4 - Ascertain the situation
The fourth uncle is the elder son of the Huang family and has been doted on since childhood.But Xu Zhenying didn't understand that the fourth uncle was taciturn and the fourth aunt didn't talk much. Rather than saying that the two of them respected each other as guests, it was better to say that the two were just strangers sharing the same bed.The fourth aunt had been married into the Xu family for so many years, except for the one who had the miscarriage at the beginning, Xu Anping was the only girl left.

Because the Xu family has been reluctant to separate, the four-bedroom people are crowded together. The eldest family is careless, greedy for cheap, and likes to be the boss.The second aunt had a prickly personality, and she was a serious official's daughter. She was marrying into the Xu family at a low level, so bumps and bruises were inevitable.

The second aunt wanted to separate the family several times. Every time, the eldest aunt would either throw a tantrum or pretend to be faint. When pressed, she would go around telling how she had gone through so much trouble to drag the second uncle to grow up. Now that the second uncle has become an official, she wants to kick away their poor relatives. .

There was even a time when the second aunt came home and was scolded by her maternal grandmother. She was so angry that she didn't say a word to the eldest family for a long time.

On the surface, the women of the Xu family are calm, but in fact, one of them secretly calls the other a country boy, and the other secretly calls the other an old hen who doesn't lay eggs.The juniors in several houses were also imitated, and the entire Xu family was like a piece of loose sand.

What's even worse now is that Xu Jia Zhengdang is in jail.

This start is simply hell mode.

Xu Zhenying suffered from insomnia.

The hierarchical system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was strict, and the overall productivity development level was close to that of the Song Dynasty. However, there were more restrictions on women, and they could not even have independent female households.The money and property earned by a woman can be taken back by her father, husband, son or family at any time.

In recent years, the trend has become tighter, and the imperial court has launched a large number of chastity arches to encourage widowed women to observe chastity.Therefore, the people followed the trend, and there were cases in towns near Bianjing where families forced widowed women to die, but in the end, nothing happened.

Is it possible to find someone to marry?

Xu Zhenying felt very ridiculous just thinking about it.In modern times, I never thought about getting married, let alone in the ancient times of cannibalism.

She graduated with a master's degree from one of the top ten key universities in the country. She worked as a cart pusher, a vendor, a civil servant, and even became a department-level cadre within three years. She then resigned to study for a Ph.D., and eventually died in a laboratory explosion.She still has some self-confidence. Not to mention establishing herself, there is no difficulty in supporting herself.

She thought of Old Man Xu again.

Old man Xu has been a fan of the military all his life. He joined the army when he was young and served for more than ten to 20 years. If it were not for taking care of his family, he even planned to stay in the army for the rest of his life.

When Xu Zhenying was young, he was dragged by Old Man Xu for a five-kilometer run with heavy loads, survival in the wild, and various weapons. In addition to strength training, he also talked about brainwashing her from time to time so that she would serve the motherland as a soldier when she grew up, and complete what he did not leave back then. Complete journey.

Now in a different time and space, and even a different shell, Xu Zhenying only felt that the road ahead was long, and she felt an unprecedented confusion in her heart.

Old man Xu, can you give me some tips on how to take the road ahead?
Xu Zhenying could even imagine what Old Man Xu would say.

——I don't want to be named Marquis, but I hope Hai Bo is at peace.

——Fu Bo only wishes to return his body in a shroud, so why should Dingyuan be born into the pass?

It's a pity that she never seems to have the lofty goals and ambitions of Old Man Xu.She had always had the mentality of being content with being rich, and was even a little lazy, so much so that she went against Old Man Xu's wishes and enrolled in the chemical engineering major. Old Man Xu was so angry that he didn't talk to her for more than a year.

Xu Zhenying finally decided that although he couldn't think of what he should do in a short time, there was an urgent matter in front of him, which was to regain his freedom.

She wouldn't have been beheaded just after crossing over, which would be a big loss for her.

Xu Zhenying suddenly remembered a novel she had read accidentally before, so she saw everyone sleeping soundly, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and silently said in her mind: "System?"

There was no voice in my head.

She tried again, "System?"

After waiting for several minutes, there was still no answer.

Yes, there really is no golden finger. In the future, I will purely rely on love to generate electricity.

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Xu Zhenying woke up from hunger.

It had been years since she'd felt the sensation of chest-to-back hunger.

As soon as they opened their eyes, everyone in the Xu family woke up.

But everyone seemed to be hungry, and no one spoke. Even the always noisy aunt was huddled feebly in the corner.

The tearing hunger pulled at the nerves, causing the expressions on everyone's faces to become numb, and the silent panic spread rapidly.

Today is the fourth day of the Xu family's imprisonment.

"Ying'er, are you hungry? Mom, there is still food here." Mrs. Miao was always worried about Xu Zhenying's health. She felt a little guilty for not seeing a doctor in time. She paid special attention to her in the past two days, and she just wanted to feel her heart pounding. on her.

Miao took out a folded handkerchief from her arms. There was still a quarter of a steamed bun in it. She said a little guiltily: "Ying'er, you can eat more so that you can feel better. When you get out, I'll find a doctor to help you." Take a look."

Xu Zhenying took a look and knew it was the steamed bun from last night. Miao only ate half of it and hid it.

Xu Zhenying shook her head, "Mom, I'm not hungry, you eat." "Mom, I'm just too full. As you know, I usually eat less. You eat quickly and don't let the other little ones eat." I saw it." Miao couldn't help but put the steamed bun into her hand.

Mei Xiao, who was on the side, stared at the piece of steamed bun eagerly, bit her finger, glanced at Xu Zhenying and said, "Sister, eat it. My sister is sick. She will be better if she eats more steamed buns. I will keep my steamed buns for my sister next time." My sister stopped crying after eating the steamed buns."

6-year-old Mei Xiao also saw Xu Qingying crying because of the Zheng family's affairs yesterday. The little person didn't understand yet and just thought she would get better if she ate more.

Xu Zhenying's heart felt warm and she smiled, "Meizi, be good, sister is really not hungry, now, I'll give it to you."

The little loli is so cute.So sensible.

Mei Xiao had a small half of a steamed bun in her hand. She held the steamed bun in her hand with greed in her eyes, but she looked at Miao and said in a soft voice: "Mother, let's eat together."

By chance, there was a sound of familiar footsteps. When Xu Zhenying looked up, he saw the jailer walking up to their cell for routine patrol.

Xu Zhenying's eyes lit up, the opportunity came.

"Brother Yamen, please stay." Xu Zhenying stood up and called to the Yamen.

All the Xu family members looked over with different expressions.

These government officials had a bad attitude towards them, and sometimes even dared to hit them with something.When he was first released from prison, Xiao Huang was the most violent. He was beaten with a few sticks until his skin was torn, and he became honest all of a sudden.

Now, when Xiao Huang sees the yamen servant, she is so scared that she dares not say anything with her sharp mouth. She only looks at Mrs. Huang and asks, "Mom, is this little girl crazy? What is she doing with the yamen servant?!"

Xu Lezhi also said angrily: "Sixth Sister, don't you think it's not chaotic enough now and you have to kill us before you are willing to do it?"

Everyone watched as Xu Zhenying came forward and bowed to Yamen Yingying through the fence.

The saying goes, don’t hit someone with a smiling face, let alone such a pretty little girl.Gao Yamen's face was as cold as usual, but he didn't scold her, "What's the matter?"

"Uncle Gao, right?" Xu Zhenying heard her companion call this man Lao Gao. According to her observation, this Lao Gao is considered to be the most talkative among the government officials, and he will do things if he is given money.

"Yesterday I heard that Uncle Gao's daughter-in-law gave birth, and today I saw that Uncle Gao was full of joy. I guess it's because the family is happy with Lin'er. I also want to bring happiness here, so I would like to congratulate Uncle Gao first."

These words were very appropriate and congratulatory. Gao Yamen knew that she was asking for something from him, but he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, "You are very attentive, girl. I did gain a fat boy weighing seven pounds and sixty ounces last night."

"This...since it's a congratulation, it's better not to be empty-handed, why not like this -" Xu Zhenying raised his hand, took off his pair of earrings, and said with a smile, "Although this pair of earrings is not worth much money, I left home in a hurry a few days ago, and my whole body... This is the only thing you can get. If you don't think it's unlucky, just take it back to please Madam."

Seeing Xu Zhenying talking so highly of "Madam", although he knew that this girl was trying to flatter her, Gao Yamen was only proud in his heart, but it didn't show on his face. He took the earring and put it in his arms, saying, "Thank you very much."

Then he looked at Xu Zhenying, with a businesslike tone, but obviously a little more friendly than the previous two days, "Girl, tell me what you want to do."

"What you said -" Xu Zhenying smiled slightly, "Is it possible that the achievement can't just be congratulations?"

"You just amused me with your words."

"The main thing is to congratulate you, and besides... of course I also want to ask Uncle Gao, but don't worry, I won't embarrass you."

Gao Yamen just thought that this little girl was quite interesting. She looked young, but she was quite experienced in doing things. Her bribery was very experienced.

"You said."

"You also know that the Xu family was imprisoned by the Holy Emperor at that time, and the female relatives were arrested without knowing what happened. Until now, they have not said a word to the head of the Xu family. In the past two days, I have been really worried. Frightened and uneasy, but not daring to speculate on the power of the Holy Spirit, my grandmother got angry with anxiety and had several blisters on her mouth. The feeling of waiting for death was really unbearable. I wanted to ask Uncle Gao to go to my second uncle's place to have a look. Please ask my second uncle if this matter is serious, so that the old man here can feel at ease."

Gao Yamen looked Xu Zhenying up and down, and thought it was not a big deal to say something. He turned around and said, "Wait a minute."

"Thank you, Uncle Gao."

Xu Zhenying turned around and saw everyone in the Xu family looking at her. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What are you looking at me for?"

"Sixth girl, aren't you afraid that he will beat you with a stick?" the eldest aunt asked.

"I didn't provoke him, why did he hit me?"

"He is a yamen servant, an official. No official is good."

The second aunt was also shocked by Xu Zhenying's change. She frowned and felt that something was wrong, but she only said: "I couldn't tell it in the past, but you are still smart."

"Don't Second Aunt want to know what the situation is now? Whether it is beheading or exile, several of us can't figure it out even if we think about it. We might as well ask someone who knows the situation."

This is the truth, but the threats and beatings by the jailers in the past few days have frightened everyone in the Xu family. Who dares to deal with the government officials?
(End of this chapter)

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