Reborn and married to uncle, husband and wife teamed up to abuse scum.

At a family banquet in the Xin family, the happiest people were not the family members, nor Xin Kuan and his wife, but Xin Huan, who was showing off her brother-in-law. She would say "my brother-in-law..." to everyone she met, and she would always show off what items on her were given by her brother-in-law. In the words of Mrs. Xin, her tail had separated from her body and flown into the sky.

Tang Mo's easy-going attitude made the boys and girls of the same generation in the Xin family relax a lot. If it was a large family with a tradition of scholarship, the elders might ask about the boys' studies in the afternoon, but the Xin family members tacitly kept silent about it and only performed their traditional program of using an abacus and counting copper coins.

"You'll be enlightened today. That's a unique skill."

The formation was set up, and both men and women could participate. After the elders gave the questions, the dense abacus beads clattered, and the fingertips flew on the abacus. Some people even mumbled something in their mouths. The old lady's eyes widened, "Have all the children of the Xin family learned arithmetic?"

"They are all easy to learn. Most of the accounts can be figured out by just going over them in your mind. How can a businessman not learn this?"

Xin An said that the Xin family collected many books on arithmetic, and they could calculate any account, no matter how big or complicated it was, quickly and accurately.

"Impressive."

The old lady looked at Tang Gang, and Tang Gang also looked at those men using the abacus with a keen eye, wondering what they were thinking.

If the abacus opened the eyes of the Tang family, then counting the money surprised them even more. Several large boxes of copper coins were brought out. They had to string the copper coins into a string of one thousand coins in the shortest possible time. Someone grabbed a handful and started stringing them together. When he was almost done, he would run his thumb through the string from the beginning to the end, and add a few more coins to complete a string.

Someone picked up a pile and used a thin stick to separate the copper coins into piles.

Xin Huan took a box, grabbed a handful, closed his eyes and listened attentively, then let the copper coins slip from his hands, making a tinkling sound. After a few times, he stopped and strung the money. Tang Mo was curious, "What does this mean? Just listen and you'll know how much there is?"

Xin An said: "It's a unique skill to distinguish coins by sound. The eldest cousin relies on touch, the second cousin's eyes are the ruler, and the third cousin's palm is the scale."

Tang Mo lowered his voice, "It's normal for a family to not have a scholar. How can others survive if they have these skills and can study?"

In his opinion, this skill can be used as a sideshow, or you can just set up a stall to gamble big or small, so how can you not make money?

"Even if the Xin family is down and out, they won't live too badly. Naturally, it seems that the Xin family will still be prosperous for many years."

He is proud of his father-in-law's wealth and status.

There was something more in Tang Gang's eyes when he looked at Xin Kuan again. He was more polite when he spoke to the elders of the Xin family, and more sincere when he praised them for their good parenting.

Xin An raised her eyebrows, thinking that her father had better ideas.

The next day, Xin Kuan took Tang Gang and Tang Mo to Ziwei Garden again, and Xin An accompanied her mother to Zhou's house.

The marriage between the Xin and Zhou families is imminent. Both families have prepared the betrothal gifts and dowry. The Xin family will start making arrangements in five days and will formally send the betrothal gift in half a month.

The Zhou family has a strong heritage in Huaijiang. Their ancestors were once wealthy. There are scholars in the mansion, and some of them are officials in the court, but their official positions are lower.

When Madam Xin brought Xin An to the scene, all the women of the Zhou family came out to greet them with great enthusiasm. Madam Xin said, "My daughter is worried about the old lady's health and said she wanted to come and visit. Is the old lady feeling better?"

"Thanks to the nourishing pills I've been taking from the capital, I feel much better now."

Madam Zhou warmly supported Madam Xin and walked inside, and said to Xin An, "We have to thank the young lady very much for this."

"As long as you take good care of the old lady, that's all. This is the first thing my brother said when he arrived in the capital. He took it very seriously, so naturally, as her elder sister, I won't be careless."

Mrs. Zhou took the mother and daughter to see Old Lady Zhou. The old lady was far less energetic than Mrs. Zhou. She looked a little depressed, and she was probably just holding on.

Seeing Xin An, he held her hand tightly and thanked her for the tonic. He said that he would try his best to live. Xin An felt very sad and said, "I brought you some more. You will live a long life."

The old lady smiled and nodded, but after a moment she looked tired. Mrs. Zhou led her people away and sighed on the way, "The doctor also said that the old lady is not sick, she is just old."

"If you take good care of it, it should last for half a year."

Mrs. Xin also sighed, saying that the Xin family had already prepared everything they needed, and they were just waiting for the right day to get married. She lowered her voice and said, "I have thought about it, but I am still a little young, so there is no rush to get pregnant. I will wait until I am seventeen or eighteen."

Mrs. Zhou's eyes immediately turned red, and she held Mrs. Xin's hand, "Thank you so much, it is my Yu'er's blessing to have a mother-in-law like you."

Mrs. Xin patted her hands. This was also Xin An's reminder to her that pregnancy for a woman was full of dangers, and the risk was greater at a young age. She could afford to wait for two more years.

When they arrived at the main hall, Madam Zhou insisted that Xin An sit in the upper seat. After all, she was more distinguished in terms of status. Xin An smiled and said, "Today I came here as a junior, so how can I sit in the upper seat? Aunt Zhou, there is no need to be polite. We will be a family soon."

Mrs. Zhou did not refuse anymore. She smiled and asked Xin An if he was doing well in the capital, whether he had adapted well, whether the capital was prosperous, etc. Xin An answered all her questions with a smile. Xin Huan's fiancée, Miss Zhou Yutan, stood quietly by the side, looking very graceful. Next to her stood a girl who was half a head shorter than her. Her eyes were always on Xin An, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.

"Sister Zhou, come here."

Xin An knew Zhou Yutan, so he motioned Chunyu to bring up the gift she had brought, and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. In half a month or so, you will be my legitimate sister-in-law. This is what I, your future sister-in-law, brought from the capital to you. Take a look and see if you like it."

The mother-of-pearl lacquer jewelry box with a red bottom was extremely exquisite. Everyone thought that this was the gift, after all, the box did not look cheap.

Xin An opened the box door. Every layer of the three drawers was filled with everything. There was a full set of cosmetics, twelve hairpins, two pairs of bracelets, and earrings and necklaces. "Don't think I'm vulgar. It's actually because my brother took me to various shops after finishing his work in the capital. He wanted to pick out a unique gift for you. I was dazzled by the selection, so I bought some extra."

"Fortunately, we women don't mind having too many jewels."

Zhou Yutan said, "Thank you, sister. These jewels are all exquisite. I like them very much."

The elder sister-in-law was so generous that she felt less nervous about marrying into the family.

Xin An joked, "If you like, come to the capital with my brother when you are free after you get married. I will take you to choose it myself and let my brother pay for us."

Zhou Yutan blushed, and Mrs. Zhou smiled contentedly, thinking that the Xin family was a perfect match.