The Zhou matchmaker's family.

Guang Sheng arrived at an inopportune time; the family was having dinner when he entered.

When Zhou the matchmaker saw Guang Sheng, she knew he had something to discuss. She led her people into the house and said, "I don't recall your family needing an old woman like me to act as a matchmaker."

"Why not? My two brothers-in-law are both of marriageable age."

When Zhou the matchmaker heard that it was the Ning family, she immediately frowned. They were all from the same village, so they knew each other well. After the trouble caused by that couple, plus the funeral expenses, the Ning family probably had nothing left, even if they had any savings.

How can I get married if I don't have money?

What family would let their daughter come to your house and become your wife for free without asking for a penny?

Furthermore, those three brothers were the kind of people who starved their own parents to death. Which girl from the surrounding villages would want to marry them?

What kind of criteria are you looking for?

"What other conditions could you possibly set? It's good enough if someone's willing to marry you."

Guang Sheng handed Zhou the matchmaker five cents as a running fee, saying, "There will be a bigger reward after the job is done, but Aunt Zhou, please don't tell my brother-in-law that we asked you for help."

That's exactly what his wife told him to say, and he said exactly what she told him to say, without adding a single extra word.

Matchmaker Zhou was delighted. This was just a small fee, but five cents was a good amount. If the deal went through, she would definitely receive a generous thank-you gift.

"Don't worry, I'm keeping my mouth shut!"

Guang Sheng finished what he was supposed to do and went home.

During Ning Yan's postpartum period, Zhou the matchmaker visited the Ning family multiple times.

The younger brother did not refuse when the matchmaker came to visit. Although he was very interested in his older sister's suggestion, he would be willing to marry a wife without having to live with his wife's family.

Now that his parents are gone, he only has two brothers, and they seem to be doing quite well.

But why are all the women introduced by Matchmaker Zhou like this?

The first woman was a year younger than him, named Zhaodi. She was thin and small, looking no more than twelve or thirteen years old. She asked for a dowry of fifty yuan, but he didn't even want to give five yuan.

The second woman came from a well-off family; she had two older brothers who were both married. However, she was extremely unattractive. He wasn't picky, but he wasn't that picky either.

The third woman's husband had died, and she had a five-year-old son who was six years older than her.

The fourth, the fifth...

The younger brother eventually stopped looking at women altogether. The matchmaker, Zhou, had chosen only unattractive women for him, so he decided to wait for his older sister to find him a suitable family to marry into.

On her eighth trip out of the Ning family's house, Zhou the matchmaker headed straight for the brigade leader's house.

She doesn't need to keep this lousy matchmaker; she shouldn't have earned this money in the first place.

Ning Yan has already finished her postpartum confinement period. During the day, she stays at home taking care of the baby. Wang Cuiyun comes back on time to cook, wash diapers, and Guang Sheng cleans up their clothes as soon as he gets back. She is not tired at all.

Listening to Matchmaker Zhou angrily scolding her younger brother, Ning Yan was quite satisfied. She pushed the plate of strawberries toward Matchmaker Zhou. These were the strawberries that Guang Sheng had bought for her yesterday. They were very small, but they were really sweet and had a strong strawberry flavor. "Although this matter didn't work out, I still want to thank you, my dear. My younger brother is useless. It's not your fault that the marriage didn't work out."

Matchmaker Zhou picked up a bright red fruit and put it in her mouth, then squinted her eyes in satisfaction. "To be honest, I'm only doing this for you, Da Ya. Otherwise, I really wouldn't care about your younger brother's affairs."

Ning Yan nodded. That was true. If they couldn't get anything out of it, they wouldn't care.

The old lady stayed at the Guang family's house for more than an hour before leaving. After she left, Wang Cuiyun chatted with her daughter-in-law while cooking: "Are you really planning to help your younger brother get married?"

This isn't like a daughter-in-law's behavior.

Ning Yan smiled and said, "Back then, their whole family wanted to marry me off in exchange for a dowry. I'll let them taste what it's like to be married off in exchange for a dowry."

Or, it would be easier to just kill them, but what's the point of that?

She can make some money by recycling waste. Her husband doesn't earn money easily, so she also has to help increase the family income and reduce the burden on the family.

Wang Cuiyun silently mourned for the Ning family for three seconds, then secretly rejoiced.

The Ning family may not have considered their daughter-in-law a good person, but it was their family that benefited. In Wang Cuiyun's heart, her daughter-in-law was the best.

Without her, I don't know how long my son would remain a bachelor; without her, where would my chubby grandson come from? Without her, where would my son get a proper job?

More than half a month later, Ning Yan went out for a trip. She already had someone in mind for her younger brother's girlfriend.

After all, the original owner of this body died ten years later in her previous life.

Even though I get beaten up every day, I still hear a lot of gossip.

In the Gengjia production brigade, there was a man who married into the Hu family of the Guoshan production brigade a year after his previous life.

This brigade is about 120 li away from them, but it's not a county.

Old Man Hu was a pig butcher. Some people said that he killed too many pigs and had accumulated bad karma, so he didn't have a daughter until he was thirty-two.

His daughter was just like him; she was big and burly, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and spoke in a rough voice, which made it particularly difficult for her to find a partner.

Two years later, in order to find a good man for his daughter, the old man gave up his job to his own daughter, and that man then married into the family.

But he didn't expect that Hu Xiaoman not only looked like her father, but also had the same temper. She would resort to violence at the slightest provocation, and she was also very strong. Ordinary men were no match for her.

If a man does anything that doesn't go her way, he'll be met with her iron fist.

Ning Yan's decision to marry her younger brother to Hu Xiaoman can be seen as helping that man escape his misery.

The Hu family consists of only three people, both husband and wife have jobs, and only Hu Xiaoman was at home when she arrived.

Ning Yan met with Hu Xiaoman first and chatted with her for a long time. When Hu Xiaoman and her husband returned from get off work, Hu Xiaoman had already made up her mind to go home with Ning Yan for a blind date the next day.

Mr. and Mrs. Hu had already spread the word that they wanted to find a husband for their daughter, so they did not suspect Ning Yan.

Moreover, these days people always have a letter when they go out, so when Ning Yan took out the letter, the Hu couple believed her.

Ning Yan stayed at the Hu family's house for one night, and the next morning she started preparing to do Hu Xiaoman's makeup.

The whole process took nearly an hour. There's no way you can turn Li Kui into Xi Shi without some time.

"Big sister, how are your hands so skillful? I almost don't recognize myself."

Hu Xiaoman looked in the mirror, her joy evident on her face.

"It's not that I'm skillful, it's just that the cosmetics are easy to use."

Ning Yan smiled at her, her voice low, "If you want to learn, I can teach you, but getting this set of cosmetics is quite troublesome..."

Hu Xiaoman was very clever. She lowered her voice and said, "I know, I know, it's very expensive, isn't it? Is one hundred enough? I'll give it to you, sister."

This time she finally let go of the small mirror, took out a handkerchief from her pocket, and without untying it, gave it directly to Ning Yan.

It seems she has ten ten-yuan notes in that one handkerchief. (End of Chapter)