Duan Yun continued: "Our tribe also has your request. I have a sister-in-law and an 8-year-old nephew. He is not too old, he is in his mid-twenties, maybe!"
"Originally, you were going to marry me, but now I have become a soldier of Lord Thunder Lord. The political commissar has taken classes and educated us, saying that such things cannot be done. I think you are not too old, so I think it is easy.
You! Marry one and get one free. Even your son will be given to you in one step. You don’t have to worry about taking care of yourself in old age. If you are willing, I will let you come and see my sister-in-law later. If you like it, you can bring someone here in two days.
When we propose marriage, we will do it according to Han people’s rules!”
"Indeed, if you marry a sister-in-law, you will be immersed in a pig cage if it happens in Han Dynasty!" Duan Yun said that Lao Feng was a little moved. It doesn't matter if he takes care of the children or not, as long as he can continue to have children.
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Duan Yun knew from Lao Feng's face that he agreed.
Because the Duan tribe is weak, they have been wandering in relatively poor pasture areas. After getting the help of Lei Gong, for the sake of safety and to be close to Mayi, a place where they can make money, they moved the tribe to a place within 30 miles of Mayi.
It is within the pasture area and is close to the track, so they can see their tribe when they get off the track carriage.
When Duan Yun and Duan Peng came down with their things, the tribesmen immediately surrounded them after discovering them.
The tribe elder asked strangely: "You are back like this?"
Duan Peng said: "The army gave us a monthly salary, and we used the monthly salary to sell things, so we took leave and brought them back!"
People around were envious when they saw the things on the wheelbarrow, especially when they saw Duan Peng and Duan Yun wearing similar clothes to the Han officials. They even had new-style sweaters, and then they looked at their own tattered sheepskins.
Yaozi, the gap is simply not that big. It would be great to serve as a soldier for King Lei Gong!
At this time, Duan Yun pointed to his Hu woman and said, "This is my sister-in-law, what do you like?"
Lao Feng didn't see too clearly, but he knew that those buttocks and breasts were fertile, so he shouted from the carriage: "I'll come back in a few days!"
Duan Yun smiled and said: "I'll wait for you!"
The two of them returned to their homes with various belongings.
"Brother, what good things did you bring back?" Duan Peng's younger brother and younger sister asked curiously as soon as they entered the felt tent of his home.
Duan Peng took out the preserved fruit and said, "This is delicious!"
The two little ones happily accepted it and said: "Brother, you are so kind!"
Then he took out the salt and cloth and said: "These are for your use, mother. From now on, if you need anything at home, you can tell me. I have a monthly salary of 600 yuan, which is enough to support a family!"
When Duan Peng's mother saw that her son had brought out all the things she wanted, she still blamed him: "I just know how to spend money randomly. I will keep this money for myself in the future, and we can also make money!"
Duan Peng's father also said: "Although we can't go to the construction site now, we can make sweaters for King Thunder. One piece costs 50 yuan, which can support half a sheep. It happens that most of the cattle and sheep have been sold to King Thunder. In winter,
It’s easier because we don’t have to graze. Our whole family makes sweaters together and we have 300-400 money in a month. Since King Lei Gong came to Yanmen County, our life has become much better.”
Duan Peng said: "Father, the environment in the tribe is too bad. I want to take my younger brother and younger sister to study in Mayi!"
Duan Peng's father wondered: "King Lei Gong will let us barbarians study? And even if they read the books, what's the use? They are just coming back to herd sheep!"
Duan Peng's mother also said: "There are things your little brothers and sisters can help with at home!"
But Duan Peng said: "King Lei Gong treats everyone equally, and there is no difference between Hu and Han. I am now a soldier in Mayi, and I can let my younger brothers and sisters go to school."
"And reading is also of great use. When we are in the army, King Lei Gong often asks us to read. He also said for a while that he would give priority to those who have merit and are literate. However, in Mayi, the monthly salary of scholars is not
It’s less than 2,000 yuan. So after my little brother and sister study, they will definitely have a better future than me!”
When Duan Peng said this, Duan Peng's father was somewhat moved and said, "Then take them to Mayi!"
On the other side, Duan Yun kept talking to his family about what he saw and heard in Mayi. His family gathered around the briquette stove with sweaters in their hands and listened with relish. After all, the grassland was too closed.
Okay, everyone is happy to hear something new!
Finally, he said to his parents: "The life in Mayi is much better than that on the grassland. I plan to take the whole family to live in Mayi. What do you think?"
His parents were worried: "Mayi is a city of the Han people. We won't be bullied if we go there, right?"
Duan Yun said: "King Lei Gong is a great hero. He does not look down on us barbarians. Moreover, I am working under King Lei Gong now, and no one dares to bully you!"
"But we only know how to herd sheep. How can we live in Mayi?"
Duan Yun said with a smile: "There are many cattle and sheep in Mayi, and we also need people to herd them. If you go to Mayi, you can help King Lei Gong with herding! King Lei Gong is very capable, and our whole family will not have to worry about starving if we herd for him!"
Then he continued: "Today I also made a marriage agreement with my sister-in-law, the coachman who sent us here today. He also has a monthly salary of 600 yuan, which is enough to support a family!"
His father was surprised and said: "You don't want your sister-in-law anymore?"
The Hu people all have the custom of a father's wife succeeding to his wife, and a brother's wife succeeding to his younger brother.
Of course, this custom comes about because the productivity of these peoples is too low, their ability to resist natural disasters is very poor, and their population has always been very sparse. For them, it is the biggest waste for a woman not to have children, so after the father passes away, the son
He will inherit his father's wives and concubines and produce as many offspring as possible.
Duan Yun said loudly: "This kind of thing is incest in the eyes of the Han people and is not allowed. Do you want to continue to be a barbarian, or do you want to be a Han? Anyway, I don't want to continue to be a barbarian. I want to be a barbarian."
As a man, I will not marry my sister-in-law!"
Then he started to do his sister-in-law's work again and said: "What's wrong with marrying a Han? Mayi is safe and rich, especially the soldiers in Mayi are treated very well. After my sister-in-law marries over, she will no longer have to endure hunger."
hungry."
Duan Yun's sister-in-law naturally wanted to go to Mayi, but on the grassland, a woman like him had similar property status, so she could only look at Duan Yun's parents cautiously.
And Duan Yun's parents don't want her to remarry. Not to mention the customs, Duan Yun's sister-in-law can earn 200 yuan every month just from sweating. This money alone makes them reluctant to let her remarry!