Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

The next morning, Zhao Da'e and Zhou Chunwen were heading to work in the backyard. As they passed their neighbor's house to the east, they happened to run into Wu Shanhe.

Wu Shanhe didn't seem to be in good health; he was shivering in the cold, whether from the cold or his poor health, it was hard to tell. However, judging from his expression, he seemed to have been waiting for Zhao Da'e on purpose. Seeing Zhao Da'e approach, he said, "Da'e, that wall, Wu Er and I worked on it last night, but it's not quite finished yet. It'll be almost done during the day today. We'll clear away the small tree roots and remove those old leaves, then it'll be walkable."

Zhao Da'e was surprised that Wu Shanhe had already almost finished the work before she even had a chance to ask for help. However, since it was a matter of asking for a favor, Wu Shanhe's actions in the opposite direction made Zhao Da'e feel somewhat strange.

The saying goes, "Those who offer unsolicited favors are either up to no good or are thieves." Of course, Wu Shanhe wasn't a bad person; his diligence must mean he wanted something from him.

Zhao Da'e asked with a smile, "Second Uncle, you're working so early in the morning, is there something you need me for? Just tell me if you need anything."

Wu Shanhe's eyes were somewhat unfocused; he had indeed encountered a rather difficult situation recently. His eldest and second sons were both of marriageable age, and although Wu Shanhe's family was quite well-off in Dongtaizi Village, their circumstances were somewhat unique. Wu Shanhe held a rural household registration (meaning he had a non-agricultural rural household registration). Now, with land already distributed in the south and likely soon in the north, the village was abuzz with discussion. However, this matter seemed to have little to do with the Wu family. Apart from his wife, Ni, who was the old lady, Wu Shanhe's two sons and one daughter, only the daughter was still in school; neither of the sons had an agricultural household registration.

However, even at the supply and marketing cooperative where Wu Er worked, wages had been halved and payments had been withheld for several months. Although there was a job on the surface, everyone could see that it didn't pay well and only generated a bunch of IOUs.

Nobody knows how long this salary will be withheld. Of course, the most important thing is that the salary itself isn't much. Three or four hundred yuan a month, enough to eat and live on. But rural people love their land, and the Wu family doesn't have much land to allocate. Without much land, they can't raise chickens, ducks, cattle, or sheep.

So although the Wu family lives in the countryside, they don't have rural household registration and therefore don't have the right to be allocated land. Although they earn money and are wealthy, things haven't been good for them in the last two years.

Most importantly, because Wu Shanhe, Wu Da, and Wu Er all work, only Ni Shi is at home, so she doesn't interact with people in the village as much.

This rural village has a particularly complex web of relationships. The Wu family is like a peculiar family in Dongtai Village, difficult to describe in words. While they aren't exactly out of place in the village, they have very little interaction with the other villagers. As a result, the nearby villagers don't pay much attention to the Wu family.

Naturally, no one came to propose marriage.

Wu Shanhe was extremely anxious because his two sons, Wu Da and Wu Er, were of marriageable age but no one had proposed marriage. However, he had to ride his bicycle to work in another town dozens of miles away and didn't have much time. The day before yesterday, when he returned home, he heard Wu Er mention Zou Xiaohua and thought it was a good match.

Perhaps his home is a bit far away; Zou Xiaohua is from Yangjiaogou Town, which is deep in the mountains. Wu Shanhe doesn't know the specifics.

Wu Shanhe inquired about Zou Xiaohua's age and found out he was exactly twenty-eight and a college graduate. However, this wasn't a top-tier university; he graduated from a vocational college.

But that's university.

I was assigned to work at the supply and marketing cooperative in the town.

Wu Da was also twenty-eight, so Wu Shanhe felt there was a chance. However, there was a serious problem: Wu Shanhe couldn't find a matchmaker to ask.