Once she say " I do"

The new age has come to wed your child. 12 years or older is the required age. Marriage in the Southern song are extremely complicated. The father of the groom must go out and seek a bride for his young son. The father meets with the father of a young bride that he finds suitable for his young son, and together the arrange a marriage for their children.

Brides are not allowed to see their future husbands until the wedding day. The family of the bride brings as dowry to the family of her husband, usually gold and jade, and fine things.

Living all contented with each other or depressed does not mean the wife could get remarried after the death of her husband. Once she says "I do," she is now part of her husbands family, bound by the same obligations as her husband was. She is forbidden to marry again due to her husbands death.

Every father wanted a son for many reasons. Of course they want a son for their family name to continue from generation to generation but they also want a son to enhance the family by bringing wives and more children to their homes. Daughters on the other side, are very difficult to raise. They are very expensive, when it comes to beauty and other girl needs. Therefore, many parents don't pay attention to their daughters thinking they will soon move out of their homes.