Rent-a-Yenta

But his parents were getting too old and he was nowhere near being productive with providing them with grandchildren.

What a shame? You're getting on thirty soon and not married. Will we die without seeing our grandchildren?

Go to the village yenta - she'll find you a bride for the price of ten chickens.

Vaaghra's daughter has just married the chieftain's son. What are you doing with your fumbling life?

There's an ulema visiting our friend Sheikh Qadeer. He's speaking at the chieftain's house about the new religion. We should attend. We might meet someone enthusiastic to marry their daughter.

The longer you wait the older you get. Soon you'll have to marry a widow. Don't you see there are no unmarried girls older than eighteen? Zilch!