In a poor village lived a young man named Lin. His father worked in a vegetable field to earn a living. Lin had saved money to marry his friend, Mony. He had been working for ten years, since he was seven years old. Now he decided to go to Mony's
house to ask for her hand in marriage. After some time, Lin arrived at Mony's house and knocked on the door. Mony opened the door and said, "Welcome, Lin." He said, "I'm here to ask for your older sister's hand in marriage." Mony said, "Please come in." Lin entered and sat on the floor. Mony's sister
came and spoke with Lin about Mony's marriage. They then agreed that Mony's older sister would agree to Mony marrying Lin on the condition that Mony marry Nini. This meant a circumcision ceremony, as there were few men due to the many wars. Lin realized how difficult it would be for a
beautiful girl like Nini to remain single while her younger sister was to be married first. Three days later, Nini and Mony moved into Lin's house. The room was clean and tidy, with new household items and beautiful bed linens. The two sisters were delighted with their new home. Soon, night fell, and Lynn entered the room. "Big sister," said Mony, "you're the first one here because you're older than me." "Don't worry,"
Nini replied in a frightened voice, "it'll be a quiet night." Mony was in a neighboring room, hearing her older sister's moans. She was startled by the sound. After a while, Nini woke up next to Lin and went into her younger sister's room. She said, sounding tired, "Mony, take care of yourself because Lin is really strong." Mony was scared by her older sister's words and went into her room. After a while, Nini heard her younger sister crying and asking her to stop. Nini laughed at Mony and then went to sleep.
The next morning, Lin went to work and said goodbye to Nini and Mony. While he was working, the landowner came and said, "Lin, congratulations on your marriage, but you must protect your family well because a war is coming here inevitably." Lin asked, "What should I do, sir?" The landowner replied, "I have a book about the arts of war that control internal energy into the body, and it might be very useful to you."
