anything else besides eating?You are already 14 years old, can you grow up and be more sensible?

She suddenly threw away her sister's hand and stopped at the door.

Er Niang is too fast.I rushed forward a few steps and found that my sister hadn't followed, so I ran back to hold Sanniang's hand again.

But Sanniang dodged away and said angrily: "Sister, can you stop making delicious food all the time? Don't you see that everyone is laughing at us? It's really embarrassing for you to do this!"

Erniang didn't know why her sister suddenly became angry.

But she still explained one by one: "Sanniang, I don't always say this. They are not laughing at me but they like me. Brother Xiaoyao also said that dressing and eating are natural. There is no shame in eating your own food with your own sweat!"

Oh, he actually quoted the words on the notice to refute himself!

Er Niang remembers everything related to eating quickly and firmly...

As a result, Sanniang became even more depressed.

After finally calming down, Sanniang decided to enlighten her sister and ask her to at least be more reserved.

Otherwise, Brother Han already has a great family and may be able to become a high official in the future. Now he may be thinking about his sister's life-saving grace. However, if the second mother never grows up and makes fools of herself from time to time, Han Xiaoyao may not be willing to indulge her sister all the time.

When the time comes, it is reasonable to alienate or even abandon the Shen family, and I don't care, but my sister is so naive and really likes each other, she will definitely cry to death...

She finally changed her smile, took Er Niang's hand, and said, "Sister, do you like Brother Han? You want to marry him and follow him all your life, right?" Such a topic is no stranger to Er Niang. , even from the first day of fishing, many old members of Hanji believe that Erniang is Han Xiaoyao's woman, even if she is not yet, it will happen sooner or later.

In particular, for the sake of Er Niang, Han Xiaoyao, who was weak at the time, killed Ma Xiaoliu in a rage, which was exaggerated as evidence that the relationship between the two was stronger than ever.

After talking a lot, Er Niang was no longer embarrassed. Although she didn't know the specific details of getting married, as long as she thought of being able to accompany Xiaoyao brother for the rest of her life, her heart was sweeter than honey.

"Ok!"

Erniang nodded resolutely, her tone was extremely affirmative.

Sanniang said solemnly: "Sister, you have to know that rich and capable men will have three wives and four concubines, um~ just like Uncle Zhang. Brother Han is so powerful, there will definitely be many women in the future, if they are better than A My sister is more beautiful, well-behaved and sensible, what should you do?"

Ah!
Er Niang has never considered this issue, but she is not stupid.

Zhang Cheng already had three women before, and recently he heard that another family of refugees entrusted a matchmaker to make a match, and planned to promise their daughter to him as a concubine.

Here is a passage from Korean records about the marriage between a man and a woman.

Han Xiaoyao did not enforce monogamy. As long as it complied with the "Da Song Law" and existing folk conventions, and both parties were over 16 years old and consensual, Han Ji would not interfere.

What's more, the "Laws of the Song Dynasty" on the reconciliation and divorce regulations for men and women to end their marriage relationship is the greatest protection of women's rights in history.

In addition, Han Ji raised the political status of "concubine" to be equal to that of "wife", thus avoiding the tragedy of concubine being treated as a man's personal "property".

In other words, in the wilderness, marrying wives and keeping concubines continued as usual, but under the jurisdiction of the Hanji Ministry of Civil Affairs, the status of concubines has been substantially improved.

Therefore, with the improvement of their salary, many refugees are eyeing the rapidly rising middle and high-level backbone of Hanji.

The interlude ends here.

Precisely because Zhang Cheng has so many women, there are frequent rivalries and jealousy among them, and all kinds of lace news also emerge in endlessly.

Er Niang just laughed when she heard this. Now that her sister raised the issue of competing for favor in a serious manner, she realized the trouble she might encounter in the future.

It seems so.

Uncle Zhang's favorite is his beautiful and kind third aunt. Every time he sees her, he secretly stuffs her with some delicious food. He also always praises himself for being good-looking and capable, and that he will definitely have a son in the future.

From this point of view, it seems that I am indeed not very sensible, but what should I do... I don’t want those delicious things, so I am sensible?

Regarding Sister's doubts, Sanniang was finally relieved and told her firmly that first she should not be greedy or embarrassed, and the rest could be done slowly.

I really can’t ask for more from my sister!
So, Sanniang warned her sister all the way and rushed towards the entrance of the camp.

Many people had already gathered at the door. Zhang Cheng, Sima Hengru, Li Daoyi, Yuan Erlang, and Zhuo Dani all stopped to look south.

Jiang Queer, who rushed back to report the news, was still showing off to her friends with great joy.

Such as how prosperous the city of Tokyo is, the city wall is higher than the mountain, the palace is majestic, there are more pedestrians than the stars in the sky, those delicious hot and delicious food and fancy fruit drinks, and even the splendor of the No. 1 prostitute’s house in the Song Dynasty, etc. wait wait wait……

The proud look of "I've seen the world too" can't be suppressed no matter what.

Seeing the two mothers and three mothers arriving, pointing to the torch in the south, Sima Hengru suggested that everyone come forward to help the president and others carry. It was said that there was a boatload of supplies.

The second mother immediately and enthusiastically agreed, and took her sister to meet him first, but she felt melancholy as she walked.

Alas, if Brother Xiaoyao really brings me sugar-coated haws, should I eat it or not?

If you can't bear to accept it first and eat it in front of everyone, it won't be embarrassing, right?
I don’t know what Zhen Kee’s candied haws tastes like?
There is a kind of lovesickness, sour and sweet.

(End of this chapter)