The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Yao Jiazhen's divorce was not successful, and the Dali Temple was still full of joy.Immediately, the twelve horses galloped out, and the twelve loud voices sitting on them immediately ran to the twelve out-of-court hearing places in Beijing, and told all the situation in Dali Temple to the people who were not selected for the on-site hearing.The capital is like a string of big firecrackers, crackling and bursting. "Yanjing Weekly" immediately reported the whole process of the trial of this case in detail, and attached various interpretations.The storytellers in tea houses and restaurants and the letter writers in various post offices talked to passers-by. Yenching University, Tsinghua Girls' School, and Jian'an Polytechnic also sent students to the streets to explain, and it was very lively.

The group of Zhengshitang had drafted many new laws when they were still in Dajiala.With a slight revision of one or two, the new marriage law will be released a month later.It is still published in the "Yanjing Weekly".The Ministry of Rites sent 64 street propaganda teams to promote the new marriage law.There are also many students who came out to be voluntary propagandists, explaining to the people why they should cultivate like they are now, how it is reasonable, and so on. "Yanjing Weekly" also published an additional issue for one month in a row, explaining the new marriage law one by one.

The New Marriage Law clearly stipulates that marriage requires the consent of both parties.That is, parents no longer have the right to decide the marriage of their children, and fathers and brothers no longer have the right to decide the marriage of girls.In this way, more than half of the job of matchmaker will be ruined.The biggest change is the divorce.If the relationship between husband and wife breaks down, they can reconcile or file a divorce with the government.Originally, only men could divorce their wives these days, and most of the seven rules are easily violated by women; if a woman wants to reconcile with her husband, unless the man's fault is extremely serious.According to the New Marriage Law, the "seven outs" were completely abolished.After the divorce, whether the underage child will follow the father or the mother depends on the status quo.

No matter how reasonable the words of the street propaganda team are, most people do not agree with them.Everyone said: "There has been no such truth since ancient times."

The propaganda team was all young people, and said: "Don't worry, everyone, this has been the case since July this year, and the things that have been done since ancient times are invalidated."

It is uncommon for someone to come forward to argue, and most of the talking is still the eight words "since ancient times" and "never heard of it".An old man leaned on a cane and said, "You can't even make decisions about your daughter's marriage. Who is willing to raise a daughter? Just strangle her to death after birth."

A female team member wondered: "You can't make decisions about your son's marriage, why don't you strangle him to death?"

"The son can inherit the incense."

"Daughters are fine too. Isn't inheriting the incense the same as inheriting the surname?"

The old man said contemptuously: "How can a woman inherit her surname? Isn't the son born by a woman the same surname as her husband?"

A male team member explained: "There is no such rule. A child can take the father's surname or the mother's surname. Isn't the surname of Prime Minister Lin's son Lin?"

Another female team member said: "In the past, the child took the father's surname because the father wanted to support the family. The father went out to work and earn money to support his wife and children. Nowadays, women can also work to make money and support a family. The child's surname can be discussed by the couple. Or have two children, one with the father's surname and one with the mother's surname. In other words, grandpa, your grandson must have one with the daughter-in-law's surname."

The old man said angrily, "My son won't marry such a daughter-in-law!"

The female team member at the front said: "Your son must have already married a wife. It will be hard to say when your grandson should marry a wife."

The male team member hurriedly said: "Don't listen to her threats. As long as your grandson earns a lot of money and raises his granddaughter-in-law and grandson at home, he can have all his grandchildren take your surname."

The female team member nodded: "That's right! Don't be so anxious to get angry. There are too many lazy women who don't want to do things." The old man was so choked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

A Confucian scholar came out of the crowd and asked, "I dare to ask you, what is the court going to do?"

The male team immediately said: "Women are encouraged to go out and do things. You must also know that there is a shortage of labor everywhere."

The female team member said: "I am willing to do things. I can spend the money I earn comfortably."

The Confucian scholar said: "Isn't it the same in the past? Why change the marriage law?"

The female team member smiled and said, "If the marriage law doesn't change, let's be like me." She pointed to herself, "I want to work in a factory, and my father wants to marry me, what should I do? Is it the only way to get married? , Washing clothes and cooking in the backyard? I can work independently after the marriage law is changed. Don’t worry, sir, not all women are willing to work. Didn’t our classmate say it just now? There are many lazy women. Clothes and food. The New Marriage Law just gives women one more choice: they can marry or be self-reliant. After marriage, they also have another choice: they can eat from their husband’s family or from their own. I believe that they are willing to eat from their husband and There are still many women from the husband’s family.”

The Confucian scholar pondered for a long time, smiled wryly and said, "So it's for labor..." Then he shook his head and sighed.

The old man hurriedly asked: "Sir, is it possible for the court not to change this law?"

The Confucian scholar said: "No. Since the court needs labor, it will definitely change the law. And it must not only be the marriage law, but other laws must also be changed."

A man with the appearance of a rich young master walked out of the crowd, and said with a sneer, "After such a toss, within half a year's effort, all the people in the country of Yan will be wiped out! Where did the court get the labor?"

The publicity team laughed in unison: "Don't worry, it won't."

The male team member said: "As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. There are not so many compulsory education schools in other countries, and many children cannot go to school. There are not so many factories in other countries, so prices are lower than those in Yan Country. Expensive, the money to buy a zhang of cloth in Yan country can only buy half a zhang in other countries. In other countries, you can only walk, there are no buses and carriages, and there are no street lights at night."

The female team member smiled and said: "In a few years, there will still be electric lights. Everyone, since you have enjoyed the benefits of industrialization-you have to figure out whether it is easier to pay for money now than before? How can you not pay for industrialization? The things in the factory are for What people do is not created out of thin air.”

The male team member said: "I don't know how many people from other countries pour into the country of Yan every day. Didn't you see that the housing prices in the capital have doubled? The Ministry of Industry is rushing to build affordable buildings. I am leaving today. I will come back in a few years." It's not easy."

The young master of the rich family shook his head and said, "The regent is young and ignorant. If such a rebellion occurs, the country of Yan will be in chaos."

The male team member said: "Don't worry, sir, these have been tried for many years in Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan, and there is nothing wrong."

The female team members smiled and said: "Pingan Prefecture, Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Pingan Prefecture are about to change the law. If you want to leave the country of Yan to go to a place where the law does not change, you can avoid these places."

The other female team member said: "There is also the State of Lu. Zhu Tong, the Prime Minister of the State of Lu, wrote to the King of Lu asking for reforms at the same time as the State of Yan. The King of Lu is young, so I can't think of any ability for him not to agree."

The young master of the rich family scolded: "Zhu Tong, that traitor! You will die in the future. Just wait."

The publicity team laughed together.One of the male team members kept silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Curse him to die, but in fact, you mean that you have nothing to do with him." The propaganda team laughed again.The rich young master walks away.The Confucian scholar turned to look at him.

The talkative male team member was younger, and he also glanced at his back: "Who is this person? There are no phoenix sons and grandchildren in Lu Kingdom."

Another male team member said: "He has two eunuchs by his side, and he speaks a Beijing dialect. [-]% is the lost fourth son of King Yan."

"Oh, so it was him." The female team member said, "Then he didn't want to curse Zhu Tong at all." Several people sneered.

The Confucian scholar glanced at them and asked, "Are you not even half afraid?"

The female team member said indifferently: "What are you afraid of? Does he have a gun?" Pointing to the armed police patrolling with guns on the side of the road, "They have."

"I mean, aren't you afraid that the people will go to other countries?"

"Don't be afraid." The male team member said, "People from other countries will come over. Compared with whether they can decide on their children's marriage, how much money is more important than whether they can decide their children's marriage. Besides, most of their children's marriage matters will still be obeyed by their parents."

The Confucian scholar nodded: "That's really the reason." After watching them for a while, he turned and left.

Although the people complained a lot, no one was willing to leave the country of Yan.A group of village elders gathered to make blood books of thousands of people and send them to the meeting hall to oppose the reform, but the grandson of the village elder's leader, who was in high school, stopped him.He said: "Grandpa, think about it, if the blood books of thousands of people are useful, how can the land of the princes collect taxes? Wouldn't it be much easier for them to make this up than us? The princes paid the land tax, but our family has reduced it." Yes. And the corvee is also exempted. Otherwise, your grandson will not know where to build embankments at this time. And the study is also paid by the court. If the court does not start industries, where will the money come to fill these vacancies? Buses and carriages on the street , Cleaning oil, street lamps, everything costs money. We can’t just think about the benefits. Isn’t the marriage law just to allow more women to work in factories? If there are more workers in factories and more products, won’t the prices be cheaper? Anyway, my mother and elder sister don't work, who cares about their women." The old village leader thought about it, and what his grandson said was very true.The marriage law is actually good for my family. Anyway, the women in my family don't work.Heck, my grandson is still smart.So he dropped the pick.Let this matter go.Little do they know that the children and grandchildren of many families are saying these words to the fathers and grandfathers of many families.

Mr. Chen and others waited eagerly for the people to come out to make trouble, but after waiting for many days, they only heard complaints and were very annoyed.So he sent a person imitating Mi Heng naked to beat drums and scold Jia in front of Wucheng soldiers and horses. Before he could speak, the armed police brought him in under the name of "immoral".Then naturally there is no more.

A group of elders discussed for several days, and seeing that July was coming, there was nothing happening on the street, and they were anxiously wandering around in the house.There were a lot of people turning around, and they bumped into one place without paying attention, and then complained to each other.Zhong Jing Hou Shi Ding suddenly said: "Why did Qi Jianhui suddenly become a coward? I'm afraid there is some reason. Now that the lawsuit is over, I asked him to come over and ask. He can't stay out of the house for the rest of his life, can he?"

Someone scolded: "He will be cured the day after the lawsuit is over, what are you calling him for?"

Mr. Chen stroked his beard and said: "He must have got some news. It's good to ask." Then he sent someone to call Qi Jianhui.

Not long after, Qi Jianhui came over as if nothing had happened.Everyone stared at him fiercely.Qi Jianhui made a group bow silently.After a long time, Mr. Chen said, "Jianhui, I don't want to talk nonsense anymore. You just said that you suddenly fell ill."

Qi Jianhui looked around, found a chair, sat down and said, "Don't blame Uncle Chen. My nephew has been reminded that there is nothing impossible for the court to do."

Shi Nai snorted: "Is there anything that can't be done? His reform has become so abrupt and the people are full of dissatisfaction. How can nothing happen?"

Qi Jianhui said: "Dare to ask what happened?"

Shi Nai choked, and argued forcefully: "It's not going to happen now, it will happen sooner or later. He wanted people's support, but he lost it."

Qi Jianhui shook his head and said, "I thought about it calmly and realized that Jia Cong made such a big fuss not to win the hearts of the people."

"What is he for?"

"In order to let the people of Yan Kingdom know all about it. He changed the marriage law too much." Qi Jianhui paused, "Especially to let women and young people know. Ladies and gentlemen, change the law, someone will benefit while others are harmed. Don't make such a big fuss Well, women and young people may not know about it. Nowadays, it is very difficult for someone in Beijing not to know about it. Apart from other things, since the new marriage law was published in the newspaper, my son has nothing to do with a half-smiling smile."

Mr. Chen shot the case: "Does he want every household to rebel!"

Qi Jianhui sighed: "Uncle Chen can do nothing to him." After a while, he sighed again, "Wait, there will be bigger troubles. It is still uncertain what the law will become."

Shi Ding stumbled and said: "You guys have an idea! What to do!" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a long time.Grandpa Chen was so annoyed that he smashed his teacup.After smashing, no one spoke, so he smashed another one.

At the end of June, four Civil Affairs Bureaus were opened in Beijing.This is the yamen under the head of the household department. Anyone who wants to file for divorce can come here.On the first day of July, Yao Jiazhen drove to Dongcheng Civil Affairs Bureau early in a carriage.When I got here, I saw that she was not the first one.There was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who had her hair combed and was sitting in the divorce office.Yao Jiazhen couldn't help but look at her a few times.

The girl stood up and bowed to her: "But Ms. Yao Jiazhen? I saw your picture in the newspaper."

"That's right, it's me." Yao Jiazhen said with a smile, "You're actually earlier than me."

The girl smiled and said, "I found an excuse to run out last night. I lay in the inn next door all night without daring to close my eyes, just to file for divorce early." Nai touched her chest and said, "The clerk sister said that I This kind of divorce is not a problem at all, I am going crazy with joy." Before the words finished, tears fell from the corners of my eyes.

Seeing her young age, Yao Jiazhen said pitifully, "Don't cry, you will be fine from now on."

The girl smiled while crying: "I won't cry. I will leave the yard from now on! The sea and the sky are bright!"

Just as he was talking, the clerk said loudly: "Zhang Rouniang, your procedures are completed. It's just that there is still a procedure to go through. We will send a summons to your husband. Don't worry, it will be over soon."

That Zhang Rou Niang cheered: "Thank you sister clerk! You are such a good person!" Nai raised her hand to wipe away her tears and squeezed her fist, "I'm free~~"

The clerk looked at her and said, "Don't be too happy. Where are you going to eat and stay? Can you find something to do?"

Zhang Rouniang proudly said: "I'm going to find my brother! I didn't know about this. There is no newspaper in the house, but my brother Teto's sister-in-law came to give it to me! I also stuffed two taels of silver from the old woman who watched the back door."

Yao Jiazhen and the clerk said in unison: "Your brother is so kind!" Zhang Rouniang smiled brightly, and ran away happily with the materials.

The clerk also recognized Yao Jiazhen, and said: "She is the concubine of the fourth son of Yan Wang. She was only 14 years old when I married her. It's a pity to see her."