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The Li family had already put on their best clothes, but in the eyes of the clerk, they were still tattered and patched-up clothes.

"Father, did my eldest sister really marry an official? Was it true that you arranged a marriage for her when we were children?"

The eldest son only now remembered that his father used to boast all the time that he had arranged a marriage for his eldest sister when they were children, and that the other party was an official. Nobody believed it, but it turned out to be true.

“I didn’t know either. I thought they were just being polite or joking. Who knew your older sister would actually go to see them?”

Li Er immediately recalled past events. He had unintentionally saved an official, who insisted on arranging a marriage between their children. Li Er knew his own social class, so he took it as a joke. Unexpectedly, the two children actually ended up together.

"You know, my eldest sister married an official, and all these years, she hasn't given us any extra money..."

"Crack~~"

Before the second son could finish speaking, the second son knew what the other was going to say and slapped him across the face.

"Dad, why did you hit me?"

"Second brother, if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll beat you to death next time. You son of a bitch, you haven't even met anyone yet and you're already thinking about asking for money. Is this how I raised you?"

Li Er's slap was no joke; half of the boy's face swelled up badly. The old woman didn't try to stop him; instead, she seemed to feel a sense of satisfaction as she watched.

"Father, I was wrong."

The second son touched half of his face, which was burning with pain. The slap had indeed woken him up, and he realized he had said something wrong and quickly admitted his mistake.

Seeing that his son knew he was wrong, Li Er immediately softened, but he still had to make an explanation to his family.

“Let me tell you, your eldest sister married into a good family, that’s her good fortune. We are her family, we must not bring shame to her. Officials have many rules, unlike us ordinary people. We must not let your sister suffer because of us in her husband’s family, do you hear me?”

"Yes, Dad."

Li Er's words impressed even the clerk standing nearby, who couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. It was truly admirable that an ordinary commoner could have such awareness.

While the family waited anxiously, Zhou Wu's team had already arrived at the village entrance.

Magistrate Zhang Sansi was also very adept at navigating officialdom. Seeing that Zhou Wu's visiting party consisted mostly of carriages and servants, he took the initiative to arrange for county yamen runners to escort them.

The procession was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, creating a lively atmosphere. Lijia Village hadn't been this bustling in years; even the village chief couldn't remember.

A luxurious carriage stopped in front of Li Er's house. The Li family members were filled with anticipation, a mix of nervousness and excitement.

A young man immediately stepped down, presumably the son-in-law of the Li family. Then, the young man reached into the carriage and helped a fairy-like woman down.

"Father, Mother, Brother, Sister."

Although he heard the other person calling him, Li Er didn't dare to respond for a long time. Was this fairy-like person really his daughter?

"Daughter~~~"

It was the mother who first realized how much longing was contained in that single word, "daughter."

"sister."

"daughter."

The family was reunited, and Zhou Wu did not go forward to disturb them.

"Father, Mother, your daughter is unfilial and has caused you both suffering."

"It's not bitter, it's not bitter. As long as you're well, we're all well."

Family reunions are always filled with tears and sobs. It takes a long time for the family to calm down after sharing their stories.

“Father, Mother, this is my husband, Zhou Wu.”

Before Zhou Wu arrived, the advisor gave Li Er's family a detailed introduction to Zhou Wu's identity: former tutor of the crown prince, junior supervisor of the tax office, currently serving as commander of the Qingyang Army, and holding the title of baron of Qingyang County.

In reality, Li Er was just an honest and simple farmer. After the advisor talked for a long time, Li Er and his family still couldn't figure out just how high-ranking an official Zhou Wu was.

Finally, it was the eldest son who asked a question that made everyone understand.

"Sir, my brother-in-law's official rank is higher than that of a county magistrate?"

"Even the county magistrate can only smile obsequiously in front of Lord Zhou, who has a very close relationship with both His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

Now they understood, but the whole family was also completely terrified. What kind of divine figures were His Majesty and the Crown Prince?

Li Er had lived most of his life and the highest official he had ever met was a village chief. In his eyes, even a county magistrate was an unapproachable nobleman. Now, his son-in-law not only needed a county magistrate to fawn over him, but was also someone who could speak with the emperor and the crown prince? Just how many heads and how many hands did this god have?

"I've met your father-in-law..."

Zhou Wu greeted Li Baiwei's parents politely, without any airs, which surprised Li Er's family. Aren't officials supposed to be all very arrogant?

"Son-in-law, daughter, let's go into the courtyard and sit down to talk."

Seeing that everyone had been standing at the door for a long time, Li Baiwei's mother quickly asked her son-in-law and daughter to sit down and talk. Her father, Li Er, cursed himself for being foolish and also went to bring out stools for his other two sons and daughter.

"Yes, yes, look, Dad's getting senile. He made the son-in-law stand there for ages. Go and get some stools."

"Yes, Dad."

There was really no room to stand in the inner room, so Li Baiwei's mother asked everyone to sit in the courtyard and quickly poured two bowls of water for them. The courtyard was also full of villagers.

"Daughter, you must be hungry after traveling such a long way. Here's some food for you. Husband, go and kill that chicken."

"Mom, wasn't that chicken you kept to lay eggs and sell for money?"

The youngest sister looked innocently at her mother, wondering why her mother had asked her father to kill the old hen that they usually treasured.

“Mother-in-law, there’s no need for such a big trip. Bai Wei and I have returned to our hometown today to visit you two. How could we let you spend so much money? Today, Bai Wei and I are treating everyone to a meal as a way of thanking you all for taking care of Bai Wei over the years. Not a single person from the whole village can be left out.”

"Okay~"

The villagers watching the commotion outside the fence perked up immediately upon hearing Zhou Wu's words. "He's definitely a high-ranking official; he's different. We can save on another meal today!"

"No, no, we can't let you two spend this money."

Li Er tried to stop them, but it seemed to be too late; the servants accompanying him had already begun unloading goods from the carriages behind.

The white rice was so tempting that it made one's eyes pop out.

"White rice, are you going to cook white rice porridge?"

"What a grand gesture! No wonder he's a high-ranking official. That damned Li family is going to be rich now."

People around were talking excitedly, already imagining the aroma of the white rice porridge even before they had tasted it.

"I don't even remember the last time I received white rice."

"Come on, you're talking about the last time? Have you ever eaten plain rice porridge in your life?"

"You, you, you're talking nonsense. I ate in Qingyang County several times during last year's disaster."

Upon hearing the rebuttal, the person hurriedly tried to defend themselves.

"Oh, you mean the soup kitchens in Qingyang County?"