A man who eats someone's food is soft-hearted, and a man who takes someone's money is grateful.
Zhang Xiaonv asked Liang Shengdi where she was from, and Liang Shengdi honestly answered that she was from western Fujian.
Where is western Fujian? Zhang Xiaonv didn't know, so Liang Shengdi said it was very far away and that there were many mountains to climb.
Wow! So far!
What about your parents and family? Are you married? Do you have a husband?
Liang Shengdi shook her head and said that she was not married and her family didn’t know where she had gone. They probably got separated.
Oh, that's so sad.
So what year were you born? Do you know your birth date?
It was the 11th year of the Republic of China. Her birth date is unknown and her parents never told her when she was born.
Zhang Xiaonv: "Oh... 18 years old, that's just right, but the birth date and time are not..."
Liang Shengdi held the bowl of hot water and tilted her head. "Huh? I'm 16."
Zhang Xiaonv also cried out "Ah".
"Didn't you say you were born in the 11th year of the Republic of China? My son was born in the 10th year of the Republic of China. He's 19 years old this year, just one year older than you. So of course you're 18!"
This girl can't even figure out her own age, is she really stupid? If she is stupid...it won't be good for the next generation...
Zhang Xiaonv was a little worried.
Liang Shengdi was also confused. No, then what year is it this year?
She remembered her mother saying she would marry her off when she turned 16! That's why she ran away!
Eh, that’s not right either.
It was about to snow there when she came out. She had been walking for such a long time since she left Dashan Village, and it was only then that it started snowing?
So how long had she been gone?
Liang Shengdi's head started to hurt again.
So annoying, so complicated.
Zhang Xiaonv also felt that it was very annoying and complicated. After thinking about it, she asked Liang Shengdi to sit here first, and went out to call Dashan's mother next door to ask.
"Birthdate?" Dashan's mother looked at Zhang Xiaonu and exclaimed, "Oh my!" "It's already this late. For someone like you, the most important thing is to leave behind an heir. Why are you still bothering with her birthdate?"
"It's an incompatible marriage! The worst that can happen is that this family will be gone!"
"So many families were destroyed by the bombing. Didn't they have their horoscopes checked before? Why didn't the fortune teller predict this?"
Zhang Xiaonv thought it made sense.
"But she's from another place, and no one knows where her family has gone. If she needs help in the future, there won't be anyone to help her..."
"Even if you do have relatives, they might not be able to help! What if they get robbed? They might even need your help! These days, what people need most is food to survive! If you can't help them, it's not considered helping!"
Zhang Xiaonu felt that this made more sense, but she was still a little hesitant. Then she heard Dashan's mother looking towards her house.
"Is the girl you're talking about in the house? Does your Wenxuan like her? If not, why not let my Dashan take a look? He's the same age as your Wenxuan, and it's time..."
"Yes." Zhang Xiaonv interrupted her reverie neatly, "Wenxuan was the one who dragged him in just now. You can take another look at it for your Dashan."
After saying hello, he turned around and went back. That bowl of six-grain porridge is not for others to make wedding clothes.
Dashan's mother curled her lips. The Lin family was really lucky to have a daughter-in-law who came to them on her own.
***
Liang Shengdi heard the aunt ask her if she wanted to get married.
Liang Shengdi:?
Zhang Xiaonv put on what she thought was her friendliest smile, although in Liang Shengdi's eyes, the smile seemed a little stiff.
"I haven't told you yet! Just now you fainted at my doorstep, and it was my son who dragged you in. It was also my son who insisted on feeding you the six-grain porridge. I was reluctant to give it to him at first!"
Zhang Xiaonv smiled and clapped her legs, then moved a little closer to Liang Shengdi.
"My son, didn't I just tell you about him? He's a year older than you and still married... Not only is he a good farmer, he can also read! Let me tell you, there aren't many young men in this area who can read! And those who can read aren't as handsome as my son!"
Liang Shengdi listened to Zhang Xiaonv talking about how good her son was for almost half an hour, but she never saw her son. By the end, Liang Shengdi felt sleepy.
Just as she was about to yawn, she finally heard her main point.
"...Although my family isn't wealthy, at least we're not starving. Even in this famine, we can still have something to eat every day..."
"I do."
Liang Shengdi didn't even wait for her to finish speaking. If she hesitated any further, it would be disrespectful to the food.
After Lin Wenxuan came back from wandering around in the fields, he found out that his mother had already found a wife for him. He was completely stunned.
Zhang Xiaonv intercepted the people in the yard and did not let them face each other directly. She planned to let them meet after both sides had reached an agreement.
Seeing that his son didn't respond, he pulled him aside and said in a low and anxious voice,
"Wenxuan, you're 19 already. When your father was your age, your second sister had already given birth! Now we're the only orphans and widows left in the Lin family. Don't be picky. Hurry up and find a wife to carry on the Lin family's legacy!"
Don’t blame Zhang Xiaonu for being anxious, as the Lin family is a large one.
She gave birth to five children in her life: the first was a daughter, the second was a son, the third and fourth were twins, a boy and a girl, and the fifth was Lin Wenxuan.
Unfortunately, the second child died at birth, and the third and fourth children were weak from birth and could not stand up. They died one after another at the age of five or six. Only the eldest daughter and the youngest son survived to adulthood.
The eldest daughter had married and moved to the provincial capital, so she no longer had to do farm work. Countless girls in the village envied her.
Three years ago in the winter, her second grandson was born. The child's father brought some old wine to visit his daughter and said he wanted to have a good time with his eldest grandson for a few days. Then the Japanese invaded and the entire provincial capital fell.
The child's father couldn't escape, and along with his daughter, son-in-law and their entire family, they were all gone. No one knew where to find their remains.
When the news reached the village, her father-in-law collapsed with his eyes closed, and soon after, her mother-in-law followed suit.
Only Zhang Xiaonv and Lin Wenxuan are left in this family.
Zhang Xiaonu also cried her heart out, but she didn't dare to die!
I also have to hold my son and persuade him to live well.
Not only did she have to take care of her mother-in-law's funeral, but she also had to take care of her son's daily life.
She knew that if she died, with her son's soft heart, he would probably be used as an empty grain bag by someone else and starve to death on the street.
"I've seen that girl. She'll definitely be able to give birth if she's nurtured! If you two have more children, the Lin family will survive... and she herself has agreed to it. How much money can this save..."
"She, she agreed?" Lin Wenxuan asked, his face red. Has this girl ever met him? She agreed already?
"Yes! She agreed!" Zhang Xiaonv nodded as a matter of course. "Why would she disagree? Our family saved her and gave her food. She has no family left, so at least she won't go hungry after marrying in... and my son is a prominent young man in the area..."
Lin Wenxuan knew his mother's character and didn't really want to hear her praise him for a long time, so he just stammered,
"Okay, I agree too."
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