Logically speaking, it's not a big deal that a girl likes a handsome young man when neither of them is married.
But this was in the 1980s, and people's thinking was still relatively conservative. Few girls could express their feelings of liking someone so directly and boldly.
Wang Tianxiao couldn't quite figure out Mi Xiaoqing's character and morality, and he didn't dare to let Li Guanping get too close to her.
My brother-in-law is too honest; he often gets sold out and still helps the seller count the money.
He probably couldn't outmaneuver this girl with her lively eyes.
Wang Tianxiao also noticed that although his younger brother Wang Tiancheng tried to cover it up, he still often secretly looked at Mi Xiaoqing. When he heard that Mi Xiaoqing wanted to live in the back row, his eyes were filled with anxiety, but when he saw that her idea was rejected, he showed a relieved expression.
This child also fell in love at first sight.
Unlike people in later generations who repeatedly confirm their relationship before dating, blind dates in this era were much simpler. They would often meet briefly, learn about each other's family background, and as long as neither of them was too unattractive, the parents would basically make the decision, and the relationship would likely be successful.
Just like Mi Xiaoqing, if she really wanted to be with Li Guanping, then it's basically like she would have asked a matchmaker to come to her door.
If both sets of parents have no objections and can afford a certain amount of betrothal gifts, the marriage can basically proceed.
The bride price in Qingcheng is notoriously high, no less than that in Jiangxi. It was even featured on a major news television program.
For people living in the mountains, the bride price is even more expensive.
People often say that girls who marry into mountain villages are basically "sold" for a certain amount of money. This sounds excessive, but it reflects the actual situation to some extent.
At that time, the roads in the mountains were not very smooth. Many girls, once married, would not be able to return to their parents' home for several years at a time, as if they were cut off from their parents' home. Their parents no longer expected the girl to do anything and took all the dowry money back to their sons to get married. It was as if they had sold the girl.
Even more so, there are many cases of arranged marriages.
This family has a daughter and a son, but the son can't find a wife.
That family was in the same situation, so the two girls married each other's sons, thus solving the problem of finding wives for their sons at the same time.
It can only be said that, in certain eras, the phenomenon of valuing sons over daughters was indeed quite serious.
For example, Wang Xiaozhu was in poor health when she gave birth, while Zhang Meifeng already had six sons and two daughters, which was not a small number of children.
As a result, many people, including Wang Tianxiao's grandmother, persuaded Zhang Meifeng to suffocate Wang Xiaozhu in the water vat.
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