Secretary Zhao was so silent that he had no appetite and could not drink the wine anymore.
"Jiaojiao is still young, she is still studying."
Wang Meili glanced at her man and said, "When she was her age, I would have married you long ago and you would have been pregnant with Dongzi."
Are you still young?
"Look, Fangfang is the same age as Jiaojiao, and they're both married and have children."
Secretary Zhao frowned, thinking back to what happened at noon. "You should really look around when choosing a husband-in-law. Back then, they asked how much Zhao Fangfang's betrothal gift would be. What's it like now? Look at what kind of life she's living."
Wang Meili glanced at him and said, "Life is something we have to live." Weren't their lives hard back then?
The drought almost resulted in a complete loss of harvest. If their brigade did not have a big river, many of them would have died of thirst and would have fought with several brigades for water.
Is life today as hard as it was back then?
It was several years ago that I would pick leaves and boil them into water, and I would eat them.
She was pregnant at that time, and Dongzi was not yet old. The child was crying with hunger. Many elderly people and children in the brigade did not survive those years.
Nowadays, life is getting better and better.
"I don't care. Jiaojiao is still young anyway." The couple invested more affection in Zhao Jiaojiao than in the other three children, so naturally they were more biased towards her.
Even though Secretary Zhao looks more and more serious, his love for Jiaojiao has never changed.
Wang Meili sighed when she saw him like that. "By then, we'll all be in the same brigade. Our home isn't far from the Lings, and our private plot isn't far from theirs either."
My daughter will get married eventually. Do I want to keep her as an old maid?
That won't work.
"But it's too early to talk about this now. We should look at Jiaojiao. Besides, Ling looks like a pretty handsome guy today."
Apart from his dark skin, one can see some of the temperament of a scholar in him.
His dark skin is caused by doing farm work all year round. When he goes to school and comes back in winter, his skin will become whiter. Xiaohui's skin is much whiter now.
"Didn't you plan to find a husband for Jiaojiao?"
Of course Wang Meili didn't want Jiaojiao to get married, but the men she was looking for were all ugly, and she didn't like them either.
Wouldn’t it be good if I could marry into the same brigade or village?
"Dongzi is not young anymore. We should allocate a piece of land for him. I think the vacant land not far from Ling's house is a good choice." Wang Meili was reluctant to let the girl she loved so much get married.
"That place is nice. Dongzi is indeed not young anymore. After he gets married, it will be impossible for him to live with us as his parents."
I want to leave a house site for Tudan, but Tudan is still young, it's too early. The eldest brother hasn't married yet, and it's not good to be the younger brother in front.
"Well, that's right. Give Dongzi a call when you have time."
Secretary Zhao was worried about something else. "Jiaojiao hasn't agreed yet. Isn't it too early for us to think about this?"
Jiaojiao looks down on Ling Yunrui?
Ling Yunrui already has a house in the county town, so will he stay in the village?
Zhao Jiaojiao had no idea that her parents were thinking about her future after marriage, and even planned to allocate her eldest brother's land to a place not far from the Ling family.
"Jiaojiao, my grapes are ripe, shall we pick them?"
Does this person really want her to go to her house?
"Brother Ling, they are really ripe. I heard Shanshan say a few days ago that we still need to wait a few more days for the grapes, as they are still a little sour."
Ling Yunshan cannot speak, but Zhao Lingling and Ling Yunshan have known each other for several years. At first they communicated by writing, and later they could communicate through simple gestures.
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