With the tiger that weighed a few hundred pounds gone, Qin Feng and the others returned much faster. After lunch, they set off from the county government and returned to Haijiao Village before dark.
"Here, candied haws!"
After sending away the villagers who were watching the show, Qin Feng took out an oilpaper package from his cloth bag.
"Why did you buy so many?"
Guan Hanyan opened the oil paper and found that there were more than ten candied haws inside.
"It's not easy to make a trip to the county government. Naturally, I have to buy more."
Qin Feng smiled and took out one." I heard from the inn's staff that this is the best candied haws in the county. You should try it too."
"If Little E sees these candied haws, she will definitely be overjoyed."
Guan Hanyan wished she could fly back right now.
In just a few days, she had gone from a jinx that everyone hated to a blessed person that everyone envied.
She couldn't wait to tell this good news to her mother and sister.
Naturally, she couldn't go early in the morning to visit her relatives. Even though Guan Hanyan was eager to return home, she still waited until the sun rose the next day before setting off.
"Aiya, the jinx of the third family is back!"
"I told you no one would want such a jinx. Look, it's only been three days and he's already been chased back, right?"
"I don't think they rushed back. The two of them even smiled just now."
"Didn't you rush back? Why is that man carrying a bag? The things inside must be worthless."
"How do you know? What if it's a gift from my son-in-law?"
" You've lived half your life and have seen how many sons-in-law have given gifts to their father-in-law. Besides, Guan Hanyan is a jinx."
" Yesterday, a tiger was attacked at the back of the mountain. It might have been brought by the jinx. Quickly go and call Third Brother back. We can't let the jinx return to the village!"
...
As soon as they entered the village, the rumors completely ruined Guan Hanyan's good mood.
What replaced it was fear.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here."
"Do you still remember what I said?" Qin Feng held Guan Hanyan's hand tightly. We don't eat their rice. We can just treat their words as farts."
"Yes!"
Guan Hanyan felt the warmth in her palm and her heart slowly calmed down. She stopped in front of a dilapidated courtyard.
In the courtyard, a seven or eight-year-old girl was leaning against the wall and pulling something with her hands. When she heard footsteps, she slowly raised her head.
" Ah! Sister!" The little girl exclaimed in surprise when she saw that it was Guan Hanyan." You're back!"
"Little Er, what are you doing?"
Guan Hanyan quickly walked over 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 at the wall and said," Sister, put me down. I caught a cricket and roasted it for us to eat together."
" Xiao 'Er, didn't Sister-in-law let you eat yesterday?"
Guan Hanyan hugged the little girl, her eyes red.
"Sister-in-law said that I wouldn't be able to survive anyway, and eating was a waste of food. She even told Big Brother to throw me into the back of the mountain…"
The little girl also started crying." Sister, they said that you're married. Can you take me away? Don't let Big Brother throw me to the back of the mountain. There are wolves in the back of the mountain. I'm afraid…I'll spin for you. I can also dig wild vegetables. Sister, can you take me away…"
Guan Hanyan hugged the little girl tightly in her arms and looked up at Qin Feng with a pleading gaze.
Qin Feng nodded. He also felt his throat getting stuffy.
Creak!
A middle-aged woman with messy hair pushed open the door.
"Mother!"
Guan Hanyan wiped her tears and said,"This is my boss's…"
The middle-aged woman looked at her tearful daughter, and her expression changed drastically. Before Qin Feng and Guan Hanyan could speak, she rushed over and was about to kneel down to Qin Feng.
" Young master, since you've chosen Hanyan to be your wife in the bridal procession, you can't send her back anymore…Young master, please be kind and bring Hanyan back. Otherwise, her brother will beat her to death when he comes back…"
"Auntie, it's not like that!"
Qin Feng hurriedly held Guan Liushi.
What a joke. This was the first time they met, and his mother-in-law had to kowtow to him first.
Although she still couldn't call him mother-in-law.
"Mother, the head of the family didn't want to chase me back. We came to see you."
Guan Hanyan quickly explained.
"Really?"
Guan Liushi couldn't believe it.
" Of course it's true. Master even brought a gift for Mother."
Guan Hanyan took the cloth bag from Qin Feng's shoulder and took out the items one by one." These two rabbits were caught the day before yesterday. I salted them. Mother can keep them and eat them slowly. I bought this piece of cloth from the county government yesterday to make clothes for Mother…"
"Guye, are these for me?"
Guan Liushi's eyes widened.
This was the first time in her life that someone had given her a gift.
He even gave so many things at once.
"Auntie, the gift is a little shabby. Don't mind it."
Qin Feng was a little embarrassed.
Even though he had lived two lives, this was the first time he had seen his mother-in-law. The most valuable thing he had brought was two wild rabbits, which made him feel a little unpresentable.
"I don't mind, I don't mind! There are too many of them, and they are all good stuff…"
Guan Liushi quickly waved her hand and turned to look at Guan Hanyan.
With more women than men, the son-in-law's status also rose. Usually, when he went to his mother's house, very few people would bring gifts.
There was almost no one like Qin Feng who brought such a pile of things.
"Mother, the head of the family is a scholar, but he knows how to hunt. He was the one who shot the rabbit."
Speaking of Qin Feng, Guan Hanyan's face was full of pride." He's a tiger hero. He killed a big tiger weighing more than 500 pounds with just three arrows the night before yesterday!"
"Tiger Killer Hero?"
Guan Liushi stared at him and asked," A few days ago, a tiger came to the back of our mountain. It was very fierce. The men in the tiger hunting team injured five or six of them before they managed to beat it away. Yesterday, I heard from the village chief that it was beaten to death in Haijiao Village. Could it be that my son-in-law killed it?"
"Yes, the head of the family!"
Guan Hanyan said proudly.
"Heavens!"
Guan Liushi sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing.
"Mother, why are you crying?"
"Did I say something wrong?" Guan Hanyan was at a loss.
"I am happy."
Guan Liushi wiped her tears and said," God has finally opened his eyes. Hanyan, you've found a good son-in-law!"
" Yes, the head of the household treats me very well. He didn't even hit me when I entered the house. He even let me sit on the table when I ate. I can eat as much rice as I want. Yesterday, when I went to the county government, he even pulled out a piece of cloth and asked me to make new clothes!"
"Good, good! You finally made it…"
Guan Liushi caressed Guan Hanyan's hair. Her eyes were filled with admiration. She looked at Qin Feng more and more fondly." Young master, don't just stand in the courtyard. Come in."
The house was even more dilapidated than Qin Feng's house. In the middle of the house, there was a table with a missing leg and two long benches that had been used for many years. There were two old spinning wheels under the window.
Other than that, there was nothing else.
"Sit down, son-in-law. I'll get you a bowl of water."
Guan Liushi picked up the broken teapot on the table and jogged to the kitchen to fetch water.
"Sister, did you really eat rice?"
The little girl finally found a chance to speak.
He grabbed Guan Hanyan's arm and almost drooled.