Reading's sudden action startled the two people inside.
"Lei, Brother Lei?" Seeing Lei Ding, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed across Xiaoyan's tearful face.
Xiaoyan's mother also saw Redding clearly. She frowned, but there was no embarrassment on her face.
"Oh, you're back."
"So what? Xiaoyan is getting married. Even if you, a poor soldier, come back, what can you do?"
Xiaoyan's mother said this sarcastically without any hesitation.
"Brother Lei..." A hint of expectation flashed across Xiaoyan's eyes, and then immediately faded away.
From childhood to adulthood, her mother never changed her mind about what she had decided.
This time is no exception.
"I want to marry Xiaoyan!" Redding clenched his fists and said loudly.
"Haha, if you want to marry me, I will marry you. Let's see what you are capable of!"
Xiaoyan's mother sneered coldly when she heard this.
"I have already accepted the thirty-two taels of betrothal gift from Zhang the Butcher in Zhangjia Village. If you want to marry Xiaoyan, you can, unless you can afford a higher betrothal gift than the other party."
"Not much, only about one hundred and eighty taels."
"If you can come up with it, I will immediately betroth Xiaoyan to you!"
Xiaoyan's mother laughed sarcastically.
"Mother, you only asked for thirty taels from Butcher Zhang, why are you asking Brother Lei for a hundred or eighty taels? You are asking for his life."
Xiaoyan was stunned by her mother's actions.
"Shut up right there! You're such a traitor! You haven't even left the house yet and you're already leaning towards your husband's family. It's so shameful!"
"I don't want such a large dowry. What will your brother do when he gets married? You can't empty your family savings to marry a wife, and then the two of you will be left with nothing, right?"
Xiaoyan's mother curled her lips and said disdainfully.
"Mom...you..." Xiaoyan was completely disappointed with her mother.
Hearing this, Redding's eyes darkened.
He put down his backpack and took out a small wooden box.
"Okay, that's what you said! Look at these, are they enough for me to marry Xiaoyan?"
Reding said as he opened the wooden box that the emperor had previously given them.
The scene of jewels and precious stones stunned Xiaoyan's mother instantly.
She immediately put down her needlework and rushed to the wooden box, touching this and looking at that.
"All these jewels combined are probably worth more than a hundred taels! I'm rich, I'm rich!"
Xiaoyan's mother smiled so hard that her eyebrows were not visible.
"Now, can I marry Xiaoyan?" Reding asked, pretending to take the wooden box.
Seeing this, Xiaoyan's mother threw herself forward.
"This is mine, don't touch it! I will marry Xiaoyan to you now!" Xiaoyan's mother said excitedly.
Fearing that Lei Ding would go back on his word, Xiao Yan's mother immediately put away the wooden box and pushed her daughter in front of Lei Ding.
She immediately took the two of them to write a marriage certificate and went to the county government to notarize it. According to the national law, Lei Ding and Xiaoyan were already husband and wife.
Redding looked at the notarized document from the county government in his hand, and for a moment, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
Xiaoyan's mother had completed her mission and had long since left the two of them and returned home.
Xiaoyan looked at her mother's back with a sad expression as she left excitedly. From beginning to end, her mother never looked back at her.
"Xiaoyan, let's go."
Redding stepped forward and gently patted Xiaoyan on the shoulder.
"I have made great contributions this time, and the emperor has rewarded me greatly."
"Besides the portion given to your mother, we still have more."
As Redding spoke, he took off his tattered little bag and handed it to Xiaoyan.
Xiaoyan only felt that the box was a little heavy in her hand. When she opened it, she found that it was full of gold, silver and treasures.
"This..." Xiaoyan raised her head and looked at Redding with distressed eyes.
"Brother Lei, you must have had a hard time on the battlefield to receive so many rewards."
As Xiaoyan spoke, her mouth pursed slightly and tears fell unconsciously.
"Okay, okay, today is our big day, it's not time to cry."
"Come back with me. We'll make some simple wedding preparations in the next two days. We can't let you down."
As Redding spoke, he stepped forward and took Xiaoyan's hand. The two of them walked hand in hand in the afterglow of the setting sun, slowly heading towards home.
…
Jiang Xiaoyao and others wanted to go to the palace to report to the emperor as soon as possible, but Murong Ye gave an order early on, asking them to go home and reunite with their families first.
That night, General Xiaoyao's mansion was bustling with activity.
"Xinlan, come on, your favorite braised pork."
"Tiantian, try the brown sugar rice cake made by my great-grandmother. It's delicious."
Tang looked at the tanned Jiang Xinlan and Jiang Tiantian, and kept putting food into their bowls with a distressed look on her face.
"Okay, okay, Mom, if you take any more, the plate will be empty."
Jiang Xiaoyao looked at the two small mountains piled up in the two small bowls and couldn't help but speak up to dissuade them.
"It's empty, so what are you eating, you're a grown man!"
"I heard that if Xinlan and Tiantian hadn't come to support you early, your victory wouldn't have been so smooth."
"Look at you! You're a great general, but you're still counting on your granddaughters' blessings to win the battle. Aren't you ashamed? Eat, what are you eating?"
Tang was originally very happy, but when he heard his son say this, he instantly became unhappy.
Seeing his son eating happily, he immediately took away the dishes in front of him and placed them all in front of his two great-granddaughters.
Jiang Xinlan and Jiang Tiantian were all smiles and naturally would not offend the old man. They took a few bites of each dish and praised it continuously.
Jiang Xiaoyao: Good guy, I was adopted.
It was a lively family dinner.
At this moment, Wang Defa's sharp voice was heard outside the yard.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and prepared to pay their respects.
Murong Ye was the first to speak.
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