Chapter 20: Celebrations!
Well, whether poor or rich, there must be disadvantages to both sides.
Nevertheless... to the villagers, there were more advantages to going to the city than staying in the village. The most crucial one being MARRIAGE!
Their fear was that their children would never marry if they kept staying here. Do you know that in the entire country, their village ranked as the top in turns of how many bachelors stay bachelors till they die?
The matter about their poverty is a well spread matter across the entire COUNTRY... So whose mother would want their daughter to marry into poverty and hunger?
The biggest fear for many parents in Geldhan village is that their sons won't marry.
Daughters are easy to marry because a daughter moves into her husband's home. Most of them are very glad when people from neighboring villages, cities and countries choose their daughters for marriage.
The matchmakers are paid handsomely to introduce their daughters.
Of course, most daughter's also marry boys in Geldhan village, and continue living in Poverty.
But as the generations passed, there were far more boys in Geldhan village compared to girls. The ratio is 6 to 1. So naturally, all mother's fought vigorously to have their sons marry the few girls in the village.
... Or else what are the chances that these poor guys would go out to other places and compete with boys there and win?
Although some people successfully married after leaving Geldhan village, most failed the moment they told their partners where they came from.