"They're already poor enough, and now they're having so many children. How can they possibly raise them all?"
Ji Yanwen glanced at her and saw that the anger on her face seemed genuine. He couldn't help but wonder, wasn't this something everyone already knew? Why was she so angry?
"The imperial court needs able-bodied men to recruit soldiers, and farming also requires strong laborers. If we don't have children, where will the population come from?"
So you're making people keep having children, right?
This inhumane treatment of women hit her right off the bat.
"Fine, the birth tax is all yours." Although she was furious, she couldn't dampen his enthusiasm since someone was willing to pay.
Ji Yanwen's face stiffened for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Secondly, after getting married, I will continue my studies and participate in the imperial examinations."
"oh?"
Is the fox's tail finally showing?
"Don't worry, I will earn my own money to support my studies and pay my food expenses on time."
Looking at his dirt-poor home, how could she not believe it?
"You...you gave me twenty taels of silver, didn't you? I'll use those twenty taels to make money." He forced himself to speak, still feeling somewhat awkward.
"Hmm... then why did you choose to marry into the family? Was it just to avoid being forced into a marriage with someone else?" Jiang Bai asked, puzzled.
If she weren't planning to have a son-in-law marry into the family, it wouldn't really matter whether she found her own husband or was arranged to marry him.
In any case, men are dispensable to her.
Therefore, she expressed her incomprehension regarding the two conditions Ji Yanwen mentioned.
You don't understand.
In the candlelight, his expression flickered, and his eyes seemed to hold some earth-shattering secret.
Jiang Bai blinked, and then, as if possessed, reached out towards his face.
What are you doing?
He was so frightened that he suddenly stepped back, raised his hand slightly, touched the coldness of the dagger, and then calmed down.
Unfortunately, Jiang Bai was faster. His hand moved with lightning speed, grabbing his right wrist and quickly twisting his other hand with his left. He then grabbed both hands together, quickly pulled the skin from his temple, and tore it to the left.
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