Chapter 15 The imperial court issues a daughter-in-law
"We're here to see off the team again. Let's go and see how the girl is doing this time."
"Hurry up, you'll be late, someone will pick out the pretty ones."
"You all don't think about it, can the women who are sent to the royal family by the imperial court be good-looking?" Some passers-by shook their heads and laughed, with disdain in their tone.
"Yes, in order to increase the population, the imperial court stipulated that women who do not marry at nineteen will be taxed three times. The beautiful women around me all got married around fifteen or sixteen. Those who cannot marry at nineteen will definitely not look good."
Listening to the conversations around him, Su Anlin gradually remembered.
The past few years in Daxia were not peaceful and the population was declining. In order to stimulate the population, the imperial court implemented regulations that women must marry before they are seventeen years old.
Of course, unless you meet a few conditions.
She is a religious person, such as a Taoist nun, a nun, or someone with an unusual status.
Or someone who is a martial arts student and has reached a certain level of strength.
Most people who learn martial arts marry late and have children later in life. Because they have abundant energy and blood, they are less likely to get sick. Most of their lifespans can exceed fifty, and many of the strong ones are over a hundred years old.
On the contrary, if those who learn martial arts marry early, have too many sexual intercourses, their energy will leak out, their martial arts path will suffer setbacks, and it will be difficult to improve in the future, and if they have children, it will also affect their practice.
Under this situation, Daxia did not force warriors to get married. Instead, they hoped to marry later, because a strong warrior was a precious fighting force to the court.
As for the requirements for men, there is also a requirement of seventeen years old, but it depends on your family situation.
Before marrying a wife, you must have a house, at least an acre of fertile land at home, or have a decent living.
If not, then become a bachelor, because you can't support yourself, how can you support your wife?
I'll give it to your wife, but you're of no use to her.
On this point, the court was quite thoughtful and responsible.
Based on this, even though Su Dahu, Su Anlin's eldest brother, was 20 years old, the court did not come to see his wife off.
Well, so does he.
Anyway, the dental store hadn't opened yet, so Su Anlin felt curious, so he pulled Su Yuyu and followed the flow of people to look at the entrance of an inn not far away.
There were three officials and about ten women standing in front of them.
The women all wore red headscarves and their faces were invisible.
In fact, it was all about face at the beginning, but the government had prepared several send-off teams before.
Since these women were all left over from the selection process, it is obvious that they are of good quality and belong to the level of jackals, tigers and leopards.
After giving it away several times, a few more women came out.
So the government got smart and put red headscarves on them so that they couldn't see their faces.
And I don’t know who came up with the idea.
The women are all well-dressed, look good, and present themselves well.
There were two people who were wearing tight clothes, and their outlines were protruding forward and backward, which aroused the interest of some men.
"Zhang Mazi, you must be seventeen years old. Find one quickly. I think the one in front of you is pretty good."
In the crowd, someone joked to a man with a pockmarked face.
"Hahaha..." the crowd laughed.
The pock-marked man's face turned red: "Whoever came up with the idea is covered with a red hijab and can't see his face. What if it's a bad bitch?"
"Oh, don't worry, I carefully selected these, they are quite beautiful."
Next to the officer, a matchmaker holding a red handkerchief was talking happily.
"Besides, I remember that you guys will be seventeen soon, so you need to find them quickly."
The matchmaker tried her best to persuade her and successfully introduced a new couple. She was paid ten cents, so she worked very hard.
"Yes, hurry up." He looked at the four men beside him with a pockmarked face: "You pick first."
"I'm not picky. I still have three months to go until I'm seventeen. If I wait a little longer, I'll catch up with Cui Lan. She's the one who's pretty."
"I'm not picky. I recently met a strange woman. I think I can catch up with her." A scholar shook his folding fan and said calmly:
"You can't be careless about important things in life. Anyway, it's just one more year to pay triple the tax. I can still afford it."
After all, no one came forward to choose.
Su Yuyu squeezed into the crowd, her eyes shining brightly.
"Second brother, there are still wives here. As expected of the city, there are none in our village."
"That's because our family is so poor that we are going to starve to death. No matter how much the court gives you a wife, we won't be able to support you."
"Ah, that's right. That's right." Su Yuyu nodded.
"It's a pity that I can't see my face. Otherwise, there are some good-looking ones. Second brother, you can choose one now."
"Young Master, do you also want to choose?"
Su Yuyu's words were noticed by the matchmaker, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
This Su Anlin is so beautiful and beautiful, but he has not yet married a wife.
He came over quickly and said, "Sir, what kind of girl do you like? I have many girls. They are all ladies, diligent and thrifty."
Su Anlin was speechless and looked at the ten girls standing in front of him.
Well, it would be great if the matchmaker had a bald head, a row of lights in front of the ten girls, music playing in the background...that would be awesome.
After being dazed for a moment, Su Anlin said: "I came from the countryside and was just passing by."
"Does your family have land and a house?" the matchmaker asked hurriedly.
As long as these two conditions are met, the court can give him a wife.
Because women on the wedding party have no choice. If a man likes you, you have to agree.
Su Anlin shook his head: "There is no more land, so I can barely make a living by hunting."
The matchmaker frowned: "There is no more land..."
Hunting was not considered an occupation by the imperial court because the uncertainty was too great and it was impossible to provide such people with wives.
The matchmaker sighed: "Then forget it."
The crowd is getting bigger and bigger, but no one is coming.
Now, several girls were also anxious. If they couldn't get married, they would be taxed three times.
Not only is the burden heavy, but people will also criticize you and say you are losing money.
"I...I know how to do farm work and am very sensible." A girl with a strong back and a strong back couldn't wait any longer and took the initiative.
"I can count. If any master comes to me, I can be his concubine."
"I can be a concubine, brothers and gentlemen, please give me a way to survive."
For a while, the girls introduced themselves one after another, just wanting to sell themselves.
Some girls even bluntly said that they eat very little and don't eat vegetables, so they only need two bowls of rice every day.
Su Anlin lamented that it was not easy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, he noticed that Yaxing opened the door, squeezed out the crowd, and came to Yaxing.
Shopkeeper Liu is making tea.
When he saw Su Anlin, his eyes lit up. The tea was only half poured, so he put it aside and came over.
"Mr. Su, it's so early."
"Well, I saw you didn't open the door before, so I went to look at the bride-to-be team in front for a while." Su Anlin said casually: "Why are there more and more women in the bride-to-be team now? And I think they are all quite normal, so why can't they get married?
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In the past, Su Anlin knew that most disabled women who could not get married were either mentally retarded.
Shopkeeper Liu sighed: "In the past few years, there have been wars and banditry, and evil spirits have appeared in some places. There have been many deaths of men, so naturally women cannot get married. Now, it is hard to make money. Look at the city.
There are more and more gangs every year. It’s hard enough to raise a wife and children at home, so who is still in the mood to take a concubine?”
With that said, he led the two of them into the house.
He took out two exquisite small teacups and poured tea for Su Anlin and Su Yuyu:
"Drink some tea. I have already taken care of the house yesterday and can take it to see today."
Shopkeeper Liu took out a booklet, which recorded the location, area, furnishings and finally the price of the house.
After a day of looking at houses, Su Anlin finally settled on a small courtyard house.
The price is not too expensive, only 400 taels, and it's not far from the Dali martial arts gym.
He knows the value of the courtyard house. Logically speaking, it is normal for this apartment to be worth 700 or 800 yuan.
He didn't understand why it was so cheap.
So on the way, he secretly guessed whether the house had structural defects? Or was there a property rights dispute in the house?
You must understand it clearly by then.
Along the way, we walked on the street at the entrance of the courtyard. It was quite prosperous here, with an endless stream of vendors.
However, the existence of some people makes Su Anlin not very fond of them.
That means there are many beggars.
These beggars are clearly organized.
From time to time, you can still see some gangsters whispering, and occasionally you can see some girls passing by, always looking at them strangely.
Su Anlin frowned. Faintly, he seemed to know why housing prices in this place were so cheap.