Ji Huan had once heard that in the early days of modern society, some more remote places didn't have the custom of obtaining a marriage license.
As long as they held a banquet and invited their neighbors, friends, and relatives, a couple was considered married.
Even if a couple had been together for several years and had children, a "divorce" simply meant the woman moving out of the man's house. There were no formal divorce proceedings or division of property.
So, she had always assumed that bowing to heaven and earth in front of the villagers and going through the motions would be enough.
But Aunt Gao reminded her that it was far from enough.
First, they needed a marriage certificate.
The marriage certificate, also known as a Dragon and Phoenix Post or a Mandarin Duck Ritual Book, was divided into a main certificate and a supplementary certificate.
