Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 47 The Little Mute’s Journey Home
The catchy melodies and lyrics come to mind.The opening song of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "The Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River Passing East", is almost a household name in modern China.But not many people know that the original author of this song and song is Yang Shen, who is known as "the first of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty".

Qin Liu had learned about it before, and it was not an exaggeration to say that Yang Shen was a shining pearl in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

He was the first scholar in his life, was also exiled to the frontier, wrote countless books and poems, and was the son of the chief minister.Life is not brilliant.

Such a great talent is actually his childhood sweetheart?
Qin Liu suddenly felt that he was so honored to be able to meet a great talent who would leave his name in history!
She was even more curious about the past of the original person - the original person Neng and the son of the first assistant were childhood sweethearts, and their life experiences must be similar. She didn't know what their identities were.

It's a pity that I didn't have time to ask Mr. Yang Shen who was staying in Jiangxue Zhai.

By the time she comes back from selling horses, Mr. Yang is probably gone.

Thinking of this, Qin Liu was so depressed that he fell asleep again.

A new dream comes.

……

Her mother passed away due to dystocia.She cried until her heart broke.

Fat Guangsi comforted her: "Stop crying, I will never compete with you for cakes again."

Yang Shen begged her: "If you put flowers on my head, I won't be angry anymore. Please don't cry, okay?"

She didn't know what to say, so she pointed to her two feet that had just been wrapped in foot wraps and cried, "It hurts..."

Guangsi and Yang Shen looked at each other. One was busy sending all the maids and women out, while the other came over to untie her footband and helped her cover it up. There was no clue about her wearing her shoes.

She suddenly felt less sad.

Although these two buddies are sometimes very ungraceful and fight over a few pastries, they are really their own people - they dare to do such things that are disobedient to their elders.

The dream went round and round, and she had a stepmother.

The matter of binding her feet eventually became a big deal and alarmed the whole family.

Grandfather made the final decision: "How can I, the daughter of the Liu family, imitate those pedantic people and learn to bind their feet and do bad things to please others? No!"

The stepmother looked at her father with horrified eyes.

She also looked at her father in panic with wide eyes.

Grandma said that if her feet were not wrapped in three-inch golden lotus since childhood, she would not be able to marry into a good family in the future.She had never imagined that marriage would be such a long-term thing.But if her father insists on binding her feet, it will be difficult for her to resist to the end.

My father just said: "Your grandfather survived seven catastrophes before he reached his current position of power. His mind and vision are naturally different from others. I just listen to him on this matter."

She was greatly relieved.

From then on, Mr. Liu Ge became a rich man with big feet. When he was almost [-] years old and had hair extensions, no one from his family came to express his intention to marry or betrothed, and he became a laughing stock in the boudoir.

Her stepmother comforted her and said that the number one reason why no one wanted to marry her was that her grandfather was unselfish, unkind, and he was old and might retire at any time.The second reason is that because of her big feet, noble ladies from official families would not want a girl who dares to go against the world as their daughter-in-law.

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Waking up in the middle of the night, Qin Liu touched his natural, harmless feet and felt that the dream was too absurd and bizarre.

She knew that these dreams were actually memories of the original person, and they were triggered to unfold to her bit by bit.

She knew best how good the appearance of this body was. She was fair and beautiful, with long legs, big breasts and hips, and a slender waist. She was definitely the best among women, but no one proposed to marry her?

The reason is that she didn't wrap her deformed feet with three-inch golden lotus? !

It's so unreasonable!
After Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism became popular, the status of women in feudal society declined again and again. Women's foot-binding, which was popular on a small scale in the Song Dynasty, gradually became a fashion in the Ming Dynasty and was also a subsidiary product of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.Especially for aristocratic women who never leave the house, if their feet are not bound, they will be considered as vulgar and unworthy as common women or even maids.

Qin Liu can understand.Foot-binding cloth not only restricts the feet, but also a woman's character and nature.

The success of foot binding shows that the girl is very docile and tolerant, and will not have any major problems with the three obediences and four virtues.

For aristocrats, women are more likely to obey men's will, be good at submissiveness and be an accessory.The foot-binding behavior, which is extremely painful and requires perseverance all year round, has become a good ruler for testing a woman's moral character. On the contrary, it has won the favor of those noble ladies and has become more and more popular.

What Qin Liu was confused about was that the little fat man Hu Guangsi and the talented Yang Shen, their childhood sweethearts, didn't lend a helping hand to propose a marriage to her?
She turned over and couldn't sleep anymore.

His original maiden name was Liu, and his nickname was Ah Jiang. His grandfather was an upright high-ranking official who rose to the rank of senior cabinet minister. He was probably the chief minister of the cabinet and was the emperor's teacher.

With these clues, she might be able to find out which family her daughter is from.

Qin Liu sighed.

It’s also her fault. In the past few years, she has only been busy making money to survive, and she has not paid attention to the current political events of this era.Otherwise, we will soon know our original natal family.

She wasn't in a hurry and planned to take her time.

After lying down for a day and night to rest, Qin Liu's body recovered a lot.

When having breakfast after dawn, Qin Liu felt a little embarrassed when he looked at the people busy packing their luggage in high spirits.

Her physical strength is too poor, especially her riding skills, which are very limited.

The little mute looked much more excited than when he was in Sandcastle Town, and there was an irrepressible light in the depths of his eyes.

Qin Liu drank the hot rice porridge and joked with a smile: "Are you happy to go home?"

The little mute rolled up the tent and tied it to the horse and said with a smile: "Yes! This is the first time to go home in more than ten years!"

Qin Liu almost spit out the porridge. She asked curiously: "Aren't you from the prairie? Why is this your first time home?"

She went to bring a bowl of porridge to the little mute who had been busy.I have to say that this young man is really diligent and capable, and he doesn't look like a prince at all.

The little mute grinned and laughed softly: "I left my parents and brothers and went to the right wing when I was very young, and I have been used as a hostage there until now. The group of people who wanted to kill me last year were the ones who wanted to take me back."

He finished the porridge and looked at the distant north with expectant and worried eyes: "I don't know if they will remember me when I go home this time..."

Qin Liu took the empty bowl handed over by the little mute, and saw him turn around and get busy again, neatly and skillfully arranging the items for himself and tying them to the horse.

I felt slightly strange.

He is a prince, but he is also a poor hostage.

She somewhat understood the little mute's feelings that he didn't care about money but insisted on having shares in her store.

Having been a hostage far away from home since childhood, he may have nothing that belongs to him.

I accidentally gave him half of the shares in Yanzi Tower, which made him feel like the master of the house.

The golden morning light shone on the little mute, and his shadow stretched long on the grass.

The group traveled day and night, rarely seeing anyone around.

After two or three days, we finally entered the hilly grassland area.

(End of this chapter)