After the siege of Xiajin was lifted, Xu Wei and other township soldiers stayed in the county seat to assist in dealing with the aftermath. Uncle Zhang initially set up a banquet to celebrate the achievements of the Xu family brothers and others, and then summoned Xu Wei to discuss side affairs for several days in a row, and he valued this junior more and more. Before he led the army back to Jinan, he instructed Xu Wei not to be arrogant or impatient, and to wait for the opportunity. That Xia Jinzhi County learned that when Xu Wei met Uncle Zhang at night, he put on a high hat for him, which was very useful, and he also glanced at Xu Weigao, and the autumn waves were frequent. Openly and secretly said that they must try their best to help and seek a future for Xu Wei.

In the blink of an eye, in July, Xu Weicai led a cadre of township soldiers back to Xujiazhuang. The magistrate allocated 500 yuan to compensate the villagers who died in the battle, comfort the wounded, and personally write a plaque of "Martial Township" to show commendation. gave Xu Wei fifty yuan alone, but he included all of them in the pension.

On the seventh day of the seventh month of July, the Qiqiao Festival, Xu Wei was tired for days and slept very deeply. Under the strong call of the strange aunt, he got up, and when he was washing, he heard the maid Zhang San's sister-in-law mention that it was his eldest sister and brother-in-law, and he brought his nephew back to his parents' house. After tidying up, I came to the side hall, and before I entered the door, I heard a woman's hearty laughter. When I entered the table, in addition to the old man and the fourth sister-in-law, there were three "strangers" at the table, a man and a woman and a child.

As soon as he stepped into the side hall, the little boy jumped in front of him and called out sweetly: "Uncle! "The child is very cute, fat like a ball of meat, with bell-eyed eyes and dripping and spinning. Xu Wei stretched out his hand and touched it in his arms, but he didn't have half of the eldest son, and he knew that he would leave a few taels of silver to reward him, and he would not be so poor.

"Ouch, my family is stunned and finally got up." The young woman stood up, laughed loudly, and was so bold that she did not lose to the man. She is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Xu, Xu Wei's sister, and her name is Xiuping. His sister, about thirty years old, has a plump body, swaying posture, smiling before speaking, a pair of phoenix eyes, and her eyes are flowing.

Hearing her say this, Xu Wangshi immediately refuted the eldest aunt: "Now the ninth brother is capable, the day before yesterday, the prefect of Jinan Zhang led the troops back, passed by Xujiazhuang and made a special trip to the door, and he attaches great importance to the ninth brother." also said that if the ninth brother went to Jinan, he would give him an eight-rank mile. ”

When Xu Xiuping heard this, she stepped forward and glared at Xu Wei and said, "Then why don't you go?" The boss is not a small person, and he doesn't know how to pay attention, and the man is ambitious in all directions, and what is the ability to nest at home all day long? Your fourth brother has now worshiped the seven grades, so you are not in a hurry? The series of questions did not give Xu Wei a chance to reply.

Mrs. Xu seemed to be in a good mood, and his health had improved, so he rarely showed a smile: "Lao Jiu, your third sister is all on this mouth, take care of her." Start a family first, then start a business, you see, grandchildren are so old...... "Probably all parents in the world are the same, and their biggest wish is to wait to hold their grandchildren."

When Xu Xiuping heard this, she was even more energetic, and stepped forward to point Xu Wei's head and said, "You, you, it's really not worry-free." My sister has a few girls for you in the real phase, they are all big families, so I will marry you this year. ”

With such a sharp-toothed sister, what can Xu Wei say? I just didn't say a word, just smirked. The two sisters-in-law over there, you and I are talking about Xu Wei's marriage. This said, our old Xu family can't be sloppy when marrying a little daughter-in-law, we must know that we are knowledgeable and courteous, gentle and virtuous, and we have to take care of housework. That said, no, our old nine is a demon king of the mixed world, and he has to marry a tiger girl to suppress him.

Xu Wei stood there like a stake, at the mercy of the two of them, the little ball of meat kept holding his uncle's thigh from beginning to end, shaking non-stop. Mrs. Xu was also happy to enjoy his family, smiling and not saying a word.

Finally couldn't bear it anymore, Xu Wei smiled bitterly: "Let's eat first, I still have something to do." ”

"Yo, look at your monkey-like appearance, what serious can you do?" Although Xu Xiuping said this, her hands had already moved, distributing dishes and chopsticks, scooping porridge and serving vegetables, her hands and feet were nimble, and she was very skillful.

Xu Wei found that his brother-in-law, from beginning to end, did not say a word, and there was no expression on his face. At first, he thought that this man accompanied his wife back to her parents' house, and he was very restrained in the face of his father-in-law. But at the dinner table, the family was smiling, and he still had a dead face. Even Mrs. Xu personally picked up the vegetables for him, but he didn't say a word. Xu Wei was thinking about something, and he didn't bother to deal with him.

It is now July, and there are only three months before the Jin army moves south to attack Song. In these three months, if he can't do something, then history will move forward according to the original trajectory, and by next year, the Jingkang Revolution will happen. But what can he do in just three months? Now, there are only more than 90 people in his hands, and some of the wounded. Moreover, he is still white, although after the village soldiers fled from the battle, he naturally became a brave head, but what kind of bird is a brave head? In the words of the era in which he lived, he was the captain of the villagers' joint defense team.

Difficult, difficult, difficult, Xu Wei buried his head in eating, and when he thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh lightly.

"What's wrong?" Xu Xiuping put a chopstick dish in his bowl and asked with concern.

Xu Wang added another chopstick and asked the same question, "What's the trouble?" ”

Xu Wei raised his head and looked at his sister-in-law and sister, as well as the old man who was watching him, and the meat ball kneeling on the stool and concentrating on eating, his heart was mixed. But the distress in his heart couldn't be mentioned to anyone at the table, so he had to smile indifferently: "It's okay, I just hope that we can eat happily like this next year." ”

The two women were obviously wrong, and Xu Xiuping said angrily: "What kind of bastard are you talking about?" Our Xu family has rules, never separate the family, even if you marry a daughter-in-law, your father will drive you out, so that you can't stand on your own? ”

Xu Wei was speechless, Xu Xiuping saw this, thought that she had said something serious, and coaxed the child to comfort her: "You have to get it, silly brother, if your father can't tolerate you in the future, you will come to my sister's house......"

In the middle of her sentence, her husband next to her suddenly put the bowl heavily on the table, and the gruel side dishes spilled on the table. The atmosphere in the hall instantly condensed, and Mrs. Xu's face sank, and he also put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"Who are you angry with? Who in my Xu family provoked you? Taking out the identity of his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, Mrs. Xu asked. The other party did not answer, and even spit out the food in his mouth on the ground, with a very unruly attitude.

Mrs. Xu was furious! Slap the table! roared loudly: "What do you think of my Xu family!" ”

Xu Xiuping was very embarrassed by this change, and tears were already rolling in her phoenix eyes. But one side is the old father, the other side is the husband, she had to reach out and pull her husband's sleeve, but before the words came out, her husband opened it! The child, who was too frightened to make a sound, cried "wow" at this time. Xu Wang hurriedly hugged his nephew to comfort him, and the female streamers had no part to speak after all, so they could only look at everyone anxiously.

Taigong was so angry that he had to move, and he couldn't stand steadily, Xu Wei was worried that he would be sick, so he got up and helped him, and said to Xu Xiuping: "You help me back to the room, I am here." ”

How dare Xu Xiuping? Since ancient times, when a woman is bullied by her husband, her brother will definitely go out to ask for the guilt. The younger brother was raised by her, with a bear temper, three sentences without speculation, and a slap in the face. And this muddy boy has not learned anything else, he does not lose to the fourth child in martial arts, his husband is weak, and he doesn't fight with a punch in the past?

Seeing that his daughter was in a dilemma, Mrs. Xu spoke: "Xiuping, help me back to the room, and hand it over to Lao Jiu here!" The old man was really annoyed in his heart, so he simply asked the second stunned son of the old Xu family to teach this eyeless thing a good lesson! And he knows in his heart that Xu Wei's behavior today is very different from before.

"Hmph, don't come to this set! Don't think that your Xu family is a family of Xingwu, I'm afraid of you! Since she married into my Fan family, she has not made her in-laws happy for a day, and there is no personality in everything, and it is just a shame. I was thinking about my mother's family affairs all day long, and before I came back, I begged my father, saying that I would find an errand for your family. This time, look at your Xu family's fake appearance, you want to be a ...... Hmph, I'm afraid that if I lose someone, I'll blow the sky! What the hell! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

Mrs. Xu stared at Xu Xiuping fiercely, and when she saw her daughter bowing her head and saying nothing, she knew that this was true. Suddenly, the hatred, anger, and regret in my heart were entangled in every way. If he was willing to put down the shelf, lower his head, beg for help, trust the relationship, change Jiu'er's birth date, and also give him a half-official position, why did he come to this......

It turned out that there was a system in the Great Song Dynasty called Yin Supplement. It is stipulated that all civil and military officials above the fifth rank can let their descendants, relatives, and even disciples come out as officials during specific periods such as the emperor's accession to the throne, the canonization of the empress, the establishment of the prince, and the establishment of the prince. But there is one rule, that the person who receives the shade must be at least fifteen years old. When Xu Taigong was forced to retire, Xu Wei was not yet fifteen, and his colleagues suggested that he go away, lying that his youngest son was fifteen and had a half-official position. But his life is bright and upright, coupled with his stubborn temperament, he refuses. This is why Xu Wei, who is almost in the age of the weak crown, is still a flat-headed person......

The atmosphere in the room was extremely embarrassing, and even if Xu Taigong was angry at this time, it would be difficult to attack. Xu Xiuping lowered her head and sobbed, Xu Wang's family was speechless, and the little nephew was so frightened that he forgot to cry. The bastard brother-in-law saw that the Xu family was at a loss, and he was even more domineering, just as he was ridiculing him, he suddenly heard the sound of gongs, drums and suona from outside the house, blowing and blowing, getting closer and closer!

Before he could figure out what was going on, Yang Yan's loud voice sounded in the courtyard: "Ninth brother!" Brother Jiu! Come out quickly! The Shangguan and the magistrate of the Daimyo Mansion have arrived! This time you are glorious! ”

"Yes, yes! Congratulations to Taigong! Congratulations to the little officials! Our Xujiazhuang has another one who eats imperial grain! ”

"Jiulang is good when he is young! I said earlier that he was born rich and noble, and now it is true, right? ”

There was a commotion outside with a congratulatory voice, and everyone in the house was covered with clouds and mountains, what was going on?