Lord God, do you want a wife?

Chapter 117: The spoiled Jin wants to marry a husband (28)

When he heard that the child was looking for Yu Xiao, he was a little confused. What could a child want to find him for?

"He's not here. What do you want from him?"

The little girl had heard that Brother Yu had a new daughter-in-law who was very fierce, so she was unwilling to come to his house to report the news.

She had to come because she lost the game of rock-paper-scissors.

But she didn't expect that this sister was so beautiful!

She blushed for a moment, "Pretty sister, the village nets are about to be collected, I came to find Brother Yu Xiao to share the fish."

"Nian'er, who is it?"

When Yu's mother saw that Bai Nian had not returned yet, she put down the embroidery stand and walked over.

When she saw the child, she suddenly realized: "Little Twelve, the village is going to distribute the fish, I'll take the fishing rod and go right away!"

The child called Little Twelve nodded, his little face was very tense, and he looked at Bai Nian with a reluctant look.

Bai Nian chuckled, took out a few candied fruits from his sleeve and stuffed them into her hand.

He touched her head softly and said, "Thank you, cute little girl. Take this and eat it!"

The little girl blushed, uttered two thank yous and ran away.

Mother Yu watched Little Twelve run away and sighed, "This child has a miserable life..."

"Aunt Jiang, what's wrong?"

"Don't be fooled by her short stature. She is eight years old this year. Her mother kept giving birth because she couldn't give birth to a son. She is the twelfth girl, so everyone in the village calls her Little Twelve."

Bai Nian was extremely surprised when he heard this.

She really couldn't tell that the girl was already eight years old.

And what does the concept of the twelfth girl mean?

Even if you keep giving birth, it will take at least twelve years.

"So she has eleven older sisters?"

Mother Yu nodded and whispered, "However, a few died at birth, and some were given away because they could not be raised.

There were only six left at home, and the second and third daughters were married off last year. Alas, if a boy had not been born, the life of the twelfth daughter would have been even more difficult."

Bai Nian's face turned a little ugly when she heard this. She really didn't expect that the status of girls in these remote villages was so low.

Perhaps Yu's mother could see how upset she was, so she patted her hands, sighed and consoled her: "Take the net bag and go to the lake to catch the fish. There are some things we are powerless to do."

Bai Nian felt a little heavy-hearted, but she knew that Yu's mother was telling the truth.

It is difficult to change inherent ideas. Some people have been instilled with these ideas since childhood, that boys are treasures and girls are weeds.

When they grow up, they even have to continue to support the boys in the family. Some even have to take some things from their husband's family to their parents' home after they get married.

Not only that, he has no status at home.

Xiushui Village is considered a good one. In the original owner's memory, she was deceived by Jia Yifan and sent to Shinian Village, where women were not even allowed to sit at the table.

Every day she could only squat in the corner and eat with a bowl in her hand.

Bai Nian took the net bag handed to her by Yu's mother and walked to the lake with her.

The small rivers on this mountain eventually flow into this lake, and Xiushui Village has always relied on this lake for its survival.

However, friction is inevitable when there are too many people, so many years ago the village chief came up with an idea: he set down a few large nets and divided the fish caught equally among everyone.

As for who will set the nets, each household takes turns. Those lazy people who don't work but still want to share the fish will have nothing to lose.

By the time Bai Nian arrived at the lake, most of the villagers had already arrived, and several strong-looking men were collecting fishing nets.

The fishing net became smaller and smaller, and the lively fish inside could be clearly seen.

These fish are very big. Bai Nian estimated that the big ones looked to weigh more than ten kilograms.

The surrounding villagers cheered.

A group of children were also very happy. They rolled up their trouser legs and fished out the small fish that had fallen into the shallow water.

Seeing Bai Nian's gaze lingering on them, Yu's mother explained, "Every time the village catches a lot of fish, they only want the big ones. The small ones are either caught by these kids for fun or put back into the water to wait for them to grow up."

Bai Nian nodded. He didn't expect that the people in Xiushui Village knew so much. They also knew that they couldn't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and that they needed sustainable development.

Bai Nian looked at those fish and felt a little itchy.

Mother Yu smiled softly, as if she could see through her thoughts: "If you want to go, go with them. There will be many little girls fishing later."

Bai Nian replied crisply and ran to the lake, where he saw quite a few teenage girls as expected.

A few people stood on the shore, daring only to stare from afar.

"Wow, so many fish!"

Several girls in the water shouted, "Come on, let's catch it together!"

She took off her shoes and socks, rolled up her skirt and stepped into the water.

The water here was shallow, and when Bai Nian stepped in it was just up to her ankles. She walked towards the deeper water.

He held the net bag tightly in his hand, gently put it into the water, waited for a moment, and then there was a splash of water.

When I lifted the net bag, there were already several palm-sized, silvery little fish jumping around in it.

"Wow--"

The children and girls around immediately surrounded her and praised her.

"Sister, you are so awesome!"

The little girl had two pigtails and chubby cheeks, looking very festive. She tilted her head and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

She pinched the little girl's face and it was just as soft as she had imagined.

"Send it to you!"

The little girl's eyes widened and she cheered as she took the two fishes. "Thank you, sister!"

Suddenly, Bai Nian felt his clothes being pulled on the back. He turned around and saw that it was the little girl who was called Twelve.

Little Twelve now looked like he had rolled in the mud, his whole body was covered in mud.

Even his face was covered with mud spots.

She looked at Bai Nian timidly and handed the thing in her hand to her shyly.

"Sister...sister, this is for you."

Bai Nian looked at Little Twelve's face covered in mud and couldn't help but chuckle.

She squatted down and gently took the thing that Xiao Twelve handed over. Upon closer inspection, she found that it was actually a fish weighing two or three pounds. However, the fish was covered in mud and looked a bit dirty.

Being caught in Bai Nian's hand, it was still struggling unwillingly, and its fish tail was swinging violently.

The next moment, Bai Nian felt a chill on his face, and was splashed with mud.

Xiao Twelve also realized that he seemed to be in trouble, and lowered his head in fear.

"Sister, sister..."

My sister's face, which was so clean, is now covered with mud. My sister will definitely not like her anymore.

Thinking of this, her eyes filled with tears.

As if waiting for some kind of judgment, he lowered his head and said nothing. The next moment, he felt something soft touching his cheek.

She looked up suddenly, and Bai Nian looked at her with approval in his eyes.

Bai Nian threw the fish into the net bag next to him, then took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the mud off Xiao Twelve's face.