Chapter 7

I must be crazy, to actually go to my elder sister and say, “Chao San, although he’s a local ruffian, Father says he’s loyal and righteous. He’s just over twenty, not bad-looking, and could be considered a decent man. Sister, have you really not considered him?”

As expected, my sister just patted my head and smiled, “He and I are not suitable.”

I hesitated, wanting to tell her that she and An Huaijin were not suitable either.

Father would certainly never agree. He often says he’s eaten more salt than we’ve eaten rice, and besides, he’s so stubborn.

My sister is five years older than me. She is gentle in temperament, but very determined.

I don’t know what she’s planning, and after worrying for a while, I didn’t pay much attention to the matter.

At that time, I was still young, my heart not yet awakened to love, and I didn’t understand that affairs between men and women are the most troublesome thing in the world.

I thought, if she likes scholars, there are plenty of them in town. Father could always find her a better one.

Right now, I had more pressing matters to worry about. Tomorrow, Teacher Li would randomly quiz us on the Four Books and Five Classics. If I couldn’t answer, I’d get hit with the ruler. After school, I’d made plans with Wei Donghe to go up the mountain to collect bird eggs. Cao Dapang and his skinny bookboy had recently taken to secretly following us around, so I was determined to play a trick on them…