Ordinary happy life

Chapter 13 New Policy

"Hey, have you heard? The court heard that a new policy is coming. The man is over twenty-two years old, and the woman and her brother are over eighteen years old. If they are not married yet, they will be forced to get married. !!!" A woman in her thirties whispered to the woman selling potatoes next to her while playing with the vegetables in front of her.

The woman selling potatoes was surprised when she heard this and asked, "Really or not, the court still cares when you will get married???" The

woman selling vegetables replied proudly, "My uncle's brother-in-law's son is in the county government office." He heard with his own ears what the adults said about work, saying that notices would be issued next month at the latest."

When the woman selling potatoes heard that the other party actually had relatives working in the county government, she looked at the other party. The woman selling vegetables was so awe-stricken that she felt extremely grateful and raised her chin high.

Lin Qin originally just saved some mushrooms and vegetables to sell in the town to make money, but he didn't expect to hear such news, and his heart suddenly jumped up. Lin Qin didn't think the other party was talking nonsense. Who dared to joke about the affairs of the court in this era? He was relieved a little when he thought that he was still more than half a year away from turning eighteen. How many families could have such forced marriages? OK

Although Lin Qin has never been to the county government office, he has heard that the adults there are all concerned with money and are most afraid of trouble. If the imperial court really issued a policy of compulsory marriage, how could the county government still investigate and arrange for them one by one? At most, they will marry you if they are about the same age. As for the character of both parties and their family background, it can only depend on you. It's your luck.

Because Lin Qin was thinking about something, the people he called to buy groceries were a little absent-minded. Lin Qin did not forget that although Lin Erzhu was still two years old, Lin Dazhu was just over the age. When it was almost noon, Lin Qin saw that the vegetables were almost sold out, with only a little left. If he had been in the past, he would have waited until they were sold out before going back, but today Lin Qin packed up his things quickly and rushed home.

"Brother Lin Qin???" Lin Qin walked with his head buried in the scorching sun. Not long after he left the town, he heard someone calling him from behind. Lin Qin turned around and saw Zhang Dayong driving the car towards him.

Lin Qin stopped and called Zhang Dayong. Since the two parties were not very familiar with each other, he didn't know what to say or what Zhang Dayong was calling him to do.

Zhang Dayong always remembers that when he first returned to the village, people in the village were afraid of him and did not dare to approach him. Only the Lin family would greet him when they saw him on the road. Sometimes they would help him when they saw that he had a lot of prey. Therefore, Zhang Dayong has a good impression of Lin Qin and his family. So when Zhang Dayong saw Lin Qin walking alone, he couldn't help but stop him. Zhang Dayong took a look and saw that there was no one around, so he said, "Brother Lin Qin, I want to go back to the village. Come up and I will take you back with me. There is nothing nearby." Man, I will let you down when we get to the village and no one will find you."

If Zhang Dayong just said that he wanted to take Lin Qin back to the village, Lin Qin would definitely not agree. If someone discovered this, he would not say anything. It was clear, but Zhang Dayong had already mentioned this. He thought it would take half an hour to walk back, and seeing that there was really no one around, he agreed. Lin Qin climbed onto the bullock cart and sat down. Although both parties knew each other, it was not good for a man and a boy to sit too close to each other, so Lin Qin deliberately chose a seat farthest away from Zhang Dayong.

Zhang Dayong didn't say anything when he saw this. He just confirmed that Lin Qin was seated and then waved his whip and drove the ox cart back to Zhuangyuan Village. Zhang Dayong himself was not an eloquent person, and Lin Qin was shy around men other than family members, so neither of them exchanged a word until they approached Zhuangyuan Village.

Zhang Dayong did what he said. When he was about two hundred meters away from Zhuangyuan Village, Zhang Dayong found a place to stop and let Lin Qin get off.

After Lin Qin got off the car, he thanked Zhang Dayong and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhang."

"You're welcome, we are from the same village and it's not a problem to drop by." Zhang Dayong waved his hand and replied.

That being said, if anyone with a bullock cart in the village takes someone from the village to the town, they have to give them copper coins. No one will take someone for free. Although Zhang Dayong's bullock cart was borrowed from someone else, Lin Qin was still very grateful to him for bringing him back from the town.

Lin Qin put the basket on his back again and was about to walk towards the village. Suddenly he thought of the news he had just heard in the town. He thought that Zhang Dayong and Lin Dazhu were both twenty-two years old. He stopped and said to Zhang Dayong, "Brother Zhang, I I just heard a news in the town that the court may issue a notice next month that men who are 22 years old and women who are not married until the age of 18 will be forced to marry."

Lin Qin's news made Zhang Dayong Surprised, Zhang Dayong knew that no one was willing to marry him because of his destiny. He didn't take it to heart but felt that living alone was very comfortable. If the court really forced marriage, Zhang Dayong couldn't help but frown at the thought of getting married to a strange woman or young man whose character he didn't know.

"Thank you for letting me know." Zhang Dayong thanked him.

Lin Qin shook his head and turned around and walked quickly home. Zhang Dayong waited for Lin Qin to leave for a while before driving the bullock cart back to the village chief's house with his whip.