Two candles were lit in the hall, the candlelight was dim, and the stove was bright, the firelight was dancing, and it was very warm to watch.

The house was not cold at all, there was the smell of food, it smelled of home.

The big dining table has been withdrawn, and Du Heqing and Yang Zheng eat at a small round table. Weng and his son-in-law had a few snacks and food, and they ate while drinking, and the atmosphere was not bad.

It was too cold and the time was too late, so Du Heqing left Yang Zheng to live at home.

It's a bit out of order, but it's a special treatment in special circumstances! Yang Zheng was busy all day, and it was dark after dinner at night, at this time he just wanted to leave, and it was impossible for the Du family to let him go.

"Yang Zheng, there is no one else here, you tell me the truth, what is your father-in-law doing?" Du Heqing lowered his voice and asked cautiously, he didn't drink anymore, he didn't pick up vegetables, his eyes just stared at Yang Zheng so directly, for fear that he would miss the real reaction on Yang Zheng's face when he blinked.

Yang Zheng smiled secretly, his face was impassive, he took a bite of food for himself, and only after eating did he say: "My father-in-law is a soldier!" ”

"Nonsense, I still don't know this?" Du Heqing sat up straight, and said solemnly: "I asked this, it's not a picture!" Your aunt and I are both honest and responsible people, and we have never thought about being rich and rich. ”

As soon as Yang Zheng wanted to say something, Du Heqing made an interrupting gesture, "You listen to me finish speaking." ”

Yang Zheng had no choice but to sit upright and listen to his father-in-law's lecture.

"Oops~" Du Heqing sighed at first, and then said: "To be honest with you, your aunt and I really want to stay with Yuniang for a few more years!" But your grandmother said that you and Kangzi are in the same year, Kangzi is a father, and you haven't married yet, if you let Yu Niang marry later, I'm sorry for you. ”

Yang Zheng didn't squeak, but he was still a little moved in his heart.

"Your aunt and I pondered for a while, and this is also the truth. You are living alone now, and no one around you can take care of you! For the sake of Yu Niang, you don't go darts, and you also entrusted your father-in-law to enter the military camp as a leader, these are appreciated by me and your aunt. ”

"Your father-in-law, look at it like an ordinary person, we thought it was simple, we felt that although your father-in-law was a member of the court, he was not necessarily a big official, although he was uneasy, but there was always some bottom. After meeting your stepfather today, this kind of bottom has almost dropped. ”

Du Heqing smiled, a little weak-hearted. He picked up the wine glass and poured a full glass for Yang Zheng, poured himself another glass, raised his glass and touched Yang Zheng, and then said: "So, I just want to ask you, thinking that no matter what, your aunt and I have to have points in our hearts!" ”

This was the result of his discussion with Liu.

Yang Zheng's father-in-law doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, too far away from them. If they don't know his true identity, they won't be sure!

"Before, you said that you asked your stepfather to find an errand to be the head of the garrison camp, I still want to! How can an ordinary official have such a ability? Although Du Heqing didn't understand the affairs of those officials, he also knew that even the county magistrate didn't have the ability to stretch his hand into the barracks. When you are a military attaché, you have a straight temper, and no one can arrange it if you want to.

Yang Zheng understood what he meant, so he said: "It's not that I can't say this, I didn't want to hide it from you, but I was afraid that you and my aunt would ......" I was frightened.

Yang Zheng didn't finish speaking, but Du Heqing understood, people were afraid of scaring them!

In this way, Yang Zheng's father-in-law is afraid that it is really not small!

Du Heqing was a little nervous, drank all the wine in the cup, and then said: "We don't care, don't say it's just your father-in-law, even if he is your father-in-law, we haven't thought about borrowing anything." ”

probably felt that his words were too blunt, and he hurriedly said: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that Yu Niang will marry in the past, and she will not adapt and be wronged." Your aunt and I are just such a girl, and we don't want her to climb any high branches, as long as you two can be harmonious and beautiful in the future, we will be content. ”

Yang Zheng said: "Uncle, I know my aunt's intentions." With Yu Niang's appearance, even if she marries a champion, she is really wronged by marrying me. ”

Du Heqing glared, "What do you want?" I don't know the daughter I gave birth to? Marrying a champion, dreaming? ”

Yang Zheng just smiled and didn't speak.

"Don't talk to me, I'll ask you, can you tell me the truth." Du Heqing's face was a little bitter, "My heart, seven up and eight down!" I can't even sleep! "The more I think about it, the more I feel that Yang Zheng's father-in-law is not a mortal, if he is really a high-powered person, then in the future, their family will act, and Yu Niang will act, I am afraid that they must be more careful.

Yang Zheng leaned over and said, "Uncle, are you sure that after I tell you, you will be able to sleep?" ”

Du Heqing is quite helpless, it's boring to play like this, isn't it!

Yang Zheng couldn't help but smile, the future father-in-law is now like a child, how can he break it?

However, thinking about his identity, thinking about Luo Zhenxing's identity, and thinking of Guan Qiao's involvement, I moved my mind to tell him the truth.

"Uncle, I told you, you can't tell others. Including grandmothers and aunts, okay? ”

Du Heqing pondered for a moment, and said tentatively: "You mean, Yu Niang knows?" ”

"Uncle, Yu Niang's heart, you should know! She can take care of things and tell her it's okay. ”

Du Heqing's face became solemn, it seems that Yang Zheng's father-in-law is really extraordinary!

"Okay, I promised, you say!"

Yang Zheng didn't speak, just dipped his fingers in wine and wrote three words on the table.

Du Heqing didn't understand it at first, but then he didn't know what to think, his eyes seemed to pop out, and he stared at the three words on the table!

He couldn't have been dazzled, right?

Yang Zheng calmly erased the words on the table.

Du Heqing reacted at this time and asked in a low voice: "Really?" ”

Yang Zheng nodded.

Du Heqing was stunned for a moment before saying, "My God......" After speaking, he felt that he knew something amazing, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, looking very regretful.

Yang Zheng said, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?" He was like a mirror in his heart, knowing that Du Heqing was not down-to-earth in his heart! This is also normal, and if he is replaced, he is not down-to-earth.

Du Heqing's face was clearly written with four words that were difficult to describe, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"You don't have to be like this, my father-in-law is stationed at the border all year round and almost never returns to Beijing! Besides, even if he comes back, Yu Niang and I live in Wuyan Town, far away from him! Besides, didn't you and your aunt also say it, he is just a stepfather, not his own, it's okay. ”

Du Heqing's expression was sneering, "That's right, but ...... "But the identity of the people, they really can't reach the edge of the ladder!" Leng Buding became the in-laws of the Marquis of Zhenbei, how could he be so unreliable in his heart!

"Okay, uncle, don't worry, no one can bully Yu Niang."

Du Heqing knew that at this point, it would be useless for him to oppose it! Besides, although the status of Zhenbei Hou is high, but when he was with them, he really didn't show a little arrogance and disdain, no matter who they were for, it was a dignified Zhenbei Hou!

"Yang Zheng ......"

"Uncle, can you change the name? Why do I think you're so angry with me? ”

Du Heqing was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that Yang Zheng didn't seem to be joking, he asked, "Then what do I call you?" ”

"It's the same as shouting big brother! You see, you and your aunt, as well as your grandmother, all call your eldest brother Kangzi, so you can also call me Zhengzi! ”

It's going to be a family soon, and it's called by name, which really seems a bit out of sight.

"Okay, then I'll call you Zhengzi in the future." Yang Zheng doesn't have a nickname, otherwise, it would be appropriate for the father-in-law to call his son-in-law a nickname.

"Hey!" Yang Zheng agreed very happily, this is the old man's recognition of him, can he not be happy?

"Zhengzi, your father-in-law, really has no heirs?" This matter is very fierce among the people, and almost everyone knows about it. Du Heqing was curious at this time, so he naturally wanted to ask.

Yang Zheng nodded, "The rumors are true. My father-in-law has only one daughter and no son. ”

"Huh?" Is this true!?

Didn't you say that a big family must have a son? If you can't give birth to a wife, isn't there still a concubine?

Du Heqing is a big man, although he is curious, he will not ask anything.

Yang Zheng seemed to see his thoughts, and whispered at the moment: "My father-in-law, there are only two aunts, both of whom were selected from the maids of the stepmother's dowry after the death of the stepmother, in order to bring up the lord of Zhenzhen. ”

"Oh!" Du Heqing suddenly realized, and then admired Luo Zhenxing's personality!

Hou Ye is really not easy! has been stationed at the border all his life, killing thieves and defending the country, but in the end, he doesn't even have a son, so it's no wonder that he recognized so many righteous sons.

"Zhengzi, I heard them call you the fifth master, you are the fifth son of the Hou master?"

Yang Zheng said: "Yes, Hou Ye has more than a dozen righteous sons, and I am the fifth, so uncle, you really don't have to worry too much, how can he see so many godsons?" ”

Du Heqing nodded, feeling that Yang Zheng's words were very reasonable.

The two of them drank for a while, cleaned up a little, and then rested separately.

Liu has been waiting for Du Heqing to come back, and the first thing he said when he saw people was: "How is it, do you ask it?" ”

"What do you ask?"

"Hey, you're not going to drink a little bit of wine and forget about business, are you?" Liu discussed it with Du Heqing before, and felt that it was better to ask about Yang Zheng's father-in-law's identity, so there was a matter of Du Heqing and Yang Zheng drinking alone today.

"I didn't forget, I didn't forget." Du Heqing got into the quilt and said, "Remember! ”

"Did you ask about it?"

Du Heqing blinked his eyes, pretending to be a ladder of thinking, "I want to think about it!" What kind of official is that, I forgot about it......"

"You guy, you're really ......" Liu Shi was so angry that he slapped him hard, "You're going to be angry with me." ”

"Be quiet, be quiet!" Du Heqing glanced at the sixth son, and saw that his son was sleeping soundly with his small mouth flat, so he said: "I am a big old man, that official position is so tongue-twisting, where do I remember it!" However, Zhengzi said that his father-in-law was a petty official in charge of more than 100 people, and he was a martial arts practitioner. ”

Liu turned over angrily, "Isn't this the same as not asking?" ”

"How can it be the same? Why do you say we are asking this, aren't you afraid that Yu Niang will be wronged in the future, and that people from high families will look down on us? Now that we know that he is a petty official, he will not pick his nose and eyes at our daughter, so we can rest assured, right? What kind of official are you in charge of? Is it possible that you still want to go out and show off and let your neighbors know about it? ”

"How is that possible!" Liu turned over again, "Who do you think of me?" It's really interesting, think I'm Zhang Yingyue? ”

If you think about it, what a man said makes sense! It doesn't matter what kind of official he is!

Zhengzi also said that he was his father-in-law, and he couldn't control him! My in-laws are in the barracks all year round and hardly go home. ”

That way, it's even better.

Liu said: "That's okay, spare you." The big stone in Liu's heart fell to the ground and slept peacefully.

Du Heqing glanced at his heartless daughter-in-law, and almost kept his eyes open until dawn.

The next day, Yang Zheng got up early, first chopped all the firewood to be used in the yard, and then went to the back mountain.

When Du Yuniang got up to make breakfast, Yang Zheng had already carried two rabbits into the courtyard.

"You went hunting in the mountains?"

Yang Zheng looked at his little girl, and the joy in his heart was about to overflow, and when he thought that in more than two months, this little girl like a flower would be his daughter-in-law, and his heart beat even harder.

"The set up and down the mountain before, Brother Duan was not happy without meat, and the bacon before was gone, so he put a set on the mountain."

Du Yuniang said happily: "Okay, make spicy rabbit at noon, and you will leave after lunch." ”

"Good!" Yang Zheng said: "I'll go and clean up the rabbit." ”

Du Yuniang didn't argue with him, "The hot water is boiled, there are all of them." ”

Yang Zheng found a quiet place to kill rabbits.

In the morning, there are steamed buns and porridge, as well as egg custard and small pickles.

After the Du family finished breakfast, they performed their duties and prepared the things that Du Xiaozhi and Du Xiaowan brought with them when they left.

The sisters are going back to Shuiqu County after the fifth day of the new year, so the Li family wants to prepare some food for them. Liu didn't object at all, he thought more carefully than Li, and picked up something to be generous, I don't know, I thought she was giving away other people's things!

Du Xiaozhi and Du Xiaowan were grateful, and gradually understood why the eldest aunt had been married for so many years, and her grandmother defended her everywhere and said good things about her. Compared with the eldest aunt, their mother-in-law is simply ......

Alas, it's okay not to mention it.

At noon, Du Yuniang made six dishes, and the rabbit that Yang Zheng called turned into a spicy rabbit, and the family sat together and ate happily.

After lunch, Yang Zheng was about to leave, and Du Ankang wanted to set a carriage for Yang Zheng, but only to learn that this carriage was given to the Du family by Yang Zheng, and together with the New Year's goods of the previous carriage, it was a New Year's gift.