A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 36: Eating melon seeds, the educated youth ran away.

In Yunjiao's mind, now that she has money to build a house and her family has bought a boat, she is more willing to save some good food.

As for the money to buy other things, we can save it up slowly. Once we have a house and a boat, there's no rush.

Even though you have a small boat, you want a big boat.

Yun Xiaowu and the others also looked at Grandma Yun.

"Grandma, my little sister wants to eat some," Yun Xiaoliu said first, staring at the morel mushrooms.

Yun Jiao glared at him, clearly Sixth Brother wanted to eat it too.

However, given her petite and delicate appearance, this look makes her appear more like she's being coquettish.

Grandma Yun patted their heads with a smile.

“You guys are all so greedy. Alright, let’s keep these morel mushrooms and cook them together in the Dragon and Phoenix Soup. It’ll be incredibly delicious.”

It's also very nutritious.

Their family had suffered so much in the past; the boys were all dark-skinned and thin, so it would be good for them to get some nourishment.

Grandma Yun was busy in the kitchen. She was used to doing the work here, and she finished preparing the meal in no time.

Yun Xiaowu ran out to call Grandpa Yun and the others back for dinner.

As soon as Grandpa Yun and the others returned, they smelled a strong fragrance.

The neighbor's kid was so hungry he was yelling that he wanted to eat chicken.

"It smells so good, Mom! What did you cook today?"

Why do I smell chicken?

Yun Xiaoqi proudly raised her chin: "Today we went to the mountains and caught a big snake and a pheasant, both caught by my sister!"

Yun Xiaoba and Yun Xiaojiu stared at the fragrant dragon and phoenix soup on the table and nodded like comedians.

"Correct!"

Yun Jiao was also tempted, but she sat obediently with her little bowl and wooden spoon, waiting for everyone in the family to sit down before she started eating.

"Jiaojiao, eat more."

Brother Yun, who was standing next to her, put a lot of meat on her plate.

Snake meat is tender, but there are quite a few bones, so you have to gnaw on it slowly.

"Jiaojiao encountered a snake? Are you alright? What are you all doing?"

Everyone was concerned about whether Yun Jiao had been bitten by a snake. She was so young; it would be terrible if she encountered a venomous snake.

"It's a black-tailed snake."

That's good, since the rat snake isn't poisonous.

“How could Jiaojiao have been bitten? She’s incredibly strong; she even smashed the snake’s head flat.”

Yun Jiao, her mouth greasy from eating, explained, "Its head was flattened by hitting a rock!"

She's not that strong yet.

The adults all looked at her with smiles: "Our Jiaojiao can catch snakes, how can that not be amazing?"

Yun Jiao thought there was nothing wrong with what he said.

The little short legs were swaying happily.

Grandma Yun was thinking about incubating the eggs, so she went for a stroll in the village after finishing her meal.

Two women in the family sat at the door making fishing nets; they had just bought a boat and would be using the nets.

The man continued working on the new house, striving to finish it as soon as possible so that his family could move into the new house.

Yun Jiao strolled along beside Grandma Yun, and then they arrived at a house and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a young old woman who was about the same age as Grandma Yun.

"Cuifen, do you have any eggs to hatch chicks?" Yunjiao peeked out from behind Grandma Yun: "Hello, Grandma Wu."

The old woman, who was about the same age as Grandma Yun, smiled broadly when she saw Yun Jiao.

"Okay, okay... Jiaojiao is here too, come in and sit down."

"You want to hatch chicks? I have some, but only ten."

"Enough is enough."

After taking the eggs, Grandma Wu also grabbed a handful of raw peanuts from her home and handed them to Yun Jiao.

"Thank you, Grandma Wu."

Yun Jiao thanked them in a childish voice, then found a small stool and sat down to carefully peel peanuts.

She already knew from experience that her grandmother wouldn't leave anytime soon.

Whenever I visit someone's home, no matter what I'm there for, this familiar person will always sit down and chat for a while before leaving.

"Yun Daya is getting married the day after tomorrow. Who from your family will be attending the wedding banquet?"

"I'll go, the men in my family are all too busy to leave."

"That Cai Jinhua is such a scoundrel. Her eldest daughter isn't even married yet, and she's already spreading the word that her second son is prettier and more capable than her eldest, and that anyone who wants to marry her second son has to pay a dowry of two hundred yuan."

Grandma Yun frowned: "Isn't she selling her daughters? All those girls are skinny because of her. They don't have much flesh on their faces. How can you tell that they are pretty?"

Moreover, the bride price is so high. Everyone in the surrounding villages knows what kind of family they are. Who would dare to marry into that family? This would only delay the girl's marriage.

Even if Cai Jinhua's second son is the best, the fact that his family is dragging him down, coupled with such a high dowry, makes everyone hesitate.

I reckon that only men like the one her sister married, who have physical defects, or character flaws, or who are second-time marriages and need a stepmother to raise their children, are willing to spend money to "marry" a wife if no one else wants to marry them.

How could Cai Jinhua not know these things? But she didn't care at all whether her daughter would have a good life in the future.

In the eyes of the couple, all their daughters combined couldn't compare to even one of their son's fingers.

Old Mrs. Wu also said, "She's blinded by the dowry offered by the eldest daughter-in-law."

Grandma Wu suddenly leaned over and whispered, "Let's not talk about their family anymore. Do you know that Yunxiu's husband ran away?"

Grandma Yun's eyes widened immediately: "Ran away? She's already had two children and just ran away like that? Didn't the Third Captain's family go looking for her?"

"Why didn't you look for him? Lin Zhiqing ran away overnight, and they only found out he was missing the next day. It's been so long, who knows where he's gone."

"Could he have gone home? Do you know where he lives?"

"That's the problem. None of them knew where Lin, the educated youth, lived."

"What are we going to do then? The two kids will be fatherless. Lin Zhiqing is really cunning. I told you long ago that marrying or being married to an educated youth is unreliable. The Third Team Leader's family used to show off, but look at them now."

During the wave of educated youth going to the countryside back then, many urban educated youth were assigned to work there.

Some of the educated youth were good-looking and talented, attracting the attention of many young men and women in the village.

Some female educated youth married men from the village, while some male educated youth married girls from the village.

But that situation is actually quite similar to marrying into another family.

As a result, after the college entrance examination was allowed, most of the educated youth took the exam, but only a few were admitted to universities.

Those educated youth who were not accepted stayed, but soon they were able to leave without taking the college entrance examination or needing a letter of introduction from the village. Those educated youth who were still in the countryside began to get restless.

Some female educated youth abandoned their husbands and children and ran away, and the same was true for the male educated youth.

This is the third one in their village, or more accurately, their production brigade.

Two female educated youths had run away together before, and the two families felt like the sky had fallen when they saw their children.

Since then, those in the brigade who married educated youth have become more cautious and keep a closer eye on them.

Unexpectedly, another one has run away, and it's the son-in-law of the former squad leader of the third team of the brigade.

(End of this chapter)