Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 481 - 480: Open-Minded Thinking

Le Zhao’s eyes lit up, "Quickly tell us, what kind of story is it?"

Duan Yunfei and Xuan Ming also looked towards Shen Qinglan.

Shen Qinglan smiled, "This story is also a classic, but I wonder, can you discern anything from it?"

Most people read Dream of the Red Chamber and those who don’t understand only see it as a romantic tale, while those who understand can see the deeper things within the story.

"Could you summarize it?" Duan Yunfei asked.

"Of course!" Shen Qinglan nodded slightly.

Thus, she told them the general content of Dream of the Red Chamber one by one.

In this fictional era, she could only tell them the story with an imaginary background.

Xuan Ying said, "Listening to this, Lin Daiyu seems too pitiful!"

Xuan Ming said, "I actually think Jia Baoyu is quite pitiful too, not being able to marry the girl he loves. What the people of Jia Mansion did is no different from deceitful marriage, isn’t it?"

Le Zhao shook his head, sighed lightly and said, "This is what people often say, parental orders and matchmakers’ words are too outdated. If it were me, I would never marry someone I don’t love, not even in death."

"Even if you have already bowed in ceremony?" Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow.

"What does it matter if the ceremony is complete?" Le Zhao scoffed lightly, "Can’t they divorce?"

"I agree with what Le Zhao said!" Xuan Ming added, "If you don’t like them, it’s best to separate after the marriage, otherwise, you’ll only delay each other."

"But what if the separation affects the woman’s reputation?" Shen Qinglan asked again.

"There’s no choice." Le Zhao said, "You can’t force each other for a lifetime because of temporary reputation damage. Gossip will pass over time, no need to obsess and despair."

Shen Qinglan laughed; she didn’t know what kind of dynasty she had traveled to.

She felt that the people here were quite progressive in their thoughts.

No, rather, the people she knew were quite open-minded.

For example, her second cousin Shen Qingning, and the friends in front of her.

Of course, the most open-minded person she’d come across so far was certainly Madam Xuan. Sometimes, she even suspected if Madam Xuan had come from her world as well.

"Listening to this story, I suddenly realize Yunye Country is quite progressive," Duan Yunfei said with a smile, "Apart from a few natural disasters and calamities, Yunye Country basically has no major wars. There’s no widespread devastation nor are there any outdated rules restraining you. You can live freely, it’s quite nice!"

Le Zhao nodded in agreement, "Compared to Nanfeng Country, Yunye Country is indeed considered progressive."

"Is there some kind of national regulations in Nanfeng Country?" Shen Qinglan asked curiously.

Speaking of which, she had always planned to go there, but unexpectedly, it had been delayed for so long.

Now, hearing Le Zhao mention it, she was reminded.

Le Zhao said, "Nanfeng Country is indeed inferior to our Yunye in many ways, more rules and more matters. However, it excels because the people are hardworking and the resources are abundant enough that they won’t starve."

"What do you mean?" Shen Qinglan didn’t quite understand.

Duan Yunfei explained, "In their country, ordinary people are basically not allowed to have commercial dealings with other countries. If discovered, they are executed on the spot."

"That serious?" Shen Qinglan furrowed her brow, "Then, what about those agricultural products?"

Le Zhao replied, "The businesses in Nanfeng Country are mostly monopolized by the aristocracy. As for those agricultural products, the farmers either keep them for themselves after paying taxes or sell them cheaply to those businesses, and then the businesses resell them."