The Xu family couple sincerely wanted to thank Zhang Fangyuan, and asked Xu He to kill a duck and roast it, take a piece of bacon to make a rather complicated pickled pork with preserved vegetables, and some wild vegetables to make soup and stir-fry. Xu Changren knew that Zhang Fangyuan like drinking, so even though he couldn't accompany him, he asked Liu Xianglan to bring a jar to entertain others.

    Except for the New Year and the holidays, there was almost no such rich times at home. Xu He also cooked carefully, and before noon, the yard was filled with the smell of roast duck. The folks passing by would stop and chatter: " He ge’er, do you have relatives come here today? The food is so delicious, makes me feel so hungry. What kind of food does your sister cook?"

    Xu He didn't answer the words of the folks, and went into the house by himself with the firewood. The folks stopped without getting answer.

    At noon, when the food was served, Zhang Fangyuan really came over. As soon as the talent came to the yard, he could smell the fragrance, and he was very happy, as if he had already eaten at his wife’s parents’ house.

    On the small square table for eating, there were large plates and small bowls, the table was full of dishes which were quite rich in ordinary days. Zhang Fangyuan glanced at Xu Changren in the room, the two exchanged a few words, Liu Xianglan warmly greeted Zhang Fangyuan to eat, Xu Shaochun was reluctant to go to the table, Liu Xianglan glared at her.


    "Butcher Zhang, thank you very much. I can't speak well and I'm clumsy, so I just cooked a meal as a thank you. If there is anything our Xu family can help with in the future, we will definitely help." Liu Xianglan said politely: "Shaochun, pour some wine for Butcher Zhang."

    Zhang Fangyuan said: "My fellow countrymen, Mrs. Xu, you are welcome too. He ge’er has already thanked me."


    He took Xu Shaochun's wine bowl and took a sip. He just ate the food without any formalities. He had eaten Xu He's food once, and he had been craving this haunting taste for a long time.

    The duck meat was deliciously roasted without any shame, and the dried bamboo shoots were crisp enough for him to drink a jar of wine. Although the food was good, but in order to be able to eat it every day in the future, he only tasted a few chopsticks before putting it down.

    "If Mrs. Xu really wants to thank me, I really have a problem." Zhang Fangyuan spoke in a cadence, smiling like a ruffian in the city.

    Liu Xianglan was taken aback for a moment, knowing that this person was not so easy to get along with, this person at this time was really different from the Zhang Fangyuan yesterday, she was afraid this was the true face.

    She still brought food to Zhang Fangyuan with a smile: "I don't know what our Xu family can help."

    Oh, I'll be twenty in a few months, and I'm still a bare pole. My uncle is so anxious that he whispered to me the same thing when he saw me. " Zhang Fangyuan smiled even wider: "Mrs. Xu can't just ignore me.”

   “This, this is too serious. "Liu Xianglan's complexion was not very good, Xu Shaochun was about to cry, she wanted to turn around and run away immediately, deeply feeling that eating at the same table with Zhang Fangyuan would be like ruining her reputation.

    Xu He also raised his eyebrows. He chewed his rice slowly, not knowing what Zhang Fangyuan wanted.

    "I think the second girl is both talented and good-looking..."

    "But unfortunately, our Shaochun has already been promised to the Fei family!"

    Liu Xianglan hurriedly interrupted Zhang Fangyuan's words.

    "Ah? When did it happen? Why haven't I heard about it?"

    Liu Xianglan smiled: "I didn't announce it to the outside world. They will be engaged and married when Fei Lang comes back after the examination. You can ask the Fei family about this matter."

    Zhang Fangyuan sighed, after taking a breath, he looked at Xu He who was sitting across from him and was still eating: "Then He ge’er won’t also settle for others, right?"


    Xu He looked up at Zhang Fangyuan, pursed his lips, and sat lightly kicked those two long legs under the table.

    Zhang Fangyuan was in pain but didn't make a sound, he was as stable as Mount Tai, and turned his head to look at Liu Xianglan.

    Liu Xianglan was stunned: " He ge’er...he is still young."

    " Isn’t He ge’er only one year younger than the second girl? Is he still too young?"

    Liu Xianglan remained silent, although someone could ask Xu He, she thought it was good, but her deep-rooted thinking still made her reluctant to associate with people like Zhang Fangyuan.

    Zhang Fangyuan also knew that things are not that easy. Although the villagers had changed their views on him, the things he had done over the years couldn’t be forgotten overnight. He was synonymous with the kind of gangsters in the village. To be a son-in-law, of course, they still had to think about it. After all, in the same village, it didn't seem like they were married far away and had nothing to do with each other.

    He said slowly: "Uncle Xu has hurt his muscles and bones. Thinking about it for a while, it won't get better. It's inconvenient to go in and out of the city. If there is a son-in-law with a cart at this time, won’t it be possible to go to the city whenever he wants?"

    "Ah! The government will come to urge tax payment again in April..."

    Liu Xianglan's face froze, and this undoubtedly hit her heart.

    "Mrs. Xu, what do you think?"

    Liu Xianglan's mind suddenly became active, thinking about her sister's praise of Zhang Fangyuan before, and now Zhang Fangyuan's asked for He ge’er, not Shaochun, it seemed to be okay.

    "Our Xu family is also an open-minded family. If Butcher Zhang has the heart, it's easy to say. He ge’er is still young I mean that his sister hasn’t married yet."

    If he was not so anxious to marry He ge’er back to his home, Zhang Fangyuan wouldn’t need to waste all the effort and talk something like this: "My family is very urgent, and I really need someone to help take care of the house when doing business in the city. Besides, it’s not necessary for the brothers and sisters in the front to get married first. Our village doesn’t have such a hard rule.”

    "I've checked the almanac. March 19th is a good day for marriage." Zhang Fangyuan couldn't be bothered: "Tomorrow I'll bring over the engagement gifts."

    Liu Xianglan's jaw almost dropped in shock. Was he in a hurry? But after thinking about it, Zhang Fangyuan was not too young, and then he encountered the matter of the Guang family earlier, so it was normal to be anxious.

    She didn't agree to Zhang Fangyuan's words directly, but pretended to ask Xu He who had been sulking all the time: " He ge’er, what do you think?"

    Facing Xu He, Zhang Fangyuan suddenly felt a little lack of confidence. He was afraid that Xu He would be unhappy if he was too tough, and he didn't want to wait for a while as they had agreed before.

    It was when his father was injured, he admitted that he took advantage of it.

    Xu He didn't know why Zhang Fangyuan suddenly changed his strategy. Thinking of the past, he was silent for a while, and said, "I will follow Mother's arrangement." It was a tacit consent.

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