But it doesn't matter now, given that women can now hold property, it's likely that I'll be accepting more sons-in-law than before. They'll still be from our village, so we will still be able to help each other out.
"Speaking of which, I've been too busy with the farming work at home recently to ask you, but it seems to me that the Zhuang Ruman family has been keeping out of trouble, haven't they been bothering you anymore?"
"After Zhuang Yuanren returned to the town school, he spent all day repenting in front of his mentor. His mentor also asked me about it once, and I decided, considering that it's not easy for someone from our village to get an education. Although Zhuang Yuanren is a bit deceitful, the trouble he has is also caused by his parents. As the saying goes, the sins of the fathers should not be visited on the children. So I spoke up for him. Zhuang Yuanren then went to study at the government school in the county town."