"Brother Ming, how did you manage to accumulate such a huge fortune at such a young age?" Xu Tao was a little curious. He was only fifteen years old.

"My parents left me six hundred taels of silver when they passed away. The rest is what I've earned from hunting in the mountains over the past three years. I've hunted two blind bears, a few wild boars, deer, and other game, and I've slowly accumulated it."

Xia Ming's father was a son-in-law who married Xia He, the only daughter of a hunter. When his son was ten years old, the two went to the mountains and never came back.

Xia Ming didn't believe that his parents were dead, and he often went to the mountains to look for them. Fortunately, his father taught him some martial arts, and his agility allowed the ten-year-old boy to escape danger every time.

I searched for two years but couldn't find them. One time, when I entered the innermost part of the mountains, I saw my father's dagger and had to believe that they had met with an accident.

Gradually, Xia Ming stopped searching, but he still had some secret expectations in his heart, so he chose hunting instead of buying a few acres of fertile land to live a stable life.

He noticed Xu Tao by chance. He was fourteen years old that year and met a smiling little girl who handed him a fruit.

How should I put it? It was incredibly sour. But since his parents had left, and this was the first time someone had given him something, he ate the candy bit by bit, even though it was hard to swallow.

Xu Tao completely forgot about this matter and hugged the boy in front of her.

She had never met Xia Ming's parents before she died in her previous life, so she didn't dare say anything hopeful. Logically, she inferred that the two must have met with an accident, otherwise they would not have abandoned their child and not returned for five years.

Feeling the wetness on my shoulder, I sighed in my heart. This was the hardest thing to bear. I couldn't believe that they were dead, but they hadn't returned yet. I had hope, but was disappointed every day.

"Brother Ming, we will have our own home in the future."

"Okay, Tao."

Xia Ming put the jade bracelet on the little girl while she was not paying attention.

"Is this left by your parents?" Xu Tao liked the bracelet on her hand very much. It was pink and purple in color, and very transparent and lively.

"No, I went to a jewelry store and saw that it suited you so I bought it."

"Thank you, Brother Ming. I like it very much."

Xu Tao smacked her lips to show her happiness.

Xia Ming was so happy that he wanted to earn more money to buy jewelry for A Tao in the future!

The two of them stayed together for a long time. Xu Sanniu was almost coughing and convulsing in the front, but no one came out. "My best wife, how about it?"

Hearing this name, Fang Zhi knew that her husband was up to no good and rolled her eyes. He was not like that when he was pursuing her.

"Zhi'er, your parents are here to see you."

Fang's parents heard from the villagers that their daughter's family had met with misfortune, so they hurriedly packed up some food and came over. Seeing the bare walls of the house, they couldn't help but burst into tears. What kind of wicked person could have done this?

No one knows a mother better than her daughter. When Fang Zhi saw her mother with her hands on her hips and her breath in her dantian, she knew what she was going to scold. She quickly covered her mouth, she couldn't scold her daughter.

Old Mrs. Fang was a little at a loss. Shouldn't the normal procedure be to join her in scolding the thief for having pus on his face and sores on his feet?

"Mom, I said I would go see you tomorrow, why did you and Dad come here today?"

Old Mrs. Fang glanced at her daughter. Such a big thing had happened but no one told her. If no one had told her, she would not know.

"Mother~"

"You, you still remember that I am your mother. If you have any difficulties, come home. Your parents are still alive and can work. Who would dare to give you a hard time?"

Fang Zhi lay in her mother's arms, feeling deeply touched. Her mother always touched her heart.

"Okay, take these."

Old Madam Fang took out ten taels of silver from her bosom and handed it over. "Tsk, your words don't work anymore, huh? If you refuse again, I'll spank you."

"Grandma, you're here. I missed you so much." Xu Tao hugged her and clinged to her.

Old Mrs. Fang's heart melted, and she smiled and gave Guaiguai two taels of silver.

"Grandma, I'm already engaged, how can I ask you for money?"

The grandfather and grandson refused for a long time, but finally the old lady got the upper hand and wiped her tears and said that she was useless and that people despised the money given to her. She was old and no one was willing to give in to her.

The mother and daughter were at a loss for words and could only accept the deep love. Their hearts were filled with joy and a little shame. The old lady was afraid that they would be embarrassed.

Now that the Fang family has split up, the old couple lives on their own and does not need any filial care from their sons, so they have very limited money.

The reason why Xu Tao and her daughter did not refuse was that they wanted to exchange the silver for food. When the time came to escape the famine, they would have to trick people along by coaxing or deceiving them.

"Wait, my dear Tao said she's engaged? Which young man?"

"Grandma is out there chopping wood. Can I take you to see her?"

The grandfather and grandson watched the young man chopping wood with great interest, and their faces looked like monkey butts.

The old lady whispered, "Guai Tao, this young man is good. He is much more energetic than an embroidered pillow. If grandma were a few decades younger, she would also like such a young man."

Old Master Fang was immediately displeased. He pouted and pushed people away, trying to show off his power to his wife.

Not to mention, even at such an old age, he still handles the hoe with great vigor.

The old lady smiled, "Your grandfather is amazing. He's a good hand at housework, he chops wood well, picks vegetables cleanly, and cooks delicious meals. I'm so lucky to marry him~"

Xu Tao secretly gave a thumbs up. Looking at her grandfather's arrogant look, she wished he could tear down the house and rebuild it.

Xu Sanniu... Why does this sound so familiar???

Xia Ming: I want A Tao to praise me like that too!

"Little sister, big brother is here."

"Second brother is here too!"

Old Mrs. Wu had originally wanted to ask her third daughter-in-law for some things and some money, but when she heard the continuous talking, she was so scared that she hid in the house and dared not go out.

She still remembered how when her third daughter-in-law first came into the family, she wanted to show off her power as a mother-in-law and take all her daughter-in-law's dowry for safekeeping. However, when she returned home, she brought her parents back with her. After a friendly negotiation between her in-laws, she dared not make any more plans.

"Brother, Brother, why are you here?"

"You, such a big thing happened. I didn't see my parents when I got home today, so I asked them and found out. Do you still consider me your big brother?"

"Okay, big brother, I'm already feeling bad, please stop talking about him."

Fang Mu glanced at his brother and said, "Hmph, competing with him for favor again. How annoying."

"Little sister, take these."

Fang Mu and Fang Lin each gave fifteen taels, and Fang Zhi accepted it all without hesitation, and would exchange it all for supplies when the time came.

The two brothers of the Fang family thought they would have to argue for a while, but they were relieved to see their sister accept it.

During dinner, Xia Ming was so uncomfortable that he couldn't sit still. There were so many pairs of eyes staring at him that it was hard to swallow.

"Dad and uncle, you're all looking at my fiancée and making him feel bad. If you keep looking at him, I'll pay you back~"

"Hahaha, a girl can't be kept at home when she grows up. I'm going to protect her now. How much does it cost? Uncle will give it to you."

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