A glimpse of opportunity: Start by marrying a mermaid bride.

Zheng Xuan got up very late; he was exhausted last night. When he got up this morning, he found that his body was very different from yesterday.

His body, which was originally skin and bones, was now showing signs of muscle growth, and his physical fitness had definitely improved by a level. Zheng Xuan felt that his current physique was probably not much worse than that of dockworkers who had been training their strength for many years.

breathe……

Zheng Xuan opened his mouth and began to breathe. With each inhale and exhale, he felt his lungs were clear and unobstructed. He then quickly closed his mouth and stopped breathing through his mouth and nose. This action gave him a tremendous response.

One minute, two minutes, a quarter of an hour, half an hour—Zheng Xuan was surprised to find that he didn't feel short of oxygen even without breathing; it was as if his skin could help him breathe.

Mermaids' racial talent: Scuba!

Zheng Xuan finally understood why his little wife was a Golden Legend. Not to mention her improved physical fitness, her Water Lung Divine Ability alone was definitely worthy of a Golden Legend!

Moreover, this opportunity has also improved his swimming skills by 100%. As a child living by the Haihe River, Zheng Xuan already knew how to swim. Now that his swimming skills have improved by 100%, his swimming skills should be no worse than those of fishermen who make a living in the water all year round.

In addition, with that terrifying racial talent of aquatic lungs, he would absolutely be a king among men in the water.

Zheng Xuan became more and more excited as he thought about it. As the saying goes, people live off the land and the sea. He lives by the sea and has this aquatic talent. How could he possibly starve?

Thinking to himself, Zheng Xuan saw that the fisherwoman had already prepared the meal, and said to him, "Husband, let's eat."

Zheng Xuan walked over and saw that today's breakfast consisted only of thin porridge. His bowl was thick with porridge, while the fisherwoman's bowl was just clear broth and water.

The only side dish on the table was some pickled wild vegetables, but the fisherwoman dared not eat them. She just lowered her head and drank rice soup. Zheng Xuan frowned slightly when he saw this and glanced at the fisherwoman. The fisherwoman was so frightened that she immediately curled up and went to the corner of the stove, saying, "I'm sorry, please don't hit me. I will never dare to eat at the table again."

Seeing the fisherwoman who clearly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, Zheng Xuan sighed. The little girl was so pitiful. Thinking of this, he reached out his hand and said, "Come here."

no no……

The fisherwoman shook her head, not daring to go forward.

Zheng Xuan immediately raised his voice: "Come here."

The fisherwoman's face turned pale before she mustered her courage and walked over.

"Hold your rice bowl over here."

As Zheng Xuan spoke, the fisherwoman's eyes were already filled with tears. At this moment, she held out her rice bowl and said, "I... I only put a little bit of rice at the bottom of the bowl."

No sooner had he said this than Zheng Xuan scooped half the rice from his bowl into the fisherwoman's bowl.

The fisherwoman was terrified when she saw this, and tears streamed down her face.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again, please don't send me away!"

Zheng Xuan was stunned by what he heard. He looked at the fisherwoman and wondered what she was talking about. When had he ever asked her to leave? But in the fisherwoman's eyes, this was a way of feeding him and then sending him home. It was like a last meal before he was executed!

"eat!"

Zheng Xuan pointed to the rice bowl, and the fisherwoman shook her head like a rattle drum.

Seeing her like this, Zheng Xuan raised his voice and commanded, "Sit down and finish the rice in your bowl. If you can't finish it, I'll take it back to your uncle's house."

Ah ~

The fisherwoman was terrified. At this moment, she picked up her rice bowl and said, "I'll eat, I'll eat, please don't send me back..."

Seeing the fisherwoman like this, Zheng Xuan felt a pang of pity. How much suffering had she endured!

Thinking it over, Zheng Xuan said, "Make more rice tomorrow, and you're not allowed to eat porridge anymore."

Upon hearing this, the fisherwoman looked troubled, and her eyes involuntarily drifted toward the rice jar.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Xuan looked towards the rice jar, got up, and opened it, only to find that the rice jar was empty.

Zheng Xuan turned to look at the fisherwoman and asked, "Is this all the food you have at home?"

The fisherwoman lowered her head and said, "I eat very little, this is enough, enough for two days!"

Zheng Xuan was thinking and was about to say something when he heard his aunt's voice from inside the courtyard.

"Ah Xuan, get up!"

Zheng Xuan pushed open the door, and Zheng Lixia walked in immediately, saying, "Are you two having dinner?"

The fisherwoman stood up timidly, instinctively hiding behind Zheng Xuan. Zheng Lixia frowned slightly as she looked at the fisherwoman and said, "Hey, something's not right with this girl. Wasn't Yang Huiniang supposed to be a good mother?"

Zheng Lixia looked the fisherwoman up and down. She remembered the old man saying that the woman he was marrying for Ah Xuan was a big-hipped, big-breasted girl who was good at bearing children. This…

The fisherwoman was terrified and her body trembled. She thought to herself, "Oh no, I've been recognized. Will I be sent back?"

Just as the fisherwoman was filled with fear and helplessness, a large hand grasped hers, and a warm and firm force immediately calmed her panicked heart.

Zheng Xuan then looked down and met the fisherwoman's eyes. The fisherwoman saw certainty in Zheng Xuan's eyes: "It's alright, I'm here!"

"Call her 'Auntie'!"

Zheng Xuan gestured to the fisherwoman, who then snapped out of her daze and timidly called out, "Auntie!"

Zheng Lixia looked at the young couple, and although she had some doubts, it was their life to live. As long as her nephew felt it was worth it, she didn't care who the girl was.

Thinking about it, Zheng Lixia said, "Hey~ I have to say, you two seem to be a good match."

Hearing this, the fisherwoman blushed, and Zheng Xuan smiled ingratiatingly. Zheng Lixia looked at the table and asked, "Why are you eating this?"

Zheng Xuan said with a bitter face, "My family is too poor, the rice jar is almost empty."

"That's not right. Your grandfather left you thirty silver dollars as an inheritance, but your father didn't give you any?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan frowned and asked, "Grandpa left me an inheritance?"

Zheng Lixia said, "He left it. I was the one who saw the old man off. At that time, the old man left ninety-two silver dollars, which were divided into three parts: one for me, one for your father, and one for you. Your father was supposed to keep your share, saying that he would give it to you when you got married. He didn't give it to you?"

"without!"

Zheng Xuan shook his head, and Zheng Lixia frowned: "This is outrageous! It must be that vixen whispering in his ear again. Come on, your aunt will take you to find them!"

As Zheng Lixia spoke, she pulled Zheng Xuan and started to walk outside. Seeing this, the fisherwoman was at a loss for what to do when she heard Zheng Xuan say, "Don't run around, wait for me to come back!"

As he said this, his aunt hurriedly pulled him away; she really was an impatient person.

At the east end of the village, a spacious and bright three-room tile-roofed house stands there. This is the home of Zheng Daguo. The Zheng family is considered a prominent family in the village. The old man of the Zheng family, also known as Grandpa Zheng Xuan, used to be the accountant of the village's fish market and was a well-known figure in the village.

Therefore, the house was naturally grand, and with his father's help, Zheng Daguo was now the head of the fish farm, the third most important person in the fish farm, and a prominent figure, so the house couldn't be shabby.