Happy Little Scholar

"Official media?"

Li Yi was slightly stunned when he heard what Xiao Huan said. Tianlai 『Novel

Last time, he mistakenly took "10,000 gold" for 10,000 taels of gold, which was a big shame. In order not to make such a low-level mistake again, he took time to make up for the common sense of this world, of course, including etiquette, customs and local conditions.

Official media is also a matchmaker, but it has an official identity more than ordinary matchmakers.

At this time, although there was no family planning, the population was also very sparse, and the medical level was still limited. People's average life expectancy was not long. Living to the age of 50 was considered a profit, and every extra day of life was a blessing from God.

If the population base cannot be increased, it will lead to many problems.

Without population, where can we find people to farm, how can the country collect taxes, and when there is a war, where can we find people to join the army, how to resist foreign enemies, and how to maintain the reproduction of the nation?

Therefore, every king regards increasing the population as the top priority of national development.

Hundreds of years ago, early marriage and early childbearing, and encouraging more births became the laws and regulations on the table. There were rewards for having more children, and penalties for having fewer children. There was even a law that if a woman was not married at the age of 15, the whole family would be imprisoned.

Although the marriage law of Jingguo was not so harsh, under the encouragement of the government, everyone was trying to get married and have children. If you are a 17 or 18-year-old girl who is still waiting to get married, isn’t this a drag on the country?

Therefore, in addition to ordinary matchmakers, the profession of official matchmaker also came into being.

Any business, as long as it is related to the word "official", is not that simple.

The duty of the official matchmaker is to respond to the call of the country and solve the lifelong affairs of single men and women of marriageable age but not yet married. If the other party disagrees, they can even force a match.

Based on the concept of "making a baby" and "if you don't get married, I'll help you...", these official media run between villages, holding the red line well, and when necessary, they can also force two single dogs of the right age to be tied together. Every time they promote a good thing, they can not only receive a thank-you gift from the man's family, but also a certain reward from the official, which greatly increases their enthusiasm.

Liu Ruyi is only 28 years old. Of course, she is not yet an adult in the future, a young girl in her prime, but in the current era, she is undoubtedly an old girl.

Such old girls are naturally the focus of official media.

"Girl, I'm not saying anything bad about you, you are not young anymore. How many women of your age can be called "mother" by their children? Look at you, how many times have I come to your house and talked about how many marriages, why don't you open your mind?" In the yard, the official media with a mole on the corner of his mouth was still talking endlessly.

Liu Ruyi's pretty face was a little helpless, and Liu Ruyi looked ahead with an erratic look, obviously absent-minded.

The official matchmaker kept talking, and suddenly asked in surprise: "I remember that your sister was not married when I came last time. How come she got married in just a few months? I don't know which matchmaker arranged it. Why didn't she go to the government to register it..."

Her tone was a little regretful. She was responsible for the marriage of men and women of marriageable age in Liuye Village and several nearby villages. If she could arrange a marriage, she would get a reward. If someone else took it away, she would have nothing to do.

If she knew which matchmaker was so ignorant of the rules, she would have to remember it next time. If you do this business, you must abide by the rules of this business, and you can't stretch your hands too far.

Liu Ruyi didn't say anything. The reason why she made that decision some time ago was not only because of the people of the second aunt, but also to a large extent because the official matchmaker had come to her house countless times. If it was delayed for a while, I'm afraid she would have to pay a fine. At that time, they didn't have extra food at home.

The official matchmaker looked at Liu Ruyi and said, "Miss, I haven't treated you badly at all. You are so pretty, I can't bear to say bad things about your family. Last time, you were not satisfied with the eldest son of the blacksmith Wang. This time, I have left the best for you...

Although the son of Mr. Su is a little stupid, Mr. Su has opened a cloth shop in the capital city. He has maids, servants, and a big house. If you marry him, you will be the young lady. What do you think? If you agree, I will write back to Mr. Su immediately. The marriage can be settled in the next two days. If it is delayed for too long, Mr. Su will agree to someone else. There will be no way. There are a lot of people behind him who are trying to squeeze into the gate of the Su family."

Liu Ruyi's expression remained unchanged, as if she didn't hear what the official matchmaker said.

"Miss, I can't help you delay your marriage any longer. If you still don't agree, I'm afraid that it won't be long before the higher authorities will send people to fine you." The official matchmaker advised earnestly.

Li Yi was a little amused when he heard this from behind. Maids, servants, and a big house, such conditions might be enough to seduce Lao Fang. Miss Liu Er is now a person who has seen the world, and the private money she has saved might be enough to empty the cloth shop.

The official matchmaker was confident about today's marriage. She knew the situation of the girl's family. A few months ago, they were so poor that they could hardly eat and just barely make ends meet. Although the Su family was not a wealthy family, it was an exaggeration to say that she would marry into the Su family and become a young lady, but at least she would not have to worry about food and clothing, which was a thousand times better than here?

She was thinking about this in her heart. When her eyes swept over the two sisters, her expression suddenly froze, and then she showed a look of surprise.

The last time they came here, their clothes were just ordinary fabrics. What they are wearing today... I am afraid that these two clothes are worth a lot of money.

Looking at the hairpin on the sister's head, I felt that it looked vaguely familiar. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that she had seen it last time at Jinyufang, the most famous silver building in Fucheng. It was worth at least dozens of taels of silver.

After suffering for so many years, Liu Ruyi herself would certainly not be so extravagant as to spend dozens of taels of silver on a gold hairpin. This hairpin was given to her by Li Yi some time ago.

But I don't know that the official media was also wondering at this time. They had not seen each other for a few months. Could it be that the two sisters were trying to get rich?

However, even if they really become a wealthy family, the marriage that should be made will still happen. If it continues to be delayed, it will not just be as simple as fines.

Li Yizheng was standing not far away watching the excitement. The courtyard door was suddenly pushed open. As soon as Lao Fang walked in, he saw Li Yi. He touched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Uncle, that cloth you gave to my family last time." , is there anything else? Zhuzi was playing with fire at home today and accidentally burned the cloth, so I gave him a good beating..."

Before Li Yi could finish speaking, he ordered the little maid: "Go to the house and get another piece of cloth."

Lao Fang is considered a rich man now, so he can't afford to buy a piece of cloth, but the cloth given by the emperor has a different meaning. He was burned at the pillar like this. He probably felt very distressed. Li Yi felt sorry for the naughty child in his heart. Butt held a moment of silence.

Xiaohuan nodded and ran into the house quickly. After a while, he ran out holding a piece of cloth.

The emperor rewarded too much cloth last time, so he gave away a lot of it, but there was still a lot left. It wouldn't hurt to give a few more pieces to the maid.

The official media watched the little maid with a silver hairpin on her head running past. When his eyes glanced at the silk cloth in her arms, a look of surprise appeared on his face again.

"This... is good material!"

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