My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

Many years later, when Gu Sigou recalled this memory.

I am very grateful to myself now. Fortunately, I was an obedient child.

If I don't agree to change my name, it would be hard to imagine my colleagues calling me "Si Gou" in my ears.

"Sister, can you write the four words Yunchu and Yanyu?" Gu Erniu asked curiously.

Gu Lili placed the clams in her hand in the basin, picked up a branch nearby, and started writing on the ground.

"This is Gu Yunchu, this is Gu Huanhuan, this is Gu Yanyu, and this is Gu Lili." Gu Lili pointed at the words on the ground and taught them to the three siblings one by one.

Several people looked at the words on the ground, and a different feeling rose in their hearts.

This was the first time they knew what their names were.

At the same time, the three of them secretly vowed to learn to read.

After writing the words, several people began to pry the razor clams meat.

By the time we had pried out the clams, it was almost dark.

Gu Lili hurriedly told everyone to wash up quickly.

Just after washing up, I heard a loud noise coming from outside the door.

Before Gu Lili could react, Gu Erniu rushed out.

When Gu Lili listened, she realized it was the voices of Aunt Zhang and Zhang Dahahua.

She hurriedly followed him out to see what was going on.

Who knew that as soon as she stepped out of the yard, she saw Zhang Dahua running away crying.

Aunt Zhang slapped her thigh and cried, "Oh, he is really rebellious. He doesn't even listen to his own mother. He ran away after just a few words. He is really rebellious!"

Gu Erniu watched Zhang Dahua running towards the beach and was about to chase her, but Gu Lili quickly stopped him.

Gu Erniu couldn't go after them as it was pitch dark here, with a man and a woman alone. Although in Gu Lili's eyes they were all children, people here didn't think so.

"Aunt Zhang, what's going on?" Gu Lili asked.

Aunt Zhang wiped her tears and said, "Ah, I told her about a marriage, but she didn't agree and ran away. Lili, you can talk to Dahua, why don't you help me persuade her!"

When she heard the marriage proposal, Gu Lili subconsciously looked at Gu Erniu.

Sure enough, when Gu Erniu heard what Aunt Zhang said, he looked panicked.

Gu Lili shook her head and said soothingly, "Aunt Zhang, don't worry, I'll go check on Dahua first, you three can just wait at home!"

After Gu Lili finished speaking, she ran towards the beach.

Fortunately, it’s not completely dark now, otherwise it would be quite troublesome.

Apparently, Aunt Zhang was very angry about this little girl Zhang Dahua. Gu Lili chased her for a long time before she saw Zhang Dahua's shadow.

"Dahua, don't run. Wait for me. I am your sister Lili!" Gu Lili shouted at Zhang Dahua while panting.

Zhang Dahua heard the familiar voice behind her and turned around to look back.

Only after he was sure that Gu Lili was the only one behind him did he stop and wait for her.

"Dahua, why are you running so fast, like a rabbit? I can't catch you. Ouch..." Gu Lili wiped the sweat from her forehead and teased.

When Zhang Dahua heard Gu Lili say that she looked like a rabbit, she couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then she sighed again.

"Oh, Sister Lili, you don't know how much my mother is going for me. I'm not even fourteen yet, and she's so anxious to get me engaged! I don't want to get engaged at all!" Zhang Dahua grumbled in dissatisfaction.

When Gu Lili heard this, she thought that this was a good opportunity to find out what Zhang Dahua was thinking and see if she was interested in Gu Erniu.

If they are interested, I can find a matchmaker to propose marriage and arrange the marriage between the two of them.

However, for a moment, Gu Lili didn't know how to start.

After thinking for a while, Gu Lili said tactfully, "Why don't you want to get engaged? Don't you like the other person?"

Zhang Dahua didn't expect Gu Lili to be so straightforward, and her face turned red all of a sudden.

The marriage that Aunt Zhang was talking about was actually with the son of her own cousin from her own family.

As for the person, he is not ugly and his family background is pretty good.

As for whether she likes it or not, Zhang Dahua herself doesn't know, but in short, she doesn't hate it either.

This cousin's family has an ox cart and seven or eight acres of land.

These conditions are among the best in any village.

However, Aunt Zhang’s cousin seemed to be as honest and decent as her own son.

But he drank every day, went to gamble after drinking, and came back to beat his wife when he lost.

I saw it with my own eyes once in town. As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse gives birth to a mouse that can dig holes.

She didn't want to get married and be beaten every day.

Zhang Dahua stammered, "Sister Lili, his father is an alcoholic and beats his wife. I'm a little scared. As for what you mean by like or not, I really don't understand."

After hearing this, Gu Lili fell silent.

Indeed, when getting married, one should not only consider the person one marries, but also the character of the family.

Generally speaking, if the father does not respect the mother, there is a high probability that the child will become such a person.

After all, some influences are subtle.

"So do you have someone you like? Um... someone who makes you happy when you think of them?" Gu Lili continued to ask indirectly.

Gu Lili only speaks directly, which would be fine if it happened in modern times, but in ancient times, it would be really embarrassing.

Zhang Dahua was a little at a loss what to say after being asked by Gu Lili. She didn't know how to answer and her face turned red.

Gu Lili also felt that her question seemed a little too direct. After all, Zhang Dahua was only thirteen years old and there was no way she would understand these things.

"Okay, I won't ask anymore. Let's go home. Auntie will be worried soon." Gu Lili said.

When Zhang Dahua heard about going home, she pouted and looked unhappy.

She snorted and said, "I don't want to go back. I'll quarrel with my mother again if I go back!"

However, Sister Lili just said that she seems to really have that person who makes her happy whenever she thinks of him.

The image of Gu Erniu appeared in Zhang Dahua's mind. Does it mean that if you feel happy when you think of someone, you mean you like that person?

Zhang Dahua didn’t understand. She would also feel happy when she thought of her father and mother.

Gu Lili said earnestly, "Aunt Zhang is doing this for your own good. She was crying just now and asked me to go after you. Besides, there are worms at night. Are you sure you don't want to go back?"

When Zhang Dahua heard Aunt Zhang crying, she felt very sad.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the roars of several wild beasts were heard from the mountain.

Zhang Dahua looked left and right, and whispered, "Let's go back, or the worms will really come!"