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Chapter 11

Three days later, in the early morning, Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi followed Mu Chenhui out of the house and prepared to go to the town.

In the past few days, he had no words and smiled gently at everyone, but he expressed his persistence with actions. He always cooked by himself and ate with Mu Chenxi alone in his room.

While the Mu family was surprised, they also knew that under his gentle appearance, he was not someone who could be easily provoked, and they got to know Zhao Huan better.

In the village, there will be bullock carts carrying people to the town at midnight. At this time, every family has already gotten up, and some people are starting to cook with smoke rising from their kitchens.

In the weather in April, the cool breeze in the morning makes people feel chilly. Today is a big market day, and several people are already sitting on the oxcart at the entrance of the village.

They arrived just in time to make up one cart. After they got on the cart and sat down, the bullwhip cracked, and the cart began to drive towards the town. Zhao Huan saw Mu Chenhui sitting there awkwardly, and said with some humor: "Brother, sit down inside and don't fall down."

"Yeah." Mu Chenhui moved his body, but didn't move much in. There were only women and old people riding in bullock carts, and he, a young and strong man, felt really embarrassed.

Mu Chenxi looked at his eldest brother and suddenly pointed at him and said to Zhao Huan: "Brother is blushing. Did you forget to bring money?"

As soon as he said this, the women in the car all laughed. An older lady said: "Who is spreading lies and saying that Mu Juren is stupid? Look! He is much more agile than before. He doesn't always purse his lips and look serious. He is so serious that people dare not speak.

"Yes, yes, this is a joke on his elder brother." A woman next to him said, "The Mu family has long said that Mu Juren was injured and forgot about the past. It's not stupid at all." "

I heard that the head injury occurred ." He will be a little different from others, but you can still tell whether he is stupid or not." Another woman looked at Mu Chenxi and said pointedly: "Except for his personality, which is a bit childish, everything else is the same as before. Still so handsome and elegant."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she said this, Mu Chenxi said to them, suppressing the topic they were discussing passionately, "Whoever said I was stupid, it was her who was stupid, so stupid. Rescue."

Mu Chenxi's serious look seemed to remind people of the serious and unsmiling time he had before.

Although he is devoted to learning and has a simple and unconventional mind, his words and deeds completely follow the etiquette and strictly demand himself. He is as dull as a little scholar, but he has some dignity for no reason.

The women in the car were as quiet as chickens. They didn't expect that he would suddenly interrupt. They looked at each other and didn't dare to joke about him.

When he was not injured, he rarely had contact with people. He was busy with his studies. Every time he showed up, everyone was in a hurry. He was famous, and he was a respected and feared existence in the village.

After Mu Chenxi finished speaking, she ignored them and looked at Zhao Huan with a smile on her face. That slightly proud expression seemed to be telling him: Look, whoever said anything about me, I pushed her back, and I didn't lose at all. Didn't eat.

"The morning sun is great." Zhao Huan smiled, his gentle eyes were full of endearment, his tone was gentle but merciless, "If anyone says you are stupid, there must be something wrong here."

He pointed at the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "If you are sick, you must treat it, otherwise it will get worse. We are willing to help others, so we don't need to thank you too much."

Mu Chenhui rubbed his face. He didn't know why the two people in front of him said these words, but he felt inexplicably very Yes, but are they too powerful and unwilling to suffer any losses?

Several women had never seen Zhao Huan before, so they thought he was a gentle person when they saw his handsomeness and gentleness. Unexpectedly, there was ice hidden inside, and his gentle and gentle tone made people shudder.

More than half an hour later, they arrived at the town. Mu Chenxi jumped out of the oxcart nimbly and turned around to help Zhao Huan down.

He didn't refuse the kindness, followed his hand and jumped out of the car, walking towards the town with Mu Chenhui. As he walked, he said: "Brother, I want to buy a donkey cart so that I can send Chenxi to study in the town."

"Let Chenxi study?" Mu Chenhui was shocked. He didn't expect Zhao Huan to have this idea. "Brother-in-law, this may not work. ."

He hesitated for a moment, then said bluntly: "No one will teach him like Chen Xi. Those masters all care about reputation, so they can't teach him."

"I have also thought about this problem," Zhao Huan nodded. The ancients paid attention to reputation. Especially readers. However, he still had a glimmer of hope, "Let's find the master who enlightened Chenxi. Maybe he can teach?"

Ancient people valued status. Master and apprentice are equal to father and son. With this kind of relationship, Mu Chenxi shouldn't mind now. Condition. This is what Zhao Huan thought. After all, he just lost part of his memory and his IQ was the same as that of a child. He was not really stupid and hopeless.

Unexpectedly, Mu Chenhui smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "The master-disciple status has long ceased to exist. If we go there, we will be kicked out."

Under Zhao Huan's surprised eyes, Mu Chenhui talked about the past. It turned out that after Mu Chenxi was selected as a scholar, he was going to the county to study for further examinations. The master liked Mu Chenxi's talent and talent and wanted to marry his youngest daughter to him.

Mu Chenxi was fifteen years old at that time, and his wife's daughter was only twelve years old. They said they wanted to settle the marriage first. But Mu Chenxi focused on her studies and refused the marriage, saying she would discuss the matter after high school.

The master was furious, saying that Mu Chenxi's wings were stiff, that he looked down on him as a master, and that he wanted to climb high and despise his daughter, so he severed ties with Mu Chenxi and caused a huge uproar. From then on, no one accepted Mu Chenxi as a student.

In fact, he was an enlightened master, not Mr. Mu Chenxi, and he did not officially accept a disciple. It was not until Mu Chenxi became a blockbuster and passed the scholar examination to make up for the shortcomings of a poor family that he had the idea.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Zhao Huan didn't have a good impression of the master after hearing this. "Fortunately, what he mentioned was marriage. If he accepts Chen Xi as his disciple, his character will be affected, so it's hard to refuse."

"Master. He and Chen Xi are both scholars, so he can't accept a disciple." Mu Chenhui shook his head thinking about the past, looked at Mu Chenxi and said, "My father and I went to apologize many times, but we were kicked out. It was Chen Xi who stopped us from going again. At that time, he The situation is very difficult, and his reputation is almost ruined."

"It's a blessing that he didn't accept a disciple early, otherwise Chen Xi would have suffered enough to be expelled from the school, and he might have been disqualified from the examination," Zhao Huan said with a smile.

While talking, they came to the market. There were still many people selling things. They found a place to eat first. Mu Chenxi took Zhao Huan's hand directly to a wonton stall and said, "I'll buy you some wontons with meat."

"Okay, let's eat wontons." Zhao Huan happily agreed.

The three of them sat down and each asked for a bowl of wontons. The thin skin and large fillings were very affordable and tasted very good. They didn't move for a while after eating.

"Our town is quite prosperous. The three streets are all shops. We rarely go to the main street. The things there are good, but the farmers can't afford them."

Mu Chenhui introduced the situation in the town to Zhao Huan, where to buy cheap things. Where are the things that are expensive and not affordable? Everything was clearly explained. He understood that Zhao Huan was really planning to live on his own in the future, so he naturally wanted to help more.

Gradually, the flow of people began to surge, and there were more people on the street. Since he couldn't talk to Mrs. Mu Chenxi about enrolling in school, Zhao Huan didn't want to stay any longer, "Chenxi, let's go shopping."

"Okay." Mu Chenxi immediately took out a piece of paper and looked at it, "Let's go to the grain and oil store first. Then go to the grocery store, then the pastry shop, and finally buy meat."

He read several shop names in succession, looked at Zhao Huan happily and said, "Go buy it now and go home to cook meat for your wife."

"There is another one . Where is the place?" Zhao Huan raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a playful look, "I forgot about it on the paper. If I remembered it in my heart, we wouldn't even be able to buy the meat back."

"I haven't forgotten it. I remember it on paper and in my heart." Mu Chenxi shook his head, with a very serious face, and his dark and translucent eyes became deep, "If you don't like that master, even if you accept me, you won't read it.

Chapter 12

Mu Chenhui was so happy that the mule was walking on the official road, and he was reluctant to swing his whip for fear of hurting the mule.

Farmers love livestock, especially large animals such as cows and mules. It can be used for farming, pulling people and carrying goods, which is extremely convenient.

It's just that their family is in a difficult situation and they only have pigs, which are considered large livestock. Unexpectedly, Zhao Huan suddenly wanted to buy a mule for transportation. He was excited and distressed. He spent six taels of silver in one go, and with another two taels he could buy a half-sized calf.

Zhao Huan didn't think as much as he thought. He almost fell apart after riding the bullock cart in the morning. He didn't want to sit down again, so he wanted to buy a donkey to pull the cart. Finally, he listened to Mu Chenhui's advice and switched to a mule, just to spend a little more money.

"Don't you don't study?" He teased Mu Chenxi with a smile. Seeing him holding pens, inks, papers and inkstones, he couldn't put them down and moving them back and forth. "Why don't you let go of them? You like them so much?"

"You don't need that wife. Teach, of course I want to learn." Mu Chenxi replied confidently.

He looked at Zhao Huan, his eyes rolled and he raised his lips and said with a smile: "My wife taught me, of course I will learn." He blinked slyly, and his smiling eyes narrowed, full of pride.

"You are quite thoughtful." Zhao Huan said with a smile. Seeing his increasingly smart expression, I feel a sense of accomplishment. The current teaching has achieved initial results.

Mu Chenxi bought everything he needed today. He followed behind to help look after it, and nothing was left behind. Ever since Zhao Huan said that he could forget things after reading them on a piece of paper, he never took out the piece of paper where he had written down things to buy. He bought everything entirely from memory.

Zhao Huan's serious expression at that time made Zhao Huan a little dazzled, as if Mu Chenxi was not always holding his hand and relying on him for everything.

If it weren't for his clear and innocent eyes, always looking for him, and occasionally showing him a bright smile, Zhao Huan would have thought he was fine.

"Daughter-in-law, why don't you go to the restaurant to eat? I have money here." Mu Chenxi patted the money bag on his waist and didn't understand why he refused to go to the restaurant to buy delicious food for Zhao Huan, "I told you I'll buy you something delicious."

He pursed his lips in frustration and looked at Zhao Huan without blinking for a reason. He really wanted to be nice to him and give him all the good things.

"Because we spent a lot of money today. Although we still have some, we still have to take care of our future life. There are many places to use money!"

Zhao Huan didn't know what he was thinking, and felt sour and uncomfortable in his heart. This was the first time someone was unconditional. Being nice to him without any intention.

Although Mu Chenxi now has a childlike mind and is ignorant about certain things, this pure childlike mind is the most rare thing. The feeling in his heart now is complicated and difficult to understand, but he still understands that he is moved and happy.

Mu Chenhui was driving in front and was particularly happy to hear their conversation. If the third brother and his brother-in-law get along well, things will be much easier in the future. He also sees that Zhao Huan really cares about them.

Even though he was happy, he didn't care about feeling sorry for the mule. He swung his whip and lightly slapped the mule on his body, speeding up his pace and heading home.

"Dad, Dad." Mu Chenhui's eldest son saw his father driving back from a distance, leaving his friends who were playing together and ran over.

"Come on, son, get in the car." Mu Chenhui picked him up with a smile and put him in the car.

"Dad, is this our car?" Mu Jingxing asked happily, his face flushed with excitement.

"Yes, your uncle bought it."

"Here." Zhao Huan took out a bag of peanut candies and a bag of pastries and gave them to him. "Go back and eat them with your brothers and sisters."

Mu Jingxing didn't dare to reach out to take them, and looked at them eagerly. Looking at his father, his throat swallowed unconsciously. He really wanted it, and his whole thoughts were revealed on his face.

Mu Chenhui looked at his bearish look and laughed and cursed: "Look at how greedy you are. Just take it if your uncle gives it to you. Now you know how to act nice."

"Thank you, uncle." Mu Jingxing cheered and took the two packages. Thing, hugged tightly in his arms, smiling with his teeth exposed but not his eyes.

"Chenhui, where did the car come from?" Dad Mu happened to be in the yard and saw them driving a mule cart back and asked in confusion.

"My brother-in-law bought it." Mu Chenhui smiled.

"Well, this mule is not bad." Mu's father looked up and down and praised: "It has a tall and strong frame, the fur is smooth and moist, and it is well-raised."

At this time, the Mu family came out and saw the mule in the yard. Mu's mother Asked: "Where did it come from?"

"Chen Xi's wife bought it." Dad Mu replied casually.

"Really, you don't even discuss such a big matter with your family, you just make the decision yourself." Mu's mother frowned and said dissatisfied: "Are there any rules? Our young master from Rongdu is so arrogant and domineering, completely Don't take us elders seriously."

"What are you talking about?" Mu's father glared at her dissatisfied. This was a bad thing for Zhao Huan to hear. "You don't need to spend money to discuss anything with you.

" You!" Mu's mother almost fell over because of him, and her breath was stuck in her throat. She was so angry that she glared at Zhao Huan and turned around to go into the house.

She has a strong nature. She has been in charge of the family all these years, and no one dares to ignore her. This young master who appeared out of nowhere turned a blind eye to her. He didn't know how to respect or please her at all, so how could she not be angry with him?

I already looked down on Mu Chenxi because of his affairs, and now because he was always ridiculed by his old man, I made up my mind to find ways to embarrass him.

Mrs. Liu was holding her little daughter and watching on the side, her brows slightly furrowed and her eyes flashing with admiration and jealousy. However, she made a fuss but no one paid attention to her, and no one even asked her why she didn't leave any food for Mu Chenxi and the others. She has been feeling depressed these past few days.

Mu Chenxi is promising, and everyone in the family can follow her, but the glory does not belong entirely to them. If they want to walk in front of others with pride, they must live up to their son's reputation.

Mrs. Liu watched her child grow up day by day, and her thoughts gradually increased. However, her family's financial situation was barely sufficient for one person to study, so it would never be her son's turn.

Now Mu Chenxi was finally dumbfounded. Her son had a chance. She couldn't wait for a moment to talk to Mu Chenhui about it, but she didn't expect that she would have to say it later.

She was so angry that she could no longer hold back, and directly pointed the finger at Mu Chenxi and the others, thinking that someone would speak out. She just expressed her dissatisfaction and asked them to take a look at her son, the eldest grandson of the Mu family who should be raised.

The result was counterproductive, as if she was ignored collectively, no one spoke about this matter at all, even Mu Chenhui was silent, and had not spoken to her for several days.

She glanced at her sister-in-law Wang next to her. This sister-in-law seemed to be generous and cheerful, but she knew that she had a lot of intentions, but the child was still young and she was not in a hurry. It seemed that she had to find a way to encourage them and unite them. Let the two elders of the Mu family pay attention.

Everyone in the Mu family has their own thoughts now. Although they have not been fully revealed yet, they are already going to cause a disturbance. But no one expected that Father Mu would give these complicated people a hard blow early the next morning.

Chapter 13

The next day, Zhao Huan finished his breakfast and just finished cleaning up and entered the house.

"Brother-in-law, dad asked you and Chenxi to go to the main room." Mu Chenchu ​​came over and called them. Seeing Mu Chenxi writing, he smiled and said, "Third brother, your handwriting is still so beautiful."

"Yes." Mu Chenxi looked up. Looking at him, he said happily: "My wife also said that my writing is good, and I will be able to make money even if I sell my calligraphy in the future." "

Pfft."

Zhao Huan couldn't help but laugh out loud. He looked at Mu Chenxi's handwriting clearly. It was good, but that was according to his modern standard. Except for those works by everyone, it was much better than some people who studied calligraphy.

So he encouraged Mu Chenxi to practice calligraphy well. If he wanted to make money in the future, he could sell his calligraphy. I didn't expect him to take it seriously and tell his second brother about it, which is really a headache.

In the ancient world where calligraphy was the main body, where everyone regarded the characters as the person they were and paid attention to character, he really didn't know whether Mu Chenxi could really sell his calligraphy.

Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi entered the main room and saw a room full of people. In addition to the Mu family, there were also two strange old men.

An old man with gray hair on his temples, and an upright man in his forties, sat at the main seat calmly and solemnly, with some overwhelming aura.

"Here you go, sit down." Dad Mu watched them finish their salutes and pointed to the side for them to sit down.

He looked around, coughed slightly and said, "Invite the clan chief and village chief to come over today so that they can bear witness that our Mu family is divided."

"Old man"

"Dad."

"Dad."

Mu's mother, Mu Chenhui and Mu Chenchu ​​were shocked and hurriedly spoke to persuade them, but Mu's father was unmoved and waved his hand to signal them not to say any more.

"I'm still the head of the family, and I have the final say." Dad Mu looked at everyone, paused and said, "Chenhui and Chenchu ​​have contributed a lot to the family, and Chenxi has also received help from you, so we separated the family. Not dividing households, allowing you and your son to enjoy benefits such as tax exemption and corvee service is also a reward for you." "As for the farmland and the money and food given by the Yamen, Chen Xi earned it himself, and it all belongs to you

.

There is also a younger sister who is not married. We will take her with us first and count her as one household. Now the house you live in will be distributed according to this."

"Let's talk about the land. Our family has five acres of paddy land and I don't have nine acres of dry land. I'm sending Chenhui and Chenchu ​​to study. I owe you a lot, so I'll give you more land."

"Chenhui and Chenchu ​​will each have an acre and a half of paddy land, and Chenxi and I will share an acre of dry land." Two and a half acres, Chenxi and I each have two acres."

"Then there is the issue of money. Chenhui got back more than 28 taels of silver and paid off the debt of 6 taels. Now our family still has more than 22 taels. The remaining 20 taels are left for Chen Xi and 5 taels each for Chen Hui and Chen Chu."

After speaking, Mu Dad asked the village chief to help write the paperwork and directly handled the family separation matter without consulting anyone, let alone asking. Do you think this is reasonable?

After the writing was completed, he took the lead in pressing fingerprints, followed by Mu Chenhui and Mu Chenchu. When Zhao Huan arrived, Mu's father saw that he was about to speak when he patted Mu Chenxi on the shoulder and said something.

Mu Chenxi stood up directly and came to the table. Without pressing her fingerprints, she directly picked up the brush and signed her name in one breath.

"Yo!" The village chief's eyes widened and he was so surprised that he couldn't shut his mouth for a long time. "Chen Xi can still write?"

"What nonsense are you talking about." Although the chief is old, he is still very strong. He is probably in his sixties. He glared at the village chief unhappily and said, "We, Chen Xi, just forgot some things and didn't become stupid. Why can't we write?"

"Yes, that's right." The village chief nodded hurriedly and said with emotion: "Chen Xi He has been smart since he was a child and has been willing to study hard. Even if he forgets how to write, he can learn it after reading it again. "

Mu Chenxi is really learning all over again, let alone the village chief. It's just that I don't know if it's because he is really smart or because he has an impression in his consciousness. He learns so fast that it can be said to be amazing.

After finishing everything, Dad Mu said something to the clan leader and the village chief: "The family has been divided today. From now on, you can live your own lives. I also think that Chenxi's wife is a good child. If someone takes care of Chenxi, I will Don't worry."

"But if anyone wants to make trouble for them, I will never let it happen. Even if the family is separated, I am still your elder. If something happens, don't blame me for expelling you from the Mu family."

"You think Chen Xi is taking advantage of you. But what he gives you in return is nothing more than what you consciously put in? "

"I always see Chen Xi being full, and occasionally I can eat something good when I go home, but you don't see him eating solid food every day in the college ? He only had pickles and refused to buy any food from the cafeteria. "

"The reason why this happened to Chen Xi is because our family is poor and cannot afford for him to study in peace."

"Well, the family is divided, too. I won't talk about it anymore, you all go back."

Mu's father's face was full of frustration. He didn't want to separate the family, but if it didn't stop, he couldn't make people laugh, let alone wrong Mu Chenxi and Zhao Huan. .

When he failed to convince Mu's mother, the eldest daughter-in-law showed up again. After thinking for a few days, he finally made up his mind to separate the family and could not let the situation develop any further.

Zhao Huan returned to his room and praised Mu's father's decisiveness. Seeing him silent and speaking little, he understood everything in his heart.

Acting decisively and fairly, it seemed that Mu Chenxi had suffered some losses, but it blocked some people's mouths, making them unable to be picky, and eliminating some hidden dangers for Mu Chenxi.

Thinking about the money and grain distributed by the yamen and the profits from the fields in the village, Zhao Huan laughed silently. Some people really stole the chicken but lost the rice.

"Daughter-in-law, why are you laughing?" Mu Chenxi looked at him with wide eyes and asked curiously.

"From now on, you will have enough to eat every day, and you will still have money and food. Isn't this something worth being happy about?" Zhao Huan was happy and teased him with jokes. Mu Chenxi might not understand these things, and he didn't want to explain them to him. .

"I'm happy." Mu Chenxi nodded, then frowned slightly, "I don't know how to farm yet, I have to learn."

"Ah?"

Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he said this, and asked : "Why are you learning to farm?"

"Didn't dad give us the land?" He frowned, looking troubled, "Farming is very hard, I can't let my wife do it, I have to learn it."

Zhao Huanwen Yan was silent for a long time, but a warm current slowly surged in his heart. He didn't expect that Mu Chenxi could think of this matter. In order to prevent himself from getting hurt, he used his low IQ to find countermeasures.

Now he just treats Mu Chenxi as a companion. Even if he takes good care of him, he doesn't have any deep affection and is just a casual pastime to pass the time.

"Let's learn together." Zhao Huan sighed slightly, then smiled, his eyebrows full of fighting spirit, as if he was reborn, and said: "I will learn too, and we will take on this family together in the future."

Chapter 14

The sunlight outside the window shone on the side of Mu Chenxi's face. The hazy light made his face more three-dimensional. His thick eyelashes drooped slightly and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed.

The posture of reading a book seriously is like a handsome gentleman frozen in a painting, and the book is full of elegance and nobility. Such people, even if they forget their past lives and behave like children, should not fall into the dust.

After returning home after dividing the family, Zhao Huan was thinking about his thoughts. He had already thought of a way out. After sending Mu Chenxi to study, he would go to the town to make money.

Unexpectedly, his calculations were in vain. The only one who had any hope of accepting Mu Chenxi's teachings, the Enlightenment Master, had become like fire and water, so he could no longer act according to his previous plan.

He used to travel around and work hard, doing a lot of work in order to go to school. He knew that selling food could make money quickly, so he wanted to do this to make money.

Now that Mu Chenxi has nowhere to study, depending on how attached he is to her, he will definitely not let her go out and will definitely follow him step by step.

He loved reading so much, and was such an elegant and handsome scholar. Zhao Huan couldn't bear to have him follow her outside to sell food.

When people see Mu Chenxi's appearance, I don't know how many people want to laugh at his downfall. Zhao Huan was afraid that he would be hit, and couldn't bear to see him listen to such gossip.

He didn't intend for Mu Chenxi to go through his own experiences, the rolling looks and cold words he suffered. It seems that he can only use the relatively elegant skills that he relied on to survive in his previous life.

"Brother-in-law." Mu Chenhui and Mu Chenchu ​​stood at the door, "We are going to build a kitchen, shall we make yours together?"

"Okay." Zhao Huan stood up with a smile and came out, "Brother, if you don't tell me, I will also I didn't think about it."

"It's convenient to do it together. Let's find someone to cut down the tree first. It will be set up in a few days," Mu Chenhui said and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute." Zhao Huan hurriedly stopped him and asked, "I see there are many trees on the mountain, and there are many varieties. Brother, can you find someone to help me cut down more trees?"

"What do I need trees for?" Mu Chen Chu asked curiously from the side.

"I want to make something. When you go to chop down trees, I'll go with you."

"Forget it." Mu Chenchu ​​smiled and looked at him with a vague gaze, "Just take care of Chen Xi at home. To save him from running away with you, just leave this matter to me and my eldest brother."

Zhao Huan: "..." This is because he is being disliked.

"Then I'll bother you, eldest brother and second brother." Zhao Huan lowered his head to take out his wallet. A white hand stretched out and handed him a few grains of silver. "Brothers must settle the accounts and pay whatever is due."

Mu Chenxi didn't know when he came out, and said seriously with a handsome face: "Although we are a family, we each have our own family. Don't make it ugly because of trivial matters."

"Yo! Third brother, okay. , and we are separated from our brothers." Mu Chenchu ​​looked at him with a narrow face and said with a smile: "You still need to understand this, do you still think of us as brothers?"

Zhao Huan stood aside with a smile. Wanted to see how he responded.

Mu Chenxi frowned, looked at him with a puzzled expression, and said: "What are you talking about? When will I not treat you as my brother? This is not for your sake. There are nephews, nieces, and sisters-in-law at home, so as not to It's hard for you."

"My brother-in-law taught Chen Xi very well!" Mu Chenhui's eyebrows eased slightly and he looked at Zhao Huan gratefully, "My third brother has always focused on his studies and rarely bothered with foreign affairs. He could say these words. "

My third brother used to care about his family, but he didn't know how to speak. He only expressed it through actions and didn't say anything to warm his heart." Mu Chenchu ​​put away his smile, but it's a pity that they are separated now. There will be as close a family as ever.

After Mu Chenhui and the others left, Zhao Huan gave a thumbs up, with a smile on his gentle and handsome face, and said, "Chenxi, great."

"Yeah." Mu Chenxi nodded, with a little smile blooming at the corner of his mouth, "At home It's all about me, you don't have to worry."

"You have to stand on the moral high ground. A gentleman should do something and not do something." Zhao Huan couldn't educate him completely with modern ideas. After all, this was ancient times. "Everything should be based on a principle. Words, no matter what others use to restrict you, you can face everyone with dignity."

"I won't suffer any loss."

Mu Chenxi's words made him laugh and cry, causing him to doubt himself. How incompetent are you at teaching? It was summed up in such a sentence.

Two days later, Mu Chenhui brought about ten people to set up the kitchen. Mu Chenxi came out to entertain them. He bowed his hands to everyone politely and said, "Excuse me, everyone, please sit down and have a cup of tea first."

He bent down and picked up the teapot. He poured a bowl for everyone. Instead of his usual serious expression, he became as friendly as the brother next door, with a smile on his face.

"Relatives, friends and neighbors should help each other. If you have any questions in the future, please let me know." Mu Chenxi looked around at the people around him and said calmly: "If Chenxi can help, I will try my best to help." As soon as

he said these words, he spoke again It was an uncharacteristic behavior, which made everyone in front of him secretly surprised, and looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to respond.

Mu Chenxi's cousin suddenly slapped his thigh and said with a fierce expression: "Whoever dares to say that our Chenxi is stupid again, I will have to break his legs."

"Yes, he deserves to be beaten. He spreads lies every day if nothing happens, and destroys our Chenxi's reputation. "

" Even if we, Chen Xi, can no longer take the scientific examination, we can't compare with them. A bunch of villains are just jealous. "

These people are all uncle's brothers and close friends." Although they knew that Mu Chenxi was not stupid, she had just forgotten many things and only remembered that before she was four or five years old, her mind was like that of a child.

But after all, they have never seen Mu Chenxi with their own eyes. There are rumors from outside, and they don't know what it is like now.

Looking at her now, she is still personable and polite in words and deeds. She is more understanding of human relations than before the accident. She is no longer pure and elegant.

Seeing Mu Chenxi like this, how could people continue to slander him. From this day on, there were a lot less rumors in the village. The Mu clan no longer allowed anyone to talk about the most promising relatives in their clan and the people who brought them glory and benefits.

All this was taught by Zhao Huan. He had always been afraid that Mu Chenxi would be hit, so he taught him how to be worldly and asked him to come out to entertain these people and ask everyone to see if he could match the stupid look of others.

In the past, these were the things he despised doing the most. He never cared about other people's opinions in his actions and kept them indifferently in his heart. But now he used them all for Mu Chenxi.

He would teach Mu Chenxi what to focus on here. Of course, he is not a pure ancient, he doesn't know much about this place, and the thoughts in his mind cannot be synchronized with this place, so he has a lot of mixed thoughts.

He couldn't predict how Mu Chenxi would be taught, but in the end he was able to ride on top of the enemy, leaving him dumbfounded.

Chapter 15

On May day, the sun was warm and it was getting hotter. Fortunately, the kitchen at home had been built, and an additional utility room was built at Zhao Huan's request.

This is what he plans to use as his future studio. There is only one bedroom in the house for him and Mu Chenxi. They cannot work there and cannot calm down.

"Daughter-in-law, what are you doing moving the tree?" Mu Chenxi had not seen Zhao Huan until she came out to look for him. When he saw him moving the tree, he hurried over and said, "I'm here to help you."

"Why are you out?" Zhao Huan wiped the sweat from his head. , a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Are you tired from studying?"

"No." Mu Chenxi saw that he was sweating, took out the handkerchief in his arms, and reached out to wipe the sweat on his forehead, "See you're not here, I came out to look for you. "

His eyes were a bit complaining, and he pursed his lips and said unhappily: "Why don't you call me if you want to move the tree? We have agreed to do it together if we have anything to do in the future."

Zhao Huan let him wipe his sweat. His lips pursed slightly, like a child acting coquettishly, and his resentful eyes made him tremble.

Before he had any thoughts in his mind, he stretched out his hand and rubbed his head, smiling like a child: "Yes, yes, I forgot. I'm really sorry. I won't forget it next time."

Zhao Huan's eyes were soft and his tone was doting . Helpless, Mu Chenxi is too persistent, strictly implements everything he says, and always takes his coaxing words seriously.

In fact, this is fine, as it will be very important for Mu Chenxi's growth in the future. The good character of being consistent in words and deeds and paying attention to commitment will be his navigator in his future life and he will not go in the wrong direction.

They placed the cut trees one by one in the shade of the corner, keeping a certain distance apart to ensure they would dry out quickly.

"Daughter-in-law, what do you want these for?" Mu Chenxi looked at the trees curiously, "Should we make furniture or build a house?"

"I want to make some handicrafts and sell them in the town to make some money."

"Handcrafts "?" Mu Chenxi looked at Zhao Huan with a confused look, "What is that?"

"It's just an ornament on the table or shelf for people to admire."

"Oh, I know." Mu Chenxi thought for a moment, then looked at Zhao Huan with a sudden realization and smiled brightly, "Just like teapots and teacups, they can be enjoyed and used."

Zhao Huan was speechless for a moment . : Throw your head aside and think along Mu Chenxi's train of thought. It makes so much sense! The teapot is placed on the table. If it has exquisite patterns that can be admired and used at any time, it seems to be a level higher than the ornaments he wants to make.

"Yeah." Zhao Huan's expression was slightly reserved. It was hard to explain this. He fetched some water and handed it to Mu Chenxi, "Wash your face and cool it down."

In Zhao Huan's previous life, he was in an orphanage, and an old uncle who guarded the gate often gave him water. The children in the courtyard made some toys, and a carving knife made them fascinating, which fascinated him.

Later, he begged the old man to teach him and learned all the old man's skills. Zhao Huan has always regarded this as a hobby, until a chance opportunity later made him discover that this craft can make money, and he was able to successfully complete his studies and accumulate some wealth.

After ancient times, there were many restrictions here, and all kinds of taboos had to be taken into consideration. He was not tired of this, but wanted to regard this craft as a trace left over from his previous life, as a hobby to occasionally change his mood.

He once asked Mu Chenhui that some of the furnishings here were mostly gold, silver, jade, and some porcelain products, but there were no wooden crafts like his.

Those carved patterns are mostly displayed on furniture and pavilions, and there are not the types of handicrafts that were so overwhelming in previous lives.

As long as he doesn't touch the taboos here and carves and makes some gadgets and ornaments, it's easy to make some money.

Zhao Huan was thinking carefully about what to make when he heard some noise coming from outside. He frowned and his thoughts were interrupted, and he got up and went out irritably.

"Mom, I didn't expect their family to be like this." Mu Xinyi looked at her mother's angry face, feeling that her nose was not a nose and her face was not a face, and she felt sour and unbearable, "I have been trying to persuade her for a long time, but their family is determined. I have to break off the engagement, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Humph." Mu's mother snorted, getting angrier looking at her cowering look, "If you hadn't come forward to agree, how could you have given your sister to their family? , It's just a small family in the town, it's a big deal to open a shop, but now they still look down on our family."

"Sister," Mrs. Liu saw that her mother-in-law was angry and wanted to please her, "At first, my mother only wanted to save your face. I just agreed to the marriage, and now you slap my family in the face. This is really wrong."

"That's right." Wang looked at Mu Xinyi with some disdain in her eyes, "The third brother is too stupid to be an official in the imperial examination, and now he is also a civil servant. How can you let them humiliate you with your identity?"

Zhao Huan walked to the door of the main room and heard what was said inside, and realized what had happened. It turned out that the youngest daughter of the Mu family, Mu Xinyue, was about to be annulled.

Mu Xinyi is the eldest daughter of the Mu family. She is married to a wealthy family in the town. Her husband's uncle has a cloth shop in the town. When Mu Chenxi passed the exam to become a scholar, he came to propose marriage to his son Mu Xinyue. As a result, now I want to break off the engagement again.

It's just a vain person who values ​​Mu Chenxi's future and has this marriage. Now that Mu Chenxi can't go any further and cannot satisfy their desires, he will naturally go back on his word.

"Okay, just retreat if you want. There's no point in embarrassing Xinyi." Mu's father saw that things had reached this point and didn't want to argue. "Take out the marriage certificate and let Chenhui and Chenchu ​​go over and sort things out." "How can this be done ?

" Mu's mother didn't want to, and she slapped the table and started arguing with Mu's father, "You just admit it when they bully our family? How will we let others see it in the future?"

" You should think about your two daughters." Mu's father was unmoved and looked at Mu's mother slowly, "If you want to make things worse, how can Xinyue still talk about kissing her in the future, and how can Xinyi still have face in her husband's family? ? What could be more important than your children? You don't care about anything just for the sake of your anger?"

"Yes, that's right." After hearing this, Zhao Huan couldn't help but admire Dad Mu. Character and fatherly love, "This kind of profit-seeking person, a person who values ​​gains and losses, is lucky to be able to cancel the marriage."

He looked at the people in the room, and his eyes stayed on Mu Xinyi for a moment. This is A gentle and beautiful woman in her twenties, dressed neatly and neatly, she could tell that she lived a good life.

"There is a certain truth in being well-matched." Zhao Huan raised his eyebrows and smiled gently at everyone, "Chen Xi is a good candidate after all. How can he marry such a family? Isn't it an insult to the Mu family."

"Besides, they think they are worthless. It's profitable. If you forcefully get married, who can guarantee that you will be treated well in the future? Instead of doing something uncertain, it is better to do something practical and handle the divorce matter properly, so that your marriage in the future will not be affected in any way.

" Yes." Mu Chenchu ​​stood up, looked at Mu's father and then at Mu's mother, "This family is not a good match. It's the best thing to break off the engagement. The younger sister doesn't need to be embarrassed, and neither does the mother. It's not worth it to be angry with them."

"Mom, just back off." Mu Chenhui also supported it, looking at Mu Xinyi who was crying, "Let's go and cancel the marriage right now, so as not to have long nights and nightmares. This is what happens to people like this. I begged our family not to accept it. They still dislike our Chenxi. It's really unreasonable."

"Back off." Mu Xinyue wiped her tears and looked at Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi standing by the door. "Now they dislike the third brother." It's embarrassing to have such an in-law. No matter how much the third brother has the status of being a public servant, how can a small businessman like them be so arrogant and look down on? "

Chapter 16

Seeing that everyone in the family agreed to break off the engagement, Mu's mother was quite dissatisfied with this peaceful approach. In recent years, because of Mu Chenxi, no one looked up to her family, and no one dared to say no even if they were poor.

Now that her daughter's engagement has been broken off, it's so embarrassing and her temperament can't stand it.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi, and said reluctantly: "It's not sweet to force yourself. If you want to retreat, just retreat. We don't have to rush to beg."

"It's best to be self-aware. "Zhao Huan suddenly said something coldly. His eyes were as cold as a sword, piercing Mu Mu, "The most important thing is to have self-awareness. Don't think that anyone is inferior to you. You must have the ability to dislike others, otherwise He is just asking for humiliation."

As soon as he said these words, the Mu family were all stunned. They didn't understand why Zhao Huan had such a cold face and such hurtful words, but he still looked directly at Mu's mother and said.

Zhao Huan squeezed Mu Chenxi's hand tightly, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out. Mu Mu's eyes just looked at them with extreme dissatisfaction and disgust, as if they were some kind of garbage, which made people unbearable to look at them.

He didn't care about these, Mu Mu's little behavior was insignificant in his eyes. But Mu Chenxi next to her was sensitively aware of the meaning in Mu Mu's eyes. How could he be so smart and not know that he was targeting them.

Seeing Mu Chenxi's body trembling, he lowered his head and pursed his lips into a straight line. His mood was lower than ever. Zhao Huan couldn't bear it, so he immediately grabbed his hand and attacked Mu's mother rudely.

"This marriage was made possible by the morning sun. It's natural to call it quits now. He doesn't owe anyone."

Zhao Huan was uncharacteristically cold and ruthless in his eyes, and spat out his cold and sharp words without mercy.

"Just thinking about the glory and benefits brought by Chenxi, if you are slightly unsatisfied, blame him. Is this your attitude towards life?"

"If you dislike Chenxi and blame him for embarrassing you, why not ask for a genealogy and cut it off directly? Dear, you don't have to bear this anymore if we don't interact with each other in the future."

He looked at Mu Mu with disdain. It would be better not to have such a mother. He sneered and said, "It's not like other people are doing it. This mother will blame you first. His eyes were full of disgust, as if he were looking at something disgusting. Chen Xi doesn't seem to be your son, he is a useless person who makes you embarrassed. "

"In this case, now that we have separated, Chen Xi will not be involved in anything in the future. He can't bear it. The relatives complained, and they couldn't bear the chilling look of disgust."

Only then did the Mu family know why Zhao Huan was angry, and he showed no mercy to Mu's mother. The resentment and disgust in his mother's eyes would make no one feel better if it happened to her.

Dad Mu looked at the backs of Zhao Huan and the others, feeling very happy that their families were separated. Now Mu Chenxi and the others don't have to look at other people's faces or listen to gossip, and can live their lives without any worries.

Mu Chenhui and the others looked at Mu's mother with inexplicable expressions, wondering why she was like this? This matter is obviously a family problem of Mu Xinyi's uncle, why should Chenxi blame him? Could it be that his mother also found it embarrassing for him to be called stupid?

"Okay, don't be sad." Zhao Huan saw that Mu Chenxi was depressed, pale and silent, and comforted her with distress, "Your mother was just angry and couldn't control her emotions. It's not that she hates you. It will be fine when her temper passes.

" What he said was against his will, but he had to say it. He didn't want Mu Chenxi to be sad, so he would just find another opportunity to teach her in the future.

"It's not okay." Mu Chenxi looked up, her eyes moist and filled with tears, "I already knew she didn't like me, and I don't need her to like me. It's enough that you like me."

Tears fell one by one, sliding down the corners of her eyes, He choked and said, "I know who treats me well, and I won't feel sad again. You don't have to speak for them, and they don't like you either."

Sure enough, Zhao Huan never felt wrong. Mu Chenxi was not close to Mu's mother and looked at his two sisters-in-law. He was keenly aware of their displeasure towards him and himself, and he naturally reacted in his heart.

"Yes, some people, whether they are relatives or friends, or some insignificant people, they are not worthy of your attention or your waste of emotions."

Zhao Huan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and comforted him in a gentle voice. : "Be yourself and do what you like, are willing or want to do. Only these are worthy of our attention."

"Yes, I understand." Mu Chenxi held Zhao Huan's hand, her moist eyes turned slightly embarrassed. , "I will never get emotional again and let you worry. I will be kind to you, and we will be happy as before."

Time passes day by day, ushering in the midsummer, the scorching heat, and each exquisite ornament. The room that Zhao Huan carved was surrounded by rows of shelves filled with wooden crafts.

More than two months have passed and August has entered. Zhao Huan looked at his achievements during this period, nodded with satisfaction, put down the carving knife in his hand and looked at the sky outside.

"Chenxi, you're back." Zhao Huan walked into the kitchen to make dinner, and Mu Chenxi was already cooking it inside.

"Yeah." He turned around and smiled, indicating that Zhao Huan didn't need to do anything. "It's already done. You can eat right away."

Zhao Huan helped carry the meal out. It was hot now, so they all ate outside, enjoying the evening breeze to relax the day. Sultry.

Mu Chenxi went to the fields to irrigate the fields today. He wanted to go together, but Mu Chenxi stopped him. Their land is basically connected to Mu Chenhui and the others. As long as one person from the family digs the ditch, it doesn't take too many people.

"We will go to town tomorrow." Zhao Huan discussed with Mu Chenxi habitually, "The ornaments I have prepared can be sold for a while. I will carve some more to restock every day. There will be no shortage of things to sell."

"Okay, we will go tomorrow . "

You have already read those books. Let's buy some more. Instead of reading the Four Books and Five Classics, we can buy some travel notes. There are many customs, geography and natural scenery, and some essays that look better. Interesting."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "You can understand Da Rong without leaving home, know the local customs, geographical location, and experience the great mountains and rivers. It is no better than you who always look at those things."

"I said you don't let me read aloud. "It turns out you don't like to hear it." Mu Chenxi's eyes sparkled, as if she finally discovered his preference, and her eyes curled up with a smile, "If you don't like it, just say it. I have read those books several times and memorized them all." "It doesn't matter whether you read it or not."

"I told you, my head hurts when I hear what you are saying." Zhao Huan said with a smile.

When Mu Chenxi looked at the books, he felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and his expression became different from usual. He was so serious and serious, as if there was only the book in front of him between heaven and earth, and he couldn't hold anything else in his heart.

Especially the sound of reading while shaking his head, hypnotizing his ears like a magic spell. He really couldn't bear these ancient cultures, so he could only ask Mu Chenxi to read silently without making a sound, and not to shake his head along with it.

Only now did he know why Mu Chenxi was able to pass the examination at a young age. The books he had read before were densely packed with explanations from the Master's explanations.

There are also many notes, which Mu Chenxi records the lessons taught by Master one by one. Since the words about the Enlightenment Church were given to him, Mu Chenxi had read them all by himself, so Zhao Huan no longer had to worry about them.

"It costs money to buy books." Mu Chenxi pondered for a while and then discussed with Zhao Huan, "Let's go to the town to sell things near the study. When I'm not busy, I'll go in and read for a while. It's useless to buy those books, so there's no need to spend money. "

Okay, it's up to you. If you like it, buy it. Don't be reluctant to spend money, just keep it for later when you have nothing to do." Zhao Huan said.

"Well, let me take a look before talking." Mu Chenxi smiled and looked at Zhao Huan happily, "Buy some more paper and ink tomorrow."

"Okay, bring the money and buy whatever you need." Zhao Huan knew that he would not spend money frivolously, so she felt relieved to leave it to him.

Chapter 17

Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi rushed to town early, found a place to put a table next to the study, and arranged the ornaments they made one by one.

In this small place in the town, facing ordinary people and setting up street stalls, Zhao Huan did not elaborate on making exquisite works of art.

Just carve some small screens, vases and animals with simple patterns. In addition, ancient people are superstitious, and prepare some wooden plaques for children to keep safe and Buddhist beads to wear on their hands.

Although it is not a delicate object, I can't help but think that Zhao Huan's craftsmanship is good. The tigers he carved are majestic, the horses are energetic, the sika deers are colorful, and the little rabbits are smart and cute.

The flowers and plants give it a bright and charming charm, the peonies are rich and graceful, the plum blossoms are proud and cold, the bamboos are elegant and innocent, and the peach blossoms are ruddy and gorgeous.

"Daughter-in-law, it's so beautiful." Mu Chenxi couldn't put it down and brushed these ornaments one by one, her love was beyond words.

After hearing his words, Zhao Huan raised her eyebrows and teased him with a smile: "Is it my wife who is more beautiful, or these ornaments?"

"My wife is beautiful." Mu Chenxi turned around and gave Zhao Huan a big smile, holding her head high and looking proud. "My daughter-in-law is the most beautiful."

"Pfft." Zhao Huan laughed, and Mu Chenxi reacted faster and faster, not easy to fool, "What about Chenxi, isn't it beautiful?"

"Green bamboo and peony, character and grace. "Mu Chenxi has a tall and handsome figure, and the smile in her eyes reflects Zhao Huan's gentleness, handsomeness, and elegance. "My daughter-in-law is the most beautiful."

Her clear and bright eyes are full of infatuation, exuding all kinds of tenderness, Zhao Huan can't help it. He coughed lightly and said, "You sit here and rest for a while, I'll buy food."

He left in a hurry as if he was escaping. Although he knew that Mu Chenxi's heart was pure and had no other meaning, this inadvertent revelation of true feelings was the most disturbing. Unable to parry.

"What is this? It's so beautiful."

Soon people started to flow up, and the ornaments on their stall attracted people's attention. Some people gathered around them, standing there with eyes full of novelty.

"Hey, it's made of wood. This is the first time I've seen it!"

"Yes! I've seen these patterns on furniture, and now they look so good when taken out alone!"

"Look at how exquisite this vase is, and what's more, The screen is exquisite and elegant."

Zhao Huan looked at all this with a smile, and the scene in front of him was already expected. He had done some research beforehand and found that there were no wooden crafts here, and the patterns were all displayed on furniture and building pavilions.

In addition to gold, silver and jade, the exquisite utensils and furnishings are all porcelain products. Ordinary people often buy rough and rotten porcelain, which is of poor quality and does not even have any patterns.

If it is exquisite porcelain without patterns, it will cost more than one tael of silver. The ones with patterns are more expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people. On this basis, his ornaments have more market.

"Young man, how do you sell this vase?" An aunt looked at Zhao Huan and pointed to a vase with a peach blossom pattern. "My little daughter is getting married, so it would be more honorable to give her a vase."

"This vase costs eighty yuan."

Zhao Huan picked up the vase and handed it to the aunt and said, "Look at the material and the pattern and color. It will not be damaged after a lifetime of use. It is not afraid of being bumped and will not fade. It is beautiful and durable."

"Yes, yes."

The aunt held the vase carefully, for fear of breaking it. , said: "It is indeed a good thing, but the farmers are used to it and are reluctant to buy such a good thing."

"If my daughter was not getting married, I would not even dare to take it." She looked at Zhao Huan and hesitated to speak, He wants to bargain but is afraid of not being able to negotiate the price. He is a truly simple farmer.

Zhao Huan naturally saw what she meant. The price would not drop. He picked up a small wooden sign and said, "Auntie is my first guest. I give you this wooden sign with wealth engraved on it. Give it to your children at home. I wish you the best." He will live a smooth, prosperous and auspicious life.

"Okay, I want this."

After hearing this, the aunt smiled happily and immediately paid for it, holding the small wooden sign in her hand, as if having it would make her wishes come true.

"Choose one for me." A gray-haired old man looked at Zhao Huan and he obviously wanted a good fortune. "My grandson is about to be enlightened. Young man, give me a good one."

Zhao Huan looked at it amusedly . He: This is a stall selling things. It's not a temple that can bless all living beings, and I don't bring my own divine light and golden words.

However, looking at the old man's earnest eyes, Zhao Huan couldn't say no, so he could still give him hope and a blessing.

So, Zhao Huan pointed to an eagle ornament with a smile and said: "The eagle spreads its wings and soars into the sky. I wish your little grandson a successful academic career and a bright future.

" This."

The old man took the eagle that was about to take flight, hugged it tightly in his arms, took out his wallet and counted the money to Zhao Huan, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it from him.

His auspicious words brought light and desire to the hearts of these people. Seeing that Zhao Huan looked handsome, gentle, courteous, and full of kindness, they all gathered around to ask for his help in choosing.

After a while, most of the ornaments on the stall were sold, leaving only some relatively expensive screens and some pen washers and pen holders used by scholars.

Those people didn't know whether they bought their favorite ornaments or got Zhao Huan's blessing. They all paid generously with smiles on their faces, and left with those auspicious words satisfied.

"Huh." Zhao Huan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Surrounded by them, I was in a panic every time you said it, and I had to rack my brains to send them the blessings they liked.

He himself didn't know that these ornaments had so many meanings, so he could only try to say nice things, but it was out of his control whether they were realistic or not.

"Daughter-in-law." Mu Chenxi handed him a bamboo tube of water distressedly, holding her sleeve to wipe his sweat, "Drink some water and have a rest."

Zhao Huan pushed his hand away and said with a smile: "Use a handkerchief, don't Dirty your sleeves."

"Yeah."

Mu Chenxi took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat and said, "My wife is so rare that they don't need me to choose. I can't help at all.

" Come on." Zhao Huan looked at his pouted lips and lowered his head in frustration, "Why don't you keep looking after the stall for me? With so many people, it's inevitable that there will be people with evil intentions. If one thing is lost, we will have to sell a lot to make up for it. , your job is the most important."

"Really?" Mu Chenxi looked at Zhao Huan with bright eyes, a smile on her face, "I must be optimistic and won't let anyone take one away. I have to give my wife money.

"Yes, you must be careful." Zhao

Huan took a few sips of water and asked, "Have you learned how to talk to others when you saw me selling these ornaments?"

"Yes." He took his hand and shook it cheerfully, "Say nice things, say good luck and make them happy. Just lie, lie, lie again, sell the ornaments and get the money, happily and willingly."

"Ahem, cough, cough . ."

Zhao Huan choked and coughed a few times, his face turned red and he looked stunned. He didn't know how Mu Chenxi said such a thing. Did he teach him this?

Didn't he always teach him to be positive, to be united and loving, to maintain his original intention, and to be a person with all the fine traditional virtues?

Chapter 18

In the corner of the study, Mu Chenxi was holding a book and reading it with gusto, her eyes unblinking as she read, turning a blind eye to everyone or things around her.

The handsome white side face, the long eyelashes are slightly raised, and occasionally they flutter gently like wings flying across the heart, making the heart itch and tremble.

He sat quietly and obediently in the corner, as openly and generously as if he were at home, and did not shrink at all from the embarrassment of reading in the study.

People around him came and went, but Mu Chenxi was always immersed in the sea of ​​books. He was not affected by it and had no curiosity about others. He lowered his head and read the book seriously.

The shopkeeper of the study couldn't help but smile when he saw him like this. He didn't mind or disturb Mu Chenxi while he was reading, but his eyes showed sympathy and regret.

Some other scholars in the bookstore had the same expression, and they tried to be gentle with their hands and feet, being careful not to make any noise so as not to disturb him.

Mu Chenxi's story has already spread around the world, and they are all deeply impressed by the fact that he has achieved great success even at a young age, but now that he is in a state of stupidity, he still insists on studying.

Especially some poor scholars, seeing him tirelessly studying, admired him and at the same time aroused his desire to learn, and once again determined the path of study. They are also poor students, how dare they not work hard.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the study was particularly quiet, and even his breathing seemed to be frightened and could not be heard. There is only the occasional sound of turning books, which proves that time is not static at this moment, and there are still living creatures in this space.

"Shopkeeper, get some paper and ink."

Liu Wenqing and the boy stood in front of the counter. Looking at the quiet atmosphere in the study, he smiled and said: "Why is it so quiet today? If everyone hadn't been standing here, I would have thought there were no people in the study. Where are the guests?"

"They are all reading. Try to stay quiet and not disturb others."

The shopkeeper looked at the sleepy waiter at the door and did not call him. He got up and went inside to get the paper and ink Liu Wenqing needed.

Liu Wenqing was quite bored as he shook his folding fan and looked at the students in the study holding books. Judging from the coarse linen clothes they wear and their age and whiteness, they are all poor children.

The students were alarmed when he came in. Seeing themselves reading here and forgetting the time, they all hurriedly put down their books and left with flushed faces.

"Sigh." Liu Wenqing shook his head and muttered to himself, "It's not easy to study, and it's even harder to read books."

"Master Liu is kind-hearted."

The shopkeeper heard this and said approvingly: "Everyone knows that Master Liu was born into a wealthy family, but he treats the poor students around him equally. "They are often helpful and have good moral character."

"The shopkeeper is overly praised." Liu Wenqing didn't take these words seriously and was complacent about not being praised. We are from the same family background."

"Studying hard in a poor situation is a role model for our generation. Those students have good moral character. Once they achieve great success, they all think of the people of the court, which will be my great blessing. "

It is a great honor for such ambitious people with both talents and virtues to lend a helping hand when they are in trouble."

Liu Wenqing looked upright and his body was as thin as a bamboo in the wind. Standing proudly. The words he spoke were sonorous and powerful, without any hint of the condescension of a rich man.

"Okay, well said."

Suddenly there was a high-five from the corner of the study, and a figure appeared in front of Liu Wenqing. Mu Chenxi walked over casually, with a smile on her lips and a handsome face full of admiration.

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Zhao Huan was sitting behind the stall. In a short while, a lot of the ornaments were sold one after another, leaving only two small screens and a white wolf ornament.

Screens are expensive and many people are reluctant to buy them. The white wolf is despised by many people and is deeply rooted in the belief that it is a harmful beast. It has no good impression at all. The man-eating tiger has a higher status among the people.

Now he doesn't want to sell out all of them. It's unexpected that he can sell so many. Zhao Huan knew that these ornaments would be easy to sell, popular and profitable, but he did not expect that they would sell so well.

"Daughter-in-law." Mu Chenxi came over with a smile, accompanied by two people, "This is Brother Liu. He wants to buy our ornaments. Please bring out as much as you have left."

"Master Liu." Zhao Huan saw that he was wearing silk and satin, Holding a folding fan in hand, it is known that one is born into a wealthy family and is directly called according to ancient times.

Liu Wenqing nodded, looked at Mu Chenxi and smiled at Zhao Huan: "Mrs. Mu, this is Liu Wenqing."

"..." Zhao Huan: You don't need to call her madam. He doesn't mind. He really doesn't mind.

Mu Chenxi: "Brother Liu, look at these two small screens. The small and exquisite patterns are just right for you. Put them aside. After you are tired from studying, you can occasionally appreciate them to relieve fatigue."

He pointed to the green bamboo on a small screen. , smiled and said: "Brother Liu's words just now remind people of the elegance and purity of bamboo. This screen is worthy of being placed in my hands."

"And these cold plums, they should be owned by elegant people, others deserve it. "The pure character of plum blossom cannot be compared with its proud grace."

"These two small screens are destined to Brother Liu. They are left alone on the desk, waiting for the destined person to meet. There are many things in the world that are wise and must not be let down. ."

Zhao Huan shed tears in her heart when she saw him chatting with Liu Wenqing: This is what Chen Mingrui always praised for his talent, talent, learning and moral character, uprightness and modesty, and he can be regarded as a role model for everyone.

Now he is in the market, he is obsessed with the literati abandoning the merchants, he talks eloquently and ignores his own identity, and treats the fame of the people as if they are nothing. What went wrong?

"Daughter-in-law."

Mu Chenxi looked proud, her little eyes asking for praise were as bright as the sun, and the corners of her smiling lips were raised as she said, "Brother Liu wants these two small screens. How much does it cost?"

"Two taels of silver ." ."

Seeing his appearance, Zhao Huan felt sad and helpless at the same time and was slightly moved. After thinking about it carefully just now, he must have taken it to heart because he always said he wanted to make money, and that's why he put so much effort into selling.

"There is also a white wolf."

Mu Chenxi turned around and saw a white wolf ornament placed alone on the table. She patted her head in annoyance, reached out and took it and stuffed it directly into Liu Wenqing's arms.

"This white wolf will sell you too. The wolf is the king among all beasts. Just like Brother Liu, he stands proudly among all the students. No one can match him."

Liu Wenqing had not said a few words since he came out. Mu Chenxi made him confused. I was in a daze, and when I first saw him in the study, I came over to talk to him and praised him so much that I felt embarrassed.

And because I had seen Mu Chenxi from a distance several times before, and heard rumors everywhere that he had been injured in Rongdu and became stupid, I also wanted to have a few words with him to find out what happened.

Unexpectedly, after just a few words, Mu Chenxi invited him out to see the exquisite wooden ornaments made by his wife before he could test her further.

He was also curious, so he casually said that he wanted to buy one to enjoy and play with. Seeing Mu Chenxi push the remaining three items over to him, it was really dumbfounding.

"Thank you Mu Juren for your kindness."

How could Liu Wenqing take this small amount of money seriously? His family was a wealthy family in the town, so he simply took out the money and asked: "How much silver?"

"Since we are acquaintances, let's give it a little cheaper. Just wipe it off." Zhao Huan said with a smile.

Seeing that Mu Chenxi had the attitude of buying and selling by force, Zhao Huan could not accept too much money, so he told Liu Wenqing the prices one by one, and finally received two to three hundred yuan.

"Brother Liu must come again next time. We will bring more and sell them to you." Mu Chenxi waved and shouted at the backs of Liu Wenqing and the boy.

Zhao Huan saw Liu Wenqing staggering and almost falling, and couldn't help laughing "hahaha" anymore.

Chapter 19

The sun was shining brightly, and noon was the hottest time of the day. Zhao Huan frowned and regretted coming back at this time.

I thought I would sell them in town for a day, but they were all sold out in less than a morning, so I just wanted to go home quickly in such a hot day.

The flowers, plants and trees on the roadside were wilted and lifeless. The muddy road on the road was filled with dust. I was already soaked to the skin, and sweat was dripping down my face.

"Daughter-in-law, drink some water."

A big white hand with slender bones stretched out. Zhao Huan took the "gudonggudong" and drank happily. Before he could say anything, a piece of handkerchief touched his cheek. Mu Chenxi took it seriously. Wipe his sweat.

He held the umbrella with one hand and gently wiped the hot sweat on Zhao Huan's face with the other hand. He could clearly see Zhao Huanre's impatient and irritable expression. He was so distressed that he didn't know what to do, so he could only hand him some water to wipe away his sweat.

"Don't patronize me, wipe yourself." Zhao Huan pushed the tilted umbrella in his hand over a little, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the sweat from his face, "You also drink some water, your face is hot It's red."

"Yes."

Mu Chenxi nodded obediently, and after drinking the water, she suddenly asked, "Daughter-in-law, do we have enough money to buy a shop?"

They just looked at the cloth shop next to the study, and the shopkeeper wanted to go back to his hometown to sell the shop. Go out, but the price is not low, it is 480 taels. Zhao Huan talked for a long time before it was reduced to 450 taels.

"Enough." Zhao Huan saw that he was worried, "Our family is rich, and we will make a lot in the future."

"Well, we will make a lot." Mu Chenxi regained his energy, "I will find many people to buy ornaments , let them buy more."

As soon as Mu Chenxi mentioned this, Zhao Huan thought of Liu Wenqing, and his confused and embarrassed expression made him want to laugh even now.

"Do you know Master Liu?" Zhao Huan asked curiously.

As far as he knew, Mu Chenxi didn't have many friends. Even if he had people he knew well before, he had forgotten about them now. How could he bring them here and chat with them passionately, like a friend he had known for many years?

"I don't know him." Mu Chenxi shook his head, "I heard his conversation with the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper praised him for being rich and kind-hearted, so I wanted to ask him to buy more of our ornaments, so I invited him to come and have a look."

He honestly told Zhao Huan what happened . , and finally blinked, showing a sly smile and said: "The ornaments carved by my wife are beautiful, he will definitely like them, and he will buy many more in the future."

"Are you so confident?" Zhao Huan shook his head disapprovingly, "That's right. If you like it, you can just buy one or two. Besides, you don't mean that he comes from a wealthy family, so why would he like this small wooden ornament? He should prefer gold, silver, and jade."

Zhao Huan knew this era. Pay attention to family background, reputation and status. Even if you like it, you will not show off these cheap things, nor will you lower your status to do anything inconsistent with it.

In fact, these problems are not unsolvable. The ornaments he sells now are all made of ordinary wood, and they are also simply carved casually, and they have not yet reached the third level of his craftsmanship.

If you use better quality wood, the carvings are finer, and the price is unrealistically high, then those who deliberately pursue price to show their status and those with a blind obedience mentality will flock to it.

"It's cheap!" Mu Chenxi said matter-of-factly, "If he doesn't like it, you can give it away. Someone will always like it. For example, his family, friends and some acquaintances, as well as the family and friends of his relatives and friends, will become more and more popular. The more people like it, the more we will sell."

He counted on his fingers, almost to the eighteenth generation of his ancestors. He even didn't let go of the pets he kept at home, and planned to persuade Liu Wenqing to buy them in the future. A few wooden signs to keep small pets safe.

When Zhao Huan was poor in the past, he was also obsessed with profit like him. It was not until he made more and more money that his mentality gradually became indifferent.

Now that I'm attracted by his appearance, my fighting spirit rises in my heart. From making money in the beginning, I have the idea of ​​​​doing something big and creating a career here.

"Moreover, we can sell it more expensively." Mu Chenxi suddenly raised his head, his dark eyes shining with a dazzling light like the sun, burning with the flame of passion, "My wife, we can make some beautiful ornaments, and we can raise the price." It's tall and more expensive than gold, silver and jade. If it's not worth a thousand dollars, they won't think it's cheap and will rush to buy it."

"Hahaha" Zhao Huan couldn't help it anymore. In the past, he had a refined and gentle appearance, but he laughed happily and wildly.

Not only were Mu Chenxi's words pleasing him and making him feel happy, but these thoughts coincided with his.

How could someone not be happy if someone could synchronize his thoughts with him, no longer do everything alone, and have someone supporting him and actively planning in every possible way.

They chatted and laughed all the way home, and took a nap after eating. The two of them now live a life that suits their own liking. It is warm and peaceful, and each has its own thing to do, and they have their own world without disturbing each other.

Mu Chenxi was reading and writing in the house, while Zhao Huan went to his workshop to sort out wood carvings and ornaments. During meal time, they all gathered in the kitchen to cook. This was their favorite moment.

"Chenxi, Master Xu is here."

Zhao Huan heard Mu Chenhui calling someone outside and put down the carving knife in his hand to listen to what was going on outside. He frowned slightly. This Master Xu was not the one who broke up with Mu Chenxi, so why did he come to the door?

From Mu Chenhui's words, he knew that this master had bad character, was selfish and arbitrary, and left no room for action. Mu Chenxi had almost lost his reputation due to him, and no one has accepted him as a disciple until now.

Zhao Huan: What is this old guy doing here? If you don't get up early without any benefit, you must have some agenda. Being cared about by such a wild wolf-like person would be fine if you don't get bitten off.

He stood up and prepared to go take a look. Mu Chenhui's failure to come to him made him even more uneasy. The men in charge of the Mu family were kind-hearted and might be coaxed into doing something detrimental.

They were so honest that they had never seen the world. How could they be the rival of Mr. Xu, who was well-read in poetry and books? Even if they were sold and still helped count the money, it was not impossible.

"Chen Xi, hurry up and sign the wedding book." Mu's mother couldn't close her mouth with joy, and she smiled very proudly. Even if her son was stupid, he was still a treasure. He was valued and fought for. Many people talked to her these days. After Mu Chenxi's marriage.

Everyone in the world values ​​​​children. If a man and his wife cannot have children, who will keep them for the rest of their lives? What's more, his son has the reputation of being a civil servant, so it doesn't matter if he has three wives and four concubines. If it weren't for this situation, he might marry a lady from a noble family or an official family!

"I won't sign it." Mu Chenxi waved his hand and looked at Mu's mother with a serious and impatient expression, "I have a wife, why should I marry again? Don't sign this marriage contract with me."

He looked at the old god with deep eyes. Master Xu, who is here, is even more disgusted. Don't think that he has forgotten what his elder brother said. This guy is not a good person and has even harmed him.

Chapter 20

Zhao Huan frowned outside the door. What kind of marriage is it? Mu Chenxi needs to sign a marriage contract, is that right?

"Huh."

Master Xu sat at the top of the table, enjoying the respectful and attentive reception of the Mu family, with a giving attitude. This was not the time when Mu Chenxi had a bright future.

Now when he heard Mu Chenxi's refusal, his anger suddenly rose, and he scolded: "What an arrogant person. I pity you. I will give you a way to survive because of my past kindness. I don't dislike you for being stupid and recruiting you as my son-in-law."

"It's just you ." With this situation, there is no future left. The family is so poor, who will support you as a freeloader? If it weren't for your Mu family's responsibility, how would I marry my good daughter to you?"

He looked at Mu . Dad said arrogantly: "I said before that we should give up on the marriage. If you still want to get married, you can become your son-in-law and divorce the man's wife. Don't dare to ignore the character of your son who ignores his elders. If you marry your daughter in, you must keep her close to you and teach her strictly."

He wanted Mu Chenxi to be a successful candidate and enjoy all kinds of benefits from the court, so he didn't care about his stupidity and came to talk about his daughter's marriage again.

She had no children in her life and only had three daughters. The first two were married, and the youngest wanted to stay by her side to recruit a son-in-law and give birth to children to pass on the incense to their Xu family.

He had been looking for candidates, but he didn't like the ones who were too bad, and the ones who were better would not marry into their family. It wasn't until Mu Chenxi unexpectedly passed the scholar examination at the age of fifteen that he caught his eye.

Despite all the previous rejections, a poor boy who was not valued by him from a poor background suddenly turned into a high-class candidate with a promising future who could always be in his hands and let him take whatever he wanted.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he mentioned the marriage, Mu Chenxi said that she was focused on her studies and had no time to care about her children's personal affairs. She would discuss it later when they were in high school, and she ruthlessly refused.

When he threatened Mu's father and the others, using Mu Chenxi's future as bait and tempting him with all kinds of pros and cons, the Mu family still hesitated and wanted to agree against Mu Chenxi's wishes.

But when it came to getting married, he was rejected without hesitation. No matter how much he intimidated or lured her, he couldn't move her at all. He pretended to be a grandson and apologized in every possible way, begging for forgiveness, and never talked about marriage again.

Master Xu looked at Father Mu coldly, and at first he used a roundabout way to tell the Mu family that marrying a daughter was not a son-in-law.

As long as her daughter is given equal status as a wife, she doesn't care about anything else. She just feels pity that Mu Chenxi will have no heirs in the future. By the way, he asked his daughter to give birth to a child to continue the Xu family's legacy. For this reason, he would be responsible for Mu Chenxi's life affairs.

When the marriage was decided, everything would be out of the Mu family's control. He had already planned it. No matter how famous Mu Chenxi is, he is still a fool, and the Mu family can't help but let him manipulate and manipulate them at will.

Now Mu Chenxi refused again and ignored him as a teacher. His anger rose again. Unable to suppress his hatred, he simply showed his true colors.

Seeing Mu's father frowning and saying nothing, he added: "You can't imagine how many people are vying for a daughter because of my status as an old man. Even if you want to recruit a son-in-law, there are a lot of people there. But when I heard that your family has suffered this disaster, I felt so sad in my heart. I can't bear to think about renewing our relationship. "

"Today is just one time, I can't let you disgrace me again and again. If you agree, we will sign the marriage contract and we will discuss the marriage. If you don't agree, you will trample on my conscience again.

" Who is stepping on you? We are busy." Mu Chenxi looked at him with an unkind look. He was called over by his elder brother before he finished copying the book. He didn't expect to see such an annoying person.

"I have a daughter-in-law, why should I marry one? If you want to marry one, you can marry it yourself. We have children in our family. The eldest brother and the second brother have several families. You don't need to worry about it."

He muttered unhappily, "Look at this His old face doesn't look like a good thing, and his yelling is annoying. My wife knows she has to be taught a lesson, so get out of here."

"You, you." Mrs. Xu stood up angrily and pointed at him to get angry. .

"Chenxi, what are you talking about? Is this what a scholar should say?" Mother Mu saw him talking nonsense, which made Master Xu's face turn green with anger, thinking that he was really stupid. "Why don't you quickly apologize to Master and pray for your forgiveness."

Mu Chenxi's face twisted, and she didn't even look at her as if she didn't hear anything. She said to herself: "I haven't read to the point of reading. I know who should be treated with courtesy and who should be scornful. If you want me To be respectful, one must be virtuous, and a shameless person is not worthy of it."

"Old man, please speak quickly!" Mu's mother was anxious and had no choice but to say that she would not listen to Mu Chenxi, so she could only greet Mu's father anxiously, "Teach him a lesson. This is an unfilial son who doesn't know how to be generous. "

If he offends Master Xu again, he won't know how to clean up their family in the future even if the marriage is gone. He is an old master with great prestige in the town, and no one dares to offend him easily.

At this moment, Mu Chenxi's fame as a scholar was worthless in her eyes. What good can a person who says he is stupid or not be a normal person do? It is not as good as Master Xu, a scholar who is respected everywhere and speaks with power.

"Alas!" Mu's father sighed. When Master Xu explained his purpose, he hesitated a little. After all, it concerned his heir.

But the child's own consent is required, and finally Zhao Huan's approval is required before the matter can be decided. After all, it is related to their family affairs, and it should be agreed by both of them at the same time.

Unexpectedly, Mu Chenxi refused, which made him feel relieved. He also knew that his son might not understand what was going on and should discuss it with Zhao Huan, but he really couldn't speak and they were not being kind.

"Master Xu, forgive me." Mu's father apologized, but what he said made Master Xu immediately turn his face. "The child doesn't agree, and he is unlucky to live up to the love of the master. After all, Chenxi is already married, and they have to agree to this. I The elder can't act arbitrarily. Moreover,

Chen Xi can't get married. He has a wife and can't abandon her to do such unjust things. Look what will happen if your Mu family is so ungrateful."

He looked at what Mu Chenxi wanted to say, but Mu Chenxi glared back and even clenched his fists and waved them twice, as if to warn him if he didn't. If you are honest, you will be beaten.

"Humph." Master Xu's eyelids twitched. He did not dare to confront Mu Chenxi, who was not clear-headed, and aimed bitterly at the honest Mu father, "Don't think that just because you have the reputation of being a successful candidate, you can ignore me. , This kind of disrespect for teachers and elders may result in his reputation being revoked one day, and it's not certain who will laugh or cry in the future."

"Really?"

Zhao Huan listened outside for a while and saw that it was the Mu family who planned to give Mu a gift. When Chen Xi proposed marriage, he didn't want to come in to intervene. Before he could even take a step forward, he was disgusted by Master Xu's shameless behavior.

"I'd like to hear about etiquette and morality, and the crime of disrespect." Zhao Huan's brows were gentle, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, "Let's see which shameless person or person with bad conduct should have his or her fame revoked. "

If we can get the job, we can go directly to the county school, ask for advice and report to be dismissed directly. There is no need to make such a fuss and show off our power here." As

soon as Zhao Huan appeared, the atmosphere suddenly changed, and the nervous Mu family breathed a sigh of relief. However, Master Xu's expression changed, and his eyes gradually became serious.

He was able to show off his power in the Mu family and make noises and threats at will because he knew the family well and he had the title of Mu Chenxi's wife, otherwise he would not dare to be so arrogant.

No matter how unbearable he was, with his status as a teacher, the Mu family would not dare to act rashly. Even if there is real evidence to prove that his moral character is corrupt and he is pulled down, he will be looked down upon by the world, which will harm the reputation of Mu Chenxi and even the entire Mu family.

His reputation as a scholar will not be taken seriously by others, but his reputation as a teacher is the most important to everyone. Just because this status is not easily trampled upon by others, and does not fall to the point of being pulled down from the altar by the students he taught, there will be many, many people who will come out to defend and even criticize Mu Chenxi and the Mu family.

People's words are terrible. Among those who defend, criticize, and spurn the Mu family, there will be many scholars, many people with great fame, and even many officials.

"Please give me some advice from this master." Zhao Huan has no ancient ideas and is not polite at all. "Should our Chenxi meritorious service be cancelled, or should you go to the eighteenth level of hell?"