In the video, He Dagui went to extraordinary lengths for his daughter.
Too fat, rejected. Too thin, rejected. Too handsome, rejected. Too ugly, rejected...
In the end, he chose Liu Nianming.
Liu Nianming was the eldest child in a large family. To keep his younger siblings alive, he was prepared to sell himself.
That was how he caught He Dagui's eye and was bought for five taels of silver. He was only eleven then, and just like that, he followed He Dagui home to the He family.
After Liu Nianming arrived, he did every chore in the He household except cooking.
He Dagui mainly handled the business, while He Xiaohui stayed by her father's side to learn.
Liu Nianming was simply the odd-job worker, unloading, moving, and delivering goods. He Dagui never let him near the real heart of the business.
Even with a life like that, Liu Nianming was content. At least he could eat his fill and no longer had to go hungry!
The He family had never shortchanged Liu Nianming when it came to food and drink.
They depended on him for so much work. How could he have the strength to work if he wasn't fed enough?
Guagua continued:
[They originally thought those peaceful days would go on forever, but then disaster struck.
The general store caught fire. The flammable goods inside ignited, and the flames grew fiercer and fiercer...
By the time the fire was put out, almost everything in the store had burned away.
Fortunately, He Dagui had saved some silver over the years and deposited it in a bank. Otherwise, the whole family really would have been left living on the northwest wind.]
In the video, He Dagui stared at the ruins left by the fire and slumped to the ground, not knowing