But on what grounds?
Although Xiaoyu has some money and doesn't seem to lack food, it's not something she owes to her clansmen.
Besides, if it weren't for Xiaoyu, how could the Chi clan have survived last year's disaster?
Not to mention the earthquake this year!
Knowing this, the people present in Chijia'ao began to speak up one by one.
"Clan leader, I think those people from Wuning Prefecture have it pretty tough."
They traveled this long distance just to survive.
"Or we could let them stay."
"I have no objection. As long as they behave themselves, I don't care what they do."
"Chieftain, I've noticed that among their many people, there are quite a few women of marriageable age."
Let's see what happens after we leave them behind.
If we could, we'd let our kids marry those women.
In that case, we won't need to go down the mountain to buy daughters-in-law or granddaughters-in-law.
We just told them that our son would only marry them in name only.
Then they should live over there in Beishan, right there in Beishan.
As compensation, we, as in-laws, will send some grain over.
"Once we've had more time and are sure there are no problems with the people there, we'll bring them back."
The heads of the various families, who hadn't thought about these things before, suddenly felt that it might be a good idea after hearing this.
They immediately agreed with great smiles.
"Yes, yes, clan leader, how about this? Go and ask that guy surnamed Song if it's feasible."
They have nothing anyway, and regardless of whether we're related by marriage or not, we're willing to help them. Isn't that better than them struggling on their own?
“Yes, clan chief, go and ask, otherwise our family will have to go down the mountain to buy a daughter-in-law in a few days.”
Not only will it cost a lot of money, but who knows what the other party's family situation is like?
"If a few women like that wife in front of Qingshan came along, would we even be able to live like this?"
“I agree. Chieftain, you should go and ask him if it’s feasible.”
Seeing this, Chi Yu was at a loss for words.
Thinking about it, it seems to make some sense.
This is no different from a marriage by agreement.
It's a win-win situation. In this way, the people of Chijia'ao won't have to go out to buy wives, and those refugees living in this area might feel more secure.
Moreover, the people of Chijia'ao would give them grain as a "dowry".
If there is a real drought and water shortage in the future, they will be given water to drink.
After a year or two, once you've gotten to know each other a bit, if you feel it's right, then you can live as a formal couple.
No, we can just separate them; the loss won't be significant.
Since they didn't live together, there was no question of either of them suffering any loss of innocence.
However, in this situation, to appease the authorities, simply giving the other party a marriage certificate will suffice.
There's no need to register it with the authorities, so as to avoid having to resign or leave later. It's too much trouble!
In fact, not only Chi Yu, but also Chi Dongyi and the two clan elders were tempted by the proposal.
They thought about it and concluded that as long as Song Chongjin's side could understand, there wouldn't be any problems.
Chi Dongyi immediately made a decision:
"Since that's what you all think, I'll go talk to Scholar Song about this in a couple of days."
If they agree, that would be best. If they don't, you should prepare to go down the mountain as soon as possible.
March is almost here, and we don't have much time left.
It will take several days to go up and down the mountain, so you need to plan ahead.
"Alright, let's leave it at that for now, everyone go!"
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