Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

It’s a long way to go from Qiao’s house to home.

Seeing Mu Xinghe coming back, the villagers asked one after another: "Xinghe, how did you do on the exam? The results should be out by now."

"Well, it's okay." Mu Xinghe replied.

He suddenly realized that when faced with the Qiao family's questions, he should immediately tell them his test result level.

Not only did the Qiao family do him a favor, he also wanted Xier to know it.

"What do you mean by 'okay'? Did you pass the exam to become a scholar?" the villagers asked.

As soon as this question was asked, someone started laughing.

"If he really passed the exam, Mu Xinghe would have to be flying. Seeing how silent he is, he must not have even made the last place."

"Alas, pitiful. After ten years of hard study, you are still a Tongsheng. But Xinghe, did you really pass the exam to become a Tongsheng? You are not even a Tongsheng yet, are you?"

This is the reality. Mu Xinghe has no parents, and his uncles and aunts are also estranged from him, so the villagers treat him according to his circumstances.

"Xinghe, you should be honest. You haven't even passed the examination for the title of Tongsheng, but you are pretending to take the college entrance examination. We can't see it, but your parents in heaven can see it clearly. I don't know what they think." said a second-rate guy in the village.

Compared to their elders, these peers least want Mu Xinghe to pass the exam, which would widen the gap between his life and theirs.

Wouldn't it be nice for us all to work together in the fields? Why do you have to think about being the boss?

You deserved to fail the exam.

Mu Xinghe ignored these people. There was no need for him to tell the villagers that he had passed the exam or to stage a comeback. His self-esteem did not depend on this.

As long as his sister is happy and the Qiao family is happy, it is enough for him.

So he pretended not to hear, went all the way home, put down all his things, first went to pick up his sister from the neighboring village, and then went to find Uncle Zhao.

Qiao Jianer and Qiao Xier stood at the gate of the Qiao family's yard, watching Mu Xinghe return to his home in the south of the village.

Faced with the malicious attitudes of those villagers, Mu Xinghe remained calm and neither anxious nor impatient.

"Sister Xier, Brother Xinghe's way of doing things and his temperament are enough to bring you a stable life."

Mu Xinghe was only sixteen or seventeen years old, at the age when he cared most about face and wanted to prove himself the most. When he was questioned and ridiculed by the villagers, he did not bring up the fact that he had passed the imperial examination to embarrass himself.

Such an amazing mind and character.

Qiao Xier's face was full of anticipation. She was willing to wait for a man like him for three years.

Soon, the news that Mu Xinghe failed the imperial examination spread throughout the village.

"In the past ten years, the Wang family has only produced one scholar, and he took more than twenty years to pass the exam. Fortunately, he has led his family to a good life."

"It's not easy to pass the exam and become a scholar."

"It's normal for a 16 or 17-year-old to fail the exam."

"I think the boy is honest and dull, and I'm afraid his brain is not very flexible. He is not suitable for the imperial examination. It would be better for him to farm the land."

"Yes, I see that Mu Xinghe is quite strong. If he can't study, he won't starve by working in the fields."

After dinner, Old Mrs. Qiao was chatting with someone on the dam. When she heard this, her face turned unhappy.

"How do you know they can't pass the exam? Did they say they can't pass it?"

"Auntie Qiao, you didn't dare to tell me because you didn't pass the exam. If you did, you would have told everyone in the village with drums and gongs."

"Maybe they are keeping a low profile."

"How can we keep this kind of thing low-key? Isn't the purpose of studying to pass the imperial examinations to become a scholar, juren, or jinshi?"

Old Mrs. Qiao was eating melon seeds and rolling her eyes. She was about to tell Mu Xinghe that he had passed the exam, but she changed her mind and stopped.

This is a hot commodity. When the villagers found out, they were in a hurry to marry their daughters to Mu Xinghe.

Let’s wait for Mu Xinghe to send the engagement letter first and then finalize the marriage.

Seeing that Feng was about to speak, he tugged at her sleeve and shook his head at her.

"Mom, what is it?"

Feng tilted her head.

Old Mrs. Qiao whispered a few words to her.

Feng suddenly realized that it was right to keep it a secret, as this was her daughter's future husband. She would wait until everything was settled before making a decision.

Mu Xinghe went to the town and sold his notes to the students in the academy. When they heard that he had been admitted as a student on government stipend, several students rushed to buy them.

In the end, the highest bidder won and sold it for two taels.

Mu Xinghe thought that being able to sell five or six hundred coins was already a lot. Now that he had two taels in hand, he could do more things.

He bought two pieces of brown sugar, a chicken, a piece of smoked pork belly, ten eggs, and tore off a yard of red cloth. Finally, he went to the bookstore to buy the letter of engagement.

"Brother, why are we buying these things?" Mu Xingyue was only five years old and followed behind Mu Xinghe.

Mu Xinghe touched his head with a doting smile on his face: "Sister, you are going to have a sister-in-law, and brother is going to propose marriage."

"It's who it is." Mu Xingyue was happy when she heard it, and jumped around holding Mu Xinghe's hand.

"There are only two of us in our family, and now we need one more person."

"It's the Qiao family, your sister Xier."

"Wow, it's Sister Xier. Sister Xier is pretty and kind. Xingyue likes her."

"I once met Sister Xier, and she even gave me some candy."

"It's just that my mother just passed away, so I can't marry your sister Xier right away. I have to wait three years."

"Oh." Mu Xingyue was a little disappointed. She wished she had this sister-in-law now.

"Then when the marriage is settled, can I visit my sister-in-law often?"

Mu Xinghe thought about the Qiao family's friendliness and generosity, and thought they wouldn't mind, so he said, "Xingyue can go if she wants to."

When they returned to the village, it was already evening. Mu Xinghe took ten eggs and went to find Zhao Laosi.

"What? You want to marry Xi'er, and you want me to be your matchmaker?"

Zhao Laosi was very surprised. He looked Mu Xinghe up and down. He was indeed good-looking and tall, but——

"Well, Uncle Zhao, please be my matchmaker."

Zhao Laosi exhaled and said earnestly, "Xinghe, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your parents are both dead, your family is in such a difficult situation, and you didn't even pass the exam to become a scholar. What are the conditions of the Qiao family now? You are really taking it for granted."

It turns out that in the eyes of outsiders, he is so unworthy.

Thinking of this, Mu Xinghe felt that the Qiao family's kindness was rare.

"Besides, your mother just died. Even if you are engaged, you have to wait three years before you can get married. Aren't you wasting the girl's time?"

"Uncle Zhao, I know what's going on here. I beg you to go and take a look."

Mu Xinghe cupped his hands and bowed solemnly to Zhao Laosi.

"Hey, you—"

Seeing that the child was so sincere, he must have really fallen in love with Xier. Thinking that she had lost her parents, Zhao Laosi wondered if he would be too cruel if he refused.

"Okay, let's go for a walk. Be mentally prepared."

Zhao Laosi shook his head. This might be the only time he failed in all his years of matchmaking.

Normally, when he acted as a matchmaker, both parties had the intention and it was just a formality. However, regarding the conditions of Mu Xinghe's family, he didn't believe that he had discussed them with the Qiao family.

But he didn't expect that the Qiao family would agree on the spot.