After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

When the village chief heard the names Zhao Huanxi had changed for the children, he picked up a pen and wrote another list on a piece of paper. He told Zhao Huanxi to go to the government office tomorrow to find the county magistrate to register the children, and also told Zhao Huanxi to bring enough silver.

Normally, registering a household as a male household is easy; the normal process can be completed in a day, but registering a female household is more difficult. Money is more important than anything else. Zhao Huanxi knew this and thanked the village chief profusely.

The village chief waved his hand, turned to the clan leader and said, "It's getting late. The sooner the execution is over, the sooner you can rest."

Old Master Lu and Old Lady Tian had forgotten about punishing Lu Feng. Now Lu Feng was still kneeling on the ground in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.

The people around were making a lot of noise, and one or two women were even pointing at Lu Feng.

Old Master Lu no longer cared about his own shame and just wanted to beat Lu Feng up quickly, preferably to the point where he couldn't get out of bed, so that Lu Feng would remember his lesson.

When Old Mrs. Tian saw a group of people going to the ancestral hall, she grabbed Zhao Huanxi and told her not to go. She had not had much rest today, so she told her to stay at home and take care of the children and go to bed early.

Zhao Huanxi understood what Old Lady Tian meant, so he thanked several elderly men and women and memorized their faces, planning to bring some gifts to express his gratitude in a couple of days.

A group of people grabbed Lu Feng and walked towards the ancestral hall. Before leaving, Lu Feng looked back at Zhao Huanxi with strong hatred in his eyes.

Some families on the street even grabbed their children from their beds just to watch Lu Feng get whipped, warning them that this would be their fate if they went to the gambling house in the future.

It was almost eleven o'clock in the evening. Zhao Huanxi walked into the house and found Xiaonian sitting on a bench leaning against the wall, about to fall asleep. Xiaopan and Xiaonian lit the fire and cooked the brown rice that had not been put into the pot at that time.

As soon as they saw Zhao Huanxi come in, the eldest and the second brother ran over and hugged her thighs.

When Zhao Huanxi saw the children, he took the initiative to ask them over without asking their opinions, and he didn't know what they were thinking.

So he woke Xiao Nian up, sat on a bench, and asked the three people, "You all saw what happened today. I didn't ask for your opinion then. Will you blame me? If you want to live with your grandparents, you still have a choice since I haven't gone to the government office to change your household registration yet."

The eldest, Xiao Pan, and the second oldest, Xiao Yin, were ten and eight years old respectively, and were now at an age when they should be sensible. However, the youngest, Xiao Nian, was still confused and didn't quite understand what Zhao Huanxi meant.

The eldest and second oldest knew what had happened and knew that their mother was doing it for their own good.

Before their own mother passed away last year, she beat and scolded them, regretting every day why she didn't give birth to a son, and often beat them until there was no harm on their bodies.

Later, their biological mother passed away. The three sisters were cautious about their stepmother Zhao Huanxi at first, fearing that this stepmother would dislike them for not being boys just like their biological mother. But later they found that this stepmother really liked them, and they truly felt the warmth of their mother.

The eldest sister Xiao Pan had tears in her eyes. She pulled her two younger sisters over and knelt at Zhao Huanxi's knees. She choked and said, "Mom, you will be the real mother of the three of us from now on." After that, tears flowed uncontrollably.

She understood, she understood everything. Because they were all girls, their mother didn't love them, their father despised them, and even their grandparents didn't want to take care of them.

Only this frail woman in front of them, who had no blood relationship with them, had brought them warmth since the day they met, and had protected them from Lu Feng. Now, after divorcing their father, she was willing to adopt them, unwilling to live under someone else's roof with her sisters.

The second and third children were already in tears and said to Zhao Huanxi, "We are willing to follow mother and be her daughters. We will never be separated from her for the rest of our lives."

The three of them kowtowed deeply to Zhao Huanxi, threw themselves on his knees and cried miserably. Zhao Huanxi also stroked their heads with sobs.

"Good children, stop crying. From now on, you will follow my surname Zhao. You are my biological daughters. I will never let you suffer any injustice again. Do you understand?"

He then said, "From now on, you will be called Zhao Pan, Zhao Yin, and Zhao Nian. Don't forget your names when you go out."

The children nodded, and Zhao Huanxi gently wiped the tears from their faces with his sleeve. He said to them, "Everyone, get up. Let's eat early and go to bed. Tomorrow we will go to the town to change our names."

After saying that, he pulled several people up from the ground and lovingly brushed the dust off their knees.

At this time, a burnt smell floated in the air, and I realized that the brown rice porridge in the pot could not be more mushy. I was so busy crying that I forgot to look at the porridge in the pot.

Zhao Huanxi quickly found a small basin to scoop out the unburned porridge on the top of the pot, scraped off the burnt part at the bottom of the pot, added water again and poured the beaten brown rice porridge back into the pot.

During this time, Zhao Huanxi put the pork bones he had bought into a small bucket and hung it in the well to keep them stable. He was too tired today, so he decided to cook them tomorrow.

I also gathered the half-dried toon shoots that were drying outside and would take them out to dry tomorrow when it wasn't raining. I scooped up the bamboo shoots floating in the basin and tasted them; they weren't too numbing anymore, so I tore them into small pieces with my hands and then cut them into small pieces with a knife.

The porridge in the pot over there was already cooked, with the thin, brown rice lying at the bottom. It looked like hot water. Zhao Huanxi scooped up the porridge, cleaned the pot, and prepared to stir-fry some bamboo shoots.

Put the soybean oil bought during the day into the pot, wait for the oil temperature to rise, then put the drained bamboo shoots into the pot and stir-fry until slightly browned. At this time, add a little soy sauce to color it, and finally add salt and stir-fry evenly.

Zhao Huanxi went back to the bedroom and brought back half a pound of peach cakes. They drank the porridge with the peach cakes. If they only drank the porridge, which was as clear as hot pot water, Zhao Huanxi would probably have to go to the bathroom eight times that night.

It was really too late now, so after they finished eating and cleaned up the dishes, they quickly washed up and went to bed.

Zhao Huanxi lay in bed and felt like she was about to fall apart. So many things happened every day.

Zhao Huanxi thought that she was lucky in some ways. At least her ex-husband's parents were good people. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gotten rid of that man so quickly.

But Zhao Huanxi hadn't forgotten the resentful look Lu Feng gave her before he left. Zhao Huanxi knew this guy wouldn't let it go so easily. Tomorrow, he'd hurry to the government office to establish the woman's household registration, to avoid any further complications.

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Cluck~ Cluck~ Cluck~

The sound of a rooster crowing was particularly clear in the silent night. Zhao Huanxi felt that he had slept for two hours, but when he thought about going to the county government office today, he forced himself to sit up.

"Damn it, I haven't had a good night's sleep since I came to ancient times." Zhao Huanxi cursed in her heart.

I got up and packed the things I was going to take to the county government office. The most important thing was to take all the silver with me, for fear that someone would come to steal when no one was at home.

Zhao Huanxi locked all the things he bought yesterday in the cabinet and woke up the children.

Seeing the children were too sleepy to open their eyes, Zhao Huanxi said jokingly, "Aren't you going to town? I saw someone selling candied haws on the street yesterday! Those candied haws taste sour and sweet. It's a pity that some people can't have them."

The children were immediately excited when they heard their mother say this. They had never been to the town before, but they had heard from their neighbor Er Gouzi that the town was huge and had a lot of delicious food.

So they got up quickly, and Zhao Pan and Zhao Yin packed their clothes. Four-year-old Zhao Nian could already dress himself, but he looked groggy and had to ask Zhao Huanxi to do it himself.

After everything was packed up, Zhao Huanxi locked the bedroom door, closed the main door, and led the children towards the ox cart.

When Zhao Huanxi saw the big yellow cow, he began to feel sorry for his butt.

It was still dawn at this time. Zhao Huanxi saw that there was only one woman on the ox cart today. Zhao Huanxi knew that woman. She was Xiang Saozi who came to seek justice for the chicken early that morning.

Sister-in-law Xiang also noticed the visitor and the children, but she didn't know how to greet them.

Zhao Huanxi walked over and greeted Uncle Lu Gen, put away the backpack, and sent the children to the innermost part of the ox cart. Seeing that the children were snuggling up to him and sitting obediently, he spoke to his sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law Xiang is also going to town."

Sister-in-law Xiang saw Zhao Huanxi take the initiative to greet her, so she pulled Zhao Huanxi over and whispered in his ear, "Are you taking your children to the town to register for household registration today?"