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Chapter 1

The engagement was broken off at the beginning, and she married a stranger

"Hiss~"

I was beaten?

As soon as she opened her eyes, Tang Xinyi felt a burning pain in her arm. I suppressed the dizziness and looked up. Really. She was lying on the ground, surrounded by a group of people in simple clothes. And right in front of her stood a man and a woman. The emotions in their eyes were too complicated, which made Tang Xinyi frown.

"Tang Xinyi, Brother Jianguo and I are truly in love, so please stop being so stubborn!"

"What era is this? Why do we still care about child marriages?"

"Free love is advocated now, do you understand?"

Cai Xiaofen took two steps forward. If Tang Xinyi hadn't retracted her hand quickly, her foot would have stepped on her hand.

"So you guys beat people up when you failed to break off the engagement?"

She didn't know how she ended up on the ground, but she felt a burning pain in her arm.

What's wrong with these people?

She fell down and no one came to help her.

Is it because she is not popular in the village?

While muttering to himself, he stood up from the ground. Fortunately, apart from the scratches on the arms and palms, there were no other injuries.

"Who hit you?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Wang Jianguo frowned and said when he saw Tang Xinyi finally speak. Tang Xinyi looked up and found that the man's eyes were full of impatience and disgust. A nameless fire suddenly surged in her heart. Although she didn't know what was going on with her, Tang Xinyi would never suffer a loss under any circumstances.

"They say parents' orders and matchmaker's words are final!"

"Since you and I are already engaged, if you want to cancel the engagement, shouldn't you discuss it with my family?"

"What's the matter with bringing a group of people to beat up a little girl like me?"

"how?"

"Are you trying to silence someone?"

One high hat after another came down. Not only Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen, but even the villagers who were watching the fun around were unhappy.

"Huh? I'm talking about Xinyi!"

"We have nothing to do with your affairs. We came here because we were worried that you might get into trouble. You're really hurting me by saying this!"

The lady standing at the front, cracking melon seeds with great enthusiasm, immediately stopped when she heard what Tang Xinyi said. After this big hat is put on them, can they still live as human beings?

"To see if I suffer, you mean to watch me get beaten by those two?"

Tang Xinyi glanced at the old lady and said no one would believe her.

"Forehead!"

"You got up before I could even help you!"

The old lady put away the melon seeds in her hand and said with an embarrassed look.

"Tang Xinyi, stop rambling on here. Just tell me whether or not to cancel the marriage today."

Wang Jianguo's patience had been exhausted, and he did not hide his disgust at all.

"retreat!"

"I don't want a man like you who beats women even if he's given to me!"

Tang Xinyi looked at the other person with disdain. This glance made Wang Jianguo's heart suddenly skip a beat. What's wrong with this woman? Has she changed her personality? Didn’t you always insist on marrying him in the past? Why are you so easygoing today?

"Since you're willing to cancel the engagement, that's fine. From now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other whether we get married or not!"

Wang Jianguo wanted to leave after he finished speaking, but he heard Tang Xinyi sneer!

"hehe!"

"You and I have been engaged since childhood, and you've wasted so much of my life. And you're done with just one word, breaking off the engagement?"

Although she didn't know what had happened before, since the other party came running over, he was still merciless to her in front of so many people. She is not one to be bullied.

"What do you want to do? Are you regretting it again?"

Wang Jianguo stopped as he had just taken a step forward. He knew that this woman was not so easy to talk to.

"Did we make a verbal agreement when we got engaged?"

Since she wanted to cancel the engagement, she had to do it cleanly. Tang Xinyi absolutely despised such a vulgar man.

"I'll send the engagement token to your house later!"

So you want to get the engagement token back? Although I am reluctant, it is worth it to get rid of this woman.

"In addition to the engagement token, you must also give me some compensation. After all, my reputation as a girl has been damaged by being delayed for so long by your engagement!"

Seeing that Tang Xinyi was so easy to talk to, the people around her stared at her in disbelief. It seemed incredible that these words came out of her mouth.

"Tang Xinyi, do you still have any shame? If you hadn't been clinging to Brother Jianguo all these years, Brother Jianguo would have broken off the engagement with you long ago!"

Cai Xiaofen was unhappy to see that Tang Xinyi dared to make a request. Wang Jianguo is the man she likes, and everything in Jianguo's house belongs to her. This woman wants things from Brother Jianguo's house. Isn't that just asking for her life?

"Wang Jianguo and I haven't broken off our engagement yet, yet he's being unclear with you. Your behavior is truly unacceptable!"

As soon as the words "style problem" came out, Cai Xiaofen immediately shut up. Wang Jianguo's frown deepened.

"I'll give you compensation. Can you promise not to bother me again in the future?"

Wang Jianguo pondered for a while, then asked uncertainly.

"If you can compensate me for the dowry, I will marry myself today!"

Tang Xinyi guessed that the man in front of her would be reluctant to pay, but the compensation must not be less.

"Hahaha, Tang Xinyi! With your reputation in the village, which good guy do you think would be willing to marry you?"

Tang Xinyi's words made Cai Xiaofen laugh.

"Humph, this girl has a good figure and good looks, how could no one want her?"

Although she said this, Tang Xinyi felt a little uneasy in her heart. Could it be that the original owner's reputation here is really so bad that there is not even anyone willing to marry her?

"Hahaha, okay!"

"Today, I'll show you what kind of person you, Tang Xinyi, are in our Hongqi Commune!"

Cai Xiaofen was so happy that she felt like she had heard a huge joke.

"Fellow villagers, did you all hear that?"

"Tang Xinyi said she wants to get married today!"

"So, if anyone is willing to marry Tang Xinyi, I will personally sponsor 10 yuan!"

After saying that, Cai Xiaofen looked at Tang Xinyi with a playful look.

"Xiao Fen is right. If someone is willing to marry you, I will give you 50 yuan as a dowry!"

50 yuan is all Wang Jianguo’s savings now. He doesn’t believe that Tang Xinyi will marry someone else, nor does he believe that anyone will marry her. A bolt of lightning struck Tang Xinyi's heart. What good could she do with such a small amount of money? You can’t even afford a meal in a restaurant, right?

Only then did she carefully examine the people around her. The clothes they wore were even more old-fashioned than the clothes her grandfather had kept in the bottom of his closet. But now is not the time to pursue these things. It is said that you can't win back your reputation even if you can't make money. Tang Xinyi really doesn't believe this.

"I, Tang Xinyi, want to get married today. Who is willing to marry me?"

As soon as the words fell, silence fell all around. Even if someone wanted to stand up for the sake of the 60 yuan, they were immediately pulled back by the people around them. Just when Cai Xiaofen's eyes showed a smug look, a voice suddenly came from behind the crowd.

"I am willing to marry Tang Xinyi!"

Chapter 2

I fell in love with him at first sight and I want to marry him

Tang Xinyi turned her head and saw a pair of long legs squeezing through the crowd. Maybe it was because of the perspective, but she was attracted by the other person's long, straight legs at first sight. He didn't even notice the teasing looks from the people around him. It can be said that the people in this village are really well-educated.

Even eating melons is so quiet!

"I'm willing to marry Tang Xinyi. You two should quickly take out the money!"

It was not until the man stood next to her that she felt how tall he was. I stood next to him and when I looked up I could only see his chin. Tang Xinyi's biggest dream in her life is to marry a tall and long-legged man. In fact, Tang Xinyi's entire family, from her grandfather to her, are all short. Her dream since childhood was to marry a tall and long-legged man to change her family genes.

In front of this man, not only her, but even Wang Jianguo, who originally thought he was not short, looked a little thin.

I like it!

She fell in love with this man. She would accept it even if the other person was a little ugly. Obsessed with the idea of ​​changing her family's genes, Tang Xinyi decided to take this man down without even seeing his face clearly.Although she hadn't fully figured out the current situation, Tang Xinyi, who had read countless novels, vaguely realized that she was no longer in her original world.

But so what?

Anyway, in my original family, my father didn't love me and my mother didn't care about me. Apart from constantly exploiting her and plundering her things and hard-earned money, they didn't care about her at all.

It’s good to wear it!

If she wears it, the man who said he wanted to marry her will really become hers. Tang Xinyi's heart felt like boiling water at this moment, and she wished she could drag the man next to her back home immediately to get married. Even if this man can't do anything, as long as he can have a baby with her, it's fine. At worst, the father will die and the son will be kept.

Tang Xinyi's mind was in turmoil, but in reality only a few minutes had passed.

"Are you going to give it to me or not? Could it be that what you just said was just bullshit?"

Jiang Yanzhi looked at the man and woman in front of him, feeling endless contempt in his heart. He had long disliked Wang Jianguo. Such a loser who is not as good looking, not as good in figure, and not as pretty as him.

Why would a pretty girl like Tang Xinyi bother him?

Just because he's ugly?

Because he is poor?

Because he is 1.7 meters tall?

This short, poor and ugly guy couldn't even reach his chin when standing in front of him. Although Jiang Yanzhi's statement was a bit exaggerated, it was not far from the truth. After all, he is the only son of the village chief. When it comes to wealth and power, no one in the village can compare to him. When it comes to height and appearance, he is also outstanding.

If this man wasn't greedy, lazy and slick, he would even snatch food from children, idle around all day, not going to the fields or working. He would definitely be a popular person in the surrounding area. It’s a pity that this person is not active in anything else except eating. No one expected that he would stand up for Tang Xinyi today, which also made the villagers a little puzzled.

Isn’t this guy just good at playing with cats and walking dogs?

Isn't this guy generous to all girls?

Why are you speaking up for Tang Xinyi, a woman with a bad reputation, today?

Until now, everyone thought that Jiang Yanzhi was just trying to help Tang Xinyi and didn't believe that he would marry her. I also don't believe that Tang Xinyi, who has been chasing after Wang Jianguo for more than ten years, will remarry someone else.

"Jiang Yanzhi, stop making trouble!"

Wang Jianguo's face looked a little bad. He didn't expect this second-rate guy to get involved. It would be fine if he was just an ordinary second-rate guy, but he happened to be the village chief's stupid son. He had to admit that although he looked down on the other party, he also couldn't afford to offend the other party.

"What did I do?"

"Didn't you say that if anyone is willing to marry Tang Xinyi, you will give her 60 yuan as compensation?"

Jiang Yanzhi looked at the two of them with contempt. The little girl is really blind. How could she fall for such a worthless thing? She doesn't want a tall, rich and handsome guy like him, but falls for such a coward.

"You won't marry her at all, how can we give you the money!"

Cai Xiaofen's legs went weak when she saw Jiang Yanzhi. Because she had met Jiang Yanzhi alone once before, and thought that he was the stupid son of the village chief. If she could get close to him, she would definitely have a good life. So he bravely went up to him, but the man picked him up like a chicken and threw him far away into a ridge on the side of the road. She fell so hard that she was unable to get out of bed for half a month. She didn't dare tell anyone about this and just said that she fell accidentally.

She was really pissed off!

"Who said I won't get married?"

"As long as Tang Xinyi is willing to marry today, I will take her to get the marriage certificate!"

Jiang Yanzhi said this with certainty, then lowered his head to look at the little girl who was secretly glancing at him. Everyone followed his gaze and looked at Tang Xinyi. Being confronted by that handsome face at close range, Tang Xinyi felt her heart was out of control.

“I, I…”

She wanted to say "I am willing", but because she was too excited, she couldn't utter those two words for a moment.

Oh my goodness, not only is this man's height beyond her expectations, but his looks are also amazing. Make money, make money.

Tang Xinyi, you have to stand up for me. Today, even if it means sacrificing your reputation, you have to win this man over. It was up to her to improve the Tang family's genes.

"Jiang Yanzhi, you see, Tang Xinyi doesn't want to marry you at all."

Seeing Tang Xinyi stuttering and unable to finish a sentence for a long time. Cai Xiaofen felt both proud and unwilling. What she was proud of was her brother Jianguo's great charm. Didn't you see that he had bewitched Tang Xinyi? Unfortunately, it seems that she can't get rid of Tang Xinyi for the time being, and her affairs with Brother Jianguo will have to be postponed.

"Shut up!"

Two voices, one male and one female, were heard. It was Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi. After saying that, they looked at each other again.

"I do. Let's go get the certificate quickly!"

After finally suppressing the turbulent emotions in her heart, Tang Xinyi just wanted to quickly bind herself to this man.

"Did you two hear that? Hurry and get the money!"

"I'm anxious to take my wife to get the marriage certificate!"

"If you two dare to delay my getting married, I will never let you go!"

Hearing the little girl agree, Jiang Yanzhi didn't care whether she was sincere or not, he just wanted to take her home quickly. Such a good woman will be his soon.

Hehehe, Jiang Yanzhi's heart was filled with joy.

"I have the money with me. As long as you two get the marriage certificate now, I will give you the money immediately!"

Wang Jianguo doesn't believe these two people!

The reason why Tang Xinyi's reputation was ruined was because she had been licking Wang Jianguo. Her love for Wang Jianguo was seen by the villagers, who simply did not believe that she would fall in love with someone else. Even if someone took a fancy to Tang Xinyi, he would not dare to marry such a woman. No one wants his son to have a green grassland on his head.

Chapter 3

Happy to get a marriage certificate, the system appears

"Xinyi, do you want to go get a marriage certificate?"

Jiang Yanzhi glanced at the little girl beside him. Although he looked calm on the outside, he was actually extremely nervous inside.

"go!"

God knows, Tang Xinyi is even more anxious than Jiang Yanzhi. With the other person's looks, if I hesitate for even a second, I would feel sorry for my height. You know, she never dared to dream of a handsome man who was 1.89 meters tall.

"Did you two hear that? Get the money ready, I'm taking Xinyi to get the marriage certificate right now!"

Jiang Yanzhi mustered up his courage and grabbed Tang Xinyi's hand. He walked towards the brigade headquarters. If villagers want to get a marriage certificate, they have to go through the brigade headquarters. Although he is usually a little lazy, he is familiar with these processes.

"They're not really going to get a marriage license, are they?"

The villagers who were watching the excitement nearby did not disperse just because Jiang Yanzhi pulled Tang Xinyi away. Instead, he followed the three people all the way to the brigade headquarters. In the team, Jiang Xian was looking at the documents that had just been issued when he heard a series of footsteps coming from the gate of the brigade headquarters.

"Dad, give me a letter of introduction!"

"I want to take my wife to get a marriage certificate!"

Jiang Yanzhi rushed in, pulling Tang Xinyi with him, startling Jiang Xian who was reading a document.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat? This is the brigade headquarters, not your home!"

This child is becoming more and more lawless. He actually came to the brigade headquarters to make such a joke.

Which good girl would be interested in a lazy, second-rate guy like him?

"Uncle, I want to marry Comrade Jiang Yanzhi. Please write me a marriage consent form!"

Along the way, Tang Xinyi has accepted the reality of her time travel. Just a little annoying.

Why do people come through here but have no memory of this place at all?

"Are you serious?"

Jiang Xi'an suddenly felt a surge of hope in his heart. Could this poor boy of his finally be able to get married?

He also knew the girl in front of him. Didn’t she always follow that guy named Wang around?

Why is she suddenly marrying his son again?

Could it be that his son raped the girl?

This damn debt collector.

Seeing his father's sudden murderous look, Jiang Yanzhi immediately understood what his father was thinking.

"Dad, please write it!"

"I don't want to let my wife down!"

Jiang Yanzhi did not choose to explain at this time. It didn't matter if his father misunderstood him. At least they could do this thing more smoothly.

"How could our Jiang family give birth to a disaster like you?"

Jiang Xi'an glared at Jiang Yanzhi fiercely.

"Xinyi, are you really willing to marry this brat from my family?"

Although he guessed that it was his own kid who did something wrong, Jiang Xian still asked again.

"I do!"

Tang Xinyi answered very straightforwardly. There was even a hint of urgency on his face. Jiang Xian didn't bother the two of them anymore and took out a pen and paper to write a certificate for them.

What a sin!

Such a good girl was raped by his son.

When he marries her, even if his son is a good-for-nothing, he and his wife will have to take better care of their daughter-in-law, just as a way to make up for his son!

After getting the letter of introduction, Jiang Yanzhi took Tang Xinyi to the town. Jiang Xian went home and asked his wife to prepare things for the wedding, and he also had to discuss the wedding banquet with the Tang family. His son may not be reliable, but as a father he cannot be ignorant. The process of getting a marriage certificate went very smoothly. They just verified the identities of the two and asked whether they were together voluntarily before issuing them a marriage certificate.

"Wang Jianguo, Cai Xiaofen!"

"We've already got the marriage certificate, so it's time to pay the agreed compensation, right?"

"I'm not Tang Xinyi. If you dare to play tricks on me, I'll kill you!"

Jiang Yanzhi held two pieces of red paper. At that time, the marriage certificate was a piece of red paper with the identity information of the two people written on it and a red stamp on it.

It’s very simple!

You can even do it without your household registration book. It’s called a conversation record and there are special notes.

But it works just as well!

"I didn't expect you would be so willing to do this for 60 yuan."

"I can give you the money, but Tang Xinyi can't bother me in the future."

"I, Wang Jianguo, don't want a slut!"

Although he finally got rid of this woman, Wang Jianguo did not feel completely relieved.

Suddenly it felt a little astringent and blocked!

"I already have Jiang Yanzhi, why would I be interested in a toad like you?"

"Hurry up and take the money. From now on, you walk your own single-plank bridge, and I walk my own sunny road!"

Tang Xinyi was eager to draw a clear line between herself and this scumbag as soon as possible, so why would she continue to pester him?

"Who are you calling a toad?"

"I've never seen a woman as cruel and heartless as you!"

Even though she had shown her kindness in every possible way, this man treated her like trash. But now he has married the woman she hates the most, and Cai Xiaofen feels indescribable jealousy in her heart.

"Give me the money. The villagers are watching. You two are not going to cheat, are you?"

With Jiang Yanzhi, Tang Xinyi didn't care about the 60 yuan at all.

But she can't refuse the agreed compensation, otherwise she would be a fool, right?

"snort!"

"I'll give you the money, and we'll have nothing to do with each other from now on!"

In the end, Wang Jianguo took out his only 50 yuan and stuffed it into Tang Xinyi's hand. Although Cai Xiaofen was extremely reluctant, she still gave the 10 yuan in her pocket to Tang Xinyi. This is the money her mother used to buy her new clothes, and this bitch got it for free.

"Okay!"

"I hope you scumbags and bitches will be locked up quickly and stop bullying others!"

"Remember to return the token to me as soon as possible, otherwise I will let my husband beat you."

Tang Xinyi took the 60 yuan and looked at it in her palm. All of this money was small change, including 10-yuan big unity notes, 5-yuan and 1-yuan notes, and even small 0.2-yuan and 0.1-cent notes. Just as she was looking at the bills in her hand, her head suddenly buzzed.

"bite!"

"Detected a lonely soul from another world, binding!"

"Bind..."

"Bind successfully!"

"Welcome host to bind the doubling system. This system can double anything the host touches. The doubling amount is determined by the host's luck."

"The doubling turntable is now sent to the host!"

"The double roulette wheel was issued successfully."

"It has been determined that the host is awake and clearly understands this system. Intelligent System 002's mission is complete!"

"System is disconnecting..."

"System disengagement successful, 3.2.1."

"bite!"

Tang Xinyi was holding a stack of banknotes and was stunned. What had just spoken in her mind?

【system?】

I tried to shout in my heart.

A roulette interface appeared in front of her. Tang Xinyi looked around and found that the onlookers had dispersed. Even Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen had left the place. He looked up at Jiang Yanzhi again. He was looking down at himself, with no surprise in his eyes. It seemed that no one could see her lucky draw wheel except herself.

Chapter 4

Wow, you are seriously injured!

【God is still blessing me! 】

[This cheat code, essential for time travel, has arrived. I don't know how to use it yet, but it's not very convenient to use on the street right now!]

【I’ll study it carefully after I get back! 】

"Does the wound still hurt?"

The little girl who was noisy just now suddenly became quiet. Jiang Yanzhi thought Tang Xinyi was feeling pain because of the wound on her arm. Tang Xinyi originally wanted to say that it didn't hurt anymore, but she saw the concerned look in the handsome guy's eyes.

My heart was pounding. The words got stuck in my throat and I couldn't utter a single word. Jiang Yanzhi saw Tang Xinyi looking at him with moist eyes, and his heart trembled slightly.

"I'll take you to the clinic!"

Tang Xinyi originally wanted to say no.

But she was too nervous to speak, so she could only let Jiang Yanzhi pull her away.

"Doctor, please take a look at my wife!"

As soon as they arrived at the clinic, Jiang Yanzhi pushed Tang Xinyi to sit on a chair.

"What's wrong?"

The doctor is a middle-aged man in his 50s. He pushed his glasses up on his nose and acted as if he wanted to diagnose a patient.

"My wife's arm was broken, please take a look at it and give it some anti-inflammation!"

Jiang Yanzhi pulled Tang Xinyi's arm out. Show the broken skin to the doctor.

“Yo!”

"This is a serious injury!"

When the old doctor saw the wound, he immediately made a surprised expression.

"Is it serious, doctor?"

"Hurry up and show it to my wife!"

Seeing the doctor's expression, Jiang Yanzhi's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Tang Xinyi, who originally thought that her injury was not a serious matter, was also frightened by the doctor's performance. Two pairs of eyes, four eyes, stared at the doctor blankly.

"serious!"

"How can this not be serious? The skin is even broken!"

The old doctor took a teacup from the side, which contained disinfectant soaked with cotton balls.

"Then doctor, please take a look at my wife!"

After hearing what the old doctor said, the two of them became even more nervous.

"Okay, I'll show you!"

The old doctor glanced at the two young men and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

"Oh, you're seriously injured!"

With every word he spoke, the two of them felt more nervous.

"If I had come a little later, the wound might have healed!"

After saying this, Tang Xinyi felt extremely embarrassed. She wanted to dig out a castle with her toes and stuff herself into it. Jiang Yanzhi didn't think it was a big deal. But his expression was not as nervous as before.

"Doctor, you really are good at scaring people!"

"Is just applying some medicine enough? Do you want to make some more medicine for us?"

Looking at the nervous expression of the man next to him. Tang Xinyi felt sad.

Is this what it feels like to be cared about?

It seemed as if she had never felt this way before except when she was a child.

"Prescribing medicine?"

"Why take medicine if you're not sick? Go back!"

When the old doctor heard that these two people still wanted to prepare medicine, his eyes widened. Young people nowadays are becoming more and more pampered. It’s not like them back then. Not to mention getting a scratch, even if they broke their arms or legs they still had to work as usual.

The old doctor made a sarcastic remark. It was not convenient for the two of them to stay any longer. He left the clinic feeling a bit dejected.

"Are you hungry?"

"Shall I take you to a state-owned restaurant for dinner?"

Jiang Yanzhi finally married the girl he had always dreamed of, and his heart felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey. Now I want to bring all the best things to my wife. Although his wife is a little blind, it doesn't matter that he can just take better care of her in the future. We can't let her be deceived by scumbags again.

"Gurgle!"

Just when Jiang Yanzhi said he wanted to take her to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, Tang Xinyi's stomach growled at the perfect time.

"You must be hungry, let's walk faster!"

Jiang Yanzhi is tall and has long legs, and one step of his body is longer than two steps of Tang Xinyi's. Tang Xinyi's body is estimated to be about 1.6 meters tall. She jogged to catch up with the person in front of her. Fortunately, Jiang Yanzhi quickly discovered the abnormality.

When he turned around, he saw that his young wife could not keep up with the pace!

"Don't worry, I'll wait for you!"

Although I have fantasized about it millions of times, this is the first time I have actually been with a girl. Jiang Yanzhi felt a little annoyed at his own carelessness. He waited until Tang Xinyi caught up before he moved forward again.

"Um, Comrade Jiang Yanzhi!"

With Jiang Yanzhi deliberately slowing down his pace, Tang Xinyi finally caught up with him.

"What did you call me?"

Jiang Yanzhi felt a little unhappy when he heard the other party call him comrade.

"Um?"

"husband?"

Tang Xinyi understood it immediately!

The name was changed immediately.

"Hey, wife!"

The word "husband" made Jiang Yanzhi so happy.

"That's what I'll call you from now on, remember?"

How can I let my wife call me comrade? It would seem so awkward.

If Wang Jianguo hadn't committed suicide today, he wouldn't have been able to take the girl home. It's been so long since he came out, I think his old man should have taken care of the family affairs, right? Judging from the old man's cleverness, there should be no suspense in this matter.

I wonder if the little girl’s family would agree to let her stay at my house tonight? They both got their marriage certificate. Whether he can get the certificate to work depends on whether his old man is capable enough.

"oh!"

Tang Xinyi agreed and her eyes fell on the state-owned restaurant in front of her. As expected of a state-owned hotel, this house is much better than the surrounding ones. The two walked into the state-owned restaurant one after the other. Tang Xinyi stood beside Jiang Yanzhi, like an adult with a child. Tang Xinyi secretly hated her genes again, but glanced at Jiang Yanzhi.

At least her children won't have to worry about height anymore. Even if she wasn't as tall as Jiang Yanzhi, she would be satisfied if she could be over 1.75 meters tall.

"Sister Lin, give us a serving of braised pork and two bowls of plain noodles!"

Jiang Yanzhi spoke to the waiter in the state-owned restaurant with ease. From the familiar tone of voice, it was obvious that he had been to state-owned restaurants many times.

"Didn't Yanzhi come here by himself today?"

"Is this your sister? She's so beautiful!"

The woman called Sister Lin was probably in her 30s. He looked at the two of them for a moment and then quickly looked away.

"Well, you guessed wrong!"

"This is my wife, we just got the marriage certificate today!"

Jiang Yanzhi felt unhappy when he saw that the other party had misunderstood him. But when he introduced Tang Xinyi as his wife, his face was full of pride.

"Ouch, blame me!"

"I'm sorry, sister, I didn't notice!"

When Sister Lin heard that this was Jiang Yanzhi's new daughter-in-law, the smile on her face became even brighter.

"Sis Lin doesn't have much to say about your marriage, so how about giving you an extra portion of crispy pork?"

"Just consider it as congratulations on your marriage!"

If it were someone else, it would have ended with just a word of blessing. But judging from Sister Lin's attitude, their relationship is not ordinary.

Chapter 5

This confused Jiang Yanli

After all, a serving of crispy pork costs more than one yuan. The gift is just this price.

"Thank you, Sister Lin. You don't have to pay for the wedding banquet anymore!"

"Just bring my brother-in-law over to the wedding!"

Tang Xinyi's guess turned out to be correct. Who knows, they are actually relatives.

"Then I have to go. I haven't been to a wedding in years. It's a good opportunity to go and share in the festive atmosphere!"

Sister Lin happily agreed. You have to know that she was able to get this job in the state-owned restaurant thanks to Jiang Yanzhi. Although I also spent some money at home. However, they have no connections of their own. If it weren't for Jiang Yanzhi's introducer, they wouldn't be able to buy such a good job even if they had money.

The food was served to their table very quickly, but the other guests also heard the conversation between the three people. Everyone knew that the young couple had just gotten married today, so no one bothered with them.

"The braised pork in this state-owned restaurant is delicious. Eat more!"

Jiang Yanzhi put a piece of braised pork into Tang Xinyi's bowl. Every time he came to town, he would order a portion of braised pork if the state-owned restaurant still had it. But such delicious food is not available every day. Fortunately, I didn’t miss this delicious dish today, otherwise my wife would have to eat something else.

"Can I give you some noodles? I haven't tried this kind of noodles yet!"

Tang Xinyi sighed in her heart that the food in this era is really delicious. Not to mention the big plate of braised pork, even these two bowls of plain noodles are quite generous. She would probably have to hold herself together after eating this bowl of noodles.

"Okay, it's okay even if you've eaten it. I don't mind you!"

"Give me some of the noodles, and you can have more braised pork later!"

Jiang Yanzhi knew that girls had smaller appetites than men, and his sister didn't eat much either. Thinking of his younger sister, Jiang Yanzhi decided to take his young wife to the supply and marketing cooperative later.

He finally got a wife, so shouldn't he show her off to his younger sister?

That girl always said that he would never be able to get married and would be single all his life. Today he would let her see what his brother was capable of! Jiang Yanzhi wanted to let everyone in the world know that he had married Tang Xinyi. From now on, you are Jiang Yanzhi's man. Anyone who dares to provoke you will have his head smashed.

"Are you full?"

Jiang Yanzhi ate very quickly. After finishing eating, he kept looking at Tang Xinyi until she put the last bite of noodles into her mouth.

“So full!”

"This braised pork tastes really good. How about we pack two more portions to take away?"

"Take one home for your parents to try, and I'll bring the other one to my family!"

Since coming to this world, Tang Xinyi has not met her parents in this world. I don’t know whether the original owner’s family is easy to get along with. I was both excited and nervous. For a moment I was a little afraid to face it.

"Listen to my wife!"

After hearing what Tang Xinyi said, Jiang Yanzhi went to order two servings of braised pork. I borrowed the packed lunch box from Sister Lin, and I can just return it to her another day.

In the past, when he went out to eat, he never knew to take the food home. On the one hand, he was too lazy to bother, and on the other hand, he was worried that his parents would nag him.

"I'll give you the money!"

Thinking that I earned 60 yuan today and it was my first time to have dinner with a boy. Tang Xinyi felt that she should be more generous. This will also leave a good impression on your husband.

"With a grown man around, why would a little girl like you need to spend money?"

"Hurry up and put the money away. This is your private money from now on. Don't spend it carelessly!"

Jiang Yanzhi was very touched that his young wife was willing to pay for his meal. But he couldn't let his wife spend the money. Although Jiang Yanzhi has a bad reputation, it's not like he really can't support his wife. He's not that coward like Wang Jianguo.

How could he be willing to live off his wife?

After dinner, they both left the state-owned restaurant. Jiang Yanzhi took Tang Xinyi to the supply and marketing cooperative again.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Jiang Yanli was a little curious when she saw her elder brother coming. This person would not come to her place on ordinary days. Why is there such a strong wind today?

"Why, you don't welcome me yet?"

Jiang Yanzhi put on a ruffian look. His sister is also blind. Didn’t she see that he has a young wife by his side?

"Welcome, how dare I not welcome you!"

"Tell me, what brought you here?"

"I'm busy, I don't have time to deal with you!"

Jiang Yanli quickly packed up another customer's things and handed them over. She subconsciously rolled her eyes at Jiang Yanzhi.

"whee!"

Watching the interaction between the brother and sister, Tang Xinyi found it very interesting and couldn't help laughing. Jiang Yanli was about to lose her temper when she heard the laughter.

You have to know that the sales clerks in the supply and marketing cooperative have bad tempers. They are always angry with everyone and are not afraid of anyone!

I was suddenly ridiculed. It would be strange if I didn't get angry. But she just turned her attention to Tang Xinyi. Then I saw my brother stretch out his long arms and hug the person in his arms.

"you!"

"Put your hands down right now! Are you crazy about your wife? How dare you hug a little girl when you see one?"

Jiang Yanli was frightened by Jiang Yanzhi's actions. If someone accuses her brother of being a hooligan, he will definitely be accused.

"What are you doing so loud? Hurry up and call your sister-in-law!"

Jiang Yanzhi was very satisfied with his sister's reaction. He knew that the fact that he had a wife would definitely scare the other party.

"sister in law?"

Jiang Yanli couldn't believe it.

Although I didn't notice it just now, I have recognized it now. Isn't this the female bootlicker in their village?

Why is his brother hanging out with this woman?

Aren’t you afraid that he will be cuckolded?

"Hey, hello, girl!"

Tang Xinyi didn't hear the question in Jiang Yanli's voice and responded naturally.

"ah?"

This confused Jiang Yanli.

What on earth is going on?

This female licker stopped licking Wang Jianguo and started licking his brother instead?

But it’s okay to lick his brother, at least his brother seems to really like this woman. I just hope she won't go back to me. Wang Jianguo is really not a good man. Jiang Yanzhi didn't know that at this moment countless thoughts flashed through his sister's mind. But the amazing thing is that it only took the girl a short moment to convince herself.

"Xinyi and I have already obtained our marriage certificate today, so we'll probably have our wedding banquet in the next two days."

"Please help me find out if there is anything that can be used for the wedding and help my brother prepare it!"

"By the way, get some delicious food and let your sister-in-law take it home to eat!"

Jiang Yanzhi was very adept at ordering his sister around. This is my first time bringing my wife to the supply and marketing cooperative, so I can’t just not buy anything.

If he doesn’t favor Jiang Yanzhi’s wife, who else would he favor?

"Brother, are you serious?"

Jiang Yanli is still confused. Her eldest brother got married.

How come I didn’t hear any news before?

"Look, we've already got the marriage certificate, how could it be fake?"

Jiang Yanzhi proudly took out his marriage certificate and showed it off. Jiang Yanli was busy packing things for people, so she only had her hands left to continue working. But his eyes were fixed on the marriage certificate.

Chapter 6

Returning to the Tang family, the family is distressed

After returning from town, Tang Xinyi still felt a little unreal.

Is she getting married now?

In this strange era. But looking at the houses around me made of mud, and the tall and handsome man next to me. And the endless muddy road under my feet. All of this speaks to the hardships of this era.

"arrive!"

"Let me take you home first."

"It's just our business. I'll take you in after we have our wedding!"

Although Jiang Yanzhi wanted to take his young wife home right now, he knew it was unrealistic. He had no choice but to send the young wife back to her parents' home. After the two of them have held a formal banquet, they will then marry the young bride into the family with great ceremony.

Sometimes people in rural areas don’t really recognize the marriage certificate, but instead care more about whether a wedding banquet has been held. Jiang Yanzhi couldn't give anyone the opportunity to speak ill of his young wife. Standing outside the gate of a courtyard.

Tang Xinyi felt very uneasy. Although she has the same name and surname as the owner of this identity, she still hasn't figured out whether she is a soul or a body.

What would they do if they found out that she was not the Tang Xinyi they thought she was?

"Why don't you come in now that you're back?"

"What are you standing at the door in a daze for?"

Just when Tang Xinyi was hesitating, a middle-aged woman suddenly walked out of the yard.

"Xiao Jiang is here, come in quickly!"

Seeing Jiang Yanzhi next to her, Tang's mother's eyes lit up!

"Mom, Xinyi is here with Xiaojiang."

"This kid is standing at the door and doesn't even know how to invite people in!"

Ma Xinghua pulled Jiang Yanzhi into the house and spoke to the people in the room.

"Xiao Jiang is here, come in quickly!"

It was an old voice, but one could tell it was full of energy. Old Mrs. Tang had a rheumatism attack these past two days, and her legs and feet were a little inconvenient, so she did not get out of bed to greet them. When Jiang Yanzhi and Tang Xinyi entered the house, they saw a little old lady sitting on the kang, waving at them.

"Take off your shoes and sit on the kang!"

At the old lady's warm invitation, Jiang Yanzhi took off his shoes and sat on the kang. When Tang Xinyi was still considering whether she should get on the kang, Ma Xinghua pulled her up.

"What are you doing standing there like an idiot? Are you scared now?"

"Why didn't I see you get scared when you acted on your own before?"

Ma Xinghua was very concerned about Tang Xinyi's affairs. She had long wanted to persuade her daughter not to like Wang Jianguo anymore.Wang Jianguo looked okay when he was little, but he became less and less relevant as he grew older. He also ignores his daughter.

Although she looked down on Wang Jianguo, she couldn't help but like her own daughter. In addition, the two families have a child marriage, which was arranged when the old man was still alive. Now that her daughter has finally decided not to have that bastard, Ma Xinghua is very happy.

But now her daughter got married to another man without saying a word, and she was worried that her daughter made the decision because she was angry and confused. If she regrets it later, how will her family explain to the village chief's family?

This girl could have chosen anyone else, but she chose the most untouchable person in the village. Although Ma Xinghua had heard that the village chief's son was unreliable, she couldn't help but think that his parents were capable! Given the abilities of his parents, his daughter won't have to suffer after marrying him. This man will settle down once he has a child. Ma Xinghua is not worried about this.

"mother?"

After listening to this old lady nagging for a long time, Tang Xinyi subconsciously realized that this person could be her mother?

"Hey, girl, what's wrong with you?"

"That damn Wang Jianguo, did he drive my daughter crazy?"

Ma Xinghua's exclamation attracted the attention of the two people on the kang.

"Xinghua, what did you say?"

"What happened to my eldest granddaughter?"

"Xinyi, hurry up and get on the kang so grandma can see you!"

At the beginning, Old Lady Tang focused all her attention on Jiang Yanzhi. It was not until he heard his eldest daughter-in-law's exclamation that he noticed his eldest granddaughter who had been standing there stupidly.

The Tang family has many male descendants. She gave birth to five sons in total, and only the eldest daughter had such a daughter. The others are just brats. The old lady loved her eldest granddaughter so much that she was reluctant to let her do any heavy work. Originally, the old lady was upset because her granddaughter acted on her own and didn't want to pay attention to her. Now, after hearing what his daughter-in-law said, he immediately became nervous.

"Wife, are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing the two of them so nervous, Jiang Yanzhi also realized that something was wrong.

Why does his wife seem so unfamiliar with this family?

She seemed unfamiliar with her family as well.

"grandmother!"

From the old lady's words, Tang Xinyi guessed that this must be her grandmother. She sat down on the edge of the kang, her heart pounding with nervousness.

"Hey, my granddaughter still recognizes me!"

"That's fine."

"Tell grandma quickly, what happened?"

Although the eldest granddaughter still recognized her, the strangeness in her eyes could not be deceived. After all, she was the one who raised her with great difficulty, and the old lady knew Tang Xinyi better than her own mother, Ma Xinghua.

"I!"

"I don't know what happened, but when I woke up, I was lying on the ground!"

As soon as Tang Xinyi said this, the other three people present were filled with turmoil.

What exactly did Tang Xinyi go through?

Who dares to bully the Tang family?

"Damn it, don't be scared!"

"Take your time."

Originally, she just thought her daughter was a little strange today, but when she heard that there was something really going on, Ma Xinghua felt like her heart was being scratched by chicken claws. A feeling of suffocation was building up in her chest, and she couldn't get rid of it. She was just waiting for an outlet to vent her anger, so that she would have a reason to fight and relieve the frustration in her heart.

"When I woke up, I found Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen standing in front of me!"

That’s true!

But before she woke up, she didn't know what had happened to Tang Xinyi here.

"You should have heard what happened next!"

The key lies in the first half. The three of them looked at her with wide eyes, waiting for her next words.

"The key is that I don't remember anything that happened before I woke up!"

When it came to the most crucial point, Tang Xinyi couldn't help but clench her fists. This was a subconscious action, and her palms had already begun to sweat. It is said that if you tell a lie, you have to make up for it with countless lies. She didn't want to lie.

She, Tang Xinyi, must live an upright life. No matter what her situation is with the original Tang Xinyi, she is always herself. If the Tang family treats her well, she will treat these people as her own family. If he treats her badly, she still has her husband Jiang Yanzhi.

Although some key points were concealed, the matter of time travel could not be revealed. If this gets known, and she is captured and sliced ​​up for research, it will be disastrous.

"Oh my God, my daughter has lost her memory!"

"I was saying my daughter is at the door, why doesn't she know how to come in?"

Chapter 7

Brother Tang opposes Tang Xinyi's marriage to Jiang Yanzhi

After repeated confirmation, the Tang family finally accepted the reality that Tang Xinyi had lost her memory.bAt the same time, the disgust towards Wang Jianguo reached a higher level. It was already dark at this time, and all the members of the Tang family who were busy outside had returned.

At the dinner table. The Tang family gathered together and all knew that Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi had obtained their marriage certificate. I also learned that Tang Xinyi lost her memory because of the relationship between Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen. The three Tang brothers immediately expressed their intention to tear down the roof of Wang Jianguo’s house.

We must beat that bastard Wang Jianguo to death!

But after being scolded by Old Lady Tang, they all quieted down. At this time, no one had the appetite to eat. They all sat at the table on the kang with their heads down, looking bitter and resentful.

"Grandma, are you saying that my younger sister is going to marry Jiang Yanzhi, that stupid son of the village chief?"

"I don't agree with this!"

What no one expected was. Before they could even decide how to seek revenge on Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen, the second son of the Tang family jumped out. They were not talking about how to avenge their sister, but rather that they did not agree with Tang Xinyi marrying Jiang Yanzhi.

"Although Xiao Jiang is a bit naughty, the village chief's family is well off."

"Besides, we are from the same village. With our family taking care of her, Xinyi won't have to suffer if she marries him!"

Tang Aiguo drummed his fingers on the table. He did not object to his daughter marrying Jiang Yanzhi.

"That's not it!"

"Anyway, I just don't agree with my younger sister marrying Jiang Yanzhi. They're not suitable!"

Tang Liming glanced at his parents' expressions, then looked at Tang Xinyi with pity.

"Stop messing around!"

"Your sister and Jiang Xiaozi have already obtained their marriage certificate. What's the point of you saying you don't agree now?"

Speaking of this, Tang Aiguo was still a little angry. His daughter is ignorant, and the boy from the Jiang family is even more ignorant. These two children dared to make their own decisions on such a big matter. The village chief didn't know how to stop him. When Tang Aiguo thought of this, he became angry and lost interest in talking.

"But the banquet hasn't started yet?"

"My younger sister isn't a member of the Jiang family yet!"

Tang Liming really has no words to express his pain now, as he is the only one who knows about this matter. And there is no way to tell this to my family.

He was so anxious!

"Second brother, why have you always been against my younger sister marrying Jiang Yanzhi?"

"Although the Jiang family kid is a little off-key, compared to Wang Jianguo, at least he has strong genes!"

"Look at the Jiang family, from men to women, not a single one is short!"

Tang Lihua thought it would be a good idea for his sister to marry Jiang Yanzhi. Since his great-grandfather's generation, no one in his Tang family had been taller than 1.75 meters.

The tallest person in their generation was only 1.72 meters tall.

Girls are even shorter. Tang Xinyi is less than 1.6 meters tall!

This is because his younger sister didn't do much work since she was a child, so she got good nutrition. If he had done farm work since childhood, he might not have grown this tall.Hearing Tang Lihua's words, Tang Xinyi cast a curious look at him.

We are truly kindred spirits!

I thought the same thing as her. While eating, Tang Xinyi had already taken a look at the Tang family. Her cheap dad is probably only 1.65 meters tall. Although the eldest brother is a little taller than her father, he is only 1.68 meters at most. The tallest person in the family is the third brother Tang Liben, but he is only 1.7 meters tall at most. I don’t know what’s going on, whether it’s the modern home or the family that came here. They are all short people.

Is it possible that the Tang family is full of dwarfs?

Maybe his eldest brother also wanted to change the genes of the Tang family. Didn’t you see that the sister-in-law he married is at least 1.7 meters tall?

Feng Shihua stood next to the old Tang family and was definitely an outstanding figure.

“You don’t understand!”

"Ah, anyway, little sister, if you really can't stand it, just go back to your parents' home. Second brother can support you!"

Tang Liming really didn't know how to say this. Whenever he thought of Jiang Yanzhi, his heart trembled.

"Second brother, what do you mean by this?"

"Are you saying that we didn't want to raise our little sister, so that's why we let him marry her?"

"If my little sister isn't happy with it, I'd rather die than let her marry the village chief!"

Tang Liming's words angered everyone, and everyone looked at him with angry eyes.

"That's not what I meant!"

Tang Liming shrank his neck, knowing that he had said the wrong thing.

"I'm just worried that my little sister will suffer!"

I had good intentions, but my family was hostile to me just because I said the wrong thing.

Tang Liben felt that he was really wronged!

"Your sister's wedding has been decided, and the banquet will be held in three days!"

"In the next three days, you guys should clean up the house and prepare Xinyi's dowry!"

"Although this wedding banquet was a bit hastily arranged, our Tang family only has one daughter, and she must be married off in a grand manner!"

The old lady's words dispelled the dullness at the dinner table. Everyone was excitedly discussing the banquet, except for the second oldest, Tang Liming, who had a resentful look on his face. At this moment, he had the illusion that he was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk. Especially when he looked at Tang Xinyi, his eyes were full of worry and pity.

After dinner. The Tang family members found Tang Xinyi one by one and told her about family matters. There's no need to tell anyone about my amnesia. Anyway, Tang Xinyi has had no other friends over the years except following Wang Jianguo around all day long. As long as you can recognize your family members, that's enough.

All the women in the Tang family gathered in the old lady's room and talked to Tang Xinyi about family matters. The three Tang brothers sneaked out of the house and quietly came to the vicinity of Wang Jian's country.

"Brother, aren't we here to look for that idiot Wang Jianguo? Why do you have to bring a sack?"

Tang Liming was holding a large sack in his hand and asked Tang Lihua with some confusion.

"Second brother, are you stupid?"

Hearing Tang Liming's question, Tang Liben said directly.

"Are you itching for trouble, kid? How dare you say that about your second brother?"

Tang Liming was not polite and kicked the other person on the butt.

"Why did you kick my butt again?"

"Brother asked me to get a sack. He must be trying to catch that bastard Wang Jianguo!"

"You don't even know such a simple truth, and you still say you're not stupid!"

Tang Liben rubbed his butt in grievance. His second brother was really unreasonable. It's obvious that I'm stupid. I asked such a stupid question and didn't let anyone say anything.

"Does it really take a sack to beat Wang Jianguo?"

"I just wanted to beat him up, and I wanted him to know that it was me who beat him up!"

"If you dare to bully my sister, I won't be named Tang unless I beat his white brain into a red one!"

Tang Liming felt that there was no need to cover up the beating of Wang Jianguo.

Who else would be interested in such an unfaithful man except his younger sister?

"Oh!"

Tang Liming couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his sister. As a brother, he couldn't bring himself to say such a thing. I just hope that good luck will come to his sister!

If it really doesn't work, he will wait until his sister gets married and then he will go and lie down under the wall himself. Whenever something went wrong, he would rush in and rescue the girl.

Chapter 8

Double the Wheel

Finally, it was late at night. Tang Xinyi was lying on the bed in her room and couldn't help but summon the system again. The big turntable that she had seen during the day appeared in front of her again.

This turntable is divided into countless small grids. There are words written in each small box. From doubling to tenfold, the larger the number, the smaller the grid it occupies. Especially the grid that multiplies tenfold, which is only as big as the tip of the pointer.

Isn’t the probability of winning this lottery too low?

Tang Xinyi carefully studied the big turntable and finally found a line of small words at the bottom of the turntable.

[Double Big Spin, you can do a double lucky draw once a day, the number of times cannot be accumulated! ]

The moment she saw these words, Tang Xinyi almost jumped out of bed.

What the hell?

The instructions you wrote are so small. If I don’t observe carefully enough, will today’s practice be wasted?

Although she didn't know how to play it specifically, she had a rough guess based on the previous system. There was no time teller at home, but Tang Xinyi knew it must be very late. She immediately turned over and took out the 60 yuan from her shirt pocket.

Then he silently chanted in his mind, stared at the big turntable and said, "Draw!"

Then I saw the big turntable start to turn. But after a long time, the turntable showed no sign of stopping.

She shouted "Stop" suspiciously!

As her voice fell, the turntable slowly stopped turning. The needle passed over eight and went all the way to ten. It then moved to number two at an extremely slow pace, and finally stopped at number five.

As the pointer stops. Tang Xinyi only felt a sinking sensation in her hand. The bill, which was originally worth only 60 yuan, immediately increased fivefold. Because the money was folded one by one, she now had four more rolls in her hand. Each roll is 60 yuan. Moreover, the condition of the money was exactly the same as the one in her hand. Seeing the amount increase from 60 yuan to 300 yuan, Tang Xinyi's heart started pounding.

“So much money!”

She had to put so much money away quickly and absolutely couldn't let her family find out. Otherwise, she really had no way to explain the source of the money. Until all the money is hidden. Tang Xinyi's heart still didn't stop beating wildly. Covering my chest, feeling the strong heartbeat, the corners of my mouth curled up, and I gradually fell asleep in the beautiful vision.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

“Bang, bang, bang!”

"Ma Xinghua, come out here! You, the Tang family, have gone too far. You must give me an explanation today!"

Early in the morning, Wan Sanmei found her son beaten black and blue and thrown at the door of her house. Her heart was broken at that time. She has never been willing to lift a finger for her own son, even though he has grown up.

Damn it!

Who beat her son into this state?

Wang Jianguo finally came to his senses after hearing Wan Sanmei's cries. Last night, just as he was about to go out to pour water for washing feet, he was put in a sack and beaten up. The beating was so severe that he passed out. When he woke up again, he found his mother squatting beside him crying. Finally, Lao Wang’s family had a discussion.

I just broke off the engagement with Old Tang’s daughter yesterday, and her son was beaten that night. If this wasn't done by the three brothers of the old Tang family, they would never believe it even if you beat them to death. That's all. Wan Sanmei took her son and husband to the Tang family early in the morning to ask for an explanation.

"You filthy Wan Sanmei, you came to my door early in the morning barking like a dog. You think my Tang family is deserted, right?"

Ma Xinghua got up early this morning and prepared to clean up the house with her three sons and eldest daughter-in-law. Before she could wake up her daughter, she heard shouting and cursing at the door. The knock on the door was strange too. The first two sounds were obviously someone clapping with their hands, and the last one was a direct kick.

How dare you kick the door of her Tang family? Do you really think her three sons were born in vain?

When she opened the door, she saw Wan Sanmei standing at the door, with her husband and son behind her. At a glance, Ma Xinghua saw Wang Jianguo with a bruised face and nose behind him. It goes without saying that these injuries must be related to the three boys in her family.

But so what?

The fact that his three sons bullied her daughter and didn't beat her to death was considered a sign of their restraint.

"Ma Xinghua, look at how your son beat my son."

"You must give me an explanation today, otherwise I will never let your Tang family go!"

The gate was finally opened, and Wan Sanmei immediately jumped up and shouted.

"Shall I explain to you?"

"I'll give you a shitty explanation!"

"Who knows how your son got injured? Maybe he slept with a girl and was retaliated against!"

Even if she knew that this matter was related to her family, Ma Xinghua would never admit it.

As long as the other party cannot produce evidence and she refuses to admit it, who can do anything to her?

"Ma Xinghua, how can you, the Tang family, be so shameless? You beat someone up and still want to deny it, right?"

Wan Sanmei suddenly felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Ma Xinghua's attitude.

In the past, the old woman had always been polite to her, and was willing to suffer losses and be the culprit in their daily interactions.

Why are you so rude to her today?

"If you have the guts, go to the commune and sue us. As long as you can provide evidence to prove that your son was beaten by my family, we will accept the punishment!"

"If you can't produce evidence, and you come to my doorstep early in the morning to cause trouble, I will not be polite to you!"

Ma Xinghua has never been an easy person to talk to. If her daughter hadn't liked that jerk Wang Jianguo before. She would not always be inferior to Wan Sanmei. Now that the two families have no relationship anymore, they still come forward to seek trouble. She was restraining herself from smoking.

"you!"

"Ma Xinghua, are you still being reasonable?"

Wan Sanmei is not good at quarreling. She usually stands out because the daughter of the old Tang family admires her son. Now that she has lost this advantage, she immediately feels a little insecure when facing Ma Xinghua.

"Get out of here!"

“Get out, get out, get out!”

"What dirty, smelly people dare to come and get involved with my Tang family? Believe it or not, I will beat you with a big broom!"

Ma Xinghua pretended to pick up the bamboo broom used to sweep chicken poop in the yard. But he saw his daughter just walking out of the house. Ma Xinghua's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Could it be that her daughter still can't bear to leave that brat Wang Jianguo?

"Mom, is Wang Jianguo here?"

As soon as Tang Xinyi opened her mouth, she saw that her stepmother looked a little unhappy. I don’t know what’s wrong with my mother. She was so energetic just now!

"How did you become like this?"

Seeing that her mother ignored her, Tang Xinyi walked to the gate of the yard by herself. Then I saw Wang Jianguo behind Wan Sanmei. He curled his lips in disgust, but he knew roughly what was going on.

"Tang Xinyi, you..."

Wang Jianguo only had time to say a name before he was interrupted by Tang Xinyi.

"Are you here to return the engagement token?"

"Hurry up and bring it here. We are busy cleaning up the yard and preparing for the wedding!"

Chapter 9

The Wang family came to cause trouble, Tang Xinyi cleverly resolved it

This was the first time that Tang Xinyi embarrassed Wang Jianguo. This also made Wang Jianguo feel a little embarrassed for a moment. The follower who used to chase after him suddenly became cold to him, and he really couldn't stand this change.

"Tang Xinyi, your brothers beat my son like this, what do you say!"

Compared to Ma Xinghua's nervousness, Wan Sanmei's eyes lit up.

This little girl has been following his son around for so many years, how could he just stop loving her?

I'm afraid he's just pretending?

As long as Tang Xinyi opened her mouth, she didn't believe that Ma Xinghua would not apologize to her family and pay a large sum of medical expenses.

"Auntie, my brothers have always been kind to others. How could they possibly hit your son?"

"Didn't your son have an affair with that Cai Xiaofen yesterday? Maybe her brothers beat him up!"

"After all, Cai Xiaofen lost 10 yuan because of your son. This debt should not be counted on your son. Are you going to let the Cai family just suffer in silence?"

Tang Xinyi glanced at the woman in front of her. So what if it was her brothers who beat her?

Shouldn't this bastard Wang Jianguo be beaten?

Although last night, grandma and her sister-in-law did not mention her and Wang Jianguo in front of her. However, from just a few words, she also guessed that the Tang family was dissatisfied with the Wang family.

"Um?"

"What's the matter with the Cai family's daughter losing 10 yuan for my son?"

Wang Jianguo did not tell his mother about this. So Wan Sanmei didn't know about it. When Tang Xinyi said this at this time, Wan Sanmei's heart skipped a beat. 10 yuan is not a small amount of money. Even if the three of them worked hard to earn work points, they could only save this much money in a month.

The daughter of Mr. Cai’s family has to ask her for compensation because his son lost 10 yuan, right?

"What else could it be?"

"Your son was sneaking around with Cai Xiaofen in broad daylight, and I caught them!"

"You all know what the crime of having an affair is. I'm doing this for the good of your family, Jianguo!"

Tang Xinyi didn't say it clearly, and she didn't say that Wang Jianguo gave her 50 yuan, otherwise the woman in front of her would probably be so angry that she would jump up and down. After strolling around the town yesterday, Tang Xinyi had a better understanding of the prices in this era. 60 yuan is not a small amount of money. Even if it is used as a dowry for a girl, it is considered high.

"Tang Xinyi!"

Hearing Tang Xinyi say this, Wan Sanmei immediately raised her voice.

"You can't slander my Jianguo like this. What does it mean to have an affair?"

Wan Sanmei was really scared. If Tang Xinyi really went to the town to report her son, her family Jianguo would be really ruined. That damn Cai Xiaofen.

Still want to marry into their Wang family?

Pooh!

Dream on.

"A lot of old men and women in the village saw it yesterday. I wasn't the only one!"

"Auntie, you should go back early and pack up and prepare to marry Cai Xiaofen!"

"Maybe someone has already reported it to the commune!"

"Unless your son and Cai Xiaofen can get married, if they accuse him of having an affair, Brother Jianguo will be in trouble!"

She told Wan Sanmei this not to remind them how much money their family had lost. Instead, he wanted to completely lock up Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen, the two villains. Since you love each other so much, you might as well get married sooner.

Don't turn around and start attacking other people!

"Xinyi, have you really let go of my son?"

Although she was somewhat unwilling, Wan Sanmei was satisfied with her daughter-in-law Tang Xinyi. Her heart and eyes are full of his son, and she will definitely listen to her after marrying into the Wang family. In the past, whenever the Tang family had something good, this girl would always give her a share.

If she could marry a daughter-in-law like this, Wan Sanmei would feel that her life would be complete! It was also because of her that the Wang family had never broken off the engagement with the Tang family. Unfortunately, his son was a loser. He left the woman who loved him wholeheartedly and went to find that vixen.

Oh, it really makes me worry!

"Auntie, what are you talking about!"

"Don't you understand my feelings for you after all these years? It's a pity that Brother Jianguo doesn't like me, there's nothing I can do!"

"Now that my marriage to Brother Jianguo has been called off, you should start making plans for Brother Jianguo's future as soon as possible!"

Tang Xinyi said this while wiping her eyes pretending to be sad. After all, her three brothers had just beaten someone else's son. If she confronted them forcefully at this time, things would easily get out of hand.

There are so many families in the village, who can guarantee that no one will see it?

"Alas, it is my Jianguo who is sorry for you!"

"Auntie really likes you, it's a pity that you can't enter my Wang family!"

Wan Sanmei no longer has the arrogance she had at the beginning. Looking at Tang Xinyi standing quietly in front of him, he looked a little older. Ma Xinghua was stunned watching from behind.

Isn’t this person here to seek revenge?

Why are you still being sentimental?

Should she fight or not? She's been itching to do it for a long time.

"Auntie, I can't bear to leave you either!"

"But Brother Jianguo said that I'm not allowed to come to your house anymore!"

"If you miss me in the future, come to my house and see me!"

At this point in the performance, Tang Xinyi was also shocked by her own acting skills. But some of them couldn't continue acting and just covered their faces, looking so sad that they didn't want to talk.

"Good boy, stop crying!"

"Auntie understands, Auntie understands everything!"

When Wan Sanhua saw Tang Xinyi crying, she couldn't help but step forward and hug her in her arms. The two grown men behind him were left standing there awkwardly.

What on earth are they here for today?

Aren’t they trying to seek justice for Wang Jianguo? Why are these two women crying?

The two sides were deadlocked for a long time. Except for the two women standing on the threshold hugging each other and crying, the Tang and Wang family members behind them were all speechless. Looking at each other from afar through the door. For a moment, I didn't know whether I should go forward.

"Auntie, please take Brother Jianguo to see a doctor right away. His injuries are really painful!"

"Don't worry, Auntie!"

"Brother Jianguo's injury was definitely not caused by my third brother. Last night, all three of my brothers were at home comforting me and didn't leave the house at all!"

"We didn't go to bed until around midnight. If Brother Jianguo wasn't beaten up after midnight, it definitely had nothing to do with our Tang family!"

Even if it was her family who beat her, they couldn't admit it. Taking advantage of the fact that Wan Sanhua was being sentimental, Tang Xinyi immediately jumped out to vouch for her brothers.

"If what you said is true, then my son was not beaten by your family!"

"Jianguo said he was beaten when he was pouring out the water after washing his feet at night!"

"Ah, I don't know who got stabbed, they were really ruthless!"

If anyone from the Tang family came out to make this guarantee, Wan Sanmei would not believe it. But Tang Xinyi was someone she had watched grow up, and when these words came out of Tang Xinyi's mouth, Wan Sanhua had no doubt at all.

"Brother Jianguo, since you're here, please return the engagement token to me!"

"I'm going to have a wedding with Jiang Yanzhi the day after tomorrow. Bring me over for a drink then!"

Chapter 10

Using white jade as a token of trust, the old man of the Tang family is so generous!

From beginning to end, Tang Xinyi didn't say a single harsh word and dispelled all the Wang family's doubts. Even the person with a bruised face and nose did not doubt what she said. It is true that Tang Xinyi's identity as a female bootlicker is deeply rooted in everyone's mind.

"I have brought the token."

"Since you've already gotten married to Jiang Yanzhi, live a good life with him from now on!"

"If he bullies you in the future, just come to me and I'll take care of it for you!"

Looking at the follower who had been following me for many years, she finally got married. No one will bother me anymore. Wang Jianguo suddenly felt a little lost. As long as she doesn't bother him, it's not impossible for him to be nicer to her. Wang Jianguo's words made Tang Xinyi feel sick. The Tang family members behind Tang Xinyi felt so disgusted that they wanted to vomit.

What the hell are you thinking about?

Old Tang’s family members are still alive, so why should it be his turn as an outsider to take the lead?

"Little sister!"

"Are you okay?"

Just when things were about to end, the three Tang brothers came back from outside. The three of them left home early in the morning and no one knew where they went. When the three brothers saw Wang Jianguo’s family standing at their door, they all knew what had happened.

Taking advantage of the brothers' absence, you came to bully his sister, right? "Wang Jianguo, how dare you come to my house?"

Seeing that his silly brother was about to do something stupid again, Tang Lihua pulled him behind him. He took a step forward and faced the Wang family members who turned around to look at him.

"Since you've broken off the engagement with my sister, don't appear in front of her anymore!"

"Don't you know she'll be upset when she sees you?"

"Get out of here before I do anything!"

Seeing Tang Lihua, Wang Jianguo subconsciously took a step back. But after all, it was my fault first. Since my injuries were not caused by the Tang family, there was no need for me to stay here any longer.

"Here you go, I'm leaving now!"

Wang Jianguo handed a jade pendant to Tang Xinyi with some embarrassment, then helped his mother leave.

"Xinyi, since you and Jianguo have no destiny, just live your life with the Jiang family kid!"

Wan Sanmei really shed a lot of tears, her eyes were red and she looked a little pitiful.

The Wang family came in high spirits, but left dejected. The Tang family didn't have to fight a single soldier. Just because of a few words from Tang Xinyi, a fight was avoided.

After the Wang family left, Tang Xinyi played with the jade pendant in her hand. The jade pendant is milky white in color, with a warm, firm texture, translucent, pure, flawless white, like solidified fat. Even Tang Xinyi, who knew nothing about jade, noticed the extraordinary nature of this jade pendant. No wonder Wang Jianguo didn’t want to return the jade pendant. No one would be willing to give up such a good thing.

The carvings on this jade pendant are also very exquisite. Tang Xinyi brought the jade pendant closer to her eyes. All I saw was a landscape painting. The house is made mainly of wood and has glazed tiles, and there is a peach tree in full bloom in front of the door. A few birds flew over the house. There was a pond in front of the door, and two mandarin ducks were playing in the water. Although the jade pendant is not big, the paintings inside are really rich. Tang Xinyi fell deeply in love with the jade pendant after just one look.

"Little sister?"

"Little sister!"

Until the call from the side interrupted her thoughts.

"What are you daydreaming about?"

"You're not still unable to let go of that idiot Wang Jianguo, are you?"

Tang Lihua's way of addressing Wang Jianguo was not nice at all, but calling him a fool was not an exaggeration.

"How is that possible? I just can't understand why Grandpa would use such a precious jade pendant as an engagement token for me back then."

"What is the Wang family's engagement token? Why didn't they ask me for it?"

Logically speaking, since there is an engagement token, both parties must have it. She doesn't have the original owner's memory, but Lao Wang's family should remember it.

"It makes me angry just talking about this!"

"When Grandpa and Grandpa Wang arranged your marriage, our Tang family was much richer than their Wang family!"

"Our grandfather gave us this piece of white jade, while the Wang family only used a pair of worthless silver bracelets."

"Have you forgotten that the Wang family took back the silver bracelet a few years ago, citing financial difficulties?"

Tang Liming had forgotten about his sister's amnesia at this time and stared at her with some worry.

"Girl, why didn't you beat up that kid named Wang just now?"

"Have you recovered your memory?"

After the Tang family returned to the courtyard, Ma Xinghua pulled her to her side. My daughter has finally changed her mind, so don’t let anything go wrong.

If her daughter goes back on her word, won’t Wan Sanmei laugh at her to death?

"mother!"

"What are you thinking?"

Tang Xinyi rubbed her forehead helplessly. It seemed that she had to explain to her family. Otherwise, if they continue to misunderstand, who knows how big a joke it will become!

"Mom, even though I just said something soft and conciliatory, who benefited in the end?"

Looking at her mother, Tang Xinyi never thought that force was the best way to solve problems.

"Who is it?"

Tang Liben continued subconsciously.

"Of course it's our Tang family!"

"Think about it, I'm getting married the day after tomorrow. If I get into a fight with the Wang family at this critical juncture, whose face will be humiliated?"

"Isn't this just reminding the villagers of my past ridiculous behavior?"

"Say it again!"

"Did my few soft words prevent my brothers from beating him up?"

"Just a few words can prevent them from causing trouble on my wedding day, and can also completely lock Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen down!"

"Have you forgotten who Cai Xiaofen's family is?"

After Tang Xinyi's reminder, the Tang family finally reflected on their mistakes.

yes!

How could they forget the group of top-notch people in Cai Xiaofen’s family?

They told Tang Xinyi about this last night!

If Wang Jianguo really marries Cai Xiaofen, the people in Cai Xiaofen's family will definitely make the Wang family uneasy.

Speaking of Cai Xiaofen's family, they are also a big cancer in the village. Cai Xiaofen's father broke his leg two years ago. Now he is only 40 years old, but he is unwilling to go to the fields to earn work points. He does nothing and expects his family to support him. Cai Xiaofen's elder brother and sister-in-law are relatively honest, and they are the two hardworking people in the family. In the entire Cai family, only this couple is worth looking at. It's just that he is too weak, and sooner or later he will be plotted against and killed by his brothers!

Cai Xiaofen's second brother and his wife are well-known for being the best in the village. He doesn't work properly all day long, gossips about other people, and takes advantage of others whenever he has the chance. Cai Xiaofen’s third brother is still a bachelor. He hangs out with those lazy guys on the street all day long and is a well-known second-rate guy in the village.

Cai Xiaofen's mother loved her very much, but that was also because she wanted to raise her daughter well so that she could be sold at a good price in the future. If the Wang family marries Cai Xiaofen, then they probably won't be able to get rid of the huge mess behind her.

Let’s see if Wang Jianguo can still laugh then!

Chapter 11

Each of us prepares for the wedding

After resolving the issues with Old Wang's family, the Tang family happily began to prepare the dowry and clean up the house. The Jiang family also came over twice to discuss the specific procedures of the marriage between the two families. Jiang Yanzhi was detained at home by his mother and was not allowed to go out. It is said that newlyweds cannot see each other three days before their wedding. Jiang Yanzhi scoffed at this in his heart.

Unfortunately, he couldn't persuade his mother, so he had to help clean up at home. Especially the room that belonged to him. All the tables, chairs, benches, beds, etc. were moved out. I cleaned all the corners and edges, and then used old newspapers I found from the scrap yard to cover the entire wall.

Using newspapers to cover the walls is a luxury!

A lot of glue was wasted, which caused Jiang's mother to scold her. In the end, he had no choice but to drive his son away and do it himself. Jiang Yanzhi finally managed to sneak out of the house and wanted to go to the Tang family to see Tang Xinyi.

But just then a little brother came to see him.He just happened to want to go to town to buy some things, so he gave up the idea of ​​going to see Tang Xinyi. I took the little brother to town. Since he would only get married once in his life, Jiang Yanzhi was very concerned about it.

When we arrived in the town, we entered a hidden street. Soon he disappeared into a large courtyard. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary courtyard, but it is a different world once you go inside. Many people were squatting at the foot of the courtyard wall and setting up stalls.

From oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to clothes and shoes. From radios to bicycles. There are all kinds of things sold here, and it seems that they have already formed a large scale. However, no sound could be heard from outside the courtyard gate, and no one could guess that there was a market inside.

Jiang Yanzhi walked to a stall selling bicycles and, like a thief, discussed something with the stall owner in a very low voice. Finally, he handed the other party a stack of banknotes and pushed the 28-inch bicycle away. When I passed by the watch stall, I thought of my young wife who didn’t have anything to tell time. So I spent some more money and bought a small Plum brand watch. He carefully wrapped the watch in a handkerchief and placed it in his cloth pocket.

Jiang Yanzhi went to look at several other stalls. I happened to see a piece of bright red cotton cloth. This cloth is made of pure cotton and it will definitely be very comfortable if used to make clothes.

Don’t girls like these red, green and yellow colors?

If I buy this, my wife will definitely be happy!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yanzhihao bought the red cloth without hesitation. I bought a few more things here and there, and finally put them on the bicycle and pushed it into the narrow path next to the house.

Going out from here, you will arrive at the back of the public toilet. The path is extremely narrow and inconspicuous. Even if you see one or two people coming out of here, you would just think they are going to the toilet. No one suspected that there was a market here!

You have to know that places like the black market are extremely dangerous. Once you are caught, it will take more than just a few days in jail. There is also this black market, and this is not the only export. There are several secret exits, some of which are even tunnels. Even if they are reported, no one can catch them quickly.

After leaving the black market, Jiang Yanzhi went to another yard. There are quite a few people in this yard, but most of them are young and middle-aged people.

"Brother Yan is here?"

As soon as Jiang Yanzhi entered, someone greeted him.

"I'm getting married the day after tomorrow and want to buy some betrothal gifts for my wife. Can you show me the ticket for that sewing machine I bought earlier?"

After parking his bicycle in the yard, Jiang Yanzhi walked towards the house.

"When did Brother Yan start dating someone? Why are they suddenly getting married?"

A middle-aged man sitting in the house was a little surprised when he heard this.

"It's been a long time since we started dating, and you didn't even ask me!"

"Hurry up and find out if the sewing machine ticket is still available. I'm in a hurry to pick up the goods at the supply and marketing cooperative!"

Sewing machines are large items, and supply and marketing cooperatives usually only purchase two or three. Unless the sewing machines can be sold, we will not continue to purchase them in the short term.

"Yes, don't worry, Brother Yan, I'll get it for you right away!"

Seeing Jiang Yanzhi so anxious, the middle-aged man didn't waste any more time. He took out a thick stack of tickets from the drawer and found a sewing plane ticket from it.

"Give!"

"What else do you need besides sewing plane tickets? I'll find them for you!"

The middle-aged man was still holding a stack of tickets in his hand, but his eyes glanced at Gu Yanzhi.

"Give me some more industrial tickets so I can buy two thermoses later!"

"Give me some extra sugar coupons too. This is the only time I'll do this in my lifetime, so I can't be too stingy!"

Jiang Yanzhi thought about it in his mind while saying what ticket he wanted. Half of these tickets were obtained by him himself. After settling the payment at the original price, he took his things and left. The middle-aged man also gave him some extra cloth coupons, saying it was a token of appreciation from his brothers. The identities of these people are sensitive and they cannot appear in the public eye. We had no choice but to send gifts in this way to celebrate Jiang Yan’s wedding. Jiang Yanzhi was not polite either. He had also given gifts when other brothers got married.

Don’t miss it!

After going out, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two thermos bottles and some candy. He didn't buy the cloth yet, as he was thinking of bringing his wife to choose it in person after getting married. He is a grown man. If the pattern he chooses is not liked by his wife, wouldn’t all the efforts of his brothers be wasted? Jiang Yanzhi was so busy that he was running around.

Tang Xinyi is quite free at home. Because she was a bride-to-be, her family didn't ask her to do any work. At most, she would tidy up her own room and help her sister-in-law make new clothes. Tang Xinyi doesn't know how to cut clothes, all she can do is help pass the scissors and thread the needle. Then piece together the cut clothing parts and sew them together.

As long as she is not allowed to cut, she can still do some embroidery. After all, in modern times, in order to save money, she would mend her own clothes when they were torn. And every time she would embroider beautiful patterns on the holes. This will not only cover the patches but also make the clothes look good.

I thought that at least I would get married once. She embroidered a pair of small Q-version figures on the hem of her new clothes. Two little people, a man and a woman. There is a happy scarf covering the head of the little girl, so you can tell at a glance that the two little figures are getting married.

Although her clothes were not red, the two little Q-version characters made the whole dress look festive immediately. This caused sister-in-law Feng Shihua to praise him repeatedly.

"I've always known that my sister-in-law has good cooking skills. Now I see that no one in this area can compare to you!"

"If it weren't for before..."

Feng Shihua was just about to say that her sister-in-law was blind and fell in love with Wang Jianguo, and with this skill, she would definitely be able to find a good husband. But she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.

My sister-in-law is getting married soon. Wouldn't it be boring to talk about this now?

Chapter 12

Hand Injured, Space Appears

"Hiss~"

Tang Xinyi was still thinking that after marrying Jiang Yanzhi, she would have a child as soon as possible to fulfill her destiny of changing her genes. Because of this distraction, the needle in her hand pierced her flesh directly.

"Ouch, why are you so careless?"

"Take your hands away quickly, don't dirty your new clothes!"

When sister-in-law Feng Shihua saw that her sister-in-law's hand was pricked, she immediately took away half of the clothes in her hand. Then he took a small piece of cloth from the sewing basket next to him. This scrap of cloth is too small, not even enough to paste the shoe surface, but it won’t be wasted to bandage my sister-in-law’s wound.

"Okay, it looks like you're tired, go back and have a rest!"

"I can handle the remaining work by myself. It will be done in half an hour at most!"

"Come over and try it on for size. If it doesn't fit, I'll help you alter it!"

After hearing what her sister-in-law said, Tang Xinyi took the opportunity to back down and returned to her room. Back in the house, she untied the small piece of cloth wrapped around her hand. I found that my finger was still bleeding.

"It was just a needle prick, why did you bleed so much?"

Tang Xinyi looked at her fingers speechlessly. He pressed the piece of cloth back up and went to the bedside to rummage through the drawer.

"I clearly remember there was some purple medicine in the drawer, didn't I?"

Just as she was rummaging through the drawer, the jade pendant she had placed in the drawer suddenly came into her sight again.

"It's really not safe to keep such a good thing in a drawer!"

Subconsciously, I wanted to pick up the jade pendant and find a new place to put it. Just then. The cloth wrapped around the finger suddenly slipped down, and the bleeding finger touched the white jade.

"Why did it fall?"

I was just about to pick up the cloth and wrap it again. Then he found that the drop of blood that had just been rubbed on the white jade had disappeared.

"Um?"

Was I dazzled just now?

I clearly grabbed it with this hand!

Somehow, Tang Xinyi was stunned when she saw this scene. If you raise your eyes, you can see that Tang Xinyi is standing there in a daze. Then his body slowly softened and fell beside the cabinet. The piece of white jade in her hand greedily absorbed the blood flowing from her hand. Until the entire piece of white jade turned blood red. Following her finger, he disappeared into the room.

When I woke up again. Tang Xinyi was a little confused as to why she fell to the ground?

If there wasn't a cabinet next to her, she wouldn't have felt anything. Did she really have to wonder if she had some serious illness?

Recall the scene before the coma. Wang Xinyi immediately started searching on the ground, but the piece of mutton-fat white jade was gone. Not giving up, she used a feather duster to dig under the cabinet a few times, but unfortunately there was nothing.

"Where's my jade pendant?"

After searching for a while but still not finding it, she sat down on the bench somewhat dejectedly. But just as she was thinking about the piece of white jade, she suddenly felt dizzy. The next second, a huge space appeared before my eyes. This is a large walled yard with a large pond.

Next to the yard is a house with a wooden structure and a glazed tile roof!

Out of curiosity, I pushed open the door and took a look, only to find it empty. The yard was also empty. There was only a peach tree by the pond, which was in full bloom.

"Why are there peach blossoms in this season?"

I picked up a petal that had fallen from the peach tree and put it under my nose and smelled it.

“It smells so good!”

After more than ten years of exposure to novels, she immediately realized that this was a space. The scene before the combined coma.

What else doesn’t Tang Xinyi know?

That piece of mutton-fat white jade, which is of extraordinary value in itself, is actually a space jade pendant of such a large size. Although she didn't know what happened after she fell into a coma, since she could come in now, it meant that she was bound to the space of this jade pendant. To try. She muttered to herself again and went out.

The next second, she returned to the original room. I took out the money I had packed last night and put it in the space. I tried it when I just woke up this morning. Things that have been doubled on the big turntable cannot be doubled a second time. She kept the 60 yuan that Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen had originally given her, and put the rest of the money into her space.

The 60 yuan was intended to be given to Ma Xinghua. Breaking off the engagement is not just her business. Once Wan Sanmei finds out about the money, she might even cause trouble for her family. Anyway, she had already made five times the profit, so the original 60 yuan should be given to Ma Xinghua for safekeeping. This way she would feel better.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

"Xinyi, I heard from your sister-in-law that your finger was punctured and it bled a lot!"

"I just remembered that your father used that needle a few days ago. It was stained with the juice of the Huoluo Flower. Once it's stained with the juice of the Huoluo Flower, the bleeding won't stop for a while!"

"We can clean the wound with boiling water first to help stop the bleeding!"

Ma Xinghua's voice came from the door. Tang Xinyi finally understood why her wound was bleeding profusely. Huoluohua is a traditional Chinese medicine that is only found in their area. If it touches the skin, it will cause bleeding. However, the medicinal effect of this juice can be easily eliminated by blanching it in hot water.

While opening the door for Ma Xinghua, she checked her own wounds. The wound has stopped bleeding, but the whole hand is pale, probably because it bled a lot before.

"Oh, what happened to your hand?"

"You didn't let it bleed without applying pressure on the wound, did you?"

After Ma Xinghua came in, she immediately checked the wound on her daughter's hand. This sight made her very angry. The wound stopped bleeding, but the little girl's hand was as white as if it had no blood.

"Why did I give birth to such a fool like you?"

Ma Xinghua was so angry that she slapped Tang Xinyi on the butt, put down what she was holding, and walked out angrily.

"Ma Xinghua, why are you talking about my eldest granddaughter for no reason?"

The old lady had just heard that her eldest granddaughter had injured her hand and was thinking of coming over to check on her when she saw Ma Xinghua losing her temper. She was not happy about this. How could her pampered granddaughter be bullied?

Not even my own mother!

"Granddaughter, please let grandma take a look. Is the injury on your hand serious?"

Ma Xinghua was pouting by the old lady. She wanted to speak up to defend herself, but then she thought that the old lady would be able to see it herself immediately and she didn't need to say anything. So he left without saying a word.

"Grandma, I'm fine now!"

"It's just a needle prick, it's not a big deal!"

Tang Xinyi hid her hands behind her back. She had just been scolded by her mother. If her grandmother saw this, she would definitely nag her again.

"No matter what it is, let me see it!"

The old lady didn't care about that. She pulled Tang Xinyi's hand and started observing.

"It seems that I misunderstood Xinghua this time!"

"Let her scold you a few more times!"

After looking at Tang Xinyi's hand, the old lady turned around and left muttering to herself, completely losing the look of love she had for her granddaughter before.

Chapter 13

A grand wedding, but family members are reluctant to let her go!

Tang Xinyi, who originally wanted to give 60 yuan to Ma Xinghua, had to give up this plan. I'd better tell her mother later. If I go out at this time, I might get scolded again.

Later, Tang Xinyi kept the money in her arms until she got married, and then she found an opportunity to give it to Ma Xinghua. Ma Xinghua originally didn't want it and wanted Tang Xinyi to take it to her husband's house as a dowry. Adding the 58.8 yuan her family prepared for her, it was considered the most generous dowry in the area. Unfortunately, Tang Xinyi didn't want to. Finally, she asked me to save it for her, so that if she had a hard time in the Jiang family in the future, she would have this money as a backup. Only then did Ma Xinghua agree to keep it for her temporarily.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the wedding.

"Xinyi, don't be timid after marrying into the Jiang family. If you encounter any problems, come back to your family!"

"We, the Tang family, don't have much, but we have a lot of strong laborers!"

"We're not afraid even if it's the village chief's house!"

The person who spoke was Tang Xinyi's cousin, the son of her father's brother. When other people's girls get married, a group of young ladies gather in the boudoir. Come to her. Except for a few cousins, all the people coming in and out were boys.

There are both cousins ​​here. The only thing missing is my cousins!

As the only girl in the entire Tang family, Tang Xinyi's treatment was not bad. Now several brothers of the Tang family are instilling in her the idea of ​​seeking support from her natal family one by one. Especially Tang Liming, he has always been worried that his sister will suffer if she marries Jiang Yanzhi.

Brother Tang Da and Brother Tang San asked him several times, but he didn't tell them about it. But as the wedding date approached, Tang Lao Er became more and more anxious. At this time, I was taking care of my cousins ​​one by one and telling them to support my sister in the future. He also instigated a few younger cousins ​​to go squat in the corner with him tonight. Somehow Boss Tang found out about this, and Tang Lihua immediately had an idea in his mind.

"Here comes the groom!"

"The groom is here!"

Until the sound of firecrackers was heard at the door, and some nosy children shouted things like "The groom is here." Also, there was the sound of her brothers and cousins ​​blocking the sedan chair at the door.

Tang Xinyi is now feeling both excited and nervous. She was looking forward to it because Jiang Yanzhi was the man she fell in love with at first sight. I am nervous because I am confused about the future. I don’t know whether it is right to marry myself casually like this.

There were laughter and cheers outside, as well as various voices trying to make things difficult for the groom. Tang Xinyi in the room felt extremely confused. Her sister-in-law was worried that she was hungry, so she brought a bowl of boiled eggs into the boudoir.

"Little sister, come and have some eggs."

"I put sugar in it specially. You must eat all the tea eggs in this bowl, otherwise you will still be hungry until noon!"

Feng Shihua had been a bride before, so she naturally knew the ins and outs of it. Although brides nowadays don’t have to wear wedding dresses and red veils like in the past. But you also need to wear new clothes and put on beautiful makeup. Tang Xinyi applied the makeup on her face herself.

Originally, the eldest cousin's wife wanted to put makeup on her, but unfortunately, when Tang Xinyi saw that her face was as red as a monkey's butt, she immediately washed off the makeup. I put on some fake natural makeup again. With just a few strokes, the whole person's complexion is improved by several levels. Although it is not decorated with bright red color, it still makes people feel particularly beautiful.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, but I can't finish all these eggs!"

"Sister-in-law, please help me eat one!"

There were three eggs in the bowl. Tang Xinyi was not hungry yet, so she didn't want to eat so many. It will be troublesome if I want to go to the toilet later.

"Eat as much as you can and put the rest in the bowl!"

Feng Shihua did not compete with her sister-in-law for food at this time. In Old Tang's family, no one can eat the sister-in-law's food casually. These eggs were cooked by my mother-in-law for my sister-in-law. Feng Shihua wouldn't dare to eat it casually!

Even if my sister-in-law doesn't want to eat, isn't there still my mother-in-law? It's never her turn.

"Oh well!"

Tang Xinyi didn't understand the reason. Seeing that her sister-in-law didn't eat, she thought she was disgusted with her saliva. So after eating two, he left the last egg in the bowl. The bowls are placed on the cabinet, and someone will definitely come in to clean them up later.

"Open the door, bride!"

"The groom is here to pick you up!"

Just as Tang Xinyi finished eating two eggs, she thought it would take a while before she could go out. Then I heard a noisy sound coming from the door. The door was closed by her sister-in-law when she came in. Tang Xinyi sat there without moving. Although she had never been married, her mother had told her in advance that she could not follow Jiang Yanzhi unless her mother gave the order.

"Young married woman!"

"Open the door quickly, I'm here to pick you up!"

Jiang Yanzhi was both nervous and excited. He started shouting at the top of his lungs at the door.

"What's the rush?"

"If you want me to open the door, give me the red envelope first!"

At this time, it was finally the turn of sister-in-law Feng Shihua to take the stage. She just stood at the door, opened it a crack, and spoke loudly to the people outside.

You can't not speak loudly!

It was really noisy outside, and if you lowered your voice you couldn't hear anything.

"Sister-in-law, the red envelope has been prepared long ago!"

"Hurry up and open the door for me! It would be bad if we missed the auspicious time!"

Hearing Feng Shihua's words, Jiang Yanzhi immediately handed in a red envelope. Feng Shihua opened the red envelope and saw that there was actually ten yuan inside. Ten dollars is not a small amount of money.

Feng Shihua, who originally wanted to embarrass the other party, immediately opened the door. It’s not that she doesn’t want to make a fuss again. But the other party gave too much. If she continues to make trouble, it would be a bit tactless. Since the new son-in-law is anxious to take the person back, she should just go along with it and be a good person.

"young married woman!"

"I'm here to pick you up, come with me!"

When Jiang Yanzhi saw Tang Xinyi, he wanted to go up and pick her up. As a result, he was stopped by several brothers of the Tang family.

"Brother-in-law, do you understand the rules?"

"Xinyi, you can only take the person away after we brothers carry him out!"

Tang Liming immediately stood in front of Jiang Yanzhi. Tang Liming felt uncomfortable seeing that he was a head shorter than others. Then I looked at the girl sitting on the bed and smiling foolishly.

[Silly sister! You'll be in for a hard time if you marry her!]

No matter how the Tang brothers made a fuss, Jiang Yanzhi finally took Tang Xinyi away. After Tang Xinyi left the Tang family, the originally lively scene suddenly became quiet!

Especially the Tang family, everyone had red eyes, and it was obvious that they were reluctant to let Tang Xinyi get married. The Tang family's relatives also gathered in groups of three or five, whispering about the scene that had just happened. Perhaps knowing that the Tang family was feeling bad, no one laughed or spoke loudly.

"This Jiang family kid really cares about our Xinyi. I heard that the betrothal gift alone is worth three turns and one ring!"

"Who says it isn't? I just went to check it out, and it was playing in the house!"

Chapter 14

Arriving at the Jiang Family for the First Time and Watching the Bride

Some friends may not know what three turns and one ring actually mean? Let me now give you a detailed introduction.

In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a popular saying among the people: "Three turns and one ring." Three turns and one ring are also called the four major items. The "three revolutions" are watches, sewing machines, and bicycles. "One sound" refers to the radio.

In the years when materials were relatively scarce, it was the most fashionable and coolest thing for rural areas to have "three turns and one ring"! It was also the people's beautiful yearning for a happy life at that time.

"Three turns and one ring" was the highest wealth that an ordinary family could have in that era!

At the same time, it is also one of the important criteria for most women to choose a spouse. It is very remarkable for an ordinary family to have "one turn", but if a family can have "three turns and one ring" at the same time, they will definitely be a well-known family in the local area.

After Tang Xinyi was taken to the Jiang family. Jiang's mother, Zheng Xiulian, immediately came over, supported her daughter-in-law's hand, and took her to the new house. The son finally married his daughter-in-law. As a new mother-in-law, Zheng Xiulian was naturally very happy.

Village chief Jiang Xi'an was also very happy. Today is the big day for my son to get married. The old man was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit. He only wears this outfit when he goes to the city for a meeting. I am really happy today, after all, it is a major event in my son’s life. Of course I have to take out this outfit to liven up the occasion!

Ever since the bride came into the house, the Jiang family has become bustling with activity. People came to see the bride in waves. There are relatives of the Jiang family and people from the village. Although most people knew each other, this day was particularly different. Tang Xinyi, who was originally very familiar, also looked particularly beautiful.

Let the onlookers praise: "The bride is so beautiful!"

Whenever someone said something happy, Jiang Yanzhi would generously give them several candies. Also because of this. Many young girls and wives in the village are willing to visit this new house. After all, if you come in and take a look and say a few nice words, you can get several candies. In this era when you have to buy a candy with a ticket, such good things are rare.

"Are you hungry, sister-in-law?"

When the number of people had decreased a little, Jiang Yanli came in with a bowl of spring rolls. This was made by her mother for her sister-in-law. She beat the eggs in a pan and fried them in oil until both sides were golden brown. Then spread a thin pancake and put the fried egg in it. Add some chopped green onions and minced garlic. Roll it up with a pancake. It is unique both in appearance and taste. After smelling the fragrance, Tang Xinyi, who was originally about to say that she was not hungry, immediately changed her mind.

"Who did this?"

After taking the burrito, I couldn't help but ask a question.

"This was made by my mother herself. She guessed you might not have eaten since you were busy this morning. There are still two hours until lunch, so she brought it here so you can fill your stomach!"

Regardless of whether she had eaten at Old Tang's house or not, there was absolutely no reason for him to let his daughter-in-law go hungry at his Jiang family. Jiang Yanli was very happy when she saw Tang Xinyi eat the whole burrito. Her eldest brother finally got a wife. She also has a sister-in-law. In the future, I hope my sister-in-law can take better care of my brother. Although I know that my brother has special ways to make money, he sometimes spends money lavishly.

My parents are always worried about my eldest brother. The younger sister was also concerned about this. Even though Jiang Yanzhi usually orders Jiang Yanli around, he actually dotes on his younger sister very much behind her back. From time to time, I would give her some pocket money.

Whose brother is as generous as her eldest brother? The relationship between these siblings is even more harmonious than what the outside world sees.

"My mother's cooking skills are really good. I must learn from her in the future!"

"Yanli, have you eaten?"

After Tang Xinyi had eaten and drunk her fill, she glanced at the curious little girl next to her.

"I just ate in the kitchen. They're frying some crispy pork right now. Do you want some? I'll get it for you!"

When Jiang Yanli saw Tang Xinyi talking to her, she happily sat next to her.

"I'm full, I can't eat anymore!"

Tang Xinyi patted her belly. At this moment, everyone in the room was attracted by the fragrance outside, and the two sisters-in-law had a good chance to talk.

"Yanli, do you want candy?"

"While no one is around, grab some and save them for later!"

Tang Xinyi took out a small toilet from under the table, opened the lid, and found it was full of candies, red dates, longans, peanuts, etc. Putting these things in the toilet symbolizes early birth of a child and good luck. Of course, this toilet is also newly bought and has never been used!

The things inside will not be taken out until the second day of the wedding.

"Sister-in-law, how did you know there was something delicious here?"

None of the onlookers paid any attention to this inconspicuous toilet. Some elderly people know about it, but not all married women know about it. Because not everyone can afford to keep these things.

"I just took a look and I've heard of newlyweds putting these in the toilet!"

"And this is called the Zisun Bucket, which means having many descendants!"

Tang Xinyi explained a little embarrassedly. She didn't dare say that she had attended a friend's wedding in modern times. The friend was from the countryside, and she just grabbed a handful of candy from the toilet and gave it to her. The toilet was placed so openly in the bedroom. In that era, the toilet had become a mere decoration.

Apart from married couples, few people would buy this kind of thing anymore. After all, who doesn’t have a flush toilet at home? Even in rural areas there are toilets available.

"Sister-in-law, you know so much!"

I felt a little embarrassed, but it was my sister-in-law's kindness. Jiang Yanli still grabbed a handful of candy from the toilet and stuffed it into her pocket. Just as she was stuffing the candy into her pocket, she suddenly felt something strange in her hand and took it out to take a look.

That's actually a two-cent coin?

"Sister-in-law, why is there still money in here?"

Jiang Yanli immediately wanted to stuff the money back into the toilet, but was stopped by Tang Xinyi.

"It's yours once you get it. This is a blessing, you must keep it well!"

Tang Xinyi felt that Jiang Yanli's luck was really good. She just grabbed a coin with her hand.

"Oh well!"

"I have to keep this well. This coin will be my lucky coin from now on!"

Jiang Yanli took out the two-cent coin separately and put it in another pocket.

She then put the coin back into her room. If she lost it, wouldn’t it mean that she had lost her good fortune?

Just as the aunt and sister-in-law were looking at each other and smiling, they suddenly heard the sound of someone talking at the door again. The people who came to see the bride are here again. Jiang Yanli quickly closed the toilet lid and put it back under the table.

"This is a good thing, we can't let anyone touch it!"

While stuffing the toilet under the table, he muttered to himself.

"Hahaha, you're right!"

Tang Xinyi also agreed with Jiang Yanli's approach. They both smiled and looked towards the door.

Chapter 15

Wedding Gift, Doubling System Makes a Great Contribution

At around four or five in the afternoon, all the relatives and friends who came to the wedding banquet were sent away one by one. Jiang Yanzhi's heart was filled with joy, and he would sneak a peek at his young wife from time to time. But Jiang Yanli, as his younger sister, is a little too tactless. Why does she keep pestering his young wife?

He didn't even have a chance to say a few words to his young wife alone.

"You little brat, you just want to go inside all day long. Are you trying to be lazy?"

"Hurry up and return the borrowed tables, chairs and benches to the owner."

“Remember to bring some candy!”

After all the relatives and friends finally left, Jiang Yanzhi planned to sneak into the bridal chamber and have a few private words with his young wife. Then he was stopped by his father again. Ask him to return the borrowed tables, chairs, benches, etc., and bring some candy as a thank you gift.

"knew!"

"Right away!"

Jiang Yanzhi glanced at his family members who were busy working in the yard, and his father who was carrying two stools to return them. He still ran into the bridal chamber.

"Wife, these are gifts from relatives and friends. Open them and take a look. If you like any of them, just keep them!"

Jiang Yanzhi glanced around and saw that there was no one else in the room. So he leaned close to Tang Xinyi's ear and whispered a few words to her.

"I see. Didn't Dad ask you to return the tables, chairs, and benches? Go now!"

Tang Xinyi had been wanting to open these gifts for a long time. Now most of the three-turn and one-ring things were in her room. Her parents-in-law didn't let her go out to help, so she cleaned up the things in the room.

Try to find a free time to sweep all these things into the doubling system. Even if it only doubles the lowest level, it is still a profit. It would be such a loss if the money doubled every day, hehe, and it just so happened that the space in her jade pendant was empty.

It’s just a pity that the bicycle is outside and there’s no way to get it in. I guess I’ll have to use the doubling opportunity again when the time comes. Thinking of this, Tang Xinyi moved faster and packed all the gifts that Jiang Yanzhi brought in together. Then he stuck his head out to look outside and quickly closed the door of his room. Then she placed all the gifts, the remaining candies and snacks in the house, and everything she could see on the sewing machine table.

Then he pressed his entire hand on the pile of things and silently said "System!" When the big turntable appeared in front of her, Tang Xinyi placed her other hand on the pile of things just in case.

【lottery!】

As the mental command came down, the big turntable began to spin rapidly. Tang Xinyi didn't dare to waste time, as she didn't know when someone would come in. Although the door was locked, locking it in broad daylight would easily arouse suspicion.

【stop!】

After the turntable started to spin completely, Tang Xinyi immediately called out "stop" in her heart. The pointer of the big turntable passed over ten, passed five and stopped at eight. This is a very auspicious number.

When the system was calculating the rewards, Tang Xinyi clenched her left hand tightly!

I prayed with my mind that the system would put the doubled items into the jade pendant space. I don’t know whether the turntable system heard her thoughts or felt the existence of space. As expected, the doubled item did not appear in the room, but fell into the space of her jade pendant.

She didn't have time to check now, so she quickly moved the extra things back to the bed and spread them out one by one. Then release the bolt on the pin. Separate all stacked items. This is when I officially started to organize these things.

I didn't expect that people in this era would give these things as gifts. She found a pair of pillowcases, two pairs of work gloves, a pair of teacups, a pair of chopsticks, and scraps of cloth among the pile of things...

There were a lot of miscellaneous things, but I heard from Jiang Yanli before that someone delivered vegetables and eggs. I didn’t see them here, so they must have been delivered to the kitchen. These things will be useful in the future, so Tang Xinyi folded them neatly and put them in the cabinet. Then all the leftover candies from the banquet were poured together. Peanuts and melon seeds were also gathered together, and the two bags were placed aside.

The watch Jiang Yanzhi bought for her was already on her wrist, and the radio was placed back on the table. It seems that everything sent to her room was selected by Jiang Yanzhi. Although many things are insignificant, they will definitely be useful in future life.

By the way, while there is no one around, I can get familiar with my new house. She looked carefully and found that the kang in the room was not big, and it was probably because Jiang Yanzhi had slept on it alone before. Now that she has more, she looks a little small. I guess I didn’t have time to get her. I guess I’ll get a new one before winter comes, right?

There is also a large wardrobe placed against the wall. This wardrobe is made of old willow wood. Judging from its condition, it should have been made not long ago.In addition to the wardrobe, there is also a low cabinet next to it. The low cabinet is only 1.5 meters high, with double doors, and is divided into several layers. It should be used to store miscellaneous items such as food!

Next to the low cabinet is the sewing machine. The thread on the sewing machine is all threaded, which seems to be used by someone before. There is a table next to the sewing machine, the old-fashioned long table that was very common in the past. The long table seats two people, with a drawer on each side.

There was a pair of teacups on the table, with a toothbrush on each, and a tube of toothpaste in one of the teacups. There is also a small mirror hanging on the wall above the table. The small mirror is round, with the corners covered with plastic shell, and there is a picture of a celebrity on the back. There was a box of vanishing cream under the mirror, which looked unopened. I guess it was prepared by Jiang Yanzhi for her. In addition to these things, there were two plates on the table with some candies and melon seeds and peanuts, which were used to entertain guests who came to see the bride.

Lin Xue's gaze continued to move, finally stopping on the pictures on the wall. The picture in the magazine showed a chubby white child sitting with his legs apart, revealing the little bird inside. This was a bit embarrassing. Tang Xinyi just took a look and quickly looked away. She decided to go back and discuss with Jiang Yanzhi whether it was possible to take down these pictures. Although it is true that she wants to have a baby, she really doesn't want to see these!

"Wife, look what I brought back for you."

Just as Tang Xinyi was stunned, Jiang Yanzhi walked in carrying a big bag of things. She looked over curiously and saw two bottles of lactose lying quietly in the bag.

"Where did it come from?"

She didn't see these when she was packing up just now. She wondered where Jiang Yanzhi got them from?

"My buddies sent it here. Put it away quickly so my sister doesn't see it!"

In the past, whenever there was something good at home, the first person Jiang Yanzhi thought of was his younger sister Jiang Yanli.

Chapter 16

Reunion dinner, couple's night talk

Everyone who should have left the house has already left, and the pots, pans, and utensils have been cleaned up by the aunts and sisters-in-law. Tang Xinyi didn't stay in the house all the time. This would be her home from now on, and she had to get familiar with it as soon as possible.

When she came out, the kitchen was bustling with activity. Zheng Xiulian and Jiang Yanli are preparing dinner for the family. The Jiang family is different from other families. Their family is relatively simple. The older generation separated the family early on, and now Jiang Xian is the head of the family.

Jiang's grandparents passed away a few years ago. Jiang Xian's brothers had already finished the wedding banquet at noon and would not come to disturb them in the evening. So at night it was just the Jiang family. A family of five sat at the big table in the main hall to eat.

"Yanzhi, now that you have a wife, you can no longer be idle like before."

"You have to earn work points in the brigade later."

"After all, I'm a man with a family business now, so I can't be such a jerk like before!"

At the dinner table, Jiang Xian kept criticizing his unruly son. He just didn't believe that his son didn't know what the outside world was saying about him.

What is the village chief’s stupid son?

The big bully of Qingshan Village!

An idle second-rate person. None of these names sounds good. Is he, the village chief, shameless?

"I understand. I'll try to earn work points next time!"

Jiang Yanzhi simply looked down upon the few work points in the brigade. He worked so hard but didn't get much food in return. But now that he has a young wife, if he continues to act as willful as before, his father might really break his legs.

In order to save his legs and to prevent his young wife from being criticized by outsiders, Jiang Yanzhi decided to endure some hardship and go to the fields with the villagers to earn work points.

"Yan Li, now that your elder brother's work is done, you can go back to work at the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow!"

After answering Jiang Yanzhi's question, the old man turned his attention to his youngest daughter.

"I see!"

Jiang Yanli responded obediently, but didn't say anything. Tang Xinyi felt a little uneasy. The two young men in her family had both been criticized. Would the village chief point the finger at her next?

"Xinyi?"

Sure enough, the next second the village chief set his eyes on her, and the nervous Tang Xinyi didn't know where to put her hands.

"dad!"

Although I was nervous, I still had to be polite.

"Hurry up and eat, is our food not to your taste?"

Jiang Xian changed his previous serious attitude towards his own child, put on a smile, and looked at Tang Xinyi with a kind and gentle expression.

"ah?"

“No, no, no!”

"My mom's cooking is so good, how could it not be delicious?"

Jiang Xian didn't understand. He had softened his tone, so why did this girl still look frightened?

"Old Jiang, hurry up and eat!"

Jiang Xian didn't know the situation of his daughter-in-law, but Zheng Xiulian could see it. The daughter-in-law was obviously frightened by her husband. This man was used to being majestic in the village, and he lost control of himself for a moment, which scared the daughter-in-law. But this old guy is really something, why does he say those things on such a happy day? She will have to teach this old man a lesson later. Sure enough, after Jiang Xian turned his gaze away, Tang Xinyi's expression quickly returned to normal.

After dinner, Tang Xinyi helped to clean up the dishes, and was then sent back into the house by Zheng Xiulian. Jiang Xian originally wanted to say a few words to his son, but seeing how anxious he was, he didn't want to keep him talking any longer. As soon as it got dark outside, the couple sat down in the house together.

"I'll get some hot water to wash your feet!"

Jiang Yanzhi looked at his young wife with a blushing face. He couldn't wait to carry her to the kang and do it immediately. But in the end, I endured it. My parents and younger sister were still awake outside, and it would be bad if I made too much noise and my younger sister heard it. Tang Xinyi didn't expect that this man would bring her water for washing her feet. Just when she was about to say that she could do it herself, Jiang Yanzhi pushed her to sit on the edge of the kang.

"Wife, please sit still and wait for your husband to come back soon!"

Jiang Yanzhi's heart felt like it was being scratched by a feather, and it was extremely itchy. This act of suppressing his anger made him look a little stiff. He quickly poured a basin of water for washing feet and, despite Tang Xinyi's objections, took off her shoes with his own hands.

It was the first time that Tang Xinyi had her feet washed by someone, and it was a man. She felt that every time the big hand stroked her feet, her whole body would tremble. Jiang Yanzhi seemed to sense his young wife's shyness and washed even harder.

After washing Tang Xinyi's feet, Jiang Yanzhi used the same foot-washing water to wash his own feet. When the two of them finished washing their feet, there was no one in the main room. The old couple of the Jiang family and Jiang Yanli all returned to their rooms. Only the dim candlelight proved that neither side had slept.

"Wife, shall we get on the bed?"

After pouring the water, Jiang Yanzhi saw Tang Xinyi still sitting on the edge of the kang. He couldn't help but take two steps forward and gently carried her into the kang.

"Yeah, okay!"

Tang Xinyi was extremely shy at this moment. Her previous fierce and ferocious thoughts had been thrown away, leaving only nervousness and shyness.

"young married woman?"

Jiang Yanzhi was tall and had long legs, so after he got on the kang, he felt that the kang, which originally looked small, became even smaller. A unique hormonal scent belonging to men hit her face, causing Tang Xinyi, whose face was already flushed, to tremble slightly.

"May I?"

Looking at Tang Xinyi like this, Jiang Yanzhi couldn't wait any longer. He pounced on Tang Xinyi, his lips close to hers, and his panting breath sprayed on Tang Xinyi's cheek.

"etc!"

Locked by Jiang Yanzhi's breath, Tang Xinyi felt that her breathing was a little difficult. However, some things still need to be said first, as this concerns how she will treat Jiang Yanzhi in the future.

Is it a tool for borrowing sperm, or a partner who can support each other?

"Wife, I can't wait any longer!"

Jiang Yanzhi pressed his body downwards, and Tang Xinyi felt something indescribable pressing against her lower abdomen.

"You have to wait even if you can't!"

Tang Xinyi was also nervous, but she still wanted to make her words clear.

"Are you marrying me out of spite, or are you truly attracted to me and want me?"

This question has been bothering Tang Xinyi for a long time. Judging from the other party's appearance, it doesn't seem like a sudden idea. It was as if he had already regarded her as his prey and had been plotting against her in secret.

"Of course I had plans for you!"

Jiang Yanzhi did not hide this fact, but admitted it openly.

"After we get married, will you love me and listen to me?"

Tang Xinyi shrank back as hard as she could, she felt the other person's lips were about to touch her face.

"Of course, I will definitely listen to my wife from now on!"

Chapter 17

It's too much, Xinyi wakes up late

"I will give our family's money to my wife for safekeeping. I will only love my wife in this life!"

"Wife, what are you worried about?"

"I'm not that coward like Wang Jianguo. I'll definitely feel sorry for my own woman!"

Jiang Yanzhi touched Tang Xinyi's nose with his nose. His wife was so smooth!

"Then don't wait until later, give me your little treasury now!"

"If you dare to tease me, I will punish you by not letting you get on the bed!"

Tang Xinyi has always known one thing, that is, as a wife, if you can't even control the financial power of the family, it means that the man does not cherish you at all.

"Just wait, my dear. I was planning to give it to you tomorrow morning, but since you're so anxious, I'll hand over all my small stash of money first!"

Jiang Yanzhi was really about to burst out holding it in. God knew how unbearable it was to feel like a volcano was about to erupt. He rolled over and got out of bed, then pulled out a brick from the wall under the cabinet and took out a can from it! After stuffing the brick back, he jumped onto the kang with the can. Jiang Yanzhi extended his big hand and stuffed the can into Tang Xinyi's arms.

"Here you go, is that ok now?"

Jiang Yanzhi half-knelt on the kang. Under him was Tang Xinyi, who was holding a can and looking a little dazed. Tang Xinyi shifted her gaze from the cans filled with banknotes to a tent that had been erected.

"Gurgle!"

Tang Xinyi swallowed subconsciously and hugged the can tightly in her arms.

"hey-hey!"

"Wife, I'm coming!"

Jiang Yanzhi was amused by his wife's reaction. He took the can from Tang Xinyi's arms and placed it on the pillow. Then he leaned over and kissed her. The oil lamp was soon blown out, The only sounds left in the room were suppressed gasps and some sounds similar to applause.

The next day, Tang Xinyi slept until noon. I picked up my watch and saw that it was already past 10 o'clock. Whose new daughter-in-law sleeps until 10 o'clock in the morning?

Tang Xinyi felt like she was about to explode. It's really embarrassing for my mother-in-law. I quickly got up, opened the door and went out. I walked around the house and found that no one was home.

The team leader should have gone to watch the villagers work, and my mother-in-law should have also gone to the fields. I just don’t know where Jiang Yanzhi went?

Doesn’t he never go to the fields to earn work points?

Could it be that what her father-in-law Jiang Xian said last night worked?

It was a bit inappropriate to go out at this time. Tang Xinyi went to the kitchen and found that breakfast was still warm in the pot. But it’s better that there is no one at home, so she doesn’t have to go out and be embarrassed.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was at home, Tang Xinyi collected all the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the house, put them in a basket and hung it on the handlebar of the bicycle in the utility room. Then he looked at the hoe and sickle in the utility room.

After putting these things on the bicycle, he touched the bicycle and shouted "Lottery!" After last night's good luck, it only doubled this morning. But it's already very lucky to be able to double it, at least it's better than double.

Maybe it was because of the hustle and bustle yesterday afternoon, and now the doubled amount of things were directly put into the space. Tang Xinyi put everything in the house back in its place before starting to prepare lunch. Since both my parents-in-law have gone to the fields, I don’t know whether my dear husband should go to the fields to earn work points or go out to play.

Since she married into this family, she has to take on the responsibilities of this family. She quickly ate two bites of the breakfast left for her, then looked at the ingredients available in the kitchen. There is a big pumpkin with great appearance in the corner, and there are rice, flour, grain and oil in the cabinet. There are a few pieces of bacon hanging above the stove.

It seems that the conditions of the village chief's family are really good, at least much better than those of my mother's family. His eyes swept over the pumpkin in the corner again. It had been a long time since he had eaten pumpkin buns.

To be honest, after what happened last night, Tang Xinyi's legs are still weak. After being tormented by Jiang Yanzhi for most of the night, it wouldn't be a bad idea to eat some pumpkin to replenish my body, right? Just do it when you think of it.

Tang Xinyi cut the pumpkin in half, took one half, removed the pulp and seeds, then removed the skin and steamed it in a pot. Then scoop out some white flour and put the steamed pumpkin in it. Take out the dough that my mother-in-law Zheng Xiulian had prepared in the morning from the pot. The dough had been soaked until it was soft. Mix it into the flour and knead it into a smooth dough. Then place the dough in a bowl, cover it with a lid, and let it rise in the pot!

The high fire in the stove has been transferred to another pot, and the residual heat is used to slowly warm the dough here, otherwise the dough will easily swell. Since we are eating steamed buns for lunch, the dishes have to be prepared in advance. He found two potatoes from the pocket in the corner, went to the vegetable garden, and picked half a basin of beans. I also picked up two half-grown cucumbers, a handful of green onions, and some coriander. When you get home, remove the shreds from the beans and cut the potatoes into pieces. There weren't many dishes left from yesterday's banquet. The remaining ones were eaten last night, and the rest were taken home by the aunts and sisters who helped. So today I don’t have to worry about eating leftovers.

After thinking about it, he cut a small piece of bacon from above the stove. According to the Tang family's cooking habits, the meat should be two fingers wider than that cut by Ma Xinghua's mother. Blanch the bacon and rub off the black ash, then rinse it with cold water and cut it into thin and thick slices.

After all the vegetables were cut, Tang Xinyi opened the lid and took a look. The noodles in the pot had risen. Bring out the basin and put it on the table. The table is very clean, apparently my mother-in-law Zheng Xiulian wipes it frequently. She had just picked the vegetables and wiped them, so now she just poured the noodles in the basin onto the table. Add a little flour and start kneading the dough to release the air. Divide the kneaded dough into small pieces and knead them again to shape them. Finally, they turned into balls the size of a palm.

Cover with a curtain and let it rise for the second time. Move the firewood to the stove here and clean the pot with the hot water at the bottom of the pot. Pour hot oil and add onion, ginger and garlic. With a "slurp" sound, the aroma of chopped green onions emerged from the pot. After frying until fragrant, pick out the residue.

Pour in the bacon and stir-fry. After the oil in the bacon is fried out, pour in the potatoes and beans. Stir-fry for a few times, add salt sauce and a large ladle of the source of life. Then put in the pot curtain and take a bunch of corn leaves from the wooden rack. Place the shaped steamed buns one by one in the corn leaves, and then place them on the pot curtain. Put the steamed buns into the pot and cover it.

I looked at the pot lid in the village chief's house and found that there was a relatively large gap at the handle. Worried about air leakage, Tang Xinyi found a clean towel, dipped it in water, wrung it half dry, and placed it on the pot lid. Because we burn firewood at home, we only need to check on it from time to time, and there is no need for someone to stay by our side all the time.

Tang Xinyi took advantage of this opportunity to make a dish of cold cucumber salad. After adding minced garlic and sesame oil, the taste of the cold cucumber salad was fragrant with a hint of sesame oil.

Chapter 18

The Jiang family came back from work, and the yard was full of the aroma of food

"Xinyi, have you prepared the meal?"

As soon as it was 11 o'clock, Zheng Xiulian rushed home in a hurry to cook for her daughter-in-law. But when she came back, she found wisps of smoke rising from her kitchen. Today, my husband and son are in the fields, and my daughter has gone to work at the supply and marketing cooperative. Only my daughter-in-law Tang Xinyi is at home. Although she had not had much contact with the Tang family before, Zheng Xiulian knew that the Tang family treasured their daughter very much. I originally thought that Tang Xinyi couldn't cook, but who would have thought that the aroma of food was already wafting out before she even got home.

"Mom, are you off work?"

"There's hot water in the pot. Please get some hot water and scrub it!"

The weather was hot, and as soon as Zheng Xiulian walked into the kitchen, Tang Xinyi saw sweat on her forehead.

"Xinyi, you've worked so hard!"

"I said I'd come back early to cook, but I was still a step too late!"

This is what my eldest son repeatedly reminded me of this morning. He told her to come back early to cook even if she earned fewer work points today, so as not to let his young wife go hungry. Unexpectedly, she was still a step late, and she felt a little guilty.

"Mom, I've prepared water for you. It's hot now, so you'll feel cooler after taking a shower with hot water!"

Chen Xiulian was touched when she saw the basin of hot water handed to her.

"Then I'll go wash up first. Your father and the others probably won't be home until half past. Add two more buckets of water to the pot so they have hot water when they come back!"

Don’t think that people in rural areas don’t care about things. Everyone knows that taking cold showers in summer can easily cause rheumatism. That’s because the conditions are not met. Everyone is busy working in the fields to earn work points, so how can they have time to boil water?

What's more, doesn't chopping wood require labor?

This is because the village chief's family is well-off, so Zheng Xiulian doesn't take these things seriously. If it were any other old lady, she might even blame Tang Xinyi for wasting firewood! Watching her mother-in-law carry the hot water back into the house, Tang Xinyi continued to watch the fire in the pot. Wait until the smoke coming out of the stove changes color and is no longer those big white clouds. You know the buns inside are steamed.

He took out the firewood from the stove and placed it under another pot. There wasn't much firewood left, so I scooped two more buckets of water into the pot and stopped watching it. All the firewood was pushed into the stove pit and couldn't fall out at all. Tang Xinyi returned to her room and took out the clothes that the two of them had soiled last night to wash. When Jiang Yanzhi came back, he saw his young wife washing clothes.

He helped his young wife up. "Who asked you to wash the clothes? Can't you keep these clothes for me to wash when I come back?"

Tang Xinyi was stunned by Jiang Yanzhi's bold move. Don’t men these days dislike doing housework?

The one she has seems a little different!

"I've almost finished washing the clothes. I just need to change the basin of water and put them out to dry!"

Tang Xinyi picked up the small bucket next to her and wanted to help Jiang Yanzhi fetch water.

"Carrying water is so heavy! Go upstairs and take a rest! This is work for men!"

Jiang Yanzhi helped his young wife sit on the stool beside him, poured the water in the basin himself, and then picked up the small bucket to fetch water. Jiang Xian, who had just walked in, couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard what the brat said.

Isn’t it just marrying a wife?

What are you showing off here?

It's like everyone doesn't have a wife. You are not the only man who knows how to wash clothes. You were not born when I was washing clothes for my wife!

"Dad, are you back?"

When Tang Xinyi saw Jiang Xian walking in leisurely, she quickly stood up and greeted him. In fact, she was not used to calling people dad and mom, so she simply changed the way she addressed them. Seeing that the village chief and his wife didn't mind, Tang Xinyi felt relieved.

"Yeah, I'm back!"

"Let this brat do any work. He's very strong and won't get tired!"

Jiang Xian glanced at his own brat, but looked kind and gentle when dealing with Tang Xinyi.

“Hey, I get it!”

Regardless of whether what the other party said was true or false, Tang Xinyi really felt touched. With an elder who loves the younger generation, her life in this family will not be difficult.

"What are you guys still doing standing in the yard? Hurry up and wash your hands and eat!"

Zheng Xiulian had already washed and changed her clothes when she came out, and saw her old man standing in the yard in a daze. The son was hanging clothes, and the daughter-in-law was talking to her son.

"Xiu Lian, what did we eat today? Why does it smell so good?"

Jiang Xian was just thinking that the brat performed quite well today. If he could keep it up, he would definitely earn a lot of points in the future. He heard his wife's voice and hurried into the kitchen.

"I didn't cook this meal today. When I came back, my daughter-in-law had already prepared the meal!"

Zheng Xiulian opened the lid of the pot and what caught her eye were the golden steamed buns. She had never seen steamed buns of this color before. I found a clean foil basket and picked up the steamed buns one by one. As soon as she picked up the steamed bun, she knew it was not a wowotou.

Isn’t that why steamed bread can be made in this color?

"Xinyi, what kind of flour do you use to make these steamed buns? Why do they look so soft and colorful?"

Zheng Xiulian, her own daughter-in-law, would ask when she didn't understand.

"These are pumpkin buns. I added steamed pumpkin to the flour. This way, the buns are soft and fluffy, and I save a lot of flour!"

The most important thing is that it tastes delicious. After picking up the steamed buns, I removed the pot lid and found a fragrant stew inside. Tang Xinyi wanted to go forward to help, but Zheng Xiulian urged her to sit at the table, and she served the dishes herself.

"You cooked the meal, so don't compete with me for the job of serving the food!"

"Today I want to try my daughter-in-law's cooking. What are you two old men doing dawdling? Wash your hands and come back to eat!"

The food was served, but the two men were still washing up outside.

What have you been doing since you came back so long?

Zheng Xiulian rolled her eyes at the door and sat in her usual seat waiting for dinner.

"If only you had cooked some more porridge, I'd forgotten all about this!"

I took a look at the dishes on the table: a large plate of stew, and then a large foil basket of steamed buns. A plate of cold cucumber salad and some pickled vegetables made by my mother-in-law. It always feels like something is missing.

It was not until this moment that Tang Xinyi remembered that the villagers must have porridge for every meal.

"Don't we have steamed buns here? Why cook porridge?"

"It's not too late to cook porridge in the evening. Eat something dry at noon so you can work in the afternoon!"

Seeing that her daughter-in-law felt embarrassed, Zheng Xiulian quickly tried to comfort her. She was not one of those old ladies in the village who liked to find fault with their daughters-in-law. Her son had finally found a wife and she had even cooked for him, so there was no reason for her to find fault.

Chapter 19

Counting the space, a huge sum of money

"Xinyi, you just got married, so you should rest at home for a while and don't rush into the labor force."

"As for the work points, Yanzhi will go and earn them."

In the afternoon, the three members of the Jiang family prepared to go to the fields to work, while Tang Xinyi, as the new bride, was left at home by the Jiang family. In fact, the Jiang family has always been tolerant of the women in the family.

When Jiang Yanli was at home, she did the easiest work. Zheng Xiulian's work was not tiring, and the villagers had no objection to the village chief's arrangement. Instead, they were somewhat grateful. After all, there is only so much work to do in the village.

There are more people working than work points. In addition to the villagers themselves, there were also countless educated youth who went to the countryside to support rural construction. In this era of competing for work points, villagers would rather someone not work so that they can earn two more!

Except for some educated youth who were not short of money, most people still attached great importance to work points. After everyone in the family left, Tang Xinyi closed the gate of her house.

While no one is at home, she has to go into the space to sort out the things that have accumulated during this period of time. The two days of preparing the dowry, plus what I found in the bridal chamber yesterday, and this pile of things today.

Her space was suddenly filled with eight sewing machines, two 28-inch bicycles, twenty-four quilts, forty stainless steel basins, eight radios, eight Plum brand ladies' watches, sixteen new sets of clothes, and some food and daily necessities. These are pretty much the big items, and there are also some miscellaneous items that Tang Xinyi has sorted out. Finally, she set her eyes on the three cans. One of them was the private money Jiang Yanzhi gave her last night, and the other two were double the rewards for today.

Tang Xinyi discovered that these doubled things looked almost exactly the same. It's like it was copied and cloned. I took out the money from the first can and counted it carefully, and found that there were 324.58 yuan in it. This is more than the savings of the old Tang family. The 8-fold bonus she doubled yesterday was a total of 470.4 yuan, plus the 240 yuan she doubled when she was at her mother's house before. She had a total of 710.4 yuan in her hand, plus the 649.16 yuan that Jiang Yanzhi doubled, she had a total of 1359.56 yuan. That's a huge sum of money.

He put the can given by Jiang Yanzhi separately so that he could easily find and take the money when he needed it. The rest of the money was put into a small wooden box, which was also part of the dowry and was specially used to store money. This was the dowry given to her by her eldest cousin's wife, who said that once a woman gets married, she has to take care of her own family's finances. This was also the reason why she asked Jiang Yanzhi for money on their wedding night.

She originally thought that Jiang Yanzhi would give her some of it, but she didn't expect him to give her all of it without any consideration. Thinking of this, Tang Xinyi felt a little sweet in her heart. But with so many things piled up in the space, it always feels like it takes up some space. It seems I need to find time to go to the black market and sell some of these things.

Otherwise, her space will be occupied, and if she encounters something better in the future and there is no room for it, won’t she cry to death? I arranged the things I needed separately in the house, and stuffed all the others into the warehouse I had chosen long ago. Even though her space is very spacious, she still wants to treat this house as her second home.

If your home is filled with clutter, how can it feel like home?

When I came out of the space, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Tang Xinyi didn't stay in the house, but came out to prepare dinner for tonight.

In the 1970s, cooking was considered the easiest job. She was very satisfied with the arrangements at home. It was just cooking, not too tiring, and much easier than working in the fields. For dinner, we made some corn porridge according to what Zheng Xiulian suggested at noon. Then I steamed a pot of steamed buns.

Of course, what she made was not the traditional steamed buns. Compared to those dry and choking steamed buns, Tang Xinyi prefers to eat fresh and soft steamed buns. Since my mother-in-law said to make steamed corn bread, but she likes to eat steamed buns, why not make the steamed corn bread taste like steamed buns?

I scooped out a little cornmeal from the bag and added a little white flour. I steamed the pumpkin left over from lunch and picked some green vegetables from the vegetable garden at the back. Separate the leaves and stems of the greens, and knead the tender green leaves into one of the two-in-one doughs. After the pumpkin is steamed, knead it into another piece of dough. Finally, there were two colors of steamed buns on the table, one yellow and one green.

After it is done, let it rise for a while before putting it into the pot and steaming it. At this time, the corn porridge in another pot was almost cooked, and Tang Xinyi took out the firewood from the stove. Thinking that the stew she had made at noon had been finished by her family, she went to the cellar to find some vegetables that the villagers had sent her yesterday. There were a lot of things in the cellar, including several jars of pickles. Out of curiosity, Tang Xinyi opened them one by one and took a look.

Some of the jars contain pickled cabbage, some contain pickled ginger, some contain sour and spicy wild garlic, sauerkraut, and cucumbers. After Tang Xinyi took out the dishes to be stewed in the evening, she brought in a plate and took a little bit of each pickle. Fortunately, there are special chopsticks inside.

Tang Xinyi knew that when making pickles, the chopsticks used must be washed thoroughly. If there were any oil stains on them, they would become moldy once they touched the pickles. So she is still very careful in this regard, and among so many pickles, pickled cucumbers and Japanese ginger are her two favorites.

When Zheng Xiulian came back, she found that Tang Xinyi had prepared dinner again. In the evening, I made corn grits porridge, steamed corn bread and stir-fried vegetables. Not long after Zheng Xiulian came back, Jiang Yanli also came back on a bicycle.

"Mom, sister-in-law!"

"I'm back!"

The voice came in before the person came in.

As soon as I came back. Jiang Yanli found Tang Xinyi and handed her a package mysteriously.

"Our supply and marketing cooperative just received a batch of defective menstrual belts. They don't affect our use, but the color is a bit ugly. I thought our family could use them, so I bought six, two for each of the three of us women!"

After handing the item to Tang Xinyi, he gave another one to his mother Zheng Xiulian.

"Hey, this stuff is good!"

"There's actually a waterproof layer inside, which is much more convenient than sewing it ourselves!"

In that era, sanitary napkins had not yet appeared, and everyone used this kind of menstrual belt. What ordinary farmers do is to fold two layers of cloth in half and sew them together. Sew it into a long strip of cloth. Whenever you have your period, fix the bag of wood ash on the menstrual belt and then wear it. Of course, those who have the conditions at home no longer use wood ash, but instead use straw paper.

Chapter 20

Vegetable steamed bread is so popular that Jiang Yanli keeps saying that it is not enough!

"Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are amazing! This steamed bun is absolutely amazing! It tastes even better than white flour buns!"

It was the first time for Jiang Yanli to eat food cooked by Tang Xinyi. She originally thought that her sister-in-law was just like her, having been spoiled at home, so her cooking skills must be average. But this taste was incredible. Having also been brought up in a pampered family, her sister-in-law’s cooking skills were so good, while her own cooking skills were not very good.

"You, learn more from your sister-in-law."

"When you get married, you should be able to manage the kitchen. Otherwise, if your future mother-in-law sees that you can't even cook, she won't know how to torture you!"

Zheng Xiulian loves and worries about her daughter. One's own family knows one's own affairs. Although she thinks her daughter is good no matter how she looks at her. Good-looking, good at work, and a well-behaved person.

But when I got to the old woman's house, she didn't think so. The husband's family looks at the daughter-in-law's fertility, earning power and ability to manage the household. Whether or not you have good cooking skills is crucial in your husband's family.

In the morning, her son used to urge her to come back and cook, but since he had lunch with his wife, he no longer asked her to cook. The son knew that it was a good thing to care about his daughter-in-law, but as the head chef, Zheng Xiulian was still unable to adapt to the fact that her job was taken away by someone else.

"Mom, I don't have time to cook!"

"Besides, we already have sisters-in-law at home. What's wrong with my cooking being a little unpalatable? From now on, I'll just eat the meals cooked by you and my sister-in-law!"

Jiang Yanli took another steamed bun with a vegetable flavor. She felt that her sister-in-law was so smart that she could make such a refreshing steamed bun.

"You should eat two less. Your sister-in-law finally came to the kitchen, and as your husband, I haven't eaten a few yet, and you, the sister-in-law, have already eaten three or four!"

"Do you think you're being rude?"

Jiang Yanzhi was just a little slow to reach out, and his sister snatched away the steamed bread he had his eyes on. It’s also his first time to eat steamed bread with vegetable flavor, okay? I never knew that steamed bread could be made like this before. It’s much more delicious than the three-ingredient steamed bread made by his mom.

"Eating can't even stop you two from talking. If you're going to waste time bickering, you might as well eat a few more mouthfuls of rice!"

Jiang Xian quickly took out another steamed bread with pumpkin filling. He also felt that steamed bread with vegetables added would be softer and more delicious after being steamed. It tastes much better than those hard steamed buns. And it doesn't take too much flour.

"Let them quarrel. They are busy quarreling. Let's eat more!"

Zheng Xiulian calmly picked up the last steamed bun in the foil basket. If her son and daughter had not been busy bickering, she probably would not have been able to grab this last one.

"mom!"

"You and Dad are so mean. You actually took away all the steamed bread while we were talking!"

Jiang Yanli widened her eyes in disbelief. She just looked away for a moment, so how come the foil basket was empty?

"You deserve it for not paying attention to your meal!"

Zheng Xiulian was still holding the steamed bread in her hand, tearing it into pieces and putting it into her mouth bit by bit.

"Wife, you should steam more next time. Look, you didn't make enough tonight. It's not even enough to eat!"

There aren’t really that many steamed buns tonight. I originally thought that since the four of them were still eating at home, these steamed buns would be enough.

Who knew Jiang Yanli would come back at night?

Jiang Yanzhi said that Jiang Yanli has a dormitory room on the street, and sometimes she stays there when she gets off work late.

"Yes, sister-in-law, your steamed bread is really delicious!"

"Anyway, we don't have much else at home, but we have plenty of pumpkins!"

"You should steam more next time. If there are extra, I can take two to eat at work for lunch."

The supply and marketing cooperative didn't provide lunch, so she just had a quick bite to eat in her rental house every day at noon. Most of the time her mother would prepare her meals in the morning and she would just heat them up on the stove at noon. You should know that there is a separate stove for heating rice in the supply and marketing cooperative, so you don’t need to spend money to heat it there. Otherwise, the coal alone would cost a fortune.

Normally she would go home if she had nothing to do at night, because the food at home was better and she didn't have to cook for herself. He would only choose to live in the dormitory unless he got off work too late at night and it was unsafe to walk at night.

"Okay, I didn't expect you guys would like my steamed buns so much. I'll steam some more tomorrow!"

Tang Xinyi herself also likes to cook delicious food. In modern times, she was not loved by her parents, and was also rejected and exploited by her younger brothers. In fact, Tang Xinyi was not happy at that time!

A child who is not loved or cared for by anyone has to do everything by himself, and most of the money he earns is exploited by his family. It can be said that there is no way to escape, no way to run, and no way to hide. With such a cold-blooded and ruthless family, Tang Xinyi feels lonely inside.

But since she came into this world, both her natal family and her husband's family have been very kind to her. This kind of kindness is not just superficial, but comes from the heart, treating her like a junior and taking care of her.

"You two are just mouths full of steam. Aren't you tired of steaming so much?"

"It's good enough to have something to eat, but you're still thinking of taking it out?"

Zheng Xiulian scolded her two greedy children with a cold face. Whose family lives so well that they can eat as unrestrainedly as hers?

When she cooked in the past, Yanli would only eat one steamed bun at night. Tonight, I ate several and still felt unsatisfied. That look really made Zheng Xiulian angry.

What’s the matter? Is it that the steamed buns she made are not tasty?

Seeing their mother's eyes darken, the brother and sister immediately fell silent and lowered their heads to eat the corn porridge in the bowl. The expression on his mother's face showed that she was already angry, and the best option at this time was to lower her head and eat her meal. If the two of them continued to talk back, their father, who was sitting nearby watching the fun, might come out and deal with them.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms. Jiang Yanzhi massaged Tang Xinyi's shoulders.

"Wife, you don't have to cook if you don't want to!"

"Anyway, we have our mother at home, and she always did it before!"

Tang Xinyi didn't mean it, this is really a good son to her mother-in-law. I am reluctant to let my wife suffer, but I am willing to let my mother work hard. But I can't say that out loud, after all, I still have to consider my image.

"Hubby, cooking is not tiring at all, it's a pleasure!"

"Especially when you see your family like the food you cook, you don't understand the sense of accomplishment!"

Tang Xinyi did not lie about this. She really likes cooking.

"Since you like me, I won't say anything more!"

"But if you're in a bad mood and don't want to do it one day, you must tell your husband!"

"In our Jiang family, there's no saying that men can't cook. Even when mom used to cook, dad and I would take turns doing it during those few days of the month!"

Tang Xinyi didn't expect that the men in the Jiang family were so responsible. Not only did they work hard outside to earn work points, but they were also not the kind of male chauvinist who refused to help their wives with work at home.

Chapter 21

Go out and meet a bitch, give you a big slap

Hearing that there was a small river at the west end of the village, Tang Xinyi wanted to go and see if she could catch some fish to eat. It was precisely because her father didn't love her and her mother didn't care for her in her previous life that Tang Xinyi developed the skills to climb trees, pick birds, and go to rivers to catch fish. It's just that she usually disguises herself very well, and no one can discover her crazy girl characteristics.

Later, when her grandparents passed away, she returned to her biological parents and never did anything so crazy again. I picked up a wooden bucket from home and walked along the main road in the village to the west end of the village. The moment she saw the stream, Tang Xinyi was sure there must be fish and shrimp in it. I subconsciously quickened my pace, wanting to quickly get to the river and see what was going on there. Then I saw a man suddenly stand up by the river.

Tang Xinyi knows this person, isn’t she Cai Xiaofen?

"Tang Xinyi, I thought you were too embarrassed to see anyone. Why haven't you shown up for several days?"

The moment she saw Tang Xinyi, Cai Xiaofen seemed to have a string pulled tight, and she immediately became sarcastic and mean.

"hehe!"

"I didn't expect that Comrade Cai Xiaofen, you're already blind and deaf at such a young age!"

"The entire Qingshan Brigade knows that I've been busy getting married and preparing for the wedding banquet these past two days, and you're the only one with your ears covered in shit, pretending not to know?"

"how?"

"Has your brother Jianguo not come to your house to propose marriage yet?"

It was natural that enemies would meet on a narrow road, and Tang Xinyi did not tolerate the other party. It is said that if others do not offend you, you should not offend others.

Who wouldn't say something that touches one's heart?

"Are you really going to marry that stupid son of the village chief?"

"It seems that your feelings for Brother Jianguo are not that deep!"

Cai Xiaofen's face turned red after hearing what Tang Xinyi said. She found that neither time she met Tang Xinyi turned out well. Last time, because of Tang Xinyi, she lost 10 yuan, and when she returned home, she was beaten up by her parents and brothers. If her parents hadn't wanted to marry her off in exchange for a large dowry and therefore hadn't slapped her in the face, she would have been too embarrassed to see anyone.

Why should Tang Xinyi, a girl, be spoiled by her parents while she is either beaten or scolded?

"Wang Jianguo can even fancy someone like you, so how could I possibly still put my mind on him?"

"Isn't it true that the more you look at this man who ate shit, the more disgusting he becomes? It's just that you don't mind him!"

Since there was no one else here, Tang Xinyi stopped pretending to be a good girl and started scolding Cai Xiaofen.

"You, who are you calling shit?"

When did this woman become so vulgar?

In the past, when someone said something to you, didn’t you just hide and cry in secret?

Could it be that after being dumped by Brother Jianguo, she was so shocked that she became stupid?

"I didn't say you were shit. If you think so, there's nothing I can do!"

When the original owner was still engaged to Wang Jianguo, this woman shamelessly interfered with other people's relationships. Now he still wants to seek a sense of superiority from her, not afraid that the strong wind will blow away her tongue. As an outsider, Tang Xinyi had no feelings for Wang Jianguo, and she had even less good feelings for the mistress who destroyed the original owner's relationship.

"Tang Xinyi!"

"Don't be so proud for too long. Brother Jianguo will marry me sooner or later. Our two families are already discussing the marriage!"

Until now, Cai Xiaofen still thinks that Tang Xinyi still has Wang Jianguo in her heart! She didn't understand at all that Tang Xinyi at this moment was no longer the Tang Xinyi of that time.

"Why don't you understand what I'm saying? Don't worry, go and look after your brother Jianguo. Be careful not to get seduced by another vixen again!"

Tang Xinyi didn't want to waste any more time talking to this guy. He was just a person with straw in his head. Stupid and unaware. She picked up the bucket and wanted to walk upstream, away from this woman who smelled sour all over.

"Tang Xinyi, don't go!"

"I heard that you wanted to get back Brother Jianguo's jade pendant. Do you have any shame?"

"That was something Grandpa Tang gave to the Wang family. If he gave it to Brother Jianguo, then it naturally belongs to Brother Jianguo. How dare you ask for it back?"

Tang Xinyi didn't want to pay attention to this idiot, but she couldn't stand the fact that he had no brains and kept getting close to her.

"Tang Xinyi, I also heard that on the day of your wedding, your second brother drank a little and was desperate to get you back."

"Tell me, how can there be such a deep bond between you siblings? I'm afraid there's some shady relationship going on?"

In order to stimulate Tang Xinyi, Cai Xiaofen directly told her what her third brother saw. After Tang Xinyi got married, things became quiet at her parents' home. But the banquet still had to be held. For some reason, the eldest brother of the Tang family gave the second brother Tang a lot of wine, causing him to fall into a drunken state.

The drunk Tang Lao Er was not at all worry-free. Instead, he made a fuss about taking his sister back. He also said something like Jiang Yanzhi would kill his sister. Tang Aiguo was so angry that he asked his two remaining sons to tie up Tang Laoer and throw him into the house.

Even though he was tied up, Tang Lao Er did not stop and kept talking about bringing his sister back. Brother Tang was annoyed and stuffed a smelly rag into his mouth, and then he calmed down. Everyone says that the Tang family has a good relationship between brothers and sisters, and the second brother Tang is reluctant to let his sister get married.

But Cai Xiaofen doesn't think so. If she were to get married, her brothers would be eager to send her to her husband's home as soon as possible.

This can also save some food for the family, so how could he be reluctant to let his sister get married?

After hearing what Cai Xiaofen said, Tang Xinyi felt that this woman was too vicious.

If you want to curse someone, just curse them. Why do you have to involve your family in making up obscene rumors?

He didn't bother to talk nonsense with the other party, and rushed to Cai Xiaofen in three or two steps and slapped her in the face. Tang Xinyi's slap was really hard, and Cai Xiaofen was thrown to the ground immediately.

"Tang Xinyi, you dare to hit me?"

Cai Xiaofen fell to the ground, her palms scratched by the pebbles by the river.

His reason was immediately ignited by anger, and he rushed towards Tang Xinyi regardless of everything. Tang Xinyi was not a pushover either. She kicked the man back two steps. Then he rushed forward and sat on the other person's body, grabbed the other person's hair with his left hand, and used his right hand to hit the other person's face several times.

“Ahhhhh!!!”

"Tang Xinyi, you will die a miserable death!"

Cai Xiaofen was so angry that she cursed Tang Xinyi loudly.

"Tang Xinyi, you slut who hooked up with your own brother, Jiang Yanzhi will dump you sooner or later!"

But the louder she cursed, the harder she was beaten. Finally, he felt scared, but his mouth was swollen from being hit by Tang Xinyi, and he could no longer speak.

"Humph, Cai Xiaofen, didn't I tell you not to mess with me?"

"It's your business if you like that loser Wang Jianguo, but you have to try to gain attention in front of me whenever you have time. I'm really giving you face!"

After venting her anger, Tang Xinyi patted the dirt off her hands in disgust, picked up her bucket and left. Only Cai Xiaofen was left lying by the stream, covering her cheeks and failing to get up for a long time.

Chapter 22

Fishing in the River, Xinyi Complains

After beating the man, Tang Xinyi left with the bucket. It felt pretty satisfying when I was beating people, but now I’m a little worried. Will there be a commotion at Cai Xiaofen’s house?

But what does it matter if she makes a fuss? No one saw it anyway. She refused to admit it, so who would dare to do anything to her, the daughter-in-law of the village chief?Who made Cai Xiaofen be so mean?

If she hadn't said those words, I wouldn't have lost my mind and beat her so badly. I found a relatively flat spot upstream, pulled aside the aquatic plants growing by the river, and looked at the situation in the river.

“Oh my! There are crayfish!”

This was really a surprise. I didn't expect to find a few crayfish lying in the shallow water as soon as I arrived. Tang Xinyi immediately put Cai Xiaofen behind her and concentrated on picking up crayfish in the river.

By the way, I also put the screws I saw into the bucket. But the water here is a bit deep, so it is a bit difficult to catch fish. So she took off her shoes, put them in the bucket, then rolled up her trouser legs and went into the river.

I didn't go deep into the river, but just touched the snails and crayfish on the river bank. While feeling around, he walked further upstream. Hoping to find a good place to catch fish. People who have not experienced it may not understand that touching screws is really a very stress-relieving thing.

After touching one, I want to touch the second one. One after another, there is no way to stop. What's more, many crayfish are hiding in the water plants. Whenever Tang Xinyi saw a hint of red, she would quickly grab the crayfish and put them into the bucket.

After more than half an hour of work, her bucket was already filled with most of the river goods. During this period, Tang Xinyi's mind was completely immersed in the joy of touching the screws.

Before I knew it, I came to a bend. The water here is relatively shallow, and she can see the rocks at the bottom of the river clearly even when she stands there. You can also see the small fish swimming around at the bottom of the water clearly.

Look at the fish in the water and then look at the weeds on the shore. Why did she feel that the water plants on this shore were more lush? Could there be a snake in here?

I didn't notice it when I was touching the screws before, but now that I've come to my senses, I realize that this environment is a bit scary. But just as she was wondering if there was a snake on the shore, a flash of red suddenly appeared before her eyes.

“I didn’t expect there was Buddaria here?”

"I thought I wouldn't catch any fish today, but I didn't expect to have this much luck!"

Tang Xinyi picked up a branch from the side and started slapping it against the shore. Then I dared to climb ashore. She picked the few Buddaria plants that she liked, rubbed them in his hands for a while, and placed them upstream of the bend.

There is a small bay in this place. The bay is not big but looks quite deep, unlike the shallow water in other places. Throw in some Buddaria japonica and you might catch a slow-moving fish or two.

After observing for a while, I found that the fish was still swimming in the water and was not drunk at all. Tang Xinyi continued to touch the screw with a bit of disappointment. She planned to return the same way after touching this place.

It was impossible to let her walk on this lush shore. Not to mention whether there were really snakes, even those insects with colorful hairs were scary. But just as she bent down to touch the screw again, she suddenly felt something touching her calf. When she looked down, she saw a fish with its white belly turned up, sliding past her legs and floating downstream.

"Huh?"

Tang Xinyi reacted quickly and chased after it and picked up the fish. I smelled the fish and found that it was very fresh and was still opening and closing its mouth to breathe. She put the fish into the bucket, then looked towards the place where she had just thrown the Buddlejaw, where there were already several fish floating. Tang Xinyi was worried that if too much time passed, the fish's intoxicated state would wear off, so she quickly put all the floating fish into the bucket.

Now I can have fish soup at noon. Although most of these fish are only the size of a palm, this small crucian carp is the most delicious when used to make soup. Plus the screws and crawfish in the bucket. Today I will definitely give my family a delicious meal. Seeing that the harvest was almost done, Tang Xinyi took out the Buddaria that she had thrown into the water earlier and threw it back to the shore.

Even if more fish are intoxicated, they will wake up on their own when the time comes. She didn't want to stay here any longer, probably because she had been in the water for too long.

Or maybe this place is relatively shady, and when looking at the surrounding environment, people feel inexplicably uneasy.

Carrying the bucket, he followed the way he came back to where she had entered the water.

There are quite a few stones in this stream, but my feet are quite clean.

I knocked the weeds to the ground and stood there for a while until my feet were dry before putting on my shoes and going home.

On the way back, I passed by the river and took a look, but Cai Xiaofen was gone.

I wonder if that family will go to her house to make trouble at noon.

When Jiang Yanzhi comes back, I must tell him about this.

I looked at the sun above my head again, immersed my mind in the space, and glanced at the time on my watch. It was already 10:30.

Tang Xinyi didn't dare to hesitate any longer and quickly walked towards Lao Jiang's house.

When I got home, the people from the Jiang family who went to the fields to earn work points had not returned yet.

She first poured the snails and crayfish into a large wooden barrel and added some water to keep them.

If you want the snail to taste good, you have to spit out the sand, and the same goes for crayfish.

Let’s make some fish soup for lunch today. Just clean the fish. It’s not as troublesome as crayfish and snails.

It is definitely not enough to just stew the fish soup, you have to stir-fry another dish.

After Tang Xinyi finished cooking, the Jiang family's young and old came back one after another.

"Xinyi, did you beat Cai Xiaofen today?"

As soon as the village chief came back, he asked a question that surprised Tang Xinyi.

Could it be that Cai Xiaofen’s family didn’t come to her house to find her, but went to the fields to argue with the village chief?

"Dad, Cai Xiaofen's curses were too harsh, so I beat her!"

There was no need to hide this from her family, so Tang Xinyi chose to tell the truth.

"Dad, what did you say about Xinyi hitting Cai Xiaofen?"

"Wife, is Cai Bailian causing you trouble again?"

Jiang Yanzhi first looked at the old village chief, then shifted his gaze to Tang Xinyi.

"Cai Xiaofen first said I was thinking about her brother Jianguo, then she said my relationship with my second brother was not serious. She said what brother would be reluctant to marry off his sister!"

"She also said that Yanzhi would dump me sooner or later, and I would definitely die a miserable death!"

Tang Xinyi first gave a brief summary, and then repeated the unpleasant words that Cai Xiaofen had said.

Of course, this does not mention what she said herself. Anyway, no matter what she said, bitches like Cai Xiaofen would always jump out and nag her!

"Wife, next time we meet someone like this, let's take a detour!"

"If I'm not around, what if you didn't beat her?"

When Jiang Yanzhi heard that his wife had suffered such a great injustice today, he felt furious.

He said that when he was working today, he saw Cai Xiaofen's parents go to see his father.

I originally thought it was about Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen’s marriage, but I didn’t expect that he bullied his wife and came to complain first.

People from the Cai family, just wait for him!

Chapter 23

The Cai family came to cause trouble, and Aunt Melon-eating came to the rescue!

"That little girl from the Cai family really spoke too dirty!"

"Now that you've slapped someone's face, I don't think the Cai family will just let it go!"

"Besides, I'm the village chief. If his family really gets into trouble, I really can't defend him too obviously!"

Jiang Xian took out a pipe from the house that he hadn't smoked for a long time. In fact, he used to like smoking very much, especially in the first few years after he became the village chief.

Later, because Xiulian kept nagging him, he gave up.

But whenever he encountered something troubling him, he would still take out his pipe and smoke a small pot of tobacco.

Sometimes men smoke to clear their minds temporarily and think more clearly.

This is one of the reasons why they have no way to quit smoking.

"Dad, no one was around to see me beat her up. If I don't admit it, can she force me to admit it?"

Tang Xinyi was not afraid at all. Her father-in-law could not show up due to his special status, but she, Tang Xinyi, not only had her husband's family, but also her own family.

Given the fighting power of her mother and three brothers, the Cai family's group of weaklings would be useless even if they came.

"Um?"

"Are you sure no one saw it?"

If no one really sees this, there is still room for maneuver.

After all, everything requires personal evidence and physical evidence. Since the other party cannot produce any evidence, how can he say that it was his daughter-in-law who beat him?

"Dad, I'm not stupid!"

"If there was a third person at the scene, I wouldn't have been so ruthless!"

Tang Xinyi is very confident about this.

She observed carefully before taking action and there was absolutely no outsider around.

"Dad, I heard that Cai Xiaofen is still in contact with Liu Ergou from the next village. Don't worry about this matter, leave it to me!"

Jiang Yanzhi was a well-known idler in Qingshan Brigade. He spent his days wandering around the villages, but not for fun.

Since someone has bullied his wife, he would not be a man if he did not retaliate double.

If this happened between villagers, they would just fight and the village chief would mediate and it would be over.

But this is what his daughter-in-law did!

Although there was a reason why his daughter-in-law beat someone up, the little girl's mouth was so ugly that he wanted to slap her twice, not to mention his daughter-in-law.

But if the Cai family is really determined to make trouble, even if they can't produce evidence, his position as village chief is likely to be shaken.

For a moment, the old village chief felt mixed emotions.

Don't judge things by their appearance. He has eaten more salt in his life than his children have eaten rice.

He is not as simple as the two children think.

"Tang Xinyi, Tang Xinyi, come out here!"

"You hit my daughter. If you don't give my Cai family an explanation today, I'll tear the roof off your house!"

The village chief and his family were discussing countermeasures in the house, but they didn't expect that the Cai family would come so soon.

The village chief had already told them in the field that he would make a decision for them after he understood the situation.

It seems that the Cai family really can't wait any longer.

"Why are you coming to my house in the middle of the day instead of going home to cook?"

Zheng Xiulian put down the bowl and rushed out, rushing towards the old woman Cai who was cursing at her door.

"Village Chief's Wife, I'm not here to fight with you today!"

"Your good daughter-in-law Tang Xinyi beat my daughter, get her out now!"

When Mrs. Cai saw Zheng Xiulian, her domineering expression suddenly disappeared.

"Old Lady Cai, my daughter Xinyi has never done any farm work since she was born, so her skills are very delicate."

"How can I beat your Cai Xiaofen?"

This clearly tells him that your daughter is tough and strong.

Now he wants to frame her daughter-in-law for beating the other party's daughter. How is this possible?

Zheng Xiulian acted very strong, as if Tang Xinyi really had never defeated Cai Xiaofen.

"Old lady Cai, everyone knows that your daughter is always flirting and throws herself at every man she sees!"

"Could it be that he messed with some man and got beaten up by his wife?"

"Look at you, that's a bit unfair. Xinyi is just a delicate little girl, and you're putting the blame on her."

"Ask your neighbors around here, do they believe it?"

Jiang Yanzhi quickly followed his mother out, even though he was the only son in their Jiang family.

But when Jiang Yanzhi acts arrogantly, he is also very scary.

After all, Jiang Yanzhi is tall and has long legs, and just standing there is enough to intimidate people.

"Auntie Cai, why are you accusing me of beating your daughter in broad daylight?"

"Everyone knows that your Cai Xiaofen always bullies me, but how come Aunt Cai says that the person being bullied is your daughter?"

"Besides, I haven't seen Cai Xiaofen since I married Jiang Yanzhi. How could I possibly beat her?"

When Tang Xinyi said this, the villagers who came over to watch the fun couldn't help but nodded.

Although Tang Xinyi had just broken off her engagement with Wang Jianguo a few days ago, that was also the time when the villagers remembered Tang Xinyi as the most assertive.

But when they went to watch the fun, Tang Xinyi had already been pushed to the ground.

They didn't know what had happened before, but Tang Xinyi was definitely the one who suffered.

How could such a delicate little girl possibly beat up the tough and strong Cai Xiaofen?

This is obviously the Cai family trying to extort money!

"Hey Cai family, are you still holding a grudge against Cai Xiaofen for the 10 yuan she gave you?"

"But isn't that your Cai Xiaofen's compensation for stealing Tang Xinyi's fiancé?"

"Tang Xinyi has just been married for two days, and your family can't hold back and come to make trouble?"

The lady who was speaking was holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand, and a thin layer of melon seed shells had fallen around her feet.

Tang Xinyi raised her eyes and looked carefully, and found that this lady looked so familiar.

The same action of grabbing melon seeds, the same expression of watching the fun.

Oh!

She remembered.

When she broke off her engagement with Wang Jianguo, this old lady also stood in the crowd watching the fun.

It seems that this lady is a professional at eating melons?

"That's right. If they said your Cai Xiaofen beat Tang Xinyi, we would believe it a little."

"But if you say that Tang Xinyi beat up your Cai Xiaofen, aren't you treating everyone like fools?"

Hearing someone taking the lead, another old lady jumped out from the crowd and responded. Together with the old lady who had been eating melons before, they started to criticize Old Lady Cai.

"Spring Equinox, Spring Apricots!"

"Why are you two involved everywhere?"

"If you two don't talk, no one will think you're dumb."

When Old Lady Cai saw the two people talking, she immediately felt a headache.

Chunfen and Chunxing are both well-known for their love of watching the fun.

Whenever something happens in the village, they are definitely the first to arrive at the scene.

There is nothing in the entire Qingshan Brigade that these two can't eat.

Moreover, these two sisters sometimes even ask for leave to go to other villages to watch operas. It is really hard to understand how much they are obsessed with watching the fun.

Although their names are similar, they are not actually sisters.

One of them is from Dongshantun and the other is from Liujiawan.

Although they are from different villages, their interests and hobbies are very similar.

But they all married into their Qingshan Brigade.

What a coincidence!

Chapter 24

The two ladies, Chunfen and Chunxing, showed up, and the old lady of the Cai family couldn’t resist!

"What's the matter? You did something dirty in your own family and you don't want people to tell you about it?"

"Your daughter is hooking up with someone who's already in a relationship. I don't know what you, as her mother, taught her. She's simply ruining the reputation of our Qingshan Brigade!"

Aunt Chunfen looked at the desperate old lady Cai, but she was not afraid at all.

Besides loving to watch the fun, Chunfen is also very good at talking.

In the entire Qingshan Brigade, the only one who can compete with her is her good sister Chun Xing'er.

But they are still best friends and always stand together against external threats.

"Sister Chunfen is right. Isn't this incident at your house a clear sign of blackmail?"

"Anyone with eyes can see that there's no way Xinyi can beat that vixen of your daughter."

Compared to Chunfen, Chunxing's words are much more unpleasant.

That was a sharp and merciless blow.

"Wu Chunxing, who is your mother calling a slutty vixen?"

"You want to fight, don't you?"

Originally, Mrs. Cai came to cause trouble for Tang Xinyi, but now Chun Xing's words were too harsh.

She decided to first take some time to deal with this slutty woman, and then find that little bitch Tang Xinyi to seek justice for her daughter.

"Hit me if you want. Do you think I'll be afraid of you?"

Although Aunt Cai had her three sons with her, Wu Xing was not afraid at all.

He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to rush forward to fight.

"Mom, the Wu Chunxing family is not easy to mess with. Aren't we here to ask Tang Xinyi for compensation?"

"Why do you care about this old woman?"

Compared to the quiet Cai Lao Da, Cai Lao Er's eyes rolled around and he stepped forward to grab his mother.

They came to ask for compensation from the village chief Tang Xinyi, so there was no need to argue with these two onlookers.

"Sister Chun Xing, if you want to fight, count me in as your sister!"

"In this Qingshan Brigade, if anyone dares to touch my sister Chun Xing, I will definitely beat her to pieces!"

Seeing that her good sisters had already stood up and were ready to fight, Chunfen put the melon seeds into her pocket, rolled up her sleeves and stood up.

"snort!"

"What benefits did Tang Xinyi give you two that would warrant you risking your lives for her?"

These two tiger women actually wanted to come up, and Aunt Cai suddenly felt a little guilty.

You have to know that when women fight, men are not allowed to get involved.

If a fight really breaks out, how can I and my honest eldest daughter-in-law be a match for the other party?

"Everyone knows that I, Chun Xing, love to watch the fun. I confiscated Tang Xinyi's piece of candy because I simply despise your family, a toxic organization that specializes in blackmail!"

Wu Chunxing flexed her wrist and thought, this old lady Cai really deserves a beating.

It was that vixen who brought disaster to her daughter, stole someone else's fiancé, and even tried to be his mistress.

Beating her up is the least of her worries!

"Village Chief, Tang Xinyi has already married into your family, yet she's still being bullied by the Cai family. Can you tolerate this?"

Jiang Xian didn't expect Chunfen to bring the topic to him.

Although he didn't know why Chunfen and Chunxing were speaking in their favor, the current situation was beneficial to his family.

He was a little worried at first, but now seeing the attitude of the villagers, the old village chief felt relieved.

After all, the villagers are still on his side.

It’s because the Cai family has already ruined all their reputation and credibility!

Now that something has happened at home, there is no one to help and speak up for me.

This is all thanks to the Cai family's previous misconduct.

When Old Man Cai got into trouble, he extorted a lot of money from people.

Cai Laoer did all kinds of bad things when he was fooling around outside, including stealing and cheating.

After a long time, whenever a family had fewer chickens or ducks, they would think of the Cai family.

And that Cai Laosan is even worse. I heard that he promised his sister to several brothers. I don’t know which one he will marry his sister to in the future?

And there is this old lady Cai, who is lazy and slacking at work on weekdays, and when she gets home, she is as weak as a grandson in front of the men in the family.

According to them, since Old Man Cai has become like that, what is there to be afraid of?

It’s up to Mrs. Cai to decide what to eat.

But people don't mind that the old man is lame and lazy, and still worship him as an ancestor.

The Cai family, from the old to the young, is simply a bunch of bad guys.

Even though Cai Lao Da and his wife are timid and cowardly, they have never harmed anyone else.

But when people thought about the bad family members he had, they just shook their heads at him.

There is nothing wrong with being honest and simple, but if you take your wife to be bullied by your parents and brothers, you are not a man.

Who in the village looks up to him?

"Before, the Cai family's daughter compensated my Xinyi 10 yuan because of the incident with the Wang family's boy. I heard about this too!"

"But my daughter-in-law also said that before she got married, she left all the 10 yuan and the 50 yuan compensation given by the Wang family boy at her parents' home!"

"My daughter-in-law caused her in-laws a lot of worry because of her relationship with the Wang family kid, so she gave the 60 yuan to the old couple of the Tang family as a filial piety money!"

"Mrs. Cai, if you want that 10 yuan, you've come to the wrong place!"

"As for what your daughter did back then, if my daughter-in-law hadn't been so magnanimous and not pursued the matter, if she had reported it to the county, your daughter would have definitely been arrested and sent to a labor camp!"

The old village chief directly changed the topic to the 10 yuan compensation, without mentioning Tang Xinyi's beating.

What the old village chief said was true. If Tang Xinyi had reported it, not to mention Cai Xiaofen, even Wang Jianguo would have had to go to jail.

"Old Lady Cai, you guys are taking advantage of her kindness, so you think the matter is over and you're trying to extort the money back?"

"Have you forgotten that we were all present at what happened that day? If the higher-ups send someone to investigate, I, Chunfen, can call out all the villagers who were present that day to testify for Tang Xinyi!"

"That's right, Aunt Chunfen is right. I was there that day too!"

"It was clearly your daughter who beat Tang Xinyi and asked Tang Xinyi to give her fiancé to her."

"We've never seen a woman as shameless as your daughter. Can't she live without a man?"

"I heard your Cai Xiaofen and the Wang family kid are discussing marriage. How come Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi have been married for several days now, but I haven't heard anything about your side getting settled yet?"

"Could it be that the young man from the Wang family doesn't like your daughter?"

"What do you know? The little girl from the Cai family has been having affairs with several young men. Who would dare to marry her?"

As Aunt Chunfen spoke, the villagers who were present that day jumped out of the crowd one by one.

This is how the crowd is. It would be fine if there is no one taking the lead, but as soon as someone takes the lead, it will arouse the emotions of the crowd.

"Fellow villagers, why don't we go to the county and report her daughter?"

"It saves the Cai family from having to sell their own daughter for money and then dragging other innocent girls into it!"

Aunt Chunfen glanced at the village chief's wife with a subtle look, then turned around and faced the onlookers.

She raised her arms high, as if to wave them and ask everyone to go and report Cai Xiaofen together.

Chapter 25

Wan Sanmei appears, Jiang Yanzhi gets angry

"Sister Chunfen, you can't sue me, you can't sue me!"

"You all know that my son was completely dragged down by that vixen. Jianguo has nothing to do with him or Cai Xiaofen!"

"When my Jianguo and Tang Xinyi broke off their engagement, it was Cai Xiaofen who instigated it."

"If you go and sue me, my son will definitely be implicated!"

Wan Sanmei, who was originally hiding behind the crowd to watch the fun, immediately jumped out when she heard that the matter was related to her son.

"Don't you know whether your son has been wronged or not?"

"What kind of man is he who watches his fiancée being bullied by another woman and doesn't step in to help?"

"Your son is like that, and he still thinks he's beautiful!"

"If Tang Xinyi hadn't cared about the relationship between the older generation, who would have kept that promise?"

Aunt Chunfen dislikes Old Lady Cai, but she also dislikes Sister Wan San.

Isn’t it just that the eldest son in the family is a soldier?

She wasn't the only one in the village with a soldier in her family.

She acts like an official's wife all day long, but I wonder how her son is doing in the army?

She was allowed to behave in such a disgusting manner, which was a disgrace to the people's soldiers.

"Sister Chunfen, you can't say that!"

"Jianguo and Xinyi have been playing together since they were young. They are childhood sweethearts!"

"But my son only sees Xinyi as a younger sister. He can't develop any romantic feelings for her. I can't blame Jianguo for that!"

Perhaps it was because of the original owner's licking dog behavior that Wan Sanmei had an overly high filter for her second son, Wang Jianguo.

I always feel that all girls in the world should like him, Wang Jianguo.

Wan Sanmei really thought so.

Didn’t you see that when Tang Xinyi was kneeling and licking her son, those little girls would come to flirt with her son from time to time?

Isn’t it because her Jianguo is too outstanding, his charm is irresistible!

"Just because you treat Xinyi as your younger sister, does that mean people can bully her at will?"

"What kind of brother is this!"

"Sister Wan San, stop being such a nuisance. If you have the guts, just let your Wang Jianguo marry Cai Xiaofen."

"Otherwise, we'll report it to the county government, saying your Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen are having an affair!"

"We have witnesses and physical evidence. Your Cai family and Wang family can't deny it!"

Tang Xinyi had been standing beside Jiang Yanzhi watching the excitement. She really didn't expect things to develop like this.

I originally thought that if all else failed, I would just have a fight with Mrs. Cai and her family.

But she didn't expect that she didn't even have to do anything. This old lady Chunfen, whom she had only met once, actually helped her solve most of the problems.

"Oh my, old lady Cai!"

"Your family has nothing better to do than to frame Tang Xinyi?"

"That's great! Even my son has been implicated!"

The reason why Wang Jianguo and Cai Xiaofen's marriage has not been finalized is, on the one hand, because Wang Jianguo does not like Cai Xiaofen very much.

On the other hand, Wan Sanmei felt that Cai Xiaofen liked to hook up with men and was worried that she would cuckold her son in the future.

Also, the dowry asked for by the Cai family was too high, and Wan Sanmei didn't want to take so much, so the marriage has been delayed until now.

Unexpectedly, because of Mrs. Cai's own behavior, his son has no choice but to marry Cai Xiaofen even if he doesn't want to.

It’s really a sin!

"What kind of bullshit are you talking about? Did my daughter get beaten for nothing?"

Old Lady Cai's eyes flashed.

What's going on?

It was obvious that her daughter was beaten by Tang Xinyi, why doesn't anyone believe it?

If there was no evidence, would you be here talking to these people?

"Who knows who beat your daughter?"

"As a mother, don't you know what kind of character your own daughter is?"

"Although my son and Tang Xinyi have nothing to do with each other anymore, I have watched Xinyi grow up. I know her better than anyone else!"

Tang Xinyi didn't expect that Wan Sanmei was still protecting her.

It’s a pity that Wan Da’s family has an unpromising son, otherwise the original owner would not have had an accident and she would not have come to this era.

"Wan Sanmei, I think you are getting old and confused!"

"No wonder you've been refusing to agree to Jianguo and Xiaofen's marriage. It seems you're still thinking about Tang Xinyi."

"Don't you see? Tang Xinyi has already married the village chief's stupid son. Even if she comes back, do you think your Jianguo can really keep her?"

Aunt Cai's words were unpleasant to the ears, and Jiang Yanzhi immediately clenched his fists.

Jiang Xian also gritted his teeth silently. He dared to scold his son in front of him. This grudge was created!

"What are you talking about, you evil woman Cai? Say it to me again if you can."

Jiang Yanzhi's eyebrows raised, and a fierce look appeared on his body.

Even now they still don't forget to bring up his wife. These people are simply asking for trouble.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Seeing the terrifying aura emanating from Jiang Yanzhi, Old Lady Cai's lips trembled with fear.

She spoke in a timid tone, but her words were trembling.

"If I hear you say anything bad about my wife again, I'll break all your sons' legs!"

"I, Jiang Yanzhi, always keep my word. If you don't believe me, you can try it!"

Jiang Yanzhi's aggressive behavior made Old Lady Cai recall what kind of evil spirit he was.

At that time, there was a deadbeat in another village who blackmailed a distant relative of the Jiang family. After the relative found Jiang Yanzhi.

This kid chased the deadbeat across three villages.

In the end, the old man couldn't run anymore and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him, but he couldn't avoid having his legs broken.

It was also from that time that the villagers witnessed Jiang Yanzhi's ruthlessness.

If Jiang Yanzhi hadn't been so quiet these days, he would have gone to the fields to work with the village chief these past two days.

The Cai family will never forget that this kid is a vicious person and will show no mercy when he attacks.

The Cai family felt a little regretful. How could they have forgotten about this?

Originally thought that if they came to make trouble, Village Chief Jiang would give them justice?

But they don’t think about it!

In front of these outsiders and his own son and daughter-in-law, would the old village chief really side with these outsiders?

It seems that no normal person would do such a thing, let alone the Jiang family.

"I'm giving you a chance. Get out of here now, or I'll break one of your sons' legs!"

Jiang Yanzhi took off his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body.

Coupled with his height advantage, he really looks like a tiger descending from the mountain.

"Jiang Yanzhi, what do you want to do? Behave yourself!"

The old village chief saw that the time was almost right, so he stopped Jiang Yanzhi's actions.

"Dad, don't worry about it!"

"These people bullied my wife. Even if I have to spend the rest of my life squatting on a farm, I will break one of their legs first!"

Jiang Yanzhi was about to walk towards the second son of the Cai family, but the second son screamed "Oh my God" and ran away in fear.

"Hahaha……"

The crowd suddenly burst into laughter.

"Isn't this Cai Lao Er too cowardly? The Jiang family kid hasn't even made a move yet, and he's already been scared to death!"

"Hey, look, the third son of the Cai family has also run away!"

There was a roar from the crowd, and the onlookers laughed and made noises.

Chapter 26

People from the Tang family come, and the Cai family retreats!

"Sister, sister! Where's that old bastard from the Cai family?"

When the three Tang brothers arrived, the crowd had already dispersed.

The onlookers all went back to their homes and looked for their mothers.

If Ma Xinghua hadn't said that there wasn't enough firewood at home and asked her three sons to go to the mountain to collect firewood, they wouldn't have come so late.

"Everyone's gone. How could anyone bully Xinyi while I'm here?"

When Jiang Yanzhi saw his three brothers-in-law had arrived, he quickly invited them to sit inside.

"Hey, you three little brats, why don't you wait for me?"

Ma Xinghua ran towards this side following her three sons, but unfortunately her sons ran very fast and she couldn't catch up after chasing them for a long time.

"Mom, aren't we already here?"

Tang Lihua glanced at his mother awkwardly, then followed Jiang Yanzhi and the others into the house.

"My girl, are you okay?"

Although she was out of breath from running, Ma Xinghua still caught a glimpse of her daughter standing in the yard.

She walked up to her daughter with her hands on her waist and looked Tang Xinyi up and down carefully.

"Mom, I'm fine!"

Tang Xinyi quickly brought a stool for her mother. She originally wanted to pour a glass of water for her mother and three brothers, but her hand was held by her mother and she couldn't move away for a while.

"Hey, what's going on with the Cai family? Is it still because of that 10 yuan?"

"I've always said that the Cai family is cruel and vicious, and they are simply the best of the scoundrels!"

"They really don't want to suffer this loss. Their daughter did such a shabby thing, and yet they have the nerve to come and ask for the 10 yuan back."

"You really have no shame!"

Ma Xinghua had a bad temper to begin with, and now her scolding was even more unpleasant.

But everyone just listened and no one interrupted her.

"I don't know if this is because of the 10 yuan, but it might be because Wang Jianguo is still reluctant to get engaged to their daughter!"

Tang Xinyi never mentioned that she had beaten Cai Xiaofen.

There's no need to tell this story and let Old Tang's family worry about it.

Anyway, no matter what the Cai family says, no one will believe it!

"The Cai family is such a sticky bunch. Luckily you left the money with me, otherwise you would have caused trouble for your in-laws!"

Jiang Xian has a lot to worry about because he is the village chief, but the Tang family does not have such concerns.

If the Cai family dared to blackmail the Tang family, the three Tang brothers would beat those three wimps like a piece of cake.

Although the men of the Tang family are not very tall, they are full of muscular muscles.

In addition, he is a good worker who earns 10 work points throughout the year, so fighting is out of the question.

No one in the village would dare to provoke the Tang family easily.

The Tang family is also a large family in Qingshan Brigade, and the Tang family has many male descendants.

Tang Aiguo and his brothers have several families, and which one of them doesn’t have a few strong laborers?

Anyone who dares to hit Old Tang's family must consider in his heart whether he has enough flesh to withstand the beating.

"Okay, since everything is fine, let's go back!"

"Xinyi, you and Yanzhi, don't forget to go back home tomorrow!"

Before leaving, Ma Xinghua reminded Tang Xinyi.

"I know, mother!"

"Please drive slowly!"

Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi stood at the door and watched the Tang family leave.

After the others left, the two were about to go back to the house.

Then he saw Tang Liming, the second son of the Tang family, running back happily.

He stood in front of Tang Xinyi and looked her up and down.

Then he looked at Jiang Yanzhi again with an expression of disbelief.

"I didn't expect my sister to be so awesome!"

"How can it be so powerful?"

Tang Liming looked at the two of them for a while, then ran away muttering to himself.

"What happened to him?"

Jiang Yanzhi looked at Tang Xinyi. It seemed that this second uncle was not very smart.

"I don't know either!"

Tang Xinyi spread her hands and turned to go into the house.

Her second brother has been a little weird since the first time they met.

He had even stopped her from marrying Jiang Yanzhi, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.

After the two returned to the house, the Jiang family cleaned up the dishes and prepared to eat.

Tang Liming returned home muttering to himself, without even noticing his elder brother following him.

"That shouldn't be the case. Jiang Yanzhi's thing is so big, which woman can handle it?"

Hearing the key information, Tang Lihua's eyes lit up.

He leaned close to the second brother's ear and asked quietly, "How big is Jiang Yanzhi's thing?"

"It's just this big, like a donkey's dick, it's scary!"

Tang Liming subconsciously gestured with his hands, and only after he finished speaking did he realize that there was someone next to him.

"ah!"

"Brother, why are you standing behind me? You scared me to death!"

"Do you know that scaring people can kill them?"

Tang Liming's mind suddenly became clear, and he realized what he had just said.

Originally, this secret was buried in his heart, and he couldn't tell it or make it known.

If his sister wasn't going to marry Jiang Yanzhi, he wouldn't have thought of this embarrassing scene.

Just over a year ago, Tang Liming went to the small river in the west to take a bath.

Thinking that someone might pass by near the roadside, he walked upstream.

Who knew that before we had walked far, we heard a "splashing" sound in the water.

I thought there was a big fish, so out of curiosity I parted the weeds to take a look.

Who knew that he would witness an unforgettable scene.

Under the illumination of the sixteenth moon, Jiang Yanzhi's tall figure and "tall" figure were fully exposed.

Tang Liming, who saw such a big thing for the first time, felt inferior.

He had often swam naked with his friends in the past, and he had seen a lot of that stuff.

But I've never seen one that big.

He was thinking at that time.

If any woman married Jiang Yanzhi, wouldn't he kill her on the kang?

Later, when he heard that his sister was going to marry Jiang Yanzhi, Tang Liming immediately spoke out against it.

He didn't want his sister to suffer that kind of pain. Wouldn't such a big thing kill people?

Unfortunately, his sister did not listen to his advice, and his family did not understand his good intentions.

His elder brother even gave his younger sister a lot of alcohol on the night of her wedding.

As a result, he didn't have time to eavesdrop and save his sister from suffering.

Even in the past few days, his elder brother followed him closely, worried that he would run away to the Jiang family.

Later, Tang Liming felt that the wedding night had passed. If something really happened to his sister, wouldn’t she come back for help?

I also secretly went to Lao Jiang's house to see his sister, but unfortunately he went at the wrong time, as it was always after work.

I went there several times but didn't see the girl.

However, judging by the behavior of the Jiang family, it doesn't look like something happened at home.

That's why he kept suppressing his feelings and waiting for the day when his sister would come home.

If his sister didn't come back, he would definitely take a knife and kill Jiang Yanzhi.

"So this is the reason why you stopped my younger sister from marrying Jiang Yanzhi?"

Tang Lihua looked at his silly second brother with strange eyes. It seemed that it was time to talk to his parents and ask them to find a wife for the second brother as soon as possible!

Chapter 27

Returning to the Three-day Reunion, Old Lady Tang's Knock

Early the next morning.

Jiang Yanzhi took Tang Xinyi and the gifts back to Old Tang's house.

"Hey, my eldest granddaughter is back!"

"Come here quickly so grandma can see you. I haven't seen you for several days and I'm almost dying of missing you!"

As soon as Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi entered the room, Old Mrs. Tang jumped off the kang and rushed out of the house without even having time to put on her shoes, heading towards Tang Xinyi.

"Grandma, please slow down!"

"Watch the threshold!"

Seeing the old lady's anxious look, Tang Xinyi immediately stuffed the things in her hand into the hands of her second brother.

Then he took two steps at a time and came to Old Mrs. Tang, holding her body.

"Grandma, you always taught me to walk steadily!"

"Look at you. If I hadn't arrived in time, would you have tripped over the threshold?"

Tang Xinyi held the old lady's arm and walked back into the inner room together.

"Brother-in-law, give me the things!"

"You and Xinyi go inside and talk to grandma!"

Tang Lihua took the thing from Jiang Yanzhi's hand with great discernment, then carried it to the upper room.

After putting all the things on the cabinet, he went to the kitchen to get the tea his mother had just brewed.

It is called tea, but in fact it is just tea brewed with tea leaves.

Ordinary people like them can't afford real tea, so they buy this tea foam from the black market.

"Xinyi, have you lost weight again?"

"Look at your pointed chin. You need to eat more and stop focusing on looking good!"

After Grandma Tang brought the two back to the house, she asked them to get on the kang.

Then he took Tang Xinyi's hand and carefully observed his only granddaughter.

"Grandma, how can I be thin?"

"Look, I've gained weight, okay?"

Tang Xinyi stretched out her arms, which were as thick as lotus roots, and gestured in front of Old Lady Tang.

"Hey, what's the point of getting fat? I just lost weight!"

"You don't eat well at home, are you picky about food again when you go to the village chief's house?"

Old Mrs. Tang didn't believe Tang Xinyi's words at all, and thought that she was not eating or sleeping well in Old Tang's house!

"Grandma, Xinyi is living well at my house, don't worry!"

"But what you said about Xinyi not eating much is true. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some more malted milk and biscuits to keep Xinyi nourished!"

Jiang Yanzhi looked at Tang Xinyi. Although he didn't think Tang Xinyi had become thinner after marrying into his family, he still felt that his young wife was a little thin.

A young wife must be plump to be blessed.

Jiang Yanzhi had already made plans. He would go to the town to get back all the nourishing things, and he would also supervise his wife to drink malted milk every day.

When this other girl saw the milk essence being sold, she wanted to hide it and drink it by herself.

His young wife is nice. The two cans of malted milk he brought back are still unopened.

"Xiao Jiang, Xinyi is just spoiled by us elders and has become a bit spoiled. She doesn't pay attention to her meals!"

"You have to keep a closer eye on her. If she gets any thinner, a strong wind will probably blow her away!"

The little old lady touched her eldest granddaughter's hand, which was a little rough. Was it because the Jiang family was torturing her eldest granddaughter and making her do work?

"Xiao Jiang, if you have any work to do at home, come and tell grandma!"

"Grandma asked those three brats at home to come over and help you!"

"If that doesn't work, then call all the children from the second, third, fourth, and fifth sons' families. I can't say how many more there are, but we can always gather a dozen or twenty people for you!"

Jiang Yanzhi felt puzzled when he heard the old lady say this.

What does this mean, old lady?

Do you dislike his family and make Xinyi work for him?

"Grandma, there's not much work to do in our house!"

"But Xinyi has been really busy cooking at home these past two days. I'll tell my mom when I get home that she needs to have a good rest and get better so she can give birth to a big, fat boy for me!"

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, the old lady no longer gave Jiang Yanzhi a cold look.

"That's right, you should feel sorry for your own wife!"

"My Xinyi has never done any work since she was little. She even just helps Xinghua with cooking!"

"Go back and ask your mother-in-law to be more tolerant. If you can't cook, come and tell grandma, and she will ask your mother-in-law to come over and help!"

Listen, listen, this old lady is really smart.

Without saying a single harsh word, he managed to beat Jiang Yanzhi into submission.

"Don't worry, grandma. Xinyi will never suffer in my house. She's the same as she is at home!"

"We have a simple family and no shady dealings. Xinyi will never suffer in my house!"

Jiang Yanzhi turned the guarantee over and over again.

The old lady seemed to have amnesia and would bring up the same old things every once in a while.

Tang Xinyi sat aside and watched with great laughter.

Of course, she could see that her grandmother was pretending, with the purpose of severely disciplining Jiang Yanzhi, her only grandson-in-law.

Although the old lady of the Tang family was deliberately making things difficult for him, Jiang Yanzhi always maintained a cheerful demeanor.

I didn't feel annoyed by the old man's nagging and repeated instructions.

"Mom, the food is ready, we can start eating!"

The conversation between the three people was interrupted only when Ma Xinghua came over and said that the food was ready.

"Put the table here, and let's eat on the kang today!"

Old Mrs. Tang moved back, revealing the center of the kang.

Ma Xinghua picked up the low table from the side and placed it on the kang.

Then sister-in-law Feng Shihua and mother-in-law brought the prepared dishes to the table one by one.

Tang Aiguo and Ma Xinghua sat at the end of the kang.

Feng Shihua and Tang Lihua also sat at the outer end of the kang.

Tang Liming sat on the edge of the kang, leaving Tang Liben standing on the ground, occupying a large space to himself.

The people on the kang sat in a circle, grumbling.

After Tang Aiguo and Old Mrs. Tang finished speaking, the family started to eat.

The Tang family is different from the Jiang family.

The Tang family has a large population, and there are all kinds of noises when they eat.

The food tasted extremely delicious as I slurped it up.

Especially when watching the three Tang brothers eating, they looked more ferocious than the other.

Today, because the new son-in-law is coming to visit, I specially steamed some multi-grain rice.

Everyone picked up a big piece of food with chopsticks, piled it on the mixed grain rice, and shoveled it into their mouths.

Jiang Yanzhi felt that eating in such an atmosphere was extremely delicious, and he finished two large bowls without realizing it.

Not to mention Tang Xinyi. Under the constant encouragement and persuasion of old lady Tang, she ate too much.

"Xiao Jiang, from now on, prepare meals for Xinyi according to this standard."

"If you don't have enough food at home, come to grandma's house and get some!"

Old Mrs. Tang glanced at Tang Xinyi, who was obviously full and leaning on the kang, not wanting to talk.

Continue to criticize Jiang Yanzhi with words!

Tang Xinyi couldn't help sighing in her heart, this is my real grandma!

Chapter 28

The first stall at the fair

"Xinyi, get ready and come with me to the market tomorrow!"

Tang Xinyi was a little stunned when she heard Zheng Xiulian say this to her.

In her impression, there were no big markets in the 1970s.

Aren’t ordinary people not allowed to trade privately?

Even if there are exceptions, they are only in the days around the Chinese New Year.

Nowadays, if there are no festivals, how can we go to the market?

"Mom, is there a gathering tomorrow?"

Tang Xinyi didn't know what to say. She had no idea this happened.

"Yes, I have!"

"Xinyi, are you bored at home? How could you forget that we can go to the market at a designated place every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month?"

Tang Xinyi really didn't know this.

It turns out that selling things was not completely prohibited in the 1970s. It was just that at fixed times, people could take out their own things and exchange them with others.

It’s called an exchange, but most of the time you still have to pay for the tickets.

Barter can only take place when both parties are interested in each other's things.

"Ha ha!"

"Maybe I've been at home for too long, I'm a little confused!"

Tang Xinyi smiled awkwardly, then quickly returned to her room.

There will be a big market tomorrow, and people can sell things they don’t need at home.

Even workers in towns would come to the market to buy supplies.

For example, vegetables and eggs, which are available in every rural household, can basically be sold as long as they are brought to the market.

After all, people living in the city don’t have land.

Although they can earn more wages, losing their land means they have to spend money even on food.

Tang Xinyi estimated that her mother-in-law would also bring some things to sell tomorrow morning.

Thinking about the supplies in the space, can I find a chance to sell them tomorrow?

Thinking of this, Tang Xinyi sorted out the things in her space again.

Big items are definitely hard to sell, but small bits and pieces are easy to sell.

She will bring a basket to the market tomorrow to provide herself with cover.

When Jiang Yanzhi came back in the evening, Tang Xinyi told him about going to the market.

"Wife, all our money is with you. Go to the market with me tomorrow and buy whatever you want!"

"Don't save money for me. You have to believe that your husband is definitely better at making money than you think!"

Jiang Yanzhi hugged his young wife and kissed her on the forehead.

Now when he sees his young wife, he is full of energy.

Tomorrow is the market day, and he has something else to do and cannot accompany his young wife.

The promised goods should arrive tomorrow. He needs to sell them as soon as possible while there are many people at the market, and try to make some money.

"Aren't you coming with us?"

Tang Xinyi looked at Jiang Yanzhi curiously. Didn’t they say that the team didn’t have to work tomorrow and the people could have a day off?

What does her husband want to do?

"I won't go with you. There will be a lot of people at the market tomorrow. Be careful and don't get separated from our mother!"

"If you encounter danger, just shout loudly."

"There should be a lot of security guards wandering the streets tomorrow. If you see anything amiss, run towards them!"

Jiang Yanzhi was worried and reminded his young wife for a long time. If he was busy, he would definitely go with them.

no.

He has to talk to my mother again and make sure she takes good care of Xinyi tomorrow.

After giving instructions to his wife, Jiang Yanzhi went to his parents' house.

Tang Xinyi looked at Jiang Yanzhi's worried look and felt very happy.

As expected, she did not marry the wrong person. Fortunately, this man was not very serious, so he was not taken away by other women.

Otherwise, it would not be in her hands.

After a night of lingering.

Early the next morning, Tang Xinyi was woken up by Zheng Xiulian.

"Xinyi, we're going to the market today, you have to follow me closely."

"If we get separated, you should wait for me under the big willow tree at the market entrance. I won't go looking for you there if I can't find anyone!"

Each of them carried a basket, and Zheng Xiulian also had a backpack on her back, most of which was filled with things.

When they arrived at the market, many people had already set up their stalls.

Zheng Xiulian chose a place near a tree and set up her stall.

Then he placed the cloth shoes, gloves, headscarves, and hair ties he brought with him on the stall one by one.

Most of these are defective products that Jiang Yanli bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, which are internal employee benefits.

Although these are defective products, it does not affect their use.

Most of them are stained with ink or have some minor flaws.

The common people don't care about this little flaw. Although they have a little more food than the people in the city, these daily necessities are not easy to buy.

After all, you need a ticket to buy anything these days.

Tickets are one of the most difficult things for ordinary people to obtain.

"Xinyi, you stay here and watch over the stall. I'll go walk around the street and see what other people are selling!"

"Remember not to leave the stall. I've written down the prices of these things on a piece of paper. Just sell them according to the prices listed on it!"

After setting up her stall, Zheng Xiulian asked Tang Xinyi to stay at the stall while she went to check on other people's goods.

It is better to make adjustments based on other people's prices.

If no one at the market sells the things she has at her stall, she will raise the price.

Isn’t it said that things are valuable because they are rare?

The wisdom of ordinary people should not be underestimated.

Seeing her mother-in-law walking away, Lin Xue calmly took out two pieces of cloth from her basket and placed them on the stall.

After a while, he grabbed another handful of candy and placed it on the stall.

Her basket was covered with a piece of floral cloth, so others couldn't see what was inside.

When she went out today, she wore a watch on her wrist.

This watch is not the one Jiang Yanzhi bought, but the one he got by spinning the doubling turntable!

If someone likes it, I will sell the watch.

When the time comes, you can exchange it for banknotes and buy what you want.

"Little girl, how much are the candies at your stall?"

Soon, a neatly dressed woman came to her stall with a small child.

"One dime and two dollars, no ticket!"

Tang Xinyi glanced at the other party and quoted her own price.

Her price is more than half that of the supply and marketing cooperative, but she doesn't require a ticket.

I knew earlier that sugar coupons are a necessity, and that you can buy more types of candy with sugar coupons than just candy cubes.

For example, with the same half-pound sugar ticket, you can buy brown sugar, white sugar, or even fruit candy.

There are many types to choose from here.

"Can it be cheaper?"

When the woman heard that sugar coupons were not required, her eyes immediately lit up.

Tang Xinyi could already see that the other party was interested, so how could she possibly lower the price herself?

“No bargaining!”

He said three words calmly. Although the woman was a little disappointed, she still bought all the candies on the stall.

Tang Xinyi earned two dollars at once.

After seeing the mother and son walk away, he grabbed two handfuls of candy from the basket and placed them on the stall.

Chapter 29

Selling goods at the market, encountering a bad mother-in-law who sows discord

You can't take out too much of this stuff at one time, as it will easily arouse other people's suspicion.

You know, it is true that people are allowed to buy and sell at the fair, but if they take out a small amount, it can be said that it is something they have saved at home.

But if you take too much, it will arouse the suspicion of the patrolling security team.

"Girl, how much do you want for this candy?"

She had just seen off a mother and son when another mother and daughter soon walked to her stall.

Just by looking at the neat Dacron he was wearing, you could tell he was a glorious worker.

"Two yuan for one cent, no bargaining!"

Tang Xinyi still had that indifferent look on her face. The woman who had originally wanted to bargain suddenly lost the mood to do so.

After watching the mother and daughter leave, Tang Xinyi stuffed two more dollars into her bag.

This time she didn't continue to take out candies because the two neighboring stall owners paid attention to her.

Seeing Tang Xinyi putting her hand into the basket again, the two stall owners did not hide their gazes and stared at Tang Xinyi's hand as she put it into the basket.

But this time they were disappointed.

What Tang Xinyi took out was not a candy, but a handful of roasted peanuts.

He didn't put the peanuts on the stall, but just picked them one by one in his hand.

She peeled one and stuffed it into her mouth. The stall owners on both sides twitched their lips and looked away.

"Girl, do you still have the candy you just had?"

"My little grandson has been clamoring for candy. If you have any, sell me two!"

Just when she thought the stall owner next to her would no longer pay attention to her, she suddenly heard the stall owner on her left come up to her and ask in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, Auntie!"

"Those candies are leftovers from my recent wedding. I couldn't bear to eat them myself, so I brought them here to sell at the market today for a couple of bucks to help support the family!"

When the old lady heard that the candies were gone, she shook her head in annoyance.

"Oh, when I saw you grabbing handfuls of it, I thought you still had a lot in this basket!"

"If I had known it was gone, I would have taken action sooner!"

The old lady said this with some regret, but her eyes still drifted towards Tang Xinyi's basket.

"Auntie, who among us ordinary people would be willing to eat candy? I only bought a few because I got married a while ago!"

"If this were any other time, wouldn't it be better to buy some brown sugar to nourish your body?"

Tang Xinyi knew the old lady's purpose, which was to see what else was in her basket.

But she was not what the other party wanted.

Why should she expose her privacy just because of other people's jealousy and curiosity?

In fact, there was nothing in her basket except a pair of gloves and a few boiled eggs.

Zheng Xiulian cooked the eggs early in the morning, saying that they were for them to eat when they were hungry at the market.

Apart from that, there was only a kettle filled with boiled water.

After all, the weather is hot and you will definitely feel thirsty by noon.

Tang Xinyi didn't explain or show the basket to the other party.

Seeing that there was no hope, the old lady returned to her stall and continued to greet passers-by.

"Xinyi, look what I bought?"

Just when Tang Xinyi was looking at the stall boredly, she saw Zheng Xiulian coming back happily with a bag of things.

"What is it?"

Tang Xinyi stood up curiously and made some space for Zheng Xiulian.

It was just right for Zheng Xiulian to separate her from that old lady.

It was really because the gaze that the old lady gave her from time to time was too scorching, which made Tang Xinyi feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's glutinous rice noodles, made by the lady over there!"

"Put it in the basket and eat it yourself!"

Zheng Xiulian grabbed a handful, and then gave the rest, including the bag, to Tang Xinyi.

"Big sister, you are so kind to your daughter-in-law!"

When the old lady saw Zheng Xiulian buying things to please her daughter-in-law, she felt a little disdainful.

It's obvious which poor man treats his daughter-in-law well.

This daughter is a money-losing commodity, and so is the daughter-in-law!

Who would treat a girl as a treasure?

Didn’t you see that the girl would rather sell the candy than give one to the old woman?

This stupid woman treats such a black-hearted person as a treasure.

She will regret it in the future.

"She is my daughter-in-law, so of course I have to treat her well."

"If I don't treat her well, who else can I treat well? I'm counting on her to take good care of herself and give me a big, fat grandson soon!"

As soon as Zheng Xiulian saw the look in the old lady's eyes, she knew that she was not a good person.

She was too lazy to pay attention to this person, but since the other party was talking to her, she replied indifferently.

The old lady felt even more contempt for Zheng Xiulian's attitude.

What a blind thing! How dare she treat herself like this? She deserves to be deceived by her daughter-in-law!

Perhaps Zheng Xiulian's attitude was too perfunctory, so the old lady chatted for a few words and then ignored the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Mother-in-law, you eat too!"

Seeing that Zheng Xiulian had finished the glutinous rice noodles in her hand, Tang Xinyi handed the bag over to her.

"Hey, Xinyi, you eat too!"

"Don't worry about being thirsty, we brought a big bottle of water!"

Jiang Xiulian glanced at the basket and then winked at Tang Xinyi.

"Okay, I'm full and don't miss home!"

Tang Xinyi responded with a smile, and then she saw the old lady next to her rolling her eyes to the sky.

"Mom, you watch the stall first, I'll go out for a walk!"

Seeing that Zheng Xiulian wanted to say something, Tang Xinyi handed the thing in her arms to her.

"Don't worry, I won't run around everywhere. I'll just walk back and forth along the market!"

After hearing her daughter-in-law's assurance, Zheng Xiulian let her leave with some worry.

"Big sister, let me tell you, your daughter-in-law is not a good person."

As soon as Tang Xinyi left, the lady next door came over again.

"Why are you saying bad things about my daughter-in-law?"

Zheng Xiulian was a little confused about this person's train of thought. How could she not know whether her daughter-in-law was a good person or not?

Is it necessary for an outsider to come and sow discord?

"Hey, don't you believe it!"

"I just saw with my own eyes that your daughter-in-law sold the candy bars left over from their wedding!"

"I sold it twice, for a total of 4 dollars!"

"Look, she hasn't told you about this since you came back. It's obvious that she doesn't treat you as her own mother-in-law!"

The old lady made faces and described what had just happened in a vivid way.

Zheng Xiulian frowned when she heard this.

"What do you mean?"

"Why should my daughter-in-law report to me when she sells her own things?"

"It's only four dollars. She didn't touch the public funds. She didn't want to spend the money on food. Do I, as her mother-in-law, have to be so shameless as to ask for it?"

"You're so interesting!"

Zheng Xiulian now understood that the lady next door was not a good person at all.

It's obvious that he is an expert in torturing his daughter-in-law.

From the moment she opened her mouth, all she said was divisive.

He urged Zheng Xiulian to rub his daughter-in-law.

If she dared to bully Tang Xinyi, her son would dare to separate from her.

She only has this one son!

Zheng Xiulian is not stupid. How could she not be clear-headed when she can become sisters with Chunfen and Chunxing?

Chapter 30

Being cheated while selling goods, feeling upset

Tang Xinyi left her stall and started walking around the street carrying a basket.

There are really many ordinary people selling things here.

From straw sandals and hats made by farmers themselves to mat curtains, we have everything.

There are also many places selling food.

For example, roasted sweet potatoes are sold everywhere using a small stove.

An old lady is working on a honeycomb stove, making and selling rice cakes.

There are also food stalls selling rice balls, wontons, and noodles.

There are people selling eggs, chickens, ducks and geese.

There are also piglets for sale!

Along the way, there are all kinds of smelly and fragrant things.

Tang Xinyi sometimes covered her mouth and nose, and sometimes showed an intoxicated expression.

Alas, how long has it been since I saw such a lively scene?

"Girl, what are you selling?"

"Is there any brown sugar?"

Tang Xinyi didn't expect that someone would talk to her while she was walking on the street.

"Auntie, how did you know I had something to sell?"

Tang Xinyi asked curiously.

It was obvious that she was just shopping and taking the opportunity to find out about the current prices.

When did this lady start targeting her?

"Hey, you're just window-shopping and not buying anything. It's obvious you came too late to get a good spot, so you're planning to peddle things!"

"I've been going to the market for decades. I can tell who's selling and who's buying at a glance!"

As the old lady spoke, she pulled Tang Xinyi to a corner.

"Do you have any brown sugar?"

"My daughter-in-law had a heavy hemorrhage during childbirth and almost died. She was waiting for brown sugar to save her life!"

Although Tang Xinyi knew that brown sugar could replenish blood, it wasn't a panacea, right?

Why does this lady regard brown sugar as a life-saving medicine?

"Yes, I do, but what's your price?"

Tang Xinyi reached into the basket and took out half a pound of brown sugar from the space and put it in.

"How many?"

When the old lady saw that Tang Xinyi had brown sugar, she immediately became excited.

"Half a pound!"

Tang Xinyi revealed her number, and then seeing the old lady's expression, she pulled it back all at once.

"Is that all?"

The old lady felt a little regretful, wishing there were a little more.

"Yes, do you want it?"

This was Tang Xinyi's first time doing business in this way, and she always felt like two criminals secretly communicating with each other.

She kept her eyes on the people around her, worried that the security team would notice them.

"want!"

"A pound of brown sugar is one yuan and ten cents, and half a pound is fifty-five cents. I don't have a ticket, so I'll give you an extra twenty cents!"

The old lady quickly took out the banknotes from her pocket, counted out 75 cents and handed them to Tang Xinyi.

Tang Xinyi took the money, feeling mixed emotions.

She was just selling candy, but it was two for ten cents.

Although hers is a better quality sugar, the price is far different from the current price of brown sugar.

Tang Xinyi felt a little regretful about making a deal with this lady.

However, the old lady did not give her a chance to regret. She stuffed the money into her hand and waited eagerly for her to take out the brown sugar.

Tang Xinyi was originally at a loss for words to say no.

Forget it, forget it. My daughter-in-law just gave birth to a baby and she needs brown sugar to nourish herself.

She just thinks of it as doing good things.

I reluctantly took out half a bag of brown sugar. The old lady immediately grabbed the brown sugar and quickly disappeared in the crowd.

Tang Xinyi looked in the direction the old lady left with empty eyes.

Was she being cheated?

However, the feeling of loss only lasted for a short while, and Tang Xinyi decided not to sell such precious food to the public anymore.

It's not like you don't have money, so why sell these precious supplies?

Anyway, brown sugar is a consumable, so no matter how much or how little there is, everyone in the family can consume it.

At worst, you can just steam more sugar triangles or brown sugar buns later.

Just think of it as a tonic for your family, it’s better than selling it cheaply.

If she knew the price of brown sugar on the black market, Tang Xinyi would probably cry.

Next, Tang Xinyi continued to stroll around the market.

Although many aunties came up to talk to my aunt, what they needed were scarce goods.

She suffered a loss once and was never willing to sell her good things at a low price again.

So they all shook their heads to indicate that they didn't.

After walking around, she didn't sell anything, but bought a lot instead.

Like new needles and thread, canned food, and twisted dough sticks.

There are also a few foods, but I can’t name them.

She also asked the seller, but the person had a heavy accent and she couldn't hear clearly what he said.

Anyway, the old lady let her try it, and she felt that it tasted really good, so she bought a lot.

Her space house has a fresh-keeping function. She can put some of the things she buys outside and keep the rest in the space without them going bad.

Since her things were not selling well here, Tang Xinyi didn't plan to continue shopping.

He carried the basket and returned to his stall.

Most of the items on the stall have been sold, with only a few left that were picked out by others and were of poor quality.

"Mom, try this!"

Tang Xinyi handed the basket over. Zheng Xiulian took it and looked at it, and then her eyes lit up.

"You've got to be the one. I just looked around and couldn't find anyone selling furnace fruit!"

Zheng Xiulian picked one and put it in her mouth. She felt that the more she chewed it, the more fragrant it became.

"snort!"

"Two losers, it's like they haven't eaten anything in their entire lives!"

The two were enjoying their meal when they heard a sarcastic voice coming from the side.

This person was none other than the old lady who had been jealous of Tang Xinyi before.

"you……"

Zheng Xiulian was about to turn around and argue with the old lady, but was pulled away by Tang Xinyi.

"mom!"

"This lu guo is so delicious, so crispy and crunchy, and fried in peanut oil!"

Tang Xinyi grabbed a handful and put them in her palm, then stuffed them into her mouth one by one.

The fragrance drifted farther than before.

Zheng Xiulian was stunned when her daughter-in-law pulled her, but she quickly reacted.

"Yeah, even though this furnace of fruit is small, there may not be much you can eat."

"Some people just can't stand seeing others enjoying themselves!"

"You have no ability, and you only do shameful things to sow discord!"

It's just a weird tone, it seems like everyone is capable of that.

"Mom, you don't know this!"

"Some people, if they don't make the younger generation suffer twice as much as they have suffered, they will feel uncomfortable."

"It's just to torture my daughter-in-law, why do you think it's so great?"

"Don't you know, when she can't move one day, who knows if the people she tortured will return the favor!"

Tang Xinyi spoke softly, just loud enough for the old lady to hear.

"You guys are going too far!"

The old lady tried to hold it in for a long time, but finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Auntie, we didn't say anything about you, why are you so excited?"

"Are you the evil mother-in-law who tortures her daughter-in-law?"

Seeing that the old lady finally couldn't sit still anymore, Tang Xinyi asked with a smile.

"How is that possible? Everyone knows that I am the best mother-in-law who is most considerate of her daughter-in-law!"

"I also need to buy some fruit for my daughter-in-law!"

When the old lady heard Tang Xinyi ask this, she immediately denied it.

Then he hurriedly packed up his stall and left.

"Hahaha……"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the old lady leave.

They looked at each other and both laughed.

Chapter 31

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed visiting the elderly at the grandmother's house

"Xinyi, the busy farming season will begin in half a month. I thought I'd take advantage of the free time these few days to go back to my parents' home!"

"My parents are old now. They couldn't come to your wedding last time. It was your uncle and his family who came to the wedding."

"So I thought I'd take you back sometime and let the two elders meet their granddaughter-in-law!"

Ever since they confronted that old lady together at the market, the relationship between Tang Xinyi and Zheng Xiulian, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, has become closer than before.

Zheng Xiulian would sometimes take Tang Xinyi to visit the homes of acquaintances and tell her which families in the village were worth interacting with and which were best to stay away from.

Whoever is good is the worst.

There are also some secrets of the village that are unknown to outsiders, which he would also tell Tang Xinyi quietly.

Zheng Xiulian didn't go to work these two days. She was relatively free in the half month before the busy farming season.

That is, some work of maintaining farmland and cutting grass for pigs.

Half of the old women in the village are idle, and everyone will choose to go back to their parents' home at this time.

You have to know that when the busy farming season really comes, you will be busy day and night.

Not to mention visiting relatives, many people are so tired that they can't even stand up straight when they get home.

"Okay, I've been married to the Jiang family for a while now, it's time to go visit my grandparents!"

Zheng Xiulian wanted to take her to her grandparents' house, and Tang Xinyi definitely agreed without hesitation.

"Will Yanzhi go with us?"

Apart from Jiang Xian, no one at home has gone out to the fields these past two days.

No one knew what Jiang Yanzhi was doing. He would go out after breakfast at dawn every day and would not come back until it was completely dark.

He also hinted at Tang Xinyi, but did not say anything specific.

He just said that he went out to earn some hard-earned money with his friends, but Tang Xinyi didn't ask how he earned the money.

Jiang Yanzhi, a young man who had never worked in the fields, had more than 300 yuan in pocket money, and there were only a few things he could do.

It's enough to know it in your heart, there is no need to ask.

When Jiang Yanzhi feels the time is right, he will naturally tell her.

What's more, I also have my own little secrets.

She would never tell her secrets to others unless she could guarantee her complete safety.

Even to her lover, Tang Xinyi never thought of telling him about the space and the doubling system.

This is not about trust or distrust.

It's a decision to be responsible to each other.

"He will go with us too. My parents live a bit far away, and the roads aren't very safe these days. Every year, Yanzhi goes with me."

"You also know that your father-in-law has a special status. Without special circumstances, he cannot leave the village!"

"And it will take me at least two or three days to go back to my parents' home. Your father-in-law can't leave, so my son has to stay with me!"

Tang Xinyi didn't expect that her mother-in-law's family was so far away. How could her mother-in-law's family be willing to marry her to such a faraway place?

Of course, it’s not a good idea to ask my mother-in-law this question for now. I can ask her when Jiang Yanzhi comes back.

"Okay, then I'll pack some things and bring them back to grandma and grandpa!"

"I wonder if I should prepare gifts for anyone else besides grandma and grandpa?"

It's said that the more you reason, the less likely you are to blame. This was her first visit, and Tang Xinyi didn't want to appear too petty.

"Just prepare something for your grandparents, don't worry about the others, I've prepared everything!"

"I'll give the things to you later, and then I'll give them to them in your name!"

Zheng Xiulian was reluctant to let her daughter-in-law spend money. This was a visit to her parents' home, not her daughter-in-law's parents' home.

She had already prepared everything, and all she needed was for her son and daughter-in-law to go with her.

"That's fine!"

"Mom, I have a piece of gray cloth with purple flowers. The color of that cloth is too old-fashioned. I gave a piece to my grandma before and I have a piece left. How about giving it to grandma so that she can make clothes to wear?"

That piece of cloth was given to her when she got married. I wonder who gave it to her?

Anyway, Jiang Yanzhi took it all back. It increased eightfold at that time, and now he still has 7 yuan left.

Every piece of cloth can be made into a piece of clothing. It might have been given by Jiang Yanzhi’s brother. I just don’t know what that person’s eyes were like to why he chose such a color?

"What's that gray cloth with purple flowers? Show it to me."

Zheng Xiulian was a little curious when she heard Tang Xinyi say this.

How could her daughter-in-law have such old-fashioned cloth? It was obviously bought for the elderly.

"Yanzhi brought it back. I don't know if someone else gave it to me."

"But I can't wear clothes of this color anyway, and it would make you look a bit old if you wore it, Mom!"

As Tang Xinyi spoke, she opened the low cabinet and pulled out a piece of cloth from the pile inside.

"Look, this is it."

Tang Xinyi handed the cloth to Zheng Xiulian. She really admired the courage of the person who gave her the cloth. What was Jiang Yanzhi's mood when he accepted it?

"Oh, this color really doesn't suit us!"

"Then take it to your grandma. I'll get you another piece of cloth of a different color later!"

After Zheng Xiulian took the cloth, she wanted to go back to the house to change another one for Tang Xinyi.

His son did the same. Why would he bring back such a useless piece of cloth?

If it were someone else's family, even if the color wasn't suitable, if they didn't have new clothes to wear, they might just use it to make clothes.

But they still have a lot of cloth at home, and these are the things they have used when visiting people over the years.

Whenever there is a happy event in someone's family, close relatives will give a piece of cloth.

Anyway, whatever you give away must be returned to you in the end.

This time when his son got married, many people gave him cloth.

But she locked most of it in the cabinet and only gave a few pieces to her daughter-in-law to make clothes.

What's left still has to be used for daily social interactions.

"No need, Mom. The cloth you gave me the other day is still a bit old. I'm not making new clothes for the time being, so I'll leave it with you for now!"

There are already a lot of things in my house, and taking them out will just take up space.

She still has a pile of them in her space, and she's worried about not finding a chance to use them.

"Okay, then you should tidy up the things in the house today. Put the important things in our room first!"

"While we're gone, your dad will have someone move the kang in this room and rebuild it!"

"Now that you're married, this kang is a little small. While we're away from home these few days, we'll just build it up so you can use it right away when you two come back!"

Zheng Xiulian plans to stay at her parents' home for a few more days this time, because she has to wait until after the Chinese New Year for the next visit.

In winter, it snows heavily here, sometimes even during the New Year.

If the heavy snow doesn't stop, it will be difficult for these daughters-in-law to go home.

After the spring, I had to take care of the crops and the team was busy, so I had no way to go back to my parents' home.

It wouldn't matter if the other person lived nearby, but who made her marry so far away?

Therefore, Zheng Xiulian cherishes every opportunity to return to her parents' home.

Chapter 32

Arriving at Grandma's House, Building a Fish Pond in the Village

That night, Zheng Xiulian came over to help the couple put all their things aside, exposing the entire kang.

This room was originally intended to be Jiang Yanzhi's wedding room, so it has a relatively large space.

However, when this house was built, Jiang Yanzhi was still very young, so the kang was made a little smaller. They thought they would move it and rebuild it after their son grew up and got married.

Who would have thought that Jiang Yanzhi and Tang Xinyi's wedding would be prepared so hastily, otherwise they would not have waited until now to think about rebuilding the kang for the two of them.

There were only two pillows and a thin blanket on the kang.

The couple did nothing that night.

The next morning, at dawn, Zheng Xiulian got up and started preparing breakfast.

After dinner, Jiang Yanzhi rode a bicycle with Tang Xinyi, while Zheng Xiulian rode one by herself.

Originally, the Jiang family only had one bicycle, which was usually ridden by Jiang Yanli.

Later, when the couple got married, Jiang Yanzhi bought another car that was 80% new.

The Jiang family just happened to have two bicycles, and Zheng Xiulian had to go back to her parents' home, so she let Jiang Yanli stay in the town for the next two days.

The bicycle was just free enough for her to ride back to her parents' home.

Although the road was a bit bumpy along the way, the three of them finally arrived at Zheng Xiulian's hometown around three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Xiu Lian!"

"Are Xiulian and Yanzhi back?"

As soon as the three of them entered the yard, an old woman came out trembling.

Behind her was an old man with a cane, who was still telling the old woman to "slow down, walk slowly, don't fall!"

Tang Xinyi's first impression was that the old couple were really loving.

"Dad, Mom!"

"I'm back, and I brought Yanzhi's wife back with me!"

Zheng Xiulian pushed the bicycle to the doorstep and parked it, then reached out to support her mother.

"Yanzhi's wife is here too?"

"Let me see quickly. Your eldest brother said Yanzhi's wife is very pretty. I haven't seen her yet!"

Although my grandma is old and her legs and feet are not very agile, she is in very good spirits.

He looked at Tang Xinyi with a cheerful look, perhaps because he was afraid that she would dislike him, so he did not reach out to pull her.

“It’s so beautiful!”

"Yanzhi, I didn't expect that you, who are usually so carefree, have such good taste in choosing a wife!"

Grandma looked at the two of them happily. After Jiang Yanzhi parked his bicycle, he walked over and helped Grandma.

"That's right, this is the best girl in our village!"

"I've been dreaming about her for a long time, and finally I got her!"

Speaking of this, Jiang Yanzhi felt a little proud.

If he hadn't acted decisively at that time, he might not have been together with his young wife until now.

"You, you just know how to talk nonsense!"

"Since you've married her, you have to treat her well in the future. You can't do anything to let her down!"

Looking at her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, grandma's face was filled with wrinkles from smiling.

"I will definitely treat my wife well, so don't worry about it, grandma!"

The three of them happily helped the two old people into the house. Jiang Yanzhi and Tang Xinyi then carried in all the things they had brought.

"Grandma and Grandpa, this is a gift I brought for your second grandma!"

"I made it myself, and I hope you two won't dislike it!"

Tang Xinyi took out the gifts she had prepared, a set of clothes and a pair of cloth shoes for each person.

I asked Zheng Xiulian to help cut the clothes, and she finished them in just a few strokes with the sewing machine.

The cloth shoes were taken out from the space, and they were just the right sizes for the two elderly people.

Giving each person a set of clothes is considered the best gift in this era.

"Oh my, why are you giving me such an expensive gift?"

"You silly child, you only know how to waste money!"

The two old men were holding clothes and shoes, with smiles on their faces.

Although I think it’s a bit of a waste for them to wear such nice clothes at such an old age.

But this was the first time their grandson's wife had given them something, so they couldn't refuse.

"Come, child!"

"This is our first meeting, and I don't have anything good to give you. This silver ring was given to me by my mother when I got married. I'm giving it to you now, so you must keep it well!"

It was a very small and beautiful silver ring, and even if it was passed down to future generations, it would be considered a fashionable style.

Tang Xinyi looked at the small silver ring, not knowing whether to accept it, so she turned her gaze to Zheng Xiulian and Jiang Yanzhi.

"Just take what your grandma gave you. This is a token of her love. A gift from an elder shouldn't be refused, so keep it well!"

Zheng Xiulian never expected that her mother would give this ring to Tang Xinyi.

She remembered that when she got married, she wanted the silver ring on her mother's hand.

It’s not that it is so valuable, but it is much better looking than those on the market.

"Thank you, grandma. I will definitely keep it well!"

Seeing her mother-in-law said so, Tang Xinyi took the silver ring and put it directly on her finger.

"By the way, grandma, where are my uncles and aunts?"

Although my grandmother's family split up a long time ago, my uncles' families live not far away.

That is, new houses were built in front, behind, left and right of this old house.

They have been here for a long time, why hasn’t anyone from my uncle’s family come?

Besides, my grandparents lived with my uncle's family. They had been in the house for a while, but no one from my uncle's family came out.

"Your uncle and aunt went to the village lotus pond and were catching fish. The children at home also went over with buckets and joined in catching two fish!"

Jiang Yanzhi didn't expect that it was because of this. It seems that they came at the right time.

It looks like there's fish for lunch today.

"Then I'll go take a look. Xinyi, do you want to come with me?"

When Jiang Yanzhi heard that fish were catching in the lotus pond, he became restless. He glanced at his mother and then asked Tang Xinyi.

"Can I go?"

Tang Xinyi also wanted to see how many fish could be caught in the fish ponds of this era.

"You can go, both of you!"

Seeing that the couple had such a good relationship, grandma was happy and waved to them, telling them to go and play.

Apart from saying hello at the beginning, my grandfather hardly spoke at all. It was obvious that he was a quiet person.

Fortunately, grandma is quite talkative, and the atmosphere in the room did not become quiet because of grandpa's silence.

"Look at it for a while and come back quickly. Don't waste too much time there!"

Compared to her grandmother's doting, Zheng Xiulian gave instructions to the two of them.

"knew!"

Jiang Yanzhi supported his neck and agreed, then took Tang Xinyi out.

"These two kids have such a great relationship. You even said before that Yan Zhi was too picky and worried that he would be single!"

"I told you, it's because you haven't met the right person. Look at this couple now, aren't they inseparable?"

Seeing the two young people leave, grandma smiled and looked at Zheng Xiulian.

"Mom, you're right!"

"These two children are destined to be husband and wife!"

Chapter 33

Crooked Bones and Broken Mouth

Everyone was busy at the lotus pond. Lotus roots were being dug out one by one. Some people were responsible for picking the lotus roots, while others were responsible for transporting them. A large pile of lotus roots was piled up on the roadside.

The water in the pond has been drained, and the middle-aged and elderly people and older children are responsible for catching fish in it. The fish do not belong to whoever catches them, but must be distributed fairly by the village.

However, the most diligent ones in catching fish are the children. There are also some naughty children who secretly take away one or two palm-sized fish and roast them in the wild.

Even if adults see it, they will pretend not to see it and turn a blind eye to it.

Children of poor families grow up early, and they know where they can light a fire to grill fish and where they cannot.

So there is no need to worry about these children causing a fire.

The strong men are responsible for digging lotus roots, which is a physical job and those with less strength cannot do it!

When Jiang Yanzhi brought Tang Xinyi over, almost all the people from the Zheng family were groping in the lotus pond.

The big fish must be kept for unified distribution in the village, but the small crabs and shrimps in the pond are left alone.

Whoever catches these things owns them. There aren't many of them anyway.

Just consider it as a benefit for the villagers.

Now, the Zheng family's children are helping to catch fish, but they are mainly going for the crabs and shrimps. Whenever they catch crabs and shrimps, they put them in their own buckets.

It was Zheng's aunt who had a sharp eye. She was in charge of guarding the place, so her body was relatively clean.

"Is Yanzhi here?"

"Hey, look who is this?"

"Daughter-in-law Yan, did you just arrive?"

As soon as Zheng's aunt saw the two of them, she greeted them warmly.

There are so many people watching anyway, so one more won’t make a difference.

"Meijuan, who is this?"

Just as Zheng's aunt was talking to Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi, a familiar neighbor came over and asked about Tang Xinyi's identity.

After all, Jiang Yanzhi and the others knew each other, but they had never met Tang Xinyi.

"This is my nephew's wife. What do you think? Isn't she pretty?"

Zheng's aunt is a talkative person. When someone asked, she happily introduced Tang Xinyi's identity to them.

"Oh, this little guy is so handsome, Yan Zhi is really lucky!"

Hearing what Zheng's aunt said, several aunts and sisters nearby gathered around as if to watch the fun.

"Xiao Jiang is so lucky to have married such a beautiful wife!"

"How old is Xiao Jiang's wife this year? How many people are there in her family? Do she have many brothers and sisters?"

"Is your brother married? What does the boy look like?"

"How long do you plan to stay this time? Your grandma must be very happy to see your new granddaughter-in-law, right?"

The mouths of the aunties and sisters are really passionate and tight.

He asked questions here and there, wishing he could find out everything about Tang Xinyi's ancestors.

Tang Xinyi now feels a little regretful. Why did she follow Jiang Yanzhi out?

At least when she was at home, she only had to deal with her grandma, but when she went out, she had to deal with questions from so many aunts and sisters.

I really can't answer this, okay?

"Hey, just be quiet for a while and stop asking."

"I won't be watching over you when you have someone at my house. Just keep an eye on the fish and come over to my house when you have time!"

Seeing that the questions these people asked were becoming more and more outrageous, my aunt decided to take my nephew and his wife home first.

"Hey, who is this person so shameless?"

"You want to leave before the work is finished? Are you trying to escape collective labor?"

Just when Zheng's aunt wanted to take the two of them away, a sarcastic voice suddenly came from behind them.

The three of them looked in the direction of the sound and saw an aunt with pigtails.

The old lady was leaning on a shovel with one hand and supporting her waist with the other, looking towards them.

"I was wondering who it was, it turns out to be from Sandunzi's family!"

"I get paid based on how much work I do. Who are you being so sarcastic about?"

It is obvious that Zheng's aunt is not on good terms with the Sandunzi family.

The other party's tone was so aggressive from the start, as if he was meddling in other people's business.

"Hmph, that sounds nice, like you get points based on how much work you do. Did you report to the team leader before you left?"

"Every household is busy working in the lotus pond, but you're the only one leaving early. What's wrong? Are you so shameless?"

After these words were spoken, even the people around him looked a little unhappy.

They were not targeting Zheng's aunt, but they felt that Sandunzi's family was quite shameless for saying this.

There were so many people from the Zheng family, but only she from Sandunzi's family came.

Even with this, she still has the nerve to come out and shout. I wonder whose power she is relying on?

"Yes, everyone in every household is busy at the lotus pond. I wonder where your Sandunzi has gone? Have you reported it to the team leader?"

"In our family, the whole family, young and old, went to the battle together. But in your family, I see only you, and you are standing on the shore with a shovel in your hand."

"If people like you who just stand still can be counted as work points, isn't that unfair to other families who contribute manpower and labor?"

The Zheng family's aunt is not someone who is easy to bully. I don't know what's wrong with this Sandunzi family. They actually dared to come and get involved with her. Today, they must be taught a lesson.

"Not many people came to my house, but I'm only given work points based on how many people came. I've been busy for over half a day!"

"Unlike some people who want to leave before finishing their work!"

I have to say, this Sandunzi family is quite crooked.

Not only does he talk about crooked ideas, but he can also turn crooked ideas into straight ones. He is considered a talent.

"Okay, since you said so, I won't leave today!"

"Everyone, bear witness to me, even though I've been busy all day, I don't want a single work point today!"

"I'm watching Sandunzi's family work today. If she dares to slack off, the team leader won't give her any work points!"

The Sandunzi family is a poor and destitute family in the village. The couple usually try to be lazy whenever possible and they also do their work in a sneaky way.

No family in the village was willing to work with them. It would have been fine if they weren't good at work, but they were also such a chatterbox.

9 out of 10 words you say will be annoying.

"Fan Meijuan, what do you mean by this? Are you really trying to make things difficult for me?"

When she heard that Zheng's aunt wanted to watch her work, Sandunzi's family immediately refused to do it.

"Whoever is looking for trouble today is the one who is causing trouble. Everyone is watching!"

"Don't think that people will indulge you just because you keep your mouth shut!"

"Today I'm not going to give in to you. Since you've provoked me, I'm going to do what you want and keep a close eye on you while you work to see if you're trying to cheat or evade work points!"

Zheng's aunt was also furious because this man had been causing trouble for her time and time again.

I didn’t want to argue with this person before, and I felt there was no need to argue with such a sticky person.

But today, in front of her nephew and his wife, she actually dared to argue with her.

Then you have to have a good talk with the other person and make sure he changes his bad habits.

"Fan Meijuan, it was you who avoided labor first. Why do you say that to me?"

"I've never seen someone like you turn the tables!"

Chapter 34

Is there something wrong with the Sandunzi family’s brain?

"Is this lady's brain not working properly? Why can't she even remember what she said or did just now?"

Tang Xinyi watched the show for a long time before turning around and asking Jiang Yanzhi.

Her voice didn't soften at all. This kind of person has a strange way of thinking and must be taught a lesson by force.

It seems like she has caused a lot of trouble for her aunt.

Maybe my aunt had not bothered with the other party because we were from the same village.

But my aunt doesn't know that the more you give in to this kind of person, the more she will think you are afraid of her, and she will bully you even more.

Tang Xinyi knew that if she interrupted, the other party would definitely attack her.

Sure enough, the next second, the Sandunzi family pointed their spearhead at her, but she didn't expect the other party to be so dirty.

"Where did you come from, little bitch, to dare to call me a fool?"

"Why don't you open your eyes and see who I am?"

"Who dares to run into our Qingliu Brigade and cause trouble?"

When facing Zheng's aunt, the Sandunzi family was somewhat restrained and did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Now she heard other people talking, and when she looked over, she found that it was a strange little girl. Now she felt confident.

“Bang!”

Before Sandunzi's family could finish their curse, they felt a pain on their face.

"Fan Meijuan, how dare you hit me?"

The girl from Sandunzi's family covered her cheeks and looked at Zheng's aunt in disbelief.

"What's wrong with hitting you?"

"Who are you cursing at?"

"Who's the little bitch? I think your mouth is meaner than anyone else's!"

The Sandunzi family likes to be sarcastic and bully others no matter what.

Most of the time, the villagers ignored him, after all, this man's brain was different from others.

It's hard to explain things to her, and she starts crying at the slightest provocation, acting as if someone is bullying her.

"Fan Meijuan, this is outrageous. How dare you hit me for a stranger?"

“Ahhhh!”

"I won't live anymore, I won't live anymore!"

"Is there any justice in this world? I'm staying in my own village, and I'm being bullied by someone from another village?"

"Don't you have eyes for those of you who are just watching? Don't you see that your villagers are being bullied? Why don't you beat them up for me?"

The boy from Sandunzi's family sat down by the pond, kicked his legs, slapped the ground and started crying.

Seeing that the people watching nearby had no reaction, he pointed at them and cursed at them.

"You cold-hearted, cold-hearted, cold-blooded beasts, you actually watched outsiders bully the people in your own village and did nothing!"

"Oh my God, please send down a thunderbolt and strike them all!"

"It's so unfair! It's so unfair!"

The more Sandunzi's family cried, the sadder they became, and the more aggrieved they felt.

From pretending at the beginning, it turned into heartbreak later.

The villagers were speechless.

Here it comes again, here it comes again!

It's always like this. This woman seems to be mentally ill. She scolds and talks nonsense about whoever she catches. There is not a single clean word out of her mouth.

"Aunt, is this woman really crazy?"

"Why would a psychopath stay in the village and cause trouble? The village chief and the others don't care?"

Originally, Tang Xinyi thought this woman was a bit hateful, but after observing her for a while, she felt that this woman might have mental problems.

This is obviously not the reaction a normal person would have.

"I don't know if she's mentally ill or not, but the things this woman did in the village are beyond the ability of even a truly mentally ill person to do!"

Zheng's aunt sighed and didn't know what to do.

Should we continue fighting or just leave?

"Why don't we just leave? This woman is obviously not a normal person!"

Tang Xinyi regretted her words just now. She really didn't expect that this woman was like this.

"Who are you calling me mentally ill? You little whore?"

But the people from the Sandunzi family didn't know how to restrain themselves. Somehow, they were shouting so loudly that they actually heard the conversation between Tang Xinyi and Zheng's aunt.

"Who are you scolding? Are you looking for a fight?"

Jiang Yanzhi originally didn't want to get involved in matters between women, but the more this person talked, the more excessive it became.

He had scolded his wife before, and now he is scolding her again. How can he tolerate this?

"Don't move, let me do it!"

Tang Xinyi didn't want her dear husband to have a bad reputation as a woman beater.

Since the other party scolded her, it was reasonable and appropriate for her to take action.

He rushed over, past Zheng's aunt, and slapped the guy from Sandunzi's family several times.

Although the slap was loud, it was not very strong and would not leave a big mark.

"Fuck, you little whore are going to hit me too?"

"Are you attracted to my Sandunzi and want to kill me to marry him?"

"I'm telling you, little whore, don't even think about it. My Sandunzi only likes me and won't be interested in you!"

After being slapped twice, this guy still seemed fine, opening his mouth wide and biting randomly.

Tang Xinyi originally thought that this person was a psychopath and had held back a little, but now she became angry because of what she said.

He didn't hit the other person in the face, but directly hit the other person's body.

"Oh, it hurts so much."

"You little bitch, you want to kill me!"

In the previous two slaps, Tang Xinyi seemed to have hit hard but actually didn't use much strength. However, these few slaps seemed to be light and fluffy, yet they made the other person roll on the ground in pain.

"You little bitch dare to hit me? Just wait, my Sandunzi won't let you go!"

“Ahhhh!”

"You rotten-hearted bastards, why don't you just pull her away from me? Do you want to watch her beat me to death?"

Sandunzi's wife felt pain all over her body, even though she didn't feel any pain when the little girl hit her twice just now.

"Hit me, little bitch! Hit me!"

As the beating went on, Tang Xinyi realized something was wrong. Why was this man groaning in pleasure while feeling the pain?

"Oh my god!"

"Who gets more excited the more they fight? Are you a pervert?"

Tang Xinyi jumped three feet high as if she had touched something dirty, turned around and ran back to Jiang Yanzhi's side.

"Hmm, why don't you fight?"

Feeling suddenly lighter, Sandunzi's family raised their head with some reluctance and looked at Tang Xinyi who had already run away.

“Wow!”

A heated discussion suddenly broke out in the crowd.

No one thought there was anything wrong with Tang Xinyi beating Sandunzi's family. Even the villagers themselves couldn't tolerate this woman, let alone someone from another village.

Everyone wanted Tang Xinyi to teach this woman a lesson so that she would be more restrained.

No matter whether a man or woman, young or old, as long as this woman takes a fancy to him, he will be said some offensive words.

"Is there really some psychopath in this Sandunzi family?"

"I've been telling you this woman is mentally ill, and you guys are saying I'm making a big deal out of nothing. Now you see how scared she is!"

"Oh, what should we do? Our village has a psychopath. Won't we be laughed at by other villages?"

"What's so funny about this? If there's anything to laugh at, it should be Sandunzi's natal village. After all, she's only been married here for a short time."

Chapter 35

Eating Rabbits, Why Can’t We Eat Rabbits? This is a very scary story!

Don’t be fooled by Sandunzi’s age. She is actually a second-married woman.

It has only been over a year since I got married to Qingliu Brigade.

I heard that her ex-husband was taken back by her family with the intervention of the Women's Federation because he beat and abused her.

Although everyone said that the man was a good-for-nothing, the child was innocent.

It's just a pity for the child in that family. I heard that he gave birth to three children, all of whom were sons.

This woman is also cruel. Since she returned to her parents' home, she has never visited the three children once.

"I heard before that the man brought his child to our Qingliu Brigade to see us, and the Sandunzi family chased him away with a kitchen knife!"

"Before leaving the village, the man was crying and holding his head, saying that he didn't want to hit anyone, but that this woman wanted to kill his child!"

"He's crying so miserably, he doesn't look like someone who would abuse his wife!"

The dense discussions in the crowd finally reached the ears of Sandunzi's family.

She glared and rolled her eyes at the villagers.

"What's wrong with me wanting to eat rabbit? Why did he hit me, and you guys are still defending him?"

"You bad guys, why don't you just die!"

"One day sooner or later, I will eat all your rabbits."

"Eat it all!"

When the Sandunzi family said this, there was a fierce look in their eyes, and they glanced at the children who were still unable to walk steadily by the pond.

When Tang Xinyi heard her say this, she suddenly recalled a horror story she had read as a child.

The woman in that story cooked her own child as if it were a rabbit.

Later, when the family found out, they all regretted their decision and felt that they should not have protected this mentally ill woman, who caused the death of their child.

Tang Xinyi looked at the woman and suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

"Hey Sandunzi, did the little rabbit you used to raise call you mom?"

She asked tentatively, hoping she was wrong.

"snort!"

"No, how could a rabbit possibly call me mom?"

Hearing this, Tang Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief amid everyone's confused gazes.

But she relaxed her breath a little too early.

"They never call me mom, they all call me mother!"

"Do you know how cute they are? They're so plump and white!"

"But they've clearly grown quite big, and the man still won't let me kill them and eat them."

"If we keep raising them, they'll get even bigger. How much food will we waste? Wouldn't that mean we'll lose money?"

The Sandunzi family became more and more angry as they spoke, with a sullen expression on their faces.

But the few villagers around who heard it just felt cold all over and in their feet.

"Village chief, village chief, come quickly!"

"Captain, where are the captains?"

Especially the women around, when they heard what Sandunzi's family said, they felt a chill on their backs.

It was only then that the people around realized that it was no wonder this woman always looked at the little brats in the village with that kind of look.

They absolutely could not tolerate such a psychopath continuing to live in their village.

If one day they don’t pay attention and something happens to their children at home, it will be too late then!

Although these are just ordinary people, I have heard that it is not illegal for a fool to kill someone.

If the Zheng family had not ignored this fool as usual today, they would not have known that this woman was so vicious.

No wonder she doesn't make sense no matter how I try to reason with her.

It seems like this is a psychopath. Who can reason with a psychopath?

Soon, the women who ran away called the team leader and the village chief over.

Then everyone talked at once and told the two village cadres about the situation here.

Even those who were touching lotus roots and catching fish in the lotus pond came over curiously, wondering what was going on here.

Although the people who were closer didn't hear what the people here said, they also saw Tang Xinyi going up to beat up the crazy woman.

But the villagers were quite tolerant of this woman and had been waiting for someone to beat her up.

Even if you see it, just pretend not to see it and continue doing your own work.

Now that even the village chief and the team leader had arrived, the villagers gathered around curiously.

No one has time to slack off, they just want to get the first-hand big melon.

"Village chief, please send this woman away quickly. She's too scary!"

"That's right, Village Chief! With a woman like this constantly watching over the kids at home, how can we grandparents go out to work with peace of mind?"

"No wonder this woman's ex-husband didn't want her anymore. Who would dare to marry such a vicious woman?"

The villagers told the story one after another, and the village chief and the team leader looked unhappy.

They also disliked this woman.

Many villagers have reported this woman's abnormal behavior to them.

But at that time they just thought that the woman was a little rude, so they asked Sandunzi's family to teach her a lesson and told her not to harass the villagers again.

However, Sandunzi's family agreed on the surface, and no one knew whether they had taught him a lesson behind his back. However, more and more villagers reported this to him.

"Hey Sandunzi, tell me if there are any little rabbits here like the one you mentioned. Which one would you like to eat?"

The village chief was older, and he looked calmly at Sandunzi's wife who was sitting next to him.

"Aren't there a lot of little rabbits here? But I can't just eat other people's little rabbits. If I want to eat, I'll eat the ones I raise at home!"

I didn't expect that this guy from Sandunzi's family is actually a polite person.

"Then tell me, which little rabbit here looks the best?"

"If the owner of the house is not around, would you secretly catch it and eat it?"

To be honest, when the village chief asked these questions, he felt very uncomfortable.

But in order to test whether the person from Sandunzi's family is a normal person, he had no choice but to do this.

"A rabbit without an owner is a wild rabbit. Doesn't it belong to whoever catches it?"

"Look at that one over there, it's quite fat, but its owner is right next to it. We can't just catch it casually, or we'll be beaten by its owner!"

Sandunzi's daughter pointed at a rabbit she had been looking for for a long time.

This sight caused another uproar among the people around.

"I told you she's crazy, Village Chief, send her away right away!"

"Send him away, send him away, he must be sent away!"

The villagers immediately started arguing, and no one dared to keep such a scourge in the village.

The kids in the village were lucky enough to have survived no harm before.

If this goes on for a longer time, during the busy farming season, the adults in the family go to the fields and the children wander around the village by themselves.

What if I met this woman at that time...

The more the villagers thought about it, the more frightened they became. They all walked up to their children and hugged them.

"Two people come and take this woman with you. Let's go to Sandunzi's house!"

Chapter 36

A mental illness occurred, and the villagers were uneasy

"This is an internal matter of our village, outsiders should not follow us!"

Before leaving, the captain glanced at Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi.

They were grateful to the two people from outside the village. After all, if it weren't for these two people, no one would have known that the person in Sandunzi's family was actually a dangerous psychopath.

But he was also a little angry. Such a big scandal happened in his village, and it was discovered by people from other villages first. This was simply outrageous.

It was obvious that this woman was abnormal, so how come they didn't notice it before?

This is really embarrassing in front of people from other villages.

"Let's go home first!"

"Xinyi, are you scared? Go back and let your aunt kill a rooster for you to get rid of the bad luck and calm your nerves!"

Not to mention Tang Xinyi was frightened, even Zheng's aunt was also quite scared.

You have to know that her family also has children. Her grandson is only three years old now, and he is at the age where he likes to run around.

If this person had not been supervised carefully before and was left alone and seen by this psychopath, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Ye Zi, take Xiao An and come back with me first. The rest of you should take care of your own children!"

Before leaving, Zheng's aunt greeted her eldest daughter-in-law.

He also gave some instructions to his sons who were still in the lotus pond.

Not only Zheng's aunt, but other women also urged their daughters-in-law to take the children home quickly.

Some people followed the village chief and the team leader to Sandunzi's house, leaving some strong laborers and older children catching fish and shrimps in the lotus pond.

But without exception, all the villagers had heard about what happened in Sandunzi's family.

Whether they were taken home or stayed here, they all kept a close eye on their children and did not let them wander around freely.

If it weren't for what happened before, this would be fine. No one would know that the man in Sandunzi's family was a psychopath. But now that they know, they are scared and have also become more vigilant.

"Cousin, this is Xiao An, isn't she? She's so cute, can I hug her?"

On the way to her grandmother's house, Zheng Xiulian had told her about the situation of the Zheng family.

Now the two elderly people in the Zheng family live with the eldest son's family.

Others provide food and support for their retirement, and visit them during festivals.

That’s what I said, but they all live very close to each other and are just a few steps away.

So the families that have split up or not are not as estranged as those in other families.

"Of course you can, but my little An is a little naughty. If he doesn't obey, put him down and let him walk on his own!"

Three-year-old Xiao An was originally a lively and naughty boy.

When he was in his mother's arms, he was still a little naughty and always kicked his legs, trying to get down and walk by himself.

But after coming into Tang Xinyi's arms, the child became unusually quiet.

Blinking his big curious eyes, he stared at Tang Xinyi's face.

"Xiao An, do you want some candy?"

This was the first time Tang Xinyi held such a small child since she came into this world.

With one hand, he held the child steadily, and with the other hand, he took out a White Rabbit candy from his pocket.

"Um……"

Seeing the candy in Tang Xinyi's hand, little An An showed a struggling expression on his face.

"mother?"

He looked at the White Rabbit milk candy, then looked at his mother who was walking beside him.

"Since it's given to you by your aunt, just take it!"

Ye Zi looked at her son's greedy look and couldn't help but smile.

"Hehe, thank you, aunt!"

Xiao An took the candy from Tang Xinyi and said thank you.

Although what he said was not very coherent, it was rare for such a young child to be able to express his thoughts clearly.

"Our little An is so smart. He can say thank you even at such a young age!"

"What a polite and good boy!"

Who doesn’t love a polite child?

Tang Xinyi hugged Xiao An and kissed him on the face.

“Chuckle…”

After being tricked by this, Xiao An laughed a little embarrassedly.

"Xinyi, let me hold him. I haven't seen this kid in a long time!"

Jiang Yanzhi felt a little sour when he saw his wife kissing Xiao An.

The brat actually received a kiss from his wife in broad daylight. I wonder how many lifetimes he has accumulated to gain this blessing?

Even a serious husband like him doesn't receive such great treatment.

They went home talking and laughing, and no one mentioned the unpleasant incident.

After all, there are children here, this is not the time to talk about these things.

When they returned, Zheng Xiulian and her grandparents had already started preparing dinner.

Although I was just cleaning up the leeks cut from the field, there were also clean cabbages and cut potatoes on the side.

It looks like the three of them have already prepared all the vegetables they will eat in dinner.

After Zheng's aunt and others came back, they started to scoop rice into the pot to cook porridge, and took out the noodles that were fermented at noon to steam buns.

Although it is not a white flour steamed bun, it is made with a little white flour mixed in.

"Sister-in-law, I see there are a lot of pumpkins at home. Why don't you ask my Xinyi to make some pumpkin buns for you to try?"

"I'm not trying to brag, but you've probably never eaten pumpkin steamed buns or vegetable steamed buns, right?"

Seeing that her sister-in-law was going to cook, Zheng Xiulian wanted her daughter-in-law to show off.

After all, she had lived in her parents' home for more than ten years and had been married to Qingshan Brigade for several decades. She had never seen her daughter-in-law make steamed buns like that.

"What are pumpkin steamed buns and vegetable steamed buns? If you wrap these things in it, then it's a bun, right?"

Zheng's aunt thought that if her nephew's wife wanted to eat buns, it was not impossible to make some for her.

“Not a bun, not a bun!”

"Xinyi, show your aunt what you're making with pumpkin buns!"

As she spoke, Zheng Xiulian helped Tang Xinyi pick out a suitable pumpkin, peeled it, took out the core, and steamed it in a pot nearby.

"Aunt, let me steam the buns today. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

She and her mother-in-law had already agreed to come here to help with cooking, so Tang Xinyi didn't have any thoughts about it.

Just roll up your sleeves and get to work!

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quickly got busy, while Jiang Yanzhi went to the field to pick some very tender vegetables.

Then pick off the leaves of the green vegetables and leave the stems to stir-fry separately.

Vegetable steamed buns are much harder to make than pumpkin steamed buns.

After all, it is not an easy task to crush the vegetables and knead them into the dough.

Fortunately, Jiang Yanzhi and Zheng Xiulian helped. Although there was a lot to do today, Tang Xinyi didn't feel very tired.

In fact, it is best to use fresh and tender spinach for vegetable steamed buns, which will make it easier to make.

However, spinach has not been grown yet, so we can only choose young green vegetables.

In later times, you can directly squeeze the vegetables into juice and use the water to make noodles.

Although she was very curious about the steps Tang Xinyi took to make steamed buns, she still didn't stop her aunt from killing and plucking the chicken.

Instead, Ye Zi, the cousin's wife, watched Tang Xinyi and the others busying themselves with great curiosity.

Xiao An also stayed in the kitchen and did not run outside.

Maybe because of the candy before, Xiao An especially likes to follow Tang Xinyi around.

Chapter 37

Realistic Version of Waiting for the Rabbit

At dinner time.

Several other uncles and aunts from the Zheng family also came to my aunt's house.

Only a few uncles and aunts came to eat. Although the children from the family came to visit and said a few words, they did not stay here for dinner.

After all, in this era when people have to bring their own food when they visit someone’s home, no one’s food is blown in by the wind.

In addition, in this era, each customer has many children, and their children have even more children.

If they all gathered together to eat, I guess my aunt's food bag might not be able to withstand it.

"The steamed buns Xinyi makes are really good! We never thought steamed buns could be steamed this way!"

At the dinner table, everyone praised Tang Xinyi's cooking skills.

They all praised Zheng Xiulian for marrying a good daughter-in-law and said that Jiang Yanzhi was blessed.

The meal was lively, but after the meal, everyone chatted in the yard for a while and then went home.

At night, Tang Xinyi and Zheng Xiulian slept in the same room, while Jiang Yanzhi squeezed in with a few cousins.

The next day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got up early.

Zheng Xiulian went to her grandma's room to chat with her grandparents, while Tang Xinyi was dragged to the back mountain by Jiang Yanzhi.

They were joined by several cousins.

Everyone was laughing and chatting all the way to the top of the mountain.

The eldest cousin also took them to a secret base known only to the Zheng family, where there were several wild pear trees.

The wild pears have grown now, some are ripe and can be picked, while others are still a little green.

However, it does not affect consumption.

Jiang Yanzhi reached out and plucked one from the tree, wiped it, and handed it to Tang Xinyi. "Try it! I can eat it every year when I come here at this time!"

Tang Xinyi didn't hesitate and took a bite, only to find that the pear was not as sweet as she had imagined, but rather had a sour taste.

No wonder it is called wild pear, it tastes more sour than sweet.

“A bit sour!”

The first bite was because I was not prepared, and my whole facial features wrinkled up when I ate it.

But after getting used to it, I found that the pear was not bad to eat.

Although she still prefers the sweet and rich Dangshan pears, occasionally trying the wild pears in the mountains also has a unique flavor.

"Although the pears here are a bit sour, you need to exchange them for something else if they're not sour. Uncle Feng in the village has a big pear tree, and his pears are not sour!"

"But Uncle Feng himself can't bear to eat the fruit. Every year he takes the fruit to the food factory to exchange for other things he needs!"

My cousin from my aunt's family looked at the tree full of pears. Although the pears here were not delicious, they were the only fruit they could eat.

If they hadn't done a good job of keeping the secret, the location of these pear trees would have been revealed long ago.

If these were discovered by the little brats in the village, they would probably have been picked up without a single drop left.

"Brother, these pears are almost ready to be picked. Why don't we pick them and take them home this afternoon?"

"If we put them any longer, we're afraid these pears won't be ours anymore!"

My cousin looked at the pears on the tree and then looked in the direction of the village.

Who can guarantee that this place will not be discovered?

The safest thing to do is to pick the pears and take them home.

"Okay, let's go pick pears this afternoon with a few more baskets. We'll tell everyone we're here to pick pig grass and wild vegetables. We can't let anyone see that there's something fishy going on."

My eldest cousin is the husband of Ye Zi from my aunt’s family.

He is also Xiao An's father.

Although he is older, he is not much older than Tang Xinyi and the others.

The guys are of similar age and can naturally play together.

After discussing it, they decided to go back.

But at this moment, my cousin felt a pain in her stomach. She pulled Tang Xinyi over, said something to the two of them, and ran behind a big rock.

"Xinyi, you can stand further away. There's no need to be so close!"

"Just help me keep an eye on the people and don't let the boys come over here!"

Cousin Zheng Qiu Shui felt a little embarrassed, thinking that her eldest brother would scold her for being lazy and doing too much shit and piss.

"Okay, cousin, hurry up, they've all gone far away!"

Tang Xinyi stood at the corner, looking at the road and speaking to Zheng Qiu Shui behind the stone without turning her head.

“I’ll try my best!”

Zheng Qiu Shui also wanted to go faster, but unfortunately she hadn't drunk enough water in the past two days, so it wasn't so smooth.

The two chatted idly until Zheng Qiu Shui said that he had solved the problem, and Tang Xinyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she couldn't smell anything as she was standing upwind, the feeling of being a guard for others was really not good.

"Let's go, big brother and the others should be waiting for us on the small mound below!"

Zheng Qiu Shui felt relaxed when he came out.

With cheerful steps, he walked down the mountain.

Tang Xinyi fell behind by a step. Just as she was about to turn the corner and walk out, she felt something hit her leg.

She looked down and saw a fat, black rabbit lying beside her legs.

The rabbit didn't seem to be knocked unconscious, but it may have been running too fast just now, and was now tumbling back with its legs spread out.

Subconsciously, he stepped on the other person's body.

I couldn't help but let out an "Ah!"

The sound was not loud, but it made Zheng Qiu Shui, who had just taken two steps, run back to see what happened to Tang Xinyi?

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Zheng Qiu Shui ran back quickly and saw Tang Xinyi staring at her feet.

Following my gaze, I saw a black object under Tang Xinyi's feet.

"rabbit?"

"Oh Xinyi, you're so lucky, aren't you?"

"You were able to catch him even in this situation. Could this rabbit be the one in the book that waits for its prey?"

In Zheng Qiu Shui's heart, she always thought that the rabbit waiting for the rabbit should be a white rabbit, but she didn't expect that what she saw today was a silly black rabbit.

"Cousin, please catch it. I'm afraid it will bite me!"

Tang Xinyi felt the touch under her feet and knew that the rabbit must be very meaty.

After last night's fish feast, we can eat meat again today.

Tang Xinyi felt that her luck was too good. She could even encounter such a thing as just sitting back and waiting for something to happen.

When the two of them happily came to the hillside below, they saw the eldest brother of the Zheng family and Jiang Yanzhi talking about something?

"Look what we caught!"

"This silly rabbit actually bumped into Xinyi's feet. We have meat to eat again today!"

Zheng Qiu Shui grabbed the rabbit's ears and ran to his elder brother and Jiang Yanzhi.

The other two cousins ​​also gathered around and said that Tang Xinyi was lucky.

"I climb this mountain twice a day, and I've never encountered a rabbit that came to my door!"

"It seems like you, my cousin's wife, are incredibly lucky. Let's go back quickly and make our grandparents and aunt happy!"

The eldest brother of the Zheng family took the rabbit from his sister's hand and shook it in his hand.

Then he called his younger brothers and sisters to go home.

Chapter 38

The tea tree is discovered, and the Zheng family is troubled!

Thanks to Tang Xinyi's luck, everyone had another lively meal of rabbit meat at noon.

The few younger brothers who went up the mountain with me were also kept at my aunt's house for dinner.

In the afternoon, several people carried baskets and went to the back mountain. They hid all the way to avoid the eyes and ears of the villagers.

It wasn't until they reached the top of the mountain that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

There are more people in the afternoon than in the morning.

After all, only a few people went up the mountain in the morning, while in the afternoon all the people in the Zheng family who were able to work came.

Of course, those little brats are not included. After all, I don’t dare to bring children who are too young, for fear that they may not be able to control their mouths and reveal this Feng Shui treasure land.

Only a few brothers and sisters of the Zheng family who are about the same age know where this place is.

Every year, we all come together to pick the fruits and then distribute them fairly when we get home.

This is a tacit understanding that has been developed over the years, and no one is willing to break it easily.

The work of picking pears was basically done by the boys, while Tang Xinyi's group of girls went to the side to enjoy the scenery.

"The scenery on your mountain is truly breathtaking! Everywhere you look, it's all green!"

Tang Xinyi looked at the lush scene in front of her and felt relaxed both physically and mentally.

"What's the point of having a nice view? Look at these little shrubs. You can't eat or drink them."

"It would be great if all these saplings were replaced with fruit trees. How much fruit would they produce!"

Zheng Qiu Shui looked at the woods in front of him and said with a sigh in his heart.

It was because her strength was too weak and her family had no money, otherwise she would really like to turn this piece of forest into an orchard.

That would not only bring in extra income for the village, but also allow these people to eat different fruits.

Unfortunately, these beautiful wishes can only remain in imagination and will never come true.

"So, why do these leaves look familiar to me?"

Tang Xinyi was from the south in her previous life, where tea is produced in abundance. She had never taken a close look at them before, but now, after Zheng Qiu Shui’s reminder, why did she think these leaves were tea leaves?

Tang Xinyi walked into the bushes, picked two leaves from a tree, looked at them carefully, and then put them in her mouth and chewed them.

Yes, that’s the taste.

Although the taste of the tea here is slightly different from what she tasted in her previous life, she is sure that these are tea trees.

"Xinyi, I was just saying it. You don't have to actually taste the leaves to see if they're delicious!"

Seeing Tang Xinyi's actions, Zheng Qiu Shui felt a little embarrassed.

If she eats some leaves that she shouldn't, her cousin Yanzhi will probably blame her.

"Cousin, go call Jiang Yanzhi over!"

Tang Xinyi didn't respond to her, but asked her to call her dear husband over.

She knew that it was difficult to grow tea trees in the north because the environment was not suitable.

But since there are tea trees growing here, it means that this tea tree is a cold-resistant variety.

If we tell the village chief this, just from this patch of tea trees, their Qingliu team can earn extra income.

But whether to say it or not is not something Tang Xinyi can decide.

This kind of thing can only be discussed with grandparents and uncles and aunts.

If I reveal this to my cousins, the secret will probably be exposed.

"Wife, I heard you were looking for me?"

After hearing the greeting from his cousin, Jiang Yanzhi immediately ran over.

His young wife has always been obedient and sensible, and rarely looks for him for no reason.

Since his wife asked his eldest cousin to come and find him, she must have something to say to him alone.

After driving away the few followers following him, Jiang Yanzhi stood next to Tang Xinyi.

"Husband, look at these trees!"

Tang Xinyi pointed to a patch of trees in front of her and asked Jiang Yanzhi to look at it.

"What's wrong with these trees?"

As a native northerner, Jiang Yanzhi has many ways to make money, but he has no experience in tea trees.

At this time, it is naturally impossible to recognize the identity of this group of trees.

"Doesn't our dad always like to make tea when he has nothing to do? Even though he only buys some tea foam!"

"Try these leaves and see if they taste like the tea our dad drinks."

Tang Xinyi did not directly say that these were the things about the tea trees, but reminded Jiang Yanzhi indirectly.

After listening to his wife's words, Jiang Yanzhi picked a few leaves and put them in his mouth, tasting them carefully.

"You're right, but everyone in the family knows that tea trees don't grow in the north, right?"

Jiang Yanzhi was a little hesitant, not sure whether this was a real tea tree.

"Who said tea trees can't grow in the north? Why can't there be some cold-resistant varieties?"

Looking at the large area of ​​lush green trees, Jiang Yanzhi thought that if these were all tea trees, then his grandmother's village would be prosperous.

You have to know that tea is very expensive in the north. Even though his father is the team leader, he can only afford to drink tea foam.

"If you're not sure, let's pick some first. I'll stir-fry it and let everyone drink some water. Then we'll know if it's real!"

Tang Xinyi felt that it was actually very simple to verify whether this was tea.

To put it simply, tea is a kind of tree leaf, but it is a leaf that tastes better after being roasted.

As long as the tea leaves are fried at the right time, everyone will be able to tell the difference.

"Wife, how do you know how to fry tea leaves?"

Jiang Yanzhi was a little surprised to hear his wife say this.

Didn't his wife always hang around that guy surnamed Wang? I heard she wasn't serious about school.

Could it be that he mistakenly believed the slander of outsiders and misunderstood his wife?

Could it be that his wife is actually a hidden academic genius?

"Is it that difficult to make tea? I used to pick honeysuckle in the mountains and stir-fry it myself to make honeysuckle tea!"

"You don't think that I, your wife, only know how to cook, do you?"

After giving Jiang Yan a blank look, Tang Xinyi started picking tea leaves.

The tea leaves here grow rather randomly because no one takes care of them all year round.

In addition, this is not the tea picking season, so there are not many young tea leaves.

Tang Xinyi didn't mind either. Even the slightly older ones were better than the tea foam her father-in-law drank.

Seeing that his wife had already started, Jiang Yanzhi hurried forward to help.

When they went back, everyone carried a basket of pears with some pig grass and wild vegetables on top.

Tang Xinyi, however, was holding a large bag of tree leaves.

The Zheng siblings didn't know what Tang Xinyi was doing and thought she was picking the leaves to take home and feed the chickens.

Although everyone thought that chickens might not like to eat this kind of tree leaves, unfortunately no one was embarrassed to say it directly.

With such a wonderful misunderstanding, everyone returned home.

Jiang Yanzhi secretly pulled Zheng Xiulian aside and told her about their discovery of tea leaves on the mountain.

Then Zheng Xiulian asked her grandmother to find an excuse to send all the children out of the house.

Then he took Tang Xinyi to the kitchen to roast tea leaves.

Asking Jiang Yanzhi to help light the fire, Tang Xinyi started to fry tea.

The tea leaves have been cleaned and there are no rotten or insect-eaten leaves.

All the tea leaves are selected and fried.

Chapter 39

The First Sip of Tea in the North

When the temperature in the pot rose, Tang Xinyi poured the tea leaves into the pot.

When Jiang Yanzhi saw his wife reaching into the pot and starting to stir the tea leaves, he almost popped his eyes out.

"Wife, please let me do it. It won't be worth it if you burn your hands!"

Seeing his wife's tender little hands stirring the food in the wok, Jiang Yan's heart was in his throat.

"Don't worry, I know the severity and won't burn myself!"

Seeing her dear husband's anxious and distressed look, Tang Xinyi felt extremely happy in her heart.

Under Jiang Yanzhi's anxious and worried eyes, time passed by minute by minute.

It wasn't until Tang Xinyi's hands started to turn red that Jiang Yanzhi was about to persuade his wife to stop.

Then I heard Tang Xinyi say, "Okay, bring over the foil basket lined with newspaper!"

This time, not only Jiang Yanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but even Zheng Xiulian, who came to take a look from time to time, also breathed a sigh of relief.

This was their first time watching people roasting tea leaves, and they didn't expect it to be so dangerous.

His hands kept turning the tea leaves in the pot.

From time to time, rub the hot tea leaves in the palm of your hand.

If I replace it with one that is not heat-resistant, it will not be able to do this job at all.

But the fried tea leaves are really fragrant.

Now the whole kitchen is filled with the aroma of tea.

"Is that all right?"

Zheng Xiulian walked in and took a look. Each tea leaf was rolled into a strip.

It looks very similar to the high-end teas sold in supply and marketing cooperatives.

Although the tea smells nice, I don’t know if it will taste good when brewed.

"Let these tea leaves air out overnight, and you can brew them and drink them tomorrow!"

Roasting tea is a physically demanding job. After finishing it, Tang Xinyi was so tired that she went back to the house to rest.

The tea leaves were brought to my grandparents' room and placed on top of a tall cabinet.

Dinner was prepared by Zheng Xiulian and Zheng's eldest sister-in-law. Tang Xinyi was woken up by Jiang Yanzhi, ate a quick bite, and went back to sleep.

Day 2.

The Zheng family consists of three people: uncle and aunt, grandparents, and Zheng Xiulian.

They all gathered in the house of Zheng's grandparents.

Tang Xinyi brewed a cup of tea in front of everyone. The tea soup was light yellow in color. After being brewed with boiling water, the fragrance of the tea wafted out.

"This is really tea!"

Uncle Zheng looked at the tea in the cup, sniffed it under his nose, and finally took a sip.

"Although I've never had any good tea in my life, I have had a lot of tea leaves!"

"The tea made by Xinyi tastes much better than the tea leaves made by Momo!"

After all, they are native northerners, so it is normal that they don’t know anything about tea.

But Tang Xinyi felt a little sorry for the people here, who couldn't even drink a cup of good tea.

Not to mention how good it is, I can't even afford a bag of complete tea.

In the north, tea is really a scarce commodity.

"Now everyone should be sure that the trees on the mountain are tea trees, right?"

"Everyone knows what the tea market is like in our north!"

"If you want the tea to grow well, the tea trees must be taken care of, and this cannot be hidden from the villagers!"

"Or we can just leave it alone and pick a small amount every year. We can fry and sell it ourselves, which would be a considerable income!"

Jiang Yanzhi explained the pros and cons to his uncle. It would be better to let the villagers know about such a large area of ​​tea trees.

At that time, we can better protect these tea trees. It would be a pity if the villagers treated them as ordinary shrubs and cut them down and burned them.

Since knowing that those trees were tea trees, Jiang Yanzhi went to investigate in person and found that many of them had been cut down near the downhill area.

"I think I should tell the village chief!"

"Anyway, this tea mountain is close to our home, and currently no one in our village knows how to roast tea."

"Since we have a relationship with Xinyi, the job of tea frying will definitely fall to our family in the future!"

You have to know that in this era, if someone has some skills, they will not pass them on easily.

Tang Xinyi also said that she would teach the skill of tea frying to her aunt, so this job will really have to fall to her uncle's family then.

Finally, grandma and grandpa called their other sons to discuss the matter, and they all decided to report the matter to the village chief.

This is something that is beneficial to their village. If they keep it secret and someone finds out that his family has more tea than they can drink, it will be a disaster instead of a blessing.

soon.

The village chief was called to the room where the grandparents lived. After more than two hours of negotiation, the village chief left the Zheng family happily.

Then grandma and grandpa called Tang Xinyi to their house.

He took a silver bracelet from the box and gave it to her.

"Kid, thanks to your help this time!"

"But after all, you are not from our Qingliu Brigade, so any benefits will not fall on you."

"But we all know that if it weren't for you, the tea trees on the back hill would never have been discovered. In the end, they would have been chopped down and burned by the villagers like ordinary shrubs!"

"Now the village chief has promised that the job of tea frying will definitely fall to my Zheng family in the future, and we Zheng family members will be given priority in tea picking!"

"Regarding daily maintenance and management, I still have to count on you and Yanzhi to give me more advice!"

The grandparents felt that this matter had wronged the two children, even though they were their grandson and granddaughter-in-law.

But this is also her daughter's child, and she loves him very much.

But the village chief and team leader of Qingliu Brigade will not allow the benefits to fall into the hands of people from other villages.

I always feel guilty towards my granddaughter-in-law.

"Grandma, I can't have this silver bracelet!"

"I helped my family out of my own free will and never thought about asking for anything in return."

"If you and grandpa can live a few more years in good health, that would be the best reward for us!"

How could Tang Xinyi accept anything from the old man? The ring was fine, after all, it was a gift for their first meeting, so it was hard to refuse.

If I take this silver bracelet now, even if my aunt has no objection, will my cousin-in-law have one too?

After all, this is the most valuable thing in the Zheng family.

"Kid, why do you push good things away?"

"Just take it peacefully. Your aunt and the others won't say anything even if they find out!"

Grandma wanted to force the bracelet on Tang Xinyi, but Tang Xinyi was so scared that she put the bracelet back into the box and ran out of her grandparents' house.

"Hey, this kid is really something!"

"If it were Xiulian, she would have been eager to take all the good things and send them to her husband's family!"

"She's so good, she doesn't want it even though I gave it to her!"

After Tang Xinyi ran away, grandma couldn't help but talk about her to grandpa.

"Xinyi is a good child. Please look after the younger generations and take good care of your cousin and his wife!"

Mr. Zheng has lived a long life. Although he is a man of few words, he is very insightful.

After saying this, grandma immediately felt less uncomfortable.

Chapter 40

Village Chief Zheng is getting more and more aggressive, but the couple is united and refuses to give in.

"Yanzhi, Xinyi?"

"Why are you two still here? Village Chief Zheng is waiting for you at your uncle's house!"

They originally thought that the tea incident was over, but they didn't expect that Village Chief Zheng would come to them again.

"What does Village Chief Zheng want to talk to us about?"

Jiang Yanzhi dusted himself off and rushed to his aunt's house with Tang Xinyi.

"I heard it's about tea. We northerners don't know how to take care of tea trees. I just want to learn from you two!"

The person who was speaking was the third son of my second uncle. I heard that he had met a girl some time ago and was going to get them married next year.

"So that's why!"

Jiang Yanzhi had long thought that the village chief would look for them. After all, it was his wife who first discovered the tea tree, and the tea-making skills were also passed down from his wife.

It is understandable that Village Chief Zheng would find him and his wife when he had a problem.

When he arrived at his uncle's house, he found that things were exactly as he had imagined.

"Xiao Jiang, Xiao Tang!"

"After much thought, I've decided to ask you two for help. After all, you young people are quick-witted. Since you recognized that the trees on this mountain are tea trees, you must know something about them!"

"I won't let you help me in vain. The tea leaves on this mountain are about to become old. Before the busy farming season, I want to pick all the tea leaves that can be picked from the mountain!"

"As long as it can be used to make tea, we'll take it. You know how much we value tea in the north, we can't afford to waste even a little bit!"

"Another thing is, I don't know if there are other tea trees on this mountain. I'd like to ask you two for help to take a look!"

"As a reward, any wild fruits or other edible things you find on this mountain will be picked first!"

"Our village is a mountain that has always been rich in products. I usually don't care who gets the dates first, but people from other villages are not allowed to come to our village and pick a single date!"

Village Chief Zheng talked a lot, just wanting Jiang Yanzhi and Tang Xinyi to help him find tea trees on the mountain.

The rewards are all from no-cost businesses, and what they can find depends on their own abilities.

In short, the village did not lose anything and gained two laborers for free.

Tang Xinyi didn't say anything, but she felt that the old village chief was too stingy.

It seems like they are working for nothing, not getting a penny, and have to solve all the problems themselves!

"Village Chief Zheng, it's not that we don't want to help, but we're here to accompany my mother to visit my grandparents!"

"Now that my grandparents have finished watching, I'm planning to go back with my wife and mother tomorrow!"

"We're also very busy in our own village. Although we don't have tea trees like yours, it's still a bit too much for my father to handle everything in the village alone."

Jiang Yanzhi is not stupid enough to take his wife to work hard for the Qingliu Brigade in the open air.

Why?

Judging from the stingy attitude of Village Chief Zheng, it is obvious that he does not take the couple seriously.

Then why should they bother trying to please others?

Helping his own uncle's family is one thing, but he has no obligation to help the entire village.

"Oh, you kid."

"What's wrong with asking you to help? Can't you just finish it and go back?"

"This mountain isn't that big, you can finish it in two or three days!"

Village Chief Zheng was deeply dissatisfied with Jiang Yanzhi's attitude.

He is used to being so powerful in the village. Who would dare to talk to him like that?

"Village Chief Zheng, your Qingliu Brigade has so many young men. I don't believe you can't find a few to explore the mountains."

"It's fine if we two go find them. You go to our Qingshan Brigade and talk to my father first. Then we can get work points from the Qingshan Brigade and think of it as working for our own village!"

This old bitch is really shameless. She doesn't want to give you a penny and just wants you to work for free.

Is Jiang Yanzhi someone who needs those little things?

It was only to give face to my uncle's family that I agreed to go and take a look for them.

But who would hire someone to do a job without paying them? And he was using people from his own village.

Jiang Yanzhi hadn't even earned any work points before he got married. Just because you treated these people nicely for two days, you think he's easy to control, right?

"Hey, why bother going all the way to Qingshan Brigade? Can't you two just agree?"

"Besides, just think of it as helping your uncles. Isn't that what you, as a junior, should do?"

Village chief Zheng still hasn't recognized the situation and still wants to continue using the Zheng family to pressure others.

"I've never worked at home since I was a child. If my father knew that I came to my uncles' house and asked me to work hard in the mountains and fields for your Qingliu Brigade, I guess he would never let my wife and I come here again!"

"People from our own village don't have to pick on outsiders to bully them. Village Chief Zheng really cares about his own people!"

After saying this, Jiang Yanzhi took Tang Xinyi and wanted to go back to the house, no longer paying attention to this old stool.

In his opinion, not only is the person from Sandunzi's family mentally ill, but the village chief also has a problem with his brain.

"Look at him, what kind of attitude is this?"

"Do you still want to continue this tea-frying job?"

Well, since they couldn’t suppress Jiang Yanzhi, now they are suppressing his uncle’s family.

"By the way, since the village chief doesn't use my uncle's tea-making service, then I don't need to teach my tea-making skills to the people in your village!"

"I've never heard of forcing someone else's relatives to work. What's the matter? Can't you find any relatives of your own to work?"

"No wonder, they'll seek benefits for their village whenever they catch anyone they want. Even relatives wouldn't dare visit a house in such a village!"

Before entering the door, Tang Xinyi heard what Village Chief Zheng said and raised her eyebrows.

From the time at the lotus pond, she had realized that Village Chief Zheng was not a good person. He helped them catch a mentally ill person, but he didn't even say a word of thanks and kept calling them people from outside the village.

My uncle's family reported the matter of the tea leaves on the mountain to the village chief, but I never saw any practical response from Village Chief Zheng.

The reason why she taught the tea-frying job was because she only taught it to her aunt. Otherwise, Village Chief Zheng would never have given this good thing to her uncle's family.

"What are you talking about, little girl?"

"Can you just not teach me the art of tea-frying?"

Village chief Zheng was also a hot-tempered person, and he got angry when he heard what Tang Xinyi said.

"Uncle and aunt, what do you say?"

"After all, I'm a guest here, and I'm letting your village chief bully me like this?"

Tang Xinyi was really angry. Village Chief Zheng was so aggressive. All the elders of the Zheng family were there, but no one spoke up for them.

She can give up any benefits and also give up her own interests.

But this doesn't mean that she can be bullied, not in Qingshan Brigade, not even in Qingliu Brigade.

"Xinyi, I'm sorry for making you feel wronged!"

"Since Village Chief Zheng doesn't like you two, just go back and don't come to Qingliu Brigade anymore!"

"Grandpa is old and can't protect you."

"If you miss grandma and grandpa in the future, just send them a message. I'll ask your uncle and his men to take us over, and we'll reunite at your Qingshan Brigade!"

Chapter 41

Leaving Qingliu Brigade, the Show Ends

Seeing that his son was being restrained by the tyranny of Village Chief Zheng, no one dared to speak.

Grandpa Zheng, who is usually so honest that he can't say a word for a long time, suddenly spoke.

These words did not leave Village Chief Zheng any face at all.

That was a sign of looking down on his Zheng family. He spoke so aggressively and bullied his younger generation in front of him.

Anyway, he was already half buried in the earth. The children didn't dare to speak, but the old man was not afraid.

"Brother Zheng, what are you talking about? People who don't know would think I'm oppressing two children!"

"They're both so childish. I just said a few words. Why is there such a big deal about it?"

Village chief Zheng did not expect the Zheng family to have such an attitude. He thought that all the Zheng family members were as honest and simple as Boss Zheng.

Normally, no one would say a word when someone said something to him, but I didn't expect that Zheng Xiulian's son and daughter-in-law were so powerful.

"We've been at grandma and grandpa's house for two days now, it's time to go back!"

"I'll go back to the house and pack up, let's go now!"

Tang Xinyi has never been one to be bullied. They are all real relatives. She can suffer some losses, but she must never be bullied.

Not to mention that these are her in-laws' relatives, even if Jiang Yanzhi provoked her, he would still be beaten, scolded and thrown away.

"Xinyi, it's already noon. If you go back, won't it be evening?"

"Listen to my aunt. If you're leaving, leave early tomorrow morning. That way you can get home in the afternoon and we won't have to worry!"

My aunt also dislikes the attitude of the village chief, but they can't really do anything to Village Chief Zheng.

Otherwise, after Tang Xinyi and the others leave, the village chief will have plenty of ways to make things difficult for their family.

"Aunt, thank you for your hospitality these past two days, but it's time for us to go back!"

"Xinyi, go pack your things, we're leaving now!"

Jiang Yanzhi didn't want to let his wife suffer any injustice, but this was his grandparents' home, so he had to give face to the two old people no matter what.

So even when he encountered unfair treatment, he always endured it, just to avoid making things difficult for his uncle's family.

But if the people here think they can control the couple in this way, they are totally wrong.

Jiang Yanzhi could suffer injustice, but no one could let his wife suffer injustice.

With Jiang Yanzhi watching outside, Tang Xinyi went back into the house to pack up the two sets of clothes that she and her mother-in-law had brought.

He just stuffed it into his bag and carried it out of the room.

"Yanzhi, where did our mother go?"

They just went out to play for a while, and when they came back, they hadn't seen Zheng Xiulian for a long time.

"My sister-in-law went to play with her little sister in the village. I asked Qiu Shui to go and call her!"

Seeing that she couldn't stop me, my aunt stopped saying anything.

It’s better for them to go back earlier. Now that they’ve left this time, it will be difficult for Village Chief Zheng to invite them back!

My uncle was squatting at the foot of the wall, smoking his pipe, puffing one after another. His brows were furrowed with worry, but he didn't say a word.

"Are you really leaving?"

Village chief Zheng was getting a little restless. He originally thought that the two kids were just joking, but he didn't expect that the man was really going to leave.

Didn't I just want to make a request to him? Why did he leave before I even made the request?

He just wanted to calm the two children down, and he was sure that the Zheng family would not let the children leave at this time.

Who would have thought that the people of the Zheng family...

Seeing that the two were about to leave, no one tried to stop them.

Wouldn't his plan be in vain then?

"Village Chief Zheng, we never joke around."

"Please be busy first, we are leaving!"

Jiang Yanzhi saw Zheng Xiulian coming back from afar, and immediately pushed his own car and took the lead out of the yard.

When passing by Zheng Xiulian, the mother and son exchanged a few words, and then the three of them rode away on their bikes.

When Grandma Zheng saw that everyone had left, she felt very sad.

His spirit seemed to have dropped a bit, and he was helped into the house by his aunt.

Grandpa Zheng tapped the pipe in his hand. "Hey, Village Chief, my old bones are useless. I won't stay here with you anymore. I need to go lie down inside!"

The old man followed his wife into the house tremblingly, and he never came out again.

Uncle Zheng had finished smoking his pipe, so he carefully placed his own pipe outside the windowsill, then picked up his hoe and went out.

Uncle Zheng didn't say a word from beginning to end.

When the children saw that the adults had dispersed, they also dispersed.

Although they didn't understand what the adults were saying, they could tell that everyone was unhappy.

"Village Chief, do you have anything else to say?"

"If you have nothing else to do, I have to go to work. I still have two acres of private land behind the house that need to be sorted out. I won't chat with you for now!"

As she spoke, my aunt also carried a hoe and a sickle and went to the back of the house.

In just a moment, the entire courtyard of the Zheng family's main house became empty.

Only Village Chief Zheng was left, watching all this in amazement.

How come everyone disappeared?

Doesn’t he just want to save some money for the village?

Even if you don't want to help, you don't have to leave, right?

"Hey, what's going on?"

Village chief Zheng felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have been so strong.

The problem could have been solved by giving some benefits or saying some soft words, but he just made things worse.

This matter still needs to be discussed with the captain. He has lost face in Old Zheng's family. Let the captain take action next time!

"well!"

Village chief Zheng walked away, sighing every three steps.

"Did they leave?"

Zheng's grandparents had been watching from under the window. After seeing everyone leave, they sat back on the kang.

"Let's go, this is how we'll deal with this old bastard!"

"Just as our grandson expected, this stingy guy really wants to keep people on his side for free."

Grandpa stroked his pipe and thought to himself that his grandson's idea was right.

If this old guy doesn't find a way to deal with him, he will definitely come to his house to cause trouble in the future.

"What do you think of my performance today? Was the part before entering the house flawless?"

Thinking of the lonely and desolate figure near the door, grandpa couldn't help but nodded vigorously.

"Your acting is absolutely amazing, even better than those art soldiers on stage!"

“Very vivid and insightful!”

Grandpa gave his wife a thumbs up, saying that everyone in the family performed well today.

The eldest brother played the role in his true self, and the wife also acted vividly.

Zheng Qiu Shui, who was the most distracting character, was sent away early by him, and the acting of his eldest daughter-in-law was a bit stiff and not smooth enough.

The best thing are the two children. My grandson played the role of a young and energetic boy very vividly.

The granddaughter-in-law’s acting was not bad either. She was worthy of being the one who dared to beat up the people from Sandunzi’s family the first time they met.

My acting was not bad, but I feel a little sorry for my grandson's family.

I had originally planned to stay at my parents' house for a few more days, but because of this incident I had to go back early.

I guess the next time we meet will be next year.

Chapter 42

Going into the mountains, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pick mushrooms!

When she returned home, it was already night. Tang Xinyi found that the kang in her room had been built!

Although the village chief Jiang Xian lit a fire for them, it was still not very hot and people could not live there for the time being.

Jiang Xian was puzzled as to why the mother and her two daughters came back so late.

Later, after listening to the story from my daughter-in-law and son, I learned that the Qingliu Brigade had actually discovered tea.

"We thought, since there are tea trees in Qingliu Brigade, there might be some on the mountain behind us, so we came back early and planned to go to the mountain for a walk!"

"Village Chief Zheng wants to use us as free laborers. He's so lucky!"

My family doesn't even want to let my wife work, so why should I let Qingliu Brigade order her around?

Jiang Yanzhi sat at the table in a nonchalant manner. If he hadn't accompanied his wife and mother to visit his grandparents, he wouldn't have had the time to wander around in the mountains!

But it didn’t exist before, but it exists now.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yanzhi took Tang Xinyi into the mountains.

My mother-in-law Zheng Xiulian also went along, not to look for tea trees, but to pick some mushrooms.

Tang Xinyi mainly came to pick some wild chrysanthemums and wild fruits to make scented tea.

"Son, why don't we rest here for a while?"

"I see a lot of mushrooms over there!"

Zheng Xiulian looked at her son who was walking further and further away, grabbed her daughter-in-law and sat her down on a big rock nearby.

There were only a few mushrooms along the way, and she collected them all, but there were an especially large number of mushrooms in this forest.

It would be a pity to miss this.

"Mom, please teach me how to identify mushrooms. There are so many mushrooms, I want to pick them too!"

We saw quite a few mushrooms along the way. Some were gray, some were black, and some were colorful and beautiful.

The only mushroom Tang Xinyi knows is the chicken mushroom, because it is the easiest to recognize.

She doesn't know much about other mushrooms, and she happens to be with her mother-in-law today, so she can learn from her mother-in-law.

"Okay, come here, I'll teach you now!"

"Look, this is called a small yellow mushroom. It's delicious when pickled!"

"This one is a hazel mushroom, the one in the tree hole is an oyster mushroom, this one is a porcini mushroom, this big bunch of white ones are Tremella fuciformis, this one is a road mushroom, this yellow one is a chanterelle, and this one is a Coprinus comatus..."

Zheng Xiulian took her daughter-in-law to pick mushrooms. Whenever she came across a fresh variety, she would give it to Tang Xinyi to identify.

Tang Xinyi also studied very seriously and was able to memorize several kinds of mushrooms very quickly.

She now seemed to have forgotten the purpose of her trip and immersed herself wholeheartedly in the joy of picking mushrooms.

Before they knew it, the baskets they brought were all full, and Zheng Xiulian poured all the mushrooms in the baskets into her backpack.

Then he took Tang Xinyi and continued walking into the woods.

Jiang Yanzhi had already disappeared, and no one knew where this man had gone.

"Mom, wait for me!"

Just as the two of them were walking quickly forward, Tang Xinyi caught a glimpse of green from the corner of her eyes.

It looked so different among the many green plants that Tang Xinyi noticed it at a glance.

"Why are you picking Gynostemma pentaphyllum?"

Zheng Xiulian saw her daughter-in-law's actions. Although she knew that this was a kind of herb, she had nowhere to sell it even if she picked it.

They only pick a little when they need it at home, but isn't this indigo used to treat insomnia? My family has always had good sleep, so why would my daughter-in-law pick this?

"Mom, you also recognize this as Gynostemma pentaphyllum?"

"Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a good thing. It can be made into tea and it's good for people!"

The whole plant of Gynostemma pentaphyllum can be used as medicine.

It is rich in saponin polysaccharides, sterols, vitamins and trace elements.

Experienced people will collect the tender shoots of Gynostemma pentaphyllum and make tea to drink.

It can soften blood vessels, improve blood circulation, lower cholesterol, calm the nerves and help sleep, enhance immunity, fight viruses, and promote metabolism.

Therefore, it is also loved by many knowledgeable tea lovers!

"Okay, then you pick them. I'll go see if there are any mushrooms around here!"

It’s a rare opportunity to go into the mountains, so Zheng Xiulian still wants to pick more mushrooms.

Even if you can’t finish eating them right away, you can dry them into dried mushrooms and use them to nourish your family during the busy farming season.

Because of Jiang Yanzhi's leadership, they went deeper into the mountains this time. If it were any other time, Zheng Xiulian would never dare to go so far.

"Wife, where are you?"

Jiang Yanzhi didn't know how he ran so fast. The sound came from far away, but Tang Xinyi knew that even though the sound seemed close, the people were actually very far away.

"Hubby, we're here."

Tang Xinyi put her hands in front of her to make a trumpet shape and shouted loudly in the direction where the sound came from.

"Stay there and don't move. I'll come find you!"

When Jiang Yanzhi heard his wife's response, he happily put down his hand and slid down from the tree.

"Okay!"

After replying again, Tang Xinyi concentrated on picking her own Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

"Xinyi, there are so many mushrooms here. I'll send some to your parents so they can try some too!"

In a short while, Zheng Xiulian had picked up all the mushrooms around, poured them into the backpack, and then helped Tang Xinyi pick Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

"Okay, let Yanzhi send it off when we get home!"

"Mom, aren't there any large wild animals in the mountains behind us? We've been here for so long, and we haven't heard any sounds of wild animals, not even a pheasant!"

The novels I read before described the old forests in Northeast China as extremely terrifying, with tigers, brown bears, and wolf packs everywhere.

But today, when I followed my mother-in-law and husband into the mountains, I didn’t see any tigers, let alone the rumored ones, or even any pheasants or rabbits.

This made her feel quite disappointed.

"Who said there aren't any? But those ferocious beasts you mentioned usually live in the deeper woods. Even though we've been walking for so long, we're actually not far from the village!"

"Generally speaking, large beasts don't roam around in these areas. After all, there are many traps set by hunters here, and they won't come here after suffering a few setbacks!"

It would have been fine if she hadn't said this, but once she did, Zheng Xiulian felt a little scared.

They were worried that if a wild boar or wolf ran out, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took a sickle, but they probably wouldn't be a match.

"Mother, daughter-in-law!"

Just when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were on guard, they suddenly heard a clear male voice coming from not far away.

"Son, we are here!"

"Husband, this way!"

When they saw Jiang Yanzhi coming back, the uneasiness that had just risen in the two women immediately disappeared.

Although Jiang Yanzhi seems a little unreliable on a daily basis, he is very strong and fierce in fighting.

This is why he is not very willing to work, but he is definitely as good at work as the men in the village.

"Look, I caught two rabbits. We can have rabbit meat for lunch today!"

Ever since he had eaten rabbit at his grandparents' house last time, Jiang Yanzhi had been thinking about it all the time.

Because there were so many people at grandma's house, he and his wife only got two pieces each.

To be honest, the flavor disappeared as soon as he tasted it, which really made him feel unsatisfied.

Chapter 43

Koi Possessed, Ginseng Found

Only after the backpacks and baskets were all full did the three of them prepare to go back.

This time, Jiang Yanzhi originally came to the mountain to look for tea trees. Unfortunately, he didn't find any tea trees, but he did catch several rabbits and pheasants.

This is also an unexpected gain!

“Ouch!”

Just as the three of them were walking back in tacit understanding, Tang Xinyi suddenly felt herself tripped by something and fell into a thick pile of leaves.

"What's wrong?"

Zheng Xiulian was walking in front. When she heard her daughter-in-law's cry of pain, she quickly turned around to ask what happened.

"Wife, let me help you up. Go slowly and see where you are hurt."

Jiang Yanzhi's first reaction was regret. Why did he bring his wife to the mountains to suffer?

If he hurt his wife, he would never forgive himself.

"It's okay, I just tripped a little bit, but there were so many fallen leaves on the ground that I wasn't hurt!"

With Jiang Yanzhi's help, Tang Xinyi stood up, patted the weeds off her body, and then went to pick up the basket on the ground.

When picking up the basket, I accidentally pulled a plant with red fruits.

I took the fruit in my hand and looked at it. It was small and red. Why did it feel so much like a plant described in old novels?

"Hubby, help me get it!"

Handing the basket to Jiang Yanzhi next to her, she groped her way down along the plant until she found its roots.

I broke off a small branch from the side, loosened the soil next to the roots, and then I saw the plant rhizome that looked like a radish.

"Huh?"

“Isn’t this ginseng?”

Zheng Xiulian had seen ginseng before. Someone in the village had picked it before and often showed it off in the village.

When she followed Chunfen and Chunxing to watch the fun, she also saw that plant, which looked exactly the same as the one in her daughter-in-law's hand.

"Ginseng?"

"Mom, are you sure this is ginseng?"

When Jiang Yanzhi heard that this was ginseng, he couldn't sit still anymore. He put the backpack behind him on the ground and took over his wife's action.

Carefully dug out the plant along with its roots, stems and tendrils.

It couldn't be seen when it was in the soil, but now when I take it out, isn't it ginseng?

Although Jiang Yanzhi had never seen ginseng before processing, the taste of this ginseng was definitely undeniable.

"Mu!"

"Wife, you are truly the lucky star of our Jiang family!"

In excitement, Jiang Yanzhi put his arm around Tang Xinyi's shoulders and kissed her on the forehead.

"Ginseng seems to be a gregarious plant. Why don't we look around nearby? Maybe there are still some?"

Tang Xinyi knew that whenever one ginseng appeared, there must be others nearby.

She was somewhat reluctant to go back, as if she could find another one, she would make a fortune.

Don’t think that trading is not allowed now, but precious medicinal materials like ginseng can be sold at any time.

"Yes, yes, Xinyi is right. Son, let's split up and look for it!"

"Where the grass is deep, remember to whack it with a stick first to avoid snakes!"

Zheng Xiulian's heart became excited when she saw that her family had actually dug up such a treasure.

Although this was dug by my daughter-in-law, a ginseng this big is a life-saving medicine.

Having one like this at home can make her feel more at ease.

"here!"

Luck seemed to be on Tang Xinyi's side. Zheng Xiulian and Jiang Yanzhi searched in other directions for a long time but couldn't find any trace of ginseng.

But Tang Xinyi had just taken two steps forward when she discovered another ginseng hidden among the leaves.

The fruit on this ginseng is gone, and no one knows what animal ate it.

However, Tang Xinyi had sharp eyes and spotted this special plant at a glance.

Following the leaves to the root, I immediately discovered that it was a ginseng.

Moreover, this ginseng is even thicker than the previous one.

"Xinyi, it seems my son is right. You are the lucky charm of our Jiang family!"

Zheng Xiulian happily watched her son digging ginseng, and did not forget to praise her daughter-in-law.

"Hehe, I'm just luckier!"

"You two can find it if you look over here!"

Someone had dug up the ginseng, so Tang Xinyi continued to search forward, but unfortunately she didn't find any this time.

He went back and searched the place where Zheng Xiulian and Jiang Yanzhi had just searched.

"Alas, it seems that this ginseng also depends on the person!"

Looking at the ginseng leaves that were trampled down at her feet, Tang Xinyi wanted to complain about the look in her loving husband's eyes.

"No, I've looked everywhere around here."

"Let's go, wife. You've been a great contributor to our family today. You don't need to carry this basket!"

Although there wasn't much in his wife's basket, Jiang Yanzhi was still considerate enough to hold it for her.

"husband!"

Just as he was about to pick up the backpack, he heard his wife calling him.

"Wife, you are the hero of our family. I will take the basket. You just need to follow me and take care of yourself!"

Jiang Yanzhi thought that Tang Xinyi called him because she felt sorry for him, and he didn't notice the playful look in Tang Xinyi's eyes at all.

"Why don't you come over and take a look before deciding whether to leave or not?"

Tang Xinyi lifted the hair in front of her face. Although her dear husband was a little blind, he was still her man after all.

When it comes to loving yourself, there is really nothing to say.

Just for this, she forgave the other person for stepping on her ginseng.

"ah?"

"Wife, have you found something good again?"

He had just checked this place and found nothing, so why was his wife just standing there motionless?

Knowing that something must be wrong, Jiang Yanzhi hurried over to take a look.

Then I saw a big footprint, with a little bit of ginseng exposed underneath.

"daughter in law!"

"Do you believe me if I say I really didn't see it?"

He scratched his head speechlessly. Is he blind?

Can you step on such a big ginseng?

"I believe it, otherwise who would be willing to pick such a precious herb?"

Although this ginseng is much smaller than the other two, it has already been stepped on by Jiang Yanzhi, so he has to pick it up.

After Jiang Yanzhi carefully dug out the ginseng, Tang Xinyi took the lead and walked forward without him saying anything.

The ginseng was placed in Zheng Xiulian's basket. The old woman treasured the ginseng in the basket very much and would take a look inside every few steps she took.

I was worried that I would lose the ginseng because of my carelessness.

When going down the mountain.

Zheng Xiulian also picked a handful of wild vegetables and covered the basket with them.

They didn't chat with the women in the village along the way, and the three of them hurried back home.

The village chief had returned at some point and was now sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air.

"Were you three chased by a dog? Why are you running so fast?"

These words were mainly directed at Zheng Xiulian. Who made her walk the fastest and rush in front?

"You damn old man, quickly open the main room and let's go in and talk!"

Zheng Xiulian looked around and found that no one was paying attention to her house, so she asked Jiang Yanzhi to close the door, and the family hurried into the main room.

Chapter 44

Ginseng arrives home, Jiang Xi'an asks his son to pay attention to work indicators

"Oh my god, how can you three be so capable?"

"I went into the mountains and got a lot of mushrooms and rabbits. I also brought back three large ginseng roots!"

At first he thought these three people were weird, but when he saw what was in the basket clearly, he no longer thought there was anything wrong with the behavior of his wife and the others.

"My wife is so lucky! I've walked back and forth to that place several times and haven't found any ginseng!"

"My wife was tripped by this big ginseng. It wanted to follow my wife!"

People here have a saying that ginseng is spiritual.

If you don't have fate with someone, you won't be able to discover its existence even if you pass by it 800 times.

And those who are destined to see it can see it at a glance!

"Later, didn't you step on the last ginseng? If Xinyi hadn't been so sharp-eyed, we would have missed this last one!"

Zheng Xiulian was in a very good mood. She had gone to the woods to pick mushrooms before.

But most of the time I went with my sisters. Not only did we pick very few mushrooms, but where had we even seen ginseng?

Today, I went into the mountains with my daughter-in-law. Not only did I pick up a large basket of mushrooms, I also got three pieces of ginseng.

My son is right, my daughter-in-law is blessed.

"We'll keep one of these three large ginseng roots as a backup, and you can exchange the remaining two for banknotes."

The busy farming season is about to begin, and I might not be able to take care of her when I'm busy. You should find a way to find a job for Xinyi.

Since the old man said so, Jiang Yanzhi was also thinking in his heart, what kind of job should he find for his wife?

Originally, he didn't plan to let his wife go out to work, as he could afford to support her.

I still need to discuss this matter with my wife and see if she is willing to go out and find a class to attend.

If that doesn't work, he can get a job in the supply and marketing cooperative and work with his sister, then he can feel at ease.

"Leave this to me, but don't rush the work. It will only work when there's a shortage of people!"

It's not that there are no job opportunities in the city, but he doesn't plan to let his wife do those physically demanding jobs.

My wife is so outstanding, she should either work in an office or sell goods.

If it's hard work, it's better to let him stay at home.

Anyway, he never thought of letting his wife go to the fields.

After talking about ginseng, Zheng Xiulian asked her son to send a basket of mushrooms to her father-in-law's house.

Then she worked with Tang Xinyi to deal with the remaining mushrooms.

One rabbit was also sent to Old Tang's house, and now they have two left.

Jiang Xian has already started processing the rabbits and will pickle them to eat during the busy farming season.

There were two pheasants, all of which were left at home.

Keep one mushroom for stewing, and pickle the rest with salt, and save them for nourishing the body during the busy farming season.

Jiang Yanzhi went to deliver something and came back soon.

When she came back, the basket was not empty. It contained a lot of Tang Xinyi's favorite dishes.

Cucumber, loofah, and a watermelon.

There are also some chicken feather vegetables. This side dish is delicious when you beat an egg and use it to stew soup.

"Let's just have a quick bite at noon, and then you can go pick up our sister on your bike this afternoon!"

With the dishes given by the Tang family, Tang Xinyi did not plan to cook meat for lunch.

Jiang Yanli didn't know that they had returned, so she had to ask her husband to pick up her sister-in-law.

"Dad, huh!"

"Let's have mixed grain noodles for lunch, is that okay with you?"

Although you can also cook meat at noon and leave a bowl for your sister-in-law in the evening.

But Tang Xinyi didn't want to do that. The Jiang family had few people, so it would be best to wait until everyone was together to enjoy the delicious food.

It just so happened that Jiang Yanli liked the pumpkin buns she steamed, so she could steam more in the afternoon if she had time.

Then she had to prepare the things she picked from the mountain.

In modern times, her favorite drink is scented tea. Before, only her father-in-law liked to drink tea leaves, so there was no choice!

Today she picked a lot of small yellow chrysanthemums and made them into chrysanthemum tea.

The Gynostemma pentaphyllum she picked also had to be made into tea as soon as possible.

After lunch in the afternoon, Jiang Yanzhi left with two ginseng roots, one large and one small.

Tang Xinyi was fiddling with her tea at home, and Zheng Xiulian was helping her.

Jiang Xian went down to the field as usual and stared at the villagers who were still working.

Although this family is small, everyone is busy.

It was not until the evening when Jiang Yanzhi brought Jiang Yanli back that the family reunited in the house.

"Sister-in-law, you've been gone for several days. I missed you so much!"

As soon as Jiang Yanli came back, she hugged Tang Xinyi's arm and refused to let go. God knows she hadn't eaten the food cooked by her sister-in-law for several days.

She has been making her own food these days. Although I wouldn't say it's bad, it's definitely not delicious.

Now that she knew her brother, sister-in-law and mother had returned, Jiang Yanli felt that her hard days were finally over.

"Are you thinking about me or my craft?"

Tang Xinyi took out the steamed buns one by one, then lifted the lid of the pot and saw the soft and tender chicken and mushrooms stewed underneath.

"Wow, sister-in-law, you are so nice. You have meat to eat right after you come back!"

Jiang Yanli grabbed the spatula and started to put the chicken into the enamel basin.

"Can't you pay attention to your image?"

"You're such a grown-up girl, and you can't even walk when you see food!"

When Zheng Xiulian saw this scene, she glanced at her daughter with some disgust.

"If you're not active in eating meat, there's something wrong with your brain!"

"If you're still acting stupid after seeing the meat, you're probably going to be anxious!"

Jiang Yanli curled her lips, not taking her mother's words to heart at all.

Tang Xinyi was eager to have someone help her with the work. She took a bowl, opened another pot, scooped the porridge into the bowl, and then brought it to the table.

"Mom, did you go to the mountains to pick mushrooms today?"

"It's been a long time since I've eaten fresh mushrooms. I miss the aroma so much!"

Jiang Yanli first picked up a chicken leg and put it into her mother's bowl, then picked up another chicken leg and put it into Tang Xinyi's bowl.

Then he picked up the small chicken leg under the wing and put it into his father Jiang Xian's bowl, and also picked one for his eldest brother.

Finally, she picked up a big chicken wing and put it in the bowl. This was not enough, so she picked up a handful of mushrooms with chopsticks and stuffed them into her mouth while holding the bowl.

“Hu~ha~Hu~ha~”

The mushroom was so hot that she gasped, but she was reluctant to spit it out.

"You've grown up, but you still don't have the right manners when eating."

"If I go to my mother-in-law's house in the future, I will be despised to death!"

Zheng Xiulian glanced at her daughter with a headache, then looked at her daughter-in-law who was sitting quietly eating next to her.

She never dreamed that her son could find such a good daughter-in-law.

I was originally worried that Tang Xinyi would still have an affair with that boy named Wang and that it would be hard to break off completely.

But ever since my daughter-in-law married into my family, I have never seen her in contact with that boy named Wang.

He is also considerate to his son, filial to the elderly couple, and tolerant towards his sister-in-law.

How could his son have such a good daughter-in-law?

Chapter 45

The Qingliu Brigade arrives and the talks break down

Early the next morning, those who had to go to work went to work, and those who had to go to the fields went to the fields.

Jiang Yanzhi left with his bag early in the morning. Tang Xinyi was still asleep at that time. She seemed to hear someone calling her husband in the yard.

Now only Tang Xinyi and Zheng Xiulian are left at home. The tea leaves have been roasted. Unexpectedly, the scented tea she made was welcomed by the whole family.

I originally thought that this kind of tea with floral fragrance might only be liked by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law besides myself.

But I didn’t expect that Jiang Xian and Jiang Yanzhi also like to drink it!

"Mom, I see there are a lot of roses on the hill behind us. How about we pick some and make some rose tea?"

"If you drink scented tea regularly, your sweat will emit the fragrance of flowers. It's much better than the ointments people in the city use!"

After finishing the housework, Tang Xinyi began to persuade her mother-in-law to go pick flowers with her.

"Okay, there are a lot of roses in the back mountain. Let's go with a backpack and pick more when we come back!"

"When it's ready, send some to your in-laws. They're used to drinking the scented tea you made. Now that you've married into our Jiang family, I guess they'll want some of this too!"

Zheng Xiulian felt that her son was very lucky to marry Tang Xinyi. This was a hidden treasure, and the more you dig, the more surprises you will feel.

"Well, take another basket and let's go to the river and pick up some pebbles on the way back!"

"Making scented tea is different from frying tea. You need to use pebbles to dry the moisture from the petals!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted and laughed as they each took a basket. Zheng Xiulian also carried a backpack. They closed the door and left home.

When the two of them came back with the backpack and the basket, the sun had already reached the center.

Time flies so fast, half a day has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the afternoon, Tang Xinyi taught her mother-in-law how to make scented tea.

I found a clay pot with a hole in it and filled it with clean pebbles.

The bottom of the pottery jar is always burned with a low fire to ensure that the fire is of appropriate size.

Wait until the pebbles are heated to a certain degree.

Then spread the roses one by one, observe the condition of the flowers, and turn them over from time to time to ensure even heating.

This process is really a pleasure, and the fragrance that wafts out is indescribable.

When it is almost done, take out the petals and continue drying them in the sun.

After these processes, the dried rose flowers are sealed and preserved.

The rose tea is ready.

"It smells so good, Xinyi, we make a lot of scented tea at home. Can I share some with you, Aunt Chunfen and Aunt Chunxing?"

Chunfeng and Chunxing are Zheng Xiulian's best sisters in Qingshan Brigade.

Although the three of them rarely appear together in public, their relationship behind the scenes is the closest in the entire Qingshan Brigade.

They also agreed that if any of their families were bullied by outsiders, they would stand by and support their sisters as bystanders.

Only when the door is closed can the sisters chat happily together.

Outside, Chunfeng and Chunxing are closer, and no one knows about their relationship with the captain's wife.

This is also the insurance that Zheng Xiulian left for her family. Just like the last time she dealt with the Cai family, if it weren't for the intervention of the two sisters Chunfen and Chunxing, that matter would not have been so easy to resolve.

"Sure, if they like to drink, you can give them more!"

"We can't drink so much anyway!"

Tang Xinyi knew her mother-in-law well and knew she would never do business at a loss.

Her grandmother often told her that her mother-in-law was the most stingy, always taking advantage of others and keeping all the good things for herself at home.

She believed that her mother-in-law knew what was going on, so when she was packing the jars, she packed two packets separately for her mother-in-law and put them aside.

My sister-in-law's portion was placed in a clean canning jar, and my mother-in-law's portion was also placed in a canning jar.

The food in Tang Xinyi's room was placed in a small jar, and she would pack it out when new cans came out.

Just as the scented tea was packed, Jiang Xian walked in with an old man in his 50s.

When Tang Xinyi saw this person for the first time, she felt that he looked familiar.

It was not until I heard the conversation between my father-in-law and the other party that I realized that this guy was the captain of the Qingliu Brigade.

I just took a quick glance at it last time and didn't take it to heart.

Now that the other party has come to my house, it probably won’t be good news.

Tang Xinyi poured a cup of scented tea for the two of them, then packed up and returned to her room.

While Tang Xinyi was pouring tea, the captain of the Qingliu Brigade kept watching her movements.

It wasn't until she took out flower petals instead of tea leaves that he looked away.

This kind of anti-theft look made Tang Xinyi feel very unhappy!

It's just that some tea trees were found in their village, but they look at everyone like thieves. It's really speechless.

Even if they brought tea back from grandma's house, they couldn't brew it in front of him.

I don’t know what this person is thinking. I hope he won’t be like Village Chief Zheng, who looks like he’s mentally ill the moment he opens his mouth.

Tang Xinyi was not in the yard listening to the conversation between the two, but Zheng Xiulian was sitting in the yard with her sewing basket, knitting slippers.

Just wanted to hear what this guy is doing at her house, to make sure he doesn't set his sights on her daughter-in-law.

But sometimes the more you fear something, the more likely it will come!

The captain of the Qingliu Brigade really came for Tang Xinyi.

"Village Chief Jiang, it's not good for you to just sit there with our mountain of tea leaves and not be able to make tea, right?"

"Isn't this just a matter of asking for help? What's wrong with asking your daughter-in-law to help us for two days?"

"At worst, we can find a few strong men from the village to take over her job."

Although the captain of the Qingliu Brigade is not as irritating as Village Chief Zheng, he is not a good person either.

It is said that a strong laborer is exchanged for a female comrade, but one is physical work and the other is manual work. Can they be confused?

This guy talked for a long time but didn't mention any benefits.

It's not even the busy farming season yet, who in the village is short of manpower?

That meant that he wanted to bring Tang Xinyi back to their village to work and earn some work points, and then let the people in their village go to Qingshan Brigade to earn more work points.

How can this be possible in the world?

"You guys in the Qingliu Brigade are really making a lot of noise. Since tea leaves were discovered in your village, why didn't you report it?"

"I believe that after you submit your application, professionals will naturally come to guide you on how to make and maintain tea!"

"My daughter-in-law was born and raised in Qingshan Brigade. She loves to make some scented tea. Her skills are fine for making ordinary scented tea, but she definitely can't make stir-fried tea!"

"Instead of coming to our Qingshan Brigade to ask for people, why not ask the town to send technicians to your village as soon as possible!"

Jiang Xian knew that Tang Xinyi had passed on the tea-frying skills to Fan Meijuan.

The people from the Qingliu Brigade ignored their own villagers and instead came to their village to ask for free work. Jiang Xian even wondered if they were mentally ill.

Chapter 46

Finding a Job

The captain of the Qingliu Brigade didn't expect that even though he came in person, the captain of the Qingshan Brigade still refused to let him go.

As expected, what Village Chief Zheng said was right. The people of Qingshan Brigade are arrogant.

He didn't even think about the fact that his abacus beads were crashing into other people's faces, so he thought he was smart and everyone else was stupid?

We are all village cadres, so naturally our brains cannot be worse than his.

If this person came to beg in a nice tone, Jiang Xian would have let him go.

He heard from his son this morning that his daughter-in-law had written down all the knowledge about tea frying and tea tree care in a notebook and handed it to his son.

Originally, he thought that if the other party's attitude was good, he would let his son run this errand.

But after seeing this, not only did his son and daughter-in-law dislike these two village cadres, even he, as the village chief, could not stand their style of doing things.

The team leader of Qingliu Village failed to invite anyone and finally had to leave in disgrace.

There was no other way but to go to Old Zheng's house again and ask Old Zheng's wife to come out and fry tea.

You know, the work points for making tea are not low. He originally wanted Fan Meijuan to teach this skill to his wife.

But the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zheng family actually said directly that she didn't know how to do it, and asked them to come to Tang Xinyi if they wanted to learn.

The captain didn't believe it at first, but there was nothing he could do since the other party insisted on not believing it.

Village Chief Zheng had already offended someone, so this time he had to do it alone.

But he didn't expect that even after he personally took action, the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family left without saying a word.

Village chief Jiang is also a piece of shit. He is a village cadre and he doesn’t even give him any face.

After everyone left the room in a hurry, Tang Xinyi opened the door of her room and walked out.

"Why is this person so shameless?"

"He doesn't even have the attitude to ask for help. He's so bossy, like he thinks this is their Qingliu Brigade."

If my father-in-law wasn't so kind, anyone else would have hit him with their big shoes.

"The Qingliu Brigade's performance is always the worst. As far as I can remember, their village isn't even included in the annual selection of advanced collectives!"

"Logically speaking, the number of villagers in Qingliu Brigade is no less than our Qingshan Brigade, and they have enough labor to work. They shouldn't always be at the bottom!"

"I've never had much contact with the two village officials from Qingliu Brigade before, but today I realize it's no wonder their brigade's productivity is lagging behind!"

"They discovered the tea trees, but instead of reporting it immediately, they're engaging in scheming. I wonder what these two are up to?"

The Qingliu Brigade discovered such a big thing as the tea trees. From the moment the Zheng family decided to report the matter to the village, the matter could no longer be concealed.

They did not take this opportunity to report to the commune and fight for the interests of the villagers in their village.

Instead, they are doing these meaningless things.

They don't think that as long as they don't report it, the tea made from the picked tea leaves will be theirs, right?

If this is true, these two confused village cadres are probably in trouble.

At that time, as the first uncle's family to discover tea and report it, they might have the opportunity to take over the position of village cadre.

Without further ado, as long as he gets one, life will be much better for his wife's family.

"I'd say these people are mentally ill. They didn't even notice there was such a mentally ill person in the village. These two village officials are not good people either!"

Every time Zheng Xiulian thought about the loss suffered by her daughter-in-law, she felt a little upset.

It was obviously her daughter-in-law who first discovered tea and also the first one to roast it.

However, the two village officials of Qingliu Brigade not only did not express any opinion, but were unwilling to even say a good word.

Even now, she still treats her son and daughter-in-law with a condescending attitude, as if it is such an honor to work for them.

What a terrible bad habit he learned from, and I don’t know who spoiled him.

Zheng Xiulian cursed in her heart.

"Okay, we have no right to interfere in the affairs of his Qingliu Brigade, but not everyone can run wild in my Qingshan Brigade!"

"Xinyi, don't be afraid. Dad is here for you. He won't let the people from the Qingliu Brigade bully you!"

Jiang Xi'an comforted his daughter-in-law for a few words, then went out again.

As the head of a village, he has a lot of things to do every day, but not every village has a head of the village.

Only large villages like their Qingshan Brigade have a village chief.

In addition to the village chief, Qingshan Village also has a team leader, a second team leader, and a third team leader.

They manage different areas respectively, which are divided according to the number of teams in the village.

The place where the Jiang family is located is where Qingshan Village is officially located.

Let’s talk about Jiang Yanzhi.

After two days of running around, he finally sold two ginseng roots.

One of these two ginseng roots is larger and has a long history, so the price is also very high.

It was sold to a big shot through connections in the black market.

In addition to money, the other party also offered a job.

Although he was not in the same place as his sister, he was also in the supply and marketing cooperative.

I heard that it is a place that sells three major items. We will have to wait and see which sales area his wife will be assigned to.

Jiang Yanzhi had a letter of introduction with him. If he hadn't wanted to wait for his younger sister to go home together, he would have rushed back to tell his wife the good news.

At this time, Jiang Yanzhi was wandering around the supply and marketing cooperative.

I went to the place where the three major items were sold to take a look.

There was a salesperson standing there where bicycles were sold.

There is also a salesperson on duty at the place where sewing machines are sold.

There was only a place selling radios, but I didn't see any salesperson.

When buying things, the salesperson from the bicycle or sewing machine store would come over to help with reception.

Jiang Yanzhi looked around and had a rough idea in his mind.

If his wife came to work here, she would most likely be assigned to sell radios.

But selling radios is also good. In short, you just take the money and the invoice and write an order to let people get the goods.

Salespeople these days are amazing, but they don’t really put customers first.

Those sales clerks or salespeople are all so arrogant. They always give customers the cold shoulder. How could any customer dare to offend them?

If his wife works here, she can go to and from get off work with my younger sister.

If his wife hadn't said that she wanted a job that could support herself, he wouldn't have expected her to go out to work and earn money.

Fortunately, I found a light job, which is a kind of consolation.

In the evening, Jiang Yanzhi and Jiang Yanli returned home and told their family the good news.

"Sister-in-law, this is great! After you hand over your work, we can go to and from get off work together!"

"You don't know, every time I walk down the street after get off work at night, my heart is pounding!"

"I was afraid something would rush out from the side of the road. That's why I didn't dare go home as soon as it got dark!"

Chapter 47

Joining the company, Xinyi's past

"Director Li, Xinyi is now in your hands. I hope you'll take good care of her!"

Tang Xinyi didn't expect the joining process to be so simple.

She didn't know that someone had already contacted her about this job opportunity!

Her dear husband brought her to register, so she followed him.

When I read novels in the past, I also heard that job positions in this era could be traded privately. I didn’t expect it to be true.

You have to know that although there are many people with connections in later generations, it is almost impossible to keep them for long without some ability.

Whether it is in terms of connections or abilities, or being particularly hardworking and persevering.

Unless you have strong connections, no one would keep a useless person in their home for long.

"You guys go back today and transfer the grain relationship. Comrade Tang Xinyi can go directly to the supply and marketing cooperative to work tomorrow!"

"Doesn't your sister work at the supply and marketing cooperative? Let her take care of Comrade Tang Xinyi. I'll also go over and take a stroll from time to time. If there's anything you don't understand, Comrade Tang Xinyi can ask me."

Director Li is a middle-aged woman in her 40s. She is in charge of the personnel department of the supply and marketing cooperative.

All matters concerning joining or leaving the company must go through Director Li.

When Jiang Yanli first joined the company, it was Jiang Yanzhi who brought her here to work for Director Li.

"Thank you, Director Li. Don't worry, I will do my best!"

Salespeople in this era have it easy, and Tang Xinyi doesn't feel any psychological pressure at all.

She is not a newbie in the workplace who has never worked. She has been staying in the village before, but she just didn't have the opportunity to show her talents.

Thinking about her past life.

She was left to the care of her grandparents by her parents at the age of 5, and they raised her until she was 15.

When she was 15, her grandparents passed away one after another, and she had to be sent back to her biological parents.

And she simply couldn't get along with those parents who never treated her as their daughter.

In addition, her younger brothers also looked down on her as a sister from the countryside.

Even though she was their biological sister, she could not escape being scolded, bullied and excluded.

Later, Tang Xinyi left the place that made her sad and returned to her hometown alone.

She worked and went to school at the same time and finally graduated from college.

But the parents came to her shamelessly, and even though they had never raised her, they claimed that she was the college student they had trained.

This really made Tang Xinyi understand what it meant to be shameless and invincible.

Later, Tang Xinyi chose a place far away from her parents and found a job to support herself.

I thought that in this way I could get rid of those terrible relatives and live a free life from then on.

But who would have thought that the person you want to get rid of doesn't want you to get rid of him at all.

Tang's parents still found her and took all her savings.

At first, they coaxed her in a gentle voice and kind words, saying that they knew they were wrong and that they couldn't live without their daughter.

But in the blink of an eye, when she went to buy groceries, her parents found her passbook in the rental house and took away all the money.

At that time, Tang Xinyi was careless and actually set the card password to the last six digits of her ID card.

For fear of such a thing happening again, she never set any password related to her identity.

But even so, the parents would come to her place to make trouble every year.

This forced her to leave this place and move to another city to continue living.

But how can it be so easy to change the environment?

The familiar environment around you has to change, the familiar people have to change, and the job has to change.

It's like starting all over again.

This time, she was able to live a comfortable life for a few years.

Thinking that the parents would never find her again, she used the money she had saved over the years to pay a down payment on a small house.

Just when the mortgage was about to be paid off, the parents reappeared with their sons.

They broke into Tang Xinyi's home in a rude manner, occupied her house, and provoked her with words from time to time, trying to force her, their owner, away.

Because the mortgage has not been paid off yet, she has to keep paying it off for the sake of her own credit.

But my things were thrown out and I couldn't live in the house at all.

There were also mistakes at work. It seemed that the parents had secretly contacted her boss and said bad things about Tang Xinyi in front of him.

As a result, she faced various difficulties in the company, and even her boyfriend who she had just started dating broke up with her.

Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes singly.

Just when Tang Xinyi wanted to sell the house and move to another city to continue living.

However, she was told by the Housing Authority that her house had been transferred to her younger brother.

Without her knowing it, her house was no longer hers.

This made Tang Xinyi feel very frustrated!

The reason given by the other party was that she had authorized someone else to handle the house matters, so it was no different from her being there in person.

Tang Xinyi didn't know where her parents got the authorization letter. She vaguely recalled that one night, her mother sneaked into her room and said she wanted to sleep with her.

Tang Xinyi worked overtime too late that day, so she felt a little dazed and not as alert as usual.

When I washed up the next morning, I found that the water was red.

She looked and saw that her right thumb was faintly stained with something like lipstick.

Tang Xinyi thought she had just touched it by mistake and didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, this led to an outcome that she would regret for the rest of her life.

In later life, Tang Xinyi's life, work, career, and love were almost all ruined by her family.

To her, those relatives were endless blood-sucking parasites.

So after coming to this world, she tried her best to hide her abilities and just wanted to be an ordinary village woman.

Anyway, with the doubling system, she won't starve or freeze.

It can be said that life is worry-free and material resources are abundant!

In addition, in this life, both her natal family and her husband's family after marriage treated her very well.

It seems that everyone has become kind, and I haven't thought about those people from my previous life for a long time.

If she hadn't come here to start work today, she would have been reminded of the workplace in her previous life.

I guess Tang Xinyi has almost forgotten all the suffering she endured in her previous life.

Looking at her tall and handsome husband walking beside her, she felt that she had grown a little taller, perhaps because she had eaten too well recently.

At least she is now 1.6 meters tall, which is enough.

Although she stood next to her 1.89-meter-tall husband, she looked as short as a baby.

But when my husband walks in the crowd, doesn't he also attract attention like a antenna pole?

So if you think about it this way, the two of them can be said to be a perfect match.

At this moment, Tang Xinyi's heart was once again filled with warmth and hope for the future.

Coming to this world, she doesn't want to change anything.

I just hope that I can live a peaceful and stable life in this era, that my family members are healthy, and that all my loved ones are safe and sound.

Chapter 48

The couple talked about the college entrance examination for the first time

"What are you thinking about?"

Along the way, Jiang Yanzhi had already noticed something unusual about his wife.

His wife seemed to be worried about something, but she didn't want to tell him.

"I was thinking that I have to go to work tomorrow and won't be able to have lunch with you!"

"I don't know if you can eat well at home. It would be great if you also had a job in town, then we wouldn't have to be separated!"

Tang Xinyi came back to her senses and found her husband looking at her with worried eyes.

Dear husband, could it be that he suspects that she has a fear of starting a job?

How is that possible?

You know, in later generations, she was a very powerful woman!

Even without any help from anyone, I was able to start from the bottom several times.

What's more, now she has the love of her natal family, the care of her husband's family, and the constant concern of her dear husband.

Tang Xinyi, you should be satisfied!

"Is that all?"

"If my wife needs me, I can find a job in town."

"But you know, I'm usually lazy. The thought of working every day like this makes me a little scared!"

"So let's wait a little longer. Once I can accept the daily routine, I'll find a job and stay with my wife, okay?"

As for work, Jiang Yanzhi felt that no other job could earn more money than what he was doing now.

But he didn't want to tell his family about these things, so as not to make them worry.

It was even more impossible to tell his young wife, although with her cleverness she should have guessed something, but since she didn't ask, Jiang Yanzhi felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

"I'm just saying, it depends on you!"

"You don't have to work, but I hope you don't give up studying. I heard from my mother-in-law that you graduated from high school, right?"

Suddenly remembering that the college entrance examination would be resumed in 1977, Tang Xinyi felt that they didn't have much time left.

"Yeah, I've been graduated for two or three years."

"I didn't study hard when I was little. I was good at math, but I was a bit lagging behind when it came to memorizing texts!"

He doesn't like Chinese class, he thinks it's boring. But he really likes math, physics and chemistry, that's what he calls interesting!

"I remember that my teacher always asked me to recite the text, but I couldn't do it every time, which made my classmates laugh at me!"

"At that time, I was thinking, it would be great if I could skip the Chinese class!"

Thinking about what happened in school, Jiang Yanzhi still felt very uncomfortable.

I guess those classmates still remember how he couldn’t recite the text back then. I hope I’ll never meet those brats in my life.

"Husband, I think our country needs to develop, and it must lack talent."

"You said that all the educated youth in the city went to the countryside, and the children in the countryside can't go any further after high school!"

"If you want to go to school, you have to rely on the village's recommendation quota. Although there are not many high school students in rural areas, there are still many!"

"Are the talents promoted by this quota enough for our country to consume?"

Tang Xinyi certainly couldn't say with certainty that the college entrance examination would be resumed, because then she would have no way to explain why she had the ability to predict the future.

Most of her understanding of this era comes from the content of the novel.

Before this, I had not seriously studied the history of this area. I just understood the general trend, but I didn't remember the specific details.

The best way is to let your dear husband realize the problem himself.

With her help, I believe my husband will be able to get into university with me.

I believe that with the experience of later generations, there is no way I can lag behind the people of this era.

"Yes, my dear, where do we find the talent our country needs? Can a small Workers', Peasants' and Soldiers' University really meet the nation's demand for talent?"

Just think about it, the Qingliu Brigade had to come to the Qingshan Brigade to ask for people just to learn the tea-making skills.

Although there is a reason why they have not reported it yet, the higher-ups are still unaware of it.

But even if we knew, we probably wouldn't be able to send anyone down until next year.

Village chief Zheng just didn't want his uncle's family to get the tea-roasting job, and the team leader also had his own selfish motives.

Perhaps these two even wanted to embezzle the credit for discovering tea.

Jiang Yanzhi couldn't do anything openly. If he couldn't get rid of these two village officials in one fell swoop, it would not be a good thing for his uncles' families if he stepped forward.

"I think one day the country will reinstate the college entrance examination!"

"Think about it, if the college entrance examination is not reinstated, where will the future of millions of students be?"

"We can't just throw all the talent we've painstakingly trained for over a decade back into the countryside to farm, right?"

"When it comes to farming, these weak scholars with pens are no match for us ordinary people."

"Isn't this just destroying the fruits of your hard work?"

Tang Xinyi spoke of what would happen in the future in a speculative tone.

She hopes her dear husband can take this seriously. She believes that with his intelligence, he will definitely be well prepared.

"Wife, I think what you said makes sense!"

"We worked so hard for so many years to graduate from high school. There's no reason for the higher-ups to block our path to progress!"

"It seems that we still can't let our guard down when it comes to studying!"

"I'll go find some math, physics, and chemistry books. We can read them when we have free time. Just in case you need them one day in the future, it's safest to keep the knowledge in your head!"

Jiang Yanzhi had never thought about this problem before. All he was thinking about was how to make more money.

After his wife's reminder today, Jiang Yanzhi felt that he had underestimated her before.

The daughter-in-law's vision is no smaller than his.

After returning home, I went straight to my father-in-law to get a certificate of food transfer.

From now on, Tang Xinyi will also be a public servant.

Next, he packed up his things and took them to the house that Jiang Yanli rented in town.

In the future, if they get off work too late, the two of them can stay in town for one night without having to walk at night.

The common people of this era were simple and honest, and were busy earning their wages in the fields.

There are also some idle scoundrels who tie red ribbons on their arms and sing red songs everywhere during the day.

I could never stay at home peacefully at night and had to hang out outside all night.

What exactly did you do?

Who knows!

I heard that young girls had gotten into trouble on the roads leading to towns from various rural areas.

Some are during the day, some are at night.

But no one can tell whether such trouble will come to him.

So if there is something going on at home, Jiang Xian or Jiang Yanzhi will pick her up whenever Jiang Yanli gets off work late.

If everything is fine at home, it would be safer to stay in town directly after get off work late.

This was Tang Xinyi's first time coming to Jiang Yanli's residence.

This was originally a large courtyard, divided into three parts, each with a separate door.

Chapter 49

Jiang Yanzhi's Brothers

Although the place is a little small, fortunately it is a private house with its own courtyard.

There are separate sleeping rooms and a kitchen.

The toilet is at the back of the house. Residents usually don't go out at night, so they all use the small toilet.

Tang Xinyi put her things in the house, which was quite spacious for two people.

But it's a bit difficult to deal with only one bed.

"I'll go to the flea market later and get you a bed."

"Then we can pull a piece of cloth between the two beds, so we can have some privacy!"

Jiang Yanzhi knew that girls paid the most attention to their personal privacy, unlike these carefree old men.

Let’s wait and see. If there is a good house for rent, he will rent one for his wife and sister.

When the time comes, I'll let them sleep separately, and maybe I can come and live here too.

"Can you do it alone? How about I come with you?"

A bed, even a small one, is not easy to move.

Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanzhi went together, two people are always better than one.

"No need, I have brothers in town, I can just ask them to help move it later!"

"Why don't you clean up the room and rearrange it first, and then we'll see how to place the two beds."

After saying that, Jiang Yanzhi left the courtyard and went to the flea market.

Tang Xinyi put some miscellaneous things in the house into the yard.

"This house isn't just missing a bed, it would be even better if there was a cabinet!"

Tang Xinyi looked at the somewhat messy house and didn't know how her sister-in-law lived.

She has always been a clean person and likes to keep her house tidy.

Such a dirty and messy situation has never happened to her before.

"Compared to my sister-in-law, I should be considered a germaphobe, right?"

"I hope my sister-in-law doesn't dislike me. If not, I'll have to find another place to live!"

Tang Xinyi was cleaning the house while muttering to herself.

After she put all the messy things in the yard,

Then he rearranged Jiang Yanli's bed.

Originally, Jiang Yanli's bed was placed next to the window, but Tang Xinyi thought this was not a good idea as she would be able to see it as soon as she entered the room.

She decided to move both beds inside and put a dressing table in front of the window.

Then you can dress up and look brighter.

It would be nice to have a cabinet that could be placed against the empty wall, and a sewing machine could be placed on the other side.

She might have to stay in town from time to time in the future, and she will have a lot of little gadgets.

Just for the hair flowers, she can make much more beautiful ones than those on the market.

If I can’t go home because of wind or rain, I stay here and make some small things, and then sell them on the black market when I have time.

Anyway, she had a lot of fabrics in her space, so she could make money by turning them over.

When I lived in the village, I had no access to the black market, but now that I’m in town, I have to learn more about it.

There's no rush for these things. It won't be too late to implement them one by one after she has established herself here.

Sweep the floor again and scrape the wall with the broom.

Then I heard some noise in the yard. It turned out that Jiang Yanzhi and his two brothers had moved a bed and an old wardrobe back.

"I was just saying I wanted a wardrobe, but you bought it for me?"

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers. I'm boiling water in the kitchen. I'll pour you a glass of water!"

Tang Xinyi helped direct the moving of things into the yard, then went into the kitchen and poured a bowl of brown sugar water for everyone.

“Thank you, sister-in-law!”

These little brothers are not very old, but they look very energetic.

He spoke in a very loud voice. After taking a sip, I found that there was sugar in it, and my smile became even brighter.

"Wife, stop working!"

"These are all my friends. This one is Zhang Liang, you can just call him Liangzi!"

"Don't be fooled by his thinness; he's a team leader at a food factory!"

Jiang Yanzhi patted the arm of one of the little brothers. If her dear husband hadn't said so, Tang Xinyi really wouldn't have realized that this little brother had such ability.

"Brother Liangzi is truly amazing! I didn't expect him to become a team leader at such a young age!"

Tang Xinyi did not call the other person "comrade" in a strange way, but called him "Brother Liangzi" affectionately.

This made Zhang Liang very happy: "Sister-in-law, if you run into any trouble in town in the future, come to the food factory to find me!"

"If nothing else, I do have some connections in this town!"

Zhang Liang was a local in the town and had previously worked in the black market with Jiang Yanzhi for a while.

Later, his brother Jiang found him a job in a food factory. Zhang Liang was very good at studying and was especially good at flattering his superiors.

After two years of hard work, I was promoted from an ordinary worker to a team leader.

He is also a very capable young man.

"And this is Dazhuang, he's also my brother!"

"Although Brother Dazhuang hasn't found a formal job yet, he's working as a temporary worker in a machinery factory!"

Jiang Yanzhi introduced another brother to Tang Xinyi. The brother's figure was worthy of his name.

It is indeed as strong as its name.

But he is not very tall, probably only about 1.7 meters tall.

"Hello, Brother Dazhuang, please take care of me in the future!"

Tang Xinyi did not look down on the other person just because he was a temporary worker.

Instead, he greeted the other person sincerely, which earned him a simple smile from Dazhuang.

"The remaining one is Brother Pingzi. He usually hangs around the cinema. His parents are both regular employees at the factory!"

After introducing the last brother, Tang Xinyi also knew their general situation.

"Hello, Brother Pingzi, I will also be working in town in the future. If you encounter anything that requires my help, you can also come to the supply and marketing cooperative to find me!"

Tang Xinyi knew that the reason Jiang Yan introduced these brothers to her was so that she would have someone to seek help from when she encountered difficulties.

But if you only know how to ask for things but don’t know how to give, you will never get the sincerity of others.

If she wants to gain a foothold in this town, she must have good relations with these people.

Jiang Yanzhi would not introduce just anyone to her. You know, when she was in the village, whenever the young men in the village looked at her for a second, Jiang Yanzhi would glare back at them in jealousy.

Since she could introduce them to her, it means that her dear husband has absolute trust in these people.

"Don't worry, Brother Jiang. We will come here more often when we have nothing to do. We will never let my sister-in-law be bullied by outsiders!"

While Tang Xinyi was observing these little brothers, these little brothers were also observing Mrs. Jiang in their hearts.

They have always been curious about what kind of woman could win over a rebellious man like their Brother Jiang?

You know, in the past, there were many young girls who were obsessed with their brother Jiang. Brother Jiang never showed any mercy when it came to dealing with those pretty girls.

Chapter 50

Reed Marshes and Wild Duck Eggs

"Okay, my wife has already introduced you!"

"After you finish your water, hurry up and help carry the bed and cabinets in!"

Jiang Yanzhi felt a little angry when he saw these three little bastards staring at his wife.

They are the ones who keep clamoring to see their sister-in-law, so why can't they take their eyes off her after seeing her?

This happened right in front of him!

"Here we go, let's carry the stuff in right away!"

With the efforts of several people, the bed and cabinets were moved in.

Although the bed Jiang Yanzhi bought for Tang Xinyi was second-hand, it was a sturdy bed made of good wood.

The bed was solid and no matter how much she shook it, there was no movement.

After they moved the bed in and reassembled it, Tang Xinyi realized that this bed was not just a simple bed.

It actually comes with a curtain. Although there is no mosquito net, it is very convenient to hang a mosquito net, and it looks beautiful.

In comparison, Jiang Yanli's bed looked a bit shabby.

"Will our sister have any objections if you do this?"

The three little brothers helped with the assembly and then left, saying they had to go back to the factory to work.

Tang Xinyi pulled Jiang Yanzhi over and pointed at the two beds that were obviously too different in size and asked him.

"It's okay, the bed is big anyway, you two can sleep together!"

Jiang Yanzhi didn't care about his sister's feelings at all. He just wanted to make his young wife satisfied.

The two of them moved the bed again, then Tang Xinyi fetched some water, wiped the bed and cabinets, and opened them to dry.

I took back the usable things that were cleared out, and threw the things that were too broken outside instead of bringing them into the house.

I don’t know where Jiang Yanli got so many broken wooden boards?

You can't put anything in this thing, at most it can be used as firewood.

After cleaning the house, I went straight to clean the kitchen.

The kitchen can hardly be described as dirty and messy.

Look at the thick grease on the wall and the pot lid whose color cannot be seen.

"Honey, please buy me some laundry detergent. I don't think I can wash this stuff clean by hand!"

Tang Xinyi boiled another large pot of water, and then asked Jiang Yanzhi to buy her some laundry detergent.

Clean the kitchen inside and out, and then take all the firewood piled in front of the stove to the yard to dry.

This sister-in-law is really unkind. The firewood underneath is already wet, but she doesn't even bother taking it out to dry in the sun.

When moving the firewood, there were a lot of watermelon worms crawling all over the place.

Tang Xinyi tried her best but couldn't sweep all the woodlice into the dustpan.

Try to dump the woodlice you sweep out outside, as they like to live where it's damp.

And there are a lot of them when they appear.

They can be found in the cracks between bricks, stones and soil.

Their numbers are no less than those of the indestructible cockroaches.

Although I heard that this is still a good Chinese medicinal material.

But Tang Xinyi didn't think the pharmacy would really accept this thing.

Until he had cleaned the yard inside and out, and carried the dried firewood back into the kitchen and stacked it.

Only then did I feel a little more comfortable both physically and mentally.

When Jiang Yanli came back in the evening, she could hardly believe her eyes.

"Sister-in-law, you are so virtuous!"

"Woo woo woo, you're so awesome! How am I supposed to live without you?"

Although he felt a little embarrassed about his previous residence which looked like a doghouse, he looked at the newly renovated courtyard.

Jiang Yanli felt that the past should be left in the past, and a better life was beckoning to her.

I will never have to eat those unpalatable foods I made myself again.

"Okay, everything is packed up here, let's get ready to go back!"

Jiang Yanzhi was busy with something, so Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanli rode a bicycle together to go back home in the evening.

"Sister-in-law, let me carry you first. When I can't ride anymore, you can take over!"

Jiang Yanli pushed the bicycle out and locked the yard door.

He turned around, held the bicycle, and said to Tang Xinyi.

"Okay, let's do as you say!"

In this way, the two of them left the town and rode towards the Qingshan Brigade.

We talked and laughed all the way, and it wasn't dull at all.

"Sister-in-law, do you see that reed marsh in front of us? I used to hear the quacking of wild ducks when I passed by here at night!"

"But these wild ducks are like spirits. When you pass by, they run away!"

Jiang Yanli rode her bike while looking at the reed marsh next to her and said to Tang Xinyi.

When Tang Xinyi heard that there were ducks here, she became interested.

I haven't eaten duck for a long time.

Old duck soup, braised duck, roast duck!

"Gurgle!"

I swallowed subconsciously, and my mind was filled with the deliciousness of the duck I had eaten before.

"Yanli, please pull over for a moment. I'm going to see if there are any duck eggs in the reed marsh."

Although there is no hope for ducks, we can still think about wild duck eggs.

With my usual luck, I might be able to pick up one or two.

"Okay, but let's just look for a while. If we can't find it, we have to go back!"

Jiang Yanli originally wanted to refuse. She wanted to tell her sister-in-law that there were no wild duck eggs to be picked up here.

But when she thought about her elder brother and mother praising her sister-in-law as the reincarnation of a lucky star, she became a little hesitant.

What if something happens?

If they could really pick up wild duck eggs, wouldn't they have another dish to eat tonight?

"Push the car to the side of the road and don't get in the way of passers-by!"

"Just stand on the shore and watch. No need to come in. I'll go look in the reeds. If nothing's there, we'll leave immediately!"

Tang Xinyi handed her shoulder bag to Jiang Yanli, found a branch nearby, and walked into the reed marsh.

She didn't want to scare the wild ducks away, but she was worried that there might be snakes in the dense reeds.

After all, there are a lot of weeds growing on the ground.

Soon, Tang Xinyi dived into the green ocean.

Jiang Yanli could only see a little bit of her sister-in-law standing on the shore.

Tang Xinyi quickly came to the river, pulled away the weeds by the river, and saw the big duck eggs buried there at a glance.

"I saw one when I first arrived. Why didn't my sister-in-law come and pick it up before?"

Tang Xinyi shook her head, picked up the duck egg and put it in the water to try.

"Hey, it's sunk to the bottom!"

It seems that this duck egg is intact and not rotten.

She searched all the way inside and soon found more than a dozen wild duck eggs.

Three of them were broken, so she threw them directly into the river.

The good ones were put in her clothes pockets. The road further in was difficult to walk, so Tang Xinyi directly returned to the shore with the 15 duck eggs in her clothes.

"Sister-in-law, you really found wild duck eggs?"

No wonder my eldest brother and my mother both said that my sister-in-law was the reincarnation of a lucky star.

Look, look!

She heard the calls of wild ducks several times and couldn't help but go in to check. Not to mention wild duck eggs, she didn't even find a single wild duck feather.

Her sister-in-law only went in for a few minutes and came back with a bag of wild duck eggs.

It turns out that this person is more embarrassed than others.