"His family is quite poor, and they rely on the little money he sends back every month to survive.

I originally thought that he was the kind of person who was unpopular at home and then foolishly filial.

But after listening to him, I realized that it was not what I thought.”

Li Tian also grabbed a piece of wedding cake and started to eat it, then continued to say to Yuan,

"He is the only child in the family, he has three older sisters, and his grandparents died early.

His mother was in poor health, and his father had to raise several children alone and buy medicine for his mother since he was young.

Life was getting poorer and poorer, and they couldn't afford to raise so many children, but they also didn't think of sending their daughters out to serve others.

Later, he was in such a bad condition that he could hardly eat. His uncle went to see his mother and said that the shop was short of a clerk and asked if he would like to go.

His parents and sisters couldn't bear it.

He was only six or seven years old at the time, but he already understood things, so he took the initiative to say that he wanted to go.

Then when he was a little boy, he was sent to a water shop to work as a clerk.

When I first went there, I was so thin and short that I couldn't even lift a bucket. I could only do housework and odd jobs.

He just ate free food but still received a monthly salary. He had to be raised for several years before he could work, so his aunt particularly disliked him.

Later, he was able to work and earned more money. He sent most of his money back home every month to support his family. In addition to using it to treat his mother's illness, his father also saved some money.

In the past few years, his three sisters have all found good families to marry off, and most of the money they saved was used as dowries.

Originally, his sisters were all married, and with fewer people at home, life was better.

As a result, his mother's illness became more serious, and they were afraid of dragging down their sisters, so they did not dare to borrow money from them.

They did send some money back on their own initiative, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Besides, they were not rich, and they could not send money to their parents' home every other day.

He still relies on his little money to make ends meet. With a patient at home, he can't save any money at all.

His mother died the year before last, leaving his father alone at home, and his life has since become more comfortable.

The money that was sent back every month in the past two or three years was said to be for his father to spend, but in fact the old man hardly touched it and most of it was saved for him.

However, he has wasted so many years that it is difficult for him to find a wife.

Even if we add up the money at home and the little money we have on hand, it’s still not enough.

Even if someone introduces it to him, he will refuse it as soon as he hears it.

But I think that apart from being poor, he is quite responsible and manages his family well.

Now he doesn't have to take care of the sick, nor does he have to save up a dowry for his sister. He only has one father and doesn't spend much. Although life is poor, it will get better slowly.

Besides, he was ambitious. Although he was poor, he didn't want his wife to suffer with him. He only wanted to save money. When he had enough money, he would rent a house and then marry a wife."

Yuan asked curiously, "How long will it take him to save up?"

Li Tian felt overwhelmed when she thought about this:

"Even if we rent the worst house in the city, it would cost about one or two taels. He only earns one or two taels a month. Now his aunt has stopped him from eating free meals.

He has to run his own business, so there will always be expenses. He will need some money to marry a wife, and if he wants to rent a house, he must at least save enough money for a few years of rent.

If I continue to save like this, I’m afraid I won’t be able to marry until I’m in my thirties.”

Yuan: ...

"So... you decided to marry him out of sympathy?"

Yuan still didn't quite understand.

"Of course not! I married him because..."

Li Tian paused.

Actually, I can't really explain it. I just feel that although this guy is poor, he is quite reliable. We actually developed feelings for each other after chatting for a while.

Li Tian can make money herself, so she thinks that having no money is not a big deal. At most she can just make more snacks.

"I just had a slight crush on him at first, and he saw it, probably on purpose.

So every day when she came, she would bring me some small gifts, such as a bouquet of flowers, a small straw trinket, or a wooden hairpin or bracelet or something like that. They were not expensive, but very thoughtful.

I thought about marrying him, but he refused.

He told me that he had no money now and that I would suffer if I followed him, but he would work harder and if I was willing to wait for him, he would be happy to pay me five times the head tax every year.

When he saves enough money to support a wife, he will definitely marry me.

If I changed my mind and married someone else, he would never blame me.

I told him that I could make money and support the family, but he said that he didn't have a house or a piece of land, and couldn't provide me with any security. It was not a manly thing for him to rely on me to support the family. I must save enough money for the betrothal gift and rent a house.

Probably to reassure me, he even gave me his own cash box, and he did it secretly, for fear that others would see it and damage my reputation.

Whenever they make some money, they give it to me secretly without telling me how they made it.

I asked around and found out that this guy never has any free time.

When he is not delivering water, he looks for work everywhere, such as carrying things at the dock or helping people buy and deliver things. There is no job he will not do as long as it can make money. People also say that he has been working particularly hard recently.

He was so eager to make money and he wasn't afraid that I was cheating him. I thought he was very stupid, but I believed that since he had promised, he would really treat me well for the rest of his life.

So I told him that if he wanted to marry me he had to marry me right away and not say anything else, otherwise I would spread the fact that I liked him everywhere, and if my reputation was ruined I would cut my hair and become a nun.

He was afraid that I would really do that, so he hired a matchmaker and even asked his father to come over to propose marriage to my mother.

My mother was not very happy at first, but because I have a good relationship with you and your family has the Jinyiwei, she agreed for fear of causing trouble.

But...she and my second uncle must take this house away.

She also asked for twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift, and she was not afraid of breaking her teeth by asking for too much.

That idiot didn't know how to bargain and just said he would definitely be able to get it!

I gave him money and said we could pool our money together, but he refused and is still working like a fool. "

Li Tian held up a piece of wedding cake and looked at it, sighing:

"I don't know when I can use such delicious wedding cakes!"

Then he became happy again:

"But when he has enough money, we can get married, Yuan, you must come then.

Let Xingzi come too. How can I be without you two good friends at the happiest time of my life?

I can't really count on my mother anymore. I can only hope that she won't cause trouble for me.

Can your family come and be my in-laws?"

Li Tian's eyes were full of longing for the future, they were sparkling and exceptionally beautiful.

Yuan had a delicious snack, listened to a lively story, and now was entrusted with an important task. He was very satisfied.

Seeing that Sister Li was determined to marry He Hui and had thought about it, she happily agreed:

"Okay! We'll all come then!"

Li Tian started laughing. That kind of heartfelt anticipation was something Yuan had never seen in Li Tian before.

In Yuan's memory, although Sister Li was a very good person, she had always been a person who lived day by day and never seemed to be so eager for something to come true.

I have never made so many pot dim sum.

Yuan, who had just finished eating and was drafted into the army, sighed silently while wrapping snacks.

Sister Li is working hard to save money for her future life, so how can her favorite little Yuan not help her?

"I really should have brought Kyoko."

Yuan muttered softly.

Li Tian was kneading dough and didn't hear clearly:

"What? Yuan, just take a break if you're tired!"

Yuan replied firmly: "I'm not tired, I can still make another hundred bags!"

Li Tian exclaimed: "Yuan is awesome!"

Yuan looked at the old man and felt worried, but he said:

"Yeah! I'm awesome! I can do it!"

I will do my best for Sister Li!

A Yuan worked hard on wrapping the food.

When Lao Futou came to pick people up in the evening, A Yuan, Li Tian and He Hui, who came to help, had just delivered the last wave of snacks.

A Yuan, lying on his grandfather's back, was snoring sweetly.

The laziest old man in the family had his hands full of snacks and had to carry his increasingly fat granddaughter on his back as he walked the long way home.

Old Futou muttered angrily:

"Whoever wants to give this little Fatty a gift can do so next time!

How can a small baby be so heavy?!"

A Yuan refuted in a daze:

"Yuan is not heavy!"

Lao Futou shut up with a breath:... There are so many things to say! And you won't let me talk! Humph!

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