Chapter 368: A man marries a woman
The third day of the first lunar month is a big day closely related to the girl herself.
It is the day when the married girl takes Lang Xu and the children back to her parents' home.
When Li Sanniang came over from Fang Chengxian, the table in the main hall of the Li family was filled with various boxes and other items.
Mother Li stood and counted the pile of things carefully gesturing back and forth with her hands.
Sister-in-law Li and Second Sister-in-law Li stood aside and listened to Mother Li say: "These are cakes, bought at Xiangguiji. This is cloth, for your brothers and wives. Hutou and the others have troubled others a lot with their martial arts."< br>
Mother Li said to Sister-in-law Li again: "This baggage is all medicines that can be taken when you are infected with wind and cold. Let others take care of them, but you cannot give medicines to others. If you give it to your brother, we are close relatives. That's fine.
Don't take him back, Kogoro. The journey is long, and if you let the child freeze, it's not worth the loss.
You leave Kogoro behind. I will take him with me today."
Looking back, Mother Li said to Wu Qiaolan and Baoya, who were going back to the village with Brother Li and Sister-in-law Li this time: "Although you two are the only ones left at home. , but those uncles and in-laws still should go to pay New Year's greetings
You take the things." Mother Li saw that Wu Qiaolan was about to refuse, so she pretended to be angry and said: "What kind of relationship do I have with your mother-in-law? You just treat this place as your own home, and I just prepared a few gifts for you. You Just bear with it. ”
After some hard talking and admonitions one by one, Mother Li let them go after seeing that the four little ones were all fully dressed, especially the disobedient one, Xiao Shilang, who had put on his hat.
Li Sanniang took Luzhu'er and Li's mother out to see these two groups off. After seeing each of them go away, she went home.
The carriage was driven by Brother Li, after all. They had to go outside Chang'an City. It was far away and there were many people, so it was more convenient to take a taxi.
Sister-in-law Li's natal Jiang family was in the inner city, so they could hail a taxi on the street. It's very close.
Back in the main hall, counting Li's father, Li's mother and Xiao Wulang, as well as Li Sanniang and Lu Zhu'er who were at their parents' home, and Qiuxiang and Shijiu who were with Li Sanniang, a total of seven people sat around and ate. Snacks, gossip.
Li Sanniang held a handful of watermelon seeds in her hand, which someone brought with her as a New Year's gift to the Li family a few days ago.
This thing is actually just a taste, with a thin bit of meat in it, but really not much to eat.
But Li Sanniang still focused on peeling, and put the peeled melon seeds and meat on the small plate one by one. Luzhuer sat aside obediently and waited.
Mother Li really couldn't stand it, so she turned around and pushed the plate with snacks towards Lu Zhu'er: "Zhu'er, eat this, wait until your mother-in-law takes out a plate for you. Wait until it gets dark.”
"Well, I feel bad when I think that my Luzhu'er will have to go to someone else's house in the future."
Li Sanniang peeled off a small shallow plate and placed it in front of Luzhu'er, letting her grab and eat.
When she touched Lu Zhuer’s hair, Li Sanniang sighed.
You know, let alone the Tang Dynasty at this time, even in modern society, most women have to live with their men after they get married, and some have to live with the men's parents.
Even if we are not together, for this important traditional festival, we still have to go to the groom’s house first.
Just like during the Chinese New Year, you don't always have to go to the groom's house first, and then go back to your parents' house.
The natal family is like after a girl gets married, the place where her parents live is no longer her home.
Li's mother was the only girl like Li Sanniang, but Li Sanniang returned home with Li a few years after her marriage. She didn't want to get married for the second time, and basically had to live with Father Li and Mother Li for the rest of her life.
This means that you will never leave home or your parents at all.
Now that my son is in the third grade of junior high school, it is time to return to his parents’ home. Mother Li is the mother-in-law of two daughters-in-law. In order to show that she attaches great importance to her daughters-in-law, she bought a lot of things as gifts for them to take back to her parents’ home. go. "You are just not satisfied.
You have reconciled and divorced. Like your elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, they can only go home during the New Year and the holidays.
Your second sister-in-law’s natal family is outside the city, far away and not very cheap.
But even if your sister-in-law’s natal family is in the city, don’t you still have to count the days before you can go home?
In our family, both the girl and the husband are the same, but how is it like this outside? ”
Mother Li felt that Li Sanniang was dissatisfied. Isn't this the case for every girl?
Is it possible to prevent Lu Zhuer from getting married?
“Aniang, what do you think, I can find a son-in-law for Lu Zhu’er?”
Li Sanniang thought about today’s laws. It’s not okay to not marry or take a wife when you are old. Then you have to pay more tax.
Moreover, Li Sanniang is very conscious that her personal power is no match for the general environment.
When Lu Zhuer grows up in the future, she will definitely marry someone. Even if Li Sanniang is willing to spend more money to pay more taxes, what will the rumors and rumors from the outside say about Lu Zhuer?
Unless Lu Zhuer and Sun Wenpo's granddaughter Chunlan (appeared in Chapter 276) are physically ill and unable to have children, only by reporting to the superiors can they avoid the consequences of being forced to marry if they are too old to get married.
And, who knows if Lu Zhuer will meet a husband she likes in the future and want to get married?
"No, this can't be done.
Look at Mrs. Yang's family. She found a young son from a family with many brothers in the countryside who couldn't have enough to eat. But what happens next? ?
It’s not like I was approached and asked for this or that.
How can a shameless man be willing to be a son-in-law? "
Luzhu'er's cheeks were bulging as she happily ate the melon seeds that Li Sanniang had peeled for her. Her big eyes were shining because she had eaten something delicious.
Luzhu'er is only three years old, so she doesn't understand what Li Sanniang is saying now and is still eating happily.
"I think when Lu Zhuer gets older, I'll have to ask my elder brother for help." She practices martial arts.
As long as this girl is healthy, she has to give birth to children. After all, it is a good thing to have a good physique before going through hell. ”
Mother Li looked embarrassed. She really didn’t expect that Lu Zhuer was only three years old now, and Li Sanniang had already thought about Lu Zhuer getting married and having children in the future.
But she was always beside her. Father Li, who had not spoken yet, nodded empathetically: "Sanniang is right, it is better for this girl to have a stronger body. Whether she is pregnant or giving birth in the future, or otherwise, having a good body is a good thing after all. ”
Father Li’s approval gave Li Sanniang more confidence, but Mother Li rolled her eyes at Father Li, disgusted that Father Li actually said something here.
If she pressed As usual, Father Li didn't dare to tie his wings. After all, the leader of the Li family is still Mother Li.
But today, Father Li did not remain silent and continued to nod, "What Sanniang said is not reasonable. If I had known that I should have thought of this when Sanniang was born. I should have thought of this when Sanniang was a child. Let Dalang teach her martial arts."
Li Sanniang was stunned. She really didn't expect that her father agreed with her because she thought of what happened when she was born.
I think of Engels's book "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State". If you are interested, you can read it. I personally find it very interesting.
(End of this chapter)