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

Hearing the noise, Zheng Xuan was taken aback. At that moment, outside the small grove, Yang Sanli said, "Sister-in-law Feng, please wait a moment."

As he spoke, Yang Sanli was seen holding a stick, moving through the weeds in the woods, searching everywhere. Only after confirming that no one was hiding in the woods did he breathe a sigh of relief and call Feng Guiqin into the small woods.

Zheng Xuan, who was hiding in the river, thought to himself that he was really careful in his actions; if he hadn't been hiding at the bottom of the river, he might have been discovered.

But these two are acting so mysteriously, could they really be trying to cheat on Zheng Daguo?

Zheng Xuan quietly climbed ashore, lay down in the grass, and listened to the two talking.

Feng Guiqin: "Alright, alright, there's no one here. Let's hurry up, Zheng Daguo will be back from the fish market soon."

Yang Sanli said, "Hehe, don't worry, Sister-in-law Feng, there's no one here, and I'll be quick."

Feng Guiqin said impatiently, "Hurry up and take it out, then leave as soon as you're done, and don't look for me again."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work this time, Sister-in-law Feng."

……

What are these two doing? Zheng Xuan looked from behind the big tree and saw Yang Sanli pull a small cloth bag out of his pocket, making a rustling sound.

Feng Guiqin took the small cloth bag, opened it, and found it contained silver dollars. She began to count the amount.

Yang Sanli said, "Don't worry, Sister-in-law Feng, it's twenty silver dollars, not a penny less. You helped me solve such a big problem, how could I be ungrateful? If it weren't for you, my Huiniang would have been ruined if she had married that Zheng Xuan."

"Now that you've helped me exchange that bastard for Hui Niang, and you've also kept Zheng Xuan from causing trouble and ruining the reputation of our Yang family, this money is yours."

Upon hearing this, Feng Guiqin smiled and said, "Hehe, of course. I like Huiniang too, but I can't let her jump into a fire pit. I'm a kind-hearted person and can't stand seeing that."

"And don't worry, Zheng Xuan is such a good-for-nothing, he won't dare to cause trouble. And even if he does, I'll have my Daguo suppress it. Marriage is arranged by matchmakers and parents, so Daguo and I will insist that it was your bastard who was chosen for the marriage, and no one can find fault with that."

"Alright, alright, Sister-in-law Feng is indeed very capable. I won't stay any longer, lest others spread rumors."

"Okay, okay, you can go now."

As Feng Guiqin was speaking, Yang Sanli turned and ran away.

The reason the Yang family dared to arrange this marriage so brazenly was because they had consulted with Feng Guiqin. Years ago, Zheng Xuan's grandfather had saved Yang Sanli's life, which is why they arranged this marriage. Now, if the Yang family doesn't keep their promise, they'll be cursed by everyone in the village.

The exchange of marriages would be even more shameful if it were discovered, so Yang Sanli found Feng Guiqin and offered her twenty silver dollars as hush money, asking her to persuade Zheng Daguo that if Zheng Xuan found out after the exchange of marriages and objected, causing a scene, Zheng Daguo should suppress the matter.

Given Zheng Xuan's previously weak nature, he was easy to deal with, so Feng Guiqin readily agreed, as if money were falling from the sky.

As for whether Zheng Xuan married Yang Huiniang or that bastard child whom the Yang family treated like a dog, it's none of her business.

Feng Guiqin looked at the twenty silver dollars in her hand, took one out, blew on it, and held it to her ear to listen to the sound. A sinister expression appeared on her face.

"That little bastard Zheng Xuan, relying on the protection of that shrew Zheng Lixia, actually managed to steal thirty silver dollars from me. I'll definitely find a chance to get that money back."

"As for these twenty silver dollars, consider it interest. Ah Jin is going to learn martial arts anyway, so take them with him as pocket money. He can make more friends in the city, and when he becomes successful, he can crush that bastard Zheng Xuan under his feet!"

Feng Guiqin thought viciously to herself, but she didn't notice that behind her, Zheng Xuan had already covered his face with a cloth and was holding a stick when he came up behind her.

Feng Guiqin said he couldn't utter a sound even after three blows, but dealing with Feng Guiqin only required one blow.

着!

amount……

Before Feng Guiqin could even scream, she was knocked unconscious with a blow and fell to the ground with a thud.

Zheng Xuan looked at the unconscious Feng Guiqin and, without any ceremony, picked up the money bag on the ground, counted it, and found it contained twenty silver dollars.

"So many."

Zheng Xuan was also taken aback. The Yang family was indeed wealthy. Actually, it was normal. The Yang family owned the only tofu shop in the village. In those days, making tofu was quite lucrative, just like in the 1980s and 90s, when the most successful people in the village were tofu makers.

Zheng Xuan took the silver dollar and weighed it in his hand. This was truly an unexpected gain. Thinking about it, he looked at Feng Guiqin and noticed that she still had valuables on her.

Feng Guiqin, the daughter of the wealthy Feng family in the village, was the first candidate for the next head of the village, as her father was rich and powerful. Zheng Daguo was the head of the village's fish farm, in charge of all the fishing boats in the village, and was very wealthy.

Therefore, Feng Guiqin was dressed like a noblewoman in the village, wearing gold and silver. At this moment, Zheng Xuan stepped forward and immediately spotted the silver bracelet on her arm. He took it off. She also had two gold earrings on her ears!

These earrings alone are probably worth ten dollars. Take them.

After robbing Feng Guiqin, Zheng Xuan still felt unsatisfied. At this moment, his gaze sharpened, and he actually began to undress Feng Guiqin.

Stop! Don't let your imagination run wild. Zheng Xuan has no interest in this old woman.

He simply unbuttoned Feng Guiqin's clothes to reveal her undergarment, made a gesture as if she had been sexually assaulted, and then left with a wicked grin.

Zheng Xuan didn't take the land route, because there are too many people on the land, and it would be easy to run into someone, which would create openings. So he went directly into the water. Now, with his swimming skills and scuba diving ability, he dived directly into the deep water from the small stream.

The small ditch is actually connected to the Haihe River, and can be considered a branch of the Haihe River. Zheng Xuan swam underwater without surfacing or taking a breath, and swam for half an hour in one go, covering more than ten miles of waterway before finally reaching the shore. During the process, he even caught a silver carp.

As soon as he emerged from the water, Zheng Xuan used a purslane to thread through the fish's gills, tied it to its tail, hung it on a stick, and swaggered towards the village. Along the way, he greeted everyone he met, as these were all witnesses to his alibi.

"Hey, Ah Xuan, out fishing in the river?"

"Yes, Fifth Uncle."

"Ah Xuan, your silver carp is quite big. Sell it to me."

"No, I've been touching them all afternoon. I'm going to go home and make some fish soup to nourish myself..."

Zheng Xuan greeted everyone with a smile, giving everyone the illusion that he had spent the whole day catching fish in the river and couldn't possibly have had time to do anything else.

And so, Zheng Xuan swaggered home, greeting people along the way.

When the fisherwoman got home, she was startled to see that Zheng Xuan had brought back such a big fish, thinking that he had spent money again. But Zheng Xuan laughed and said, "I caught it this afternoon. I'll stew it tonight and have some nourishment."

Zheng Xuan spoke in high spirits, while listening to the sounds outside.

Sure enough, just as he finished stewing the fish and was about to eat it, he saw torches burning brightly outside, and soon someone was banging on the door.

dong dong dong...

Open the door!