Chapter 889 How important is culture?
"Mom, what does that have to do with my husband's surname? It's so awkward!"
Bai He thought that others said this was a regression of the remnants of feudalism, and worried that he would be laughed at if he changed his name. Although it was a foregone conclusion, Xiao Bai still wanted to get answers from his mother.
Xiaobai's mother waved her hand, and Xiaobai put her ear close to her.
"Hey, mom, what are you doing? It hurts..."
Xiaobai's mother pinched Xiaobai's nose. Xiaobai stung and quickly begged for mercy.
"Go home and ask your men. Dongqing will definitely know. It will be good for you to have a good attitude! Send Amy to me. From now on, little Amy will be my little treasure!"
"Well, it's mysterious!"
Xiaobai rubbed his nose and walked home. Ji Dongqing was teasing Amy with his little sister. The little guy had gained weight recently due to the delicious food.
"Little sister, send Amy to my mother's house. You can live there too. There are enough snacks at home for you!"
"Quack, Amy is gone, go find grandma to eat something delicious!"
When they heard that there was something delicious, the little sister hugged Amy and dressed her up, then picked her up and ran away. Ji Dongqing and Xiaobai were used to it.
"Ji Dongqing, do you feel particularly accomplished now? You feel like you have returned to the historical emperor. Did your daughter-in-law take her husband's surname?"
Xiaobai started to comb his hair with his mouth pouted, Ji Dongqing also came over to help, Xiaobai was not happy.
"Go, go, how can you be so happy? The screen is full of people who work hard. In the past, there was reason to say that the two of them were fighting. Now, it's better. They are all from the old Ji family. The head of the family should work hard. It will not be good for the boys! You still have to bear the responsibility.
There is a lot of social pressure, and everyone will say that I am an old feudal person, otherwise how can any girl like to take her husband's surname? My old mother-in-law is pushing me!"
After helping Xiaobai tidy up his hair, Ji Dongqing took the wooden comb. Xiaobai's heart moved slightly. He didn't expect this, but he didn't look good on the surface.
"Your mother-in-law asked me to ask you what's going on with the husband's surname. Tell me quickly, or your wife will be angry..."
"It's just a matter of name if you don't get angry or not! It's said that in the past, the emperor of Zhou granted hundreds of princes to the princes and mapped the land into a country. Cai, Lu, and Deng were all countries! In fact, it was to number the places. The princes in these places used this
The name of the place is used as a symbol. When traveling, the flag should be raised with this word on it, so that the emperor can see whose name it belongs to at a glance when he stands on the platform."
"The memorial you write must first write the name of the country before talking about it. The Emperor of Zhou will know what happens in this place every day! People born in this place, unless the emperor has given them a surname, will take the name of the country! Just like me
Your ancestor was a senior official of the state of Ji, with the surname Ji! The emperor can actually tell who you belong to and where you live at a glance!"
"Ji means Li with an extra horizontal line above it. According to Shuowen Jiezi, we live on top of the family surnamed Li, so we can find out if we find the birthplace of the old Li family! Does Zhuge Liang know? He has a compound surname. In fact, his surname is Ge, from
From Zhucheng to Wollongong or a new place, there is a family named Ge!"
"In order to distinguish, you have to ask the local managers, and then add a Zhucheng character in front of your surname, so that when outsiders come to us, they will know that our Ge family from Zhucheng belongs to this group and the local group.
People are obviously different..."
Ji Dongqing is indeed a well-read man, and he explained the origin of his surname very clearly. Xiaobai blinked his big eyes and listened with great interest, and made trouble with Ji Dongqing from time to time.
"Quickly tell me my husband's surname, I almost got you off track..."
"Haha, here we are! The husband's surname is simple! In ancient times, women got married at the age of fifteen! Men came of age at the age of fifteen. In those days, people in the Central Plains were surrounded by many soldiers and soldiers. At the age of fifteen, a man would have to go to war or do corvee service! His wife is at home
What should I do if someone misses me? King Zhou Cheng came up with a way!"
"As long as a wife takes her husband's surname, it proves that she is the owner of the wife, and other men are not allowed to get involved, otherwise both men and women will be guilty of the same crime, which is very serious! In the past, men and women had accessories, hanging around the waist, and they had to wear them! That's
It's equivalent to the existence of ID cards now. Only when a man sees this kind of pendant can he decide whether to strike up a conversation. If he makes a mistake, he will pay the price with his life..."
In fact, many things stipulated in the "Li" of Zhou have practical significance. In the process of the development of Confucianism, due to war losses and so on, people gradually labeled the "Li" of Zhou as feudal and backward.
Ji Dongqing does not entirely agree with this. At least the ancients were somewhat advanced in the matter of naming a husband's surname.
Nowadays, there are many playboys who can't stand their loneliness and are hooking up outside, saying that they are not married.
Then you couldn't tell when the two of them went out to check in and register their identities. In ancient times, the waiter would stop you because they were both convicted together.
The entire European world was at war with each other before the Age of Discovery. Most countries wanted their people to do one thing most, to reproduce the population!
It doesn’t matter whether you were born out of wedlock or how, as long as you are born, you can fight and sail for me.
Therefore, this kind of affair and fornication under monogamy was acquiesced. As for the upper class of the aristocracy, they strictly implemented the practice of taking the husband's surname! During the Tsarist Russia, there was a priest who refused to listen to dissuasion and got involved with a noble lady who took the husband's surname. He was excommunicated.
Eight pieces, after death, the thing was cut off and displayed for generations to warn future generations.
Ji Dongqing is not very interested in whether modern China still needs to bear the husband's surname, but his mother-in-law has stipulated it, which is a good thing.
At the very least, this is a 100% affirmation of his son-in-law, completely entrusting his daughter to him.
Of course, the responsibilities are also heavier. Responsibilities and obligations have always been equal and accompanying each other. With 100% trust from others, you can only double your care of your family.
"Gee, I didn't expect that you, a child from a rural area, still read a lot of books. Do you know such old things? It's up to you to educate your children in the future!"
After listening to Ji Dongqing's detailed explanation, the grudge in Xiaobai's heart caused by his lack of understanding disappeared.
This is what it means to preach scriptures and compare them with the past, and Ji Dongqing used the comparison between ancient and modern times, which is much more popular.
"Tsk, there are many ancient books preserved in our rural areas. When we were young, we listened to the blind man telling stories a lot! There are also storytelling broadcasts, which are things that you city children disdain! I also collected rags in the past, and there are
Some ancient books cost a few cents per pound..."
Xiaobai lay there with his arms around Ji Dongqing's neck, listening to Ji Dongqing talk about the history of his family and when he started working to support the family.
Finally, I chose the path of repairing cars, and I haven’t really stopped until now.
"Give me the phone!"
"Um!"
Ji Dongqing thought Xiaobai wanted his phone from him, so he simply unlocked his phone and handed it over. Xiaobai reached out again, and Ji Dongqing took Xiaobai's phone over.
"From now on, I will be selling it to you. From now on, I will be a pure breadwinner and the leader of the family. Work hard, haha!"
Xiaobai's WeChat name was directly changed to Ji Baihe. By the way, Xiaobai changed Ji Dongqing's WeChat name to Baihe Xianweng, which made Ji Dongqing laugh.
"Don't worry, you'll never stop working hard. My boss will discuss the matter..."
"Aren't you tired? Save some energy to earn money for food!"
Chapter completed!