Consanguineous marriage is against the norm in our country. From the genetic point of view, the children of consanguineous marriages have a high chance of getting sick, let alone brothers and sisters, it is absolutely not allowed. But you can imagine that the parents of Li Hongzhang , a famous official in the Qing Dynasty and one of the founders of Westernization Movement , married a brother and sister and raised eight children.
Li Hongzhang's father's name is Li Wenan . In fact, he and Li Hongzhang's mother are not brothers and sisters. This sister is the adopted daughter of his father Li Dianhua. In the late Qing Dynasty, Li Dianhua always wanted to get a title, but he failed many times, so he chose to farm in the countryside. In addition, I learned a little medical skills when I was studying, so my neighbors and villagers in my hometown would seek him for treatment. One day, when Li Dianhua went out to see a doctor, he met a little girl who was infected with smallpox and was thrown away. He couldn't bear to look at the little girl. She died, so she was brought home for treatment. Out of sympathy for the girl's misfortune, he also adopted the girl as his adopted daughter.
Because of the smallpox, the girl had many pockmarks on her face. Although she saved her life, it was broken and not very beautiful. In addition, there are more people to eat, and life is more difficult. There are many sons in the family, and it is not easy to marry a daughter-in-law. In addition, the daughter is too ugly, and no one likes it. So Li Dianhua's fourth son, Li Wen'an, offered to marry sister Mazi as his wife. Although this is not ethically appropriate, after all, the two are not related by blood, and the conditions at home are indeed not very good. Li Dianhua Agreed to the marriage.
I didn't expect the two to have a very good relationship after marriage. Although the neighbors would gossip to some extent, they didn't take it to heart. Li Wenan was very hardworking and enterprising, and later became an official in the capital. They raised 8 children in their lives, of which The second son is the world-famous Li Hongzhang, who made outstanding contributions to the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty.