Chapter 16 Son and Daughter

Mr. Zhuang patted Manbao's head and said with a smile: "Today you take your pen and ink back first, and tomorrow I will go to Bai's house, the day after tomorrow, you will come back to school, you are still young, you don't need to learn anything, just follow I recognize some characters, and when you type a little more next year, you can start writing and reading formally."

Tomorrow is the fifteenth, and his school only has two days off a month, that is, two days in the middle of the month and the sixteenth.

Man Bao happily responded and went home with his father and brother, holding a box containing a pen and inkstone.

As soon as they got home, Er Ya and Er Tou, who were still at home, came up and touched the inkstone with their hands in awe.

As soon as he stretched out his claws, he was knocked off by Feng, and said, "Don't touch it, this is my sister-in-law. You have to stay away in the future, you know?"

Man Bao was unhappy and pulled Er Tou and Er Ya and said, "When I learn to write, I will teach you."

Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Little aunt, it's fine with Er Ya, you can teach Er Tou."

"Why, Er Ya is smarter than Er Tou."

Feng Shi smiled, "It's useless for girls to learn this, Erya has to go hunting for hogweed."

Man Bao said: "Why is it useless? After learning Chinese characters, you will be able to read books by yourself in the future. There are many stories in the book, but they are beautiful."

Feng Shi was amused, "If you have the time to read stories, you might as well go to the fields to pull weeds. We will tell her how many stories you want to hear."

Erya couldn't help but said, "Mother, I want to read."

Feng patted her on the head, "Don't beat your aunt, have you washed your clothes today? If you haven't, go to the river to wash your clothes."

Erya was a little aggrieved, but didn't dare to cry, and lowered her head to pick up the dirty clothes.

Man Bao puffed up her face in anger, but before she could lose her temper, Feng shi carried her to a chair and sat down, carefully placing the box in front of her, "Little aunt, where is the paper you brought back earlier? Let Er Tou find it for you to read, if you are tired, take a break by yourself, and let me know when you are hungry, and I will bring you something to eat."

Man Bao stared blankly at the second sister-in-law and felt that this was the second sister-in-law he was familiar with, but the one who said Erya was also the second sister-in-law!

Man Bao sat on the chair in a depressed mood. Feng shi couldn't see the sadness on her little face, so she arranged for the little aunt to go to the kitchen to work.

Ertou had already run to find the manuscript paper that Man Bao had brought back from Mr. Zhuang.

Man Bao has a lot of words and questions in his heart. He can't ask others, he can only talk to the system.

"Keke, why didn't the second sister-in-law let Erya read?"

The system simply and rudely told Man Bao the results of future human research, "because she prefers sons to daughters."

This is the first time I have heard the word Manbao, but the word is simple and easy to understand, just look at the meaning of the word.

So she opened her eyes slightly and asked, "Why, isn't she also a woman?"

"This is the habitual thinking of mankind for thousands of years," the system said. "The root is in the farming society. Production depends on physical strength, and men's strength is stronger than women's, so men are more important. Over time, a deformed ethics has formed. Humans believe that only male descendants are born. It is the incense of the family, and women are only vassals of men."

Man Bao said: "My parents love me very much, and my brothers also value me."

A burst of electricity flashed through the center of the system, and it cut off the conclusions it had deduced without saying anything.

The system said: "Only you are the exception. Didn't you realize that the status of the women in your family, except you, is lower than that of men."

Keke is a collection system, not an education system, so he doesn't know that some things can't be said to children. He gave Manbao an example, "Your mother is under your father, and your sister-in-law's status is also your brother's. Below, your nieces are far less treated than your nephews."

"Usually, your brothers and nephews eat dry rice for breakfast, while your sister-in-law and nieces eat porridge. They can only eat dry rice when the farming is busy," the system said, "Your sister-in-law will wash your brother's feet. Water, pour the foot-washing water, your brothers never bring foot-washing water to your sister-in-law."

Man Bao was stunned, "My mother said that my brothers have to work hard, so they have to eat hard."

The system said: "Your sister-in-law is also working hard."

Man Bao thought about it, too.

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked, "Is there a day when women's strength is stronger than that of men, and people turn to favor women over men again?"

The system said: "According to the research of future historians, the slave society is more matrilineal clan, that is, a society dominated by women, which should belong to what the host said to prioritize women over men."

Man Bao asked curiously, "Are women stronger than men at that time?"

"No, they win by fertility, because they can give birth to children and create labor, so they have a higher status than men, and children only recognize their mothers, not their fathers."

Man Bao pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not good. I don't like heavy men, nor do I like heavy women. We are all human.

The system seemed to stare at its host in the air, and said after a while: "The future is possible, because of the development of science and technology, the improvement of productivity, and the change of production relations. In the future, it will be more about mental work. In terms of intelligence, many girls are no worse than boys. So slowly, the two can stand on the same plane."

Man Bao did not understand the first half of the sentence, and the system also felt that it was too esoteric to explain the relationship between productivity and production relations, so it directly told Man Bao, "The economic foundation determines the superstructure, if your sister-in-law can earn more than your brother If you have a lot of money, then your brother will have to listen to your sister-in-law, and your sister-in-law will be even tougher."

Man Bao grabbed his face and asked, "Is that because Erya will make more money than Erya, and Ersa will hurt Erya more and make her literate?"

The system said: "Theoretically yes."

Man Bao immediately jumped out of the chair and said solemnly: "I think this is wrong, the second sister-in-law should love her because she is her daughter, how can she love her because she can make money? I'm going to persuade her. Second sister-in-law."

The system did not block.

Man Bao hurriedly ran to the kitchen to look for Mr. Feng, and said, "Second sister-in-law, Ertou and Erya, do you like Ertou more than Erya?"

While washing the pot, Feng shi asked with a smile, "My aunt, where did you hear this? Er Tou and Er Ya are my children, how could I not like Er Ya?"

"Then why don't you let Erya read and read?"

Feng shi said as a matter of course: "It's useless for her to study."

Man Bao was stunned, "Why, why is it useless? Reading is very useful, otherwise why do so many people spend money on reading?"

"That's a boy. Do you see any girl who paid money to study in the school?"

Man Bao: "I am!"

Feng Shi couldn't help but laugh, "You are different, auntie, and Mr. Zhuang doesn't accept your bundles. He doesn't even plan to ask you to buy textbooks, and it doesn't cost you anything."