"A prenuptial agreement!"
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned. Since ancient times, people had always used marriage as a contract. Who had ever heard of a prenuptial agreement?
"You can understand a prenuptial agreement as a marriage contract, but the marriage contract is the proof of your love for each other, while the prenuptial agreement is the consequence of violating this beautiful love," Meton explained.
Meton had not proposed a prenuptial agreement because he was very avant-garde, but because in this era where men were superior to women, the only thing he could do was use this seemingly avant-garde, even whimsical, prenuptial agreement to find legal support for the daughters of the Mo clan. This would make the status of the daughters of the Mo clan a little more equal.
"Wonderful!" Han Zheng couldn't help but slap the table in praise. The village rules he had drawn up seemed fair, but they were useless outside of the village. However, Meton had used a contract to give these useless village rules a legal basis.
"What nonsense! Since ancient times, marriage has been a sacred matter, but Mo Jiazi is signing a contract as if he's doing business. This is the greatest joke in the world, "an azure-robed old Confucian scholar said furiously.
"A marriage contract is a contract. In essence, there is no difference between a marriage contract and a prenuptial agreement," Han Fuzi's disciple added.
"How can a marriage contract be confused with a dogshit contract?" the azure-robed old Confucian scholar furiously retorted.
The legalist student retorted, "May I ask this sir, when you first got married, did you say that you would grow old together holding her hand, promising to protect her for the rest of your life? May I ask if you are taking concubines now? Have you ever stayed in a brothel?"
"I …" The azure-robed old Confucian scholar's face flushed red as he said, somewhat lacking in confidence, "This Old Man naturally didn't do these things?"
The Legalist student sneered, "Since you didn't do it, then what's the harm in signing it? If you did, then you only have yourself to blame. Since you took the initiative to violate this promise of love, you naturally have to pay the price."
The azure-robed old Confucian scholar was immediately tongue-tied, unable to say anything else.
To be precise, the prenuptial agreement of the Mo clan was quite fair. It was a supplementary clause for monogamy. If it wasn't for the greed of the Mo clan's wealth, this agreement wouldn't be so unacceptable. After all, the Mo clan's village only offered generous conditions and only required monogamy. After all, taking a concubine to a brothel was something for the rich, and most ordinary people would only have one wife in their lives.
While everyone's thoughts, the Mo clan's village's village meeting finally ended. Although the Mo clan's village announced the prenuptial agreement, many people who originally had ulterior motives, many of them still remained..... it was already an honor to be able to marry a daughter of the Mo clan, so the more people leaving the village, the more... the more people's, the more people's.....
"Da Niu, no, Zi Han, do you think we should discuss this again?" Who would have thought that Zhang Lang, who had originally left in public, would actually turn back and wait for Da Niu in the village?
..... . There's no need to discuss. The prenuptial agreement is made by the young master, and it can't be changed. "The beautiful girl said firmly.
"But does our love need to be guaranteed by a prenuptial agreement? It's simply a kind of tarnishing of love." The good man surnamed Zhang said as if he had been insulted.
"In that case, why don't you dare to sign the prenuptial agreement? Are you not willing to abide by monogamy? Do you want to take another concubine with the wealth of the Mo clan's village?" Da Niu looked at Zhang Lang's handsome face and said with pain in her heart. She had already given her heart to Zhang Lang, but Zhang Lang had disappointed her greatly.
The good man said softly, "Of course not. It's not that I don't want to sign the prenuptial agreement, but this kind of agreement has never existed since ancient times. If I sign it, it's like signing a pledge under the city, and I will be laughed at by others. I won't be able to raise my head in front of others for the rest of my life. Are you willing to marry a good-for-nothing?
"I only love you in my life. I swear to God. If I violate it, I'm willing to be struck by lightning and die …" Before the good man surnamed Zhang finished, his mouth was covered by the girl.
"You don't have to swear, I believe you." The girl said emotionally.
The good man surnamed Zhang couldn't help showing a smile of success on his face. He gently held the girl in his arms, but his complacency didn't last long, because the girl struggled to break away from him and said, "Although I believe you, I believe in the young master more. The young master led the Mo clan's village from poverty to wealth today. Without the young master, there would be no Mo clan's village. Maybe someone in the world will hurt us, but the young master will never do that. Since the young master thinks that we need to sign the prenuptial agreement, we must sign it. Since you don't agree, it means that we are not destined to be together."
After the girl finished speaking with tears, she turned around and was ready to leave.
The good man surnamed Zhang's face suddenly became stiff. He thought that his plan had succeeded, but he didn't expect that it would fail in the end. This time, he was completely lost.
"Don't go, I love you. For you, I'm willing to sign the prenuptial agreement. For you, I'm willing to do anything." The good man surnamed Zhang was anxious and finally abandoned his little abacus. After all, the girl was not only a woman of the Mo clan, but also a female doctor. Once he married her, it would be enough for him to rise to the top.
The girl suddenly burst into tears and shook her head while crying, "It's too late. Since you left the seat, it's impossible for us to be together. A woman of the Mo clan can be infatuated and stupid, but she will never be played by others. You don't have to come to the Mo clan's village anymore."
Then the girl resolutely left, leaving the good man surnamed Zhang in the wind.
On the carriage aside, Li Yun, who saw this scene, couldn't help sighing, "Although Brother Mo's action is kind, I'm afraid that he will miss a lot of marriage because of it!"
Tian Qiong snorted coldly, "If he doesn't want to, he will regret it."
"Why do you say that?" Li Yun was puzzled and said, "Although Brother Mo's action works in the Mo clan's village, the secular world doesn't approve of it. It's not difficult for him to marry someone else based on his condition."
Tian Qiong sneered and said, "Do you think only the women of the Mo clan don't like their husbands marrying concubines? All the women in the world don't like it. What happened today will soon spread throughout Chang 'an City. What do you think will happen?"
"All the men oppose it, but all the women agree?" Li Yun thought for a while and clicked his tongue.
Tian Qiong sneered and said, "Don't forget that these men are also the fathers of their daughters. Do you want your daughters to be bullied by their husbands? Not to mention that more men only allow the officials to set fires, but not the common people. Naturally, they want to have three wives and four concubines. But when it's their turn to marry their daughters, they have a different idea. "
Li Yun gasped and said, "Brother Mo has made a big mess this time. If all the women in the world follow the example of the Mo clan's village and sign a prenuptial agreement when they get married, I'm afraid …"
Tian Qiong nodded heavily. Although his philosophy was different from that of the Mo clan's village, he also adhered to the monogamy system of the Mo clan. However, it had always been the Mo clan who adhered to it. Meton spread this system in a feasible way. Although the Tang dynasty adhered to the monogamy system, it allowed men to marry concubines. Even staying overnight in brothels was regarded as a dissolute behavior, which was particularly popular among scholars. Meton had simply touched the reverse scale of these dissolute scholars. He had removed the hypocritical masks of the dissolute scholars and exposed their ugly faces.
"It's said that Brother Mo is a catfish. Wherever he goes, there will be trouble. I was a little skeptical at first, but now it seems that there is no smoke without fire! Brother Mo's reorganization of the Mo clan's village can affect Chang 'an City and even the whole world. "Li Yun said with a dull face.
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