第二章 一切矛盾都是因为经济利益
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七叔公又干咳一声:“云娘,你今年二十六岁,嫁进咱们村也十年了。老话说得好,人生百年。人生百年,你二十六岁也刚开始,也该为自己打算打算,要不咱们替你说门亲事,改嫁吧!”
周楠听到这里,大觉惊讶,女人在封建社会地位低下,头上有政权、神权、夫权三座大山。像云娘这种寡妇,不是说要在家寡居一辈子吗?七叔公的意识倒是开放和超前:“这老头,却豁达。”
听到周楠的自言自语,身边一个大约十七八岁的青年汉子转过头来看了他一眼,嘴角挂着冷笑,低声道:“还不是贪云娘手头的五亩地,想赶她回娘家。”
果然,七叔公又道:“至于楠哥儿交给你的那五亩地,既然你要改嫁,可还给周家老二周杨。当然,咱们老周家也不能亏待你,到时候,你小叔说了,愿意赠送二两银子的嫁妆,总归是不能让你受到委屈。”
“哦,原来如此。”周楠点了点头,他头上戴着一顶白色的软檐军帽,就是后来崇祯末年李自成头上的那种,倒将头脸遮得严实。当然,这顶棉帽应该经过几个月,上万里路程的风尘早已经脏成了灰黑色。
他心中恍然大悟,心道:原来是夺产的戏码啊!
古时候女人没有经济和社会地位,完全依附男人生存。一旦丈夫去世,就失去了依靠。如果有儿子还好,尚可以继承家业。若是只生有女儿,或者膝下空虚,家产就会被夫家的人巧取毫夺。偏生在三座大山中的族权的重压下,一个弱女子又无力反抗。
据周楠所知道,淮安府虽然地域上属于北方,却气候温和。境内河流纵横,乃是农业主产区。再加上淮河每年都会从上游带来大量的土壤,土地非常肥沃。和中原地区种植小麦不同,这里却是稻米主产区。就目前而言,每亩上好水田价值白银五两。云娘手头的五亩地就值二十五两,难怪夫家会眼红,想用二两银子的嫁妆把她给打发了。就现在的银价而言,二两银子,也就是后世一千多块钱人民币,周秀才的弟弟一家倒是好算计。
“真是老套的剧情啊!”周楠摇头,“几乎每本穿越小说都会写这样的故事,读者都审美疲劳了。”
听到七叔公这么说,大家都是一静,方才和周楠说话的那个青年农民又忙将头转了过去。
那头,云娘柔柔地说:“七叔公,叔叔,云娘命苦,自嫁到周家以来,未能为相公生育一男半女。可是,相公以前好歹也是有功名的读书人,云娘自入了周家家门,耳濡目染,听得圣人之言多了,也明白了做人的道理。为人妻者,当从一而终。云娘愿意一辈子在家戴孝,为相公守节。”
七叔公愕然:“你要为楠哥守一辈子节?”
众人都是嗡地发出一阵低呼,丈夫死了妻子守一辈子寡的事情他们听说过,可真没见过。贞节列士这种事情是大人物、读书人家的老婆的事情,人家有权有势,死了男人,靠着吃租吃息,一辈子当衣食无虑。咱们穷人家,活着都费力,道德、节烈这种东西也谈不上。一个女人家死了男人,缺少劳动力,能靠种地为生吗?
因此,方圆几百里地,但凡死了男人的女子,都会不出意料地另寻下家。实在是经济基础决定了意识形态,人总得先活下去才谈得上道德、礼仪。
话虽然这么说,可官府以德治天下,场面上对于妇人守节却是大家鼓励的,甚至还出台了一个政策。一个寡妇若是能够为死去的丈夫守节二十年,可免除全家的赋税徭役,死后还要立贞洁牌坊旌表。
云娘这话说得刚强,又占了理,她若一心要守,别人也不敢说什么。
眼见着那十亩地无望,周杨的老婆,那个胖大似熊猫的妇人跳了起来,指着云娘骂道:“小娼妇,你说得比唱得好听,还要守节,真当你是贞节烈妇。别以为老娘是瞎的,楠哥一去十年。你个小X就痒痒得受不了,整日在外间抛头露面,村里的那些汉子看你的眼睛都是直勾勾的。你这小娼妇不但不知道回避,还跟人眉来眼去的。你再不滚蛋,咱们周家上下都要跟着你没脸见人。”
听到弟媳这恶毒之极的骂街,云娘的眼圈儿就红了。但目光中却没有半丝逃避:“慈姑,自相公发配辽东之后,这十年来,地里都是我一个人在耕种,可谓是风里来雨里去。娘你和叔叔一家可曾帮过我半点,每年官府的赋税,我都承了大头。云娘如果不下地,难不成还饿死在家?云娘每日天不亮就下地,天没黑就关门闭户不见外人,可曾经有半点失德的地方?”
周杨的老婆娘家姓黄,单名一个慈字,平日间大家都唤她慈姑。
看不出来,这个云娘也是个能说的人,柔中带刚。不但说得有理有据,话中还暗指叔叔一家这十年来对她的诸多刁难。
想起这些年所受的委屈,云娘的声音哽咽了,眼泪成串地落下地:“云娘生是周家的人,死是周家的鬼,绝对不会离开周家庄。”
慈姑大怒,又高声叫骂,至于她丈夫周杨则阴着脸站在一旁不说话。
“清官难断家务事,可怜。”周楠禁不住微叹,反正此事与自己无关,他现在只不过是一个没有身份的黑户,多一事不如少一事,先看看再说。只不知道,这周秀才的骨灰应该给谁,他的母亲、弟弟还是妻子?
看起来,这桩族人欺压寡妇夺产的事情还得闹上一气,不知道什么时候是个了局,真烦人。
“什么清官难断家务事,事情清楚得很。”旁边那个青年汉子闻言又回过头来看了周楠一眼。
“怎么说?”周楠好奇地问。
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