In traditional customs, before the man wants to marry the bride, he will give the woman a dowry. (Schematic / taken from pixabay)
In traditional customs, before the man wants to marry the bride, he will give the woman a dowry. Originally, it was to thank the parents-in-law for their kindness in raising his wife. However, as long as money is involved, everything may deteriorate. A woman from Yunnan Province in mainland China is beautiful and beautiful, but her family is in financial difficulties. She has a younger brother. Unexpectedly, her family forced her to marry a mentally handicapped person for a dowry of 200,000 yuan (regarding NT$880,000). man.
According to comprehensive Lu media reports, at the beginning of 2022, a “sale and marriage” incident related to dowry occurred in Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province. Not only did the wedding attendees not think it was a bad habit, but an insult to women, they openly applauded the incident. Of course, similar cases will not end happily. After the bride was “sold” to the mentally handicapped groom with a bride price of 200,000 yuan, the man refused to have a bridal chamber, which is really embarrassing.
It is understood that the bride is a local from Yunnan, her family is very poor, and there is a younger brother below. The preference for sons over daughters is a common situation in families in remote rural areas, and the bride’s family is no exception. As the bride grows up, even heavy housework cannot hide her beauty, and many young men in the village pursue her; one of the men doesn’t care regarding her family of origin, he comes to help her every day, and vows to marry her Back home, the two became boyfriend and girlfriend.
Unexpectedly, the man later went to the bride’s house to propose marriage as agreed, but was rejected by her family. The reason for the bride’s parents’ rejection is very simple, because the boy’s family is poor and can’t afford much gift money, so he can’t provide help for his son. The two even said, “If you want to marry my daughter, first get 200,000 gifts.” The bride was forced to marry her boyfriend. Separated, but before she might recover from the blow of lovelorn, she was asked by her parents to marry her husband who was mentally handicapped.
On January 23 this year, this unequal marriage was held in a cheerful atmosphere. Everyone who attended the wedding raised a smile. The man’s family finally had a problem, and the woman’s family earned 200,000 yuan. Only the bride has no sorrow or joy, a state of already accepting her fate, which is distressing.
