After saying that, Yichen was about to leave, but he heard a sudden commotion outside the door, and the waves of shouting had drowned out the sound of the rain.
It was pouring rain outside, and there was lightning and thunder from time to time.
Yichen strode to the door and saw a huge group of people at a glance.
"Monogamy! Monogamy!"
It was a group of men in simple clothes. At a glance, there were at least seventy or eighty people. Behind that group of people, there were also many people holding umbrellas to watch the excitement.
Because the tavern was surrounded by soldiers, the group of people crowded towards the opposite side when passing by the tavern, but after taking a few steps, they still started shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Abolish polygamy! Abolish three wives and four concubines!"
"Must be monogamous!"
"Monogamy!"
The men's voices were uniform and loud, shouting and clenching their fists in protest.
Soon, many people in the houses on both sides of the road stuck their heads out to watch the excitement.
This movement naturally attracted Liu Shengsheng and Nan Muze.
After eating and drinking, it was not easy to sit still all the time, so Liu Shengsheng walked to the door and looked at the huge crowd outside, feeling a little curious.
"What's going on?"
Yichen shook his head, "I don't know, it looks like I'm resisting something..."
Nanmuze said: "They are resisting the system of three wives and four concubines."
Yichen sneered, "Since ancient times, men have had three wives and four concubines. Are these men crazy? They actually resisted this..."
Liu Shengsheng also said meaningfully: "Aren't the real beneficiaries of three wives and four concubines the men? Why are these men still resisting?"
Several people were a little confused.
But Du Tingyun walked up behind them at some point and said in a cold tone: "Don't you, the city lord here, know that the prince is resting here? Why don't you have someone deal with it as soon as possible?"
The attendant next to him lowered his head and quietly retreated after a while.
A moment later, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes led a large group of people in front of the group of men.
Hundreds of soldiers surrounded the group of men without saying a word, and the leading middle-aged man was furious.
"How many times have I warned you? If you dare to act nonsense again, all of them will be thrown into the dungeon by this city lord!"
It was raining heavily and the men were already soaked to the skin.
The man standing at the front was tall and tall, and even if it was washed away by the rain, you could barely see that his facial features were very delicate. Read the book
I just heard him say angrily: "Why do you high-ranking officials have three wives and four concubines? But it is difficult for us ordinary people to even marry a daughter-in-law? There are already more men than women in the city. If this continues, we will Ordinary people don’t want to continue their family lineage anymore!”
As soon as the leading man spoke, the men behind him immediately responded.
"Yes, why can you have three wives and four concubines? And we have to be alone all our lives?"
"The situation back in the city is so bad. As the city lord, you should set an example and stop taking concubines. This will also stop all those wealthy families from taking concubines, and give us ordinary people some opportunities!"
"Abolish polygamy and three wives and four concubines!"
"We want equality! We want monogamy!"
"..."
There was a lot of commotion on the street, and Yichen sneered, "It turns out that there are more men than women in this city, and these people are pretty good at making trouble."
Du Tingyun next to him nodded, "Yes, it seems that these men are causing such trouble because they can't find wives."
Liu Shengsheng frowned, "How could such a big city have so many men and few women?"
Yichen whispered: "Nowadays, in many places there are more men than women. It's normal."
Liu Shengsheng was shocked, is there such a thing?
Sensing her curiosity, Yichen explained in a low voice: "In the world, men are superior to women. No matter where they are, male babies are valued more, especially in poor families. Most people think that it is useless to have a daughter, and only a son is useful."
"Some even throw them away when they find out they are girls, or they drown them secretly. The smaller the place, the more such things happen. Over time, there will naturally be more boys than girls."
After a pause, he continued: "But in this world, there are not only men who are superior to women, but also those who are strong. For example, rich and powerful men not only have many maids to serve them, but they also have three wives and four concubines. A man has several wives. There are many women’s ones…”
"The poorer a family is, the more they feel that only sons can carry on the family line. Therefore, the poorer the place, the more men there are and the more boys. This creates a cycle. In those small and poor places, there are fewer and fewer female children. Naturally, there will be a group of old men who cannot find wives."
After listening to Yichen's explanation, Liu Shengsheng finally understood the general idea.
It turns out there is such a thing...
As a modern person, she always thought that places like this in ancient times were only unfriendly to women, but it turned out that they were also unfriendly to men.
If men from ordinary families came to this world, not only would they not be able to have three wives and four concubines, they would also be unable to find a wife...
Who would have thought of this?
He then heard Yichen say with some helplessness: "In the past, when the world was in chaos, men had to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. In every war, countless men were killed and injured. Therefore, the ratio of men to women was balanced."
"But in recent decades, everyone is living and working in peace and contentment. Men don't need to go to war. A very large number of people survive. However, female dolls are still the same as before. Most of them are either thrown away or buried when they are born. Those who can grow up safely There are very few, so a situation has gradually developed in which there are more men than women."
"Currently, there is only one person in this city who is leading the resistance. If this continues, maybe more and more cities will have this kind of outbreak..."
Before Yichen finished speaking, Du Tingyun said coldly: "It's all nonsense. How can the emperor tolerate such nonsense from these unscrupulous people?"
Yichen glanced at him and said nothing.
But he said with a serious face: "In this world, the strong are respected, but women in this world are like resources, and they should live beside the strong!
People live their whole lives just for a mouthful of food. Those men don’t work hard, they don’t have the ability, and some even don’t have enough to eat. Why do they expect everyone to be like them?
And why do you think that if monogamy is implemented, women will willingly follow them?
To be honest, most women would rather be the concubines of a strong man than marry a weak one like them! "
Du Tingyun's tone was full of disdain, and then he said: "These people don't think about how to strengthen themselves, but instead think about grabbing the resources of the strong. It's simply outrageous!"
The men in front were still shouting and making trouble.
"Why do rich and powerful people not only have three wives and four concubines, but also hire many, many women as maids, while a powerless man can't even find a wife after spending his entire life savings?"
"Yes, how come we ordinary people can't get a wife even though we work so hard for most of our lives, but you guys can have a house full of wives and concubines just lying at home?"
"That's not fair!"
"Our village is very poor and has very few female children. Our whole village hopes to implement monogamy, and we also hope that rich people will stop taking concubines. Now the girls in the village would rather work as concubines or maids in rich people's homes. He is unwilling to marry ordinary people like us, so none of us can get a wife."
"The best way is to abolish polygyny and concubine. Everyone can only marry one. Only if it is enforced, we ordinary people will have a chance!"
"Yes! Monogamy is a must! Everyone is equal under the emperor's feet! The lives of us poor are also lives!"
"Even we, the common people, need to carry on the family lineage!"
"..."
