This problem seems simple to Xu Ping. In China, the father has determined the blood of the child since ancient times, and the so-called "father's blood" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This theory holds that the mother is nothing more than a petri dish for the growth of the fetus.

Xu Ping said naturally: "Of course a person should have his father's surname."

Miss Huang said loudly: "My father said that the child inherits half from each parent."

But Xu Ping was very disapproving and asked casually: "Then why do both men and women look like my father?"

Miss Huang refused to admit defeat: "No, the child is also like his mother."

In Xu Ping's opinion, it is not surprising that the child has been nourished by the mother's blood for ten months and looks somewhat similar. However, he did not want to argue and said with a smile: "It is true that there is a bit of a resemblance."

"My father said that both parents are ancestors."

From a linguistic point of view, if a social relationship does not have a unique proper noun, it means that this social relationship is ignored by the vast majority of people, and most people have no concept of this relationship.

Because traditional Chinese people attach great importance to the paternal line, there are a series of strictly defined nouns in Chinese vocabulary such as father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, etc. Out of respect for the mother, the paternal vocabulary about the mother is also

There are many, such as maternal grandfather, maternal great-grandfather, and maternal great-grandfather. But in comparison, the maternal line of the mother has a much shorter extension. The mother’s mother’s mother no longer has a specific noun to call it; correspondingly,

The granddaughter's children also do not have proper names, and it is obvious that the social relationship between them has become distant.

People in the Ming Dynasty basically knew their mother's maiden name, and some people knew their grandmother's and grandmother's surnames, but for the vast majority of people in the Ming Dynasty, the mother's surname of their grandmother or grandmother was unknown.

Great-great-grandfather - when this word is mentioned, a kind of reverence will arise in the hearts of Xu Ping and other Ming Dynasty people. It is this man who took over the immortal surname of the family from the high and god-like ancestors, and then

Pass it on to their children and grandchildren. They get their surname from their fathers and give it to their wives. The concept of mother's mother's mother has become unfamiliar to people. The water poured out by a married daughter is something she thinks about in her heart.

What she cares about are her children, grandchildren and their descendants, but not her granddaughter’s descendants.

Xu Ping found it difficult to accept Miss Huang's statement and asked: "But... I don't know whether when we worship ancestors at Miss Huang's house, we worship the ancestors of the Huang family, or... um... we worship the surnames of many families together.

?”

Miss Huang did not answer this question, but added: "Isn't it also possible to say that you are married into a wife? It can be seen that the mother's family is also an ancestor."

If Xu Ping's dream comes true, Miss Huang will change her surname to Xu, from Huang Moumou to Xu Huang Moumou. When Mrs. Huang becomes Mrs. Xu, Xu Ping and Miss Huang share his ancestors.

But if Xu Ping married into the Huang family, although Xu Ping would not change his name to Huang Xuping, once he became the Huang family's son-in-law, the Xu family's wife would not exist. Xu Ping has always been concerned about the behavior of marrying into the Huang family and abandoning his ancestors.

It's very contemptuous. But that's not the problem. The problem is that Miss Huang's statement is still quibbling. Even if she gets married, there is no problem of having many ancestors.

Fortunately, the discussion about ancestors ended here. Xu Ping was very happy that Miss Huang did not continue on this unpleasant topic, but began to practice swordsmanship again. Miss Huang seemed to be in a bad mood today, and she beat Xu Ping

Got a head full of bags.

When Xu Ping returned to camp, he saw that he was covered in white powder and had a bump on his forehead. When eating in the evening, Cao Yun looked at him with a strange look: "I didn't know that you were so competitive."

"What?" Xu Ping had no idea at all.

Cao Yun said nothing and carefully looked at the bump on Xu Ping's forehead.

Jiang Yizhou nodded and agreed: "Brother Xu has been working really hard these days practicing swordsmanship. It must be good to have a famous teacher to guide you?"

Xu Ping's face turned red and he couldn't say a word. He secretly complained that Qiu Yue, who was watching outside, was too careless and no one was prying.

Jiang Yizhou kept chattering to himself: "When will Brother Xu be able to master it? When will he show his skills to me and Brother Cao?"

Yu Shenhe was eating silently on the side. He raised his head and glanced at Xu Ping and said, "This is none of my business. Master Xu, you have never reminded me."

"Yes, Brother Cao and I have seen Brother Xu practicing swordsmanship every day these days, so today we went to ask my brother how you are doing." Jiang Yizhou grinned and said proudly: "But when my brother asked

Unexpectedly, we realized that there was someone else. I originally thought, with my elder brother’s three-legged cat farmer’s skills, what can elder brother Xu do if he asks him to practice?”

Yu Shenhe continued to eat, humming lowly without retorting.

"Is it General Jin?" Cao Yun asked curiously.

"It must be General Jin." Jiang Yizhou made a confident judgment, and smiled at Xu Ping: "When we were competing in sword competitions in the past, Mr. Xu always said that it didn't matter if we lost. It turned out that he kept it all in his heart. General Jin

We have all seen his martial arts skills. I wonder when Master Xu will come to us for revenge? I am already prepared to be a target with the sword."

When Xu Ping saw that his friends didn't discover his secret, he relaxed and continued eating without paying attention to Jiang Yizhou. But today he had something pressing on his chest, and the meal was tasteless.

Zhou Dongtian was a little further away, and he asked cautiously: "Sir, have you handed in that report?"

"General Zhang approved." Xu Ping replied absently, putting the chopsticks into his mouth without picking up a few grains of rice.

At this time, Cao Yun had finished his meal. When he saw Xu Ping put the chopsticks with a few grains of rice into his mouth again, he stared at him and asked, "Are you worried?"

"Ah, no." Xu Ping pulled himself back to the world around him and concentrated on taking two mouthfuls of food. His thoughts began to wander again, and he asked casually: "What do you think about marrying into the family?"

"Do you still need to ask about this kind of thing?" Cao Yun snorted and said disdainfully: "I remember when I first joined the army, I joked to you that if a rich girl fell in love with me, Lao Cao, she would marry me.

I accepted it. In the end, I was taught a lesson by you for several days, saying that selling myself was all that was needed. You actually sold your ancestors and descendants for a few stinky money, and you said that you didn’t even think about it.

It should be."

Xu Ping picked up the food and said blankly: "Now that I think about it, what you thought at the time, Lao Cao, made sense."

Cao Yun burst out laughing and said, "So, Lao Xu, you are daydreaming. Wake up quickly. The sun hasn't set yet."

…

"Go!"

Following Miss Huang's shout, Xu Ping received a heavy blow on the shoulder. He seemed unusually careless today, which made Miss Huang very dissatisfied, with an angry look on his face: "General Xu, what will you do after you return to the camp?

Have you practiced once?"

Xu Ping looked up to the sky and sighed: "I'm busy with official duties."

"Mr. Xu, your reaction is actually quite fast," Miss Huang said sternly to Xu Ping, "but you are too absent-minded. I dare say that except when you are here, you don't even touch the hilt of the sword."

"If it weren't for being with you, I wouldn't even touch the hilt of the sword at this time." Xu Ping thought in his heart, but said: "I'm tired, take a rest."

"You're tired after just practicing for a while?" Miss Huang shouted: "My eldest brother and second brother practice swordsmanship for at least half an hour each time without any rest in between."

Xu Ping had no choice but to regain his stance. Miss Huang stared at his weak look for a while, then threw the sword angrily and shouted: "Forget it, no more practice."

Miss Huang strode unhappily to the shade of a tree and sat on a stone. When Xu Ping came over slowly, Miss Huang turned her head to one side and ignored him. Xu Ping asked with an apologetic smile: "Miss, how have you been doing these days?

Isn’t it a joy to talk freely among best friends?”

"Ah, this..." When talking about the daughter of the Zhang family who got married, Miss Huang's interest suddenly returned. What kind of betrothal gifts did the husband's family give, what dowry did the bride's family prepare, and how busy was the whole family? She said

Xu Ping listened patiently with great interest.

"The three sisters of the Zhang family are very close to me. We have played together since childhood. Every time I go to their house, the three of them surround me and ask me to talk about outside things. I tell them

Some of the places I have been to, the mountains and the sea I have seen. Mr. Xu, have you ever seen the sea? It is really endless and refreshing. I also told them about the eldest brother, the second brother, the Jin family brother, and the He family brother practicing martial arts.

They all liked hearing about the scene. But when I asked them to go for a walk on the street, they refused to go. Aunt Zhang never let them go out, and they couldn't even come to my house to play."

As Miss Huang spoke, her expressions changed from happy to sad: "I remember when the eldest sister of the Zhang family got married a few years ago, I really wanted to see what she looked like after putting on her wedding dress, and I also wanted to see her pay homage to her husband.

But my parents said I couldn't go. Now that my second sister is getting married, I still can't go. My second sister usually talks to me about everything, but on her big day, I didn't even have a chance to congratulate her.

Uncle Zhang will take the younger brother of the Zhang family to the wedding banquet. The relationship between their siblings is not very good and they usually don't even say a word, but her younger brother can go. When the third sister gets married, I still won't have the chance to go and drink.

A cup of wedding wine, I really want to have a cup of sister’s wedding wine.”

Xu Ping didn't quite understand Miss Huang's thoughts. He didn't even understand why Miss Huang was so sentimental. After all, there were so many strange men at the wedding banquet, and it was certainly not easy for a young girl to show up in public. Xu Ping silently attributed Miss Huang's sadness in his heart.

For girlish feelings.

"After the eldest sister of the Zhang family got married, Guining only stayed at home for two days for the first time. I got the news in advance and rushed to see her. On the third day, her mother-in-law sent someone to pick her up. I heard that her mother-in-law refused to let her go.

She lives at her parents' house, and when she returns home from now on, she always comes and leaves on the same day. How much Aunt Zhang misses her, but she can't keep her here for a day. I have been to my eldest sister's husband's house, and although her mother-in-law is polite, she can tell she is not happy with me.

Come to visit. I haven't seen her for several years. I heard that the second sister's husband's family is a scholarly family and has more rules. After she gets married, we may never see her again in this life." Miss Huang's voice became softer as she spoke.

, there seemed to be infinite feelings in her words. She asked herself softly with a bit of sadness: "Why can't my daughter continue the family?"

Although Xu Ping didn't understand why Miss Huang had such a long talk, he heard the last question very clearly. The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. The intense psychological struggle over the past few days suddenly came back to him, and he gritted his teeth.

, said: "In the past three days, I have been thinking about the lady's words."

"Oh?" Miss Huang looked at Xu Ping without knowing why.

Xu Ping stared at the ground at his feet, mustering up the courage to force himself to say: "I will think about it again and again. If there is a girl from another family who likes me, or if I marry him, I will still feel that it is not suitable."

Miss Huang raised her head, looked at Xu Ping carefully, and raised her ears to listen to what he had to say.

At this time, Xu Ping raised his head slightly and saw Miss Huang's big bright eyes looking at him. He thought that this was the other party waiting for his confession, so he said cruelly: "But if there is a daughter who takes the surname of her grandfather, then she will

Jiang feels that...it's okay."

Miss Huang was very confused, so she listened more carefully, trying to understand what Xu Ping was saying. In Xu Ping's view, this was a sign of dissatisfaction, so he was determined to give it a go and said: "If there are two daughters

...Well, they all have the same surname as my grandfather...Well, it’s not impossible to consider.”

In Xu Ping's view, what Miss Huang said a few days ago contained obvious hints, and she seemed to be inclined to recruit a man as her wife. Xu Ping thought that this was a prerequisite for her to choose a son-in-law. To the people of the Ming Dynasty, whether Xu Ping or others

, hearing what Miss Huang said inadvertently, one would inevitably come to a similar conclusion. Although Xu Ping loved Miss Huang in his heart, he still couldn't agree to give a son to the Huang family as a descendant.

.Besides, Xu Ping thought that the Huang family already had three sons, so it was unreasonable to snatch the descendants of the Xu family. Xu Ping was worried about gain and loss. He thought about it for several days before making up his mind. He was ready to endure his grief and promised to give up on one or two

A daughter's rights. In fact, at the moment he promised, he also gave up a man's dignity. In the Ming Dynasty, if a child did not take his father's surname, it would be disgraced. If the children of the Xu family really had the surname

Huang, this kind of thing will become the topic of conversation for countless people after dinner.

Miss Huang stood up slowly. She finally understood what Xu Ping was talking about. Xu Ping had buried his head deeply in shame and self-blame.

Hearing a gentle call: "Mr. Xu." Xu Ping bit his lip and reluctantly raised his head. The huge sense of shame made him unsteady on his feet. The girl Huang in front of him did not blush because of shyness, nor did she scold him.
To be continued...