Even Old Zhou agreed to give the shop as a dowry to his daughter, so Zhou Dalang had no objections. The next day, he handed a colorful silk to Old Zhou, turned around, and went out to find a matchmaker.
In the nearby villages, not even in the county, it was rare for families to give a shop as part of the dowry when marrying off their daughter. So when the matchmaker heard Zhou Dalang's words, she finished her breakfast and went to Dali Village to find Chief Guan.
The Guan family hadn't divided their household either. In this era, unless there was deep enmity and a family could not live together, they wouldn't divide the family.
The wealthy and powerful families depend on the stronger, while the stronger need the weaker, so they don't split.
And ordinary families can't afford to split because the labor and taxes after division were too burdensome.
So advising someone to split a family invites heavenly punishment.
