With the tiger weighing several hundred kilograms less, Jin Feng and others returned much faster. After lunch, they set off from the county government and returned to Xihewan before dark.
"Here, candied haws of sugar!"
After sending away the villagers who were watching the excitement, Jin Feng took out an oil paper parcel from his cloth bag.
"Why did you buy so many?"
Guan Xiaorou opened the oil paper and found that there were more than a dozen candied haws inside.
"It's hard to go to the county government, so naturally I have to buy more."
Jin Feng smiled and took out one: "I heard from the waiter at the inn that this is the best candied haws in the county. You should try it too."
"Xiao'e will definitely be very happy if she sees these candied haws."
Guan Xiaorou can't wait to fly back now.
In just a few days, she changed from a disaster star that everyone hated to a blessed person that everyone envied.
She couldn't wait to tell her mother and sister the good news.
Naturally, you can't go early in the morning when visiting relatives. Even if Guan Xiaorou has already returned home, she still waits until the sun rises the next day before setting off.
"Oh, the scourge of the Third Family is back again!"
"I told you that no one wants such a disaster star. Look, they have driven you back in just three days, right?"
"I don't think I came back in a hurry. The two of them just laughed a little bit."
"If he's not back in a hurry, what is that man doing carrying a bag? It must contain money-losing goods."
"How do you know? What if it's a gift from my son-in-law to my father-in-law?"
"In your half-life, you have seen several sons-in-law give gifts to their father-in-law, not to mention that Guan Xiaorou is a disaster star."
"Yesterday, there was a tiger in the back mountain. Maybe it was caused by the disaster star. Go and call the third child back. We can't let the disaster star come back to the village again!"
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As soon as she entered the village, the gossip completely ruined Guan Xiaorou's good mood.
Instead, he was filled with fear.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Jin Feng held Guan Xiaorou's hand and squeezed slightly: "Do you remember what I said? We don't eat their rice, so just treat their words as farts."
"Um!"
Guan Xiaorou felt the warmth in her palms, her heart slowly calmed down, and she stopped in front of the door of a small dilapidated courtyard.
In the yard, a seven or eight-year-old girl was lying on the wall, pulling something with her hands. When she heard footsteps, she slowly raised her head.
Seeing that the person coming was Guan Xiaorou, the little girl shouted in surprise: "Hey, sister, are you back?"
"Xiao'e, what are you doing?"
Guan Xiaorou walked over quickly and pulled the little girl up from the ground.
"Sister, I heard a cricket chirping here, its nest must be here."
The little girl pointed to the wall and said, "Sister, please let me down. I'll catch the crickets and roast them for us to eat together."
"Xiao'e, sister-in-law didn't let you eat yesterday?"
Guan Xiaorou hugged the little girl and her tears were red.
"My sister-in-law said that I wouldn't survive anyway, and eating would be a waste of food. She even told my elder brother to throw me into the mountains behind..."
The little girl also started crying: "Sister, they said you are married. Can you take me away? Don't let the elder brother throw me into the back mountain. There are wolves in the back mountain. I'm afraid... I will spin thread for you."
I can also dig wild vegetables, sister, can you take me with you..."
Guan Xiaorou held the little girl tightly in her arms, raised her head and looked at Jin Feng with pleading eyes: "The boss..."
Jin Feng nodded, feeling his throat was blocked.
Creak!
A middle-aged woman with messy hair opened the door.
"mother!"
Guan Xiaorou wiped her tears: "This is my boss..."
The middle-aged woman looked at her daughter with tears on her face, her face changed drastically, and before Jin Feng and Guan Xiaorou could speak, she rushed over and knelt down to Jin Feng:
"Uncle, since you picked Xiaorou to be your mother-in-law in the wedding party, you can't send her back...Uncle, please do a good job and take Xiaorou back, otherwise her brother will beat her to death when he comes back..."
"Auntie, that's not the case!"
Jin Feng quickly supported Guan Liushi.
Just kidding, what does it mean when my mother-in-law kowtows to me for the first time when we meet?
Although, this mother-in-law is still a bit hard to say.
"Mom, the boss is not trying to drive me back. We are here to see you."
Guan Xiaorou also quickly explained.
"real?"
Guan Liu couldn't believe it.
"Of course it's true. The head of the house even brought a gift for my mother."
Guan Xiaorou took off the cloth bag from Jin Feng's shoulder and took out the things one by one: "These two rabbits were hunted the day before yesterday. The boss has marinated them with salt. Mom can keep them and eat them slowly. This piece of cloth is from the boss yesterday.
Bought by the county government to make clothes for my mother..."
"Uncle, are these for me?"
Guan Liu's eyes widened.
In her half-life, this was the first time someone gave her a gift.
I gave away so many things at once.
"Auntie, the gift is a bit shabby, don't dislike it."
Jin Feng was a little embarrassed.
Even after two lifetimes, this was the first time he met his mother-in-law. The most valuable things he brought were two hares, which made him feel a little unable to get rid of them.
"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it! There are too many, but they are all good things..."
Guan Liu quickly waved her hands, then turned to look at Guan Xiaorou: "What does my uncle do?"
With more girls and fewer boys, the status of a son-in-law has also increased. When he usually goes to his parents' house, few people will bring gifts.
There are few people like Jin Feng who carry so many things.
"Mom, the head of the family is a scholar, but he knows how to hunt. He is the one who hunts rabbits."
Speaking of Jin Feng, Guan Xiaorou was full of pride: "He is also a tiger-fighting hero. He shot to death a tiger weighing more than 500 kilograms with only three arrows the night before!"
"Tiger-fighting hero?"
Guan Liu asked with eyes wide open: "A tiger came to our back mountain a few days ago. It was so fierce. The men from the tiger hunting team injured five or six men before they were able to fight it away. Yesterday, I heard from the village chief that there was a tiger in Xihewan.
If he was beaten to death, could it be that he was beaten to death by my uncle?"
"Yes, he is the boss!"
Guan Xiaorou said proudly.
"Oh my God!"
Mrs. Guan Liu sat down on the ground, slapping her thighs and crying loudly.
"Mom, why are you crying?"
Guan Xiaorou was frightened and at a loss: "Did I say the wrong thing?"
"I'm happy."
Mrs. Guan Liu wiped her tears and said, "God has finally opened his eyes, Xiaorou, you have found a good uncle!"
"Well, the head of the house is so kind to me. He didn't even hit me when I came in. He let me serve the food on the table and let me eat rice as I pleased. Yesterday when I went to the county government, he even pulled cloth for me to make new clothes!"
"Okay, okay! You finally made it through..."
Mrs. Guan Liu stroked Guan Xiaorou's hair, her eyes full of licking eyes, and she looked at Jin Feng with more and more fondness: "Uncle, stop standing in the yard and go into the house."
The house was even shabbier than Jin Feng's house. There was a table with a missing leg and two old benches in the middle, and two old spinning wheels were placed under the windows.
Apart from that, there is nothing.
"Uncle, please sit down and I'll get you a bowl of water."
Mrs. Guan Liu picked up the broken teapot on the table and trotted to the kitchen to fetch water.
"Sister, have you really eaten rice?"
The little girl finally found a chance to speak.
Holding Guan Xiaorou's arm, her mouth was almost drooling.