Chapter 165 Female Household

Li had been angry with Sun for a long time. Ever since the Sun family got rich, they changed. Not only did they show off everywhere in the village, but they also looked down on her. Every time they saw her, they looked disgusted. This time, "someone dared to marry her. The slackers nearby were happy to marry her. Who made Wang Laosi's family rich?"

Zhulan recalled the scenes of Wang Laosi several times. Every time she saw him, he was dressed differently, afraid that others would not know that he was rich. He also changed his Sun's jewelry. If it weren't for Master Shi who came to give gifts every now and then, Wang Laosi's house would have been visited by thieves long ago. "What did you do when you saw Wang Laosi?"

Li shook her head. She really hadn't seen this. If she hadn't run into Wang's daughter-in-law, she wouldn't have known that the clan had been exterminated. "No, but there is a good woman who went to Wang Laosi's house to see the excitement. Mother, can I go and ask around?"

Zhulan didn't want to have anything to do with Wang Laosi's family, and she didn't want to attract hatred from Li. "No need. Tomorrow is your grandparents' birthday. Go back and pack clothes for tomorrow. Don't be in a rush when the time comes."

Although Li was gossipy in her heart, she had changed a lot and suppressed her curiosity. "I'll go back and get the clothes I'll wear tomorrow."

In the afternoon, Zhulan could hear the hustle and bustle at the Wang family without asking. Although she couldn't hear it clearly, she vaguely heard Wang Ru's threats. The hustle and bustle lasted for a while before it died down.

Li couldn't help but go out for a walk and soon came back to share the excitement she saw, "Wang Laosi was furious about being blackmailed and beat Wang Ru. The couple also snatched all the jewelry in Wang Ru's bedroom. There was a commotion just now. Wang Ru is really amazing. She doesn't want to live alone!"

Zhao teased her son, "Wang Lao Si must have returned the jewelry. He can't leave Wang Ru, this cash cow."

Li was upset. Her sister-in-law always hit the nail on the head. She was upset that she couldn't catch up with her sister-in-law. Li said gloomily, "Well, not only did they return the money, but they also beat Wang Zhang. Wang Ru said that their family was no longer in the family tree, and Wang Zhang was no longer a grandmother. It would be cruel if she didn't do it!"

Zhulan thought, Wang Ru might be so happy, but she didn't like her brother anyway, so what did his future have to do with her? She could just cut it off. She cut off the shackles instead. She had been holding her anger for almost a year and had wanted to deal with Wang Zhang for a long time, but she was just dreaming.

It was not easy to establish a female household in the new dynasty. There were strict regulations. An unmarried girl was required to have no grandparents, and the eldest sister had to establish a female household. Married widows could establish a female household. Why was it so strict? It was because a female household would reduce land taxes. Only 15% of the land per mu was required. The sons of the female household would also be exempted from military service. However, after remarriage, the female household would be cancelled and the policy would be abolished.

Therefore, the two widows in Zhoujia Village both registered as female households and had no intention of remarrying. Although there were no men, the reduced land tax each year was a considerable income. As long as they were not lazy, they could save some money for their children's education.

Zhulan really likes this policy, which properly protects women and the weak.

Because the conditions were so strict, Wang Ru's idea was in vain.

The next morning, the Zhou family had a large population, so they borrowed ox carts from the clan leader's family. The two ox carts were full of people, and the house had to be looked after by someone. Zhou Shuren asked the clan leader for help, and the clan leader brought Zhou Wang and his eldest son to help look after the house. The Zhou family had a lot of things, so they had to leave someone to look after it.

This time the entire Zhou family went out, and it was rare that no one was missing.

Over the course of half a year, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren gave their parents gifts to show them that she really didn't need financial support. Only then did the old couple stop sending them expensive gifts in return.

It was the first time that Zhulan's parents held a big birthday banquet, and it was celebrated by the two of them together. They already had quite a few children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren, so their own family was enough. In addition, there were friends who came to celebrate the birthday. Even if they did not bring their families, they would bring one or two sons. There were also in-laws and relatives in the village. The Yang family had tables not only in the yard, but also outside the yard.

Not counting the people who were cutting butchers, there were six people cooking in the makeshift stove shed. The aroma of meat filled the yard and the entire village.

Zhulan's ox cart was tied up, and Zhulan and Zhou Shuren brought their children into the main house.

Boss Yang came out to greet them, "Sister and brother-in-law are here, they will celebrate your birthday soon, we are waiting for your family."

Zhulan said, "It rained heavily last night, and the ox cart was slow, otherwise we would have arrived earlier."

This is the result of the family going out early in the morning, but unfortunately it still took a long time on the road.

Yang Lao Da, "Mom was still talking about you when she woke up this morning. The road is really hard to walk on."

Zhulan thought that it was not only difficult to walk on, there were also many mud pits. They had to walk down for a section of the road. Fortunately, they were wearing black shoes, otherwise the mud spots would be visible on their shoes, which would have been very messy.

There were an especially large number of people in the main house, and even after the children had gone out, all the people, young and old, were standing in the room!