After the husband died in the battle, his eldest brother who went with him brought back two bloody clothes and a pension of ten taels of silver.
For two years, I worked from dawn to dusk selling tofu to support my two daughters. It wasn't until I fainted on the street corner that I learned that the pension was supposed to be fifty taels.
I stumbled home and wanted to find out what was going on, but I overheard: "Sister-in-law is soft-tempered and can't live without a man. Su Wan is much stronger than her and can live without me."
"Don't worry, mother, I will tell her the truth in a few years. She will be very happy to know that I am not dead and will not blame me."
Only then did I realize that the "eldest uncle" who lived under the same roof as me was my husband who "died in battle."
The next day, the eldest brother next door who always took good care of me came to propose marriage.
Seeing his nervous and awkward look, I took the marriage proposal, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll marry you."
