Taking a wife, and he still has to bring along her family back to his hometown, settle them down, and take care of them?
This demand would be outrageous not just for a rich merchant, but for anyone.
Yet that rich merchant agreed without a second word, and the Wei family were overjoyed.
The capital was nice enough, but for the penniless Wei family, it was far better to live in some small place as idle lord and lady, with food and clothes provided and no need to work.
They had even already pictured it all: once Ms. Wei became the rich merchant's wife, they too could rise with the tide. When they got to the merchant's hometown, they'd first have this son-in-law (brother‑in‑law) buy them a house, then assign them a few Maids.
If the merchant refused, they simply wouldn't let Ms. Wei marry him.
