Chen Zihan just smiled and didn't respond.
Such words could not come out of Lu Ruorong's mouth, and Luo Xiaofei would not say them either.
But it is normal for Zhao Xiaoan to say such things.
Chen Zi Han didn't care about Zhao Xiaoan's nonsense and got in his car and left.
In the morning, the two went to Baicao Garden and Sanwei Bookstore, and then took a ride on a black boat.
After having lunch at a restaurant with local flavor, we went to Chenyuan.
In fact, Chenyuan is a scenic spot with very poor cost-effectiveness. It is just an ordinary Jiangnan garden, but the ticket price is quite expensive.
The love story of Lu You and Tang Wan made Shenyuan famous.
"Hey, what do you think about Lu You and Tang Wan?" Zhao Xiaoan asked Chen Zihan curiously after entering Shen Garden. "And what do you think of our ancient polygamy system?"
"First, let me correct you. Polygamy has never existed in Chinese history. There was only monogamy with multiple concubines. A man of high rank could only have one principal wife, the empress, under normal circumstances. A wife could be married into the family through the main gate, but a concubine wasn't even eligible for that. A concubine, or a concubine of equal status, could never become a principal wife. Under normal circumstances, no one dared to have two wives at the same time, otherwise you would be in a lot of trouble. The three wives and four concubines we often talk about have never appeared in Chinese history."
"Oh, what are you so excited about?" Zhao Xiaoan looked at Chen Zihan in surprise. "Are you unhappy about not being able to have three wives and four concubines? Oh, I understand why you hooked up with Luo Xiaofei. You really want to have women all around you one day, don't you?"
Chen Zihan didn't want to pay any attention to Zhao Xiaoan anymore.
But Zhao Xiaoan didn't intend to let him go. He pulled his arm and asked seriously, "If you were allowed to marry several wives at the same time, would you be happy?"
"What do you want to say?" Chen Zi Han frowned.
"I just want to know, do you like several women at the same time? Do you want to have them all at the same time?"
"Congratulations, you got it right! No man would dislike it."
"..." Zhao Xiaoan was a little angry, "What a playboy!"
Chen Zihan didn't care, "If you don't like me and think I'm a playboy, just stay away from me!"
"You annoying guy!" Zhao Xiaoan was a little mad, "You're so boring!"
She knew that Chen Zihan was teasing her and didn't take her question seriously.
Chen Zihan looked nonchalant, "I just like it being boring like this. Are you going to bite me?"
"Okay, I won't ask you that question anymore!"
Chen Zihan looked annoyed, and finally discouraged Zhao Xiaoan from getting to the bottom of the matter.
"You haven't answered my previous question yet!" She was still a little angry.
Chen Zihan turned his head to look at Zhao Xiaoan. "Are you trying to say that Lu You was also a scumbag? Even though he divorced Tang Wan, he still felt very unwilling to accept the fact that she had married someone else. He still tried to tease her whenever they met, which ultimately made Tang Wan depressed and ultimately died of depression?"
"Isn't that right?" Zhao Xiaoan stared at Chen Zihan with wide eyes. "I recognize Lu You's achievements and his patriotism, but when it comes to love, he's a jerk. After divorcing Tang Wan, he quickly remarried and still hasn't let go of his ex-wife. How despicable!"
"Miss Zhao, you need to consider the issue within the context of that era. You can't apply today's ethical concepts." Chen Zihan looked at Zhao Xiaoan with annoyance. "I know you have a strong feminist spirit. You really hate what you just said about having three wives and four concubines, and you hate that in ancient times, a man could have multiple women at the same time. But if you understood the historical context, you wouldn't think so!"
Zhao Xiaoan looked at Chen Zihan in surprise: "Oh, then I want to hear what Master Chen has to say!"
"Let me give you an example. During the Sui Dynasty, the population was around 56 million, but by the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it was down to less than 20 million. War led to a massive population decline, and most of those who declined were young and middle-aged men. Although there are no exact statistics, it is certain that the gender ratio was severely imbalanced after the chaos. You can refer to South Vietnam, which once fought a war with us. In the 1980s and 1990s, their population ratio was still severely imbalanced, with women far outnumbering men, and many women could not find husbands. With a small population base of only tens of millions, the absolute number of males decreased by several million, which was a very serious population ratio problem. Don't talk about the period around 1949. Back then, the population base was large, hundreds of millions, and although the gender ratio was imbalanced after the war, it was not horrific."
"The population is imbalanced. If you require a man to have only one woman, many women will be left alone for their entire lives. This will undoubtedly lead to huge social problems and is not conducive to population growth. In the early Tang Dynasty, the government lowered the marriageable age twice. Women could marry at 14, and those who didn't marry by 18 would be punished. There were also regulations on how many concubines a man of a certain rank could take. The purpose of these regulations was certainly not to harm women, but to rapidly increase the population."
"During the Song Dynasty, wars were also frequent, and the situation was similar to what I just described. Furthermore, in ancient China, men were always respected, and women had a relatively low status. With men completely dominating society, some women could only rely on one man, and it was normal for men to control multiple women. Of course, for those at the bottom of society who couldn't even support a single woman, taking concubines was out of the question. We can't use modern thinking to impact the normal present of that era, just as we don't need to impact the matriarchal society where many children don't know who their fathers are, or the current phenomenon of walking marriage."
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