Before she went to war, Luo Jia promised me that she would marry me when she returned victorious. I waited for three years. On the day of her triumphant return, I eagerly went to her door with the marriage certificate, only to be turned away. She said, "I will marry you, but I demand ten thousand taels of gold, a thousand acres of fertile land, twelve pairs of wild geese, a thousand pieces of gold jewelry, and a thousand bolts of red silk as betrothal gifts..." That day, the wedding procession swayed and staggered past the general's mansion.
