Happiness System
Chapter 31: The Cannon Fodder Wife of the Scholar-President (3)
"Master Mu, my master asked me to tell you that Master Cao and Master Li both won."
The servant beside Ning Liancheng came over and left in a hurry.
This was the second time for Cao Yu and Li Hua to take the provincial examination. Mu Jingheng was very happy to learn that they both passed.
He couldn't sit still at home, so he walked around the yard and said to Qin Yunxi, "My wife, I asked Yinbao to save some braised meat. I'll send it to Zhuo Qi and Zhong Xia's home."
"Husband, please come and see if Yinbao's braised pork is sold out, and also send some to Mr. Zhang and Mr. Cheng. Also, I ordered a few pieces of cloth from Li's Cloth Shop the other day, husband, please go and pick them up and have someone deliver them as well." Qin Yunxi looked at him with amusement.
"My lady is really thoughtful." Mu Jingheng laughed a few times, straightened his clothes and walked out of the yard.
After seeing the person leave, Qin Yunxi turned around and stared at Qin Yunming and said, "Xiaoming, have you finished writing the characters today?"
Qin Yunming stuck out his tongue before he respectfully straightened himself and said, "Sister, I know I was wrong. I'll write it right away."
"Madam's tea is cold. I'll go get you a hot cup." Chun Xing also quickly found an excuse to leave.
Qin Yunxi shook her head and continued embroidering.
After Mu Jingheng finished this minor revision, the teacher put all his focus on them again. The results of the provincial examination were not very satisfactory, so the teacher was more strict and increased the workload.
Yinbao does have some talent in cooking. With Qin Yunxi's advice, he even made roast chicken and roast duck.
However, the shop mainly sells braised meat. In addition to braised meat, it also braises some vegetarian dishes, and only has a small amount of roast chicken and roast duck every day.
In this way, he almost stayed in the shop.
Qin Yunxi and Chun Xing are the only ones at home most of the time.
The master and servant read books and did some embroidery at home, and the day passed quickly.
At this time, Qin Yunxi was glad that she listened to the advice and bought a maid, otherwise she would have to stay alone at home every day without anyone to talk to.
"Madam, do you know Qin Zhisheng? Or do you know Qin Hu's family?"
Qin Yunxi was somewhat happy to see Mu Jingheng come back early, but was stunned again when she heard what he said.
After a while, she finally responded and said, "I don't recognize him. There is no one named Qin Zhisheng or Qin Hu in my family. But I don't often interact with people in my boudoir. Maybe I only remember the nicknames of my elders and don't know their full names. What's wrong?"
Mu Jingheng sat next to him and said, "Today, an eighteen-year-old boy named Qin Zhisheng came to the academy to see me. He said he was your elder brother, his grandfather was Qin Hu, and he had an aunt named Qin Danniu.
Qin Danniu used to send them twenty taels of silver every year. At the beginning of the year, she wrote a letter saying that she was not in good health and asked them to look for her in the future if they had any problems.
Seeing that Qin Yunxi was still looking at him with a puzzled look, he continued, "This Qin Zhisheng said that my aunt has been sending money to them this year. This year's harvest is not good, and the family is not doing well, so they went to the Qin family.
Only then did I realize that my grandmother had passed away.
Then I heard that you had married me and settled in the south of the desert to study with me, so I came to find you.
He said he wanted to stay in Mo Nan to study.
I had never heard of such a marriage in my family, so I sent the person to the inn first."
Qin Yunxi searched her memory for a while before replying, "My grandmother's name was Qin Xia Lian. I've never heard her say that she was called Qin Da Niu when she was young, but I did hear that she had an older brother named Hu Zi."
She shook her head and continued, "My dear, do you remember what I said? Before I got married, my grandmother took care of all the embroidery for me. At that time, I even scolded that person for being treacherous.
I guess the difference in price went to Qin Zhisheng's family.
But I don’t understand whether my grandmother found my family after raising me or before, and why she never revealed anything.”
He had been sucking blood from the old lady for so many years, and when she wrote to say she was not feeling well, he didn't even send anyone to check on her. Now he wants to continue sucking blood from her. This is so disgusting!
After thinking for a while, she continued, "My grandmother set up a tablet for her brother Qin Huzi in the village, and it was not removed until she passed away. She also did not leave a will saying that there were other relatives alive who needed to be taken care of.
I have married into the Mu family, but Xiao Ming is still under Qin Huzi's name.
That Qin Hu should have little to do with us, right?
Did the Tang Dynasty have laws in this regard?
I don't want to recognize this relative who showed up out of nowhere and wanted to suck my blood!"
Mu Jingheng was also speechless about the Qin family. Seeing that Qin Yunxi really didn't want to acknowledge her relatives, he said, "Since grandma didn't leave any will saying that she was related, then you don't have to care about it. Leave the matter to me.
Madam, there is no need to worry too much. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, a married woman has no obligation to support her parents' family.
As for Xiao Ming, he is still a child. You don't have a father. If a grandfather really appears, he will have his own children. It will not be the turn of Xiao Ming, a child who has not even reached adulthood, to support him."
Qin Yunxi felt relieved after hearing him say that.
In the real world, having her parents is enough for her. After coming here, she doesn't want to deal with those extreme people again.
Mu Jingheng had been with his grandfather since he was a child. He had been to many places and learned a lot. It was most appropriate for him to take care of the mysterious Qin family.
But Qin Yunxi still thought that the Qin family would inevitably come to cause trouble, but she didn't expect that those people disappeared from then on, as if that day was just an illusion of hers.
Three years passed in a flash.
There were no major disasters in the Tang Dynasty during these three years, but there were many minor disasters and difficulties in various places.
Although there was still a harvest in the fields and the court had reduced a lot of taxes, the farmers were still only able to make ends meet and lived a miserable life.
And the prices in the city are also rising steadily.
Fortunately, Qin Yunxi already knew part of the plot, made preparations in advance, and stockpiled a batch of supplies.
Although the taste of old rice is slightly worse than that of new rice, it saves the family a lot of money.
Of course, during these three years they would send twenty or thirty taels of silver back to their clan every year.
The tribe had stored some food after Mu Jingheng's reminder. Although life was not easy, it was much better than that of people in other villages.
At least there was no starvation or selling of children.
The clan leader used the money they sent back to buy some land as clan land when prices soared and land values plummeted.
He said that when the world gets better, the harvest from the fields will be used to support those in the tribe who are talented in studying to go to school.
These clan leaders said this in letters, and Qin Yunxi was willing to send money back every year because every year the clan leaders would ask people to write letters to detail the whereabouts of the money they sent back.
If there were more scholars and promising people in the clan, it would be good for both Mu Jingheng and her in the future.
"Madam, Brother Zhuo Qi and Brother Zhong Xia have already decided to participate in next year's Spring Examination, and Zi Heng also returned to Beijing half a month ago to participate in this year's Autumn Examination.
I asked Ziheng to help us find a courtyard with two entrances. If my husband is lucky enough to pass the imperial examination this year, we will go to Beijing in the autumn and wait for the next spring examination."
"My husband and I wanted to go together. When my husband decided to take part in the provincial examination, I wrote a letter to the capital, asking Madam Li to help us find a courtyard.
Starting this year, I have not sent any dividends from the rouge shop to Mo Nan. Things are expensive in Kyoto, and I don’t know what kind of shop I can buy.”
Qin Yunxi spoke with a smile, without stopping her hands' movements.
Three years ago, when Nanny Li was still in Mo Nan, Qin Yunxi thought of the ancient rouge and powder she had DIYed in the past, and studied it with Nanny Li in her spare time.
As a result of this, they opened a rouge shop in Kyoto.
It would be more accurate to say that it is a partnership with Ning Liancheng rather than a partnership with Nanny Li.
Nanny Li lost her child and her husband died later. She gave up the idea of remarrying and stayed with Ning Liancheng, taking care of him wholeheartedly.
Mu Jingheng will be entering the examination room in the evening, so he has to check the luggage he brings in carefully.
He smiled happier than Qin Yunxi, hugged her from behind, and said, "Madam, if you decide to be my husband, will you succeed?"
Qin Yunxi exclaimed in an exaggerated manner: "No way? I can win with my confidence, but my husband has no confidence?"
"You naughty girl!" Mu Jingheng kissed her, held her hand tightly, and whispered in her ear: "I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
At the beginning of the You hour, after layers of inspection, Mu Jingheng finally entered the examination room.
"Sister, it's time to go back!" Yin Bao scratched the back of his head. Even though he was married, he still couldn't understand why his sister and brother-in-law were so clingy.
Yinbao is only eighteen years old this year. He got married at the beginning of the year, and now the baby in his wife's belly is three months old.
Originally, Yinbao hadn't planned to get married and have children so early.
But two years ago, Ye Jinghuai's mother fell ill with a strange disease. All the famous doctors in Mo Nan City had seen her, but her condition did not improve. So she asked Ning Liancheng's family to invite a famous doctor from Kyoto.
Seeing that his wife was suffering from severe chills in winter, Mu Jingheng asked the famous doctor to check her health.
The original intention was to regulate her body, but he didn't expect to find out that Qin Yunxi had been drugged to make her infertile.
Judging from the time, this medicine should have been taken during the time when Grandmother Qin was seriously ill.
At that time, the original owner was just a proud little girl. She didn't interact with other people in the village on a daily basis, let alone offend anyone.
The person with the most motivation and opportunity to take action was none other than Grandmother Qin.
Mu Jingheng couldn't believe it. Grandma Qin, who seemed to have made every possible arrangement for her granddaughter, would actually drug her?
Could it be someone else?
For this purpose, Mu Jingheng also borrowed Ning Liancheng's people to investigate.
It was finally determined that it was done by Grandma Qin.
The purpose is only for Qin Yunxi to devote herself wholeheartedly to Qin Hu's family.
It must be said that Grandmother Qin, this Voldemort, really loves her brother's family deeply.
In addition to drugging her granddaughter, she also asked her sister-in-law from her natal family to train a granddaughter to be a concubine for her grandson-in-law.
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