In Yuzhou County, Yunnan, the strange customs of primary school dropped out of school in fifth grade to get married and have children

Xiao Jie is only 13 years old this year, and it has been nearly a year since he held his own wedding. Xiao Jie and her husband Xiao Fang met on New Year's Day in 2014, and were left behind by the husband's family to get married three days later. At that time, Xiao Biao was still in fifth grade of primary school. After getting married, she dropped out of school. In November 2014, the baby in Xiaojie's stomach was already 6 months old. (All minors use aliases in the article)

is in the southwestern border area of Yunnan, and early marriage is still common. In just one village, you can see several young girls carrying children on their backs. Some girls are even 12 years old when they marry. Because they are under the legal age, they cannot obtain a marriage certificate and the marriage has no legal effect. Boys and girls use their youthful "love" to run a family, more like "playing house", but they are realistically nurturing the next generation of life.

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Because of her marriage, Xiao Jie ended her childhood with parents early, and she shouldered the burden of living alone with her equally young husband. She and Xiao Fang had almost no income and could only rely on their parents-in-law sending money back to make a living. She didn't think too much about the future, because even if she went out to work, her age was still far behind.