Chapter 172 Can all those men be killed?
Chu Yian's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at the enlarged and bold words "pawning wife" that popped up in his mind in disbelief, and he was almost filled with anger.
Many people may not know what this word means.
But Chu Yian had watched many TV dramas before she came here, some of which talked about "pawning wives", so she knew what it meant.
The poorer the place, the harder it is for a man to find a wife.
If I can't get married, my bloodline won't be continued, and my family line will be cut off.
What should I do then?
rent!
Go to the homes of those who have married wives, pay money to have that man's wife come to your home and give birth to children for your family.
And the child must be a boy to get the remaining money and be sent home.
If it was a girl, the family would either throw the child out or drown her, forcing the woman to give birth again until she gave birth to a son.
Or if the husband of the family is away from home all year round and the wife has a hard time living at home, some people will pawn themselves.
In the thousands of years of Chinese history, there have actually been many cases of pawning wives, but they were not universal in the entire ancient society.
Since the prevalence of Confucian culture, people have gradually realized that pawning wives is contrary to human ethics and is considered a bad custom.
During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, pawning wives was even strictly prohibited.
Although it is prohibited by national law, how can we control what happens in remote villages?
In China, this bad habit only completely disappeared after the founding of New China.
But who knows whether they have completely disappeared? It is impossible for anyone to check each one.
And this is Dashun. In Chu Yian's understanding, Dashun seems to have not established any relevant laws in this regard.
Therefore, among the poor, the practice of pawning wives is quite prevalent.
It's not just Dashi Village, it's like this in many places.
Chu Yian felt a little uncomfortable, but he forced himself to suppress the uncomfortable feeling and continued reading.
[The history of pawning wives in Dashi Village can be traced back hundreds of years.]
[Which daughter-in-law is fertile? After giving birth to a child for her own family, she will soon be sold out to bear children for others.]
Although Wu Laosi hasn't pawned Huang Sanya out yet, that's entirely because Huang Sanya is skilled in embroidery and can earn her a lot of money.
[But this year, Wu Laosi suddenly became addicted to gambling and owed a lot of money. This time, he had to pawn Huang Sanya out to get the money to pay off his gambling debts, otherwise he would lose his hand.]
Huang Sanya begged Wu Laosi not to pawn her off to someone else.
She knew clearly what fate she would face if she was pawned.
She would no longer have the time and energy to embroider or earn money. She would just keep giving birth to children for different families. After giving birth, she would be sent to another family to continue giving birth before she could even leave the confinement period.
[This fate will not end until she is old and no longer able to bear children.]
[Giving birth is very taxing on women. This is true for people in good health, and even more so for those who are already in poor health and lack nutrition.]
[She continues to have children without taking good care of her health. This is an endless torment. How many more lives does she have left?]
Not only is pawning wives a common practice in Dashi Village, but almost all the men there are lazy and gluttonous. Before they marry, they are taken care of by their mothers, and after they marry, their wives take care of them.
【Life is so unhappy. 】
[However, those girls who were accidentally reborn in Dashi Village, and those who were forced to marry in Dashi Village, have to live in dire straits.]
[They not only had to take care of the men's food and clothing, but also had to bear children for them, make money, and do everything.]
The men, however, didn't have to do anything. Furthermore, they were often dissatisfied with the women for not earning enough money, or for not earning enough for them to spend.
But what can they do in this world? Even if they try to escape fate, they will only be drowned by the current of the environment.
The women of Dashi Village are all hardworking and could have lived a good life on their own, but they were dragged down to this point by others.
【Everyone has their own way of living, and we should respect that.】
Since those men are so lazy and greedy, their fate should be to die of starvation, poverty, thirst, or being beaten to death.
We respect their fate, but their laziness and gluttony are caused by their families and themselves. What does it have to do with these women? Yet, they have to bear all the bitter consequences.
How unfair is this to these women?
We never ask for special treatment, just equal treatment. But even with that, we still have a long, long way to go. How sad! It's a shame.
[Host, please help the women of Dashi Village escape their current predicament, and help the men of Dashi Village become more diligent, allowing them to shoulder the responsibilities of their families, and fundamentally change the current situation of Dashi Village.]
[Using Dashi Village as a starting point, we might even be able to change the practice of pawning wives in other places, freeing women from such a tragic fate.]
[Quest Reward: A certain amount of Husband attribute value, up to a maximum of 15. One top-grade healing elixir. This will save anyone injured from death as long as they still have a breath left.]
[Time waits for no one, please complete this task as soon as possible. Partial rewards will be issued when half of the task is completed.]
The system's voice fell completely silent, and Chu Yian's mind was in a mess.
She didn't know whether she should think about the woman in front of her first or the healing medicine that appeared inexplicably, or whether she should even make those men work harder.
It wasn't until Xiao Fu's voice came that she was pulled back from her trance: "Miss, what are you doing?"
She was staring holes in someone else's handkerchief. Was there something wrong with it? Or was it that the pattern was too attractive to her daughter?
Xiao Fu also looked at the handkerchief. Compared with other handkerchiefs, it was almost the same. Why was it so attractive?
Speaking of which, she said she would treat the young lady to a meal last time but it didn’t happen. How about she buy this handkerchief and give it to the young lady?
The more Xiaofu thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good idea, but the young lady had already bought so much, and it seemed a bit redundant for her to buy more.
Chu Yian quickly put down the handkerchief and said to Huang Sanya, "I want all the handkerchiefs in your basket."
Huang Sanya was stunned for a moment, somewhat in disbelief, and then she was ecstatic, even her voice became fluent.
"Okay, thank you, miss. Thank you, miss."
She hurriedly handed the basket to Xiao Fu and looked at Chu Yian with hope: "Miss, there are thirty-five handkerchiefs in this basket. If you buy a lot, I will charge you twenty-three coins per handkerchief. Is that okay with you?"
Chu Yian smiled and said, "No need, just the original price."
Huang Sanya's face turned red with excitement and she kept thanking Chu Yian.
Chu Yian asked Xiaofu to settle the bill, and then began to think about the system's tasks.
This mission is quite big. After all, the goal is to help all the women and men in Dashi Village. This has never happened since the mission was launched.
Chu Yian was willing to help the woman from Dashi Village, but helping those men...
To be honest, it's like swallowing a fly, a fly that just flew out of a cesspool and crawled over... It's really disgusting.
But she also knew that if she didn't change those men, the situation of the women in Dashi Village would not change either.
Even if they were helped temporarily and their lives improved, as long as those men didn't die, they would sooner or later return to their current situation.
The system really can't let her transform into the god of death and kill those men one by one, right?
The country got rid of a bunch of useless trash, the women in Dashi Village got rid of a bunch of men who exploited them, and she also felt relieved. It was three birds with one stone.
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