Since I visited the Chen family once in the first half of the year, it has now entered August, which is also the hottest time of the year. During these months, Zhang Zijun often sends Zhang Erbao to ask his second brother to send some to the Chen family’s mother and daughter.

In fact, it is difficult for Zhang Zijun to support his family. After moving to the West Courtyard, he often received support from Yao Xi and Yao Ying. Because now the two brothers and sisters sometimes eat and drink in the West Courtyard, they take the initiative to provide some food and so on.

In fact, it is supplementing Zhang Zijun's family income. Although it is not much, he can barely get by. The reason is that Zhang Zijun came from that era. Although it has been almost ten years, he still has many "problems" that he cannot change, especially when it comes to food.

Be sure to eat fresh food and avoid eating food that has been left overnight. There is always a stove with no fire, which often leads Yao Xi and Yao Ying to run to the west courtyard. Also, when night falls, it is dark everywhere, so many "street lights" are installed in the inner courtyard.

”.

Just like in Shiban Hutong, Zhang Zijun renovated the baths, toilet drainage and septic tanks in the West Courtyard, spending a lot of money. Some renovations were a big project in ancient times, such as digging a septic tank, which was all done manually.

Planed, built with blue bricks, and finally covered with bluestone slabs.

A fire room was built next to the main room, with a stove for burning fire. Several rows of fire channels were dug out to lead to several bedrooms, study rooms, and living rooms in the house. It was covered with blue bricks and stood against the wall on the other side.

A flue can be used to keep warm in winter. The house can be warm as spring without putting a brazier. Each house is also equipped with a fire pit.

The stove connected to the fire room is used to burn the kang fire leading to the bed after nightfall. The fire room in the inner courtyard is specially used as a place for the family to eat and boil water, and there is also a place for the servants and servants in the front yard.

Distinguish. These practices are all set by Yao Ying. As the future housewife of the Zhang family, although she has not yet been married, her current family

The maids and servants all called Yao Ying Young Madam. At first, Yao Ying was so shy that she hid in the house, but gradually she got used to it. Zhang Zhiya also announced the marriage. This was what the eldest brother Xing Kai said.

The matchmaker was Ma Shu, the second son of Ma Ang, who was a member of the Imperial Guard. Ma Ang teamed up with Bo Sun Boring of Huai Ning to put down Cao Qin's rebellion.

, awarded Zide doctor, Zhengzhi Shangqing. He has three sons, the eldest son Ma Changzhong, Guozisheng, Ma Shu, Jinyi Baihu, and the youngest Ma Hui. Three generations of the Ma family have served as the censor of Zuodu of the Ducha Yuan, which can be said to be a family of officials.

The family was rich, so Ziya would not suffer if she married him, so Zhang Zijun agreed.

Li Xian kept nagging in front of Zhu Qizhen and transferred Yao Kui back from Nanjing to serve as Minister of Rites. So Yao Ying was both happy and sad these days. She was happy that her father could finally be an official in Beijing, and he could see it every day.

, What is worrying is that in the future, you will not be able to enter and exit the West Courtyard casually like this.

But something I encountered in the west courtyard today made me feel a sense of crisis. For a daughter-in-law who has not married yet, this sense of crisis is so strong. Although she knows that she is engaged to her husband, that is to say, she has already received the marriage contract.

Marriage certificate, but if you see a young woman coming to your door and saying to her husband, I want to marry you, then

What kind of feeling is it? Yao Ying is not an unreasonable person. She is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and she is also a scholar. There is a first-come, first-served basis for buying and selling things. But suddenly a mother and daughter said to her husband when they saw her,

If you are not married to your husband, it is best to get married immediately. How can there be such a shameless woman in this world?

The ones who came were of course the Chen family's mother and daughter. The mistress brought Chen Shiyun and the maid Xiner to propose marriage in person, with a posture of being too lazy to leave if she didn't agree. Zhang Zijun had seen the mistress's attitude before.

This is how people cry and curse at the front door of the Chen family.

Ever since Zhang Zijun visited the Chen family, the three women of the Chen family deeply felt that to live in this world, there must be men in the family. When encountering this kind of thing, the usual way out is to seek refuge with relatives and friends, but in the past,

The Chen family is considered a large family, and only their own relatives can come to seek refuge. They don't want to become the target of relief due to an accident. Looking at the fact that there is no one that their relatives can go to seek refuge with, after thinking about it, the teacher's wife has set her sights on it.

chapter

When I inquired about Zijun, he was not yet married, so wasn't he a ready-made uncle? His daughter Chen Shiyun was very good-looking and was at the age of marriage. In order to provide for herself when she was old, the more she thought about this fate, she even went to the temple to burn it.

fragrant,

After making a wish, he asked his little daughter what she wanted. Unexpectedly, the mother and daughter thought about it together. Chen Shiyun said: "I think about it every day, and I dream about it at night." Oh my, good daughter, as a mother, you must find a good husband for your son.

, Lord bless you.

Zhang Zijun couldn't laugh or cry. People came prepared. If this kind of thing was not handled well in ancient times, it would harm others. What is the most important thing for a woman? It is reputation. Although the Chen family has fallen into decline, after all, it is still a scholarly family, and its social status is still very high.

, belonging to the scholar class, if they return in disgrace, how will they live in the future, how will Chen Shiyun get married, or hang themselves, and it will be a matter of minutes to throw themselves into the river.

No matter what, Master, Miss Chen is here. This is her first time at home. She will stay there for a few days and then slowly explain the whole story. Now she is treated as a visiting relative.

But in the days that followed, Master Zhang was determined to treat her as an outsider. Suddenly there was a Master who had never met her in the family. In terms of seniority, she was the eldest. Seeing that Master Zhang was submissive in front of this Master.

, give whatever you want. First of all, the servants and maids at home also obeyed orders and treated Miss Chen as the same etiquette as Miss Zhang. They lived in a separate courtyard, and the maid Xiner took care of the daily needs of the mother and daughter.

.

Seeing this, Yao Ying became anxious and took the initiative to urge Yao Kui's father, who had just taken office a few days ago, to consummate the marriage. You see, now Zhang Zijun has moved into the West Courtyard and even used the dowry, but she hasn't gone to consummate the marriage yet, right?

It is contrary to the Word of God.

Zhang Zijun had no choice but to tell his wife: "The student is already married, and the residence here is also a dowry from the Yao family. In order to avoid Shi Heng's pursuit in the past few months, I had no choice but to move in early. My younger sister will definitely find a good family for her marriage.

There is no high hall in the student's home. If the master is used to living here, she can live here permanently, and the student can also show his respect for the master."

Mrs. Chen didn't want to think about it, but said: "If Jingyi has no place to live, although the Chen family is not big, it is the third one in the compound. Miss Chen is also worthy of Jingyi. Does Jingyi dislike Miss Chen's ugly appearance? Zhang Zijun quickly replied: "

Not only is she not ugly, she is simply beautiful."

Mrs. Chen asked again: "Do you dislike the current situation of the Chen family? After all, the Chen family is also a scholarly family, and I have also been a fifth-rank official." It means that the Chen family is no worse than the Yao family, so I will betroth you to you.

It was more than enough. It seemed that the teacher's wife was still very high-spirited, but she suddenly froze.

The family was forcing a marriage, but the Yao family was not happy about it. Yao Kui found an opportunity to discuss the marriage with Zhang Zijun alone in the Yao family's study room.

Father-in-law, please rest assured that there is a marriage certificate between the Zhang family and the Yao family. Miss Yao Ying is Zhang Zijun's wife. No one can change this.

Zhang Zijun expressed his position again and again, and when he said that he had got the job done, Yao Kui felt relieved and said: "Nowadays, there are constant disputes and turmoil in the court. I have just come to the capital, and there are many things going on in the court. Your marriage to my daughter is scheduled to be

After February."

Not long ago, Liu Sheng came to say goodbye. Because his father died of illness, he had to go home to mourn. In addition to mourning for his parents, the most important thing is Ding You. During this period, officials have to go home to guard the tomb. Of course, if they are in a high position, they can also steal the love.

No.

The second is having sex. Except for national mourning and parental mourning, which prohibits having sex, for other mourning, the requirements for having sex are not high. Of course, suppose a person's grandfather dies, and he expresses that he is too sad and takes the initiative to ask not to have sex with his wife.

, separation. This is not impossible, but it always feels a bit unhuman.

Of course, not being allowed to have sex for three years is still a bit high for young people, so many people will use various reasons to express that the baby has to be born after having sex with them. Even the most ridiculous one is

People who don’t have a son will say that my father gave me a dream and said that giving birth to a son would be a filial son, so I had to have a son to be a filial son!

Why was it said just now that an unmarried girl must serve her parents for three years? Because it involves another issue. A married girl who becomes her parents only needs to serve one year. This is actually a hidden expression. After the daughter gets married, she is no longer a member of the family.

, corresponding mourning should be reduced.

A married woman is required to serve her parents-in-law for three years, and if a married woman becomes a widow, she must serve her husband for three years. Of course, in times or places where widows remarried more often, this period of filial piety is often not fulfilled.

There are even exaggerated cases of those who took off their mourning clothes and remarried after six or seven years.

Many people tend to overlook the fact that a concubine has to mourn her mother. Of course, if she encounters a careless husband and feels that it is unlucky to watch a funeral, and the coffin is still at home but has not been carried out, it is also possible to ask the concubine to change into mourning clothes.

.

Married men theoretically need to mourn for their wives, but instead of being beheaded for three years, they are given the next three years of the rod. Of course, everyone knows this. Many men’s wives marry another before their anniversary is over, and some even can’t wait to get married.

The wife's funeral was not yet a full month old, and the new man had already arrived. The latter could call him crazy.

In addition to the younger generation mourning for their elders, there are also older generations mourning for the younger generation, such as parents mourning the eldest son, and the eldest son's wife mourning, but these are rarely encountered, so I won't go into details here.

Royal mourning period. No matter who the emperor or empress dies, it is a national mourning for the country. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, if the emperor is alive and the empress dies, but the emperor and empress were not in a good relationship during their lifetime, the emperor can reduce the size of the empress' funeral to express dissatisfaction. For example,

Don't let the whole country observe national mourning, don't hold court, anyway, just do it as simple as possible.

The most famous example is that the original queen of Jiaqing passed away while Qianlong was still alive, so Jiaqing greatly lowered the standards of the queen's funeral in order not to make Qianlong feel bad.

When the emperor dies, it is a national mourning. The whole country must serve for at least three months. Within three months, various celebrations, marrying daughters, wives, acting, etc. are prohibited. Of course, private sex is not allowed.

In the royal family, except for the successor emperor who serves 27 days by replacing the day with the month, the remaining princes who are not married to the princess must serve for three years, and the married princess must serve for one year.

In order to demonstrate the concept of governing the country with filial piety, officials in feudal society generally had to resign from office and observe filial piety after their parents died. This system is called Dingyou, which is said to last three years, but when calculated based on nine months per year, it is usually twenty-seven months. In addition, there are

There are cases where a month is used instead of a year, or even ten days are used to represent a year. Sometimes the court has special needs and exempts officials from having to worry about it. This situation becomes a ruthless situation.

Zhang Zijun could only express his condolences. The two of them talked about the relationship between Chen Jian and Zhang Zijun, who was the former Imperial Academy student. Now the master's wife is going to marry a daughter. Zhang Zijun joked: "Why don't I go to Dingyou with you when I get down? That's it."

No worries anymore.
Chapter completed!