摘 要: | Inthefirstfascicletitled"Houqupian"(LaterMarriages)inthebookYanshijiaxun(YanFamilyInstructions)weread:SouthoftheYangtze,sonsbornofconcubinesarenotshunned.Afterthedeathofthewife,usuallytheconcubinesandfemaleservantsrunthehouse.Thoughsmallfrictionsareunavoidable,restrictedbyprinciplerules,seriousscandalsofinfightingarerare.However,northoftheriver,thesonsbornoflesserwivesarelookeddownuponandnotcountedasequals.Forthatreasonmenmustremarrythreeorfourtimes,sometimeswiththemother'sageyoungerthanth…
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