The problem of more girls and fewer boys in the Kang Dynasty has been going on for many years, and it cannot be solved by giving away relatives.
In every year's wedding ceremony, only a small number of people are selected in the first round.
For example, this time, there were more than 20 girls who came, and Jin Feng and the others only had four of them.
In order to eliminate these unmarried women and stimulate population growth as much as possible, the Kang Dynasty government encouraged concubines. As long as you could support them, you could take as many concubines as you wanted.
After Jin Feng and others have finished selecting, if anyone among the onlookers of the villagers likes a certain girl or a few girls, they can also choose them as concubines, and the selected girls cannot refuse.
However, having one more person in the family not only means one more mouth, but also one more tax to pay every year. There are very few families who dare to choose a concubine.
Therefore, every year there are many girls of the right age who cannot get married even if they join the wedding party.
Although this is caused by objective reasons, there is still a 20% tax penalty.
Such girls are called "losers".
Guan Xiaorou is a well-known loser in the neighborhood - she participated in four wedding parties in a row and was still not married when she was eighteen.
The reason why she can't get married is not because of bad character or laziness, but because she can't bask in the sun. Especially in summer, her skin will become red, swollen, and even blistered if she is exposed to the scorching sun for just a few minutes.
Such people were called Ye Mei in the Kang Dynasty, which meant an ominous person who could not see the light and could only live in darkness.
Guan Xiaorou's family used to be quite comfortable, and she could buy one or two kilograms of meat to satisfy her cravings during the Chinese New Year. However, since she was sixteen years old, she has to pay an extra 20% in taxes every year, and her family's life has become more and more difficult. Now she only eats one meal a day.
It is difficult to maintain food.
What's even more unfortunate is that her sister suddenly got a strange disease last year. She often trembles, sweats, and sometimes faints.
These have become proof that she is an ominous person.
Farmers are ignorant, who dares to marry such a woman?
"What a night charm, it's obviously just a sun allergy, just put on some sunscreen...feudal superstition kills people!"
Jin Feng felt somewhat sympathetic to this girl.
The village chief held a bowl in his hand and walked side by side with the captain of the government office.
"The old rule is that when drawing lots, one of the bars will be picked first."
The four people took turns taking out a paper ball from it.
Jin Feng opened the ball of paper, and there were four lines drawn on it, and he picked the last one.
But Jin Feng doesn't care too much. Anyway, if he and others choose the same girl, they can compete. There is not much difference between choosing first and then choosing.
The village chief looked at the notes in the hands of several people and smiled at the hunchback Li Shitou: "Shitou, you are the first one, choose."
Just as Li Shitou was about to speak, Guan Xiaorou suddenly rushed out of the team:
"Brother, I know how to weave and I have very little food. Please give me a way to survive. I will work hard and make cows and horses to repay your kindness!"
In order to increase her chips, she gritted her teeth and wrapped up her patched clothes, showing off her convex and concave figure to show that she was good at fertility.
"Go ahead, this figure is incredible!"
Hidden by the loose clothes just now, Jin Feng really didn't notice that Guan Xiaorou had such a good figure.
It's stiff where it should be, it's stiff where it should be, and it's thin where it should be thin...
Angelic face, devilish figure, melancholic temperament...a standard goddess!
But the villagers didn't buy it and called Guan Xiaorou shameless.
"Stand back!"
The yamen servant drank coldly.
Guan Xiaorou stood back in the team obediently, her face was so red that she was almost dripping with blood, her body was trembling slightly, but she still looked up at Li Shitou.
If possible, she didn't want to be called shameless, but she had no choice.
She has been spinning day and night for the past two years. Even so, her sister-in-law still beats and scolds her every day, but her brother and parents don't care.
Before departure, my sister-in-law said that if she still couldn't get married this time, she didn't need to go back. She could just follow the yamen to the county government and sell herself to a brothel.
In fact, this is also the final destination for many money-losing products.
If you can't get married and you really can't afford the taxes, you can sell yourself to a government-run brothel, so you don't have to pay taxes.
Guan Xiaorou would rather die than sell herself to a brothel.
But it's not easy to die.
If she commits suicide, her family will be held accountable, and the lightest punishment will be a large sum of money.
This is extremely unfilial.
Guan Xiaorou returns to the team and the marriage selection continues.
The village chief pushed Li Shitou.
Li Shitou did not dare to look at Guan Xiaorou and pointed at the strongest girl in the team.
Li Shitou's parents nodded with satisfaction.
When country people look for a wife, their first criterion is that she is strong, capable, and good at giving birth. They are really worried that Li Shitou chose the beautiful Guan Xiaorou on impulse.
After Li Shitou was Zhang Mancang.
Zhang Mancang took two steps forward and glanced at Guan Xiaorou with complicated eyes.
Guan Xiaorou's expression changed and she lowered her head slightly.
Just when Jin Feng thought Zhang Mancang would choose Guan Xiaorou, Zhang Mancang reached out and pointed at someone who looked strong and fertile.
Next it was Xie Guang's turn.
Xie Guang went up and looked at the girls carefully one by one. When he saw Guan Xiaorou, he was especially careful.
The naughty look in her eyes was frivolous and rude, which made Guan Xiaorou feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart, and she subconsciously wanted to retreat.
But in order to get married, he finally endured the nausea in his heart and stubbornly looked up at Xie Guang.
She had already made a decision in her heart. When Xie Guang chose her, she would commit suicide. Then she would have nothing to do with her parents.
As for Xie Guang being implicated, she didn't care.
Guanjiawan is not far from Hexiwan, and Guan Xiaorou knows who Xie Guang is.
Even if he is too lazy to do it, he also likes to tease his younger wife, older girls.
Several girls she knew had been molested by Xie Guang when they were digging wild vegetables.
When such a bastard is implicated, he is doing harm to the people!
"Why are you looking at me like that? To seduce me?"
Xie Guang smiled obscenely: "It's useless to seduce me. I don't dare to marry a disaster star like you. But if you follow the officials to the county to sell yourself in a brothel, I can take care of your business. You will have to wait for me then."
Good young master."
"you you……"
Guan Xiaorou was so angry that tears burst out from her eyes.
"Whether you choose or not, get out of here. Why are you babbling? It's taking up everyone's time."
Jin Feng couldn't stand it anymore.
Jin Feng prides himself on being a scholar and a gentleman who talks a lot but doesn't do anything. He is often bullied by Xie Guang and always walks around when he sees him in the village.
But today this coward actually scolded him in public, how could the dignified Xie Popi endure it?
He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Hey, you poor bastard, are you itching again?"
"stop!"
The village chief stood between the two of them and shouted in a cold voice: "Jin Feng, please go back and stand still. Xie Guang, please choose quickly, don't waste the officials' time!"
The word "official" is accented.
Although Xie Guang is a bastard, he is not a fool. He immediately realized that Jin Feng was trying to trick him.
Zhang Mancang and Li Shitou both chose quickly. When it was his turn, it took a lot of time and the government officials were already a little impatient.
If he had just beaten Jin Feng in front of the government officials, it would have been a crime of disrupting the wedding ceremony, which is not a small crime.
Xie Guang cursed Jin Feng secretly and pointed at a girl who looked more delicate.