"It's possible they've slept together."
That's a statement that's impossible to refute.
"Xiumei doesn't have to go to jail."
These words caused the three people in the kitchen to pause and look at each other.
“I didn’t say that,” Liang Maimiao shook her head.
“I didn’t say either.” Chunyao shook her head as well.
"Don't look at me. I don't know either," Ye Yunniang also denied.
“I said it.” Li An raised his small hand from the corner to attract the attention of the three people.
"An'an, have you been in the kitchen the whole time?" Ye Yunniang recalled what they had said and realized that the child had overheard everything, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
“Yes, I’m here.” Li An withdrew his hand. “At the beginning of our dynasty, nine out of ten houses were empty. In order to increase the population, the court promulgated a law. If a pregnant woman committed a crime, she could go home to give birth as long as her family paid a ransom. The execution would be carried out after the child turned one year old.”
"What if the woman gets pregnant again?" Chunyao thought of this legal loophole.
"Continue to pay for the redemption."
"So, does that mean women who commit crimes and keep giving birth don't have to serve time in prison?"
“Three children as the limit.” Li An held up three fingers.
"An'an, the freshly fried dumplings are even tastier. Take them to your brothers." Ye Yunniang ladled out a bowl of freshly fried dumplings and handed it to Li An.
Ang Lee didn't want to go out; he found listening to these things more interesting.
Ye Yunniang disagreed and pushed him out.
"Do you want to tell Xiumei's family?" Chunyao could tell that Liang Maimiao was interested.
“Xiumei wasn’t like this before,” Liang Maimiao said, referring to the Xiumei she knew from her parents’ home.
A girl who loves to laugh, loves to talk, and acts with a cheerful and generous personality.
Liang Maimiao sighed, "She's just blind to have fallen for Zhang Er."
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