Happiness System

Chapter 14: The Cannon Fodder Wife of the Scholar-President (3)

In the morning, Mu Jingheng went out to sell two embroidery products when the rain was lighter. Thinking that his wife always said to choose clothes according to the situation, he bought himself another set of clothes. He also bought a set for his two brothers-in-law. He couldn't let the whole family go out like they were carrying two little beggars.

Fortunately, the price of clothing in Qingteng County is almost the same as that in Qinghe Town.

As for his wife, he saw that those styles were not better looking than his wife's. He thought that his wife should be more willing to choose by herself or go to the provincial capital to buy if possible.

"My wife, the two pieces of embroidery were sold for thirty taels. I bought a set of clothes for my husband and a set of clothes for my two younger brothers. The total cost was five cents. The remaining silver is here." Mu Jingheng put the silver in front of Qin Yunxi.

"Thirty taels?" Qin Yunxi asked with a dark face.

"Yes, but it was sold too cheaply?" Seeing her bad face, Mu Jingheng wondered if he was being cheated?

If the embroidery workshop cheats people like this, can I get compensation by reporting it to the police?

Or did he really guess wrong and she was unhappy because he didn't buy her clothes?

"Jingheng, do you know the value of my old jewelry?" Qin Yunxi was furious. This was too bullying!

"Madam, do you want to redeem your jewelry?" This is a bit difficult, but what does this have to do with selling embroidery at a low price?

"What are you redeeming? I remember that I asked you to pawn it and you didn't bring back much money! That profiteer took so much of the difference and still used those cheap goods to fool people!" How ridiculous! What a black-hearted profiteer!

"......???" There was no way to respond to this. You couldn't just say that those things were really good-looking but useless and worthless, right? That would just add fuel to the fire!

Moreover, he knew very well what happened to the grandmother and granddaughter in previous years, even though he had never been involved in or witnessed it. Without knowing the truth, it was not appropriate for him to join in criticizing the store owner as a dishonest businessman.

Qin Yunxi also thought of this. The original owner was not the direct person in charge, and there was a grandmother in between. It was really hard to say what was going on!

She softened her tone, pushed the money back to Mu Jingheng and said, "I'll keep the money with you. Is it enough for our household expenses? I also wonder if this Qingteng Courtyard can be rented out for a short period of time. It's really inconvenient to live here!"

"I just asked the shopkeeper about it. The price of a short-term rental yard is a little higher. If you share a better yard with others, it will cost three to five cents a month. If you rent a small yard alone, it will cost five to one tael. Of course, this is the price of an ordinary location. The shopkeeper also introduced a middleman. We have an appointment to come over this afternoon. If you have any requirements or want to rent a certain place, you can ask me then."

Mu Jingheng had naturally considered this. Not only was staying in an inn expensive, but his wife was a woman after all, and it was always unsafe for her to stay in an inn where all kinds of people mixed together, so he made inquiries as soon as he found the opportunity.

"Did Jingheng hear the price wrongly?" Qin Yunxi looked at him with suspicion. The room rate for the inn was two cents per room, for a day!

Mu Jingheng understood her expression and explained, "My lady, don't underestimate this inn. It is actually quite special. It is said to be the property of a certain important person. Ordinary people don't dare to cause trouble here. The private guards in the inn know some martial arts. It is said that this place is safer than the county government office, but the price is twice as high as other inns..."

Qin Yunxi: It means that I am willing to spend such a large amount of money to live here because of me, yeah! I am comforted!

"I don't need that little bit of money for now. I don't like living with strangers. Jingheng, you need quiet to study, so don't consider the compound. But a month is not short, and I have to go and see this house to find out if it suits me. But I don't know when the rain will stop. It will be inconvenient to do anything. Let's not delay our work!" Qin Yunxi frowned as he looked in the direction of the door.

"I'm afraid the rain won't stop so easily. It's also inconvenient for you to stay in the inn. There's not even a place to get some fresh air. If there's a suitable house available and you don't like it, you'll have to wait until the results of the county exam come out." Mu Jingheng also frowned and glanced at the door.

"Well, you have to work harder in the Jingheng County exam, show your abilities, and strive to take us to a better place to live!" Qin Yunxi said as she flipped through her newly bought clothes.

This guy was also drunk. He bought the same set of clothes as the one in town. Yinbao Brothers's was also the regular panacea style that could be found everywhere on the street.

Yinbao didn't sleep well the night before, and was afraid that he would displease his sister and brother-in-law and get kicked off the bus. When he arrived in Qingteng County, he felt at ease and slept soundly while hugging the warm Mudan'er. He didn't know when the day was.

Mudan'er also had a rare moment of peace and tranquility. There was no sharp voice from his mother and sister-in-law here, and no one was urging him to get up and work. In addition, it was a rainy day and the light was dim and the quilt was warm, so he slept a little longer.

He was awakened by the rumbling of his stomach and Yinbao's snoring, and then found that Yinbao almost had his entire body pressed against his small body. He struggled to pull his hand free and slapped Yinbao in the face.

Yinbao's snoring stopped for a moment and then continued.

"It's time to eat! There's meat!" Mudaner shouted in his ear.

"Where? Where can I find meat?" The silver horse jumped up immediately.

Mudan rolled his eyes and ignored him. He walked past him, picked up his clothes, put them on, and ran out.

Yinbao touched his belly and smacked his lips, then he came to his senses, put on his clothes and ran out.

"Sister! Mudan'er is here!" Mudan'er ran to Qin Yunxi's room, lay on the door and listened for a while. When she heard someone talking inside, she knocked on the door.

Qin Yunxi had already known about this through the reminder of the small system, so they didn't pretend not to know just because they were talking about some secret, and just waited for him to knock on the door.

"Brother-in-law!" Mudaner shouted when she saw that it was Mu Jingheng who opened the door, and then squeezed in under his armpit.

Seeing that there was no one in the corridor, Mu Jingheng stepped back and closed the door.

As soon as Mudaner came in, he started to complain about Yinbao's "bullying". In fact, he was sleeping so soundly that he had no idea whether Yinbao had bullied him or not. But that didn't stop him from making a fuss, because Sister Fangzheng liked him!

"Oh? He is so bad? Why not send him back to the countryside!" Qin Yunxi said seriously.

As soon as Yinbao opened the door, he heard his sister say that he should be sent back to the countryside. He was instantly shocked. He didn't do anything!

"Ah? No, Yinbao is actually a good person, don't chase him away, sister!" Mudaner pulled her sister's sleeve and looked at Yinbao guiltily.

This sounded like the sound of nature to Yinbao's ears. He was very moved! He was too narrow-minded before. He decided not to ask Mudan'er for the thirty taels!

"What are you standing there for? Come in and close the door, and go see if the clothes your brother-in-law bought for you fit you!" Seeing Yinbao's face turn pale with fright, Qin Yunxi finally felt a little guilty for bullying a child.

"Wow! There are new clothes! My sister is so nice! Thank you, brother-in-law!" Mudaner ran towards the clothes happily.

He had noticed a pile of new clothes there before, but he didn't know they were for them.

Yinbao had never worn new clothes before, so he was both excited and nervous. Since they had bought him new clothes, they wouldn't really kick him out, right? !

Mu Jingheng didn't care about the lawsuit between his siblings. Seeing that his two brothers-in-law had come over and it was lunch time, he went out to bring their lunch.

Qin Yunxi's meal was a nutritious meal prepared by the kitchen at her own expense, and the other three meals were free meals provided by the inn.

This was already a very good meal for Yinbao and Mudaner. They couldn’t even have white porridge at home, let alone whole-grain steamed buns that would fill them up!

"I have to go out for a while, and it may take a long time. Yinbao and Mudaner stay here. If your sister is not feeling well, please call the waiter to get a doctor immediately..." Seeing that the time agreed with the shopkeeper was almost up, Mu Jingheng gave detailed instructions before going out.

Yinbao and Mudan quickly promised to take good care of their sister. They slept until almost noon and are now very energetic!

Besides, they had just arrived in Qingteng County and were not familiar with the place, so they didn’t dare run around. There was nowhere to run on such a rainy day.

Qin Yunxi didn't care about them. Seeing Mu Jingheng went out, she couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to rest for a while. This inn had bed curtains, which she could put down to cover the bed. Besides, both of them were blood brothers of this body, so as long as they didn't disturb her, she would stay here.

The two brothers Yinbao felt very warm after putting on their new clothes. When they saw their sister had gone to bed, they ran to the door and squatted there to watch the rain and joke. From time to time, they would quietly run in to see if there was anything wrong with their sister.

Qin Yunxi naturally didn't know all this. Her body would enter a deep sleep as soon as she fell asleep. To put it bluntly, she probably wouldn't even notice if she was taken away by bad guys.

She slept until dark and woke up when she heard Mu Jingheng calling her.

"You're back?" Qin Yunxi rubbed her eyes before she could see him clearly. Seeing the orange light in the room, she asked again, "What time is it?"

"The end of the You hour." Mu Jingheng helped her up.

"Are you ready for dinner?" Qin Yunxi leaned on him for a while before realizing that it was almost seven o'clock. No wonder the lights were on.

"I just asked my younger brothers to eat. The waiter will bring our dinner later." Mu Jingheng reached out and picked up the clothes beside her to help her put them on.

Qin Yunxi was still a little dazed, and leaned softly on him, letting him do whatever he wanted.

The little system was simply Mu Jingheng's mindless fanboy. It let out a wow and was about to praise him endlessly, but it remembered the host's punishment in the small dark room and immediately shut up, then circled around them with starry eyes.

Qin Yunxi was dizzy from the spinning, and threatened to put it in a small dark room if it didn't go out.

Of course, it was out! The small system took a deep look at Mu Jingheng before reluctantly floating out.

Qin Yunxi's eyes twitched. If she hadn't known that it was a gender-neutral thing, she would have concluded that the little system wanted to replace her to do the task! And it was just to be with the second male lead!

While waiting for dinner, Mu Jingheng recounted his afternoon meeting with the agent and the house-viewing trip, and also described the house they had decided on.

These days, Qin Yunxi looked through the plot and the memories of the original owner and concluded that if conditions allowed, he would not choose to settle. After all, he had lived a good life with Grandfather Mu for a while.

But this person doesn’t seem to have good luck?

When he was young, his family was poor and he had many brothers and sisters and they were not valued, so he almost starved to death. Later, he was adopted by another family and finally lived a good life. Not many years later, his grandfather fell ill again. His studies and grandfather's medical treatment emptied the family's savings, and in the end he lost his grandfather.

Afterwards, he finally achieved academic success and married a "golden baby", but not long after, his wife fell ill again, and the money he had saved with great difficulty was lost. In the end, he not only lost his wife, but also delayed his journey to the imperial examination...

Uh, what an unlucky guy!

But you can rest assured that he will do the job!

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