"Second Aunt gave this to you, just take it." Mrs. Lin peeled one and put it in her mouth. "Chunya, when is your fiancé planning to visit? It's almost the end of the year, and we haven't heard a thing."
Chunya had been introduced to someone previously, and they had verbally agreed on the marriage. But with the wedding approaching, the groom hadn't yet sent the bride price, which puzzled Mrs. Lin, prompting her to ask.
Chunya blushed and smiled shyly, speaking softly, "I saw him recently. He said there's work building a dam in the neighboring town, with two meals a day plus two yuan wage. He went with his two brothers to earn more money for the bride price."
"That works too; save up more, and you'll have a better life when you marry."
Lin Xiang caught the key point in Chunya's words: "He has two brothers? So there are three sons in his family?"
"Four. He has an older brother and two younger brothers. The youngest is in his second year at Town First Middle School."
