Chapter 112: What About Men and Women in the Spring and Autumn Period
Zhao Bolu's visit in the evening just meant that the two parties had become family friends, and bringing Fen Ying with him also emphasized this point.
In fact, this is also the case. Only if you have a good friendship will you visit at night. Otherwise, given the current environment, who would entertain guests with bright lights at night?
Fen Ying waits until almost night before coming to Zhishi? She is Zhiyao's fiancée. Not to mention that she only comes to visit in the evening. Staying overnight is a kind of "pre-acquaintance" process. Even if she sleeps with Zhiyao that night, there will be no
People will feel that something is wrong.
Now is the Spring and Autumn Period! An era where aristocratic men and women can interact openly, and if they see each other right, they can experience the life of a couple in advance.
By the way, the so-called "wild cooperation" is really not just a field battle. You really can't misunderstand it!
For example, the "wild union" between Confucius and his parents refers to the fact that Confucius' mother became pregnant before the two parties went through the marriage process. Pregnancy before marriage is still a type of "wild union" even if there is a formal marriage process later.
Anyway, in modern times, this is a practice that is extremely looked down upon by nobles.
Noble men and women can make friends at will, but what should they do if they do something that causes the woman to become pregnant? She must have arranged a surprise wedding before her belly got bigger!
In that case, it is actually better if they are well-matched, otherwise it will definitely lead to a lifelong tragedy for both men and women.
Is it just right? During the Spring and Autumn Period, people were particularly particular about "dividing people into groups." Men and women who could play together would not have too much of a gap in status, and their parents would be happy to accept each other if they were in love with each other.
If there is a mismatch in status between men and women? Just ask the woman what she would like to be done, and whether the man is concerned about the family and not taking care of his lower body.
The identity gap is too big, and the man can't control his lower body. Not only will he disappear, but the entire family will also disappear collectively one day!
A few things about that "membrane"? Nowadays, nobles will pay attention to it, but in fact they won't pay attention to it to a certain extent. Just make sure that you won't like to be a father.
If you are not willing to accept "second-hand goods", the worst you can do is "inspect the goods" during the marriage discussion stage, try them out, and then decide whether to officially enter the marriage process.
There is another thing. In fact, many families during the Spring and Autumn Period did not deliberately focus on bloodlines. What they wanted was to be able to continue the sacrifice. That is, on the premise that there was really no way to give birth to biological bloodlines, they could also treat "other people's children" as such.
Out of oneself.
There is nothing we can do about it, it's just the social environment.
Zhiyao was slightly stunned when she saw Fen Ying coming. She greeted Zhao Bolu warmly, then walked to the side of the carriage where Fen Ying was riding and stretched out her hand.
Fen Ying responded naturally when Zhi Yao stretched out his hand. The two hands held each other, and Zhi Yao hugged Fen Ying's waist and took him off the frame.
During the engagement period, Zhiyao Lifenying smelled the fragrance when she entered the hotel. It smelled like the fragrance of modern toilet water.
This time, the two of them hugged each other, and Zhiyao smelled more clearly.
"Body odor is also a type of body odor, right? It just doesn't smell bad." Zhiyao was actually a little confused.
Today's men and women do not have the habit of deliberately making themselves smell good, mainly because the times have not yet reached that level.
In the era of pursuing a fragrant body, at the beginning, the maids scented the clothes overnight. The whole work process required a lot of patience and mastering the skills of scenting. Later, fragrant powder was created; and later, perfume appeared.
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Not to mention, Zhiyao really knows how to make simple perfumes, which is nothing more than collecting materials and using distillation technology to make them.
If he meets a desirable woman, he may waste time having sex with her, but his mind is really not on the relationship between men and women.
Furthermore, the old Zhi family does not lack Zhiyao’s little money from selling perfume. Even if they want to produce perfume, they still need the pursuit of the times.
In Jin State, appearance is not considered as the priority anyway. The woman looks at the man's ability to build a career, and the man looks at the woman's family background and whether she can have children.
The rest of the countries? The one that pays special attention to appearance seems to be the Wei Kingdom. Women can change their social environment because of their beauty, and handsome men can also be liked more by women. This is a trend brought by a certain generation of Wei Jun. It is very direct.
This put Weiguo into a desperate situation.
And later on, when a certain King of Chu had a thin waist, the Chu State felt that they were pretty women, and they no longer thought about women who could run a household. Women who starved themselves to death in order to have a thinner waist were really a little bit less.
The strength of a country is not a one-plank bridge. Offspring spend the most time with their mothers during their growth period. Strong men alone cannot educate an outstanding offspring.
No joke, no pursuit of ability and appearance, men no longer practice combat skills to make themselves look more beautiful, and gradually lose the true "beauty" of men.
What is the "beauty" of men? It is ability and the ability to make achievements, not looks!
Of course, being handsome and capable is definitely better!
After all, it is human nature to pursue beauty.
After getting off the car, Zhiyao did not let go of Fen Ying's hand.
Fen Ying actually didn't want to break free.
Zhao Bolu felt extremely satisfied when he saw Zhiyao and Fen Ying holding hands.
You're engaged! It's natural to do any intimate things. Being willing to have more physical contact means that both parties are lusting after each other, which is very helpful for the relationship after marriage.
The servants of Lao Zhi's family saw Zhi Yao holding Fen Ying's hand all the time, even if they didn't know who Fen Ying was before. When they saw Zhao Bolu and then looked at Zhi Yao's behavior towards Fen Ying, unless he was so slow that he could not be saved,
Otherwise, how could we not guess who Fen Ying is?
Now that we know who Fen Ying is, and the clan members and all strata of the Zhi family know what Zhi Yao represents to the Zhi family, seeing Fen Ying who is destined to become the matron of the Zhi family in the future, it is natural to show respect.
Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan also saw Fen Ying.
To be honest, the two of them would have been very nervous before they received education. Now,
They are Zhi Yao's sweethearts. As long as Zhi Yao doesn't deal with them, even if Fen Ying becomes the mistress, even if Fen Ying becomes the mistress, she can't do anything without Zhi Yao's permission.
To put it bluntly, according to the social rules of the Spring and Autumn Period, the powerful head of a family has the final say. But as small as between husband and wife, the stronger party actually decides everything. It just depends on who is stronger.
Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan, who understand the "rules", don't have to worry too much as long as they can maintain their "duties".
Furthermore, they actually do not pose any status threat to Fen Ying. Fen Ying is smart enough not to take the initiative to have any conflicts with them.
Later, Zhisong and Zhishen learned that Zhao Bolu had brought Fenying to their door, and as their grandfather and father, they sent someone to deliver some gifts.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhu Xia adopted a separate meal system, that is, no matter who you eat with, you will not sit at the same table, and each will have its own seat and meal.
Because Zhiyao and Fen Ying are only engaged now, Fen Ying can eat in the same room as Zhiyao and Zhao Bolu.
In other words, Zhiyao and Fen Ying are already married, so Fen Ying needs to eat in another room.
Just now, Zhao Bolu didn't mention why he brought Fen Ying here. The conversation was about military-related topics.
From this perspective, Zhao Bolu has clearly grown.
In the past, Zhao Bolu and Zhiyao talked most about cooking. The two could chat for a long time about what ingredients and how to cook them to taste delicious.
"How do you replace the fermentation of noodles with a thousand good horses?" If Zhiyao remembered correctly, Zhao Bolu had actually learned how to let noodles ferment from himself.
In the spring and autumn period, barley is usually planted, but wheat is definitely planted.
Wheat appeared very early in Zhuxia, before the Xia Dynasty was established.
Families in the north only plant a small amount of barley or wheat. The reason is that these two crops consume the soil very much. Before mature fertilization methods were developed, fools cultivated them extensively.
Zhiyao "invented" the fermentation method and made steamed buns and steamed buns.
What Zhao Bolu needs now is to make a large quantity of steamed buns, which he plans to use as a staple food during the expedition.
"Is this young man's head broken? Even if it is for the purpose of raiding, the cost of making steamed buns to use as military rations is too high." Zhi Yao would not correct him. Zhao Bolu clearly understood the method of fermentation but came to buy the patent right.
'It's no surprise.
Knowing how to use it and whether to use it extensively are two different things. Nowadays, we are still very particular about "patent" and which family it belongs to. Unless the family is so small that it will die if you pinch it, otherwise you don't want to cause any disputes. Which "patent" is best to use?
Obtain usage rights.
Zhiyao looked at Zhao Bolu who looked expectant, and thought in her mind: "Has Zhao stored a huge amount of wheat?"
It's possible.
However, grinding wheat into flour would have been a very labor-intensive task before there were millstones. In fact, just shelling it was a troublesome task.
Zhiyao didn't understand what Zhao Bolu's brain circuit was. She glanced at Fen Ying, then looked at Zhao Bolu again and said, "Yes."
Not to mention anything else, Zhao Bolu must have proposed the purchase with Zhao Yang's permission. From another perspective, it can be seen that Zhao wants to have more cooperation with Zhi.
It is clear that as the crown prince, Zhao Bolu cannot decide the ownership of a thousand good horses at will, and must obtain the consent of Zhao Yang.
In other words, Zhao Yang is testing whether Zhiyao is willing to get along well with Zhao Bolu for a long time.
Zhiyao asked with a smile: "Does Bolu need Yao's help to conquer Wen?"
This is also Zhiyao testing.
There is a big difference between Zhao's initiative to ask Zhiyao for help and Zhiyao's offer of help.
Zhiyao saw that the Zhao family wanted to cooperate more closely with the Zhi family, so she offered to help attack "Wen" just to test how far she could interfere with the Zhao family.
Zhao Bolu shook his head and said: "My lord, both Bolu and Bolu will go on an expedition. Bolu will leave tomorrow, so will my lord. Nai Youfen will come tonight."
Zhiyao: ""
That means that the Zhao family will not leave any core tribesmen here in "Xintian". All their capable people will be dispatched. In view of the fact that Fen Ying is already Zhi Yao's fiancée, it is believed that Fen Ying will be a leader in the Zhi family.
No problem staying here?
Zhiyao then looked at Fen Ying, who had not spoken during the whole process, but what she saw was the shy look on his face.
By the way, why are you shy?
Zhiyao is a person who is determined to maintain her virginity before the age of eighteen!
