The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 239: Under the new order

After Renzong discussed with all the ministers, Chen Zengzong revamped and reformed the article, focusing on three aspects: raising a child, prohibiting child raising, and encouraging adoption.

The raising of a child and the murder of a child will require the relevant departments to wrestle with costs and sentencing issues, but relaxing the conditions for adoption can be introduced as soon as possible.

This is great news for many families without children.

In the past, adoptions required the same surname, but now, this condition has been lifted, and different surnames can also be adopted. After adoption, the adopter's surname will follow the adopter's surname, and it will have the same legal status as a biological child. That's it.

At this time, people paid attention to inheriting the ancestors and raising children to prevent old age. In the case of no biological children, of course, they were in urgent need of adoptive children, and even people bought and sold.

Now that the government has relaxed the conditions, of course many people are excited.

For example, Huang Zhaotian and his wife, the shopkeeper of Helelou, have a very good relationship, but they have never had children.

Huang Zhaotian is an only son and has a bad relationship with people in his clan, so he is very reluctant to adopt a family member. He has been thinking about where to adopt a child for a long time.

Huang Zhaotian's wife, Ding Shi, once thought of going to the countryside secretly, looking for someone who could not afford to raise a child, and adopting one back. However, because buying and selling people is a serious crime, when it is inconvenient to go to other places, I adopt children from nearby villages, and I am worried that my parents will come to my door in the future. Therefore, it has not been realized.

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On this day, Huang Zhaotian heard the doctor reading the latest "Tokyo Daily" in the restaurant. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the doctor was reading it, the words "adopted son" suddenly appeared, calling Huang Zhaotian's spirit for Yi Zhen, listened carefully, it turned out that he was reading a new decree issued by the imperial court, which was about the adoption of orphans in the Salesian Bureau.

In addition to the original text of the decree, the newspapers also have vernacular interpretations. After reading one by one, Dr. Huang Zhaotian lay on the cabinet and listened carefully, and finally patted his thigh. Isn't this just right for their family's situation?

The matter was important, Huang Zhaotian had no intention of working any more, so he called someone to watch it, took a newspaper and went home.

As soon as he got home, he found that there was a guest at home, the third sister-in-law of his family.

Sister Ding was sitting on the Hu bed embroidering, while the third sister-in-law was chatting non-stop, "...Brother and sister, our Shiro was praised by the husband again yesterday in school, saying that he will definitely have a bright future in the future. You say You have been married for almost 20 years, and you don’t have a baby, so it’s okay not to let Lang Jun take a concubine. You are still thinking about looking for an adopted child outside. Can the outside be the same as your own family? Why don’t you talk? Shiro It's my flesh and blood, I'm willing to adopt it to you, but you still don't appreciate it, don't say a word, what's the rule..."

Huang Zhaotian heard a burst of fire outside. His father died early. It was extremely difficult for an orphan and a widow.

Later, Huang Zhaotian started from scratch and had a family business. These people were attached again and wanted to take advantage of it. Several times, he wanted to put some idle people to work in his restaurant.

After knowing that Huang Zhaotian had no children, people from all walks of life came to harass him every three days, obviously not ashamed, but with a kind tone.

Huang Zhaotian walked in a few steps and stared at the third sister-in-law.

Sister Ding was about to speak, when she saw Huang Zhaotian suddenly, the third sister-in-law was frightened by his aggressive appearance and stood up, she was overjoyed, and deliberately said: "The official came back just in time, the third sister-in-law said that she wanted to kill her. Ishiro adopted it to our family, and I am now forcing my approval."

The third sister-in-law jumped and denied: "Where did I force you, you don't want to spit! I'm just saying..."

Huang Zhaotian slapped the newspaper on the table, "Lao Sansao has been bothering me, but today's Tokyo Daily has published a new decree, from now on, the adoption of orphans from the Salesian Bureau does not require the same surname, and Adopted sons can also inherit the family business just like their own sons.”

The third sister-in-law's face turned green, but she wanted to read what was written in the newspaper, but unfortunately she was illiterate, so she dubiously said: "Really or not? But that's not an outsider... It's like we are our own family. ..."

When Mr. Ding heard the news, he was ecstatic and rushed up, "Really?"

Huang Zhaotian slowed down and said, "It says, look, having an adopted child is not a householder. Also, adopting a child is the same as one's own. Also, the parents of an abandoned child should never recognize each other again."

When the third sister-in-law heard this, her face changed, she believed it completely, and left in a huff without even saying hello.

Ding burst into tears, "That's great!"

She is unwilling to ask the Ding family to adopt Huang Zhaotian's relatives. Those people have bad intentions. Even if he has successfully adopted one, he still has to do everything possible to prevent the family property from being encroached on by the clan.

Alright now, the court has issued a decree, and an orphan can be adopted immediately, and the adopted child is the same as the parent-child, which is much more reassuring.

Shi Ding was very anxious, took the newspaper and said: "Let's go to the Salesian Bureau soon, in case, in case many people go..."

Huang Zhaotian rubbed his hands, "Yes, yes, first come first served!"

Shi Ding pushed him, "What first come first served, what do you think it is? That's your future son!"

Huang Zhaotian was amused for a while, "Yes, yes." He remembered something, and then said, "If we adopt one male and one male, wouldn't we also have a pair of children?"

When Mr. Ding thought about it, his heart was full of joy.

Huang Zhaotian and his wife packed up and hurried to the Salesian Bureau, so anxious that they did not want to delay for a moment.

When I arrived at the Salesian Bureau, it turned out that there were already several couples here, and the members of the Salesian Bureau were receiving them.

The Salesian Bureau was really busy today. All kinds of people who came to inquire, and those who wanted to adopt, waited to come to the door one by one. They were deeply impressed by the lack of manpower. No, even Yun Yanhui came out to receive them.

Huang Zhaotian stepped forward to explain his purpose and registered his identity as instructed. At this time, Mrs. Ding saw a handsome and gentle young man coming over and arranged to receive them, and immediately wanted to send some money to make some arrangements.

I don't want to, the young man laughed and didn't take the purse handed over by Mrs. Ding, "Miss Ding is very polite, the Salesian Bureau has been instructed to fully implement the new law, and dare not take full advantage of it."

Huang Zhaotian looked up, "Ouch", and pulled his wife away, "Sin is a sin, it turns out to be Brother Yun, Zhuojing is disrespectful!"

Huang Zhaotian, who owns a restaurant, has dealt with Yun Yanhui, so he naturally knows that he won't care about anything. When Mr. Ding saw it, he didn't care about anything, so he quickly apologized.

After Yun Yanhui talked with Huang Zhaotian and his wife, they got to know each other.

Huang Zhaotian said with emotion: "Today is really a good day. First, the new law was promulgated, and then the younger brother Yun was transferred here to serve as an official. It's time for me to have a child this year!"

Ding is anxious to know when the child will be taken home as soon as possible.

Yunyan pondered back and said: "Actually, I suggest that you don't be too hasty. □□, it can be said that it is a lifetime event, the two of you can take the time to visit the Salesian Bureau a few more times, and spend a few more days with these children, Then choose the most compatible adoption."

Ding was in urgent need of waiting, but now that I hear it, it makes sense.

"I'll show you guys first." Yun Yanhui brought Huang Zhaotian and his wife inside.

This couple, or most of the childless families, came here hoping to adopt younger children, and Yun Yan brought them back to see the children under the age of ten.

Children under the age of ten are divided into two categories. One is under the age of three. There are dozens of them. Nursing mothers look after.

Ding first stood out the window and looked out the window, with a smile on her face. At the invitation of Yun Yanhui, she went in again and teased the child with a toy. When Mrs Ding was reluctant to put down her toys and wanted to leave, there were still children holding her hand and not letting her go.

As for children over three years old, they are in class at this time.

Huang Zhaotian and his wife returned with Yun Yan and went outside the classroom to watch. The sound of reading aloud could be heard inside, and looking inside through the window pane, these children were all dressed in uniform, all sitting upright, and they all seemed to be beautiful and clean children.

Shi Ding was a little surprised. It stands to reason that children living in such a place would not have a good life. But what she saw, all of them were full of energy, with bright eyes, and none of them were yellow-faced and skinny.

Not to mention, they are still studying. There are many academies in the Song Dynasty, but it is rare for orphans to receive education in a unified way.

And Huang Zhaotian has read books, and he can hear that the teacher above is not ordinary, and he is secretly shocked. The people of the Salesian Bureau did not say who the teachers are, but the level of enlightenment is definitely not low. where to go.

At this time, when it was time for lunch break, the children stood up, lined up to go out and walked in one direction without any disorder. When they passed by Yunyan and returned, they all called Mr. Hello, polite and orderly.

Ding originally wanted to adopt a newly weaned child, but seeing this situation, she felt that as long as it wasn't too big, it was acceptable. Anyway, these are orphans, there is nothing to worry about.

Yunyan introduced them to the children's schedule and told them that if they were to come later, he would tell the children that they were here to help so that they could take care of the children with the nurses , get along.

Huang Zhaotian nodded again and again, "I'm asking for leave, I'll come!"

Yunyan brought them back to register and made an appointment.

After Huang Zhaotian and Ding returned from the Salesian Bureau, they were approached by relatives several times. They all heard that they were going to have **** in the Salesian Bureau and came to dissuade them, but Huang Zhaotian categorically refused.

Huang Zhaotian and Ding Shi went to the Salesian Bureau for many times, and finally felt that they were very close to a pair of brothers and sisters who had lost their families. The elder brother was four years old and the younger sister was less than one year old. After that, I went through the formalities and adopted the siblings.

After they adopted the child, the relatives came to fight several times, but gradually they found it useless and had to give up.

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There are many families in the situation like Huang Zhaotian and Ding's or similar situations, whether in Tokyo or all over the country. For them, the new law is simply the best.

For the Salesian Bureau in Tokyo alone, all children under the age of three who were registered by the time the decree was issued were adopted.

As for the older children, because they were raised very well in the Salesian Bureau, they looked likeable, and they were very polite after opening, so many children were adopted and had new families.

There are also some families who did not find a match, and decided to wait again after deliberation. Now that the new decree has been promulgated, it will be the same again in two years.

Because of the lack of manpower, there is no way to establish a return visit mechanism for the time being. We can only visit the almighty Kaifeng Mansion, and instruct all the chambers to be careful when counting the population of this workshop every day.

After the remaining decrees were promulgated one by one, the number of abandoned children was further reduced, and it was extended to all parts of the country, not to mention how many children survived. Even with the phenomenon of human trafficking, there has been some improvement.

Yunyan didn't have time to check the good news from the state capitals, because, I don't know who led the way, suddenly many people came to be lobbyists, all to help those who want to build Puguanze Tour on their own territory Yuan Branch Court officials lobbied.

These people all want to give priority to opening a branch garden on their site - even if they want to give money to the Salesian cause, it's worth it!

It was during the critical period of the "bidding" of the state capitals, and I don't know where the news came out. It was said that although Yun Yanhui was in the Salesian Bureau, his reference opinion was very useful to Pu Guanze. Therefore, all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods have come to the door.

This shocked Yun Yanhui - he almost thought he was here to find him again!