Chapter 20: Little Sister of the Gu Family
Ma Cheng was not a good bird in later generations. Fireworks and Willow Alleys are where he often appears. After losing a woman these days, Ma Cheng felt itchy. You should know that this was the old society of the Ming Dynasty, an evil society where women had no human rights, but on the other hand, it was a paradise for men. Thinking that he could marry his little wife at will when he traveled to this era, Ma Cheng felt a hot spring.
Of course, this is all Ma Cheng is not familiar with the speculations out of thin air in the Ming Dynasty. It is true that he could take a lot of concubines in the Ming Dynasty, but not everyone can do whatever he wants.
In fact, in ancient China, scholars and officials were very well-educated. Although Su Dongpo, who was eighty orthodox, was praised as a beautiful story, orthodox scholars and officials strictly restrained themselves with the five virtues of gentlemen and strictly adhered to the tradition of one wife and two concubines. Of course, there were also shameless scholars who destroyed the tradition, such as Qian Qianyi, who "the water is too cold" and married Liu Rushi with the courtesy of his wife, Qian Qianyi was basically synonymous with the literati among the literati.
Ma Cheng came from a later generation with moral degradation, so he naturally did not know the traditions of the Ming Dynasty. When he listened to Gu Changwei and had a sister, he inevitably had the intention to move.
Ma Cheng thought that he was injured now, and I felt sorry for him. Although he had to guard Miss Gu at this time, there should be no problem of stealing a maid to warm the bed. Ma Cheng looked at Gu Changwei and still didn't know how to say it. After all, this was asking someone to send his own sister to sleep with him, so it was really hard to speak.
Ma Cheng organized the language and asked, "Changwei, how old is your sister?"
Gu San said respectfully: "Second Master, the little man's sister is twenty years old this year and she has no in-laws yet!"
Ma Cheng knew that women in the Ming Dynasty were 15 years old, and the country also stipulated that if a woman had not yet had a husband's family, she would have to be directly assigned by local officials. There was no way. In ancient China, infant mortality rate was very high, so the population birth rate could not rise. In order to increase the population, the country naturally did not want the whole country to be single dogs and old girls.
Ma Cheng thought that he didn’t have a family in the family? Is there any hidden disease? Or is it ugly?
"Changwei, why is your sister so old and not yet a family in the family? Are you, the one who is the older brother, reluctant to let go of your brother!"
Gu Changwei sighed and said, "Second Master, I'm not afraid of you making fun of you. My sister is tall and taller than me. That man can find a woman taller than me. My mother has repeatedly urged the villain to find a family of equality for her sister in her robes, but the young ones look down on her younger sister, and the older ones themselves don't like it. In just a few years, my younger sister has been delayed. Now she is twenty, and there is no matchmaker coming to her home!"
Gu Changwei is the eldest son of the family. His father died early. Gu Changwei is the one who is in charge of everything in the family. It is easy to say about other things, but his younger sister has hurt him.
Gu Changwei's younger sister is Gu Xiying. Although she is twenty years old this year, according to the tradition of being two years old in the Ming Dynasty, she should be eighteen years old. This age is just like a flower in the later generations, but she is a real old girl in the Ming Dynasty.
Although there are her own reasons why Gu Xiaomei did not come to propose marriage without a matchmaker, the most important thing is that Gu Xiaomei is completely different from the Ming Dynasty women. She is a tomboy from the Ming Dynasty with Qin Liangyu as her idol.
Gu Xiaomei was born into a military household for generations. Her father and brother were both military households of Guizhou Gu Xiaomei, and her brother was also a hereditary family. With such a family, Gu Xiaomei has mastered martial arts since she was a child. Five or six strong men could not beat her at all.
Such a tomboy completely deviated from the aesthetic view of the Ming Dynasty. He was Gu Changwei, who was also a military householder, and no one wanted to marry a tigress home. Naturally, Gu Xiaomei was still in her twenties.
After hearing Gu Changwei talk about Gu Xiaomei's situation, Ma Cheng asked, "Gu San, how tall are your sister?"
Gu Changwei stood up and measured it, then said, "Second Master, two taller than the villain!"
Ma Cheng estimated that Gu Changwei was 1.65 meters tall, and he was of medium size in the Ming Dynasty. If he was two taller than him, he wouldn't be 1.8 meters tall. What is the concept of a girl of 1.8 meters in later generations? It is completely suitable for models. Although Ma Cheng likes to prostitutes, he visits the lowest-level hair washing room, and those who serve him are thirty-four-year-old elimination chickens. Such nine-headed models are something that Ma Cheng can afford to consume.
"Gu San, is your sister very fat?" Ma Cheng was afraid that if Gu Xiaomei's height was proportional to her weight, it would be over, so he quickly made a decision.
"No, my sister has a very well-proportioned figure!"
Ma Cheng was overjoyed when he heard Gu Changwei say this. Such a money-free model is by his side. If he doesn't get into bed, it will be really not his lower body!
"Well, Gu San, look at you, my eldest son's Changsui. You said just now that your family is in a difficult life, why don't you do this? I still lack a close maid by my side. Why don't you let your sister try it? The last ten taels of silver left by my husband will be used as a betrothal gift!"
Ma Cheng said this entirely to ask Gu Changwei for his opinion. After all, it was really irrelevant to let others send their sister to ruin her. Putting her heart in favor, if Ma Cheng had a real sister, he would never give it to others as a concubine.
But Ma Cheng didn't expect that Gu Changwei was stunned at first, and then knelt down and kowtowed in joy: "Thank you for your grace in the second master! The villain will go home and send his sister to serve the second master's daily life!"
Ma Cheng was stunned when he saw Gu Changwei's reaction. He didn't expect that someone would want to send his sister into the fire pit!
In fact, what Ma Cheng didn't know is that Gu Changwei was not stupid. Who is Ma Cheng? He is the legitimate son of Governor Ma, and the nephew of Gu Congxin, the commander of Guizhou Wei. This kind of relationship is not to mention being a concubine, but being a maid is also a kindness to Gu Changwei. You must know that Ma Cheng has no wife yet, and young people are greedy for the pleasure of bed. If his sister snatches the eldest son in front of Miss Gu, then Gu Changwei will be prosperous.
Although Gu Xiaomei was born in a low-class background, his son must be a concubine's son, but the status of the eldest son was not ordinary. According to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, if the wife had no legitimate son, the eldest son could inherit the family business. But an ordinary concubine's son would not do it. If Ma Cheng had no legitimate son, he would have to adopt one of his elder brother Ma Luan to inherit Ma Cheng's family business, and Ma Cheng's own concubine's son could not inherit the family business.
Gu Changwei was afraid that Ma Cheng would regret it, so he quickly bowed and wanted to pick up his sister into the mansion. It would be better to make him a good thing tonight and let Ma Cheng renege.
Because Gu Changwei was the old lady's slave, except for his younger brother cooking in Guiyang, the whole family followed him to Fengyang, and the street from the Governor's Mansion was Gu Changwei's home.
Gu Changwei returned home excitedly. As soon as he pushed open the gate, he saw his sister Gu Xiying and his son Gu Zhong practicing sword skills. If Gu Changwei's temper was based on Gu Changwei's previous temper, he would definitely scold Gu Xiying. But today Gu Changwei was happy. He was not angry when he saw his sister dancing with a gun, but said with a smile: "My little sister is so interested!"
Gu Changwei's abnormality made Gu Xiying and Gu Zhong unable to touch his mind. Gu Zhong was stunned for a long time and asked, "Aunt, why did my father scold you when he saw you practicing knife today?"
Gu Xiying didn't know what was going on, but only saw Gu Changwei happily coming to the main room to pay homage to his old mother. Gu Xiying didn't have the intention to practice knife with her nephew when she saw this, so she hurried outside her mother's room to eavesdrop.
Gu Changwei walked into the house and smiled and said, "Mom, my son solved a big problem today!"
Gu Changwei's mother is over 60 years old this year and is already a long life in the Ming Dynasty. When her son was happy, she smiled and said, "Three, is there any happy event?"
Gu Changwei came to his mother and sat down, then held his hand and said, "Mom, my father has been away for ten years. What my father was most worried about back then was the marriage between his second brother and his younger sister. Two years ago, the second brother married his wife. Today, my son told her mother good news, and my younger sister has certainty!"
Mrs. Gu Changwei was so happy to hear her son say this. Her daughter is so old and she doesn’t have a family in the family. This is the old lady’s heart disease. Now her son says that she has finally solved it. How can she be unhappy when she is a mother?
"Three, let me tell you, is it that family wants to marry your sister? Is the dowry high?"
Gu Xiying, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was happy to hear his brother say this. To be honest, that girl is not in love with her? Who doesn’t want to marry and have children at such an age? Gu Zhong heard that someone finally wanted her old girl and aunt, and laughed in a low voice: "Congratulations to my nephew, aunt, you are finally getting married!"
Gu Xiying was taller than his nephew Gu Zhong. When he heard his nephew laughing, he reached out to touch Gu Zhong's head and trembled. Gu Xiying practiced martial arts all year round, and his hands were very strong, making Gu Zhong grin.
At this time, Gu Changwei in the room clapped his mother's hand and said, "Mom, I don't want a dowry, I want to give us a betrothal gift!"
The old lady knows what kind of girl she is. She is not beautiful when she is old, but she is still very good at it. If she wants to get married, she must prepare a thick dowry. But now she doesn't want a dowry, so the man must have any flaws. She is either a widower or a disabled person. If she doesn't do it well, she still needs her daughter to be a refrain.
Although the old lady hopes that her girl will get married as soon as possible, she is not just a single man. If she really marrys a widower and is disabled, wouldn’t she suffer?
After hearing his son's words, the old lady lowered her face and asked, "San, have you found a disabled girl for your little sister, or she is a widower? You know what your little sister's conditions are. How can you not get a dowry if the man has nothing to do?"
Seeing that my mother was angry, Gu Changwei quickly explained: "Mom, my little sister is the real sister of my son's compatriots. How can I, a brother, push my sister into the fire pit? Let's tell my mother the truth. There is a girl in the second master's room missing. I'm going to pick up my little sister!"
Gu Xiying, who was outside the door, just heard my mother ask her brother if she had found a disabled person and a widower. Gu Xiying felt a little angry. In order to save one person at home, his brother actually pushed his sister into the fire pit. Gu Xiying was very depressed when she thought of this.
Chapter completed!