I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

In the dark room, Shen Rong heard Changsheng hum softly.

There wasn't even a hint of reluctance in that tone.

Shen Rong didn't expect that Changsheng would be so generous this time. She turned her head and whispered, "I'm in a good mood now. I'll put these dates away and eat them next time when I'm in a bad mood."

"Oh." Changsheng turned over, and after a while, Shen Rong heard Changsheng's slight snoring.

Shen Rong looked at the ceiling of the tent and couldn't sleep for a while.

At the Gu family, the newly-appointed scholar Gu Zhaoming couldn't sleep either.

Of course, he couldn't sleep not because he was so happy about passing the exam.

Although he now has the title of scholar, he only ranked last.

Gu Zhaoming thought that his knowledge was not bad and he was outstanding among the many candidates. Many of those on the list were not as knowledgeable as him, but in the end, they were ranked ahead of him.

His heart sank when he thought that the ranking of the scholars was decided by the county magistrate.

Presumably, he left a bad impression on the county magistrate because of the arson incident last time. If it weren't for his extraordinary knowledge, it is not impossible that he would fail this time.

Gu Zhaoming was unwilling!

No one else in the Gu family thought as much as Gu Zhaoming. To Liu, it didn't matter whether her son became a scholar, or was the last or the first. As long as her son became a scholar, she could hold her head high in the village.

While Gu Zhaoming was taking the exam, Shen Yuan moved back to the room she and Gu Zhaoming shared. Now that Gu Zhaoming has passed the college entrance examination, she no longer needs to move out.

Shen Yuan had no idea about the fame and fortune of scholars before, and didn't care much about the mere scholar.

She only knew that Gu Zhaoming had a bright future, but until today, when the news came back that Gu Zhaoming had passed the imperial examination, the people in the village began to fawn on her, flatter her, give her gifts, and greet her with smiles, which was a far cry from their previous attitude. Only then did she realize the importance of fame, even if it was just that of a scholar.

At this moment, she was so excited that she didn't feel sleepy at all, and she didn't even notice the silence of the person next to her.

Shen Yuan thought that after Gu Zhaoming passed the examination and became a scholar, her good days would be coming. However, she did not expect that early the next morning, as soon as dawn broke, Liu stood at the door and started shouting.

"Gu Shenshi, what time is it? The sun is already high in the sky, why haven't you gotten up to cook yet?"

At dawn, Liu stood at the door of her son and daughter-in-law's room and shouted.

Mrs. Liu was old, and she was so happy that she couldn't sleep the whole night. After finally making it to dawn, she couldn't wait to get out of bed and show off her power as a scholar's mother to her daughter-in-law.

Shen Yuan was forced to get up from the bed, feeling dizzy.

I was so excited last night that I barely fell asleep in the middle of the night. As soon as I closed my eyes, I heard Liu's voice in my ears.

Perhaps Liu wanted to highlight her status as the head of the family. After waking up Shen Yuan, she did not let her cook alone, but instead drove her to the stove to light the fire.

"I'm telling you, my son is now a scholar, you have to serve your husband well. Zhaoming likes to eat the egg and chive pancakes I make, you should learn it carefully, if you can do it, I will let you make it in the future."

Liu was muttering to herself while she was making the batter.

Shen Yuan squatted in front of the stove with his eyes half closed. When he heard Liu's words, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

Mrs. Liu didn't notice her daughter-in-law's little move. She raised her hand and added a small spoonful of oil to the pot. After a while, she stretched her neck, looked into the pot, and said, "Turn down the fire a little."

Shen Yuan silently pulled out a piece of firewood.

Gu Zhaoming has a bright future ahead of him. He has depended on his mother since he was young and is filial to Liu. In order to curry favor with her, Shen Yuan feels that he should tolerate some unimportant things.

After breakfast was ready, Liu found a pile of dirty clothes from somewhere and asked her to take them to the river to wash.

"These are the clothes Zhaoming wore during the exam. Please wash them carefully!"

Liu stuffed the clothes into Shen Yuan's hands.

Shen Yuan wanted to say that he hadn't eaten yet, but before he could open his mouth, he was pushed out of the door by Liu.

When she finally came back from washing the clothes, breakfast was already over. Apart from the dirty dishes that had not been put away after the meal, there was only a bowl of rice porridge that looked like clear water, with the rice grains clearly visible.

Shen Yuan looked at the bowl of porridge and his heart sank.

She felt hungry, so she picked up the bowl of porridge and drank it all in a few gulps.

After she finished cleaning up the dishes, Liu stuffed a broken broom into her hand.

"Zhao Ming is now a scholar, so his house can't be messy. It must be cleaned up neatly to match the status of a scholar. You should clean up the house inside and outside today!"

Shen Yuan also felt that what Liu said made sense. He originally opened his mouth to invite Liu to join him, but when he looked at Gu Zhaoming in the study, he had to shut his mouth again.

During the days since she married into the Gu family, she knew very well that if she had a dispute with Liu over these housework, Gu Zhaoming would definitely stand on his mother's side.

In this era, the mother-in-law has a natural advantage in status. If she competes with her mother-in-law over housework, she will be the one in the wrong no matter how you look at it.

Shen Yuan held the broom and looked at the mud houses in front of him, and felt that he had no strength left in his body.

The house was originally made of mud. The floor and walls were all covered with yellow mud. No matter how you clean it, it was still dusty.

It takes a lot of effort to clean the house inside and out.

She wanted to clean the house inside and out by herself, which would take her at least a few days.

After a busy day, Shen Yuan finally faced the reality. Even if Gu Zhaoming became a scholar, for her, it would not bring any practical benefits except for saving face.

Shen Yuan felt this deeply when he was hit by Liu while having dinner.

"Gu Shen, you are now the wife of a scholar. You have to be careful about how you act and speak in public. If you continue to be the same as before, I will let my son divorce you. Anyway, my son is a scholar now, so it won't be difficult for him to marry another one." Liu said sarcastically.

Shen Yuan saw that Liu didn't look like she was trying to scare her, and instead seemed to be hoping that she would cause trouble so that she could drive her away, and she felt so angry that her teeth were itching.

She knew that Liu was dissatisfied with her, especially after she did not dig up the hundreds-year-old ginseng as she had said.

Shen Yuan also knew that what Liu said was true. She had nothing now and was penniless. Through her time with Liu, she knew that Liu was an extremely snobbish person.

She will only pay attention to it when it is useful, and kick it away when it is useless.

She can't go on like this.

She must make money and build a career. Once she becomes valuable, she will not be easily abandoned.

Shen Yuan, who had figured it out, immediately whispered, "What mother said makes sense. I will pay attention to it in the future. However, my husband has just passed the college entrance examination, and I believe he will need a lot of money in the future. I plan to find a way to make money. When we have money in hand, my husband will not have to worry about the cost of studying in the future."