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The old farmer married a beautiful daughter-in-law who couldn't do farm work. Ten years later, he was shocked to discover that her identity was not simple

The life story of her daughter-in-law has been revealed. She is the daughter of the famous writer Xu Dishan. The old farmer let her go back to Nanjing and the family lived a happy life

By 孙甲泽Published 2 years ago 3 min read

In 1971, an old farmer was greedy for money and married a lazy wife who was 10 years younger than him without dowry. The lazy wife not only doesn't know how to cook, but also doesn't agree to roommate. Unexpectedly, 10 years later, the old farmer was shocked to find that his wife's identity was not simple!

One day in 1971, a yellow flower girl named Xu Yanji arrived in Meixian, Shaanxi. Strange to say, this woman, who was already 38 years old but still unmarried, had delicate skin and flesh, but insisted on marrying into the countryside without dowry. When asked what farm work she could do, she said she couldn't do any farm work and only taught people how to read and write.

Who dares to marry such a daughter-in-law in the countryside? Isn't it like marrying an ancestor back? Besides not being able to do farm work, but insisting on marrying into the countryside, what is the reason for this?

So although this woman grew up to be very beautiful and there were many young men of the right age in the village, no one dared to marry such a woman back home. After all, at that time, if there were more people in the family, they would have more mouths to eat and could not do any work. Isn't that equivalent to an additional burden?

At this moment, the only old bachelor in the village, Wei Zhende, stood up and said that it was not appropriate to be an old bachelor. Because this old man had a son in his family who died early and had a young child. When he went to farm, he had to leave the child at home without anyone to take care of him. This was not a solution. Coincidentally, at this time, a beautiful daughter-in-law who did not want dowry came along, so why not marry her, Let her take care of her child.

The two of them got married like this, without any grand arrangements or congratulations from family or friends. They kowtowed three times in front of Wei Zhende's parents' grave and then went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to obtain a marriage certificate, which is considered marriage.

After marriage, life unexpectedly became a bit difficult. After all, Xu Yanji couldn't do any work, just like a big girl from the city. However, when Wei Zhende asked about Xu Yanji's background, Xu Yanji refused to say anything, and Wei Zhende didn't bother anymore.

After their marriage, Wei Zhende went out to work during the day, and Xu Yanji taught the child at home to cook and deliver meals to Wei Zhende at noon every day.

Over time, people in the village said that Wei Zhende had married a good wife, who was beautiful and even delivered meals every noon, which made Wei Zhende very happy in his heart.

Eight years have passed, and Wei Zhende's children have grown up and can run around with their father. It's reasonable not to have Xu Yanji take care of them every day, so they can go to work on the ground. However, Wei Zhende stubbornly refused to let Xu Yanji go to work on the ground. He said, "When we married you, we agreed not to let you work. Although I, Wei Laohan, have no money, we can't keep our promises

In this way, while Wei Zhende was busy working in the field, Xu Yanji did some manual work at home. She was not considered a lazy woman by others, and it was precisely because both of them had feelings and righteousness that the story behind them began.

Later, Xu Yanji received a letter from Nanjing, which was Xu Yanji's hometown. It turned out that Xu Yanji's father was the famous writer Xu Dishan at the time. At that time, Xu Yanji was expelled from public office because he had previously believed in Catholicism

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  • Doc Sherwood2 years ago

    I loved this! For ten years I worked as a foreign teacher at a university in Harbin, and as we all know, Heilongjiang is mostly a farming province. So, your story of the Chinese countryside brought back many cherished memories. Excellent work, 孙甲泽!

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