A cousin marrying a younger cousin and a younger cousin marrying a younger cousin. If this had happened in the future, not only would the law not allow it, but even if they had such an idea, they would still have their legs broken by the parents of the two parties.
But in today's era, it was a very normal thing.
The saying "cousin and younger cousin are a match made in heaven" had existed since ancient times. The ancients, who did not have the concept of genes and heredity, thought this was "adding family to family". Thus, such a twisted complex was created.
After thinking through this matter, the strange look in Li Yi's eyes slowly disappeared.
He let out a long sigh. Child, the fault is not on you, the fault is on this world …
However, it seemed that in the ancient times of his original world, cousins could marry, but cousins could not?
Although the people of that era were still lacking in scientific knowledge, the concept of ethics and morality was more profound than that of the later generations. Cousins were considered to be very closely related by blood, so they were definitely not allowed to get married. If anyone dared to have any ideas about their cousin, they would still have their legs broken …
Could it be that the people of this world did not have such an understanding?
When he became more familiar with Li Xuan, he wanted to find a chance to remind him. If the two of them really did get married in the future and gave birth to an idiot or a child with some kind of birth defect, Li Yi would really feel apologetic.
"That's right, where do you live? Why can't so many people in Qing An Fu find you? Even the daughter of Magistrate Dong couldn't find you after using the power of the government." Li Xuan looked at him and suddenly remembered something.
He had been puzzled about this matter for a long time. That time, when he cured his mother's depression, Ning Wang Fu had also sent people to search for him, but to no avail.
There were quite a few people named Li Yi in the records of the government, but after investigating them one by one, they found that none of them were the person they were looking for.
There was one person whose age and identity matched, but when they sent people to ask, they found that the scholar named Li Yi had lost his mind not long ago. After running out of the village, he had never returned. The villagers searched everywhere but to no avail. They had already reported him to the government and listed him as a missing person.
Losing his mind — naturally, it wouldn't be him.
"He lives in a remote area outside the city. It's normal that he can't find him," Li Yi replied.
Li Xuan seemed to think of something and said, "In a few days, it will be my mother's birthday. You should come with us. Last time you cured my mother's illness, the whole mansion has not properly thanked you."
The people who would attend wang fei's birthday would definitely be people of status in Qing 'an Prefectural City. Why would he go? Li Yi had originally wanted to find a reason to refuse, but after some thought, an idea suddenly popped into his mind. After a moment of hesitation, he still nodded his head.
"There are still some days before my mother's birthday. Tell me your address and I'll send someone to invite you … Forget it, we'll talk about this later." Li Xuan waved his hand and looked at him with an expectant expression. He said, "Let's talk about how many poems you are going to give me."
Clearly, this was still on Li Xuan's mind.
"Are you so sure that your cousin likes things like poems?" Li Yi sighed and looked at him as he asked.
He always thought that his emotional intelligence was low enough. He didn't think that there would be a weirdo whose emotional intelligence was even lower than his.
"These women, don't they all like poems?" Li Xuan raised his head to look at him and asked with a stunned expression.
Those so-called scholars in Qing 'an Prefectural City often used a few poems to trick the hearts of those women. Wasn't it because they all liked this kind of style?
Putting aside the distant, once the "Immortals of the Magpie Bridge" and "Shuidiao Getou" appeared, who knew how many women in Qing 'an Prefectural City secretly admired Li Yi. Didn't this mean something?
Li Yi looked at him like he was looking at an idiot.
"You've known her for so long, have you ever seen her talk about poems in front of you?"
The expression on Li Xuan's face froze. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I … don't think so."
"The women of the world all have different appearances and different personalities. How can they be lumped together? They are actually the same as men. There are those who revere literature and those who revere martial arts. Which type do you think she is?" Although Li Yi had only met the female bailiff once, he had some understanding of her personality.
Her martial arts were so high that she was probably the same type Ruyi and Ruyi. Those who revere martial arts usually looked down on scholars who didn't even have the strength to truss a chicken. She was far from those young ladies of noble families who could win their hearts with just a few words of romance.
On the other side, after hearing Li Yi's words, Li Xuan's expression had become serious. He seemed to have sunk into deep thought.
Li Yi stood up and patted his shoulder. "When pursuing a woman, you can't be too hasty. First, you need to understand her likes and dislikes. Acting rashly will only produce the opposite of the desired result."
As the words left his mouth, he felt that something was amiss.
Was he teaching Li Xuan how to woo a woman? Woo his cousin?
In that case, he was actually helping him … in his sin?
At this moment, Li Xuan's face revealed a look of realization. When he looked at Li Yi again, his expression had changed considerably. He cupped his hands and said, "Listening to a wise man's words is better than reading books for ten years. You are the true expert in this field. I should have known that you would be able to conquer such a beautiful wife's younger sister … Admirable, admirable!"
Li Yi's expression darkened again. He felt that he could no longer continue the conversation with this fellow.
After the conversation, Li Xuan was no longer concerned about how many poems Li Yi should give him in return for his kindness. He turned his attention to something else.
Before they parted, he once again reminded Li Yi that the next time they met, they must have a good conversation. What was the matter with the "Psychology of Women" and "Thirty-six Ways to Woo a Woman" that Li Yi had mentioned …
The address that Li Yi left behind was not the Willow Leaf Stockade. At that time, the shops in the prefectural city would probably be open for business. He could go there directly to find him.
As for the fact that Li Yi had opened a shop in Qing 'an prefecture, Li Xuan was still somewhat surprised. Scholars, farmers, merchants, and merchants had low status. Generally speaking, scholars were disdainful of doing business, thinking that it would lower their status.
Many high officials and nobles were like Ning Wang Fu. Although they also had business outside, they would never stand in the open and cooperate with those merchants. They would leave the public matters to them.
However, he knew Li Yi's way of doing things. He had never been able to figure out Li Yi's way of doing things. He didn't seem like an orthodox scholar at all. If not for that, Li Xuan might not have been interested in him in the first place.
Of course, as for the "Ruyi Dew" that he had never heard of, Li Xuan also had a strong curiosity in his heart. That strange painting and sugar-coated haws, the things that he made were always unusual. He didn't know what the "Ruyi Dew" was. When the time came, he must see it …
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