Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 244 Female Household (Part )

The night was still long. A group of ladies tossed and turned and couldn't sleep because of Mei Qian's words, but Mei Qian slept well all night.

Early in the morning, Mei Qian took several guards to the new residence of the women. The soldier named "Qian Yuan" who had led Mei Qian to live in the city a few days ago was also transferred to work for Mei Qian again.

"Sir, you said you want to give them a new identity and a new place to live. Is that true?"

On the way, Qian Yuan couldn't help but ask this question.

"of course."

"But, what if they still have family members alive?"

"It's up to them, if they want to start over with a new life I will help them.

If you don’t want to, then wait until peaceful days come and take the initiative to find his family.”

Mei Qian looked at Qian Yuan's innocent face and did not immediately tell him the "cruel" truth.

Although she also mentioned two possibilities, Mei Qian knew that no one would choose the latter.

When we were having dinner yesterday, Mei Qian asked about some of the situations. Most of the women here were left behind or abandoned during the escape. A few were abducted here because their parents or brothers had all died.

These women who have survived so many hardships are definitely not doing it for the loved ones who abandoned them.

Just as Mei Qian thought, after arriving at the courtyard where the women had just settled, all of them chose Mei Qian's proposal one after another.

This shocked Qian Yuan so much that he didn't know what to say.

"why?"

When Qian Yuan was watching these women having their names and hometowns changed to other places by the officials temporarily assigned by Mei Qian to do the household registration, Qian Yuan once again felt the madness of this world.

His question happened to be heard by Lin Zhiman, who had just obtained a new household registration and was passing by him.

"what why?"

Hearing someone talking beside him, Qian Yuan came back to his senses and saw Lin Zhiman carefully holding the household registration book that represented the new future in his hands and stroking it repeatedly. He then replied:

"I want to know why...why did you agree to it. Don't you all have family?"

If the puzzled expression on Qian Yuan's face wasn't too sincere and didn't sound like sarcasm at all, Lin Zhiman might have glared at him and turned away.

But seeing that the other party was so innocent, Lin Zhiman felt inexplicably unhappy, so she said, "Yes, everyone has a family, but in the end, the family ran away and I was left alone. Why should I care about such a family?"

"Maybe... it's just out of helplessness..." Qian Yuan said to himself, feeling that this was too dry.

"Yeah, out of helplessness, so... I want to change a new life for myself, what's the problem?"

"You and I……"

Qian Yuan was startled by Lin Zhiman's eyes that were full of self-mockery and determination.

Being stared at by the other party's dark eyes, Qian Yuan felt a little creepy again.

He hurriedly took two steps back to avoid Lin Zhiman's sight, but soon he understood the meaning of what Lin Zhiman said.

Those present are all those who have been left behind.

Why should we ask a person who has been left behind to accept and find those who once left them behind?
"Sorry, I……"

Qian Yuan quickly looked up and wanted to say something to Lin Zhiman, but he found that the man was no longer in front of him.

Seeing this, Qian Yuan felt a little blocked in his heart, and his steps seemed to be filled with lead. After thinking it over, he decided to go find Mei Qian to solve his doubts.

But Mei Qian was also very busy at the moment. When he walked over, he saw Mei Qian telling everyone about the places they could choose from:

“The first is Ningcheng, which is only two days’ walk from the capital. The land there is fertile and suitable for farming.

Because it is located in a plain, the transportation is well developed. After the situation stabilizes, there will be a constant flow of merchants, and it is also possible to do some small business or food business. In addition, it takes about half a month to travel to Zuixing County by horse carriage or donkey cart. There are high mountains in the east and west of this place, and only a plain to the north.

Zuixing County was originally famous for its wine production. It borders the Yuan River to the south and has an excellent wharf that connects the north and the south.

Therefore, the business there is also very developed. If you have a skill or have the ability to do business and do accounts, you can choose Zuixing, which is also a good choice."

When Mei Qian said this, he also attached a map.

"In addition to these two places, there is Li Su Prefecture in the northwest. I asked Lord Foyou for a farm there. It has fields and local sheep and goats for breeding.

If someone goes to Li Su Prefecture in the northwest, because Li Su Prefecture is the farthest from here, and the climate is different from here, it can even be said to be worse.

But I will provide some skills related to local planting and breeding for the women who go to Li Su Prefecture, which will be enough for everyone to settle down in Li Su Prefecture."

Even though Mei Qian specifically mentioned the shortcomings of Li Su Mansion when describing these three places, everyone could hear clearly that the manor of Li Su Mansion was prepared for them by Mei Qian and the princess after she applied for it.

Mei Qian didn’t say how to accommodate them in the previous two places, and since this place was mentioned by Mei Qian, it must have something special about it.

"Li Su Mansion...Princess, is the princess in charge there?"

At this time, a woman suddenly asked this question. Mei Qian nodded and said, "Princess Foyou is the daughter of Prince Jing. After Prince Jing died in battle, the garrison in the northwest was led by Princess Foyou. Naturally, the northwest was also managed by the princess."

After Mei Qian said this, many women's eyes flickered.

Perhaps they didn't know why they were so excited by hearing this answer, but just hearing that the place was managed by the princess, they felt inexplicably relieved.

They were indeed tempted.

"Then, sir, can we really learn the skill you mentioned and live independently?"

"Well, if you feel bored being alone, you can live with a few sisters."

Mei Qian suddenly said this in a playful tone, and the atmosphere on the scene immediately became much more lively.

Many women bravely began to ask Mei Qian for more details.

For example, what would it be like if they really went to Ningcheng and Zuixing County?

“Because of the war, many people fled from both Ningcheng and Zuixing, and many died.

Even if those people return to their hometowns in the future, the population of these places will still not be enough.

In the future, there will be a policy to relocate people from other places. If you go there at that time, you will go there with these reasons.

As for the treatment, it was natural for the local officials to redistribute the land for the new people and set up new household registrations.”

When Mei Qian mentioned the establishment of a new household registration, there were several women present who were somewhat educated and asked directly, "Can a female household registration be established?"

"sure."

Mei Qian had actually looked up the relevant laws on the matter of establishing a female household a long time ago, and whether it was for her own selfish reasons or to speed up unification and consolidate the regime to advise Qi Chen, the female household was also an area where she could make some moves.

Now she has a general plan for all this, and she just needs to write the memorial and submit it later.

"But it's very difficult to establish a female household. Even if it can be established, it's usually a widow with no male heirs in the family. Once a female household is established, the woman has to remain chaste..."

The voices in the crowd became quieter and quieter, and in the end perhaps the woman who was speaking herself realized that even if she was not faithful to her chastity, could she really find a husband in her current state?

"Female households, our country's laws do not explicitly require the household head to remain chaste. Requiring chastity has never been a legal issue. If you meet the right person in the future, it will be fine to let nature take its course and get married and have children."

When Mei Qian heard the last word about chastity, her ears felt itchy.

Mei Qian's eyes suddenly became firm, and she added: "Female households in the future will no longer be like before."

I looked up information before and saw someone say that in ancient times, morality was often regarded as the rule of law. However, some of the morality in the past was emmmm, and it was difficult to evaluate.