"Thank you, sister-in-law." Xiao Zhen took the dried vegetable biscuit and took a bite. It was crispy and crispy, and with the alluring aroma of dried plum vegetables inside, many memories of his childhood suddenly appeared in his mind.

Han Ziran thanked him and took a bite. It suited his taste.

At this time, Aunt Xiao served breakfast to her daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law: "You are hungry, come and eat quickly."

Xiao's sister-in-law took out some broken silver from her arms and gave it to Aunt Xiao: "Mom, this is the money from selling vegetables today, a total of 2 yuan."

As soon as Aunt Xiao saw the broken silver in her daughter-in-law's hand, she immediately smiled and said, "There are so many today?"

"Yes, mother," Sister-in-law Xiao said, "We were lucky today. As soon as we entered the town, we were spotted by a wealthy family in the town. They took it away without even asking for a price."

Xiao Zhen's eyes fell on Nian's daughter-in-law Qiyue. Qiuyue had said something since she entered the house. Even her smile was timid. Looking at Xiao Nian again, she looked cheerful and carefree, but the temperament of these two people was very different.

Quiet and pretty.

After breakfast, Xiao Hua took his wife and children to town to buy gifts to distribute to the villagers.

When Sister-in-law Xiao saw the hundred taels of silver notes her husband gave her, she looked in disbelief: "Why is my sister-in-law so rich?"

"A-Zhen said that the general who took her was very kind to her, and he still used her highly even after knowing that she was a daughter, so he had a little savings. We also have our brother-in-law, who made some money from a small business in the previous year. This hundred

You keep the two pieces of silver." Xiao Hua asked his wife to hide it well.

"How can you use so much money? You don't even need a tael to buy those things." Sister-in-law Xiao said.

"My mother said the same thing at the time, but A-Zhen said it would also be used as food money in the future."

"It's just her and her brother-in-law. No matter how much food we eat, our family can still afford it." Ever since they got married, her husband has been very kind to her, so Sister-in-law Xiao also treats Xiao Zhen as her own sister.

"Mom said the same thing, but my sister and brother-in-law insisted on giving it to me, so just keep it. The rest of the money will be given to mother to hide later." Xiao Hua said, they have not separated yet, so all the money

Their parents are hiding it, but they will give them some money every month.

"Okay." Sister-in-law Xiao nodded and raised her eyes to see her son waving goodbye to her daughter-in-law. She couldn't help but said, "Ah Nian, after all these years, Qi Qi's temper is still so shy. You can't stay like this forever."

"Mom, you can change your temper if you can, and there's nothing wrong with being like this in July." Xiao Nianke liked how tight his wife was.

"Everything is not good. When I went to sell vegetables in the morning, she couldn't even say anything when she saw other people. How can I trust her to go out alone in the future?"

"It's not me. I'll go with her."

"Are you ignoring the crops?" Sister-in-law Xiao rolled her eyes at her son.

Xiao Nian quickly changed the subject: "Father, mother, didn't you say that aunt and uncle have two daughters and a son? Why didn't they come back with aunt?"

"Your two younger sisters are married now, so how can they come back at will? As for my aunt's son, he is still studying. He said he asked his uncle's eldest brother and the others to take him with him." Xiao Hua said and sighed: "That baby

They are still young, so A-Zhen is quite open-minded. Speaking of which, I have never met these three children."

The weather is fine.

Xiao Zhen and Han Ziran walked on the fields and looked at the harvested fields. The breeze blew, carrying the fragrance of dried rice.

"It looks like there will be a bumper harvest this year." Han Ziran said with a smile, facing the neatly harvested rice fields.

"Yes. My aunt said that the harvest is getting better and better every year. In the past few years, our family can still make some money by selling millet. What do you think, starting from tomorrow, my sister-in-law and the others will sell vegetables together?"

Han Ziran thought for a while: "You should stop making trouble. If you really can't stand it anymore, I will accompany you to hunt in the mountains, but you are not allowed to go deep into the mountains."

"What does it mean to cause trouble?"

"What else?"

Xiao Zhen: ""

The next day, Aunt Xiao packed all the meet-and-greet gifts she had bought one by one. There were more than eighty bags in total. Each bag contained a piece of silk handkerchief, as well as some biscuits and candies. She took Xiao Zhen and Han Ziran with her

One by one, they divided the food.

Whether these things are good or not is another matter, but at least they are a sincere wish, and they also meet the conditions of the Xiao family.

The people in the village were very kind and greeted Xiao Zhen and the others one after another.

When I returned home after dividing the gifts, night fell and another day passed.

For several days, Xiao Zhen took Han Ziran to visit places that had appeared in Shu, especially the five-hundred-year-old camphor tree.

Han Ziran stood under the camphor tree, looking up at the branches and leaves that were so lush that they almost covered the sky with the sun, and his mind drifted away. In the operation, on the day he and his wife got married, they paid homage to the camphor queen before going home to pay homage.

of heaven and earth.

"This camphor tree has been here for four to five hundred years, protecting the feng shui of our Tangxia Village." Xiao Zhen pointed to only half of the hut under the tree for people to burn incense: "Every day, the old people come here to pay tribute.

Empress Xiangzhang. Did you know? I am the daughter of Empress Xiangzhang."

"The daughter of Empress Xiangzhang?" Han Ziran asked curiously.

"Yes, all the children born here will have their fortunes told. If the fortune teller says that they want to worship the godmother, then everyone will worship the child at the knees of the Xiangzhang Goddess."

Han Ziran thought thoughtfully: "I understand, it's to protect the child from growing up safely."

Xiao Zhen narrowed his eyes and smiled: "This is one layer of meaning, but there is another layer of thoughts that cannot be understood by outsiders."

"What's the meaning?"

Xiao Zhen whispered in his ear: "If you recognize your godfather and godmother, why don't you give gifts during the Chinese New Year? It will cost a lot of money, but to worship the camphor queen, you only need to light a few sticks of incense."

"

Han Ziran: ""

Xiao Zhen blinked at him.

By the time I visited all the places, a month had passed.

The days have returned to tranquility. Although tranquility has been restored, Xiao Zhen and Han Ziran have become the talk of the village.

Every few days, Han Ziran would cook Xiao Zhen some of her favorite dishes when she was in the capital. Every time, Aunt Xiao and Uncle Xiao would see a gentle and elegant middle-aged man wearing an apron.

Busy in and out of the kitchen, making dishes that they have never seen before but are so delicious that they can't stop eating.

Today, Han Ziran was cooking again, and Aunt Xiao couldn't help but go find Xiao Zhen.

At this moment, Xiao Zhenzhen was sitting in a rocking chair basking in the sun. When he saw his aunt coming in, he sat up and said, "Mom, do you want some tea?"

When Aunt Xiao saw a tea set placed on the small stool next to her daughter, she couldn't help but said: "This tea cup is so small. It can't quench your thirst with just one sip. What's so good about it?"

"Mom, you don't know this. This is called tea tasting, which is very popular in the capital. And this is tea brought from the capital. It's fragrant. You must have never drunk it before." As he said this, Xiao Zhen poured a cup.

"Really?" When Aunt Xiao heard that it was something she had never drunk before, she picked it up and took a sip. After drinking it, she nodded: "The taste is a little lighter than the tea we made ourselves, but it is still good to drink from the girl's house.

Ouch, I forgot what I wanted to say because of your tea."

"Mom, do you want to talk to me?"

"Why do you let Ziran cook? People in the village are a little bit judgmental, and you are not afraid of him being criticized by the villagers." Aunt Xiao said, Ziran is a son-in-law after all, how can a son-in-law do housework at his mother-in-law's house?

If you tell anyone, Ziran will be embarrassed.

"I'll do it too, isn't it the time to do it yet?" Xiao Zhen said.

"What are you doing?"

"Working in the fields and going up to the mountains to chop firewood are all what I do."

Aunt Xiao was stunned for a moment: "What did Ziran do?"

"Just like mother and sister-in-law do."

Aunt Xiao: "" Staring at her daughter for a long time, she didn't know what to say. After all, she had raised Ah Zhen like this in the past, but wasn't that forced by life? Her son was useless and couldn't do anything.

Now that I can rely on Ah Zhen, how can I be the same as before?

"Mom, if others want to say it, let them say it. As long as Ziran is willing, it won't be a problem for them." Xiao Zhen said with a smile.

"Then you have to consider Ziran's feelings. It doesn't matter if you do this a few times. But over time, will he lose his mind?" Aunt Xiao was very worried.

"What can he think? All these years, he has been taking care of the housework." As long as the two of them live together, he will take care of it.

"Really?" Aunt Xiao didn't believe it. She always felt that her son-in-law was very good. Is such an excellent man really willing to do these things for her daughter?

Xiao Zhen nodded. Seeing that his mother was still worried, he stood up and took Aunt Xiao's hand and said, "Mom, don't worry about me. Ziran and I have been married for so many years and our relationship is good, unlike others.

A few words will make the difference, so don’t worry about it, huh?"
Chapter completed!