In the ripples and small residence, Lin Daojing frowned and looked at a letter, sighing from time to time.

There was no one else in the room, and Lin Daojing was not used to being served, so she politely declined the Xu family's arrangements and lived alone in the guest room. She cleaned the room and washed her own clothes in her spare time.

Ye Qin got close to her, and because Xiao Yezi was doing it by herself, she came to find her today and asked, "What's wrong? Could it be that a letter from home?"

"No." Lin Daojing stood up, "I didn't know that I was in Jinling at all. This was a letter from my neighbor's sister when I was a child. Later, her family moved to Hangzhou and lived by the West Lake. Speaking of this sister, she is smart by nature, dignified and elegant, and she likes to study the most."

"Hangzhou is a talented person, so is Peking. I really want to see her." Ye Qin said, looking at the letter on the table, and asked, "I just saw you sighing repeatedly. Is there a difficult situation in your sister's family? You might as well tell me that there must be a way to help her."

"That's not." Lin Daojing asked the other party to sit down and poured a cup of tea. "My sister is a bookworm. She doesn't know anything about the female red needle horn, but she doesn't like it. She only knows how to read a few books every day, and she forgets to eat and sleep, and reads all classics, history, and collections. Over the years, she has especially fallen in love with the new books and agrees with her bold views, especially the debate about us women. She really can't bear to let go. Because her parents only have her daughter, she loves them very much, so although her father doesn't like the new school, she is very fond of her for the sake of loving her daughter, she can't help but interfere with her. She also thinks that she doesn't go to school at all times, and it's okay."

Ye Qin said: "That must be a problem that arises in the new school. My godfather said that changing traditional thinking concepts is not a matter of a day or a night. New school will definitely give birth to many family and even social conflicts, because of the deep-rooted concepts. Conflicts will arise between people due to different ideas, and even father and son will rebel against each other, and husband and wife will become enemies."

Lin Daojing smiled bitterly and said, "That's it. After my sister settled in Hangzhou, she moved to Suzhou with her business father. In less than a few years, her Hangzhou dialect became a round, light and soft voice. Even the old Suzhou people couldn't tell that she was not a local.

But you also know the customs of Suzhou. On the one hand, there is the best new learning style, and on the other hand, the most conservative customs. It is also the most anti-resistance to the court's promotion of foot binding. Generally speaking, there are few scholarly families who do not bind foot binding. Whenever my sister came out to meet guests that day, the locals were surprised when they saw each other. Alas. This involves the debate between men and women nowadays."

Ye Qin said: "Yesterday, an article by Aunt Zhang Chai was published in the newspaper. I asked why men can go out to do things, but women are not allowed to do things? Are men all talented and insightful, and women are stupid?

Why do women respect men as gods, but treat women like wizards? Not only do they become men's cows and horses, but they also have to apply makeup and pretend to be evil and make all kinds of ugly things to please men. Aunt Zhang Chai does not blame men for being arrogant, but is sad that women are so stupid. They have been dependent on their nature for thousands of years, so they will naturally be gained by men. Therefore, under the Confucian tradition of regarding husbands as the sky, men have power. Women have no power, and they are not even comparable to those of overseas countries, such as Princess Blanche in the UK."

Lin Daojing said, "I asked Mr. I just smiled and said that he should not think about these useless things. Only when the water was watered would come naturally. Instead of fighting for women's rights in newspapers all day long, it would be useless to do your own thing. As the times progress, many concepts will naturally change, instead of blindly claiming and agitation. In the end, the world today regards men as the most respectful and only makes people respect women? It is a joke. I thought about it carefully and found that it makes sense."

Ye Qin said dissatisfiedly: "I really don't know what my godfather is thinking. Didn't he push the new learning? He always encouraged us to do this and that, but when we were about to start, we poured cold water on it. It's true."

"Sir is a wise man. He seems to be able to see through the future. Even if his words are simple, they always seem to be able to hit the nail on the head." Lin Daojing looked respectful and then told about her sister's experience.

This sister married the son of a Suzhou businessman who is a good match. Her husband has been studying since childhood and is a pedantic scholar. He speaks very well. He often has inappropriate words and looks like a strange person, which makes the knowledgeable and knowledgeable sister a little dizzy and sometimes almost laughs.

Because she was not easy to debate, she had to have a few vague socializing sentences. She didn't know that although she felt her husband was bored, how could her husband be too fed by her?

One night, the husband drank a few glasses of wine and walked into the bedroom. He saw his wife sitting on the edge of the bed, bent down to change his shoes. The husband looked at the pair of sky feet and sighed suddenly, saying hatefully: "You have defeated my good family style."

My husband grew up in Suzhou, where the foot binding atmosphere is strong, and he is also a scholar who praises the three-inch golden lotus. Since he saw his wife having two sky feet on the wedding night, he felt uncomfortable. He has not had any attacks in the past few days. After drinking a few glasses of wine tonight, he couldn't help but say it out with drunkenness.

The sister quickly raised her head and saw her husband tilting his butt onto Yang Fei's collapse. She stared at her feet with her eyes fixed on her feet. She understood that she was not nervous. Instead, she felt a little ridiculous. She changed her shoes calmly and asked deliberately: "Why are you so unhappy today? How can you show me your temperament?"

The husband said angrily: "Who will annoy me? Who else can I have besides you? Let me ask you, you have entered my house for almost a month. No matter how old the aunts, aunts, sisters and sisters of relatives are not upright, with sharp and thin legs? Have you ever seen a big foot? Which of them is not slim and beautiful, and walks like willows? How can you walk like a crab like you?

Humph! But if my luckier married your pair of big yellow croakers, wouldn’t it be ridiculed by my relatives? My Li family’s good poetry and etiquette family has been insulted by you. If you are tactful, I advise you to wrap it up tomorrow."

When my sister heard his gritting teeth and venting her complaints, she thought it was ridiculous at first. Didn’t she know that the whole world has regarded foot binding as a bad habit? From the old Empress Ma to the princess and ladies, she had no habit of foot binding after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Are they not noble?

Then I thought about it, and I felt sorry for my husband again. I thought that as a woman, she could not experience the worldly feelings outside. I read a few books and newspapers in the boudoir and knew the many disadvantages of foot binding. Why is he a man who is studying worse than a woman? He actually regards these vulgar secular concepts as the golden rules of the saint?

Therefore, I felt that my husband was stubborn and had a dark thought. I felt sorry for his sister and didn't want to have a dispute. I said, "You want me to break my feet and wrap them up with a broken bone. How can I bear it? Don't say anything to get angry with me."

Unexpectedly, my husband became more and more annoyed and said angrily: "Look at your appearance, do you regard my words as farts? I want you to bind your feet and dare to object. I have never seen a woman like you who is unfamiliar and does not have a decent attitude, okay! OK!"

My sister heard her scolding her for being unfaithful and couldn't stand it anymore and sneered: "You are so rude. How could I be unfaithful? Besides, my pair of feet have never been bothered since I was a child. I don't have the bad habits like Suzhou in my hometown, and I didn't mean to object to you on purpose. Since I like small feet, why didn't I find out clearly when I was proposing a marriage? It's a pity that it's too late to think about it."

My sister is not a fuel-efficient lamp. When she starts to speak, she speaks sharply and coldly without any mercy. She is also richer than her husband's family and full of confidence.

The husband was so angry that he stood up straight, pointed at her with his fingers, and said, "Don't be so arrogant. You are a person who has studied. Why don't you even know the three and four virtues? What does it mean to marry your father at home? Hum, Hum! You should do whatever you want to do in your parents' home. Now that I come to my Li family, I can't help but follow the rules of my Li family and follow my orders. Since I'm going to bind your feet, I'm not afraid of you cutting your feet. Let's take a look. Let's try my methods tomorrow."

Hearing this, Ye Qin said angrily: "What a cruel man. It's a pity that he is far away in Suzhou. Otherwise, he would have to force him to bind his feet first and let him taste the taste of broken bones."

Lin Daojing looked strange and said softly: "It's in Jinling, otherwise how could I receive my sister's letter? Oh, you can't do anything nonsense."

Ye Qin smiled and said, "If I don't do anything, naturally some people will do something. But Sister Lin, you are bad enough, so I will tell you to me on purpose."

"Hehe!" Lin Daojing smiled, then said coldly: "Who made him so pedantic, I want to breathe a sigh of relief for my sister."

It turned out that the whole family named Li went to Beijing to develop. The sister admired the women's normal school and came here for the sake of burning incense. She happened to meet Lin Daojing who had returned to school by chance, so she communicated with each other every day after that.

In the study, Xu Hao heard Xiao Yezi tell the story and said, "This is your young man's business. Do whatever he wants. Even if he bound that guy's feet, I will take care of you for you. Xu Ye, do you have the courage?"

"Yes!" Xu Ye said softly.

"Very good!" Xu Hao sneered, "Defense is useless to some extremely stubborn people, not as effective as our fists. In the end, who has the biggest fists in this world and who says it is axiom. If you like small feet? Then try the wonderful taste of foot binding yourself."

Xiao Yezi said worriedly: "I was also angry. After all, he is my sister's husband."

"So what?" Xu Hao didn't raise his head, "I'm not venting my anger for her, I can only say that she was unlucky and hit us."
Chapter completed!