No matter how much Erniang and Aunt Yang teased Qixi, he resolutely refused to reveal who the girl was.
He only said that the girl was still young and that there was no hurry in the next year or two. He also mentioned using this time to develop his career well.
As for who the girl was and her exact age this year, he didn't say a word.
However, Erniang speculated that it couldn't be a girl from Fu'an Village. They had followed Uncle Liu back to Cheng County a couple of years ago, and Qixi showed no interest.
But last year they were with them in Xiangmu Village, and this year he mentioned having a girl he liked.
In the village, girls are usually engaged by thirteen or fourteen and married by fifteen or sixteen, with poorer families doing so even earlier.
