Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Evil Spirit and the Serpent

"Are you going to live a good life with Huo Xing now?" Liu Qiong asked him, "Look at the way you protected your mother-in-law just now."

"Ah, I guess so." Miao Ying scratched his head, "I was ignorant before."

"It's good that you know." Miao Dong said, "Live a good life with Huo Xing, and your future will be fine. By the way, Chen Erwa became rich some time ago and renovated his house. Didn't you give him the money?"

Miao Ying felt a little guilty. This money must have been stolen from the Huo family by Miao Ying, and then given to Chen Erwa.

Miao Ying chose to play dumb and smiled awkwardly. This made Miao Dong speechless. He wanted to reach out and knock him on the head, but Liu Qiong stopped him: "Alright."

Miao Dong glared at him and said, "Don't act like a demon again."

Miao Ying nodded repeatedly. Seeing him like this, Miao Dong didn't know what to say to him.

Only then did Miao Ying see that the two of them did not come empty-handed, but also brought some rice and grain. Miao Ying's eyes widened, and he apologized to the mother and son in his heart for his prejudice.

"I know you have a large family and little land, and after paying taxes, there's almost nothing left. At least we have enough food at home." Liu Qiong patted his shoulder, "Xiaoying, living a good life is better than anything else."

The Miao family is much better off than the Huo family. The Miao father is a butcher, and Miao Dong took over his job. The whole family is also good at farming, so they live a good life.

The Miao family brought a bag of rice. Although it was not new rice, it was much better than the coarse flour that the Huo family ate. There was also a bag of flour, which was pure wheat flour. Miao Ying had heard that married women wanted to subsidize their parents' families, but this was the first time he encountered a situation where his parents' families subsidized him after he got married.

Miao Dong looked at his expression and explained, "We've sold all the meat and only have some pig offal left. Since you don't like it, I didn't bring it for you."

Miao Ying was beating his chest inwardly, thinking that pig offal was delicious, but he didn't show it on his face: "Thank you, Mom and Big Brother."

Miao Dong and Liu Qiong exchanged glances and looked at him in surprise.

Later, Miao Ying openly and secretly inquired about some of Miao Ying's past. Miao Dong looked at him suspiciously, so Miao Ying had to withdraw his inquiries and then chatted with them about family matters.

Li Hongying and her grandmother in the kitchen also had complicated expressions. Miao Ying's performance these days had almost made them forget what he was like before.

The fact that Miao Ying ran away with someone was a family scandal and had never been revealed to outsiders, so the Miao family was also unaware of Miao Ying's injury. Li Hongying thought about it and decided not to tell her mother-in-law about it.

Huo Xing bought a piece of fat meat. He thought Miao Ying probably hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so he thought he would like this piece of fat meat. There was a piece of pork belly with both fat and lean meat next to it, which was cheaper, but he didn't want it.

Liu Qiong said it was not necessary, but she still planned to stay here for lunch to see what kind of life Miao Ying was living at home.

Li Hongying also knew that her cooking skills were not good. After Huo Xing came back, Miao Ying consciously went to the kitchen, leaving Miao Dong and Liu Qiong in the yard stunned.

Miao Ying has lived at home for more than ten years, and I have never seen him enter the kitchen.

When Miao Ying saw the big piece of fat meat that Huo Xing bought, he fell silent. Facing such a piece of fat meat, he felt a little bit at a loss as to what to do, so he looked at Li Hongying.

Li Hongying has been spending more time with him recently, and she also noticed from the last time they bought something that Miao Ying didn't like eating fatty meat, so she had to take the spatula herself and prepare to cook meat the way their family used to.

Cabbage, radish, vermicelli and fatty meat were stewed in a pot. Huo Xing was asked to buy tofu and steam a pot of mixed flour buns. He didn't feel comfortable using the refined flour brought by the Miao people, so he used the coarse flour from his family.

Miao Ying looked at the big pot of food and didn't have much appetite.

After Huo Xing bought the meat, he noticed that the light in Miao Ying's eyes seemed to have disappeared. He didn't quite understand why he was unhappy even though he had meat to eat.

Li Hongying asked Miao Ying to go out and greet his family. Miao Ying had no choice but to continue to ask questions, and he also got to know the original owner a little better from the conversation between the mother and son.

To sum it up in four words: lazy and gluttonous.

Miao Ying sighed. These four words had nothing to do with his original self. He thought that the original owner could elope with a gangster because his family treated him badly, but from the looks of it, the Miao family doted on him. He wondered if he had been kicked in the head by a donkey to have to like a gangster and even be murdered for his money.

After a while, the meal was ready. On weekdays, they would set up a small table in the yard to eat, but today when the in-laws came, they moved the dining table into the main room, using high benches and a large square table.

Miao Ying helped Li Hongying bring a large pot of food to the table, and Huo Xiaobao also helped to carry the bowls. Seeing that he was sensible, Miao Dong took out a piece of candy from his sleeve and gave it to him.

Seeing that they all came to the main hall, Miao Ying sat down on the stool. Before his butt touched the stool, he was picked up by Miao Dong. Miao Dong glared at him: "Is that the seat you can sit in?"

Before Miao Ying could struggle, Huo Xing freed him from Miao Dong's grasp and said to him, "It's okay."

Then Miao Dong shrugged his shoulders and invited his grandmother to the seat where Miao Ying had just sat, followed by Li Hongying and Liu Qiong, and finally the three of them took their seats.

Knowing their family situation, Miao Dong and the others did not ask about Huo San, and started to eat at the same table in a friendly manner.

There was a big pot of food, a bowl of mixed flour buns, and a plate of kimchi on the table, which was already a very sumptuous meal.

Miao Ying took a steamed bun and ate it absentmindedly. Huo Xiaobao, who was sitting next to him, was eating from a bowl with his face covered in broth. He turned his head to see Huo Xiaobao swallowing a piece of fat meat, then looked up and saw Miao Dong, who was sitting opposite him, also eating the fat meat with relish. Miao Ying felt as if the oil was stuffy in his chest, making him eat the steamed bun slower.

Miao Dong swallowed the meat in his mouth and saw Miao Ying staring at him without blinking. He stared back and felt strange. There was meat today, and it was his favorite fatty meat, but he didn't even eat a bite. When did he change his personality?

At the table, grandmother Li Hongying and Liu Qiong were chatting about family matters, Miao Ying was looking at this and that, Huo Xiaobao and Miao Dong were just eating, and Huo Xing was still looking the same, no one knew what he was thinking. So the meal was not that difficult.

After dinner, Miao Dong and Liu Qiong were about to go home. Their home was some distance away, so Miao Ying sent them to the village entrance. Along the way, the three of them were stared at by the entire village.

Miao Ying has gotten used to it. Whenever he goes out, the villagers point and talk about him. Now that the three of them are together, their appearance makes people walking opposite them a little scared, as if the three of them are monsters.

Miao Ying looked at Miao Dong, and Miao Dong looked at Miao Ying without showing any weakness. Liu Qiong was a little helpless and asked Miao Dong to walk faster.

Miao Ying burst out laughing. The three of them were walking together. One was the fierce god Miao Dong, and the other was the evil mother. He also gave himself a nickname, called Viper and Scorpion. Anyway, in the eyes of others, they were not good people.

After leaving the village, Liu Qiong patted Miao Ying's shoulder again and said, "Xiao Ying, live a good life in the future. Except for your father-in-law, the Huo family are all easy to get along with."

Miao Ying nodded: "I know."

"I'm glad you know this, but don't do anything stupid again." Miao Dong also patted his shoulder.

Miao Dong is three years older than him, and should have been the one to get married first, but Miao Ying's reputation in their village was too bad. It was not easy for someone to come and propose marriage, and Miao Dong didn't think there was anything wrong with his younger brother getting married before him.

However, because Miao Ying did not keep the betrothal gifts when he got married, and his family also gave away a lot of things, the family had little money left. Miao Dong did not like his son, and the betrothal gifts for girls were much higher than those for boys, so he had not married yet.

Miao Ying also heard Liu Qiong talk about Miao Dong's situation, and he also felt a little guilty: "You need to lose some weight so that you can get married. If the betrothal gift is not enough, I can help you find a way."

Miao Dong snorted: "Just live your life well, I don't need you to worry about getting married."

Miao Ying smiled and said, "It's getting late. Let's talk about it next time I go back to my parents' home."

Liu Qiong nodded and turned around with Miao Dong.

Miao Ying waved to them and watched the two figures, one fat and one thin, walking further and further away. He felt an inexplicable sourness in his heart, as if the wishes he made when he traveled through time were slowly coming true.

Not only does he have a husband's family, but he also has his own family who always care about him.

It would be better if I had a little more money, but it doesn’t matter much. I was born with the holy body of working, so I can earn money by myself if I want!

Miao Ying took a deep breath. If he had known that his mother's family was so friendly, he wouldn't have to stay in the Huo family so stubbornly. However, this thought was fleeting. Although he didn't do the evil, he did need to return it to the Huo family. Besides, except for Huo San and Lao Deng, all the members of the Huo family were very good.