But their family was very poor, and they had no money or food to give to their daughter.

There are also some parents who expect their daughters to ask for a high bride price when they get married, so that they can save the money and use it to marry their sons.

As a result, the young men in Xingying Village had no advantages, and when they reached marriageable age, they didn't even have anyone to propose to them.

For example, Li Yantu got engaged with great difficulty and was satisfied with the girl, but he was eventually broken off from the engagement, which was a big blow to him.

If Li Mengyue had not collected locusts and saw the hope of making money, Li Yan might have really been devastated. Such a handsome young man had his life ruined just like that.

During this period, not only Xingying Village, but also several neighboring villages made a lot of money by selling locusts, and Li Yan was no exception.

The girl who was previously engaged to Li Yan, her family heard that Li Yan had made money, so they found a matchmaker to mediate and the girl and Li Yan's marriage continued as usual.

However, the breakup also made Li Yan see the true face of his ex-fiancée and her family. Li Yan flatly rejected the proposal to keep the marriage as it was.

Seeing Li Yan's firm refusal, Li Mengyue originally thought that Li Yan had really turned out.

Who would have thought that this would become Li Yan's concern? When he met Shen Yu, who was handsome and gentle to him, Li Yan immediately immersed himself in Shen Yu's gentleness.

Fantasizing about marrying Shen Yu home, Li Yan was rational about his requirements for Shen Yu at the beginning, but after spending a few days together, he was deeply addicted and couldn't extricate himself.

The village chief and his men were unaware of Li Yan's situation.

After all, the village heads have more important things to do and will not focus their energy on young people's love affairs.

Of course, even if I knew, I wouldn't take it seriously.

You have to know that Shen Yu is a refugee, and they are all local villagers. They just happened to be on the same path as Shen Yu and other refugees.

They will separate when they return to Qingshan Town. Even if Li Yan has feelings for Shen Yu, it won't be a big deal.

As young people, we must not let our youth go to waste.

As expected, Li Yan was fascinated by Shen Yu.

On the fourth day, he took a duck and gave it to Shen Yu.

But Shen Yu was not satisfied and wanted more, which put Li Yan in a difficult position.

The duck he gave was from his own family. They also raised ten ducks, and they came out to eat locusts this time.

But he also knew that even though the duck he gave was his own, it was wrong to do so without his parents' consent.

If he had given his own ducks away, he would not have explained it to his mother when he returned home.

But he knew that his mother treasured the ducks at home very much, and if one was missing, he could still find an excuse to say it was lost.

If there is too little, it will be impossible to explain clearly.

But he didn't want to disappoint Shen Yu, so he secretly gave Shen Yu a duck.

Originally, he just wanted to use the duck to please Shen Yu, but he didn't know what his behavior meant in the eyes of the refugees.

On the fourth night, the refugees, who had already been starving, could no longer bear it and rushed into the duck flock, snatching ducks.

The village chief and others would not just stand by and watch, so they started fighting with the refugees.

Although the villagers won in the end, many ducks were still caught.

The refugees who caught the ducks did not fight at all and ran away with the ducks.

With so many people, it would not be easy to catch up even if we sent a group of villagers to chase them.

Because the refugees were scattered, and it was dark, it was impossible to go there to find someone and get the duck back.

The ducks that are destined to be snatched away will become food for the refugees.