R-15
WARNING: contains misogynistic and child labor statements, be careful when reading this chapter.
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Getting married before the age of 18 was normal in the Rosario Empire, especially for women, passing that age could only mean two things, that the woman will be a spinster and will be some kind of nanny or governess for some family or even for the nephews of the brother, or that it would be one of those women of life who seduced the men of other married women.
In the latter case, women were considered inferior even to cabaret and brothel prostitutes, since women are not there to steal anyone's husband, if not to sell art services and the body.
Obviously, no self-respecting man would bring a whore to marry or anything like that, just wanton fun and sexual relief from the frustrations of an unhappy marriage.
This was the current conservative thinking of the Empire Rosario, which was a big contrast with the technological, economic, and industrial evolution, the strong contrast was a big problem for the mayors and provincial governors when they dealt with the population that refused to accept industrialization and the new public transport.
Doctor Dagoberto was a well-married man and lived on the commercial street that was 30 minutes away from the slum, he was a good man who provided low-cost care and was not a snobby person, always being respectful to all patients.
So it was very difficult for a man as good and honest as the doctor to do this kind of scandalous thing, everyone knew about it and rarely made malicious comments about the good man.
However, if it were really that kind of thing that was wrong, it would be delicious gossip to share with other women, besides, there was no lack of people who, despite having sympathy for the family of 4, disdained the situation of a woman of life (slut) from Allancaster's mother.
A dark-skinned immigrant woman, who must have seduced many men along the way to try to climb the ranks, this was a fact cemented in the minds of these married women and gossiped about as a secret by single women, serving as a lesson to growing girls, taught by Puritan mothers of what a bad example it is.
"My mother had a little crisis at night and I went to get the doctor, luckily he came with me and the worst is over... I need to go back now with food and herbs to do the cooking that the good doctor gave" Allancaster continued to keep her tone polite and said goodbye to Mrs. Beth.
Mrs. Beth was soon approached by another married woman, then other women approached with faces full of curiosity, ready to find out what the mestizo said about Dr. Dagoberto's visit.
If it was a few years ago, he would have fought directly with this kind of false kindness people, but he had 5 years to get used to his current situation.
Well, at least they lived a little better than before and if everything goes well, they will move in a few days to a commercial district, despite the house being humble and in need of repair, it was much better than living in this house that was falling apart.
It took a long time to raise the money without arousing the interest of others, and it took even longer for Allancaster to become familiar with and begin training with his newly discovered magic circuits.
If it weren't for that, he could have earned money faster, but he was afraid of being discovered by others and being forced to enlist in the army, or worse, he would be even more ostracized, after all, his skin color and even some traits resembled the people of the empire about the barbarians beyond the desert who often invaded the border states and terrorized the population.
Anyway, they could soon live a much better life and Allancaster hoped to be able to open his own small clinic business, luckily Dr. Dagoberto was there to support him and be his official "mentor" and ensure that he was an apprentice of a capable doctor.
After all, the plot of the book would start today, and he needed to get out of the protagonist's way so that his small family would not be destroyed.