"In ancient times, men were valued over women, so it's normal for women's names not to be recorded," said Fu Miaoxue dismissively.
"Even if the names weren't recorded, their family histories would at least be noted." Bai Youwei flipped over to the page about Lizheng, demonstrating to her.
Lizheng's surname was Zhao.
Lizheng's wife's surname was Ma.
Hence, next to Lizheng's name, they wrote: Zhao, Mrs. Ma, married into this village from Ma Family Village...
Even if her name wasn't written, all the information about Mrs. Ma was crystal clear. Where she was born, which family she married into, and how many sons and daughters she had were all indicated on the roster.
Then looking at Li's Mrs., besides knowing that she was Li Laitze's wife, there was no other information about her.
Fu Miaoxue read through a few more pages and murmured, "Yes, it's strange indeed..."
