"Menghualu" Sun Sanniang's dowry exposes the truth about Zhao Pan'er's father's death
Ge Zhaodi felt pain in her heart, her entire family had passed away, and she was left alone. Although Sun Sanniang tried her best to persuade her, as soon as Chen Lian mentioned her mother, Ge Zhaodi's emotions instantly lost control, and her finger pointed directly at Chen Lian, with a posture of being ready to fight back at any time.
Ge Zhaodi's mother was born poor, and when she got married, she only had 10 yuan as a dowry. She was bullied by her in-laws, and even her name was teased as "Ten Girls". After marriage, Ge's mother became pregnant, but she gave birth to Ge Zhaodi in disappointment.
Due to the patriarchal preference in the family, Ge's mother's life became more difficult. She named her daughter "Zhaodi", hoping that the second child could be a son. In the end, she gave birth to a son and pinned all her hopes on him, hoping that he would be promoted to a jinshi and become a great official, so that she could be promoted to Mrs. Tai because of her son.
However, her hopes were disappointed, and her son, who had high hopes, was stubborn, while the neglected Ge Zhaodi was smart and clever, not only planning the market, but also carrying heavy goods to live alone.
In order to make her life better, Ge Zhaodi realized the truth early on that "if you want to live well, you need a lot of dowry". Therefore, she pretends to be a **, works hard, and wherever she needs labor, she will go.
It is said that the salary in Tokyo City is higher, so she decided to go to Tokyo City to make a living. Over the years, she not only supported herself, but also amassed a fortune. However, before the money was hot, it was used by Ge's mother to "help" her unsuccessful brother.
Zhao Paner was angry about this, and she came up with a plan. She gave Ge's mother a letter, telling her that as long as she sent the letter to Chi Mansion, Chi Yanei would give her five yuan after reading it.
Mother Ge was fascinated by the money and hurried to deliver the letter. Chi Yanei opened the letter and found that there was not a word written in the letter, he knew that he was ridiculed by Zhao Pan'er, so he roared angrily: "This has nothing to do with literacy." ”
Then let people beat Ge Mu to the flesh and throw her out of the house. More than ten years ago, Ge's mother only had 10 yuan as a dowry when she got married, and she was looked down upon because of poverty; Now, as long as you make a trip to the city of Tokyo, you can earn 5 yen by sending a letter.
This shows that the economy of the Song Dynasty has developed by leaps and bounds in the past ten years, and the people's living standards have also been continuously improved. If you go back in time to when Sun Sanniang got married, even if it was only 5 yuan, it was enough to be regarded as a sky-high dowry.
From Sun Sanniang's marriage experience, we can see the soaring prices in that era. Ge Zhaodi broke the bitterness behind Sun Sanniang's marriage in one sentence. At the beginning, when Sun Sanniang's husband Fu Xingui married her, he was so poor that he couldn't even pay the dowry money.
Sun Sanniang is not afraid of poverty, kills pigs for people every day, saves money bit by bit, and works hard for two years to save enough money. She gave this consistent money to Fu Xingui and asked him to use it as the principal for doing business.
Fu Xingui used this money to do business, and finally became famous, but he became ruthless, not only fornicating with the widow Tao of the same clan, but also concealing Sun Sanniang, and passing on his son Fu Zifang to Tao.
Sun Sanniang is honest and kind, and is loved by her neighbors. When she learned of Fu Xingui and Tao's private behavior, she decided to take immediate action and snatch her son Fu Zifang back to her side.
However, Fu Zifang chose to protect the Tao family and expressed his gratitude for Sun Sanniang's strict discipline on weekdays. In desperation, Fu Xingui bribed the patriarch to crown Sun Sanniang with the crime of "disrespecting the husband and slandering the concubine", and forcibly wrote a letter of resignation.
Despite this, Sun Sanniang is older than Ge Zhaodi, and 15 years ago, the Song Dynasty's economic situation was more difficult than it is now, but she still faced the difficult situation with determination.
Zhao Paner's father, as the general of the Zhao clan in Luozhou, faced the northerners who constantly infested the Chengguan. Fifteen years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty's greatest enemy was the Liao Dynasty, a war that lasted for decades.
During this time, the Northern Song Dynasty threw almost all its supplies to the front, causing the treasury to gradually empty and the country to fall into a state of poverty and weakness. The Liao Dynasty was also plagued by war, so it took the initiative to express its willingness to make peace to the Northern Song Dynasty.
However, the Northern Song Dynasty ** was divided, Zhao Paner's father was the main battle faction, they thought that the strength of the Liao Dynasty was not as good as before, as long as they took advantage of the victory to pursue, they could not only achieve a complete victory, but also recover the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop.
The other faction led by Xiao Qinyan advocated peace talks, believing that the interests of the people should be the mainstay, and that a long-term war would only lead to the people's misery and would not be conducive to the country's development.
Xiao Qinyan's opinion was accepted by the weak emperor, so the imperial court sent envoys to negotiate. Although the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao reached a preliminary agreement, there were still tribes in the Liao State who robbed the people of the Northern Song Dynasty at the city gates and wantonly killed innocent people.
Zhao Paner's father was furious, opened the city gate privately, and repelled the provocative northerners. Although Zhao Pan'er's father's original intention was to protect the people from harm, it was a felony to open the city gates without permission, not to mention that he killed the northerners during the crucial negotiations between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao.
In order to calm the situation, the emperor, at the suggestion of Xiao Qinyan, handed over Zhao Paner's father to Dali Temple for trial. In the end, Zhao's father was sentenced to death, and Zhao Paner was also sentenced to official prostitution, because she became an official prostitute because of her father's crimes.
In the Song Dynasty, it was difficult for officials to leave the country. Neither a lowly ** nor a prominent nobleman can change this status quo. And Zhao Paner successfully got out of the country in only seven years, which is inseparable from the emperor's acquiescence.
Zhao Paner's father opened the city gate to kill the northerners for the sake of the people, although Zhao Paner's father was later forced to die on the battlefield, but his loyalty was recognized by the emperor.
Later, the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao reached an alliance, which made it impossible for a hundred years to have a large-scale war, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty developed, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
From Sun Sanniang's need for 1 yuan as the capital of business when she got married, to Ge Zhaodi's mother who can earn 5 yuan by running an errand, it can be seen that the quality of life of the people in the Song Dynasty is constantly improving.
Therefore, Zhao Paner's father's death was worth it, and his sacrifice was exchanged for the people's peace and contentment.