The days when I was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Chang'an

Chapter 931 Amazing Wedding Customs

This compliment right off the bat made Li Sanniang laugh. When Jenna saw Li Sanniang was stunned for a moment and then started laughing, although she didn't understand, she also smiled and smiled.

"Haha, this is the first time I've heard someone praise someone like this, it's really interesting.

Jenna, please take a seat."

Song Fuling brewed the tea at the right time and brought it over. Jenna skillfully picked up the teacup, blew on it twice, and tasted it. "Good tea! It tastes sweet, it's really good tea!"

It’s not that Li Sanniang has never dealt with foreigners before, but among all the foreigners she has come into contact with, she has indeed rarely seen a woman like Jenna who would flatter others and praise them all the time.

Moreover, Jenna was a foreign woman who could speak Chang'an Mandarin so fluently, which made people look at her in a different light.

"No one comes to visit you for no reason. Since you are here, you must have something to ask. Tell me, what is it?"

Jenna was stunned for a moment after hearing Li Sanniang's question. "You speak Mandarin so well and understand the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, but I'm really busy and have too many things to do. If you have something to say, just tell me directly.

I can help if I can, but if I can't, you should waste your time and seek help from others."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Medical Supervisor Li. I've been in Chang'an for a long time, and most of the officials I met spoke in a roundabout way and slowly.

Since Medical Supervisor Li is busy, I will cut to the chase.

My mother-in-law He Bu came to ask for a place in the Women's Medical College."

Li Sanniang went to see Song Fuling first. As soon as Song Fuling caught Li Sanniang's gaze, she went to the desk where she was and rummaged around. After a few breaths, she found a memorial and walked to Li Sanniang to present it to her.

Li Sanniang looked at the document sent by the Honglu Temple, which contained information about various ethnic minority tribes coming to study at the Women's Medical College. She flipped through the document and saw the number of vacancies. She found that there was only one person in Zhenla.

Putting down the coupon, Li Sanniang looked at Jenna questioningly.

Jenna stood up, bowed to Li Sanniang, and explained the matter in a few words.

Originally, Zhenla was divided into four major tribes, and the Pohe tribe was the second largest tribe. (I made this up, and the Pohe tribe was also made up.)
The chief of this generation of the Pohe tribe is Aqilaya's mother, who is also the girl who gave the love rope to Luzhuer at the city gate.

".After giving birth, she heard that the Moling tribe had led people to rob our Pohe tribe's mines, and she bled to death in excitement, leaving only Aqilaya.

The one who led the way for the Morin tribe was the man who married into our Pohe tribe, Aqilaya’s father, Nesotheli.”

Li Sanniang didn't feel anything about what Jenna said. This matter between small countries and tribes sounded like a marriage between two powerful families in a certain place in the Tang Dynasty for the sake of profit, but in the end, it was just a matter of one eating the other for the sake of profit.

Among them, the most pitiful one is probably the child Aqilaya.

However, Song Fuling was standing next to Li Sanniang, and there was some surprise in her eyes at this moment.

"The world is so big, there really are all kinds of things. There really is a thing where women marry men!"

Jenna smiled slightly sadly, she raised her head and looked at Li Sanniang again: "This time we came to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage, because of the conflict with the Moling tribe, our Pohe tribe came alone.

But the Honglu Temple only recognizes the Moling tribe, so I thought of coming to see Li Yijian to ask if he could give us an extra spot so that someone from our Pohe tribe can also come and learn this magical skill!"

Jenna clenched her right fist and hit her left chest, which is the etiquette of the Pohe tribe and means respect and gratitude.

"Jenna asked for the help of Medical Supervisor Li, and Jenna is grateful!"

The pressure was put on Li Sanniang. Of course, she had the power to increase or decrease the number of people selected to study skills at Ping'an Women's Medical College.

But the question is, why did Li Sanniang want to add people to the Po He tribe?
Seeing Li Sanniang's scrutinizing gaze, Jenna stood up straight and took out the wooden box she had brought with her when she visited the house from the table beside her.

When the lid was opened, there was gold inside.

"Jenna knows that this will make things difficult for Medical Supervisor Li, so please accept these. This is a small gift from my mother-in-law, He Bu."

Gold is always a good thing no matter when or where it is, but Li Sanniang only took a look at it and then gave up her interest.

"I understand your request, but I cannot accept this gift. You should know that there are censors among the officials of the Tang Dynasty.

However, I think your proposal is very good. I will discuss the matter of increasing the number of places with the officials of the Honglu Temple. You just wait for a few days and you will get the news then."

In the end, Jenna still wanted to keep the box of gold. Li Sanniang didn't dare and couldn't accept it, so she persuaded her to send it out.

"Master, there are actually women marrying men in this world!" Li Sanniang smiled and pointed her finger at the tip of Song Fuling's nose, "You kid, why are you so surprised?

I thought you were dazzled by the box full of gold, but my good disciple is actually wondering about the matter of a girl marrying a boy."

"Master, I have seen more gold than this box at Madam Zhongli's place.

The gold that Madam Zhongli donated to our obstetrics and gynecology hospital was packed in a box, which was much larger than that small box.

I have seen so much gold before, so I am not surprised by what is in this small box.

What is really surprising is what Jenna said, that the leader of their tribe is not only a woman, but she also married a man from another tribe!"

Qiuxiang took over the conversation and said, "Are you surprised by this?"

"Sister Qiuxiang, do you know anything more surprising?"

"Of course I have."

"Good sister, tell me quickly."

Song Fuling poured Qiuxiang a cup of tea attentively, "Before I was assigned to Sanniang's side, I was also on missions with the alliance.

A few years ago, I went to the southwest to explore with others. You might think that it is surprising for a woman to marry a man, but there are actually things that are even more shocking than this.

Walking marriage is a custom that is even more surprising than women marrying men."

"Visiting marriage?"

Song Fuling repeated the two words Qiuxiang said. When Li Sanniang heard these two words, she remembered the introduction she had read somewhere in modern times. Listening to Qiuxiang's explanation, Li Sanniang nodded in her heart and matched this walking marriage with the customs she had seen in her mind.

"The tribes there simply don't have the concept of marriage. In our Tang Dynasty, men marry women, and in Zhenla, women marry men, but in the southwest, there is no marriage.

They choose the time, and if both men and women are interested, they can be together.

If a woman has a child, she will give birth to the child and the child will be raised by her maternal relatives, such as her uncle, younger brother, and her own mother. It has nothing to do with the man.

When the man returns to his tribe, he also has to help his sisters or nieces raise their children with other tribal men.

This is walking marriage.

Isn’t it more surprising than a woman marrying a man?”

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