My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

By then, all the girls in Songji Village will be willing to marry into Songji Village, and all the men in Songji Village will be able to find wives. Wouldn't she be a great contributor to Songji Village?

The more Xiao Fangniang thought about it, the more excited she became. She glanced at Si Muyan and thought that although this was said by the eldest daughter of the Si family, she was busy all day and didn't know that many people. Unlike her, she knew people in every village and town, so she had to be the one to find wives for the men in Songji Village.

Thinking of this, how could Xiao Fangniang sit still? She immediately nodded and stood up, saying that she had something else to do and had to leave. This time, she didn't even plan to take the remaining snacks on the table.

The younger sister was confused and asked, "Sister, why did you say so much to her? What does the marriage in Songji Village have to do with us?"

Si Muyan smiled and said, "The Zuo family is ruining our Si family's reputation. Although I don't care too much about it, if we let it go, wouldn't it make us look incompetent?"

"Yes! The Zuo family is really going too far, but does this have anything to do with Xiao Fangniang's marriage to Songji Village?"

Si Muyan didn't come back either, but just said: "Wait and see, you will know."

I don’t know if it was Si Muyan’s words that day that cheered up the second sister. She is no longer in a daze. Instead, she writes more diligently. She always pulls Feng Zizhou to discuss matters related to the law with him and raises many questions.

Feng Zizhou was very surprised by her idea: "It's a waste of your talent for you to stay here. Later, I will definitely collect all the regulations of the Great Zhou Law and tell you everything."

The second sister said, "At the moment, I only have some ideas, and I've discovered that what the Great Zhou lacks most is not the perfection of its laws."

"what is that?"

"The law isn't widely available. Most ordinary people don't have access to it. They act according to morality, not the law," said the second sister. "The people don't even know the real law. Take the Zuo family, for example. Before the incident, the villagers thought it was perfectly normal for a man to beat his wife, and the government wouldn't care. But in reality, the law has specific regulations governing this matter, and it's just that habit has taken the place of the law."

Feng Zizhou nodded thoughtfully. "If everyone knew that beating a woman would be punished, then the law would restrain violent men, and women would be more resilient, not just blindly enduring it and resenting themselves for being women."

"Yes!" The second sister nodded. "It would be great if the government could popularize the law. Of course, my eldest sister is right. We have to take the first step. Without accumulating small steps, we cannot reach a thousand miles. So I plan to popularize the law to those around me after I have studied it thoroughly."

Feng Zizhou gave a thumbs-up: "Sister Tong, you are truly outstanding. In fact, if you were a man and could take the imperial examination, you would be no less capable than anyone else. If you were an official, you would surely be an upright official known for centuries."

The two's words were all heard by the people outside. Outside, Si Muyan was tending to a newly opened yellow chrysanthemum. She had been raising it for a long time, but only this one flower had bloomed, and she was very happy.

The younger brother next to her was originally squatting, but his expression suddenly changed, and he looked very lost.

Si Muyan understood it immediately. He was regretting that he could not take the imperial examination.

She patted her younger brother on the shoulder and said, "You only have a few decades to live. If you want to do something, just go for it. There's more to the world than just scientific research."

The younger brother hung his head and said, "I'm... not very smart. In fact, even if I took the exam, I might not pass."

"Why are you being so self-deprecating?" Si Muyan was puzzled. "Do you think your second sister is smart?"

The younger brother was about to say "smart" but paused. "Second sister is very stubborn." He used to think that the eldest sister was very capable, the third sister was the smartest, and the second sister was... not very smart. It was only now that he slowly discovered that the second sister actually had some smart points.

"Your second sister isn't unintelligent, she just has a different perspective on things. Everyone is like this, with different strengths. So never think of yourself as smart or stupid, because that's just a reflection of one aspect."

Seeing that his younger brother had listened carefully, Si Muyan continued.

"Also, life is long, but in the vast river of history, each of us is actually very small. Learning can enrich us and help us understand more. Even if we can't take the imperial examinations, it would be great to teach the children to wait for you, just like Dad did."

When the younger brother heard this, he became excited and said, "Yes, I can't take the science exam, and neither can my children, but my children's children can, and so can my students!"

Si Muyan nodded: "Yes, this is the inheritance."

"inherited!"

Xiao Fangniang's speed was even faster than Si Muyan had imagined. Moreover, she not only exaggerated the good qualities of the men in Songji Village, but also spread the "reputation" of Kaoshan Village.

This reputation is naturally not a good one. It is said that the men in Songji Village like to beat women, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. Women who marry into the village will be tortured.

People from other villages didn't quite believe it at first. Xiao Fangniang curled her lips and said, "If you don't believe me, go and find out for yourself."

One woman whispered, "I have a cousin who married and moved to Kaoshan Village. Her husband doesn't beat her, but I heard... several men in her family beat their wives. Furthermore, her parents-in-law have bad tempers, and her uncles and brothers-in-law are also bad-tempered and difficult to get along with."

"What did I say?" Xiao Fangniang immediately raised her voice exaggeratedly. "Men in the mountain villages are all like that. The bride will be tortured as soon as she gets married. A while ago, a man in their village beat his wife to death and even took the matter to the government."

There were also people who had heard about this and nodded in agreement.

Finally, an older woman responded, "If a woman is beaten by a man, or if she doesn't know how to manage the housework or serve her parents-in-law, but all the women in the village are beaten, it can't be all the women's fault, right?"

The woman next to him said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, it's normal for couples to quarrel, but how can they resort to violence all the time? If you marry into a family like that, you will suffer a lot."

Many of these women have actually been beaten by their own men and know how uncomfortable it feels. They think that since their own men don't beat them to death, they're already okay. If their sisters or daughters marry into a family that enjoys beating women to death, what will become of them?

Immediately, two women with daughters about to get married surrounded Xiao Fangniang and asked, "So... is your Songji Village really that good?"

Xiao Fang's mother held her head high and said proudly, "Of course. The men in our Songji Village never hit women. I've been married for so many years, and my husband has never laid a finger on me. Besides, the women in our village have priority to work in the Si family workshop. The monthly wages are not small. With money, both my parents' and my husband's families will look up to me!"