Beipo Village is just a small fishing village built on a hillside. Under the cover of green trees, you can vaguely see a dozen families, most of which are thatched houses with wooden structures.

"Oh, it's Ya Cai'er who has returned to her parents' house!"

"Hey, isn't that the third girl of the Xie family?"

As soon as the oxcart entered the village, the small village suddenly boiled. Several naked children ran behind the oxcart: "Sister Yacai, Sister Yacai is back!"

Xu Jin couldn't help but said with a smile: "Xiaowan, it seems that Sister Yacai is quite popular in the village."

Xie Xiaowan rolled her eyes at her husband in embarrassment. The maid Xiaoyue covered her mouth and snickered. Only then did she realize that the lady's nickname was originally Ya Cai'er.

The oxcart was parked in front of the Xie family's small courtyard, which was also a thatched house made of bamboo and wood. A fence surrounded the yard, where several rows of vegetables were planted, and three or five chickens were leisurely foraging for food.

At this time, a village woman came out from the hut. Xie Xiaowan's eyes suddenly turned red. She jumped off the carriage and threw herself into the village woman's arms: "Mother, my daughter has come home to see you!"

"Okay, just go home, just go home!" The village woman hugged Xie Xiaowan, her eyes were red with excitement, and she secretly wiped her tears with her sleeves.

Xu Jin smiled and stood aside to look at his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, whom he had never met before.

Jiang is less than forty years old and has a petite figure. Although her appearance has been eroded by time, she can still tell that she must have been beautiful when she was young. Xiaowan's face shape is derived from that of her mother, especially her crescent-shaped eyes.

Especially beautiful.

Xie Xiaowan and her daughter hugged each other for a while before they separated. Xu Jin then stepped forward and saluted: "Xu Jin, my son-in-law, pays homage to my mother-in-law!"

Xie Xiaowan said a little shyly: "Mom, he is my daughter's husband."

Jiang's eyes fell on Xu Jin, and he said with a smile: "Okay, okay."

At that time, her daughter was going to marry far away, and she was marrying a seriously ill underage boy who had no father or mother. Mrs. Jiang was deeply reluctant, but she couldn't resist her husband, who had always promised a lot of money. After her daughter got married, Mrs. Jiang also

I don’t know how many tears I secretly wiped away, worried that my daughter would not have a good time there.

However, when she saw the talented and energetic son-in-law Xu Jin, Jiang was filled with joy. Just as she said: The mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she looked at her, the more she liked her. Jiang originally thought that her daughter was married

A piece of grass, unexpectedly, I picked up a treasure.

Isn't it? This son-in-law's appearance and character are nothing to say, and at a young age, he is the first in the county and government examinations. If he passes the examination this time, he will be a scholar. If not for the fact that the father-in-law was in trouble and was saved by the head of the family.

, when will it be our turn to have such a good marriage?

When Xie Sandao saw his mother staring at his brother-in-law intently and praising him, he couldn't help but said: "Mother, what are you doing? My brother-in-law is making you blush."

The neighbors who were watching suddenly burst into laughter. Mrs. Jiang blushed, hit her son and scolded her with a smile: "If you want to talk too much, little brat, Brother Jin, please come and sit in the house."

Xu Jin smiled and nodded, and followed Xie Erjian to the house. Erniu quickly moved the luggage from the oxcart into the house.

"Sister-in-law from the Xie family, back then I said that Ya Cai was a lucky kid because of his aura. Look, I was right. Now I'm married to an outstanding and delightful husband!"

"Xiao Wan, I heard that you were adopted as an adopted daughter by Prince Xing, is it true?"

"Then there is still a lie. Look at this pretty little maid. She is probably the one given by Prince Xing."

"Tsk, tsk, bean sprouts can enjoy happiness in the future!"

Xie Xiaowan, Mrs. Jiang and the maid Yue'er carried various gifts and distributed them, and all the neighbors happily complimented them after receiving the gifts.

Jiang's originally somewhat sickly face was now radiant, which is probably what people call happy events. Back then, her daughter's betrothal gift of a bushel of rice was taken away by others. There was no sedan chair or red dress, and she quietly walked in early in the morning before dawn.

When I left home, my neighbors gossiped a lot, and now I still feel aggrieved and sad when I think about it.

Fortunately, although my daughter was married to a poor man back then, she is now returning home to visit her relatives in great glory. Not only is her son-in-law a promising child, but her daughter has also become the adopted daughter of the prince. She wants to be famous, rich and proud.

!

Xu Jin was sitting in the narrow hall, smiling and looking at Xie Xiaowan and her mother-in-law who were having family time with neighbors outside. She was in an inexplicably good mood. She had really wronged Xiaowan so much back then.

Xie Erjian poured a bowl of boiled water for Xu Jin and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, we don't have tea at home for you to drink, so just make do with it."

Xu Jin was also a poor man back then, so naturally he would not pay attention to this. He took a sip from the thick bowl and asked, "Where did Old Taishan go?"

"Dad took a boat out of the lake early in the morning. He probably wanted to catch some fresh things to entertain his son-in-law!"

I blame Third Sister for spending money indiscriminately."

Xu Jin brought a lot of gifts this time. In addition to food, there were also cloth, shoes, hats, etc. Every family in the village had a gift, worth nearly three hundred coins. No wonder the neighbors were so happy to show off their compliments.

A lot of words were said.

Xu Jin smiled. He couldn't be said to be very rich now, but he was not short of money. The dowry given by King Xing to Xiaowan was one thousand taels of cash, and the carriage and horse shop was bought by Zhu Houcong, so he didn't have to spend any money at all.

, it is estimated that there will be hundreds of taels of dividends at the end of the year, so there is no need to worry about money at all.

Xu Jin drank boiled water while looking at the furnishings in the room. His eyes suddenly fell on a spiritual tablet on the altar. He thought it was enshrined for the ancestors of the Xie family. When he took a closer look, he found that the five words "Zhang Gong's Spiritual Table" were engraved on it.

, can’t help but be quite surprised.

Xie Erjian explained naturally: "According to my father, Mr. Zhang was the savior of our ancestors, so he has always been enshrined at home."

Although Xu Jin was surprised that the spirit tablet only contained surnames and no given names, he did not ask further. However, the Xie family brothers and sisters had learned martial arts, so it is estimated that their ancestors were not as simple as fishermen.

Xu Jin sat idle for a while, and Xie Xiaowan and her daughter finally sent the neighbors away. Mrs. Jiang took her daughter's hand and walked into the house with a smile. As she walked, she whispered: "You silly girl, just buy some snacks."

Just think of it and it's enough. You don't have to spend that wasted money. Those cloth shoes and hats cost about five or six taels of silver, which is enough for our family for a year."

Xie Erjian shrugged and said, "Look at what I just said. I must be talking about this."

Mrs. Jiang gouged out her son and said, "If you can earn five or six taels of silver for the family, mother will stop nagging you and kill the old hen that doesn't lay eggs to stew turtles. Don't you want to do such a good job for the county government?"

If you go and do it, you’ll just be at home doing nothing all day long. It’ll be weird if you can find a wife in the future!”

Xie Erjian put two fingers into his ears and walked slowly out of the house.

Jiang's eyes fell on her youngest son Xie Sanqiang again. This boy was holding a lot of snacks and his mouth was bulging. When his mother looked at him, he quickly stood up and ran out, speaking inarticulately as he ran.

: "I'm going to see if dad is back."

Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly laugh, and he also had an inexplicable sense of intimacy. He remembered his mother nagging him like this when he was a child, but now all this can only be stored in his memory.

Xu Jin chatted with his mother-in-law for a while, then Xie Sanqiang jumped back, carrying a fish basket on his back. As soon as he entered the yard, he shouted like a treasure: "Brother-in-law, come and see, there is something tonight

It’s a blessing.”

Xu Jin smiled and walked out of the house. Xie Sanqiang put the fish basket on the ground. He saw that the fish basket was filled with blue-black lake crabs and a large grass carp, which was estimated to weigh seven or eight kilograms.

"Wow, dad caught so many crabs!" Xie Xiaowan said with joy on her face.

At this time, a tall middle-aged man walked in carrying a paddle. Xu Jin guessed at a glance that this man was most likely his father-in-law.

Sure enough, when Xie Xiaowan saw the middle-aged man, she immediately shouted: "Dad!"

The middle-aged man hummed, and his eyes fell on Xu Jin. Xu Jin suddenly felt like he was being stared at by a tiger, and he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "My son-in-law has met my father-in-law."

Xie Xiaowan's father is named Xie Qing. He is tall and has bronze skin. He is about forty years old. His face is as sharp as a knife and his eyes are bright. He looks very capable. From this, we can see the physical appearance of the Xie family brothers and sisters.

They both have mothers, and the second child's face shape is closest to that of his father.

Xie Qing looked Xu Jin up and down, smiled and said: "A good son-in-law doesn't need to be polite. Let's go and sit in the house."

Xu Jin followed his father-in-law into the house. After they sat down, Xie Qing grabbed Xu Jin's left hand without any explanation and took his pulse skillfully.

Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly wonder, could it be that this cheap father-in-law also knew medical skills? But then he thought about it, martial arts doctors have not been separated since ancient times, so it is not surprising that those who practice martial arts know some medical skills.

Xie Qing checked the pulses of Xu Jin's wrists and said with a hint of joy in his eyes: "It seems that my son-in-law's illness has really recovered. Well, he is still a little weak. If you have time, you might as well stay at home for a few more days."

When Xie Qing personally sent his daughter to Xujiacun, Shangrao, and checked the nerd's pulse at that time, the situation was very grim. At that moment, Xie Qing regretted insisting on fulfilling his promise, because based on his experience, Xu Jin probably wouldn't live long.

However, what happened was unexpected. Xu Jin not only survived, but also took off the county and government examination papers in one fell swoop. Just now, Xie Qing took Xu Jin's pulse and found that his physical problems had completely disappeared. It was really

Miracle.

Xu Jin declined politely: "My son-in-law has to rush to Nanchang to take the college examination. I'm afraid he won't be able to stay here forever."

Xie Qing said disapprovingly: "It is now July 20th, and the college examination will not be held until August 10th. Your worthy son-in-law can stay here for ten days. Then I will personally drive you to Nanchang by boat. It can take up to three days to arrive."

Xu Jin could only nod his head and said, "Then I have to thank my father-in-law."

"My dear, steam the crabs. I want to drink two cups with my husband tonight." After saying this, Xie Qing walked out of the yard in a hurry and dug out a wine jar near the fence.
Chapter completed!