Yang Shujue frowned and said, "With Zhang Zhaodi's brother like this, why are you still arranging a marriage for him? Aren't you just ruining someone else's daughter?"

Zhang Zhaodi's older brother broke his head when he was a child.

The once clever person is now like a six or seven-year-old child. He's not smart, yet he'll still go and do chores. He's smart, yet he can't distinguish right from wrong when faced with a situation.

His situation is a real headache.

Because their eldest son was abnormal, Zhang Zhaodi's parents insisted on having another son.

Unfortunately, fate didn't quite cooperate with them.

She then gave birth to four more daughters.

The names of the four sisters (Zhaodi, Aidi, Laidi, and Xiangdi) reveal that their parents were almost driven mad by their desire to have another son.

Perhaps God couldn't bear to let the sisters suffer, and on their sixth pregnancy, they finally gave birth to a boy.

This boy is a real treasure.

He's about seven or eight years old now, a mischievous and naughty kid.

First graders are definitely among the most troublesome children for teachers.

"It's not exactly harming others."

Liu Qingqing said, "Although he is not very smart, he is very obedient."

They're also very strong and capable of working; if their family is willing to offer a higher dowry, someone will definitely be willing to marry their daughter off.

You're right.

Lin Jingyu showed an expression of agreement, "Zhang Zhaodi's brother is not smart but he is obedient and hardworking. He is much better than those men who like to steal chickens and dogs and are lazy."

If the Zhang family is willing to offer a high dowry, there will definitely be other families willing to marry their daughters off.

It's just a pity that Zhang Zhaodi had to sacrifice her entire life's happiness for her brother.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Liu Xiuying said, "Their family is too poor. Even if she doesn't marry into the family introduced by Liu Caidie, her parents will still sell her to someone else for the bride price."

The women nodded silently upon hearing this.

"To be honest, it's not easy for women to live a good life these days."

Yang Shujue added, "Even if you marry into a good family, or a family you like, you may not be able to live a good life."

If you encounter a mean-spirited mother-in-law and a gossipy sister-in-law, your husband won't cherish his wife. No matter what kind of woman she is, she can forget about having a good life if she marries into such a family.

"Shujue is right."

Liu Qingqing sighed softly, "It's not that easy to find a family that's easy to get along with. Everyone's just making do with each other."

Peng Shiyu asked curiously, "You were so moved, did your family help you find a partner?"

"Not yet."

Liu Qingqing blushed. "My mom has that idea; she's thinking of keeping an eye on someone first."

Are you seventeen or eighteen this year?

Yang Shujue asked, "Getting married at this age is still a bit young. It wouldn't be too late to get married when you're twenty."

"That's about it."

Liu Xiuying said softly, "Girls in our village usually get married at seventeen or eighteen. Right now, they're just looking for a partner; whether they'll actually like him or not is another matter."

The timing of the wedding is a matter for both families to discuss; it can be sooner or later.

"What, are you saying you're planning to start dating?"

Lin Jingyu raised her eyebrows. "Are you planning to look for people from this village, or people from other villages?"

"I don't know yet."

Liu Xiuying gently shook her head. "My mother mentioned something, and I said there was no rush and we could talk about it later, so my mother didn't bring it up again."

"Do you have someone you like?"

Yang Shujue asked with great interest, "Or do you really not plan to get married so soon?"

"Why should I be in such a hurry?"

Liu Xiuying smiled and replied, "Shujue, you're two or three years older than us, and you're not married yet. It's not too late for us to find someone after you get married."

"That's true."

Peng Shiyu covered her mouth and laughed, "Shujue, when are you planning to marry Jingtian? We're waiting to drink your wedding wine."

"It's still early."

Yang Shujue didn't care about being teased and responded frankly, "I don't plan to get married that early. I'll consider it again when I'm at least 22 years old."

Liu Qingqing looked surprised, "Wait until I'm twenty-two? Doesn't that mean I have to wait another two or three years?"

"What's two or three years?"

Yang Shujue disagreed, "Four or five years isn't a long time. She's only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, which is considered early marriage."

"Twenty-four or twenty-five years old is a bit too old."

Yang Xiuying shook her head. "If a girl in our village is not married by the age of twenty-four or twenty-five, people will gossip about her. Some families will think she is too old and will not want to marry her, fearing that there is something wrong with such an older girl."

Generally speaking, people start talking about marriage when they are seventeen or eighteen years old, and it is acceptable for them to be around twenty. Women over twenty-three years old are only willing to marry older men.

Otherwise, she could marry someone else as a second wife, becoming a stepmother to someone else's children.

"Twenty-three years old is still very young, okay?"

Yang Shujue found it hard to accept, saying, "I'm still a child myself, yet I have to get married and have children. It's terrifying to even think about it."

"Your conversation is getting further and further off track."

Lin Jingyu shook her head helplessly, "The weather is getting colder and colder, let's all figure out how to get through the winter."

"Yes, winter is just around the corner."

Peng Shiyu rubbed her nose. "It looks like we'll have to make a trip to the town or even the county seat to get the cotton ready. I'm starting to feel like it's getting colder and colder at night."

"Let's go together next weekend."

Lin Jingyu thought for a moment and said, "Prepare more winter clothes. Shiyu, can you make cotton-padded clothes?"

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