Xie Yuchen told his family last night that he and Lin Xue had become a couple.

Uncle Xie and Aunt Niu were overjoyed!

They all felt that their son had gotten a great deal by marrying such a capable girl as Lin Xue.

It's also because her son is lucky, otherwise he wouldn't have been chosen by Lin Xue.

So he instructed Xie Yuchen to treat Lin Xue even better and to help her with any chores.

Although these were things Xie Yuchen usually did, now that the two have finally confirmed their relationship, his wife is basically guaranteed to be his wife.

So early in the morning, Niu Li sent her son out to help Lin Xue with chores, and then took the girl back for lunch.

"Great! I need to go see what delicious dishes Aunt Niu made for lunch!"

"By the way, I made a pair of cloth shoes a couple of days ago. Try them on and see if they fit!"

After washing her hands, Lin Xue ran into the house and quickly brought out a pair of cloth shoes with multi-layered soles.

She learned to wear these shoes by learning from the girls in the village.

Shoes with thick soles and dense stitching are more durable.

"good!"

Xie Yuchen happily accepted the shoes, then went to the well to wash and dry her feet before putting on the new shoes.

"Ah Xue, you have such a sharp eye! You figured out my shoe size at a glance. These shoes fit me perfectly!"

Hehehe!

"Ah Xue, look how pretty these shoes look on my feet!"

Xie Yuchen changed into her new shoes and walked around the yard twice.

Then he cleaned his old shoes right next to the well and hung them to dry in Lin Xue's yard.

"Wash the shoes clean and let them dry in the sun, so you can wear them again when you start working this afternoon!"

After they finished their work, the two closed the gate and happily headed to the Xie family's house.

Despite being separated by a hill, the two houses are actually very close to each other.

If you walk quickly, it will only take seven or eight minutes to get there.

When the two arrived at the Xie family home, Uncle Xie and Aunt Liu were exceptionally welcoming to Lin Xue.

More enthusiastic than ever before!

We stewed a chicken at home, and then prepared three or four side dishes.

In addition, there are various pickled vegetables and cold dishes that Lin Xue loves to eat.

The Xie family's tables were all filled to the brim.

"Xiaoxue, come and eat! These are all your favorite dishes. Your auntie made them especially for you today!"

From now on, she'll be my daughter-in-law, so I must give her a good boost.

They had heard about the kind of life Lin Xue had lived before, even though they lived in the mountains.

I was kicked out by my grandparents when I was little, and I've grown up on my own with great difficulty.

I heard that when I was little, we didn't have enough to eat, so we would steal food from our neighbors.

He got beaten up a lot for it.

But Niu Li didn't think Lin Xue had done anything wrong. She thought that people were starving and would probably stuff anything they saw into their mouths.

If we hadn't done that, the child probably wouldn't have survived.

Now she feels both sorry for Lin Xue and happy for her.

At the dinner table, the Xie family of three would occasionally put food on Lin Xue's plate.

Lin Xue herself ate happily, after all, she had worked all morning and was really hungry.

"Xiaoxue, Uncle Xie plans to go to work at the quarry in a couple of days!"

What do you think?

The couple had been discussing it at home for a long time, and Uncle Xie decided to go out to work and try to earn more money so that he could marry off his son next year.

Although we can't have the extravagant wedding procession of wealthy families, with a ten-mile-long procession of red bridal procession.

However, the Xie family did not want to skip any of the necessary procedures.

Even though Lin Xue's family was almost gone, the Xie couple decided to give the young girl the utmost respect.

So the couple decided to work at the quarry for a year.

The money I earned this year should be enough to host a large banquet.

Aunt Niu also planned to go with Uncle Xie, but unfortunately, he didn't agree.

In the end, the couple decided that one of them would stay behind to take care of the two children.

At this moment, Uncle Xie also wanted to tell the two of them his determination.

"Uncle Xie, you can't earn much money working in a quarry all year round. You might as well work with me!"

"I wonder if Brother Xie has told you that I plan to grow medicinal herbs!"

"I've prepared all the medicinal herb seeds. One season of these seeds is probably equivalent to a year's work for you at the quarry!"

"So let's take advantage of this time to cultivate all the arable land around here. I'll provide the seeds, and the two of you will provide the labor!"

"Let's plant some high-quality, aged medicinal herbs, and some fast-growing ones, so we can sell them and make money as quickly as possible!"

Lin Xuezai carefully explained her plan again: take advantage of the few days she had to quickly cultivate the land, and then she would take Xie Yuchen to the county or city to find connections.

To be honest, medicinal herbs always sell well, no matter the time of year.

Once they find the right channels, they'll definitely make money no matter how much medicinal herbs they grow.

The Xie couple originally wanted to go out to work, but after listening to Lin Xue's words, they felt that since their future daughter-in-law had requirements, it was better not to work.

At worst, besides cultivating the land, Uncle Xie can take his son to go deeper into the mountains more often, hunt more game, and sell it to make money.

The family discussed the land they were going to cultivate for a while, and then Uncle Xie led his family to inspect the surrounding area.

They marked the plots of land that needed to be cultivated, and then the four of them got to work.

Now that they were actually working together, the Xie family elders realized that Lin Xue was a really fast worker.

Even with the two of them and their son, they were no match for that young girl.

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