Song Kaiji stared at Shen Qing blankly: "What do you mean?"

He still remembered that when he first met Shen Qing, Shen Qing asked him to call him "Brother Shen", but at that time he thought Shen Qing was a fan of Dao Pen... But now think about it, Shen Qing is an ancient person and can't read, he must have never read these things, so who is this little brother?

In Dream of the Red Chamber, Baoger and Fengjie are mentioned. Don’t they mean boys?

Shen Qing organized his words and explained, "There are only men and women in your world, but it's different in our world. The men here are equivalent to the men in our world, and the women are still women. But in addition, we also have boys, who look the same as the men here, but they also have to marry and have children like women."

Song Kaiji: “Ah?”

Song Kaiji: “Ah????”

How come he knows every word, but can't understand them when they are put together? Three genders? She looks like a man but wants to marry someone and have children?

Can Shen Qing have children? ? ?

Once upon a time, he was confused and worried for a long time before confessing his feelings, not knowing whether Shen Qing would like men. Now he realized that Shen Qing was born with a male sexual orientation?

Song Kaiji murmured, "I am dreaming..." Ever since he fell in love with Shen Qing, he had been prepared to have no children or grandchildren... Although he was deeply influenced by Li Aiguo and didn't care much about it at first, he suddenly learned that he might still be a father, and he didn't know whether he was more surprised or shocked.

However, in this way, many things that he could not understand before could be explained: since his brother was going to get married, there is a saying that "a married girl is like spilled water", so in his father's eyes, Shen Qing was naturally not a "descendant" who could carry on the family line, but an "outsider" who would be poured out sooner or later, which was why he and his mother suffered many unfair treatments.

"It's really strange to say." Song Kaiji scratched his hair, still somewhat confused about the logic of the world Shen Qing was in. There are no brothers in his world, only men and women. In ancient times, men were superior to women and boys were favored over girls. However, when most people explain this phenomenon, they would mention that men in agricultural societies have greater physical advantages, and that their economic status determines their family status. Therefore, the development of productivity is the main reason for "preferring sons over daughters".

However, boys look the same as men and should have similar productivity. But why, from Shen Qing's description, does society tend to feminize boys, making them more like women so they will be more popular? Their status is also lower than that of women because of the difficulty they have in giving birth?

If we divide social classes according to productivity, men should at least be higher than women, right? What happened to the saying that the development of productivity determines social status and family status?

After listening to his analysis of the ancient phenomenon of favoring boys over girls, Shen Qing couldn't understand it for a moment and fell into deep thought. However, Song Kaiji's words made him want to study and learn even more. It turned out that such knowledge could be learned from books and everyone could learn it. Shen Qing was thinking in his mind. They had been to Yucai Middle School before, and heard that there were elementary and junior high schools as well. When he had the chance, he would go there once and collect all the books for study at all stages, and let Song Kaiji teach him all in the future!

Song Kaiji, on the other hand, thought about it for a while, and quickly put these questions behind him when he couldn't figure it out. Perhaps each world has its own unique operating rules, or perhaps he had not learned it thoroughly. After all, he was just a student who had read these in books and had no personal experience or deep understanding. Song Kaiji turned around and looked at Shen Qing for a long time, and finally his eyes fell on Shen Qing's belly.

Thinking about having a child in the future, conceived by Shen Qing, with his and Shen Qing's blood flowing in his body, who might look like him or maybe more like Shen Qing, who would call him daddy softly and stretch out his little hands for him to hold him... Song Kaiji was excited and expectant, and looked forward to his future life even more.

Song Kaiji couldn't help but move closer to Shen Qing and hug her: "I can't wait any longer... I really want to be with you soon."

He is different from Shen Qing. Although Song Kaiji's biological father died early, the love and family warmth he received from childhood to adulthood was no less than any other child. When Song Kaiji thinks of family, it means warmth, security and happiness. He can't wait to build a family of their own with Shen Qing, their own warm harbor.

And what about Shen Qing? Shen Qing received very little love since childhood. But he had seen how Zhang Sujuan and Li Aiguo loved Song Kaiji, and that was the family warmth that he had never had and was out of reach. Because of Song Kaiji, he also began to yearn for building such a family.

When they have children in the future... he thought, no matter what gender the child is, Song Kaiji will definitely not be as picky as those men in the village. He would be a good father, a good father like Li Aiguo, who loves his children... and also loves him. They will have the warmest and happiest home, and family will no longer be a cage that traps him or a sharp knife that stabs him.

But it will be his support and his arm.

Shen Qing raised his hand and hugged Song Kaiji back.

The lunch was very sloppy, which was totally unlike Tang's mother's normal level. Shen Qing took a look at the pancakes soaked in bone soup on the table, but there was not a single piece of meat in it.

Qi Zhan was completely unaware and just ate with his head down, patting his butt when he was done and standing up, he smiled brightly at the gloomy-looking Mama Tang: "Auntie, you are such a great cook. You can make such a delicious soup from a big bone that has been scraped so clean. I'll go to work at the hospital first and come back another day."

He left with a smile, leaving Tang Wenjie to endure the storm alone. Mother Tang first brought out two dishes from the kitchen, then turned around and grabbed Tang Wenjie's ear: "You still have the nerve to eat, come here!"

Song Kaiji cut a pancake in half, put a large piece of pork in the middle, and handed it to Shen Qing first; then he took two more pieces, trimmed the fat off the top and put them in his own bowl, put the two lean halves back into the pancake, poured a little bit of soup on them, and turned around to hand them to Zhang Sujuan. Shen Qing took a bite, and watched Mother Tang carrying Tang Wenjie into the room, then whispered, "You don't have to cook two dishes... It doesn't look good."

"It's okay, he can't tell the difference." Song Kaiji said. In their opinion, they are two different kinds of food, and it is not good for Qi Zhan to eat. But for Qi Zhan, the pancake soaked in bone soup is already a very good meal. Who can eat like this nowadays? "Besides, he hasn't joined our team yet. It's not convenient for him to know that we eat so well."

Song Kaiji once suspected that Qi Zhan's liking for Tang Wenjie was secondary, and that he really wanted to come to their house for free food and drinks.

Shen Qing thought about it and said, "Then let's wait until he is willing to join us."

Zhang Sujuan took a bite of the pancake. Although Song Kaiji had helped her trim the fat, there was still a little bit left on the edge. It was just the right amount of lean and less fat, and it was salty and fragrant with the soup. Take a bite of the meat-filled pancake and then drink a sip of the milky white bone soup. It is so delicious.

She is much more open-minded than Tang's mother. It’s already this time, what’s wrong with liking boys? Even if you like a girl, how can she give you a grandson in this environment of the end of the world? The adults may not survive. Even if the grandson is born, who knows whether he can be raised? Live one day at a time, as long as your children are happy!

However, Tang Wenjie's vision is far worse than her Kaiji's. Zhang Sujuan looked up at Shen Qing, then lowered her head and took a sip of soup. Shen Qing had concerns, but now it seems they are no longer there. But he looks like someone who is just living his life! It seems that Qi Zhan is not as stable as Xiaoqing in his life. He might just run away after playing around for a few days.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sujuan began to understand Tang's mother's unhappiness.

The days passed one by one, and Qi Zhan really treated this place as his own home. He came here at night and left during the day despite Tang Mama's razor-like gaze. Song Kaiji led the team on a mission again, and Shen Qing did not go with them this time, but stayed in the villa to continue studying his novel. When Qu Weiwei heard that Shen Qing was fascinated by ancient time travel and farming novels, she enthusiastically recommended several of them to Shen Qing, but she regretted that she couldn't connect to Jinjiang because of the lack of internet.

On the third day, Shen Qing finally finished listening to the novel and gained a lot of valuable knowledge from Qu Weiwei. He was satisfied and planned to take Song Kaiji back to Lantang Village.

The first time Song Kaiji went to meet his future mother-in-law, he was extremely nervous and kept pulling at his clothes and hair all the way: "Is this okay?"

"Okay, you're very handsome. There's no man better looking than you in our area." Shen Qing said honestly. When he first met Song Kaiji, he had a vague liking for Song Kaiji because of his handsome face!

Song Kaiji touched his face and said, "I knew you were obsessed with my beauty."

He also prepared a lot of gifts for Miao. Although theoretically most of his things belonged to Shen Qing, it also reflected his intentions, didn't it? A pair of heavy gold bracelets, and a bunch of collected modern delicacies: five packs of instant noodles, two buckets of carbonated drinks, a gift pack of snacks, a small box of lychees and a small box of cherries. It is a very hot commodity in today's doomsday, and is very worth showing off. The main purpose is to let the Miao family have a taste of something they have never tasted before.

Shen Qing led him out of the base and explained to him: "It's not appropriate for you to show up in the village now, so I will take you to the cave. You wait in the cave, and I will call my mother up the mountain to meet you in the cave."

The villagers over there are very vigilant. If a stranger enters the village, although they don't dare to drive the person away, they will still stare at him. This is partly because everyone is bored and lacks entertainment, but more importantly, it is for the safety of the village to prevent theft and kidnapping. Who knows if those who appear to be righteous on the surface are just here to scout out the area?

Song Kaiji's hair is too short and attracts too much attention. Shen Qing told him that he had already bought Dongshan and would build a manor near the cave and a road to the county town: "I will buy a few sets of clothes suitable for you and put them in the space. When your hair grows longer and can be tied up, you can change clothes in the cave, take the new road to the county town, and then come to our village from the county town. When you are a noble, you can live in the manor directly, and it will be very convenient to go to the end of the world."

Song Kaiji followed behind him, listening to him describe his future life, nodding frequently with a smile on his face.

They left the base and headed towards the cave, passing by the place where they first met and also passing by the shops that had been raided by Shen Qing.

Shen Qing pointed at the storefront and said with a smile: "When I first came here, I was curious about everything and wanted to move away all the tables, chairs and benches. I took down the curtains of these stores and took them back to make quilt covers. I also made a few jackets for my grandma and my cousins."

Song Kaiji nodded: "We can collect more cloth in the future." He didn't know that Shen Qing was an ancient person before. He just thought that Shen Qing liked gold and silver, so he didn't think much about it. Now that I know, there are more things that can be collected. In ancient times, cloth could be circulated as currency, and nobles and royal family members often gave various silk fabrics as rewards.

Especially since the end of the world has already begun for nearly a year. After the initial turmoil, the authorities gradually recovered and were able to catch their breath. Several major cities became relatively stable bases, and the price of gold began to slowly rise.

Gold is not only used as currency, decoration, and investment, it is also indispensable in industry and medicine. It is also widely used in science and technology, electronics, aerospace, communications and other fields. If the government wants to recapture the city and rebuild their homes, gold is indispensable.

Recently, the grain output of the farms at the Hongcheng base has increased. The government has extra money in its hands, so it has started to look back at gold, which has led to an increase in gold prices.

"In the future, it may not be as easy to collect gold as before. And the price of silver may go up in the future. We have to think of ways to collect other valuable things." Silver also plays a big role in many electronic accessories.

Shen Qing also agreed very much. He has been reading a lot of books recently, and his knowledge has increased. He also understands the principle that fishing is not as good as fishing. Rather than the hard-earned money whose origins are unclear, he should find more ways to make money, let the money make money and interest compounded, and create wealth continuously.

The two of them talked about their dreams for the future all the way and finally arrived at the foot of the rockery.

"It's right up there." Shen Qing stood on the steps and pointed in the direction to Song Kaiji. He then looked around vigilantly and made sure that there was no one around before he extended his hand to Song Kaiji.

Just after noon, the warm winter sun cast a faint circle of light behind Shen Qing. He was like an angel guiding people, and he extended his hand to Song Kaiji, wanting to lead him to a new life.