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Chapter 31

"These are the new brothers Zhang Cheng and Zhang Zhi." Zhao Huan introduced them to Mu Chenxing and the others. He pointed at Zhang Zhi, "He is young. You should take more care of him. Just look at the shop in front."

"Brother Zhang is with us in the backyard. Please take care of us if anything happens in the future." After Zhao Huan finished speaking, he turned to look at Mu Chenxing, "Brother Zhang, when the shop is not busy in the future, you can arrange for them to take turns going to the backyard. If anyone wants Just take time to learn sculpture."

"Can you really learn it?" Mu Chenyu asked immediately, with surprise and disbelief on his face, "Anyone can do

it." Mu Chenxi looked at him and questioned Zhao Huan. , raised his hand and knocked on his forehead, "My wife said yes, what do you doubt?"

He set a serious face with a gloomy expression, and his dark eyes flashed with a dangerous light, as if he was back to before he was injured, with a serious look on his face. The appearance makes people feel frightened.

Mu Chenyu shivered violently when he stared at him, as if he felt danger, he couldn't help but take a step back, and quickly explained: "I don't doubt it, I'm just too happy."

"Cousin." He flattered He smiled and said, "Brother is so kind. He actually taught us a craft. I was so happy that I even doubted that I heard wrong."

"Huh." Mu Chenxi looked at him coldly, said nothing, and turned around with a smile on his face. Smiling, "Daughter-in-law, he was disobedient, I taught him a lesson."

"Well, Chenxi is so awesome." Zhao Huan said with a smile, he didn't expect that even this small matter, Mu Chenxi could treat it as a big deal, and no one was allowed to be in his There is a little bit of doubt in front of you.

Mu Chenxi's expression just now shocked everyone present. He was usually cheerful and smiling, and never looked coldly on anyone. Today, his face changed so quickly that they were unable to react for a moment.

"Brother Mu is such a man." Zhang Cheng sighed from the side. Seeing how he defended Zhao Huan, even his relatives did not hesitate at all. "I sincerely defend my wife, and there is no room for failure."

"That's right." Mu Chen Xing smiled and looked at Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi, "My cousin and my brother-in-law value each other and truly cherish each other. This is a family that loves and respects each other."

"Yes, yes." Mu Chenyu doesn't care about that much. , as long as his cousin doesn't give him a dangerous gaze like just now, he can do anything, "We all listen to brother-in-law, and there is no question at all. I just made a mistake in my words and did not express my gratitude to brother-in-law." "

"Yes, yes." Liu Chengxin also nodded. He honestly didn't say anything and could only express that he had the same attitude as Mu Chenyu.

Zhang Zhi didn't know what was going on, so he could only nod his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and by following Quan Ye, he was on the same front as Mu Chenyu and the others, and they would get along better with each other in the future.

Mu Chenxi stood there tall and straight, looked at them seriously, nodded reservedly, and said "hmm" to express her satisfaction.

"Okay, you take Xinyue to buy groceries." Zhao Huan said to Mu Chenxi. He knew that no one would be dissatisfied with Mu Chenxi, so he didn't say anything more, "I'll take Brother Zhang to the backyard." "

Okay." Mu Chenxi Chen Xi's attitude toward Zhao Huan suddenly changed, and she happily agreed, "Bring back some more vegetables today to add to Brother Zhang and the others."

...

"Uncle, I want pork belly." Mu Chenxi came to the meat shop He looked at the stall and saw a large piece of pork belly placed there. "Here are five kilograms. I'm going to make braised pork."

"Okay!" The middle-aged man selling the meat quickly started cutting the meat. "Do you want anything else?"

" I want two kilograms of lean meat." Mu Chenxi looked at the things on his stall and pointed at half a rack of ribs. "Uncle, if it's cheaper, I'll take all of them."

"Okay, six cents per pound, I'll give you five cents. ."

"Okay, I'll take it all," Mu Chenxi said with a smile.

"Third brother." Mu Xinyue saw that he had to spend a lot of money to buy so much, "It's too much, let's buy less."

"Not much, my wife likes to eat."

Mu Chenxi: As long as my wife likes to eat. You have to buy everything, and you have to buy more. There are so many people eating, what if there is not enough for my wife to eat?

"Hahaha." The uncle laughed, looked at Mu Xinyue and said, "Your third brother loves his wife so much that he always buys a lot of meat. I'm afraid my wife won't eat enough."

Mu Chenxi and Zhao Huan often buy from him. Rou, they became familiar with each other over time and knew something about Mu Chenxi.

"Want to buy fish?" A man selling fish next to him saw that Mu Chenxi was not merciless in buying meat, so he quickly promoted his fish, "They are all fresh, and they are all jumping around."

"Buy." Mu Chenxi walked over and picked two A big carp, "How much does it cost?"

"Eight cents per catty, the extra you buy will be counted as seven cents." Seeing that he picked the two largest fish, the man was happy to weigh them, "There are also some fresh shrimps, do you want it?" "Yes. "

Mu Chenxi's eyes lit up. There were not many people buying shrimps, and it was hard to find people who didn't sell them. "I'm so lucky to be able to buy shrimps today. My wife likes to eat them the most."

He smiled and frowned. , showing his white teeth, and said gently: "Thank you, uncle, show it to me quickly."

"Okay, I'll get it for you right away."

The uncle weighed the fish and passed a grass rope through the gills. He handed it to him and said, "Hold it, I'll get the shrimps for you."

He went to the cart behind, moved a bucket off the cart, and took a small basket to fish out the shrimps and shake them vigorously. Control the water a few times.

Mu Xinyue had been watching from the side. Seeing that his third brother even bought the shrimps that no one wanted, his brows became more and more intense. She wanted to persuade him a few words but was afraid that he would not listen, so she stamped her feet anxiously.

"Little girl." The uncle who sold the meat looked at her like this. He felt funny and a little bit intolerable at the same time. He understood that she cared about money and was a child who knew how to live. "Don't worry, your brother has always bought whatever he wants. He loves his wife the most. Everyone on our street knows that no one will fool him. Don't worry."

"That's not what I'm afraid of," Mu Xinyue explained. "I bought too many things. And if you want to eat the shrimps, you can just catch them yourself. There is no need to spend money to buy them. "

"Xinyue, why are you in town?" Mu Xinyi saw her little sister and walked over and asked.

Mu Xinyue turned around and saw her eldest sister. Just as she was about to answer, she saw her sister-in-law and mother-in-law next to her, so she just nodded and said nothing.

"Hey! Isn't this Xinyue?" Luo Shi looked her up and down, nodded incomprehensibly, and turned to Mu Xinyi and said: "Second brother and sister, your sister's fate has become clearer, so you don't have to worry. She can't get married."

"It's hard to find someone in town, but it's still possible to marry someone in the countryside." Luo Shi looked at Mu Xinyue again, "I have a relative in the countryside who is from a pretty good family. I'll give it to you one day. My sister should go and talk about it, she won't mind breaking off the engagement. "

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for your kindness, my parents still have to decide on my sister's marriage," Mu Xinyi looked a little ugly, but she has always been gentle and virtuous and didn't like to argue with others. Don't say anything unpleasant.

"What are you talking about?" Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Chen, glared at her, "I know you blame our Chen family, but we can't stop you from breaking off the engagement. What else do you want us to do, to be humble and petty to you? "

Now that your sister-in-law is kind enough to act as a matchmaker for your sister, you can't show her face to others even if you don't like her." Mrs. Chen said, looking at Mu Xinyue with a critical look in her eyes, "Even if she is somewhat pretty. "Aren't you the daughter of a poor girl from the countryside? There are few who are as lucky as you to be married into a town."

"That's right, sister, you have a good life. My mother doesn't dislike you, but your sister doesn't have the same fate. " My uncle's family will not break off the engagement."

Luo Shi had relief in his eyes. He had a younger brother who was studying like this. Now he was not stupid enough to be disgusted. In the past, the whole family was cautious in front of Mu Xinyue, hoping that her brother would take care of her as an official, but the result was in vain.

"You, you." Mu Xinyue heard the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law singing in harmony and saying these inhuman words. She was so angry that she shed tears and choked up: "How can you humiliate us like this? Do our Mu family have any grudge against you? "Little sister, what's wrong with you? "

Mu Chenxi came over to the meat stall after buying fish and shrimps, and saw her wiping tears, "Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

Chapter 32

"This is not Mu Juren, why didn't you notice that he was stupid?" Luo Shi saw Mu Chenxi wearing a long gown and standing tall and majestic in front of them. He didn't look like a fool.

"You are stupid, your whole family is stupid." Mu Chenxi exploded when she heard this, and immediately stunned Luo Shi.

No matter how much he reads, he can't withstand his current thinking. Coupled with Zhao Huan's daily indoctrination, whoever dares to bully him and call him stupid will definitely not do it.

"You dare to bully my sister and scold me, who will give you face?"

Mu Chenxi said, picking up the fish and throwing it at her. The two big fish slid past her face with a "snap" sound like a slap in the face. , and then the fish made an arc and came back from the opposite direction, swiping at her face and body.

"Ah!" Luo Shi only had time to cry out in pain before he was knocked unconscious by Mu Chenxi and could only passively dodge left and right.

No one expected such a development. They were stunned for a moment and had no time to react. It wasn't until Luo Shi exclaimed and fell to the ground again that the people around him reacted.

Mu Chenxi was holding two fishes with a cold expression on his face, and his eyes were furrowed with dangerous sparks dancing in his eyes. He wanted to go over and kick them hard, but a figure suddenly flashed in his mind.

"You must stand on the highest point of morality, and you must always stand true to one word."

The gentle smile on his face was deeply imprinted in his mind. Mu Chenxi's rationality gradually returned, and she said in a cold voice: "Don't you think I'm stupid? , I'll show it to you."

He turned to look at Mu Xinyue, with a faint smile on his face, "If you dare to bully my sister, it doesn't matter if I'm crazy to you."

"Okay. The uncle shouted loudly and gave Mu Chenxi a thumbs up, "For my sister, for the sake of family ties, I won't hesitate to be regarded as a madman, good job!"

"That's right." The people around him also calmed down, In just a blink of an eye, they didn't even have time to get excited about watching the excitement, and it was already over with Mu Chenxi's words.

"I told you to bully me." Mu Xinyue suddenly rushed forward like a madman, punching and kicking Luo Shi, "I told you to scold my third brother, and I'll beat you to death."

Mu Xinyi just pulled her mother-in-law behind her, Afraid that Mu Chenxi would do something to her. There are many shortcomings, and there is also the identity of an elder, so it cannot end badly.

Now seeing her sister kicking and beating her again, she didn't know what to do. She has a soft temper and has never blushed with anyone. Even during this period of time, she was not welcomed at her husband's house because of Mu Chenxi's affairs, but she did not complain.

However, she couldn't bear it under any circumstances when it came to the humiliation of her younger siblings. Unable to step forward to seek justice, she held her mother-in-law tightly and refused to let her go up to help.

"What are you dragging me for? Go and ask your sister and the others to stop." Chen didn't expect this and wanted to break away from Mu Xinyi's hand and pull away with her.

She was really kind-hearted, but because of the money she received from her mother-in-law, and because of the incident involving Mu Chenxi's brother and sister, which made her embarrassed and ridiculed, she felt dissatisfied and spoke a little harder.

"My younger siblings were humiliated by my elder sister-in-law. I, the elder sister, have not sought justice. How can I step forward and help now?"

Mu Xinyi spoke softly, showing that she was in a dilemma and was standing in a neutral position. Chen couldn't refute for the moment. It was Luo who caused the trouble because she went too far, and it was also her lack of clarity that didn't stop it in time. Naturally, she couldn't blame Mu Xinyi.

"Okay." Mu Chenxi saw her sister getting angry after being kicked and beaten a few times, and then stepped forward to pull her away. "We are all relatives. Even if she does something wrong again, just teach her a few lessons and let her know her mistakes.

" He took Mu Xinyue to pay for the meat seller, and taught his sister, "Be generous and don't care about things. Let it go. Her family will teach her etiquette and rules."

"That's right." The uncle said with a smile. , looked at Mu Xinyue and said: "Remember what your brother taught you, don't embarrass someone like this. This is not a personal problem, but represents the face of the whole family. In the future, someone will poke their backs."

Luo Shi As soon as she got up from the ground, when she heard these words, her eyes suddenly shrank when she looked at Chen, and all the cries and grievances she wanted to express disappeared.

Mrs. Chen glared at her fiercely, fearing that she would do something else, but it was clear that the Chen family was an uneducated family, and they really couldn't live up to this reputation.

Seeing that she was being honest, Mrs. Chen didn't say anything to teach her a lesson. She pushed Mu Xinyi's hand away and turned around to leave. She was afraid that she would be recognized if she stayed any longer. She would be embarrassed if she was asked a few questions.

.........

Mu Chenxi held the shrimps in her left hand and two big fishes in her right hand, and returned to the shop in high spirits, "Daughter-in-law, I bought you fish and shrimps, which are all your favorites."

He was not moved . I was bullied, but I still reasoned with it, and now I am full of joy to show off. But he was still a bit shy, so he just took out the shrimps and fish he bought for Zhao Huan and asked for praise.

"Chen Xi is great. I actually bought some shrimps." Zhao Huan looked at him smiling with crooked eyebrows and bright eyes filled with pride. He complimented him generously, "It's hard to buy shrimps and there are few people selling them. Chen Xi is great." You always have luck."

"That's right." Mu Chenxi's eyebrows showed pride, and a layer of fluorescence emanated from her fair cheeks. "Every time I see shrimps, I will buy more in the future."

Well, why is he so dirty?" Zhao Huan stood up and took him back to change his clothes. They were all stained with water and smelled like fish.

"It's okay." Mu Chenxi just smiled and didn't say anything about what happened just now. He didn't want his wife to worry about him.

He heard many people saying that he was stupid, and every time his wife looked bad, as if she was very angry. Moreover, every time he goes out, he always tells him not to go too far and not to be bullied outside. There is always a hint of worry in his gentle eyes.

He will not let his wife worry. He will be obedient and not go too far. He will tell him wherever he goes. He will not let others bully him or make his wife feel sorry for him.

Mu Chenxi didn't like Zhao Huan frowning. Every time he frowned when he was thinking about something, Mu Chenxi would stretch out his hand to stretch his brows. He liked his wife's gentle eyebrows and faint smile.

He didn't mention this matter in front of Zhao Huan, but Mu Xinyue came back angrily and found her eldest brother and second brother and told them what happened just now.

"Brother, will my brother-in-law blame me for not protecting the third brother, allowing him to be bullied and even hitting someone?" Mu Xinyue asked weakly, feeling a little unsure.

Zhao Huan told her not to be bullied outside and to protect herself and Mu Chenxi. Her third brother is a person with a good reputation, and he cannot be looked down upon even by the government. He must not be timid to the outside world, and he must fight back on the spot if something goes wrong.

Even if she gets into trouble, so many people in her family will support her, so she doesn't have to be afraid to be bolder in everything. She was so busy with her grievances and shame today that she forgot what Zhao Huan said.

She was used to being weak, but she had never encountered such a thing. She didn't boldly go up to confront Luo Shi, and even hurt her third brother. She was afraid that Zhao Huan would be unhappy.

Otherwise, due to her temperament, even if she had an unpleasant quarrel with someone, she would not easily go up and hit someone, which was a bit of an atonement.

"No, you did a good job." Mu Chenhui comforted her, seeing that her eyes were red and she looked like she had cried, "Your brother-in-law must praise you for being so good that you know how to fight."

"Yes, our little sister is really Awesome." Mu Chenchu ​​imitated Zhao Huan's coaxing tone. They all loved the youngest sister, "Don't be angry. My second brother will ask for justice for you someday. If you dare to bully my sister, it depends on my fist. "

Chapter 33

"Chenxi, what's wrong with Xinyue? I think she cried?" After lunch, Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi went back to their room to rest, and he asked in confusion.

"Yeah." Mu Chenxi rolled her eyes and saw Zhao Huan staring at him from the corner of her eye, feeling a little discouraged. "She was bullied."

"Who is it? Was it when you went out to buy groceries?"

"Yes. " Mu Chenxi had already thought of what to say in the blink of an eye. Even if he covered up what others said about him being stupid, his wife would not be angry. "We met the eldest sister, her mother-in-law, and her eldest sister-in-law."

He told the story in detail. After reading it all over again, he ignored Luo Shi's statement that he was stupid, and finally said: "I told her that I am not only stupid but also crazy.

If you don't believe me, try bullying me again." Didn't you know that this sentence made Zhao Huan recognize it? From beginning to end, he did not ask further questions about this matter. He turned sideways and said to Mu Chenxi: "Well, such people should be taught a lesson. But it's best to be reasonable first, otherwise you will be regarded as the unreasonable party if you take action first."

"Of course, if the situation is not right, you have to strike first. You can't let yourself be in a weak position." Zhao Huan thought for a while, how to explain to him that he should try not to attack women, "If a woman is acting recklessly and does not understand any reason, then That's it. If not, you need to be more reasonable. After all, men are much better than women in physical strength. It's unbecoming of a gentleman to take action if

you can't talk." Mu Chenxi felt a little sleepy, and a yawn escaped her eyes. Shui Guang said vaguely: "I threw her with a fish. I didn't really do anything, but she was angry. Wife, I'm sleepy."

"Okay, go to sleep." Zhao Huan didn't continue, he knew Mu Chenxi I'm not being unreasonable, but I just want him to know that no matter who he is, he can't do anything easily, and fighting is not a good habit.

Based on his own habit of not taking action until he couldn't bear it anymore, he thought that Mu Chenxi would not take action as it would be difficult to discipline him in the future.

"Where's that fool? Let him come out."

In the afternoon, a group of people suddenly came to Mu Yixuan. One of the young men shouted angrily: "If you dare to beat my sister, you won't even ask in this town. I, Luo Er, am Are you so easy to bully?"

"Second brother, don't make trouble." A man next to him stopped him. He looked about thirty-five or six years old and was relatively calm. "We are looking for Mu Juren. I heard that Mu Yixuan is one of them. It's open at home."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Mu Chenxing glanced at them disdainfully, rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the counter, saying in a casual manner: "They say you are a customer when you come to the door, but you have to see who the customer is. "This is the first time I've seen someone come to the door like this. It's really scary!"

"I am the eldest brother of the eldest daughter of the Mu family." Boss Luo introduced himself first and looked at Mu Chenxing, "I don't know. Can you let Mu Juren come out to see you? "

"Brother, what are you trying to do with him? That fool dares to hit my sister. He must be taught a lesson today. He will never give up until he comes to apologize."

Luo Er was born and raised in the town and has a certain affection for the country people. Innate sense of superiority. Even though Mu Chenxi was famous, he had nothing to be afraid of now that he was stupid. He thought no one would take being a fool seriously.

It was also because of this idea that the Luo family dared to gather a group of relatives and friends to come over and make trouble. Today, they must vent their anger before giving up.

"Bah." Mu Chenxing was irritated by what he called a fool and his shouting attitude, "Where the hell did you come from? You're too young to run wild like us. If you want to fight, just say, don't fucking You're just yelling."

Mu Chen Xingsheng is tall and strong and has great strength from working all year round. How could he be afraid of them making trouble? Who has never been young and crazy, especially in Mujia Village, they all have the same surname, Lian Zhi, and they are never afraid of fights, and the whole village does it when they go out of the cave.

"Hey!" Mu Chenyu saw that he was going to fight and hurried over, "I haven't had a fight for a long time, and I'm almost moldy all over. You don't want to ask about who our Mujia Village is afraid of in this area of ​​​​Fang Yuan. Do you want to fight? ."

He patted his chest and made a "bumping" sound. Ever since Mu Chenxi became a scholar, the village has begun to restrict the tribesmen and villagers from fighting and causing trouble, for fear of damaging Mu Chenxi's reputation.

Now they are as honest as quails, but they have been bullied by outsiders in just a few years. This is unbearable, and they must definitely have a fight to increase the prestige of Mujia Village.

"Okay, come on." Seeing that neither of them showed weakness, Luo Eryi immediately stepped forward and took action, "You little bastard, you still dare to yell at me, let's see how I deal with you."

"Stop, If you have anything to say, please tell me." The people who came with them grabbed him. Mu Chenyu's words reminded everyone that no one dared to mess with Mujia Village in the past few years. Although they haven't heard anything about it in several years, they haven't heard anything about it now. People want to mess with them.

"That's right, we are here to reason, not to make trouble. Why do we do it?" Even the Luo family members came forward to persuade them. It was okay to quarrel, but fighting was absolutely forbidden.

Luo Er was not stupid. Seeing that his own people were holding him back, he retreated. Knowing that there must be a reason, he stopped moving forward.

Boss Luo: "My second brother has a hot temper. Please forgive me for not being on the same level with him."

"You just say you have a bad temper. No matter what you do, it's natural. You can't care about others who have suffered a loss. What's the point? "

Zhao Huan, Mu Chenxi and Mu Chenhui filed in. Zhao Huan said with a cold face and an extremely rude tone, "If we have a bad temper and make a mistake and kill you, you won't care about it and won't hold you accountable. "

You." Boss Luo was speechless, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Can you talk like that?"

"You can't stand a few words?" Zhao Huan chuckled, "What if you do this?" , what should we be charged with?"

"No crime at all," Mu Chenxi said from the side. He looked at the people in front of him, "But if you come together to make trouble, you can be charged with breaking into the house by force. The master can kill at will without any responsibility. Darong's law is very clear."

Zhao Huan was startled, but he didn't expect that there was such a law. This was great, he could just send them directly to the government without any expense. He wanted to see how good these people could be.

"Then if you hit my sister, it will be fine. Is the beating in vain?" Luo Er said unconvinced. Seeing that his elder brother couldn't say anything, he couldn't help but say something.

"I didn't fight." Mu Chenxi shook his head, showing his small white teeth, and he could be reasonable, "She bullied my sister, how could I, a scholar, have the same understanding as her. I just flicked the fish a few times to make her retreat, in the street market Everyone is here, I have a witness."

"Also, your sister has committed a crime of insulting my little sister in the street. It's not a matchmaker to insult someone's reputation. How can she get what she wants?

" As if he were a different person, he pointed at the Luo family and said, "You still have faces. If you hadn't seen that the Chen family is in-laws and has the face of my eldest sister, how could you let her go so easily."

"Since you don't want face, today I will Go to the Yamen and teach you, the Luo family, a lesson." Mu Chenxi's eyes flashed with excitement, and he could deal with them without fighting, "When you go to the Yamen to argue with someone with a good reputation, you have to fight ten times before discussing the crime. You have to be ready."

"And your sister, I'm really looking forward to the crime!" His expression now is like a mischievous child, gloating and angry. In short, he doesn't want the Luo family to be well. "Let's go, don't delay, I want to seek justice for my sister personally."

"Oh." He patted his forehead, as if thinking of something, and looked around, "Why is no one from the Chen family here? It's none of their business. The family also needs to go to court, so let's go with them."

After Mu Chenxi finished speaking, she glanced at Zhao Huan secretly. Zhao Huan gave a thumbs up knowingly and said silently: "Chenxi is great, come on!"

Suddenly his face was serious, and he smiled with his teeth but not his eyes. He raised his head proudly, like a victorious hero.

"Let's go to Chen's house."

Chapter 34

"No, no, no, Mu Juren stayed." Boss Luo stepped in front of Mu Chenxi. He bent down and bowed to the end, "It's our Luo family's fault, it has nothing to do with the Chen family. They don't know that our former Come."

"It's all our fault. I really didn't know that my sister would do something that would insult other people's reputation. It's our fault for coming here today. We apologize to the Mu family,"

said Boss Luo, standing in the front. Nothing was allowed to pass by Mu Chenxi. If he went to the Chen family, his sister might have to go to court, or even be sent home in anger by the Chen family.

He was filled with regret now. He shouldn't have listened to his sister's words. He should have gone to Chen's house to ask questions before coming back.

"It's all our fault. We apologize to Mu Juren."

"Yes, we really didn't know that something would insult people's honor and integrity. Please Mu Juren please calm down."

A group of people gathered around Mu Chenxi to apologize. Everyone looked anxious and regretful. . They are all ordinary people. Whoever has entered the government still has arguments with Mu Chenxi.

They had no confidence that they would win. Not to mention that Mu Chenxi said that Luo Shi bullied his sister and insulted his innocence. Even the shop his family opened now was not comparable to them.

"Brother, what are you afraid of? Let's go ask my sister to see if that's what he said. If not, we don't need to bow down and apologize."

Luo Er has a bad temper and is a fool. He can't bear to see his family being so low-key. He stared at Mu Chenxi and was about to speak, but Boss Luo slapped him on the head.

"Bastard, shut up." Boss Luo's hands trembled because of his anger. He really didn't have a wink at all. "Who would talk about his sister's reputation? You have a long head."

Mu Chenxi saw them instantly His face changed, he stopped being aggressive and apologized instead, everyone nodded and bowed and said good things, and for a moment they didn't know how to decide.

He looked back at Zhao Huan, looking for a solution. Zhao Huan met his eyes and saw that his eyes were full of confusion and confusion, so he smiled to comfort him.

When Boss Luo apologized, Zhao Huan saw that he was not lying, and Luo Er's words showed that they did not know the details.

So what? You can't just pretend that nothing happened because you didn't know the situation. Who can you blame if you don't understand the situation? This can't be used as a reason to forgive them.

"Don't say that those who don't know are not guilty. If we didn't ask the Chen family to go to the Yamen to argue today, or if Chen Xi was a commoner like you, would you still admit your mistakes so readily and beg for forgiveness?"

Zhao Huan looked at Boss Luo coldly. Looking at them, he couldn't tell how bad and unreasonable these people were. If he and Mu Chenxi showed weakness, or if they were in a lower position than them, these people would not give up easily even if they had reason, and would definitely cause trouble. Last game.

The moment he heard that they were coming to cause trouble, Zhao Huan was determined to scare the monkeys and let outsiders know that they were not someone who could be easily bullied.

Only then did he ask Mu Chenxi to bring up the matter of government settlement, so that everyone would know that Mu Chenxi's status as a high-ranking official was not a decoration and could not be despised by anyone.

Zhao Huan has this confidence, and Mu Chenxi's fame can help him shock the world. The government will not just sit idly by and make decisions impartially without taking sides.

This is exactly what the Luo family and the Chen family cannot accept. When they go to court, they first have to be slapped in the face according to the law, and they have to kneel down for trial, but Mu Chenxi does nothing.

He didn't believe that Mu Chenxi was standing there, and some people would say that he was stupid and was looked down upon by others. He just took this opportunity to let everyone know about Mu Chenxi's situation, especially the government. The benefits were not ordinary.

"I really know I was wrong." Seeing Zhao Huan's reluctance, Boss Luo, Mu Chenxi looked like she completely listened to Zhao Huan, and knelt down with a "pop", "We apologize, and we will bring my sister to the door to apologize someday, just Let us go!"

"You don't have to kneel here. You will kneel in the court later." Zhao Huan pulled Mu Chenxi out of the way when he knelt down. They couldn't stand this kneeling.

At this moment, Zhao Huan suspected that this was a common problem among the ancients. This was how they were taught. Otherwise, men would not be able to kneel down whenever they asked.

As expected, when others saw Boss Luo's behavior, they also knelt down and begged for forgiveness, and even dragged Luo Er, the stupid young man, to his knees.

"Alas!" Zhao Huan was helpless. He looked at Mu Chenhui and the others and saw that they also had unbearable expressions on their faces. They were in the same mood as him now.

"That's it, that's all, you all get up."

Zhao Huan waved his hand. He didn't want to do anything to them. He just took this opportunity to stop them from causing trouble in the future, and at the same time, he used a threat to deter others to avoid trouble. Come to your door.

Boss Luo really had no choice but to take the next step. He couldn't bring trouble to these people who came with him, he couldn't let his sister go to court with him, and he couldn't bring trouble to the Chen family. If he divorced his sister, things would be even worse.

Everyone who came with them also had the same idea. No matter whether they were kowtowing or doing anything else, they couldn't go to the Yamen.

"Don't worry, I will teach my sister well when I get back and bring her to her home to apologize someday." Mr. Luo's eyes were already red, and he would try to keep the matter under wraps no matter what.

"Of course I have to apologize." Suddenly a voice sounded. There was a group of three people standing at the door of Mu Yixuan, and one of them, a middle-aged man, said with an ugly face.

"Are you okay?" Mu's father ignored other people's business and came directly to look at Zhao Huan and the others, mainly looking at Zhao Huan.

In the eyes of Mu's father, although Zhao Huan is in good health, he is short and does not work as hard as farmers like them. He is a weakling in front of Mu Chenhui and the others. It is natural that he should accept his care first, followed by Mu Chenxi.

"It's okay, we're fine." Zhao Huan said with some embarrassment, seeing that he came here and cared about her first, and didn't even pay attention to his own son.

In his heart, he was quite pleased with Mu's father's actions. He had no idea what image he had in Mu's eyes. It could be said that this misunderstanding was good, and they had become closer to each other invisibly.

"Dad, we are fine." Mu Chenhui and the others gathered around and told Mu Dad what was going on so that he could understand the current situation.

On the other hand, Father Chen also talked to Boss Luo and the others, "How can you come here to make trouble? If your sister is really wronged, our family will just sit back

and ignore it?" He was completely humiliated today, not only was his third brother The family set up a fight, which hurt the in-law relationship with the Mu family. Then his daughter-in-law and eldest daughter-in-law irritated his in-laws by talking nonsense, and now that Boss Luo and the others came to make trouble, he didn't know how to apologize to the Mu family.

"If you have any dissatisfaction, you should go to my Chen family and tell it. Your sister is now our Chen family's daughter-in-law. Even if there is something that needs justice, we should come forward. How can you come to the door without even saying hello?"

Father Chen He scolded them mercilessly and saw that they all let him talk with their heads drooping. It felt like there was no point in saying anything. This was something caused by the eldest daughter-in-law, and he couldn't let it go no matter what.

"Brother Mu." He came to Father Mu and was about to say something when he was stopped by Father Mu. "Stop apologizing to me. Brother, you can't always bear the responsibility for everything these children have caused."

" You all go and do your business. I'll have a good chat with you, Uncle Chen." Mu's father asked Zhao Huan and the others to go about their own affairs. Zhao Huan had already signaled him to handle it, and he already knew what was going on.

"Uncle Chen, let's go and get busy first." Mu Chenhui and the others did not lose etiquette in this situation, and said hello before going back to the backyard.

Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi also saluted when they saw him, and then walked towards Chen Mingrui who was standing by the door, "Brother Chen, why are you here?" Zhao Huan asked.

"Brother Mingrui, long time no see." Mu Chenxi was very surprised and was closer to him than others.

"I have free time today, so I came to visit. I didn't want you to be in the town." Chen Mingrui said with a smile, having just watched a lively scene, "You guys have a lot of things to do, and you even opened a shop."

"Haha." Zhao Huan smiled, knowing He meant something. Boss Luo and the others didn't want to mention those disappointing things. "You can't just make a little money to support your family, right?"

"Yes! I'm here to find a living," Chen Mingrui said. , they were very happy to see Mu Chenxi, "I heard your business is doing well, congratulations."

"It's okay." Seeing that Mu's father had taken everyone away, Zhao Huan led Chen Mingrui around the shop, "Chen Mingrui Brother, let's take a look. Do you like anything? I'll give you a gift."

Chen Mingrui looked at the decorations in the shop. It was the first time he saw them. He picked up this one with interest and touched that one carefully.

Hearing Zhao Huan's words, he turned around and said with a smile: "I haven't given you gifts yet when you open the shop. How can I let you spend money first?"

"It's okay, it's all my wife who did it." Mu Chenxi was in high spirits and was about to do it. He praised his wife as usual, but was dismissed by Zhao Huan with just one sentence.

"Go and make tea for Brother Chen. We'll go to the backyard and have a chat later." Zhao Huan patted his arm, "Don't forget to place some fruits and pastries to entertain the guests."

"Yeah, I got it." Mu Chenxi was pleased. He agreed and looked at Chen Mingrui with a smile, "Brother Mingrui, I'm going to make you some tea first. I'll drink it later."

"Okay, thank you Chen Xi." Their relationship was so good that they called each other by their first names, and Chen Mingrui didn't talk to her at all. They were polite and said to Zhao Huan after seeing him leave: "Chen Xi is much more lively than when he first came back, but he is much better than the strict and orderly appearance before."

"As long as he is happy, don't restrain him." Zhao Huan said with a smile, he didn't She knew what Mu Chenxi was like before, but her current appearance was lovable, and that was enough.

At Zhao Huan's insistence, Chen Mingrui chose a white orchid ornament. The branches and leaves are as green as bamboo, and the flowers are white and flawless. They are elegant and unique, which makes people feel refreshed and makes their mood peaceful and leisurely.

He fell in love with it at first sight, held it in his hands admiringly, and said with joy in his voice: "This flower is so beautiful. This is the first time I have seen it. I wonder what it will really look like."

"Absolutely." Zhao Huan Blinking his eyes, could he say that he didn't know what orchids looked like in ancient times? I can only vaguely mention it in the past.

"Brother Mingrui, come here for tea." Mu Chenxi saw them coming, hurriedly greeted them and sat down, and poured each of them a cup of tea. "My wife, I took out all the pastries and fruits."

"Not bad." Zhao Huan Seeing the table set up, he looked at Chen Mingrui with a smile, "Chen Xi has brought out all our things to entertain you. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't be so active."

"Hahaha." Chen Mingrui laughed heartily and said to them : "To tell you the truth, this is the first time someone has entertained me like this!"

He was a little bit sad. He didn't mention the past, but he couldn't forget it. It was also an important experience in his life, and he would always keep it in mind to motivate himself to make progress.

Everyone has something unknown in their heart. Some are secrets and some are unwilling to mention. Zhao Huan understands and appreciates it, so he changes the topic.

"Brother Chen, what are you going to do?" Zhao Huan asked.

He is now a civil servant, so it is easy to find a job. Even if he wants to be an official, it is not a bad idea as long as he operates well, but Zhao Huan feels that he will not do this.

"I found an academy to teach in, right in your town." Chen Mingrui said, which is why he showed up here and visited. "In the future, we will be close to each other and can come and go frequently. It is really a blessing. "

Academy, how can there be an academy here?" Zhao Huan was confused by what he said. Mu Chenhui told him that there were only two schools in the town. "Why haven't we heard about the academy?"

Chen Mingrui put down his hand. Teacup looked at them in surprise, and realized what they were thinking. Although his home is in Linzhen, it is not far from here, and he has never heard of the construction of an academy.

It was only when he went to the county town and heard his former classmates talking about it that he learned about the existence of such an academy. It is a newly built school and has not yet started recruiting students. It is currently recruiting students in the county and will not open for classes until next month.

"It is a newly built academy. I heard that he is a great Confucian from Rongdu. His family is from the county. Now he returns to his hometown and wants to teach his fellow villagers and solve their problems. It can be regarded as repaying the land and water, and at the same time cultivating talents for the court."

Chen Mingrui explained: "There is a county school and two other academies in the county seat. They may not want to have any estrangement with them on enrollment issues, so they built the academy here, far away from the county seat, and did not publicize it. It should be to avoid suspicion."

" Ha." Zhao Huan smiled and shook his head incomprehension, "Sooner or later, people will know it. Even if they don't want to compete with the county school and other academies, the name of Daru will not make people rush to study here."

"Yes . Ah." Chen Mingrui also laughed, feeling that this was boring, "Even if you don't care about your knowledge, you can't help but think about your connections. After many years in Rongdu Imperial College, you still have less connections with others?

" Father, even without this title, as long as students are taught by the same master, they will automatically be classified into the same sect. This phenomenon of cliques is particularly serious.

At the same time, it is also their network of contacts, which can be used whether they are working as officials or privately. They can make friends and help each other so that they can go higher and further in the future.

"Just the return of Rongdu will make many people fall in love. In addition, there are countless students taught. Maybe some of them are still in high positions. If they can study in this academy, they can take this opportunity to climb up. "Send friendship." Zhao Huan said.

He looked at Chen Mingrui and smiled, and said pointedly: "I wonder what Brother Chen's plans are. Will he enter the academy?"

"Of course he will enter the academy." Chen Mingrui smiled mysteriously, pretending to be dignified and upright, " Have you forgotten what I said when I came back?"

He looked at Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi with a smile, watching their reactions, and secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that they would not guess it.

Sure enough, Zhao Huan frowned and recalled carefully what Chen Mingrui said on the way back and what his plans were for him in the future.

"Daughter-in-law." Mu Chenxi frowned again when she saw him, glared at Chen Mingrui displeased, pulled Zhao Huan's sleeve and said, "Didn't he say he wanted to teach? He must have gone to the academy to become a wife. What's there to guess? "Hahaha. "

Chen Mingrui laughed. Mu Chenxi was really smart. He still remembered it after such a long time. If others knew about it, they would guess that he would try his best to enter the academy instead of becoming a master.

"Chen Xi!" He smiled and couldn't help but feel regretful again, "It would be great if you weren't injured. It's just that you didn't get on the gold list last time. If you have this opportunity to accumulate for a while, you will definitely be in high school next time."

"I won't win. " What does it matter?" Mu Chenxi disagreed, looking at Zhao Huan with joy in her eyes, "My wife said, it doesn't matter whether you want to take the exam or not, as long as you do what you like, study. If you don't like it, I won't. "Read, there is no need to force yourself."

He looked at Chen Mingrui sternly, as if he was showing off, and also seemed to be refuting what he said was wrong. What his wife said was the truth and was for his own good. He would not listen to what others said.

"I also want to send Chen Xi to study." Zhao Huan said.

He told Chen Mingrui about the situation, but no one accepted Mu Chenxi's situation at all. He didn't want to use other methods, such as giving more money or asking someone to find connections, because he was afraid that Mu Chenxi would be wronged if he was sent in like this, and others wouldn't teach him well.

In fact, Zhao Huan feels complicated now. Life is good now, and both he and Mu Chenxi like it. If he is sent to study, Mu Chenxi will come into contact with more and more things and people, and changes will inevitably occur.

Even if he doesn't recover his memory and is once again exposed to education and some complicated relationships, no one knows to what extent his thoughts will change in the future. Whether they will still get along like this and be so close at that time, no one can predict.

But he couldn't let Mu Chenxi live like this for the rest of his life just because he liked it. Although they are happy now, what about in the future? Will there be any new changes as time goes by?

He has always kept these words in his heart. Today, for Mu Chenxi, Zhao Huan expressed his feelings for the first time, "If it can be good for Chenxi, I will still give it a try. It would be best if I can send him to study. If I can't, I will leave no regrets.

" It was his last effort so that Zhao Huan could have a clear conscience in the future. It was also a way of leaving everything to fate. All he had to do was follow it.

At any time, Zhao Huan is sure to control his life. I have never been afraid of the difficulties in modern times, and I am naturally more fearless now.

He just fell in love with this warm and homey feeling after being accompanied by Mu Chenxi. There is reluctance, and nostalgia cannot be avoided, but he believes in one sentence: It is not yours, and after all, you cannot force it.

"Daughter-in-law." Mu Chenxi keenly noticed that something was wrong with Zhao Huan and moved towards him, "I don't want to study. I can study at home or go to the study room."

He listed his reluctance one by one, not wanting to be with him. Zhao Huan left and talked about the various benefits of being at home. He looked at Zhao Huan with burning eyes and said, "I will miss my wife."

"Well, I will miss you too." Zhao Huan didn't have time to sigh anymore, and saw that he was right to go now. Reading is a bit disgusting, "Didn't you say you want to protect me? If you read more and have a master to teach you, you will understand a lot of truths, and then no one will dare to bully us."

"But no one taught me?" Mu Chenxi was unwilling He said willingly, still not wanting to leave Zhao Huan to study, so he used this sentence to block Zhao Huan.

"We won't go unless there is no one to teach us." Zhao Huan said with a smile. He could see Mu Chenxi's thoughts completely and did not try to point it out. "Now Chenxi is very good at reasoning. It's just that there is a sky outside the sky and there are people outside the world. We can't beat everyone." , That's why we need to learn more. It's not that people often say that we should learn as we go, even if no one teaches us, we must learn by ourselves. Only in this way can we control our own lives."

Chen Mingrui watched them interact . , I felt very emotional: Mu Chenxi was so lucky. He missed the imperial examination but got such a good daughter-in-law.

If others looked at Mu Chenxi's current appearance, they would definitely not think that he could return to his former self or that he could learn and succeed again and live up to his life.

However, Zhao Huan thought deeply. Now Mu Chenxi can live a normal life, but his thinking is always imperfect. Just like the IQ of a child, even if you can live a stable and happy life, it is still an incomplete life.

The warm wind blew by, rustling the branches and leaves above the head, blowing away Mu Chenxi's grievance and returning Zhao Huan's attention.

He smiled apologetically at Chen Mingrui: "Sorry for neglecting Brother Chen, let's drink tea."

Zhao Huan gave him a refill of tea, but Mu Chenxi looked up at the dates on the tree and said happily: "Daughter-in-law, the dates are ripe soon.

"Well, we can eat it next month. The old shopkeeper said it is crispy and sweet." Zhao Huan said with a smile. At this time, his attention turned to the dates again .

"This small courtyard is nice, comfortable and elegant." Chen Mingrui said.

"Well, the previous shopkeeper was a foreigner. He lived here and took care of things very well." Zhao Huan said, suddenly feeling that he was off topic. He looked at Mu Chenxi and smiled and said, "Brother Chen went to the academy to do it as Chenxi said. "Master?"

"Yes!" Chen Mingrui sighed, feeling lucky after failing the exam, "I went to the county to find an academy, but I didn't expect to hear about it, so I asked about it. It happened that they were recruiting students and were preparing to open a college to teach. "

So, Chen Mingrui found a place to take the exam and passed the exam to become a master of the academy. This was already a month ago. He came to the academy to assist with enrollment in the past few days and had the opportunity to visit.

After Zhao Huan confirmed the matter, he wanted to ask Chen Mingrui to help ask if Mu Chenxi could be sent there. Before he could say anything, Chen Mingrui spoke first.

"If Chen Xi wants to go, this probably won't work." Chen Mingrui said.

It's not his reality, it's the way the world is. If you can't take the imperial examination and enter the academy, no one will accept you. Those masters were all proud to teach outstanding students, so who would teach Mu Chenxi, a student who could not make them famous?

He was also worried about Mu Chenxi. After thinking about it, he said to Zhao Huan: "If I go back and ask, I will definitely be rejected. Why don't you follow me to see the mountain chief tomorrow and let him see Chenxi with his own eyes. If he agrees to enroll, others will It's useless to object."

"Okay, let's go and see tomorrow. It's not that important whether it succeeds or not. I just want to win for Chen Xi," Zhao Huan said, reaching out to straighten Mu Chenxi's hair, which was messed up by the wind. After a moment, "Our Chenxi is so handsome and smart. If that great scholar doesn't like him, it's because he is pedantic just to gain fame."

"Yes, he must be an annoying old man." Mu Chenxi nodded in agreement, looking at Zhao Huan with two big eyes twinkling, " My daughter-in-law is pretty, let's not go see that ugly old man." "Hahaha." Chen Mingrui was amused by him and joked with him: "If you don't accept me, you are just an ugly old man. How can

this make sense?"

This question was discussed eloquently: "People are kind and beautiful in heart, but if they are not kind, they will not be beautiful, they will be ugly."

"What if the heart is not beautiful, but the appearance is beautiful?" Chen Mingrui continued.

He had heard that many scholars were regarded as handsome men at a young age. From what he saw now, he was also handsome and elegant. She is in her fifties and is well maintained without looking too old.

"He is just a skinny bag. If he is proud of this, his reputation as a great scholar will be in vain." Mu Chenxi continued casually and looked at Zhao Huan with a smile, "If we compare appearance, he can't compare to me and my wife. "Pfft. "

Zhao Huan laughed, looking at his stinking look, and said, "You dare to say anything now, but don't let your manners go." People say you read books about sages in vain."

"Chenxi's personality is much more likable than before, because you took good care of him," Chen Mingrui said. With Mu Chenxi's previous attitude of being silent and studying hard, who would have thought that he would have such a cheerful side. .

"I heard that he has never had any friends. Brother Chen didn't mind that Chen Xi's family was poor and had a bad reputation, so he took the initiative to date him. That's why he has a friend like you."

Zhao Huan heard Mu Chenhui tell a lot of past events. At that time, they Nothing happened on the boat. Chen Mingrui had also talked a lot about Mu Chenxi's past. Otherwise, he wouldn't have felt so sorry for Mu Chenxi.

He comes from a poor family and no one looks down on him. He is obsessed with studying and has no understanding of the world. He is almost a social loser. Later, his reputation was almost ruined. Even fewer people were willing to get close to him, and his mind was not on it, so he had no other friends except Chen Mingrui.

They chatted for a while, and Chen Mingrui stood up and said goodbye: "I came to town to post enrollment notices, so I had time to come and visit. Now I have to go back to the academy."

"Okay, the academy is busy now, so we won't stay with Brother Chen much. ." Zhao Huan stood up and wanted to send him off and set a time to go to the academy with him tomorrow.

"Chen Shizhong, I'm waiting at the gate of the academy." Chen Mingrui said, and then knocked on his head, "Look, I never told you the address of the academy, where to tell you to find me."

"It's not too late to tell you now." Zhao Huan said with a smile, Chen Mingrui was only twenty years old, and he was already a standard adult in ancient times. "If you forget, I won't forget. I won't delay things."

When they returned from seeing Chen Mingrui off, Mu's father also walked to the door of the shop and told them that the matter had been resolved. Both the Luo family and the Chen family had apologized, and the matter was over.

As for Luo Shi's visit to apologize, he blocked him. Seeing her wasn't enough to upset everyone. Everyone felt uncomfortable if she came over, so there was no need for her to come to the house.

Naturally, Zhao Huan wouldn't say anything. Since it was left to Mu's father to handle, he just didn't care anymore, and it didn't matter what the outcome was.

On the second day, Zhao Huan took Mu Chenxi to the academy. It was on the official road to the county seat, only a few miles away from the town entrance, not too far from their shop, and it took less than two-quarters of an hour by mule cart.

"Brother Mingrui." Mu Chenxi saw Chen Mingrui from a distance and waved and shouted.

"Yuanyang Academy." Zhao Huan read out softly.

"Our academy is very big and it took several years to build." Chen Mingrui told Zhao Huan that he was now a master of the academy and understood some of the situation. "The construction started when Xu Shanzhang didn't come back. It was only officially completed when he came back last year." "

There are many people signing up outside the academy. It looks like it is a newly opened academy. It should be an old academy with a good reputation and many years of history.

From the name of the academy just now, Zhao Huan had a hunch that Mu Chenxi's admission would not go smoothly, and he might be rejected outright.

Under the leadership of Chen Mingrui, they registered at the concierge. Chen Mingrui said: "Look at how many people signed up here. They are all here for our mountain leader. Our mountain leader also invited many famous masters to come and teach. They are all unavailable in many places, so they were pulled over by our mountain chief."

He raised his eyebrows at Zhao Huan and showed him the students who had signed up, and said: "There are many who have come from afar, and I still think about the mountain. "Why didn't the principal say earlier that he would recruit students? Now that the academy is about to open, there will definitely not be too many people. Who knows that we are ignorant. There are people who have known about this academy for a long time and have been waiting to enroll. It's just us ordinary people who don't know.

" He nodded happily, who is this mountain leader? He has good information about the upper-level dignitaries or some connections!

I don't know how many people paid attention to his every move. Maybe some people knew about it when we talked about building an academy a few years ago, and have been waiting to send their children there.

No wonder the mountain chief avoided suspicion and didn't publicize it locally. He had already made up his mind and didn't even bother to compete with local academies for students.

All the way through the gate of the academy, there are spacious roads and quiet lanes in the middle, dotted with various beautiful scenery, surrounded by flowers, plants and trees, corridors and pavilions, which are exquisite and vigorous.

If he didn't know in advance that this was an academy, Zhao Huan would have thought he was visiting the Scenic Garden. The further he walked, the more relaxed he became, and he no longer had any hope that Mu Chenxi would come in to study.

With this kind of layout and careful construction, could he be a person who teaches and solves problems and cultivates talents with a normal heart, without seeking fame or gain or loss?

Mu Chenxi wouldn't live up to their expectations, and might even be worse than an ordinary student in their eyes, so how could they be willing to accept her?

Especially those famous scholars have extremely strict requirements on their students. Even if they are not accepted as their disciples, they must have certain qualifications to teach them.

Since there was no hope, he didn't hold on, enjoying the beautiful scenery and seeing the ancient academy. He even talked and laughed with Mu Chenxi and made many comments about the academy.

"Alas!" Chen Mingrui sighed, feeling ashamed when he saw the two of them wandering around leisurely, "You can see clearly, my palms are sweating nervously, because I am afraid that if the mountain chief refuses, then there is really no hope. "

What's the use of being nervous? Success or failure all depends on fate." Seeing how nervous he was, Zhao Huan pretended to be profound and said, "If this mountain leader doesn't like me, I won't trust Chen Xi to teach you in the academy." "

Well, it doesn't matter if you're too ugly or too stupid. Don't let me get infected." Mu Chenxi nodded and said matter-of-factly.

He had a serious face, which made Zhao Huan laugh secretly in his heart. He told Mu Chenxi a lot last night. You must have an upright attitude and show your humility depending on the situation. If you really don't accept it, there is no need to be humble.

Chen Mingrui was stunned by what he said. He didn't understand what was going on. When he wanted to ask, he had already arrived in front of the mountain chief's door. He asked the attendants in front of the door to go in and report. They were waiting outside.

"Oh, you have something to do, let's go sit behind the screen for a while." Jiang Haohai heard his old friend's attendant come to report that a master from the academy wanted to see him, so he got up and took Jiang An to go behind the screen.

Xu Shanchang saw him behaving like this, shook his head and said with a smile: "You! You are still so cautious, why don't you relax when you come out?"

"This moment is the same as that moment," Jiang Haohai said with a smile, and said to the people in his academy I don't want to hear it.

"Chief of the Mountain." Chen Mingrui and the others came in to greet him.

"Yes." Chief Xu nodded and asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Mingrui told him everything in detail, without any concealment about Mu Chenxi's current situation, and begged: "Can Chief please accept it?" He is studying in our academy."

"Oh?" After hearing what he said, Xu Shanchang did not answer, but looked at Mu Chenxi.

His eyes were clear and untainted, as pure and innocent as a newborn baby. He has a handsome and heroic appearance, a tall and erect posture, and a temperament as elegant as bamboo. Being looked directly at by him makes people feel unsatisfied.

"It's a pity." He sighed, no matter how good his impression was, he couldn't accept it. "Our academy teaches knowledge and solves doubts, making people enlightened and rational, but it is not a place to treat diseases. You should still go to seek treatment from famous doctors, or you may like to study at home. You can learn from it. There is no need to go to the academy to find a way to restore his memory. It's not appropriate."

"We don't have to let him restore his memory, we just have this hope." Zhao Huan refused when he saw him. It's not bad, so I wanted to fight for it, "Our main purpose is to send him to study. Isn't the academy open-minded and sensible? We just want him to be enlightened and learn principles."

"How can he be enlightened and sensible like this?" Xu Shanchang laughed dumbly. Looking at Zhao Huan, he shook his head and said, "We have a heavy academic load and he can't adapt to it. The college won't give him special treatment, so you should take him back."

He almost said, we are a place to cultivate talented people, not for you. Babysitting. Even if you are looking after a child, you cannot be such a big child with variables.

If something happens in the academy, I cannot bear this responsibility. If he takes the initiative and accepts people, no one will be willing to teach, and it may cause trouble.

"Why can't he be wise and reasonable?" Zhao Huan asked back with a faint smile on his face, "He is smart, literate, and sensible. He likes to read and will not slack off. He must have good looks and grace. , Wenya Ruyu adheres to etiquette, how is she any worse than others? "

"Does your academy have any standards for admission? If so, we are not bad either." Zhao Huan said one word at a time.

It didn't matter to him whether he accepted Mu Chenxi to study here or not. After understanding this ancient rule, he really didn't have high hopes, he just tried to fight for it if he had the chance.

He saw that Xu's face was getting ugly, and he continued without any pause: "In terms of status, we are Da Rong people, simple and kind-hearted people. In terms of family background, it's just a little bit worse. We are not from a wealthy family, but we can still afford the college fees.

" So, let me ask you, are we better than many people?" Zhao Huan's eyes showed a hint of joy. This frustrating ancient world was too depressing. If in modern times, special schools would catch a lot of people, why would it be so laborious to look at people everywhere? face.

"Master, why don't you accept it? Is it because he can't learn the lessons taught in the academy, or if he learns it, it will be in vain. He can't bring fame to your academy, he can't let the master who teaches him have glory, and he can't enter the official career and be used by others. What exactly is it? Which one it belongs to, please ask the mountain chief to explain."

"Yes, the mountain chief said it." Mu Chenxi was helping out, but he couldn't let his wife face him alone, "I see you look pretty good, you look elegant and have read poetry and books, why can't you How about being a magnanimous gentleman and being honest with each other? "

"I came to study to understand the truth. Why do you teach?" Mu Chenxi followed the example of Zhao Huan in the past and shook his head at Xu Shanchang, "Don't talk about the truth, be practical. Realistically. I dare to admit that I have some ideas in my studies. Do you dare to admit that you are just trying to gain fame?"

Zhao Huan saw Xu Shanchang's face turning pale and contorted following Mu Chenxi's last words. He felt that these words were a bit harsh. .

This era is this model, this is the rule. You can't blame Xu Shan too much for not accepting it. It was because they were forcing others to do something difficult that he began to reflect on his actions and was a little frightened by Mu Chenxi's sharp words.

His eyes caught a glimpse of sweat on Chen Mingrui's forehead, his whole back was stiff due to nervousness, and he felt guilty in his heart. If Chen Mingrui was implicated because of their affairs, it was really inappropriate. He frowned in annoyance, why didn't he think more about it?

"Okay, Chen Xi, what you said is too much." Zhao Huan taught him a few words first, and listened to Xu Shanchang so that he could relieve his anger. "The academy may have rules that we don't know about. Since we are not suitable, don't force it, hurry up and ask Shan.

"I'm sorry, Chief Shan." Zhao Huan then turned to him and bowed to Chief Xu, "We forced him to do so. I heard that Chief Shan was a great scholar who had returned from Rongdu. I was disappointed . I didn't control my emotions well, please forgive me."

"It's okay, he is a scholar and will not be angry." Mu Chenxi was too smart. When his wife asked him to apologize, he immediately knew what to say, "Shan Zhang, I don't know what to say

Angry, if you don't want to teach, I won't learn. Don't embarrass my wife, I will apologize to you. "

He blinked his big bright eyes slyly, and a childish smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. It was as bright and dazzling as beautiful fireworks, and his intention to please was self-evident.

"Daughter-in-law, I have made my apology. "Mu Chenxi blinked aggrievedly and looked at Zhao Huan, "Why didn't he say forgiveness? He's so stingy.

"Ahem, cough, cough. " "Xu Shanchang was so angry that he coughed. He was no longer able to argue with them. He didn't want to see them one more time. He waved to them feebly, "Go back, go back. "

Chapter 35

As soon as Zhao Huan and the others went out, Xu Daru stood up quickly, picked up the books on the desk and threw them on the ground. He was already so angry that he wanted to destroy everything in front of him to relieve the suffocation in his heart.

After all, he is still a scholar. He has been associated with books for most of his life. When the book is about to be sold, he wakes up and hurriedly puts it back on the desk.

Look at the inkstone on the desk, and then look at the pen and paper on the table. I don't want to destroy any of them. I am so angry that I am spinning around on the ground, my chest keeps rising and falling, and I can't breathe out.

He just felt that he had never been questioned like this in his life, and he had never been pointed at in the nose and said that he was trying to gain fame. He couldn't bear this, and in the end he had no choice but to kick the seat bitterly.

"Hiss." A sharp pain came from his toes and went straight to his brain. He was jumping around on the ground in a funny and ridiculous posture.

"Hahaha." When Jiang Haohai heard that the person had left, he turned out of the screen and saw Xu Daru's face was ashen, his eyes were burning like flames about to erupt, and he kicked the seat with a funny gesture, and immediately burst into laughter. laugh.

"You, you are still reading a joke." Xu Daru's expression was distorted. He had not made as many embarrassments in his life as he did today, and even his old friends saw them. He puffed his beard and glared in shame, "Those two idiots, if I hadn't been so broad-minded, , We must hold them accountable today."

"If you want to hold them accountable, why would you let them go so easily?" Jiang Haohai suppressed the smile on his face and looked at him with evil eyes, "You can't bear it either. It's just that he refused because of the rules and etiquette."

He walked over and sat down, picked up the copper pot on the small stove next to him, added a cup of tea, and drank the tea without saying a word.

Xu Daru's face froze when he said this, knowing that his thoughts had been seen through. It was just that his old friend took care of his face and did not say that he was worried about trouble.

He had some sympathy for Mu Chenxi, but it was a pity that Yiliang was so wiped out. But if he said he wanted to help him and leave Mu Chenxi to teach in the academy, he didn't want to do it. The reason was just because he was afraid of trouble.

Xu Daru also went over and sat down, poured a cup of tea by himself, took a sip and said: "Everyone has his own fate. His misfortune is not everyone's responsibility and it is not everyone's responsibility. There is no need for anyone to actively help."

"There are so many injustices in the world. Are you going to seek justice for them one by one?" Seeing that he did not answer, Xu Daru thought to himself and said, "Who is not wise enough to protect himself? If he takes the lead in everything, how can Brother Ning Rijiang not do it?" Getting involved in officialdom is not just about finding a place of purity. We are all like-minded people and have dedicated our lives to teaching knowledge."

"Yes." Jiang Haohai nodded and looked up at him, "Brother Xu, why do you study and why do you teach knowledge?"

"Why do you study? To display one's lifelong ambitions and teach people knowledge is to enlighten all people to wisdom and reason, and to select their talents to become the pillars of great prosperity," said Xu Daru.

But when he said these words, Jiang Haohai shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then just drank tea silently, without commenting on his words.

"Is what I said wrong?" Xu Daru had not yet escaped from the sharp questioning by Zhao Huan and the others. His old friend's expression immediately made him a little angry, "Who among us doesn't think this way? Brother Jiang didn't think the same way at the beginning. Words and deeds. "

...

When Zhao Huan and the others came out, Chen Mingrui raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He was really frightened just now. If the mountain chief becomes angry, none of them can even think of running away.

Mu Chenxi was ignorant and fearless, so why did Zhao Huan keep asking questions. Chen Mingrui couldn't understand why he was so impulsive and reckless today because he was always gentle and polite.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chen." Zhao Huan apologized to him. He didn't think carefully about what happened today, which almost caused trouble for Chen Mingrui. "Today, my words and deeds were too much. The mountain leader may have opinions about Brother Chen in the future. It's our fault."

"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Mingrui waved his hands repeatedly. That was not what he was worried about. "I'm afraid that you will anger the mountain chief and hinder Chen Xi's reputation."

Let alone a great scholar, with his current position as the mountain chief of the academy, if he wants to Planning to deprive Mu Chenxi of his fame and fame is easy.

It is rare to achieve such an achievement after years of hard study. It would be a pity for Mu Chenxi to lose his fame. Not only were the benefits to his family and tribe gone, but he himself was also severely affected.

Although he will not take the scientific examination again in the future, his reputation will be ruined and no one can bear it. This is Chen Mingrui's idea.

It was also the reason why he was sweating nervously at the mountain leader's place just now, and tremblingly praying to the mountain leader in his heart not to get angry, but to be broad-minded and have a benevolent heart.

"Fame is Chen Xi's hard work. Although it is not the most important thing, we will not lose it easily." Zhao Huan said.

Only now did he remember how powerful the appeal of scholars in ancient times was. They all responded to the call and came out to attack. Anyone who had trouble with a scholar would have to accept the test of verbal and written criticism.

If Xu Daru is a narrow-minded person, what they did today is definitely not good for them. But according to Zhao Huan's sensitive eyes, he noticed that he was not that kind of person. The reason why he asked questions with pleasure was to vent his frustration and to stimulate him.

It is inconvenient for him to tell Chen Mingrui about this. There is a huge gap in their thoughts, thoughts and actions, so there is no need to communicate on this.

"Daughter-in-law, look at the chrysanthemums that are in full bloom, how about we pick a few and take them back." Mu Chenxi, a child at heart, looked at the beautiful scenery in the courtyard and happily admired it everywhere.

"Well, they are very beautiful." Zhao Huan looked at the chrysanthemums in full bloom, with various colors vying for beauty, and was filled with joy. "These are the chrysanthemums of the academy. They are left for everyone to enjoy. We can't pick them back."

"If you like it. , we can plant some at home and enjoy them for a long time." Zhao Huan taught patiently that he should not take it for himself just because he likes it. He must instill correct ideas in him, "Moreover, we can also enjoy the fun of planting. Do you want to go with Chen Xi? " I'll plant chrysanthemums together."

"Of course, we will plant them when we get back." Mu Chenxi nodded happily. He liked doing things with Zhao Huan, "We will plant them all over the courtyard and let others enjoy them."

"Actually, Chenxi doesn't have to go out to study. It's good to have you at home to teach me," Chen Mingrui couldn't help but say from the side.

"I can only teach him how to behave, teach him to be reasonable, and let him understand right and wrong." Zhao Huan said, but he knew nothing about academic matters, "But what he needs is not just these, he should regain his sanity, even if Forgetting the past cannot restore memory, but you must also be thoughtful and able to survive independently."

"But." Zhao Huan changed his attitude and looked at Mu Chenxi with a gentle look, "If he can't, there is still me.

" Ah, what are you afraid of if you have a daughter-in-law?" Mu Chenxi raised her head and responded to Zhao Huan's words, "I have a daughter-in-law, so we are not afraid."

"Yes, I have Chenxi!" Zhao Huan said with a smile, holding him and walking forward, "We are. Go home."

From now on, they can always be together. Even if one person is confused and the other person is clear, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Life in this world does not have the hardships and hardships of the past, and there are not so many setbacks and hardships. The two of them are free and close to each other. Who can say that there will be too many regrets in this life.

At this moment, Zhao Huan suddenly realized that in the past, I was narrow-minded and created a dilemma for myself. Since we all like our current life and are close to each other, why bother trying to change it.

Don't talk about himself, he is satisfied and reluctant to leave at the moment. Judging from Mu Chenxi's current state, she is also very clinging to him, and she will look for him if she can't see him for a while.

The most important thing is to grasp the present moment, so why bother worrying about the unknown, thinking about things that cannot be achieved or imagining undesirable situations? It is simply a waste of time.

"Brother Chen, let's say goodbye." Zhao Huan led the mule cart with a smile of relief on his face, "If you have time to visit our place in the future, be sure to stay out of sight."

"Yes, Brother Mingrui can go there often "Mu Chenxi said goodbye to Chen Mingrui. He tilted his head again as if thinking of something, and said to Zhao Huan: "Daughter-in-law, if the mountain chief treats Brother Mingrui badly, how about letting him work in our shop?" "

Of course ? , Chen Xi thought it through. "It's not that Zhao Huan didn't think about it, he just felt that it was a bit mean. Now it would be better for Mu Chenxi to say it bluntly, "If Brother Chen doesn't like to stay in the academy in the future, he can open his own school instead of going there. We are so strong."

He stopped talking and believed that Chen Mingrui could understand the meaning. It would be unsightly to say too much.

"Thank you both for your kindness in advance." Chen Mingrui smiled and felt warm in his heart. "If there is a chance in the future, I will work in your shop or open my own school. Then Chenxi will come to help."

"One word. OK." Mu Chenxi got into the car happily and left with Zhao Huan.

Chen Mingrui has been standing on the official road for a long time, and he is not afraid that he will not be able to stay in the academy. Not to mention that the mountain chief may not be angry with him, even if he leaves here, he can have a place anywhere with his reputation as a civil servant.

It's just that that's not what he wants, so he doesn't make do with it. Who doesn't have a passion in his heart, who doesn't want to show his ambition, and says that he doesn't want to take the scientific examination to enter the official career, but it's just difficult to do so at the moment.

If he had the chance, he would give it a try, otherwise he would not take up the post of master in the academy. I also want to keep improving while teaching knowledge. If I can accumulate more knowledge and improve my knowledge to a higher level, I still have to take the Rongdu Science Examination.

"Hey." Several fast horses approached from far away and stopped not far from Chen Mingrui.

Chen Mingrui turned around and looked, he saw that they were coming from the direction of the county town. Several people were sitting astride horses, they were all dressed in fancy clothes and had a murderous look on their faces.

"Excuse me, this is Yuanyang Academy." One of the young people asked with his hands raised.

"Haha." Chen Mingrui laughed out loud, raised his hand and pointed not far away and said: "Does it say on the plaque, Yuanyang Academy?"

He must be so blind that he can't see those four big characters clearly from such a close distance. He looked young, just in his twenties, and Chen Mingrui's eyes turned around on his face.

"Hey, I'm illiterate." The young man smiled innocently and said without blushing at all: "My family is poor and I can't afford to study."

"Sorry." Chen Mingrui immediately put away the smile on his face, although he didn't mean to look down upon it. But he was indeed teasing just now, "I'm sorry, I just wondered why you didn't look at the plaque, I didn't mean anything else."

He bowed and saluted, and expressed his apology. How could he look down on others? He was also born in poverty. He was really lucky to be able to read and write. He would never think of being superior to others.

"Let's go." The young man surrounded by several people glanced at Chen Mingrui, said nothing and drove away first.

Chapter 36

"You bad boy." Zhao Huan turned to look at Mu Chenxi while driving, his eyes full of endearment, "You are deliberately irritating the mountain chief, afraid that he will accept you, right?"

"No. "Mu Chenxi tried her best to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth to prevent Zhao Huan from seeing the secret joy in her heart. "I saw that he didn't accept what my wife said, so I said something serious to him." "

Huh," Zhao Huan didn't believe it. , did not comment on the fact that Mu Chenxi was like a kindergarten kid who didn't like going to school and was secretly playing tricks. "It depends on the person's sharp words. Xu Daru is a good person. You shouldn't speak too harshly, lest people think you are mean."

"I know ." "No." Mu Chenxi was not annoyed at being scolded, and clung to Zhao Huan a little bit, "Daughter-in-law, I want to eat roasted ribs and stir-fried beans."

"Okay, let's go buy ribs." One look at him, and you knew he was changing the subject, but you didn't reveal his little intentions.

"We're back, how are you?" Zhang Cheng saw them coming back and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"No, my wife said that the academy would not let me study." Mu Chenxi did not talk about her rejection, but instead talked about the principal's bad temper, "The principal's face was ashen and very scary. I am timid and scared. "

What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhao Huan glared at him, how could he talk nonsense?

"Hehe." Mu Chenxi also wanted to show off and ran back to her room.

Zhao Huan put down his things and told Mu Xinyue to cook more dishes today. Even if Mu Chenxi didn't say anything, Zhao Huan also knew that he was unhappy, otherwise he wouldn't have spoken like that to the mountain chief at the academy, and he wouldn't have treated Zhang Cheng and the academy badly.

He came out of the kitchen and saw Zhang Cheng sitting under the tree polishing ornaments. He walked up to him and said, "The academy is good. The master and the mountain chief are both educated people. Brother Zhang can go to school if he wants, and he can become a scholar in the future." It's not difficult."

"I haven't thought about it." Zhang Cheng put down the things in his hands, with a mixture of desire and helplessness in his eyes, "When my second brother and I save some money, we will send our third brother to school. He will have many opportunities. "

It's right and wrong to think so." Zhao Huan said, his sympathy not showing in his heart, "Brother Zhang is already a child student. Even if your qualifications are average, as long as you work hard enough, you can pass the examination in a year or two." It's not too late for you to raise two younger brothers. As long as you are willing to study, you can do it at any time. Didn't you see that some gray-haired old men are still entering the examination room? "

How could Zhang Cheng not understand this? If he goes to study, don't mention enrolling? If you can't afford the expenses, how can you live in your own home?

How much he wished to go to school again, but he couldn't ignore his family and leave everything to his father and younger siblings. After years of self-study, he was satisfied and now put all his hopes on making money to support his family and send his younger brother to study.

"Go study!" Zhao Huan sighed silently. He was once sad and tired, and he couldn't look at Zhang Cheng without helping him. "The grinding work is not tiring, and it is better than your father going to work and guarding the fields and forests to make money with your younger brothers and sisters." It's easy. Let them come over to the shop to work. If your brothers and sisters want to learn carving, I can teach them."

"Don't be excited." Zhao Huan looked at Zhang Cheng's expression and smiled indifferently, "It's a trivial matter. You don't need to say thank you to me. You can go to school without worries. I will pay you the money in advance and deduct it from their salary gradually."

"When you pass the exam, you can support the whole family. Work hard!" Zhao Huan stood up and left. He could already see that Zhang Cheng's eyes were red and his clenched fists were trembling slightly.

It's okay to leave him here to vent silently. Everyone is under a certain amount of pressure, but they don't necessarily want to show it. It should be best to give him a space of his own.

"Woo, woo." A suppressed sob came from behind. Zhao Huan paused in his steps, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart. In the blink of an eye, his eyes became foggy.

Zhao Huan gritted his teeth to hold back the soreness in his nasal cavity. When it was difficult to hold on, when his spine slowly bent, he wished that someone could stretch out a pair of hands to help him and give him some warmth and encouragement.

But no, he has always been the one to grit his teeth and persevere. His unwillingness to admit defeat makes him always full of hope. The sun will shine brighter tomorrow and the world will be better in the future.

Although his heart grew colder and his eyes became silent, he still believed that there were still many good people in the world, but he was just not lucky enough to meet them.

He will not use the fact that no one has helped him as an excuse to refuse to help others and look down upon the helplessness of others around him.

On the contrary, he will firmly lend a helping hand because of his own experience and the assistance he has never enjoyed before. As long as the person's quality is up to par, he won't be stingy at all.

"Master, this town is quite prosperous. Looking at the orderly people on the street and their simple and kind faces, it is a good place to live." Jiang An said.

"Yes." Jiang Haohai walked on the street and observed the customs here. "The mountains are clear and the water is bright. It makes me feel calm and relaxed. My mood is much more open."

He turned around and saw a figure. He said "Hey" and went in that direction. He raised his head and saw a figure. Entering a study.

"Sir," the waiter hurriedly came forward to greet him and extended his hand to invite the person inside. "We have all kinds of books in our study, including many calligraphy works by some literati. You can look around."

"Well, I can take a look at it at will . "Jiang Haohai motioned to the waiter not to accompany him, and walked straight to a corner.

Mu Chenxi had just entered the study, picked up a travel journal and read it with gusto, when he heard someone talking to him.

"Young man, we meet again."

"Old man." Mu Chenxi looked up and was pleasantly surprised. Then she stood up and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! Old man, why are you here? Aren't you visiting friends elsewhere?"

"Are you still here? Remember me, I was afraid you would forget." Jiang Haohai said with a smile.

"How could it be? I have a good memory." Mu Chenxi said as he put the travel notes on his hand back to their original places. "Old man, meeting each other is fate. Please come to my house for a cup of tea and let Chenxi show off his friendship as a landlord."

" Not busy." Jiang Haohai looked at the travel notes he had just read and pointed to the place where he put the book. "You read these?"

"Well, it's very interesting." Mu Chenxi nodded, remembering what Zhao Huan once said, "Look at these. It's very informative, and there are some very good articles and essays in it."

"Oh, can you understand?

" You'll know it once you learn it."

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

"Yes." Mu Chenxi thought for a while, with a bit of confusion in his eyes, "Why should everyone be sensible? "Why can't we treat people equally?"

"Why should we use our own standards in everything? Why can't we consider other people's feelings and needs? Why can't we let people decide everything by themselves? Why should we control others?"

He asked questions one after another without giving anyone any thought. space, and casually answered by himself: "It's because he is profitable, because it meets his own needs, and because he wants to achieve his own goals."

The more Mu Chenxi talked, the clearer his eyes became, and they gradually emitted a sharp light, Looking at the old man with whom he had a close relationship, he felt a sense of grievance despite being so close.

"Those people think they are knowledgeable, so they look down on others in a superior manner, and they want to be self-centered and demand others based on their own preferences and needs. It is simply unreasonable."

Mu Chenxi pointed outside, looked at the old man and said, "Those people outside don't need to be sensible, read and practice calligraphy, and can't study knowledge. Who stipulated this?"

"As long as they can practice discipline, As long as they are willing to learn, isn't it okay?" He blinked, as if asking for approval, "Am I wrong? Aren't they the ones who can decide whether to learn or not? Why should the masters decide? People? If there are people who are willing to learn, they can just teach you. Why do you still need their consent and their willingness? "

"In that case, don't say those arrogant words, and don't set yourself up as a saint. Just like that, do you still need to select people to teach and resolve doubts?"

He was a little indignant, pursed his lips and said: "My wife won't let me say anything, but I still want to say, what about treating everyone equally, what about everyone being equal, what? Teaching all the people in the world is bullshit. If someone says these things righteously in front of me, I will slap him in the face and ask him if he can find a random person on the street, would you still teach him? You still have to choose if you want to, so why do you think you are so sacred?"

His words were heard by everyone in the study. Several poor students couldn't help but look sad in their eyes. Studying is too difficult and they don't know if they can persist.

Mu Chenxi's words hit their hearts hard. They had experienced many cold receptions, so they didn't take it seriously. They just kept motivating themselves to study hard and work hard in order to get ahead.

"Alas!" The shopkeeper of the study sighed, looked at Mu Chenxi and said, "There is no need for Mu Ju to be aggrieved. It's not that there are no selfless people, it's just that there are too few."

"Isn't that the shopkeeper?" Mu Chenxi looked at him and gradually revealed his feelings . Smile, "No matter how many people are reading in the study, you don't mind, and sometimes you will give some preferential treatment."

"My wife said that you are a good person, and you do not expect repayment for your kindness. We should all respect you." He bent down and saluted, not caring about his identity.

"Hey!" The shopkeeper hurriedly raised his hand, "Quickly say goodbye, you are the master of the people's education, I can't bear it."

"How can I not bear it?" Mu Chenxi looked at the shopkeeper, his face full again. Smile, "In terms of age, you are the elder. In terms of status, you are the shopkeeper of the study. I am in your realm and should respect you. What the promotion of people can mean is just to study for a few more years and achieve some results. There is nothing superior to others. "Yes. "

Several scholars in the study, many of whom were famous, bowed to the shopkeeper, "We are grateful for the shopkeeper's care, and we will never forget it in this life."

The shopkeeper didn't know how to deal with it. I just sympathized with these poor students. It was just a little effort to take care of them, and I didn't think too much.

Jiang Haohai remained silent, listening to Mu Chenxi's questions and watching his words and deeds. Seeing the situation before him, he couldn't help but think deeply.

"Mu Juren, your wife is here to arrest you."

A sharp-eyed student saw Zhao Huan from a distance and couldn't help but joke: "I must have seen you not coming back for a long time and was afraid that you would be playful and cause trouble, so I took you home for training. "

Hahaha."

Chapter 37

Before Zhao Huan reached the door of the study, he heard loud laughter inside, and Mu Chenxi's smug voice came: "My wife will not arrest me, and I will not cause trouble for him to worry about."

Mu Chenxi Pointing at them one by one, he showed a mischievous smile and said, "I know you are envious of me for having a good wife and my good fortune. Don't expect me to borrow your books in the future. Remember this!" "

Mu Juren, we were wrong."

"Yes, Master Mu Juren, please don't argue with us."

Several students apologized to him playfully, and finally one student winked at Mu Chenxi and said, "Mu. " Ji Ren, your wife is a sensible person. You must not ruin her reputation and let people say that she is stingy."

"How can Chen Xi be stingy? Everyone on this street can see it." Zhao Huan walked away. Go into the study and take this sentence.

"Hahaha." The people next to him were laughing. They didn't expect to be exposed, and they were all gloating to see how he would deal with it.

The student didn't panic. He raised his hand and saluted Mu Chenxi and said, "Please Mu Juren to uphold his husband's integrity and say a few kind words to your wife. Please forgive me, young man!"

"Pfft." Zhao Huan couldn't help but laugh. , these students are also familiar with him, and often go to their shop to find Mu Chenxi, "You can forgive me, but don't fool our family Chenxi in the future."

"Daughter-in-law, they can't fool me, don't worry." Mu Chenxi came to him. In front of him, he blinked and whispered: "They must be jealous of me. They all say that I have a good wife. Even if they are discerning, I am not as knowledgeable as them."

He thought his voice was quiet, but the whole study was quiet now. The drop of a needle could be heard, and everyone could hear every word he said, but no one exposed him or refuted him and continued to laugh with him.

They all know Mu Chenxi's current character, and are grateful for the kindness he and Zhao Huan have shown to everyone. They are grateful and respectful in their hearts, and they don't really want to fool Mu Chenxi.

Jiang Haohai watched all this from the side and kept nodding. They were all students with both ability and political integrity. If they entered the official career in the future, there would be no need to worry about being prosperous but not blessing the common people.

"Old man!" Zhao Huan turned around and saw him with a look of surprise, "I didn't expect to meet again, only fate can explain it." "

Yes!" Jiang Haohai said, he looked around Zhao Huan Mu Chenxi said, "When I was on the boat, I thought that you would teach this child well. Sure enough, the effect can be said to be immediate."

"It's because he is smart and obedient." Zhao Huan said, with a smile on his face that deepened. , "It's just that I'm so smart that sometimes I'm caught off guard. You just want to guide him a few words, but he can already respond a lot. Sometimes I can't answer the questions you ask, and you can't find his faults."

He nodded back. Mu Chenxi smiled and said, "I don't know whether it's good or bad that you are so smart. Sometimes what you say and do is unexpected."

"Didn't you teach me that?" Mu Chenxi blinked in confusion. He said: "I listened to what you said, and it makes sense."

"How dare you fool me?" Zhao Huan glared at him, helpless and doting, "How could I teach you so much, and I don't know what you are doing? No matter how long your head is, you can always tell nonsense.

"No!" Mu Chenxi said with a smile on her face, pulling him to cheat, "I always listen to you, don't you say that you should draw inferences in everything, don't be rigid. Nothing remains the same."

He spread his hands and said confidently: "I'll learn to be more flexible and talk to people more. Why can't they blame me?"

"Yeah, I can't blame you," Jiang Haohai said with a smile.

"Old man, let's have a cup of tea at home before leaving." Zhao Huan stopped talking to him and invited Jiang Haohai to his home.

"Okay, this kid invited me just now. Now I'll let you go and identify yourself." Jiang Haohai said. "Old man, I'm not a child. My surname is Mu and my name is Chenxi. You can just

call me Chenxi." He pulled Zhao Huan and told Jiang Haohai: "My wife, you can call her Dong Zhao's family."

On Bulu, he boasted that Zhao Huan was like a fairy descending from heaven. He was good-looking, gentle-tempered, good at craftsmanship and could make money. Everyone praised him and made no secret of his showing off.

"Look." Mu Chenxi pointed to the wooden plaque of Muyi Xuan and said with high spirits: "I wrote the words on the plaque, and the carving was made by my daughter-in-law. It is the only one in the world!"

Zhao Huan covered it with his hands. In terms of face, Mu Chenxi is really not shy at all. She shows off her shyness when meeting people, without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Did you write this word?" Jiang Haohai was surprised. Even if Mu Chenxi could have written this word before he was injured, he would have praised it, "Chenxi, your wife is right, you are indeed smart and spiritual. "

He sighed in his heart again: Such a good child, so talented, can only be lost among everyone.

"My daughter-in-law said that words are like the person they are, and they are also a person's face, so they must be written well." Mu Chenxi looked at Zhao Huan with a happy smile, "The plaque is our signboard, and it is also our Muyixuan's. For the sake of face, I naturally have to listen to my wife."

"Daughter-in-law," he was sensitive and had already discovered that Zhao Huan had criticized him since he came back from the academy. "I listen to you. Don't be angry. Don't bully others in the future. I, I won't argue with them, okay."

"Okay, okay." Zhao Huan's eyes heated up, and tears almost overflowed from the corners of his eyes when he looked at Mu Chenxi's cautious eyes, "We Chenxi are the best, no one else. No one can be more reasonable than you, and no one is smarter and more studious than you. He always adheres to etiquette and follows the rules."

He kept praising Mu Chenxi for being smart, but at this time he forgot that he was sensitive and delicate, and could see the subtleties of his words. His dissatisfaction.

Isn't it just that you speak more directly, or is it that you don't take care of other people's faces and just say everything you want to say? So what?

Maybe others have opinions about him, maybe others make irresponsible remarks about him, maybe others regard him as a fool, so he cannot refute himself, cannot criticize or attack those people, and he has to take other people's face into consideration. How can this make sense.

Thinking of this, he raised his hand and took Mu Chenxi, and apologized sincerely to him: "I'm sorry Chenxi, it's because I have too high demands on you, it's because I can't distinguish between the inside and the outside, and it's because I value my face and other external things too much.

"I won't make the mistake today again. As long as you don't harm others, I won't blame you again." Zhao Huan blamed himself. How could he blame others ? The secular world made him feel wronged, "As long as you are happy, you can do whatever you want. You don't have to wrong yourself. I will support you and protect you."

"My wife is right, it is all my fault. I will pay attention to what I say in the future. " , I must be kind to the good people to save their face, and I will teach the bad people a lesson." Mu Chenxi's eyes were bright. Seeing that Zhao Huan was no longer depressed, he smiled happily: "I will also protect you, no. Who do you want to bully you?"

"Why are you standing at the door? What's the matter?" Mu Chenxing saw that Zhao Huan and the others were not coming in, thinking that something was wrong.

"It's okay." Zhao Huan's eyes were red, and he smiled sheepishly at Jiang Haohai, "I'm making this old man laugh, please come in."

"These are the ornaments sold in our shop. They are all carved from ordinary wood. I just want to make a little money. " For household use."

Zhao Huan is more modest and not as showy as Mu Chenxi. Self-knowledge is his principle in dealing with things. He agrees with the saying that there are people outside of others, and will not put himself in a high position or a low position.

He could see that Jiang Haohai was different. He would not deliberately make friends with him, nor would he be aloof and not get close to him. Everything would take its course.

This is also the reason why Jiang Haohai is willing to get close to him and Mu Chenxi. He sees their true nature and thinks highly of them.

"The craftsmanship is good." Jiang Haohai looked around at the things in the shop and couldn't help but take a high look at them. "Being able to make these things with originality is also because you have a high level of attainments in carving skills and know how to make things that are impressive. He is also willing to immerse himself in exquisite skills. The two complement each other and are indispensable."

"Old man is wise," Zhao Huan said with a smile.

When Mu Chenxi heard him praising Zhao Huan, she raised her face proudly and said, "Old man, how about my wife? She is better than me."

After saying that, he walked to the east shelf and picked up an ornament and said, "This is It's a statue of a saint carved by my daughter-in-law. It looks similar to the old man, so she gave it to the old man as a gift."

He picked up another piece, looked at Jiang An and said, "Old man, this ornament is for you, and we will be destined together. Keep it as a souvenir."

"Thank you." Jiang An smiled, taking the ornaments without ceremony and looking at them carefully.

This is a Maitreya Buddha with a smiling face and Cixi. Mu Chenxi pointed at the Buddha statue and said: "Although I don't like to talk much, you look at me with loving eyes. You can tell that you like me and want to be good to me."

He pursed his lips, with sincerity in his eyes, and said: "Me too I want to be kind to my uncle. I hope you will be as happy as this Buddha. Let him stay with you and bless your uncle with long life and good health. "

"Okay, thank you, thank you." Jiang An liked Mu Chenxi. When he was on the boat. Visit him often and love him like a child.

"What about me?" Jiang Haohai listened to his coaxing and Jiang An beamed, and deliberately teased him: "You gave me the saint statue, do you want me to be respectful at all times and listen to the teachings at all times?"

"How could he not? He can talk." Mu Chenxi was stunned for a moment, then realized and hurriedly explained: "Old man, you see this saint is so amiable and exudes righteousness. When I first saw him, I thought of you and my wife. I said it."

He looked at Zhao Huan and winked to let him come out to testify. Seeing his clever appearance, Zhao Huan did not reveal that he wanted to sell it to Jiang Haohai.

He smiled as he wished: "When Chenxi saw the saint statue for the first time, he said it looked like an old man. It was a pity that he couldn't see the statue."

"Chenxi!" Jiang Haohai sighed, really liking this statue more and more. I have a child, "Why are you so good at talking? I'm thinking why you are not my child. You are so cute."

"My wife said that smiling when you see someone is the best way to express your good feelings toward them. Don't be stingy with the people you like, give things you like, give others things they need, or do your best to help."

Mu Chenxi said a lot of what Zhao Huan taught him, and finally said to Jiang Haohai: "My wife said. "It makes sense, so of course I want to listen."

"Besides," he puffed out his chest, "I am just too smart, and I am better than my master. It makes others think that I am self-taught, but in fact it is all my daughter-in-law's fault. Credit."

"Okay, stop praising me." Seeing that he was not done talking, Zhao Huan interrupted him, "I've been here for so long, just listening to you. Why don't you go to the backyard to make tea? "

Old man, please take a seat." Zhao Huan led them to the backyard and arranged them to sit on the stone table under the jujube tree.

"Drink tea, old man." Mu Chenxi brought the tea and poured tea for several people one by one.

After spending time together on the ship, we all got to know each other somewhat, our temperaments were compatible, and no one was too polite.

After Jiang Haohai and the others drank a few sips of tea, Zhao Huan asked: "Where else are you going, old man? Do you want to go to more places to enjoy the mountains and rivers, or return to Rongdu after visiting friends?"

Jiang Haohai said: "It's nice here. , I've been here for a few days and I like it. It happens that my old friend opens an academy here and will stay here for a while."

Zhao Huan nodded, looked at Mu Chenxi and said, "You don't have to talk about me this time. You can see it for a while."

"Okay." Mu Chenxi looked at Jiang Haohai and the others happily, "Uncle, you should come to my house often, and my wife and I will prepare delicious food for you.

" It's time for you to be filial." Jiang An smiled, looking at his master, he already understood what he was thinking. Seeing that Zhao Huan didn't speak, he said this specifically as a reminder.

Zhao Huan seemed oblivious and still chatted with them. Finally, Jiang Haohai couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Didn't you send Chen Xi to study when we were on the ship? I wonder which academy he is studying in now." "

No one wants me ." "Mu Chenxi said. He was no longer angry that others always said he was stupid. "They all said I was stupid and no one wanted to teach me."

"I thought too simply." Zhao Huan raised his hand and patted Mu Chenxi's arm to comfort him. Don't say anything. "It's reasonable for others not to accept Chen Xi's current situation. After all, they have never been with him before and are afraid of getting into trouble. We can understand this."

"I can't take the scientific examination and I can't be an official yet. Let the masters Make a name for yourself." Mu Chenxi grimaced and looked at them with a smile, "Even if I am an official, I must be an upright official and do things for Da Rong and the people."

He swallowed back the rest of his words, Zhao Huan told him. His words cannot be said to outsiders, they can only be said in the heart or in front of him.

Who is Jiang Haohai? He suddenly stopped talking. Naturally, he made some guesses and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I can help you."

"No need." Zhao Huan refused, "You should be working at Yuanyang Academy. We This is the newly built academy."

He said with a smile: "We have been to the academy and met Shanzhang. Chenxi's matter is really embarrassing, so we won't force it."

"I feel that Shanzhang is pedantic and does not know how to adapt." Jiang Haohai said.

"No, the mountain leader is a very nice person." Zhao Huan said. He had already considered the matters involved. "Although he is the mountain leader of the academy, he still has many disciples. If they are not willing, it will be very troublesome. The two parties will definitely meet at that time." If there is a conflict, it is not what we want."

"Hahaha." Jiang Haohai laughed. He was indeed right about Zhao Huan and the others. "Then they don't need to teach you. What do you think?"

"Chen Xi, what do you think ? Are you willing to become your teacher?" Jiang Haohai looked at Mu Chenxi and asked.

"Master!" Jiang An exclaimed, then shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Chapter 38

"Yes!"

As soon as Mu Chenxi said it, Zhao Huan pulled his sleeve. He turned to look at him in confusion and said, "Daughter-in-law, I am willing to teach me, not because of my request."

" I know, but the old man just came here and he doesn't understand some things yet, so we have to let him think about it more," Zhao Huan said with a smile.

"Yes." Mu Chenxi nodded obediently, looked at Jiang Haohai and said, "Uncle, don't be too hasty and listen to my wife first. Think about it first and don't regret it later. I can't run away here." "

Hahaha."

Jiang Haohai He smiled and said, "Yes! I'm just afraid that you will run away. If such a good disciple doesn't accept me as his teacher, I will regret it if someone else takes him."

He turned to Zhao Huan again and said with appreciation: "You There must be a reason for saying this, and we understand each other well, so if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly.

Jiang Haohai asked him directly and told him directly about Mu Chenxi's family situation, living situation, and reputation issues. The matter was fully revealed.

Teachers are not just for casual worship. In ancient times, they were taken very seriously. It would be an exaggeration to say that they are more important than one's own parents, but the status is definitely high and cannot be ignored at all.

Once the master-disciple relationship is determined, it is for life. Unless other changes occur and the family is cleaned up, the master-disciple relationship can be completely lifted.

Mu Chenxi wanted to become a disciple, and Zhao Huan had to make things clear. He didn't want Mu Chenxi to be kicked out of his family. Although in his own opinion, Jiang Haohai should not be that kind of person, otherwise he would not have proposed to accept a disciple.

"You should be cautious!"

After listening to this, Jiang Haohai looked at Mu Chenxi with a softer look, "If you want to accept a disciple, you must first consider your character. I am not old-sighted enough to see it myself. What other people say has nothing to do with me." "

Quickly . Become a disciple." Jiang An smiled, looked at Zhao Huan and said, "I don't act on hearsay, so don't worry."

"Thank you, uncle." Zhao Huan looked at Jiang Haohai's eyes and knew that he was satisfied after hearing this. It was just love, so he no longer resisted, "Chenxi, let's become a disciple."

"Teacher." Mu Chenxi stood up obediently, knelt on the ground and made three "bang, bang, bang" sounds. The sound was loud and the movements were so fierce that Zhao Huanxin was shocked. "Bang." Bang bang." There was a violent beating.

"You kid, why are you so sincere?" Jiang An said distressedly from the side.

"Does it hurt?" Zhao Huan saw that his forehead immediately became red and swollen, and he felt distressed and took out a handkerchief to wipe the dust on it.

"Daughter-in-law, I have someone to teach me. You don't have to worry about me anymore, and you don't have to think about finding someone to teach me anymore." Mu Chenxi grinned stupidly and let Zhao Huan wipe his forehead, "I will take good care of him. You must learn better than others."

"Yeah, I know."

Zhao Huan was touched by him again. He didn't expect him to understand his feelings for Mu Chenxi. "You like reading, so I naturally want to give it to you. Find someone to teach you. But we know that this is not necessary, so you don't have to put reading first. Remember not to embarrass yourself in everything."

"Alas!" Jiang Haohai couldn't help but sigh when he saw this . , "Get up, don't hurt yourself next time."

"Thank you, uncle."

Mu Chenxi's painful eyes were covered with mist. He just wanted to express his feelings, but he didn't expect it to be so painful. How could it happen again? This time, "Thank you, uncle, for not taking it personally. Thank you, uncle, for letting my wife feel at ease."

Mu Chenxi still insisted on kneeling to finish her words. She took the teacup Jiang An handed him and offered it to her solemnly with both hands, "Uncle, drink tea."

" Why do you still call me uncle? You should call me teacher." Jiang An laughed.

"It doesn't matter what you call me, I feel close to you, old man."

Jiang Haohai didn't mind this and looked at Mu Chenxi with loving eyes, "I know that even if I don't accept you as my disciple, you will treat me sincerely and don't need to be restricted by names. "

You still have to shout during the lecture." Mu Chenxi got up from the ground. Zhao Huan dusted him off and asked him to sit down.

"Chen Xi will go to the academy to study with me in a few days. It would be better for him to get in touch with more students and study in the atmosphere of the academy."

Jiang Haohai thought for a while, made this decision, and discussed the matter with Zhao Huan. They had the same idea, and Zhao Huan also explained why he wanted to send Mu Chenxi to study.

But he was still a little worried, frowned and thought for a while, and asked: "Will Chenxi go to the academy, will it have an impact on the old man?"

Jiang An put down the teacup in his hand, and without waiting for Jiang Haohai to speak, he said politely: "The master hasn't done it yet. I promised to teach in the academy, and now I want to stay because of your blessing. What complaints will they have?"

"Don't worry."

Jiang Haohai comforted him and said in an unquestionable tone: "My disciple studying with me has nothing to do with their academy. It's just a borrowed place. He doesn't participate in anything in the academy, and he doesn't need to participate in the assessment. It doesn't affect their academy. "

...

" Wife, I like cyan." Mu Chenxi looked happily at the student robe Zhao Huan bought for him. road.

"If you like us, buy a few more." Zhao Huan saw that he was happy and picked up a few more.

"Whose are these?" Mu Chenxi watched him finish buying them for her, and then took several sets of student robes, some in different sizes.

"Guess, we Chen Xi are the smartest." Zhao Huan smiled and did not tell him the purpose of these clothes.

"Shopkeeper, pay the bill." He went to the counter to pay, but he didn't see Mu Chenxi curling her lips behind him, as if he didn't bother to guess.

Wouldn't he know? I just want to talk to my wife more. Just now, Zhao Huan was talking about giving gifts to Zhang Cheng, and also said that Jingxing would be studying at the age of seven, so he bought these for them without even thinking about it.

However, he still frowned and thought about it carefully, whether he should give something as a gift and take it with his wife. Isn't this what those people say when a husband goes along with his wife?

"Haven't you figured it out yet?" Zhao Huan came over carrying the clothes he bought. Seeing him thinking hard, he asked with a smile.

Mu Chenxi took the baggage in his hand, held it in her arms and said, "Why don't you think about it? On the way here, you said you wanted to give gifts to Brother Zhang and Jingxing, and these are just the clothes."

"Haha . "Zhao Huan said with a smile, knowing that he couldn't help it, "Then why are you standing here with a frown?" He said as he walked out of Buzhuang with Mu Chenxi, knowing that there must be something on his mind, and he was a little curious. What.

"Thinking about what gift I should give."

"What else do you want to give?" Zhao Huan asked with raised eyebrows. He pointed at the bundle in Mu Chenxi's arms, "Isn't this the same as giving it to you?"

" That's

right !" Mu Chenxi's eyes lit up. She and her daughter-in-law are from the same family. Why should we give them to each other separately? "I was only thinking about the husband and wife. I forgot that we are a family. There is no need to give two gifts." Did you hear this?" When Zhao Huan heard those four words, he stumbled and almost fell, "Who told you?"

"Daughter-in-law, be careful."

Mu Chenxi held him with a smile . Xingxing smiled happily and said: "Listen to what those students said, they sometimes joke. It makes sense to me, I should follow my wife."

Mu Chenxi is getting more and more weird now. The idea that he is not a real child is incomprehensible. Zhao Huan now feels a headache. Some of Mu Chenxi is starting to grow up, and some are about to face rebellion.

He couldn't imagine what stage Mu Chenxi was thinking now. But what reassured him was that Mu Chenxi had no tendency to grow crooked and was still sensible, reasonable and obedient.

These are enough. As for the unpredictability in the future, just leave it behind and don't think about it. Now Zhao Huan still has a lot to do.

"Brother."

When Zhao Huan came back, he first found Mu Chenhui and handed him the two student robes in his hand. "These are bought for Jingxing. I have asked Brother Chen to register for Jingxing. You can take him there tomorrow." Let's get acquainted with the academy. I heard

that there is still an entrance exam."

Mu Chenhui hugged his student robe with gratitude in his eyes, "Thank you, brother-in-law, but Jingxing is still young. I plan to send him to study next year. It's not too late to go before the age of 10. "

Mu Chenhui can't talk about the tuition fees of the academy. Even if the tuition fee of the private school is low, he will have to prepare for it for a while. Now he can't afford to support his children to study and live as a family.

How could Zhao Huan not know this? He has known a lot since he has been here for so long, understands Mu Chenhui's difficulties, and also knows that he does not want himself and Mu Chenxi to help.

In Mu Chenhui's eyes, this was a drag on them. He is the elder brother, so he takes care of his younger brothers and sisters as a matter of course, but he forgets that brothers and sisters also need to help each other and love each other so that they can live together for a long time and have a deep relationship.

"No need to wait any longer, Jingxing is the right time to study at this age."

Zhao Huan said. He looked at Mu Chenhui's gentle attitude and respected him. "I discussed with Chen Xi that we are not short of money now. We want to The income from the farmland will be given to the family for the next generation of children to study.

"Brother, please listen to me first." Seeing that he was about to object, Zhao Huan waved his hand to stop him, "The money is for us." "It's not of much use."

"You all know that this shop earns money, and Chen Xi and I are not short of money."

Zhao Huan walked aside and sat down, picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Mu Chenhui, "Chen Xi won't have any children in the future. The younger generation is his own flesh and blood, and if the elder can help, why should the elder brother refuse? This is also our concern for the family. "The income from those fields is quite large, so my brother-in -law

doesn't have to give it all to support us."

Knowing what he said, I just didn't want anyone to refuse. I accepted this good offer, but I didn't agree with them taking out the income from the fields.

"That is our own child, and should be supported by us as fathers." Mu Chenhui said, with a sincere expression on his face, "If we have any difficulties, we will definitely ask my brother-in-law for help. There is no need to mention the farm matter."

"Haha." Zhao Huan stood up and said no more to him, "You should talk to Chen Xi about these things. These fields are in his name, I can't make the decision."

He had many things to do, so he asked Mu Chen to do these . Hui said go. Zhao Huan could imagine Mu Chenxi's denial and would not give Mu Chenhui any chance to refuse.

This was another side of Mu Chenxi's personality that he discovered. He would never change any decision, nor would anyone reject it easily. He simply had the final say.

This discovery was very different from what Mu Chenhui and the others had said about Mu Chenxi. Zhao Huan thought that Mu Chenhui and the others would not be able to distinguish between being clever and being strong.

This personality may have been hidden deep in the past, and there was no need for Mu Chenxi to show his strong side, so no one discovered it.

He didn't think about himself at all. Under his gentle appearance, he gave people an irrefutable strength, so he didn't expect Mu Chenxi to be affected by him a lot.

Mu Chenxi's many changes were entirely the result of being around him and being influenced by his ears and eyes, and he was judged to have a hidden personality.

Chapter 39

"Boss, my father, brother and sister are here."

Zhang Cheng was waiting at the door of Muyixuan early in the morning, with his father and several brothers and sisters standing beside him.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao. Thank you so much!"

Mr. Zhang didn't know how to say polite words. He just said a few words of thank you over and over again. His eyes turned red with gratitude. Zhao Huan was their family's benefactor.

Not only did they take them in to work, but they also supported Zhang Cheng in his studies. Yesterday, his son went back to tell him these things. He was so excited that he didn't sleep much all night and wanted to come over early to say thank you to Zhao Huan.

"Uncle Zhang, you're welcome."

Zhao Huan said with a smile. He looked at Mu Chenxi beside him and said, "Brother Zhang is Chenxi's friend. It's natural for us to lend a helping hand within our capabilities." "

How can we take it for granted? I will always be grateful for this kindness. I won't forget it," said Mr. Zhang.

They are not related to Zhao Huan and his wife, Zhang Cheng and Mu Chenxi have only met each other a few times, and even some relatives and friends cannot be like this.

"Uncle Zhang, you're welcome. Just listen to my wife." Mu Chenxi said from the side. He patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder, "Everything will be fine when Brother Zhang reaches high school."

"Hey, hey, thank you Mu Juren ." Father Zhang was excited, and tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes. He hurriedly reached out to wipe them away, fearing that Mu Chenxi and the others would dislike them.

"Alas!" Zhao Huan saw Uncle Zhang wiping away his tears, and couldn't bear to comfort him: "Uncle Zhang, go in quickly, and things will get better gradually in the future."

He pointed at Zhang Cheng's brothers and said, "They have grown up, and they will I will take care of the whole family with you, and Uncle Zhang will be happy in the future."

At this time, Mu Chenxing and the others had opened the door of Muyixuan store, and they walked in together. Zhao Huan looked at Zhang Cheng's twin brother and sister.

At eleven years old, they are about eight or nine years old in height. They cannot be described as refugees, but they are also thin and have dry hair that lacks nutrition.

I once wanted them to do the polishing work, but now I have given up all of it. He thought carefully and said to Zhang Cheng: "I will recruit some apprentices soon. There will be more and more people eating in the future, so let your sister help Xinyue."

"Xinyue, you will take her with you from now on. She's in the kitchen helping you wash and pick vegetables." Zhao Huan greeted Mu Xinyue and handed Sister Zhang Cheng to her.

"Okay." Mu Xinyue happily led the person away. She had a little sister with her and someone to talk to.

"Second brother, please lead Brother Zhang over and let him learn sculpture from you later."

After Zhao Huan arranged for them, he said to Zhang Cheng and his son: "We still need to learn a skill. Not only will we have a worry-free life in the future, but we can also benefit future generations. "

In ancient times, being able to learn a craft was something that many people looked forward to. Now that Zhao Huan actually taught his son a craft, Mr. Zhang was overjoyed and kept thanking him. In the end, he was incoherent and didn't know what to say.

He was so anxious that he rubbed his hands, his lips were trembling and he couldn't make a sound when he opened his mouth. Zhang Cheng saw him like this and advised him: "Dad, don't be anxious, my boss is a good person. You will know after we get along for a long time." "

He had some understanding of Zhao Huan's behavior and knew that he didn't have any designs on them. Just because they have no one to rely on now and have nothing to repay, no matter how much they say, it is in vain. They can only wait until later.

.........

"Brother Jiang, do you really want to stay and teach?"

Xu Shanchang was talking to the master in the academy about recruiting students and conducting examinations. Jiang Haohai came to tell him that he wanted to stay and teach.

When he saw Jiang Haohai nodding in confirmation, he laughed "Hahaha" and said, "Brother Jiang, it's great that you can stay. I have to express my gratitude to you on behalf of my hometown folks."

Xu Shanchang stood up to salute, but was stopped by Jiang Haohai. , said: "Don't worry, I have one more thing to tell you."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me, Brother Xu will definitely agree." Mrs. Wang said from the side.

"That's right, it's not right for him to bring us old guys here and ask him to do something."

Chief Xu Shanchang found several respected old masters to help him. They are either familiar with each other or have friendship with each other, and they talk more casually.

"Okay, Brother Jiang, please tell me." Xu Shanchang couldn't help but smile when they teased him, "I would like to see what Brother Jiang needs us to do."

.........

"My wife, I'm good-looking." Mu Chenxi entered school today. , was dressed up by Zhao Huan as soon as he got up early in the morning.

He looked left and right at the bronze mirror, and then blinked at the person in the mirror. The handsome young man with picturesque features also blinked at him.

He smiled happily and said, "Daughter-in-law, the more I look at myself, the better I look. You are such a handsome young man."

"Yes, our morning sun is so beautiful, even a pair of coarse clothes can't block your brilliance."

Zhao Huan While sorting things out, I listened to him praising me repeatedly, knowing that he was reminding me to praise him, so I happily accepted the order and put down the things in my hands.

Mu Chenxi was dressed in a green scholar's robe, which made him stand taller and taller, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, a smile and a free and easy attitude.

Zhao Huan had to admit that Mu Chenxi was indeed good-looking and the most outstanding person he had ever met.

Not only is he good-looking, but his confidence and arrogance also make him energetic. He is like a little sun that shines brightly and cannot be ignored.

The clean, black eyes are dotted with thousands of stars, always emitting a charming and soul-stirring light. The corners of the lips are slightly curved to show a little warmth, and the smile is bright and good.

"Daughter-in-law, you are stupid." Mu Chenxi saw Zhao Huan looking at him without moving, with a cheerful smile in his eyes, "My wife is also beautiful, she is the most beautiful."

"Ahem." Zhao Huan He coughed lightly as if to cover up, and was confused for a moment, "Chenxi is so outstanding, you should be more humble and low-key in the academy, and don't make others feel ashamed."

"Oh, no." Mu Chenxi smiled, and he pulled Zhao

Huan said, "I only want to see my daughter-in-law. She is good-looking, and her eyes are so warm that people can't look away. What else can others see so well?" "You are the only one who can talk." Zhao Huan said with a smile, no one doesn't like to be praised, especially It was a sincere compliment, "Let's go quickly, it's not good to go too late."

Today is not the first day of classes, it is the admission time for the academy students. They went to take a look to familiarize themselves with the academy, and then see where Mu Chenxi was arranged to study.

Today Zhang Cheng and Mu Chenxi's nephew Mu Jingxing were also going to enter the academy. When they arrived at the academy by car, there were already a lot of cars and horses and people there.

The students, family members, and servants all got off their cars and moved their things some distance away from the entrance of the academy. They were all staying in the academy, and they had a lot of things to carry with them.

Mu Chenhui and Father Zhang also came over, holding some of their children's clothes and items, ready to help take them in.

Mu Chenxi was the only one who was clean and neat, and was sent over by Zhao Huan. He also wanted to take the bookcase that Zhao Huan made for him and show it off to others, but Zhao Huan stopped him.

They went to different places. Mu Chenhui took Mu Jingxing to the Enlightenment Academy, Zhang Cheng went to the Juyuan side, and Mu Chenxi and the others had to wait for Jiang An to pick them up, and they separated at the entrance of the academy.

"Amber, we are here." Mu Chenxi saw a figure in the distance and walked over happily.

"Master Chenxi is here." Jiang An smiled.

"I told you not to call me Master, but Amber couldn't remember it." Mu Chenxi said unhappily.

"Amber, you are a kind elder in our eyes, just call us by your name." Zhao Huan said.

Jiang Haohai didn't treat Jiang An as a servant, so how could they think about their identity? Zhao Huan was not used to hearing these names.

"Okay, it's Amber who is stupid and forgot what Chenxi said." Amber smiled, and looked at Mu Chenxi and Zhao Huan who were becoming more and more fond of him. "I was afraid that there would be so many people today that you would be in trouble, so I came here to pick you up to see you." " Master."

"Thank you Amber." Zhao Huan smiled gratefully. The moment he saw Amber, he knew that the old man came to pick them up at the gate of the academy because he was worried about them.

"Amber, where should we find the teacher?" Mu Chenxi looked around and asked when he didn't see Jiang Haohai.

"The master is at the mountain leader's place, let me take you there."

Jiang An saw the smile on his face was frozen, thinking that he was a kid and was unhappy when Jiang Haohai didn't come, so he explained to him: "The master wants to take you to see Academy Mountain." "Sir, there are some old masters. Some of them are my friends and some of them are acquaintances. I want you to meet them and get to know them."

Jiang Haohai has good intentions and is afraid that Mu Chenxi will be treated poorly in the academy and be wronged in places they don't know. After telling Mr. Xu Shanxi and some important disciples about Mu Chenxi, I wanted to bring him to see him in person in order to win his favor and give him some care in the future.

When Zhao Huan heard what Amber said, he understood what Jiang Haohai and the others meant, and felt even more grateful. He was also happy that Mu Chenxi was lucky enough to have a good teacher.

Seeing that Mu Chenxi was still a little unhappy, he asked him with a smile: "What's wrong? I was happy just now, but now I'm not happy anymore?"

"Don't be afraid Chenxi, as long as the master is here, no one will talk about you." Amber said with a smile. .

"No." Mu Chenxi blinked, a little embarrassed, and looked at Amber and said, "I have met that mountain chief. I offended someone by saying something to him last time. It's a little embarrassing to see you again today!"

" Hahaha."

Amber thought about what happened last time, and couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Chief Shank has a great heart and won't argue with you. Don't worry about Chen Xi."

Jiang An affirmed Xu Shan . The president will not embarrass Mu Chenxi because of this matter, but it is hard to say whether he will think of what Mu Chenxi said when he sees him, and whether he will still be depressed and stuck in his heart!

He especially wants to see the chief now . Seeing Mu Chenxi's appearance at that moment, I also wanted to see if he would be stuck and spit out a mouthful of blood because he couldn't vent.

"In the morning sun, when you see the mountain chief and the others, you should pay attention to what they say. Their words, deeds, etiquette and rules are all indispensable."

Zhao Huan was afraid that he would be shocked again, so he carefully considered his words to comfort him, "They are all learned people, and they are role models for others." He has noble moral character and is admirable for his ability and political integrity. "

" Got it." Mu Chenxi agreed happily. He had not forgotten what Zhao Huan was angry about last time, so naturally he would not talk nonsense again.

However, Zhao Huan later apologized to himself and said that he would never be angry with him again. What if he just smiled and spoke in a gentle tone so that others would not think he was angry?

Chapter 40

Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi followed Amber to the mountain chief again. When they entered, they saw several old men sitting inside.

Jiang Haohai, Shan Zhang and the five old masters are all of the same age, and their etiquette seems to be engraved in their bones, and their every move is elegant and standard.

"Old man, Chief of the Mountain, hello, ladies and gentlemen." Mu Chenxi saluted and said hello to them.

He followed Zhao Huan's instructions and still called Jiang Haohai "old man". Mu Chenxi glanced at Xu Shanchang secretly, and her eyes met with his.

"Chief of the Mountain." Mu Chenxi smiled flatteringly and said softly: "We haven't seen each other for a few days, and my handsome features are becoming more and more majestic. I admire you from the bottom of my heart." "

Pfft." Mrs. Wang spat out a sip of tea, "Cough. "Ahem." He put his fist to his lips and coughed violently, "Ahem, are you praising him?"

"Yeah." Mu Chenxi nodded and asked Master Wang with concern: "Master, are you okay? Don't drink too much. " It's easy to choke."

"Hehehe."

Suddenly, there were a few chuckles in his ears, and Zhao Huan couldn't help but laugh at how Mu Chenxi could lose his temper at the critical moment.

Xu Shanchang couldn't control his emotions again. His face became serious the moment he saw Mu Chenxi, with a tall and majestic posture. Now his face is colorful, half-smiling, half-smiling, half-annoyed.

"Good boy, you know how to be polite!" Master Wang calmed down his breathing, wiped the water from the corner of his eyes, and said with a smile: "I know how to appreciate the beauty of the mountain leader. He is very discerning and insightful."

"Pfft." The mountain leader almost said it. Blood spurted out, and she glared at him angrily, watching Mu Chenxi open her mouth several times, but still didn't know what to do.

"Chenxi, don't panic." Jiang Haohai put down his tea cup calmly, as if he didn't notice the problem in Mu Chenxi's words, "The mountain chief is a man of great wisdom, a famous scholar in Rongdu, and he is very kind to the younger generation. You don't have to be afraid."

"That's right." Wang Fuzi glared back, not saying politely, "Looking at your old face, you won't be able to say anything to scare this kid.

" Xu Shanchang was so angry that his chest heaved, and he said bluntly, "Is this my fault?"

Mu Chenxi was a junior, and the situation was special. There were some things that he couldn't care about, and he was not so polite to Mrs. Wang. He was direct Turn your fire on him.

"Have you ever heard of someone being so complimentary?" The mountain chief almost roared, pointing at Mrs. Wang and saying, "Am I pretty? Am I majestic?"

"That describes a big tiger." Mu Chenxi's eyebrows were curved and she smiled. He looked at the mountain leader gently and said, "The academy was founded by the mountain leader, just like a tiger that lords over the mountain. No one dares to offend you when you roar. You are majestic and look down on the entire academy."

"Shan Zhang, you are really powerful." Mu Chenxi didn't forget to add something, her eyes were full of admiration and envy.

"Hahaha."

Everyone couldn't help laughing loudly. This child is so interesting! Every word of praise was flattering, but none of it was on point.

Xu Shanchang couldn't help but smile. He really had no choice. No wonder, no wonder, everyone praises him, what can he do?

Zhao Huan looked at Xu Shanchang and shook his head helplessly. He was laughing so hard in his heart that he had to put on a gentle and unfailing expression.

He bowed deeply to the mountain chief and said, "Don't be surprised, mountain chief. Chen Xi has completely forgotten what he learned before. Please forgive me for any inappropriate words."

"It doesn't matter." Xu Shanzhang waved his hand and said, he is now focused After being sent away, he simply said directly: "Today we are arranging for him to go to school, and he will be taught by Brother Jiang."

He repeated what he had agreed in advance. Mu Chenxi did not need to live in the academy, and his family would be responsible for picking him up and dropping him off every day.

You must abide by the rules in the academy. It is not counted as a place in the academy. You do not need to participate in the assessment. You are just borrowing here to study. If anything happens, you must report it to the academy in time, and the academy will mediate. It cannot be solved privately.

After Shanzhang Xu said this, he thought he could send them away. Unexpectedly, Mu Chenxi suddenly objected. He looked at the Shanzhang in confusion and said, "If I don't take part in the assessment, who will know that I studied well?"

"Uh." Xu Shanzhang said. Shan Chang choked and wanted to say how well you can learn, as long as you don't cause trouble, don't attract trouble, and stay safe in the academy.

But he looked at Jiang Haohai out of the corner of his eye. He couldn't say these words, he had to give face to his old friend no matter what. At the same time, he was thinking about it, fearing that these words would hurt Mu Chenxi, so he was speechless for a moment.

Zhao Huan heard Mu Chenxi suddenly say this and did not stop him thoughtfully. He wanted to hear Mu Chenxi's thoughts on this matter.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Mu Chenxi frowned and felt a little unhappy. She felt aggrieved when she thought that she couldn't offend the mountain chief.

"If you don't let me take assessments, how do I know if I have made progress in what I have learned? Without grades, how can I face the expectations of my family and the teachings of my master? How do I know where I am falling short and how to work hard?"

Mu Chenxi said as if he was worried. A flash of inspiration occurred, and he raised his hand and patted his forehead as if suddenly enlightened. He turned his eyes flexibly and looked at the mountain leader with a bright smile.

"Don't be afraid, Chief." He smiled, "Although I am smart, I will not use my grades to pressure other students. I won't tell them the results of the assessment, so don't tell them outside. No one knows that I have better grades than them, so you won't You will feel embarrassed by those students." "

Pfft

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Laughing endlessly.

The corner of Xu Shanchang's mouth twitched, his eyelids kept beating, and he was secretly complaining that there were already so many things going on before he even entered the academy.

He didn't dare to think about what would happen next, and he couldn't go back on what he promised. He could only say helplessly: "If you want to participate, you can participate. If you don't want to, it's up to you."

"You must participate. How can such a smart and motivated child not take part in the assessment? !"

"That is, the pearl cannot be covered with dust, and the students in the academy must not block the dazzling light." Several old masters spoke, all criticizing Xu Shanchang and praising Mu Chenxi.

When Mu Chenxi came in, they had a good impression of him after seeing his handsomeness and grace, and they became even more fond of him after laughing heartily a few times.

There was even a master who wanted to poach someone, "Brother Jiang, why don't you let him come to my place and I'll teach this smart kid myself."

"You're really good at poaching someone in front of him."

Someone made fun of him, but they all watched eagerly. Looking at Jiang Haohai, if he made any move, they would probably start fighting immediately.

"I don't need you to worry about it." Jiang Haohai said calmly, "The main reason is that I am lucky. I got to know this kid first. If you want to lead a student or accept a disciple, go and find it yourself."

He looked at Jiang An and motioned to him Send Zhao Huan and the others back, but don't let these old guys get involved and try to take away his disciples. It's really beautiful.

He just didn't say that Mu Chenxi was his disciple and let them all watch. He would reveal it when there was a chance in the future and see their expressions.

When Zhao Huan and the others came out, they said goodbye to Amber, "Amber, go back quickly. You have a hard day today."

"You're welcome, I'm fine. You might as well go out for a walk." Amber said with a smile.

He pointed to a yard not far away and said: "The yard full of chrysanthemums in front is Juyuan. I study there after Dawn. I teach Class A."

"Classes officially started the day after tomorrow. I was waiting for Dawn at the gate of the academy. "Amber looked at Mu Chenxi with a look of love on his face and said to Zhao Huan, "Don't worry about him, the master and I are here."

"It's too troublesome for you," Zhao Huan said gratefully.

He could tell that Amber liked Mu Chenxi very much, even more than Jiang Haohai. With him taking care of her in the academy, Zhao Huan really wasn't too worried.

"Haha." Amber smiled slightly and said, "My master and I are both alone and have no descendants. We are destined to have you, and we always treat you as our own children. You don't need to see anyone else."

Zhao Huan was startled, and Amber Ruo He was not too surprised to say that he was not married and had no children. But Jiang Haohai was also alone, so the amount of information was too great, and he was a little shocked.

"It's okay." Mu Chenxi was looking at the chrysanthemums in the distance with great interest, but when she heard that Amber had no family or children, her attention turned back, "As your children, we will honor Amber."

Once he became serious, his expression became serious . The face without a smile was full of sincerity that could not be questioned, "Amber, don't say you have no family or children anymore. We just have to remember and never forget."

"Hey, hey, okay." Amber smiled with vicissitudes of life in his eyes. With an imperceptible expression, "Amber will remember you two children."

"Daughter-in-law, how about we honor Amber together." Mu Chenxi looked at Zhao Huan with expectation in her eyes, "We will give Amber bought a lot of delicious food, clothes and shoes. How about we take care of him together?" "Of course

." Zhao Huan said with a smile, feeling a sense of fate in his heart, "From now on, I will make money to support the family, and you will protect us."

, let's work hard together." Mu Chenxi nodded and clenched his fists, he especially liked to imitate Zhao Huan's words and occasional movements.

"Don't worry, Amber. From now on, my wife and I will raise you and the teacher together."

"Okay, I will tell the master, and I will wait for you to raise him from now on." Amber's eyes were moist, and he said no more to them and sent them out in a hurry. , turned around and went back.

Zhao Huan looked at his back and had some suspicions in his heart that Amber must be a person with a story. Even Jiang Haohai was thinking that something was wrong.

However, these are not important. As long as they like each other and are willing to get along with each other, and they care for themselves and Mu Chenxi, they are a family.

"Daughter-in-law, will you pick me up every day from now on?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Huan glanced at him, "Do you want me to pick you up?"

"I will pick you up every day." Mu Chenxi blinked, "No matter you I will pick you up every day wherever you go."

"Then I will pick you up every day, no matter where you go, okay?" Zhao Huan said with a smile.

"Okay!" Mu Chenxi walked beside him with a satisfied smile on his face, "If you are tired, I will go back by myself."

"No matter how tired you are, I will pick you up. Remember to wait for me, no matter what You can't believe anyone who says I can't come or wait for you somewhere, you know?"

When Zhao Huan heard this, he suddenly felt excited and immediately told him not to trust anyone, and he must come before he can leave the academy.

"Daughter-in-law." Mu Chenxi saw that he had never been nervous before, and immediately grabbed Zhao Huan's hand, "I remember, if someone lies to me, I will tell Amber and the teacher, you don't have to worry."

"Okay, If you don't see me in a hurry, you can ask Amber to accompany you or send you back."

Zhao Huan breathed a sigh of relief. He might be treating Mu Chenxi as a child now, and he was getting more and more worried about him. Go to the study and have a look.

There are still many people at the entrance of the academy, some have just arrived and some are leaving, and people are coming and going constantly. Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi were sitting on the mule cart waiting for Mu Chenhui and Zhang Lao, who had not come out yet.

Mu Chenxi was always in a good mood. Seeing the bustle of people coming and going, she looked here and there full of curiosity, with a constant smile on her face.

Zhao Huan suddenly remembered something, "Chen Xi, why do you want to take the exam?"

Even if they are children, don't most people dislike exams? Why is he different from others? He likes to read and be better than others.