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Along the way, the three of them did not speak at all. Neither did Liu Da's marriage mention anything about the child that was just born.

Once he reached the Liu Village, Old Man Liu immediately went into his house. Liu San got off the carriage first, and after walking for a while, he remembered to carry Duan Xiaohe who was stunned on top of the carriage. He carried the person down and then left them to unlock the door.

Duan Xiaohe rushed to his side and grabbed onto the copper lock.

"What did Qin Rui tell you?"

He suddenly raised his head, a pair of eyes surging with wind and clouds. In the blink of an eye, he had regained his composure and returned back to being a simple villager.

Duan Xiaohe looked at him anxiously, "He was clearly fine yesterday, why did you suddenly become like this after saying something to him? Did he say something about me? He talks like he's farting, and you believe him? "

Liu San looked at her with a heavy gaze and sighed softly. He didn't say, "I was just, I was just worrying about my second brother's matter."

He pried open her hand that held the brass lock, slipped the key into the lock, and opened the door.

The first thing Liu San did when he returned home was to touch that green ox. There was no one at home for two days, he wanted to see if there was anything else he could eat from the food trough. Duan Xiaohe stood at the door with reddened eyes, angrily rushed into the house, and heavily closed the door.

When she finally calmed down and came out, the Liu San was already long gone.

Her tears rolled down his face as she felt wronged. Seeing her crying, Liu Da panicked, not knowing what to do. He grabbed his sleeves and wiped her tears.

Duan Xiaohe thought back to how Liu San had also wiped her tears, crying even harder.

Liu Da was startled, this time he really had no other choice. The clothes that he was wearing was given to him by Xia Yu before he left. He was especially happy as if he was a child celebrating New Year, and he immediately wore it. He was still unwilling to part with his new clothes, if not, he would wipe Duan Xiaohe's tears.

However, seeing that she could not continue crying, Liu Da anxiously threw a grey handkerchief to her to wipe away, then went out to look for Liu San. By the time he brought Liu San back, Duan Xiaohe had already stopped crying.

Behind Liu San, there was a basket of grass. Seeing the tears on his wife's face while sitting there foolishly, his heart suddenly throbbed. He couldn't wait to get to the short distance in front of her before he stopped. He put down the basket on his back, grabbed a handful of grass, and threw it into the cow-shed trough.

Tears that had long since stopped fell uncontrollably from Duan Xiaohe's eyes. She walked to Liu San's side and looked at his tightly pursed lips.

"What are you making a fuss for? I was wrong, alright?"

Liu San was startled for a moment, and then turned around to look at her. What's wrong with you? "

Her large black and white eyes showed determination. "I'm wrong to make you angry."

As soon as she said that, a tear fell from the corner of her eye. In the past, he would never be willing to part with his wife and would never see her cry. But now, with her wronged look, it was as if she was taking Liu San's life.

Unable to care about Liu Da and Qing Niu, Liu San ruthlessly rubbed her into his embrace. Duan Xiaohe, you are my wife! "

How could she still understand the fear and unease in Liu San's words? She herself was quite unsettled anyways.

Duan Xiaohe tightly hugged the man who held her, and his small face directly fell on his chest. "Are you saying you don't want me anymore? How can you ignore me? What did I do wrong? You're going to treat me like this …"

Liu San pulled her closer to him again, "Why would I not want you? I'm still scared, but you won't want me."

"I'm already yours, if you don't want me, then who will? It's just luck that I'm able to get married off. If I get married off to another family and still think I'm a jinx, I'm afraid that even if I pass by their door, I'll still feel unlucky. "

Liu San suddenly smiled, the feeling was just like before, warm and gentle, causing Duan Xiaohe to heave a sigh of relief. She had lifted her head, probably not wanting to miss his smile. However, Liu San pressed her back into his embrace, his gaze becoming deeper, his lips pursing even tighter.

After a while, it was already time for dinner. Duan Xiaohe asked the Liu San to go over and eat together with him. After going over, he returned and shook her head with a sigh.

It was unknown if Old Man Liu didn't have the mood to come over for dinner, or if he felt that he couldn't afford to lose this person, so he holed himself in the room next door and didn't come out. Duan Xiaohe waited until she finished cooking, picked up a large bowl, and asked Liu San to send it over to him.

After finishing his meal, Liu San went over to put away the bowl. He looked at the untouched bowl of food on his father's brick bed and sighed again. After persuading him twice, seeing that there was no reaction, Liu San was just about to take the dishes and leave when he heard his father saying, "Ol 'Three, put the things down."

Liu San obediently put down the food. Seeing Old Man Liu stand up, he took a steamed bun and passed it over.

Old Man Liu shook his head and told him to put down the steamed bun.

"I just want a grandson, I just want there to be an elder Liu Family. I'm afraid that I've committed too many sins in my life, so let the heavens punish me like this. "

"Dad, why are you saying all this? Second brother is still young, and big brother has just decided to get married, so there's going to be a happy occasion after the new year. We have so many happy events in our family, why are you saying these kinds of words?"

Old Man Liu's face was full of regret, "If your second brother didn't say that Widow Li had a womb, how could our family have ended up like this? Your big brother is a fool, and your second brother is a coward. This matter can't be blamed on your second brother, he also wants a child. Which one of us in Liu Village didn't take this as a joke? "I didn't say anything to your second brother for making such a ruckus. I just wanted to see if that child was born to be a boy. I want to show him that our Old Liu Family has a boy who knows how to succeed the family.

Liu San was moved when he heard it, "Isn't men and women all part of our family? Wait till the day when I pay for the children, we will set up a good show for everyone in the village, even if we don't have children, we cannot let them look down on us."

Old Man Liu's eyes became watery as he listened, revealing a look of regret. I'm old and my mind isn't clear, but this old fogey did the wrong thing. I'm the one who's sorry for you and your wife. Your family life is getting better and better. I trust you to take care of my boss. It's just that I feel rather sorry for you all. "

"There's nothing to be sorry about. I know that father has always wanted a grandson, but this matter cannot be rushed." I am your son, and as long as I am a family member, I will not just stand by and do nothing. "

These words caused the Old Man Liu to feel extremely relieved, he raised the back of his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes. However, everyone these days is straight with money in their hands. Little He is good at doing business, but you can't let her climb on your head. Stop making people laugh like your second brother. "

Liu San was a bit lost in thought, and only after Old Man Liu shouted a few times did he react.

After urging his father to finish eating, he came back with an empty bowl. Duan Xiaohe washed the bowl and wiped his face before going back to pouring water to wash his feet. He went over and brought the kettle over, poured half a basin of hot water, added some cold water, tested the temperature with her hands, and then brought it to Duan Xiaohe's feet.

Seeing that he still wanted to take off her shoes and socks, Duan Xiaohe quickly retracted her foot. I'll do it myself. "

"What are you shy about? I've never seen you anywhere. When you were sleeping, you used to step on me every day, and now you know how to be shy? "

With his words, Duan Xiaohe could no longer continue to act pretentiously.

With her broad and strong hands, she put down her small feet into the water basin. Her cute and delicate feet became more and more adorable the more he looked at them. He couldn't help but tease her for a while, causing Duan Xiaohe to giggle.

After a while, he sat down on a low stool, took off his shoes and socks, and stepped on her feet. A childish tug of war started just like that, but it didn't feel crowded. It was only when there was not much water left in the basin and both their clothes were soaked that they ended the battle.

After going on the kang, Duan Xiaohe snuggled comfortably in her man's embrace. In her heart, she was still ignoring his own matters, and wanted to ask him what exactly Qin Rui had said that made him want to ignore him. After hesitating for a while, she raised her head, and Liu San was already asleep.

Suddenly, he thought that the change in his mood must have something to do with Liu Er and Widow Li. Right now, it was difficult for the two of them to reject the misunderstanding, wouldn't it be stupid for him to reveal such a thing?

Hearing the Liu San's powerful heartbeat, Duan Xiaohe once again cupped her hands across her chest and went to sleep comfortably.

On the second day she woke up, Duan Xiaohe had even carefully observed Liu San's expression. Seeing that there was nothing strange about him, she finally calmed down.

After breakfast, she called Liu San to take a look at the newly built house. It would be dry these two days and she would be able to build the house before the snow fell. Now there was no paint and no formaldehyde. The air quality was so good that they could live in the house together. Just thinking about it made them happy.

The house could be fully built in a few days.

After they finished looking at the house, the two went to look at their own fields. She suddenly thought of the notice the official had pasted on that day, and asked Liu San: "hubby, how many taxes are we paying for these three plots of land?"

Liu San said that the government officials would use the acres of land as their unit. They would either pay food or money, and at that time, there would be people from the government who would come to collect them.

Duan Xiaohe felt that she was finished. Her family had a lot of fields, but they were all ruined by her, she did not manage to grow any proper food. It was impossible to pay the rations now, so she had to pay the silver.

He had already spent a lot of silver on the Fancy Dress and making clothes for the Duan Clan. He still had to pay a tax on this, and it hurt just to think about it.

Liu San looked at his own field and suddenly said: "If the imperial government were to recruit soldiers, they would be able to get rid of the taxes. I will go report my name tomorrow, and we will no longer have to pay taxes in the future."

The daughter-in-law was surprised, "You want to join the army?"