In the Qing Dynasty, there was a strange case of two husbands fighting for one wife, and the county magistrate wittily decided the case to promote an unexpected marriage
In Chinese history, monogamy and concubinage have always been the mainstream of the old feudal society, and in the old era of low social status, the fate of women was very difficult, and it can be said that this is the sadness of that era.
However, in the old days, we often heard about polygamy, but who has heard of a woman having two husbands?Don't say it, there was really such a thing in the Qing Dynasty, a woman had two husbands, and these two husbands also went to court because of this case, and many people didn't know how to deal with the case at that time, and in the end it was the district judge who came forward and solved this thorny problem by relying on his own experience in handling cases, so what is going on?Let's take a look today:
Legend has it that in the Qing Dynasty, there was a man named Jia Wanli, he married a wife, but suddenly one day, Jia Wanli didn't know why, left a letter for his wife, said goodbye, and then left his wife alone at home, and there was no news.
Ten years later, on such a day, the wife's life is in trouble, and we know that before, without a man by his side, a woman's life was very difficult. After a while, his wife found a tailor Yu to live in, and the tailor Yu arrived at Jia's house, opened a tailor shop, made a lot of money, and lived a prosperous life, and the house was renovated.
The house is also renovated. I thought that such a day could be lived peacefully, but I didn't expect that half a year later, Jia Wanli, who had disappeared for more than ten years, suddenly returned. After Jia Wanli came back, he found out what had happened, and his wife waited for him for more than ten years to remarry, so he didn't blame his wife, but he was just dissatisfied with the tailor who took over the house.
After the incident became serious, Jia Wanli sued the government, saying that the tailor had violently occupied his wife's house. Since Giamari did not officially disown his wife, a real problem arose between the two, and from today's point of view, Jawan's wife was guilty of bigamy.
The two men were actually arguing and arguing, and the judge apparently had a different way of deciding the case after the original issue had arisen. Instead of listening to the opinions of the two people, he asked his wife to pretend to be dead, and then told them that the woman had committed suicide out of shame, while Jia Wanli and Yu Tailor were wondering who was willing to go back and bury this woman, and who would this woman belong to then?
Tailor Yu said that she took care of her husband for half a year, and her money was tight, so it was impossible for her to bear the funeral expenses alone, and this matter had nothing to do with her.
Jia Wanli replied that it was all because of his resignation, and his wife waited for him for more than ten years until life forced her to remarry someone else. After all, it was his fault, not hers, and now that she is dead, he is willing to compensate her and give her a decent funeral according to local custom.
However, after hearing Jia Wanli's words, the judge did not immediately agree, but questioned the two many times, and the more Yu Tailor listened, the more impatient he became, and when he heard the burial conditions proposed by Jia Wanli, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Jia Wanli also sincerely expressed his willingness to take his wife back for burial.
The judge finally believed their intentions and ordered the mat to be lifted and the woman to her feet. The judge assigned the wife to Jawan, the tailor repented, and the husband and wife thanked the judge and took the wife home.
In this case, the judge did not listen to the words of the two people, but found another way, and finally resolved the matter satisfactorily, so seeing this story, not only was the judge praised, but his behavior also measured who was sincere to this person, so he inadvertently contributed to the marriage.