Chapter 71 (2/2)

The two people walked on the way back to the third WangFu, each having different thoughts.

The small person inside Qian DuoDuo’s heart was secretly planning how to mingle in Sheng Chen Country so that when the wind blew past, the water would’ve formed waves.[4]

On the other hand, Long MuChen watched her fabulous expression from the corner of his eyes. A warm current rippled in his heart.

After a good while, his mind suddenly flashed over a phrase, ‘red apricots growing over the wall’… He couldn’t help to tease her: “Duo Er, what thoughts do you exactly fill your mind up with? You’re thinking of letting those married women have red apricots growing over the wall. Are you not afraid it will lead to public anger ah!”

“What I am doing is called being a small cosmos…What do you – an old man know?” Qian DuoDuo objected against. Regarding the legal systems in feudal society, she watched as the first lady accepted comprises and held a feeling of implacable hatred: “So what if they have red apricots growing over the wall? How come it’s not even enough for you guys to have three wives and four mistresses and even able to sneak out for fun while we – women have to worship whatever dog fart, support our husbands and teach the children. Besides that, why do we have to obey the three men – husband, father, and son and follow the four virtues of morality?”

“Being warm and virtuous is the constant virtue that is never changing.” Long MuChen answered in such a way he was asking for a beating.

“Beautiful a knitting wool ball… These are just excuses forced upon women so that you guys can go out to mingle around. Oppressing one’s wife, making comparisons to see which house has more mistresses, becoming a man who has a specific charm which makes women fall under their charms, all that seems to make men proud…If those women have courageous spirits and seen their men finding a mistress, they would’ve make a racket and ask for a divorce. Conveniently, one might make a racket the first day of a lunar month while the other does it on the fifteenth. Then, I want to see if you guys would dare not to restrict yourselves and go around sneakily cheating.”

T/N:

Duck shop [1] – That is the literal meaning but in this case, it means male prostitute shop

Duck [2] – In this case, it means male prostitute

Red apricots growing over the wall [3] – An expression for cheating.

The wind blew past, the water would’ve formed waves [4] – Used to describe how something is prospering and flourishing.