Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Nenya followed closely behind. The three of them each had a basket, which should be enough to store the vegetables.

Ye Muyu did not stop them.

She had just walked out of the house.

She bumped into her neighbor. Old Madam Lin saw Ye Muyu and quickly walked over with a smile on her face. “Oh, isn’t this Lady Ye?” I heard that Ziluo entered the top 100 in the girls’ art competition. She’s really amazing. She’s not like my children at all. Either their tea skills are too bad, or their cooking skills are not good. I’m embarrassed to mention the rankings of these children.”

“Madam Lin, you’re too humble. I heard that the county has a ranking system for each category. Those who enter the top 100 will be rewarded. These days, girls with good culinary skills and needlework don’t have to worry about marriage,” Ye Muyu replied softly.

“Yes, that’s right.” Old Madam Lin’s face was full of wrinkles. “These girls are envious of other girls getting good rankings. They’re finally eager to learn skills.”

“I’ll ask the children at home to compete next year.”

“By the way, I heard that the only person in the village who made it into the top ten is your sister-in -law’s daughter, Qingxiang?” When Old Madam Lin said this, she could not help but reveal a look of envy. “That child is really smart. I heard that she was engaged to the scholar of the Song family, right?”

“She has become a celebrity in the village this time. I reckon the wedding will be held in October.”

Ye Muyu thought, ‘That’s right. My sister-in-law will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to promote her daughter’s reputation.’

The Song family was already poor, so they naturally wanted to find a capable daughter-in-law.

Now, Chu Qingxiang had almost all the conditions, and she was already engaged.

The Song family probably wished that they could hold their marriage earlier to avoid any complications.

In this way, it would be in line with Madam Zhang’s thoughts. It was estimated that it would not be long before she would hear the happy news of their marriage.

“Lady Ye, I’m not going to chat with you anymore. It’s getting late, I still have to go get a basket of pigweed.” Old Madam Lin left after saying her goodbyes.

“Alright, take care,” Ye Muyu replied. She brought the two children to the vegetable field next to the house and dug out a few white radishes. Chu Ziluo and Nenya helped to remove the soil on the surface before putting them into the basket.

There were many people working in the village.

Ye Muyu only spent the time picking vegetables.

Many people greeted her.

“Lady Ye, I heard that your Ziluo has entered the top 100? This child is really capable. ”

“Ziluo has always been a capable child. She’s only eight years old, but she’s already ranked 80th. I wonder who’s lucky enough to find such a good wife.”

“That’s right, Lady Ye, when Zi Luo is old enough and is finding a husband, remember to consider my brat.”

Generally, a girl from the countryside could get engaged at the age of ten.

This kind of girl was usually from a family with good conditions. She did not have to worry about getting married as the man’s family would invite a matchmaker to come to their door.

If the woman’s family valued the man’s family, they would agree to the engagement.

When a girl reached the age of fourteen or fifteen, she could get married.

During this period, if any of the two families were unwilling to get married, they could cancel the engagement in the middle.

Usually, it was rare for a marriage to be decided so early. However, a girl like Chu Ziluo, who had a good family background and a good reputation, could get married easily.

Therefore, after hearing the praise of the villagers, it became a trend to talk about marriage.

Ye Muyu would always reject him with a smile. “My daughter is only eight years old. It’s still too early. She has to wait until she’s 14 or 15 years old. I want her to stay at home more..”