Xie Xiaowan was stunned by Xu Jin's actions, she wanted to withdraw her hand but didn't dare, she tilted her head to the side shyly, even the root of her neck was red, and a strange warm current was born in her heart.

Xie Xiaowan married into the Xu family for almost two months, and when she first entered the door, she didn't have three media and six hires, let alone a big red sedan chair, just stepping over the brazier at the door to enter the door. Because Xu Jin was sick at that time, he even had to be helped to get up, so the ritual of worshipping heaven and earth was also saved.

Xie Xiaowan began to take care of her husband and housework without taking off her wedding dress, without any complaints, and the reason why this is so is not because she has deep feelings for Xu Jin. On the contrary, Xie Xiaowan has no feelings for Xu Jin at all, which is not surprising, after all, the two have not even met before they got married, where does the relationship come from.

In the feudal society of male power, the so-called marrying a chicken with a chicken, marrying a dog with a dog, and marrying a toad has to run all over the street. Therefore, Xie Xiaowan took care of Xu Jin wholeheartedly, completely out of the traditional moral concept of being a wife.

In the past two months, Xie Xiaowan's impression of her father-in-law is that of a sick boy, who doesn't talk much, and the exchange between the two is probably ten sentences. At first, Xie Xiaowan thought that Xianggong was sick and didn't like to talk, but later gradually realized that Xianggong really didn't like to talk, or didn't like to talk to herself.

However, after Xiang Gong accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by the villagers today, Xie Xiaowan sensitively noticed that Xiang Gong seemed to have changed a lot, especially his eyes were smart and thorough, and he was like two people who were dull and godless before.

In contrast, Xie Xiaowan naturally prefers the current Xu Jin, in the feudal society with arranged marriages, women can't choose their husbands, but who doesn't want to marry a husband who has a good temper and will hurt people?

"Xianggong, I'm ...... It's not cold to have cold hands, so it's not good to be seen! Xie Xiaowan said shyly.

Feudal society has strict etiquette, even if husband and wife are outside, they can't be too affectionate, and they can't be too affectionate in public, which is called immorality and will be laughed at and accused.

As a modern person, Xu Jin naturally does not have this kind of awareness, and when he heard this, he let go of his hand with some embarrassment, coughed lightly and reproached: "Don't do this kind of heavy work in the future, you are still a child...... Ahem, seeing that you are so thin, let me do the matter of chopping wood and carrying water in the future. ”

Xie Xiaowan's face changed and said: "Xianggong is a scholar, how can he do this, he will be laughed at!" ”

Xie Jin was a little speechless, in everything is inferior, only in the feudal society where reading is high, people who read are looked up to him, and in modern times, college students and international students are all over the street, it is really nothing, rich is the uncle!

Gollum......

Xu Jin covered his lower abdomen in embarrassment, and his stomach was grunting with hunger again. Xie Xiaowan hurriedly said: "I'll cook now, Xianggong will read the book first, and I will be able to eat soon!" ”

Xu Jinqi said: "There is no rice at home, what do you cook with?" ”

Xie Xiaowan's footsteps suddenly froze, and she said in a snort: "Xianggong...... Got it all? ”

Xu Jin sighed secretly and asked, "Don't you even have a penny at home?" ”

"Hmm!" Xie Xiaowan lowered her head and looked at her legs crampedly, in this cold winter, the ground was full of frost, and she was still wearing a pair of straw sandals made of rice stalks, and both toes were exposed.

Since the death of his parents, Xu Jin's nerd can only read, not produce, and the little savings in the family have long been spent. A few months ago, the nerd was seriously ill, and after Xie Xiaowan got married, in order to raise money to hire a doctor, she took the quilts, winter clothes, winter shoes, and even her own wedding clothes to pawn.

Xu Jin glanced at the old cloth boots on his feet, and then looked at the broken straw shoes worn by Xie Xiaowan, he couldn't help but feel inexplicably sad, I really wanted to scold a thief MMP, what a kind and sensible little girl, if I can't let her live a good life, I, Xu Jin, will be reborn in vain!

No matter how poor you are, you can't beg for food, and you will always come out if you don't die. As long as he survives this cold winter, Xu Jin believes that with his rich experience and flexible mind, he can mix well even in the Ming Dynasty.

"I'll go to the fourth brother and ask for some rice!" Xu Jin left the hospital door with a single sentence, Xie Xiaowan opened her mouth, and finally didn't say anything.

The fourth brother is called Xu Youcai, who is Xu Jin's brother, originally Xu Jin's family still has five or six acres of paddy fields, since the death of his parents, Xu Jin only cares about studying and not producing, and the paddy fields are handed over to the fourth brother Xu Youcai to cultivate, and Xu Jin's rations are usually supplied by Xu Youcai's family.

At the beginning, Xu Youcai also abided by the agreement, and supplied Xu Jin with rice and grain on a monthly basis, which gradually became given every other month, Xu Jin was young and afraid of things, Xu Youcai gave him rice and grain, and he was embarrassed to ask if he didn't give it, and then Xu Youcai simply didn't give it, or gave it once every six months, and it was the worst quality brown rice.

Because of this, nerds can only survive by selling their own money. However, at this time, Xu Jin was not a nerd with an elm head in the past, and he couldn't open the pot at home, so he naturally ran to Xu Youcai to ask for food as soon as possible.

Xu Youcai's house was only a few dozen meters away, Xu Jin soon arrived outside his yard, and before he entered the yard, he smelled the smell of meat, and suddenly felt even more hungry, and swallowed his saliva vigorously.

"Is the fourth brother at home?"

Xu Jin shouted, pushed open the firewood door of the courtyard and walked in, and suddenly heard a messy sound in the house, and the door opened after a while, Xu Youcai licked his lips and walked out, his eyes rolled and said, "Tenth brother is looking for me?" ”

Xu Jin glanced into the house, Xu Youcai's mother-in-law and three babies were there, sitting around eating porridge, there was only a plate of pickles on the table, but the lips were oily, probably hiding the meat, afraid that he would see it.

Xu Jin sneered in his heart, but said casually on the surface: "Fourth brother, there is no food at home, give me a few buckets of grain for the winter!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Youcai's mother-in-law, He Shi, immediately bounced up as if she had been stepped on her tail, and said with wide eyes: "How many buckets?" Brother Jin, are you going to open a rice shop in our house? ”

Xu Jin lowered his eyes and said: "Sister-in-law, you can't say that, my family's six acres of paddy fields are all handed over to your family for cultivation, and I agreed to supply a bucket of rice every month as field rent, not to mention the far away, since the summer harvest this year to the present five months, I haven't seen the fourth brother send a grain to my family!" ”

Xu Youcai looked at Xu Jin in amazement, this nerd has grown up, he didn't send food for half a year before, he didn't even dare to put a fart, but now he actually came to the door to urge him, and he spoke so neatly.

He sneered: "Brother Jin, we are ploughing your family's field well, but what do you know as a scholar who doesn't listen to anything outside the window, this year's Poyang Lake flooded the fields, and after the autumn planting, there was a big drought, and there were not a few grains left after the harvested grain was handed over to the official grain, and our family worked hard for a year in vain, how can there be food for you." In addition, the bucket of rice you used to marry your daughter-in-law was also from our family, and it was the food that our family prepared for the winter! ”

Xu Youcai also pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Tenth brother, what your sister-in-law said is the truth, this year's grain harvest is poor, our family eats with five mouths, and we can't open the pot anymore, and we can barely maintain it by eating porridge at once, and there is really no surplus grain for you!" ”

I believe you are a ghost, you can't open the pot and have meat to eat, Xu Jin was angry in his heart, but he was good at restraint and did not show it, decades of ups and downs in the business sea, and he had already been perfect in dealing with people, knowing that it was useless to make a big noise about this kind of person, and it was even more undesirable to rob him, as far as his current sick and wilting little body, I am afraid that even Xu Youcai's eldest son could not beat it, and the goods were as strong as a calf.

"In that case, then I'll find another way!" Xu Jin turned around and left.

When He saw Xu Jin leaving, he was immediately triumphant like an old hen who had won. Xu Youcai laughed and said in a low voice: "It's stupid to read!" ”

At this moment, Xu Jin, who walked out of the yard, suddenly turned around and said, "Fourth brother, I thought about it, after the spring of next year, my family's paddy field will not bother you to cultivate!" ”

"What?" Xu Youcai and He Shi exclaimed.

Xu Youcai hurriedly walked down the eaves steps and said: "Tenth brother, don't be impulsive, this year's harvest is indeed not good, and next year's harvest will be bumper, and the fourth brother will definitely send you grain." ”

"Fourth brother, I also understand the principle that farming depends on God's food, so I don't blame you for the poor harvest this year, I just want to take the paddy fields back and cultivate them myself!" Xu Jinxu is authentic.

He said sarcastically: "Ai Yo, Brother Jin, I heard you right, you cultivate it yourself?" Turn the soil, sow seeds, plant seedlings, and harvest any of the things you know, and you can't pick up a stone of rice. ”

Xu Jin said lightly: "I won't, but Xiaowan will!" ”

"Your daughter-in-law's family is poor fisherman, how can she grow crops......"

"Shut up, when is your turn to speak, get out of the way!"

Xu Youcai raised his hand and slapped his mother-in-law, and immediately changed to a smiling face and said, "Tenth brother, your sister-in-law's stinky mouth can't speak, don't worry about it." But the tenth brother, don't say that the fourth brother said you, you are a scholar, concentrating on studying and gaining fame is the most important thing, this is also your father's last wish, we have been in Xujiacun for decades, and your father has a talent, but unfortunately he left early. And you have been reading and reading with your father since you were a child, and you are the most promising young person in our village to test your fame, don't let your father and the whole village down! ”

Xu Jin was a little funny, he still wanted to fool Lao Tzu at this level, and said seriously: "The fourth brother is right, but he is dying of hunger, what kind of books do you still read, and he is a scholar for his fame, and he is useless as a scholar!" ”

Xu Youcai obviously didn't expect the nerd to say such a "blasphemous" thing, so he was slightly stunned for a moment before he hurriedly said: "Tenth brother, don't say it, be careful if the patriarch hears that your legs are discounted, so let's do it, the fourth brother tightens his belt and gives you a bucket of rice to support first, and you go home to study with peace of mind." ”

Xu Jin said with a look of "gratitude": "Thank you Fourth Brother for that!" ”

"What's polite, whoever calls us is surnamed Xu, and it is Zu Xun for brothers of the same clan to support each other!" Xu Youcai looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and waved his hand and scolded: "Stinky woman, what are you still doing in a daze, go and give the tenth brother a bucket of rice." ”

He had just been slapped in the face, and although he was very reluctant, he didn't dare to say more, and returned to the house to load a bucket of rice for Xu Jin.

"Fourth Brother Xie!" Xu Jin lifted the rice and left, Xu Youcai grinned toothache.

"The head of the house, why do you want to give that nerd rice, the old lady doesn't believe that he can take back the field and cultivate it himself!"

Xu Youcai glared at his mother-in-law and scolded unceremoniously: "You know a fart, your hair is long and your knowledge is short!" ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the output of one acre of paddy field was about 500 catties, and the Huguang area was two crops a year, so one acre of paddy field could make 1,000 catties of grain a year, and six acres was 6,000 catties.

Because of this, as soon as Xu Youcai heard that Xu Jin was going to take Tian back, he immediately compromised.