kvmb Chapter 382: Going on a Horseback Ride
Chapter 382: Going on a Horseback Ride
"With the Li family and the Uya family gone, all the troublemakers are gone. There is less excitement in the Fourth Brother's house. What a pity," Yinzhen took a bite of the yogurt cake with a slightly regretful look on his face. "Our backyard is actually not stable either. One thing after another, fortunately, the master was decisive and the concubine acted decisively."
Otherwise, there will be chaos. Where there are people, there will be calculations. Unless you give them some benefits, they will be a little quieter, but that doesn't mean the calculations will be eliminated!
"By the way, I heard that the law is being amended. The previous issue of close relatives not being able to marry seems to be added directly to the law. The specific restriction is that direct blood relatives within three generations are prohibited from marrying, and there is no restriction on collateral blood relatives." Wen Yao took a big bite of yogurt cake. This yogurt cake is actually solid yogurt. Wen Yao likes it very much and wants to eat it from time to time. She turned her head to look at Yinzhen, "To be honest, after the law is re-issued, close relatives can no longer officially become husband and wife in the government, and there should be problems in many families."
"Who knows what will happen? It's hard to accept it for the time being, but I think with the law in place, everyone will gradually accept it. But it can't be completely eliminated," Yinzhen didn't say anything definite. They have been used to it for so many years, and it's impossible to completely eliminate it all at once.
It was just added to the law, at least between formal couples, this kind of situation is not allowed, which means that marriages between close relatives will no longer be recognized by the Qing Dynasty!
The two men rested leisurely for a while before getting up and asking the servants to take the things back to the farm. Yinzhen took Wen Yao and rode deep into the mountain along the path. There was a guard following them, who was one of Yinzhen's two personal guards, and who was also asked by Yinzhen and Kangxi for him.
Wen Yao followed Xiao Xia and rode the horse together.
Qian Bao and Nanny Cui He, along with other personal guards of Yinzhen and Xiaodong, followed behind in a carriage.
Yinzhen and Wen Yao planned to escape the summer heat, but they didn't want to stay quietly in one place. They wanted to walk around and naturally would not go to hot places. For example, they would find a place to rest around noon, and then set off when it was a little cooler. They also only wanted to wander around where there were woods.
In the distance there is a slightly flat road surrounded by fields, and in the distance there is a small village built on the mountain, behind which is a continuous forest. The road leading to the mountain village is also lined with tall and sturdy trees on both sides. Occasionally, you can see laborers wearing coarse cloth short jackets and trousers holding straw hats and fanning themselves under the trees to enjoy the cool air, but they do not stay for long and cross the ditch to go to work in their own fields.
Wen Yao and Yinzhen had slowed down, riding side by side under the shade of the trees. Wen Yao looked at the laborers going back to work in the fields, and saw their eyes looking at her. Wen Yao smiled gently, "In fact, when I see them taking a break from their work, I remember why so many people died of exhaustion during the corvée labor. Sometimes the work they did was not as good as when they were working at home."
"They should work hard to survive, but the final results are not as good as when they are at home. It's not that they don't try their best, but they can rest when they are tired when working for their own family, but they can't rest when doing corvée labor," Wen Yao sighed. When they were tired of working for their own family, they would sit on the ground to rest, and then continue to work after resting!
While doing corvée labor, on the one hand, they are afraid and tense, and on the other hand, they cannot rest even when they are tired. Their physical strength is decreasing day by day, so their efficiency naturally decreases!
Yinzhen looked into the distance, thinking deeply. He really didn't know the answer to this question. "Yaoyao, you are right. I just want to write this down. I will tell my father when I get back. I can arrange a corvée site to give it a try, so that they can have more time to rest."
For example, you can take a break for a moment every hour, and then continue working when the time is up, or you can take a break for a moment after completing the specified task. In this way, the tasks can be divided into time periods.
After Yinzhen had some idea, he nodded to the guard beside him and said, "Write it down and remind me to pass the message to the emperor tonight."
"Yes," the guard nodded, indicating that he had taken note.
Wen Yao continued to look ahead, riding his horse leisurely forward. Not far away, there was a woman with an old woman resting on a stone by the roadside. When they saw them coming, they hurriedly pulled them back to their own fields.
Wen Yao had already gotten off the horse and threw the reins to Xiao Xia, "Don't worry, old man. This ditch is not easy to walk on." Wen Yao hurried forward with a gentle face. Now Wen Yao was also wearing coarse linen clothes, with a simple hair tie, and was dressed in Jianghu style. When Wen Yao approached, she saw that the woman was blocking the old woman without a trace, "Old man, sister, you don't have to be afraid. After my husband passed the exam for a scholar, he prepared to travel around to study. I am a Jianghu person, and my husband didn't mind me showing up outside, so he allowed me to follow. We have no ill intentions, but the weather is hot and we are tired and hot and want to rest."
The woman had broad shoulders, but her figure was slender, and her skin was rough but not that dark. The old woman behind her had a dark complexion, and the wrinkles on her face seemed to make her look more amiable. She walked out from behind the woman and said, "Scholar? Sir, Madam, how are you?" The old woman patted the woman's hand, and then pointed to a stone nearby, "Scholar, Madam, I and my daughter-in-law cleaned that stone. If you don't mind, you can sit down and have a rest."
After throwing the reins to the guard, Yin'er also walked over. After hearing what the old woman said, the two sat down without any hesitation. Yin'er had a chubby face, the kind of friendly feeling that made people let down their guard. Yin'er was also very good at using his advantages. Plus, all the royal princes were shrewd people, so he quickly got the old woman and the woman to introduce themselves and let down their guard, and he also called their old man and son over.
The head of this family is Shi Dayan, the old man of the old woman's family, and the old woman is Shi Wang. They have two sons and one daughter. The daughter has been married for many years, and the two sons now have two sons each. They all hope to have a granddaughter to take care of them, but now their daughters-in-law are old, and they don't hold out hope. After all, compared to granddaughters, they still hope that their daughters-in-law can live well.
"You two elders are already over fifty? I really can't tell," Yinzhen said with a little surprise, "Look, if you two elders say you are over forty, people will believe you."
"Mr. Tang Jiu, you are joking. My wife and I are not as young as you say. We are already old. The only laborers in the family are our two sons and grandchildren." Old Man Shi smiled more as he talked about his children and grandchildren. "These are our two sons, the eldest is Datou, and the second is Ertou."