The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

After the two men made an appointment, Jiang Shun took the yamen runners and the young Taoist priest Wong Tai Sin away.

Shen Yuan drove the ox cart to the inn to settle down.

On the way, I saw that some refugees had already entered the city, and I thought to myself that the new county magistrate was really good, as he actually allowed the refugees to enter the city.

If it were the previous county magistrate, let alone opening the city gates, it would be considered good if he didn't suppress them.

But Tongxu County is relatively small, and these refugees are only the first batch of refugees, and there are not many of them. It may not be appropriate to place them all in the city.

I heard that the county magistrate is only twenty years old. He is really too young.

Doing so appears to be very merciful, but we are afraid that things will get out of control.

Shen Yuan didn't have time to think about anything else. By the time he settled down at Chengxiang Inn, it had already become completely dark.

Although he had been busy all day, he had no appetite at all. He was neither hungry nor thirsty. Jiang Shun had not come yet, so he simply lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

I don’t know if the officials from Su Wanwan’s side have found her.

Su Wanwan, please be fine.

Laozi, please.

At this moment, Su Wanwan has already received the hot porridge.

It’s not white rice porridge, but black multi-grain porridge, fortunately it’s not that watery.

Su Wanwan drank it as if it were hot water and didn't find it difficult to swallow.

After a bowl of hot soup, the fatigue from the past few days seemed to be lessened.

Next, she had to think carefully about how to enter the city.

I wonder if there is anyone selling travel passes. It would be great if she could buy one.

If she can't get into the city tonight, how will she survive outside the city?

Su Wanwan walked towards the city gate.

She observed for a while and found that there was no illegal resident like her. Everyone entering the city had a pass.

I wonder if she can say that she lost her pass.

Well, the key is that if someone asks her where she came from, she can't make up a lie.

You can't say it's from Daliushu Village.

She had already inquired about it. Daliushu Village was in the southeast of Tongxu County. This was the north gate, and people from Daliushu Village entered the city from the south gate.

What's more, Daliushu Village has not been affected by the disaster yet.

Su Wanwan observed for a while and finally saw an official seemed to be walking along the city wall into the darkness on the side.

Su Wanwan knew that he might be going to pee, so she immediately went over and waited.

When everyone came out, Su Wanwan took advantage of being away from the crowd and immediately shouted:

"Lord."

The yamen runner saw that it was a dirty little girl and became a little impatient and ignored her.

Su Wanwan immediately took out a silver bracelet from her sleeve and stuffed it over.

The bailiff was slightly stunned. He never expected that this little girl who was as dirty as a beggar could be so generous.

After weighing the silver bracelet in his hand, he spoke:

"What's the matter?"

Su Wanwan whispered:

"Sir, I met some bad guys on the road. They stole my bag with my pass inside. I am going to Tongxu County to seek refuge with my relatives. Can you help me think of a solution?"

Su Wanwan's eyes turned red and she cried so hard, looking so pitiful.

It would be strange if a little girl alone didn't get robbed. Her reason was so reasonable.

As for the silver bracelet, it must have been hidden carefully.

The bailiff didn't think much about it, but instead felt sorry for the little girl.

But not having a pass is indeed a problem, after all, the county magistrate has strictly stipulated that a pass is required.

It is already good enough that these refugees can enter the city. It would be impossible without a pass.

"You can't do it without a pass, but our county magistrate is kind, so I can show you a clear way."

The bailiff took a look at Su Wanwan. The girl looked quite old.

Su Wanwan's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately: "Thank you, sir. Please go ahead."

"In order to settle refugees like you, our county magistrate has made a rule that if there are unmarried girls over the age of 15, they can marry men from our Tongxu County and settle down here."

The bailiff spoke slowly.

This rule is true.

Not only can the girl settle down, but if the boy is capable, he can also support the girl's family and they can get through this disaster together.

There are quite a few bachelors in Tongxu County. Doing this can not only ease the pressure brought by refugees, but also promote population growth and solve the problem of so many old bachelors, killing two birds with one stone.

The girl was alone, had no family, and there were plenty of men who wanted to marry her.

Su Wanwan's head exploded when she heard this:........

"Is there no other way?"

Su Wanwan was speechless.

The yamen runner looked at her and advised:

"I see that you are not young anymore. According to the laws of our Xia Dynasty, if a girl does not marry at the age of fifteen, she must pay taxes and silver. If she does not marry at the age of eighteen, she must be forced to marry.

Girl, you lost your travel permit. This is the only way out. If you get married, you will have a new household registration and no longer have to pay taxes. It’s the best of both worlds.”

Considering the money, the official was quite responsible and spoke sincerely.

But Su Wanwan wanted to curse in her heart.

What a broken rule.

The bailiff felt that he had said enough, but looking at the girl's expression, it seemed that she was still unhappy, so he became a little impatient.

"Think about it carefully. You can't enter without a pass. If you want to get married, there are official matchmakers there. You can follow them to settle down first, and then find a suitable marriage partner for you."

After saying this, the bailiff said no more and turned away.

Su Wanwan:.......

She actually looked at the place that the bailiff pointed to. She hadn't noticed it before, but when she looked, she saw that there was really a woman walking towards that place.

Oh my god, is it still possible to do this?

She did know that many dynasties in history had official matchmakers, especially the Han Dynasty. Because there were too many wars, in order to increase the population, girls had to marry off at a very young age, and even widows without sons were forced to remarry.

I didn’t expect that after traveling here, I would become a refugee and face forced marriage?

Su Wanwan thought that she was already 18 years old. If she didn't get married at the age of 18 here, even if she went to the city, she would probably be caught and forced to marry.

It would be fine if she found an honest and good-looking man, but if she were to marry an old man in his forties or fifties whose wife had died or an old bachelor, she would cry to death.

Su Wanwan suddenly shuddered and her eyes turned red again.

Woohoo, so scary.

What should I do?

Is this the only way to go?

Why not, she go to the official media to register first and then enter the city?

She had money, and she could always pick a better man by bribing the official matchmaker with it.

Su Wanwan was shamefully moved.

In order to solve the household registration problem, it seems that she has only one way out, which is to get married.

Since you have to get married anyway, you might as well do it now before so many refugees enter the city and you can pick a good one.

She could just pick a farmer and go to the countryside to farm.

Farmers have no money, and they definitely won't take concubines or anything like that, so they're easy to control.

But this is not what she wanted. Why is she so miserable?

Su Wanwan hesitated, but her legs still walked uncontrollably towards the official media.

(Shen Yuan, if you don’t come, your wife will marry someone else.)