Don’t have the guts to look at each other? It doesn’t exist.
What Zhiyao saw was a girl with regular facial features. There was nothing stunning about her at first glance. Her figure was not so easy to observe because she was sitting on her knees.
But right? She is just a fourteen-year-old girl and has not fully grown. We will talk about the topic of body shape in a few years.
Fen Ying already knew about Zhi Yao, the third generation of the Zhi family.
Of course she didn't inquire deliberately. Firstly, the daughter of a noble family needs to know a few men from prominent families, at least one of them. It's up to her to know more about them. Secondly, some of the things Zhiyao did are too big.
And if he does things perfectly, his reputation has spread far and wide.
Little girls from the Jin Kingdom, as long as they were not named Ji, knew that Zhiyao led his army to defeat the princes twice, especially when he led his army into the capital of Qi State, "Linzi", they all dreamed of marrying Zhiyao one day.
Great hero.
In an era where the importance of being well-matched is extremely important, more young girls know that they have no chance, but this does not prevent them from fantasizing, and it is still under the premise that they have no idea what Zhiyao will look like.
For the women of the Jin Dynasty, beauty and ugliness are of secondary importance. Being good at fighting is the best life partner.
Don’t blame the women of the Jin State for being too realistic. Born in the militarist Jin State, if you can’t go to war, you have no future at all, even if you can’t even maintain the family business; if you can go to war, you can still make military exploits repeatedly.
It means that even a small family has the opportunity to develop.
The Xun family is a family with a long history. After several generations of genetic improvement, Zhiyao will not be ugly anyway. To say he is handsome depends on his aesthetics.
Actually, it is good as long as the facial features are straight. In the Spring and Autumn Period, men were judged whether they were handsome or not by their beards.
Zhiyao, who is only fifteen years old, of course does not have a beard. Even if he grows a beard, he only starts after the crowning ceremony.
As the voice of a large family, Fen Ying does not have to do heavy physical work and is not exposed to wind and sun all the time, so her skin is definitely whiter than that of ordinary women.
It just so happened that the aristocrats of the Spring and Autumn Period believed that a woman's beauty was related to her skin color. If her facial features were not crooked, if she didn't have buck teeth, and if she knew how to dress up, she wouldn't be that ugly.
So, did people wear makeup during the Spring and Autumn Period? This question is a little bit different.
Since men took over the main social status, it has become very important for women to look good. They will try every means to make themselves look more beautiful, thus giving rise to the knowledge of makeup.
Making oneself more beautiful is a skill, and due to various reasons, this skill cannot become a prominent skill. A qualified family will definitely pass on the knowledge of how to become more beautiful from generation to generation.
Zhishen was chatting with Zhao Yang, but many times it looked like he was trying to resist.
Zhishen had already become one of the "Qings" of the Jin State. Seeing that he could not resist Zhao Yang's aura, he would definitely be crushed to death, right?
"How?" Zhao Bolu asked a little bit mischievously.
Zhiyao smiled heartily at Fen Ying, shifted her gaze to Zhao Bolu, and said, "Shan."
What else could happen?
Can the value of a wife from a big family like them be judged by beauty or ugliness?
If marriages between children of big families do not mention value, they are actually acting like hooligans and will appear extremely hypocritical.
It's just that both parties must recognize the value of a big family marriage. For example, Zhao Bolu's fiancée is Wei Chi's eldest daughter Yingji. The problem is that the two families should end their alliance. There is no hesitation at all because of the marriage between them.
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It must be mentioned that several families with high positions in the Jin Kingdom had marriage relationships for several generations. For example, the first wife of the Zhao family and Zhao Wu came from the Xun family, the Wei family, the Han family, the Fan family and the Xun family also have a long history.
In the history of their marriage, when did they ever show mercy to each other?
So, marriage can only appear closer when there is a basis for cooperation. Once the conflict of interests between the two parties is too great and conflicts break out, it is a joke to say that they will be merciful because of the marriage relationship.
Everyone knows what marriage is about. In fact, it is also based on the rigid demand of being well-matched. To put it bluntly, there is no such thing as a lower marriage. However, lower marriages often occur because of the search for talents.
Zhiyao saw Zhishen taking out a paper brochure and giving it to Zhao Yang, and stopped talking with Zhao Bolu.
That booklet is purely a gift list, and there is absolutely no such thing as birthdays and horoscopes.
Nowadays, marriage does not depend on birth date and horoscope. It should be recognized by ancestors and blessed by gods or spirits from all directions. There will be "witches" who collect money to do things.
An engagement does not require the presence of a "witch", but a "witch" must be present when the wedding is held. In some countries, the power of "witches" is not small, and the "witches" in the Jin Dynasty only do red and white affairs.
Zhao Yang was looking at the gift list very attentively. What he was looking at was not the gift list, but the paper itself that could carry the text.
"Is this the paper that Yao got by chance?" Zhao Yang asked.
Jishen, who felt uncomfortable from the inside out, smiled and replied, "Exactly."
Paper was "invented" by Zhiyao several years ago. There is no external sales at all, and there is no promotion or anything. It is only given away in small quantities to families with whom it has good relationships.
Zhao Yang put away the gift list and said cautiously: "Yao created this thing, so he can get blood to eat."
In other words, just because Zhiyao invented paper, the technology of making paper has not been passed down, and future generations will remember him for his kindness.
Those words made Zhiyao's pupils shrink, and she thought: "As expected of Zhao Yang, his vision is too sharp!"
Zhao Yang took out a silk book, which contained Zhao's gift list.
Try to communicate with each other if you have the same value! Not only in terms of interpersonal communication, marriage should also be like this, otherwise it is not marriage, but a naked business.
Silk is a kind of cloth, more precisely, a silk fabric. Before paper was invented, it would be used to write words on it and use it for some very special occasions.
"I'm very pleased with this. Please send it to me as many as possible." Zhao Yang was talking about paper.
In the past, the relationship between the Zhi family and the Zhao family may not have been so tense. There must have been some ceremonial gifts to each other, but paper had never appeared among the gifts given by the Zhi family to the Zhao family.
Several years have passed, and Lao Zhijia's paper production volume has long been sufficient. Not only can it be supplied internally, but it can also be sold in large quantities for takeout.
Is it just that? The old Zhi family is not short of money from selling paper. Furthermore, Zhiyao’s thoughts are not here. His subsequent application of paper is limited to the study of paper armor.
After exchanging gift lists, Zhishen told Zhiyao that it was time to bring out the real engagement token.
Zhiyao didn't show any pretense. She stood up openly, walked to Fen Ying, turned around and took the bundle of silk and satin offered by her husband, and handed it to Fen Ying, who was kneeling and standing up, with a smile.
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There is nothing wrong with this posture for men, but women will look beautiful if they are "proper".
Fen Ying didn't have to kneel down to receive the engagement token handed over by Zhiyao. It was simply that Zhiyao left in a hurry and didn't have time to stand up.
The Laozhi family has a long textile heritage. When each generation of clan members get engaged, the gifts are related to cloth, but there are differences in the degree of preciousness.
Fen Ying saluted Zhiyao and then handed the silk and satin to an elder or younger sister in the clan next to her.
This must be the person who is going to be my bride. She stared at Zhiyao boldly, and smiled openly when Zhiyao looked over.
Another girl handed Fen Ying a plate covered with cloth, and then Fen Ying handed the plate to Zhi Yao.
Zhiyao, who had obtained the item, didn't have to guess. The Zhao woman's engagement token must be something in the shape of a horse. Given Fenying's status, it would be a horse puppet made of bronze.
Therefore, a family’s inheritance is something they take very seriously, and tokens are generally creations related to inheritance.
After exchanging the engagement tokens, Zhiyao returned to her seat holding the plate. The weight of the plate confirmed that it was definitely a bronze horse puppet. It was just because it was covered with cloth that it was difficult to tell what the shape of the horse puppet was.
The engagement ceremony has been basically completed here, and all that's left is to have dinner and go back.
Before waiting for dinner, Zhishen continued chatting with Zhao Yang. You can imagine how uncomfortable Zhishen felt because he had to continue chatting with Zhao Yang; the juniors will have their own space.
A group of women have already left first.
Zhiyao stayed in the lobby for a while and was greeted by Zhao Bolu to go out.
"I never thought that you and I would become a family." Zhao Bolu felt that Zhiyao had similar interests when he met him, and he was really happy from the bottom of his heart that Zhiyao could become his brother-in-law.
Zhiyao glanced at the few little brothers of the Zhao family who were like followers, glanced at Zhao Wuxie, and looked into Zhao Bolu's eyes, and said with a smile: "No need to say more, where is Fen, hurry up
Lead the way."
Before dinner, it is very reasonable for Zhiyao and Fen Ying to get together. It is a must-have communication after confirming the engagement.
Zhao Bolu was not angry at Zhiyao's rudeness. On the contrary, he laughed "haha".
A bunch of Zhao's little brats also started laughing, and they began to gather around and ask Zhiyao questions. The most asked questions were about the war.
Zhiyao didn't have to deal with a bunch of brats at all, so she still had some patience and teased them for a while.
In the end, Zhao Bolu, who still couldn't stand it anymore, drove away the bunch of kids and took Zhiyao to another courtyard.
There are already a bunch of little girls waiting here.
When they saw Zhiyao and Zhao Bolu approaching, they all quickly stood up and saluted.
At this time, Fen Ying had already changed into another outfit. She was encouraged by the sisters and took the initiative to approach Zhiyao and gave her a sweet smile.
Of course Zhiyao responded with a smile, and then looked openly at the girls who seemed to know how to dowry.
The main bride of the Zhao family was Fen Ying, and there were four bridesmaids, one of whom was from the Liang family of Xiaozong.
The girl who smiled boldly at Zhiyao in the lobby just now was born in the Liang family.
Marrying a wife and having four wives? This kind of thing was normal in the Spring and Autumn Period.
It's not necessarily the welfare that the woman brings to the south, it's mainly the concern that her daughter will have no one to talk to after she gets married, and secondly, it's a custom used by a large family to form close ties.
What does Zhiyao think of such a "beautiful thing"? To be honest, she just has no opinion!