Lin Yan was quite pleased to be met with their fiery enthusiasm.
But thinking that these people not only had no official position but also no fixed abode, she couldn't help but feel worried. She frowned slightly, and a troubled look appeared on her face.
“Auntie, I asked them, and it’s true that quite a few of them are still unmarried and they are willing to stay in our village. But their conditions are quite poor. They don’t own any property or land, they don’t have stable jobs, and they can’t even afford a decent wedding ceremony and dowry.”
Lin Yan originally thought...
After explaining their conditions, the Ye family and others would give up the idea of marriage.
Who would have thought?
They seemed completely unconcerned about the matter, their expressions remaining unchanged.
This was completely unexpected by Lin Yan.
Ye's attitude remained unchanged. Holding Lin Yan's hand, she said earnestly:
"What's there to be afraid of if we don't have money?! How many families in our village are rich? We're all just toiling in the fields. Besides, we're not the kind of people who don't know our place. If they weren't so poor, with their looks, they wouldn't be unmarried and left to our village."
Zhang, standing beside Ye, nodded in agreement:
“Yes, Yan, we were prepared beforehand. They didn’t go home for the New Year, so we could guess that their situation wasn’t good. We also observed them for a few days and found that they were all quite honest and didn’t dawdle while working. Besides, that’s why we shamelessly came.”
"It's good that we don't have money! I'm just reluctant to let my little daughter get married, so I'm thinking of finding her a husband! Yan'er, you ask them if any of them are willing to marry into our family. Our family isn't exactly well-off, but we're doing alright. We have a house and land. Bao'er is also quite good-looking. If he marries into our family, we definitely won't mistreat him."
Lin Yan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and look over.
She is Lin Bao'er's mother, Madam Xu.
Xu had two sons and two daughters in total, and Lin Bao'er was the youngest in the family, so she was very much loved by the couple.
Although Lin Yan really wanted to help Xie Jiajun arrange marriages with the girls from Xiaolin Village.
Unfortunately, she wasn't really good at matchmaking, so she could only suggest that they try to persuade the other party themselves.
"They're not going up the mountain today, so why don't you ladies go and ask them yourselves? That way you can get a better look at them."
Hearing her say that.
The Ye family and others all wore joyful smiles, but these smiles faded in an instant.
Instead, there is worry.
"Wouldn't this be too much of a bother for you?"
Lin Yan couldn't wait for them to leave, so she didn't find it annoying at all and waved her hand dismissively.
"It's alright, aunties, just ask them if you need anything."
Because of what she said.
The Ye family members broke into big smiles again and went off to find their "targets".
The crowd that had been surrounding her finally dispersed, and Lin Yan was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
It's just a pity for the men in the courtyard who were "besieged" by them...
Lin Yan couldn't help but cast a pitying glance at them.
Half an hour later.
The Ye family and others finally left.
Before leaving.
Each of them wore a smile of varying degrees.
It was past midnight.
Wang Yueshan returned to the village from the town.
Xie Rui and Xie Zhi also returned from the county town. Except for Xie Li, who had married out, all the members of the Xie family's first and second branches had gathered together.
Xie Rui and Xie Zhi usually stay at the hot pot restaurant in the county town and don't come back often.
Therefore, they had never considered building a house before.
But when they saw the eldest son's family building a new house, they also started to consider building a house after the New Year.
Since Wang Yueshan handed Xie Jiajun over to Lin Yan, Lin Yan has given half of the income from the hot pot restaurant in the county town to the mother and son.
Nowadays, they can afford to build new houses in the village, let alone buy houses in the county town.
However, Xie Rui and his brother value family ties and never considered buying property elsewhere.
In the morning.
Large snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
By this time, there was already a thin layer of snow on the ground.
The adults have gotten used to it.
The children, on the other hand, were overjoyed and all ran out to play in the snow.
Hearing the laughter and chatter in the courtyard, Pei Ling's eldest daughter, Xie Yiyue, was filled with longing to play in the snow.
She blinked her big eyes and cautiously asked:
"Mom, Grandmother, can I go play in the snow too?"
Meeting her longing eyes, Pei Ling felt a pang of pity and wanted to grant her request.
But considering that she had caught a cold a few days ago, I had to reluctantly refuse.
"Moon, you just recovered from a cold a few days ago, so you shouldn't go out today. How about we wait a few more days and then Mom will take you out to play in the snow?"
To Pei Ling's surprise, Madam Xie actually agreed.
"It's alright, Yue'er's cold is all better now. Since she wants to go out and play, let her go. It's only snowing now, it's not that cold yet, she can just wear more clothes."
Xie Yiyue immediately cheered with joy, her little mouth as sweet as honey, sparing no effort to flatter and praise Madam Xie.
"Wow! Grandma is so wonderful!"
Seeing how happy she was, Pei Ling gave up on trying to stop her.
After finding a thick cloak, hat, and gloves, they wrapped Xie Yiyue up like a rice dumpling.
Only then did I feel comfortable letting her go out.
Just before leaving the house.
Madam Xie called out to Xie Yiyue, avoiding Pei Ling's gaze, and pulled her aside.
She quietly took a packet of medicine powder from her bosom, placed it in Xie Yiyue's hand, and solemnly instructed her:
"Moon, when we eat later, put this in your second aunt's tea, okay?"
Xie Yiyue is only six years old.
His little brain is simple and ignorant; his mind is not yet fully developed.
She glanced at the small package in her hand and asked curiously:
"Grandma, what is this?"
He met Xie Yiyue's bewildered eyes.
A pang of guilt flashed through Madam Xie's mind, but she quickly suppressed it.
She lowered her voice, her tone seductive, and said:
“Your second aunt has been having trouble sleeping lately. This is something Grandma bought at a high price. If your second aunt drinks this, she won’t have insomnia anymore.”
Although Xie Yiyue's brain capacity is insufficient.
But she felt something was strange, so she asked the question that had been bothering her.
"But Grandmother, why don't you go and give it to Second Aunt yourself?"
Madam Xie sighed, seemingly helpless.
"Grandma still has to stay inside and embroider to earn money to buy good food for Yue'er. Unlike Yue'er, she can't go out and play. Remember, you mustn't let anyone find out, and you can't tell anyone. This is our little secret, okay?"
Xie Yiyue is a sensible child.
Upon hearing her grandmother say that she couldn't go out to play because she was buying her delicious food, she immediately raised her head high.
"Grandmother, don't worry! Yue'er will definitely not let anyone find out!"
When Xie Yiyue appeared in the courtyard.
The children in the yard were overjoyed!
Lin Yu, who is the same age as her, immediately jumped up and down and pulled her to join their snowball fight team.
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