Chapter 94 Women are suffering, and
the weaving work is a certificate used by the government to commend the people.
The banners issued to ordinary women were basically used to commend chaste women.
If a chaste woman can continue to remain a widow for twenty years, she can still get a chastity arch established by the government.
Hearing the word "chaste woman", Su Ze instinctively felt disgusted. In his time, the so-called chastity archways were things that were destined to be thrown into the garbage heap of history.
The promotion of moral integrity is also one of the manifestations of the Ming Dynasty's increasingly conservative atmosphere under the influence of Neo-Confucianism.
After Su Ze saluted Mrs. Lu, he pulled Lin Xianyang and said, "Your sister-in-law is looking for widows?"
Lin Xianyang said, "Yes, if they are not widows, how can their family be willing to let them work out, but I heard that they are at home. They are working in the temple, and their families won't gossip."
Changning Guards are military guards. The previous one was killed in the war, and many men also died in the war. Naturally, there were a lot of widows.
It's just that Su Ze rarely visited Changning Wei on weekdays, so he ignored this matter.
"Your sister-in-law won the title of the county government, isn't she going to get married again?"
Mrs. Lu looked to be in her thirties, and like women of this era, she seemed too old and thin.
However, according to her age, when she can still be glamorous in modern times, she has to wear black clothes and remain a widow for the rest of her life. Su Ze asked Lin Xianyang.
Lin Xianyang sighed and said, "My father finally asked for this from the county government. Otherwise, my sister-in-law would have been taken back by her parents' family and remarried."
Su Ze saw that his old grandfather was very open-minded, so he actually asked her. The county government asked Jing to express his disapproval for his widowed daughter-in-law to remarry, and asked doubtfully: "My father-in-law doesn't want your sister-in-law to remarry?"
Lin Xianyang shook his head and said, "It's my sister-in-law who doesn't want to."
"Why is that?"
"My sister-in-law." Her natal family is poor, and my brother also paid a lot of dowry to marry his sister-in-law. If she returns to her natal family, she will definitely be remarried by her natal family. If she marries like this, she will be tortured to death in a few years." Su
. Ze was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that what Lin Xianyang said was true.
In fact, it is not just Fujian. In this era, marrying a daughter means selling her daughter.
Mrs. Lu could still marry into a military family for the first time, but she is afraid that for the second time, her family will have to marry a disabled person or a rich family as a concubine for money. Some poor families even have brothers who share wives. In short, the second marriage What she experienced must be that she was sold by her parents again.
Basically, those who marry such widows will not treat them well sincerely. Some of them just want to continue the family line, and it is common for them to be tortured.
And her mother's family is selling their daughter, so naturally they won't stand up for her.
After getting the royal court certificate, Mrs. Lu will be a chaste woman registered by the county government, and her natal family will not be able to force her to remarry.
Her grandfather's family was already very kind to her, and she could continue to raise her son by staying at her husband's family. This was the best outcome for her.
Su Ze couldn't help but sigh. In this era, being able to remain a widow and raise children with peace of mind was a luxury for ordinary women.
No wonder the fate of women in the feudal era was so miserable.
The pursuit of love and freedom of marriage has never been a matter for poor people.
Su Ze looked at Lu's old and haggard face, and it was a hard thing to think about raising her son as a young widow.
The other widows were afraid of being gossiped, but only Lu was elected to learn how to use the loom from Su Ze.
Su Ze sat in front of Jenny's loom and said to Mr. Lu: "This is the new loom I invented. In fact, it operates almost like a hand spinning wheel.
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"Learn."
The system is reliable. Originally, Su Ze wanted to study how to use the spinning wheel. Now the knowledge of using the spinning machine appeared in Su Ze's mind. He put on the spindle and started to use the spinning wheel skillfully. machine.
Mrs. Lu originally heard that Su Ze invented the textile machine himself, and thought Su Ze was just joking.
She heard Su Ze's name many times from her father-in-law, brother-in-law, and son Lin Anzai, and knew that he was a capable scholar in Changning Wei.
After my son Lin Anzai studied with Su Ze, he not only became much more sensible, but he can now write and read.
Mrs. Lu respected Su Ze very much, and she did not expect Lin Anzi to be admitted as a scholar. As long as he could read and write, that would be quite good.
Although I have great respect for Su Ze, how can a scholar know how to weave? This is a matter for women.
Not to mention the invention of the loom.
But he didn't expect that the weird machine in front of Su Ze would actually start spinning as the wheels gradually started to move.
The shuttle shuttles between the threads, and a small piece of cloth soon appears on the loom.
This scholar really knows how to weave!
But Mr. Lu was quickly attracted by this machine. The weaving speed was so fast!
Mrs. Lu was already well-known as a clever wife of Changning Wei. When her husband was still alive, Mrs. Lu could not only weave new clothes for the family, but also make cloth and sell it in the market.
But compared to Su Ze's weaving speed, Lu's efficiency was much lower.
Moreover, Mrs. Lu could also see that Su Ze could only barely use this loom and was not proficient in the movements. If he became proficient, the speed would be even faster.
Mr. Lu looked at this ingenious machine and fell into thinking.
If she uses this machine, her weaving speed in a day is several times that of an ordinary loom. How much cloth can she weave in a month?
Although my son's grandfather paid for his son's education, he couldn't farm the land while studying, and pen, ink, paper and inkstones would all cost money in the future.
Mrs. Lu was already planning to pawn the silver earrings given by her husband after marriage, but now she sees hope.
If Su Ze purchases according to the market price, Lu calculated that if he does it well, he can earn one or two taels of silver a month!
You must know that after farming in the guard station, after deducting the grain handed over to the guard station, what you get in a year is only seven or eight taels of silver!
You can earn one or two taels of silver per month by weaving your own cloth! If you become proficient, you might be able to do more.
When she thought of this, Mrs. Lu knelt down directly to Su Ze and said, "Thank you, Mr. Su!"
Su Ze quickly asked Mrs. Lu to get up. He said to Mrs. Lu, "Sister-in-law, have you learned it yet?"
"Sir, can you let me try it?" ?"
Su Ze stepped aside, and Mr. Lu sat in front of the loom and began to operate the loom.
I have to say that Ms. Lu is indeed very skillful with her hands. After Su Ze corrected her movements a few times, she was able to operate the loom.
Mr. Lu operated it a few more times, memorizing the steps carefully, and then said to Su Ze: "Sir, I have already written it down." "
Then it's up to you to teach others how to use the loom. I know how to use cotton." Brother Xianyang, please send it to the ancestral hall. Which family in Changningwei grows more cotton?"
Lin Xianyang said: "A lot of cotton is grown in Changningwei, but they are all scattered. Only Uncle Qi planted a few acres of cotton."
"But."
"But what?"
"But there are large cotton fields in Beishan Village." "
Beishan Village, is the Beishan Village that we are fighting with?"
Lin Xianyang sighed and said, "Yes, Beishan Chen Family is said to have been established by the previous dynasty. The cotton households moved here by the Cotton Industry Admiral have been growing cotton for generations. There are also several large households in Nanping County that open textile mills, and Beishan Chen supplies them." The last three hundred tons of cotton bought from Zhang
Haihu It's a lot to say, but it's also quick to use. If you want to keep the weaving workshop open for a long time, you will definitely need a long-term and stable supply of cotton. However, Changningwei and the Beishan Chen family are feuding over land. It may not be easy to get the Beishan Chen family to sell cotton to them.
It seems that we still need to take a long-term approach.
Su Ze said to Mrs. Lu: "Sister-in-law, please use this cotton first, and I will think of something else to do with the rest."
Mrs. Lu quickly said a blessing and said that she would manage the textile workshop well. Su Ze then left the ancestral hall. Returned to the family temple.
Su Ze also made some money these days and invited Lin Xianzong to come over and renovate the family temple.
Bricklayers were hired to replace the old tiles on the roof, and the dilapidated doors and windows were repaired. The entire family temple no longer looked as dilapidated as before.
Aunt Jiu sat in front of the statue and prayed to the statue of Empress Sanxiao.
Letting Su Ze settle in Changning Wei was the best thing she did in her life.
Ever since Su Ze came to Changning Guard, the life of the entire Changning Guard has gradually improved.
Su Ze also contributed money to repair the family temple, and now she can have enough to eat every day. Aunt Jiu only feels that her life is getting better and better.
She felt that she could live for a few more years, and if she brought Lin Cainiang out as a temple blessing, the family temple would not be cut off in the future.
Thinking of this, Aunt Jiu thought about whether to erect a statue of Mazu?
What if Su Ze is really Mazu's son?
"Brother, you are back!"
The little carrot head was reading a divination book and jumped up immediately when he saw Su Ze.
Aunt Ninth stood up with her crutches: "Have you settled the matter at the ancestral hall?" "Don't
worry, Auntie, I will leave it to my grandpa's family, Mr. Lu."
"Ms. Lu is a good child, but her life is miserable. She My son is studying in health school, so he will definitely have no other thoughts." "
I can rest assured about that, but the supply of cotton is a problem."
The looms all belong to Su Ze, so he is naturally not afraid of any problems that may arise with these widowed female workers.
The most important issue today is the supply of cotton.
Regarding this problem, Aunt Ninth had no good solution.
Lin Cainiang, the little carrot head, waited for the two of them to finish talking, and then said: "Brother, the sweet potato leaves have been sent to the kitchen. Can these sweet potato leaves be eaten too?" "
Yes, I will fry them right away."
Cooking of the Ming Dynasty The method is almost the same as that of modern times, and stir-frying has become a quite common method of making vegetables.
However, ordinary people still mainly stew, and the reason is very simple: cooking requires oil, and the poor cannot afford it.
However, the price of edible oil in the Ming Dynasty was already very affordable. There were two oil-pressing workshops in Nanping County, selling what was often referred to as "ancient oil-pressing" in advertisements in later generations.
Nanping County sells rapeseed oil. The last time Su Ze came back from the county, he also bought a pot of oil.
Sweet potato leaves are also a good ingredient, but if the leaves are directly blanched, a protective film will form on the surface, which makes them less tasty.
But Su Ze naturally had an idea. He first rubbed the sweet potato leaves with coarse salt to remove the protective film on the leaves.
Then blanch the sweet potato leaves and start stir-frying them in rapeseed oil.
The fragrance of green leafy vegetables and rapeseed oil are mixed together. Just add a little salt to enhance the flavor, and a fresh, crispy and tender fried sweet potato leaves is ready.
[Stir-fried vegetables, cooking skills +1, Lv1, 60/100]
Sure enough, when it was time for dinner, the little carrot head Lin Liangjun smelled the smell and entered the family temple.
"What does it smell like? It's so fragrant!"
Seeing Little Carrot Head about to climb onto the stove, Su Ze patted his hand and said,
"Wash your hands!"
Little Carrot Head reluctantly went to the well and washed it with well water. After taking action, he quickly climbed onto the dining table.
Changning Wei no longer eats porridge. Su Ze has to work and study. Now that the conditions are better, he naturally cooks.
Lin Liangjun held the bowl and took a bite of sweet potato leaves. The fragrance of the vegetables mixed with the smell of fat made him hum comfortably.
Seeing how delicious he was eating, Su Ze also picked up a piece and put it into his mouth with the rice. It was indeed delicious.
The meal was eaten quickly with fried sweet potato sprouts. After finishing the meal, Su Ze pulled Lin Liangjun and asked,
"How is your brother?"
"It's pretty good. It's time to eat and drink." , hit me when it's time to hit me."
"Oh, that's good."
Naturally, Lin Mojun would not tell Lin Liangjun about killing Xu Shisheng. Su Ze was relieved to hear that her mental state was stable.
"I will go to the county seat in the middle of the month to inquire about the Qing army. You can let your brother train at home with peace of mind." "
Understood! My brother will definitely feel relieved when Brother Aze comes forward!"
Lin Cainiang was responsible for clearing the dishes, and Su Ze returned to the room. Lighting the oil lamp opened the family tree brought by time travel.
After the record on May 17th, the content of Changningwei's family tree shrank a lot. It should be that at that time and space, Changningwei's situation became increasingly difficult and he no longer had the energy to continue recording everything in detail.
The following parts are the debt repayments recorded by Chang Ning Wei, as well as the content of debt collection negotiations. In short, the situation of Chang Ning Wei in that time and space was very miserable, and even some military fields were taken out to pay off debts.
Su Ze flipped through a few pages and finally reached the next piece of useful information.
"On December 12, while patrolling the battlefield of the General Division's Zhaowei Post, we were ambushed by Japanese pirates. The Seventh Patriarch fought bravely to defeat the enemy and sailed back. Of the ten who went to sea, only two or three people could survive." Su Ze closed the family tree, and this
record It was seven months later, but the world in this time and space has changed. I don't know if there will still be this order.
But the big situation is that the deer king is invading the southeast, and I am afraid that there will be no peace in the southeast.
Su Ze felt a little irritable when he thought that the Japanese pirates were raging and Yan Maoqing, the censor of the Qing army, was busy making money.
During the Jiajing period, corruption had spread within the dynasty. Ruthless officials like Yan Maoqing would try their best to exploit wherever they went, regardless of the situation in the southeast.
Su Ze sighed, his strength was still too weak.
Tomorrow, a firearms workshop will be built as soon as possible, so that powder and lead bullets can be produced in Changningwei.
Entering the city in the middle of the month, Su Ze plans to learn a few more skills. Only by mastering more attribute points and passive skills can he feel safe in this troubled world.
Su Ze found that he could definitely learn a few more skills. He only needed to reach level 5 to earn attribute points and passive skills.
Anyway, some skills are not that difficult to master.
There seems to be a medical clinic in Nanping County. Can I learn some "medical skills" first?
What other skills can be learned?
(End of chapter)