Happiness System

"Madam, it's time to take your medicine!" The scholar came in with a bowl of medicine and placed it in front of Qin Yunxi.

She took a look and found that the color was a little lighter and the smell was not so strong. It should be the effect of boiling the medicinal residue over and over again.

"This is the last dose of medicine. I'll copy two more books and buy medicine for my wife later?" Seeing that no one moved, the scholar pursed his lips and said this as an explanation.

"...???"

What you mean is that I have no money, so you just endure it first?

She suddenly understood the original owner a little. Her dream of marrying into a wealthy family was shattered and her husband was not "considerate", so it was natural for her to become depressed because of her princess syndrome.

There was no love in the eyes when he looked at her. He took care of the original owner more out of responsibility. No one knew why he agreed to marry the original owner in the first place?

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Yunxi still drank the medicine.

The other person naturally poured her a glass of water, then took the bowl and went out.

She was still very satisfied with the other party's understanding!

But she suddenly didn't quite understand the original owner anymore. Apart from the fact that they lived in worse condition and had worse food, this life of having everything provided for them was not far from the rich life that the original owner had imagined!

She doesn't have to do any work, her husband is handsome, sensible and not an eyesore. Isn't he better than those greasy men who have many wives and concubines and are chauvinistic?

Isn’t a simple life better than being involved in intrigue and losing your life at any time?

Still depressed? It's all because of idleness!

But these were the choices of the original owners and are a thing of the past.

What matters is now and later!

Alas, if only the system was more reliable she wouldn't have to worry so much!

You need to sort it out carefully!

Main task: Stay alive, the longer the better.

Side quest: Be a young lady/rich wife and take care of her younger brother.

Alive, she is just alive now, living a pitiful life, staying alive with a bowl of stale rice porridge for each meal!

Don’t think about it, let’s plan it.

First of all, the heroine route is definitely not suitable for her. If she had that ability, she wouldn't have been so frustrated and almost forced to death by her own mother.

Another thing is to support your husband in doing business and be the woman behind the successful man.

This won't work either. That man does nothing but copy books to buy medicine for his wife. He's too rigid and not suitable!

Kick the man and take over? No, no! With a useless body that can't even lift its hands or shoulders and can't even take two steps without gasping for breath, it's easy to get killed early if you're not careful. It's also possible that the original owner's parents will sell her out as soon as she gets together. After all, the original owner was pretty.

So the only thing left now is to follow the scholar obediently and wait for him to graduate from high school?

Qin Yunxi looked through the original owner's memory and found that this was the only way!

The law of this dynasty is that parents have the right to decide the remarriage of a daughter who has returned to her parents' home, unless she has established her own household.

It is not easy to establish a household for a daughter. First, you have to have your own house to settle down. Then you have to go to the government office and pay five taels of silver as a fee for establishing a household for a daughter. You also have to make some other arrangements.

Sorry, she is not a strong woman and cannot beat the people from the original owner's family.

She is now the kind of weakling who can be knocked down by a three-year-old child and still cannot get up. She will definitely be divorced and sold.

And she has no money! It's unrealistic for a woman to be a household member!

Poor!

For the time being, I can only live with the scholar. At least he is good-looking and his personality is better than most other men. I will have to wait and see about the others.

The basic route has been decided, and only the details remain.

Although she was born into a civilian family in an 18th-tier county town, she had no experience of living in the countryside and she couldn't even handle a wood stove!

She is not the original owner who can order people around so naturally. Besides, she has no interest in farming.

Another reason is that there are too many concerns when living in the countryside. Others have plain food every day, and if they eat and drink well every day, it will easily attract bad intentions from bad people. Two people living alone on the edge of the village will have no one to help them if they really encounter problems.

Another thing is that the yard only has a low wall about 1.5 meters high. You can see into the yard by standing on tiptoe from the outside. Moreover, it has been in disrepair for a long time. If you encounter a ferocious beast, you will not be able to resist it.

Another problem is that shopping is inconvenient. To buy something, you have to take a bullock cart for more than half an hour, or walk for more than an hour.

She didn't know how many people she met on the road. It wasn't that she was socially anxious, but there were always some people who liked to snoop into other people's things, thinking of taking advantage of them...

Last but not least, her body must be taken care of now. It is extremely inconvenient for her to eat or take medicine.

So, the first step is to move.

As for where to move, you have to ask the scholar.

As for the original owner, her life was taken care of by her grandmother before marriage, and her husband was a scholar after marriage. Even when she was sick, he only knew to pay for medicine and had no idea about prices.

The only thing we know is that her embroidery is still valuable, and after deducting the things she needs from each delivery, there is still some money left for her and her grandmother to live on. Also, the medicine is very expensive, and all her savings and jewelry were gone because of the medicine!

Qin Yunxi: ...Who is this person?

Rubbing her temples, she took out the five taels of silver she had found, thought for a moment, and put back two taels.

He walked to the study with the silver and paused to knock on the door. What did the original owner call him?

"Ms. sir?"

Before she could finish her thought, the door opened from the inside and she blurted out the name when she saw the person.

"Madam? Are you feeling unwell?" He raised his hand and touched her forehead.

Finding nothing unusual, the scholar quickly took his hand away and looked at her with lowered brows.

Qin Yunxi paused, tilted her head and looked at him, not knowing how to react for a moment.

The original owner was really like this. She usually hid in her room and felt sorry for herself. She had no appetite. She would eat when her husband cooked and called her. But if he was not at home and no one was watching her, she would not eat.

Generally, people take the initiative to seek help from others because they feel unwell and need help to see a doctor.

"My wife? There's almost no rice at home, and I still have to copy books." The scholar's tone was cold and a little impatient.

What you mean is if you have to fart, just get out of here and don't delay him from making money?

"I have something to talk to you about!" Qin Yunxi's mouth twitched slightly. She realized that she didn't know the scholar's name, and it was a bit awkward to call him husband, so she simply skipped it.

"There is only one chair in the study. Madam, if you have anything to say, why don't you go back to the bedroom and talk slowly?" He said it as if he was asking for opinion, but in fact, he had already stepped out of the study and walked towards the bedroom.

Qin Yunxi followed behind, she had not yet recovered from the shock that the original owner did not know her husband's name.

After being married for half a year, I only know that my husband's surname is Mu? What a weird thing!

"what!"

"careful!"

I was so busy complaining about the original owner that I forgot how small my home was. I was only a few steps away from home when I failed to brake and crashed into the car, almost falling down. Damn my body, it was so weak that I was out of breath after walking a few more steps!

Fortunately, the scholar pulled her back in time, and when she came to her senses, she was already sitting steadily on the chair.

Qin Yunxi: “……???” What happened?

Mu Shusheng poured a glass of water and pushed it in front of her, then poured himself another glass.

She took the teacup in her hands and played with it.

The weather was not hot and she had just finished taking the medicine, so she was not thirsty.

With this interruption, she suddenly didn't know how to start again.

"My lady, please tell me what you want to say. I will do whatever I can." If you can't do it, forget it. Don't waste time.

"...Husband? Do you know that although my last name is Qin, my name is Yunxi according to my grandmother's family tree?" She actually understood what he had not finished saying, and she almost couldn't resist the urge to roll her eyes.

Mu Shusheng's mouth twitched: "I know your name, it is clearly written on the marriage certificate. Your grandmother also told me about the family tree before we got married, so you don't have to worry." That's it?

Qin Yunxi stroked her forehead and finally couldn't help but sighed: "I mean: what is your husband's name?"

Mu Shusheng's indifferent face cracked, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. After a while, he replied: "Mu Jingheng, I have to wait until I pass the examination to ask the master for the calligraphy." So it took us so long to get to know each other after we got married?

"Jing Heng?"

"Ah."

The scholar stood up and rummaged in the cupboard, then came back and handed her a piece of paper.

“???” Qin Yunxi took it and opened it with a confused look on his face.

With the foundation of the original owner, she recognized most of the words by piecing them together.

This piece of paper is actually a marriage certificate. I guess she was afraid to ask him what the words were and didn’t want to talk about such a boring topic.

It was indeed a quick decision!

Qin Yunxi smiled awkwardly but politely, "Jing Heng, this name is really nice. Can I call you by your name from now on?"

"As long as my wife is happy." Mu Jingheng returned to his indifferent look.

It is estimated that the original owner had various strange behaviors in his daily life, and changing his name was not worth mentioning, so he did not show any emotion.

"Madam, do you have anything else to say?" If we delay any longer, let alone medicine, you will probably have to eat coarse grains with me!

"Jingheng, do you know how much money it costs to rent a house in town or city?" It's better to just say it directly, and save yourself the trouble of thinking, which is very embarrassing.

"The annual salary in this town varies from a few cents to a few taels. I, your husband, don't know about the city. My lady, if you want to know, why don't you ask a classmate who will be taking the county exam in the city in a few days to find out?" Although I don't know why she is asking, it's hard to guess what a woman is thinking, so it's better not to ask!

"County exam? You're not going?" Qin Yunxi looked at him in surprise.

"Well, I won't go."

She didn't understand Mu Jingheng's expression, which seemed to be sarcasm mixed with heartache and helplessness.

In a blink of an eye, she figured it out. It was nothing more than taking care of her when she was sick, and she had no money!

The levels of scholars here are tongsheng, xiucai, juren and jinshi. Tongsheng and xiucai take the exams in the county, juren takes the exam in the prefectural capital, and jinshi takes the exam in the capital.

In the Tang Dynasty, examinations for tongsheng and xiucai were held every spring, for juren were held every three years in autumn, and for jinshi were held every three years in spring.

Here, if you have a scholar or above, you can interview to be a teacher in a regular academy, or you will have the qualifications to open a college. If you don’t have a scholar, the government will not recognize the college you open.

Passing the imperial examination means you have one foot in the officialdom. If you have money and don't want to continue taking higher exams, you can buy a small official position.

Of course, a more elegant way of putting it is to donate money to become an official. This is approved by the state and it is a low-level position, so it is not a big problem.

If you pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, congratulations, you will definitely be a civil servant who is paid by the emperor!

As to whether Mu Jingheng participated in the county examination in the plot, ninety-nine percent of the time he did not.

The original owner would have to stay in bed for at least ten days or half a month when he was sick, and they could hardly even afford to eat, so it was impossible for them to come up with the travel expenses.

According to memory, the original owner had just been lying down for two days...

He has to take care of his wife, doesn't he?

"Jingheng, I want to see the doctor again. You know that I have been dependent on my grandmother since I was a child. After my grandmother passed away, I was so sad that I couldn't eat or drink...

But I didn't want to ruin my health like this. Being sick for the past few days has been really a burden.

I just happened to find some silver when I was cleaning up today, let's ask the doctor if there is any way to treat it." As she said this, she took out the three taels of silver she had prepared and pushed it over.

Mu Jingheng thought for a moment, accepted the silver and said, "I'll go get a bullock cart and take you to see a doctor tomorrow."

As for why we don’t ask the doctor to come to our home, it’s of course to save money, as the doctor’s consultation fee is not low.