In our family, apart from Ah Sen and Ah Lin—no, apart from Ah Sen—everyone else is over fifteen, which is the legal age.

"Will everyone have to get married then, including me?"

If that's the case, there are many people in the entire Chijia'ao area who are suitable for marriage.

But what can they do if they can't find a wife and have no girls?

Chi Kang hadn't mentioned it, and Chi Yu hadn't even thought of that.

Now that I've heard him say it, I've finally realized it.

There are many boys in Chijia'ao who are between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.

Less than half of those of this age are already married.

Many of them made a fortune before the Lunar New Year and were waiting to go down the mountain to buy a wife after the Spring Festival.

If the imperial court orders them to get married, it will be both an opportunity and a challenge for the young men of Chijia'ao.

Opportunity is like a girl from the foot of the mountain; she's not so picky about her marriage partner.

The challenge is, what if the other party is a brother-supporting demon, or has a lot of awful family members?

Thinking this, Chi Yu returned to the main house and saw the people who were keeping watch chatting.

They naturally started talking about what they hadn't finished discussing in the kitchen earlier.

As soon as Chi Yu entered, he interrupted them, saying:

"Brother, I just heard Qin Mu say that many people in several prefectures outside have died due to the disaster."

After the earthquake, the government and the public will most likely issue an order to allow men and women of marriageable age to get married.

There are many men of marriageable age in our Chijia'ao village, ranging from fifteen to twenty-five.

Including the rest of our family members who are not married, except for Asen.

Do you think we should tell the clan chief about this first?

What should our village do when that time comes?

Also, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, you two also need to think about choosing a daughter-in-law!

Those who had planned to go down the mountain to do business after the New Year couldn't help but gasp when they heard this.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the second wife hasn't even been married yet, and now Huang Dani has to consider the next two daughters-in-law, which makes her a little worried.

Chen Xiaomai, who was still thinking about doing business, such as buying or renting shops, lost all interest upon hearing this.

Her family has saved some money over the years, but if they marry two daughters-in-law at once, their assets will shrink significantly.

With money almost gone, why are you even thinking about how to use it?

The eldest son, on the other hand, has two sons who are both married, so he doesn't have this kind of worry.

Because of this news, not only did the Chi family not have a good New Year, but Chi Dongyi, Chi Sanhe, and others also did not have a good New Year.

Especially Chen Xiaomai and Huang Dani, who were the biological mothers, were so restless and unable to sleep all night after returning home from keeping watch until midnight.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chi Yu's small shop remained open as usual.

Because of her high seniority, many people came to wish her a Happy New Year.

Whether they were younger or older than her, they all came after having breakfast at home.

For this reason, she specially prepared a lot of food in the days leading up to the Lunar New Year.

Popcorn, rice candy, sponge cake, maltose, steamed cake.

Of course, fried peanuts and fried beans are also indispensable.

When encountering older people, grab a handful of roasted beans and stuff them with two pieces of rice candy.

For younger children, to avoid breaking their baby teeth, we give them steamed sponge cake or steamed sponge cake.

For children who are not too old or too young, around seven or eight years old or older, give them popcorn, maltose, or something similar.

In short, regardless of age, everyone who comes comes happily and leaves happily.

As the day passed and the younger generation finished paying their New Year's visits, the snacks she had prepared over several days were almost all gone.

Although Chi Yu's days were busy, the news Qin Mu brought was quite unpleasant, so the New Year wasn't very pleasant.

In contrast to her was Qi Mingyu.