Splendid peasant girl busy farming

"I think these two children are both excellent, but I don't know what our family would choose?"

In the end, Wang Cuilian couldn't hold it back and told Yang Ruoqing what she had been holding back in her heart.

"Auntie, have you been holding back these words for a long time?" Yang Ruoqing asked, also holding back a smile.

Wang Cuilian nodded, "Isn't that right? Ever since our girl reached the age of fourteen, I have been thinking that the matchmaker should come to visit, right?"

"She is now sixteen. Girls of her age in the village have been talking about getting married, getting married, and some are already having babies in the past two years."

Yang Ruoqing poured two bowls of tea, handed one to Wang Cuilian, and took a small sip from the other.

The tea is a light jasmine black tea, with a light floral fragrance and sweetness in the mouth, and the tranquility of the tea lingers in it.

Yang Ruoqing loves scented tea, not only for its beauty but also for its fresh taste and light fragrance. Drinking it every day can act as a mouthwash.

Wang Cuilian's worries continue...

"I was just thinking about it. This girl in our family needs to have good looks, talent and talent, not to mention a family background and a dowry."

"Why don't any matchmakers come to my door? Things were a little better in the first two years. In the past two years, more and more aunties in the village like to inquire about the marriage affairs of our girls when they meet me."

"To be honest, I'm a little impatient. August is already halfway through, and when the New Year is over, our girl will be seventeen, and another year has passed in a flash."

Yang Ruoqing drank a few sips of tea, feeling that her throat was almost moistened, and a faint fragrance remained on her lips and tongue.

And the aunt's words were probably about the same, so Yang Ruoqing spoke unhurriedly.

"Auntie, let's not worry too much about this matter. It's useless to worry, because everyone's marriage comes sooner or later."

"The time has not come yet, so we can't worry about it."

"When the time comes, maybe we will start organizing immediately."

"Besides, isn't our Chen'er not married yet? What is the girl so anxious about?"

There are some things that Yang Ruoqing cannot say. For later generations, a sixteen-year-old girl is a rebellious child and a child who has just entered high school. She does not need to consider marriage at all because she is immature mentally.

Even if it were ten years later, it would be very appropriate to discuss marriage at the age of twenty-six.

It's a pity that this is ancient times, and the background of this era is like this. Girls who are not married before the age of twenty will be regarded as leftover women and old maids.

The further back you go, the harder it is to marry into a good family.

Of course, that is limited to ordinary families and small households. When the power, status and wealth have accumulated to a certain level, it is still easy to get married.

"One more thing is, aunt, you have to understand that the fact that we haven't said goodbye to our girl since we got married is not because no one cares about us. We know our girl's situation well. Now there are two outstanding young people who love her and pursue her. "

"As long as our girl chooses one, the marriage will be settled tomorrow."

"Yes, that's true. Unlike other girls who can't get married, no one really cares about them. There isn't even a matchmaker who comes to inquire." Wang Cuilian also said.

Yang Ruoqing added: "Speaking of the matchmaker coming to our door, it's normal for our family not to have a matchmaker come to our door."

"As far as our daughter is concerned, among those boys from ten miles and eight villages who are digging in the dirt, who is confident that they can match her?" Luo Baobao is a girl with both civil and military skills.

"In addition, regarding the conditions for our marriage and Tang Yazi's identity, not to mention the boys from the farmers' families in Shiliba Village, even the young students from the scholar families in the nearby towns must consider carefully if they want to come to our house to propose marriage. Weigh it!"

It not only involves whether the family status matches, but also involves the bride price.

Although the Luo family is rich, they are not like some women who covet the men's betrothal gifts and accumulate the men's betrothal gifts to marry their brothers or build houses.

Everyone scolded her behind her back, saying that she was selling her daughter instead of marrying her.

Because the bride price is not private money given by the man to the woman's parents, the man's bride price is actually the woman's dowry that matches it.

Betrothal gifts and dowry, to put it bluntly, are the financial support provided by the parents of both parties to the newlyweds.

The birth of a new couple and the birth of a new family are inseparable from food, clothing, housing, transportation, and making a living.

Therefore, the bride price and dowry are put together to protect the new life of the new couple. This is the function.

If the man pays a bride price and the woman accepts all the gifts without giving any dowry at all, people will poke holes in the woman's spine and say that she sold her daughter in the hope that she will get rich and has no regard for her daughter's life in her husband's family.

But if the woman gives a dowry, but the man does not give enough betrothal gifts to match it, then people will say that the marriage is not a well-matched marriage.

What's more, some people will say that the man is a poor man and the woman is married low, and all kinds of unpleasant words follow.

Therefore, only a well-matched marriage is the most perfect marriage and will not be criticized.

If he is with Zuo Jinling, the two families are indeed a good match.

But if he follows Bingbing, then the Zhou family must be quite different in family background.

This huge difference in family background needs to be made up for by the excellence of the children themselves.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why Bingbing and Luo Baobao clearly have feelings for each other, but have not taken that step yet!

"Auntie, don't be anxious. Don't underestimate this girl of ours who seems heartless. In fact, she knows everything in her heart."

"Maybe they are pondering and brewing many things themselves. As parents, don't rush us, just wait patiently. When the time is right, everything will naturally fall into place!"

After hearing this, Wang Cuilian finally smiled.

"That's good. I'm looking forward to helping take care of my great-grandchildren soon!"

"This Zhi'er is probably the fastest to become a father, but the couple live in Yangzhou, and the child is definitely not raised here. We can only come back during the Chinese New Year to stay for more than a month, which is not enough!"

"As for Chen'er, we have great ambitions. It seems that we haven't even thought about starting a family. Hey!"

"Tuan Tuan Yuan is too young, and they have only recently had their babies. I'm afraid I won't have the lifespan to help them take care of their babies!"

"After all this calculation, I am the only granddaughter who has some hope left. If she doesn't marry far away, but stays close to me, I can help take care of the baby for a few years with my body and bones. That would be great!"

Yang Ruoqing stood up and came over to pinch Wang Cuilian's shoulders from behind, "Auntie, you are in good health and have a long life. You will definitely be able to help Tuan Yuanyuan raise the baby in the future, for sure!"

Wang Cuilian smiled and patted the back of Yang Ruoqing's hand, "Okay, okay, I'll take care of myself and look forward to that day!"