boyutpedia Chapter 151 Chain Reaction
Chapter 151 Chain Reaction
When hearing that the enrollment period was still in March of the following year, some people felt distressed, while others simply turned their attention to auditing.
However, there were also some people with evil intentions who secretly breathed a sigh of relief and went back to arrange a marriage for their daughter as quickly as possible.
The Lu family, who owns the grain shop in the west of the city, is the best among them.
It was obvious that the father and brother in the family were unable to bear the heavy responsibility and ran the family grain store business into a mess. After the youngest daughter took on the pressure and revitalized the family business.
But at this time, her father and brother began to fear the abilities of their youngest daughter, Lu Yu.
They used the excuse of being nice to Lu Yu to ask her to give up her business and go to a women's college.
Naturally, Lu Yu was very happy to be able to go to school, so he agreed.
But what Lu Yu didn't expect was that the enrollment time for "Future Women's College" would be next year.
Her family took it upon themselves to arrange a marriage for her, and in order to avoid gossip from others, they even betrothed Lu Yuer, who had a good business sense, to a scholar as a concubine.
In this era, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants ranked last. Logically speaking, for a merchant's daughter to become a concubine of a scholar was marrying up. (In the eyes of most people in this world.)
If it were an ordinary woman, she might have endured it.
But Lu Yuer had tried to build a world for herself, so naturally she was unwilling to shrink back into the small world in the backyard, living for a man and dying for a man.
However, in this era, the daughter Lu Yu had no room to resist due to her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.
But should he just accept his fate like this? Lu Yu was unwilling to do so.
After much thought, she asked her parents to sign her up for a one-month "pre-marital training" on the grounds that the daughter of a merchant family did not understand the rules of a scholarly family.
She knew very well that in this era, women's fate was often not in their own hands, but she was unwilling to give in easily. She wanted to fight for a chance of survival, even if the hope was slim, she was willing to give it a try.
Therefore, during the training period, Lu Yu put in his best effort, wishing to engrave everything he learned in his mind.
Especially when learning the regulations in the marriage law regarding men having three wives and four concubines, it was stated that a juren could have one concubine, but those below the juren level, such as scholars and commoners, were not allowed to have concubines.
Lu Yu was ecstatic.
She held up the training book, pointed to the clauses on it and asked, "Sir, are the regulations on it true?"
"It is true that although men can have three wives and four concubines, there are restrictions." Seeing that Lu Yu took this very seriously, the female teacher simply explained to her in detail the regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty regarding taking concubines.
"For commoners to take concubines, they must be over 40 and childless, and their family's land property must not be less than 50 percent."
"If it is not for the purpose of expanding the family, the man who takes a concubine must at least be a juren."
"Juren, seventh-rank and eighth-rank officials can only have one concubine."
"Officials of the fifth and sixth ranks can take two concubines, officials of the third and fourth ranks can take three concubines, and officials of the first and second ranks can take four concubines. Dukes of the county level can take six concubines, and princes of the king level can take eight concubines."
Lu Yu became more and more excited as he listened, and even unconsciously pulled the female teacher's arm: "So, the scholar has no qualifications to take a concubine? But if it has been decided, can it be withdrawn?"
"It's not that easy. If a woman signs a contract to sell herself, she may be a concubine in name, but she is just a slave under the law. Women are always in a weak position." At this point, the female teacher couldn't help but sigh.
This also made Lu Yu feel a chill in his heart, "What if she hadn't signed the contract and hadn't married him? Is there still a possibility of a reversal?"
The female teacher finally realized something was wrong at this time, "Could this marriage be yours? If you don't want to, maybe our shopkeeper can help? Of course, this is another business and requires additional payment."
"Is it really possible?" Lu Yu thought it was a rumor, but unexpectedly it happened to him. The "premarital training" business came at a really timely moment.
"The boss is not here, but the manager is in the backyard. Do you want to go see him now?" The female lady had experienced the pain of not being able to control her marriage. Now seeing Lu Yu who had the same experience, she wanted to help as much as possible.
"Go, I'll go." And Lu Yu naturally would not push away the opportunity that came to his doorstep.
And after meeting Yuanniang, she told her everything almost without reservation.
However, Yuanniang did not show any of the sympathy or anger she expected.
Yuanniang just frowned and asked, "You said your father and brother were afraid of your talent, and for the sake of reputation, they let you become a concubine of a scholar? What about you, what is your own wish?"
"I don't want to get married." Lu Yu answered firmly.
"If possible, I hope to have a husband who shares the same ideals as me. But this opportunity is not very realistic. So, as long as this marriage fails, my parents will not let me be someone's concubine at will in the future."
"Your request is reasonable, but we need time to investigate and plan. You still have ten days left before the one-month deadline. Within ten days, no matter what the result is, I will give you an answer. What do you think?"
Yuanniang did not speak too absolutely, but told Lu Yu the actual situation.
Yuanniang knew that this matter was not simple and required careful investigation and thorough planning.
She planned to first understand Lu Yu's family background, the situation of his father and brothers, and the specific details of the marriage.
At the same time, she will also consider various possible solutions and evaluate their feasibility and risks. The most important thing is the acceptance of Luyu.
Of course, what Yuanniang didn’t say at this time was that the previous “pre-marital training” dealt with disputes between civilians.
As for the scholars and the class of scholars, how to deal with them and how to strike the right balance still needs the approval of the boss Chuci.
But even so, it was enough to make Lu Yu happy.
And on the next morning, when Lu Yu saw Chu Ci, he was overwhelmed with joy.
At that time, the "Future Women's College" was recruiting students and the family business was at a critical moment, but even so, she rushed over on the first day of school.
I thought I would never be able to attend the academy in this life, but I didn't expect to meet you under such circumstances.
At this moment, Lu Yu was so excited that she couldn't control herself. Her heart beat faster, her breathing became rapid, and her face was filled with an excited smile.
Her eyes were full of respect and admiration for Chu Ci, and her hands were trembling slightly, as if she wanted to seize this rare opportunity, but didn't know how to express her excitement.
After a long while, he said, "You, you are the principal of the Future Women's College?"
"I am also the owner of 'Premarital Training', Chu Ci." Chu Ci smiled and introduced himself.
Then, without waiting for Lu Yu to speak, Chu Ci said: "From now on, I will take over your commission personally. If I need your cooperation, I hope you..."
However, the excited Lu Yu did not wait for Chu Ci to finish his words, and said excitedly: "I will definitely cooperate."