Happiness System

"Iron-headed wife, Iron-headed wife! Open the door quickly! Iron-headed wife, are you home? Open the door..."

Tietou? There is no Tietou or Tietou's wife in her family!

Qin Yunxi looked confused, but this person was knocking on her door!

In order to prevent the door from being knocked down, she had to go out and take a look.

"Auntie, you got the wrong door, didn't you?"

"Iron-headed wife, you are at home!"

As soon as the door opened, a slightly plump aunt squeezed in.

Qin Yunxi: “???” So I’m the iron-headed wife?

"Tietou's wife, you rarely go out on weekdays, so you probably don't recognize me. I'm Aunt Luo who lives next door to you. Tietou said you were sick again, so he asked me to come over and cook for you. He also said you liked the pickles I made. Here, I brought them to you!" She said as she raised the small jar in her hand.

Without waiting for Qin Yunxi to speak, she freed one hand and pulled Qin Yunxi towards the kitchen, saying, "Oh, look at my memory! Tietou said you're not feeling well. It's cold and windy today, don't get hurt. Hurry up and take shelter in the house!"

"No! Aunt Luo? The Tietou you are talking about is my husband Mu Jingheng?" Before she could recover from the call of Tietou's wife, she was pulled into the kitchen and pressed on a chair.

"That's right. Only your man has received education so he can have such a literary name! Other families would not be willing to spend money to hire a fortune teller to name their children..." Aunt Luo said as she rolled up her sleeves and got to work.

Qin Yunxi originally thought that she didn't know how to cook on the earthen stove with firewood, so she would go hungry at noon. However, she didn't expect Mu Jingheng to be so considerate and actually asked someone to cook for her. The one or two taels of silver were not wasted.

But she was unable to convert Mu Jingheng and Tietou for the time being.

"00, is there anything in the main storyline?" Seeing that Aunt Luo didn't have time to stare at her, Qin Yunxi started communicating with the small system.

"Ding, host, the main storyline only talks about the second male lead being born in poverty, losing his wife at an early age, and the major events he encountered before passing the imperial examination. There is no other record."

"Tsk, the second male lead is so miserable! In the main storyline, he just works like a workhorse for the female lead and his wife, and then he goes die after the work is done." Qin Yunxi sighed.

"Oh, the second male lead is indeed a bit miserable, host, please save that poor child!" The little system made a bitter face. If the second male lead didn't live long, then its host wouldn't either...

"Iron-headed wife, how come there is not even a single vegetable in your house? How can you be full just by eating rice? I'll go to the field and pick some vegetables!" Aunt Luo ran out as soon as she finished speaking, her legs and feet were very nimble.

Qin Yunxi didn't want to refuse. She hadn't eaten any green leafy vegetables in the past few days. She would just ask Mu Jingheng to give her some more money when he came back later.

Before the water in the pot boiled, Aunt Luo came back. Not only were her legs and feet nimble, but her hands were even more nimble. Of course, the most nimble thing was her mouth. She kept talking without needing anyone to respond.

Of course, she was still dizzy when Aunt Luo came home after cooking.

It was really Aunt Luo who praised Mu Jingheng to such an extent that he was beyond belief. Basically, she meant that although the Mu family was poor and Mu Jingheng had not passed the imperial examination, if he had not been unwilling, there would have been many women willing to marry into the family, and it would never have been the turn of the original owner to destroy such a beautiful woman.

Just when she was about to take a break in the afternoon, Aunt Luo came again and said that she had a large family and needed her to work in the fields. She was afraid that Qin Yunxi would be bored alone, so she came to chat with her and cheer her up!

Qin Yunxi who just wanted to sleep: ...Thank you so much!

Aunt Luo is really good at talking. She tells you everything about the Mu family in the village that she can think of.

However, she was most concerned about the Mu family. Seeing that she was interested, Aunt Luo even said a little more.

Mu Jingheng is the third son in the family and his parents named him Sanniu.

As the middle child in a poor family, he naturally did not receive any attention or preferential treatment from his parents. In addition, resources were limited, so he had to fight for everything, whether outside or at home.

Sanniu was an honest child who was often bullied and didn't know how to fight back. If his neighbors hadn't felt sorry for him, he would have starved to death.

The turning point in his life came when Sixth Grandfather returned to the Mu family.

Sixth Grandpa lost his wife and son in his early years. Due to family conflicts, he went out to travel around the world. Later, he came to the provincial capital and joined an escort agency.

Maybe he returned to the village because he was old and nostalgic.

Perhaps it was due to his years of escorting and martial arts training, coupled with a scar that spanned almost half of his face, which made him look like a ferocious bandit.

Seeing that the villagers were afraid of him, and for some other reasons, Sixth Grandpa built a small house on the edge of the village, a hundred meters away from the nearest houses, and lived there alone.

Later, under the persuasion of the clan elders, he agreed to adopt a child to continue the family line, but he had to choose the child himself.

Legend has it that the Sixth Grandfather was very, very rich, and he promised to give the child's parents two acres of land as a "buyout fee." Then, almost all the families in the Mu clan brought their children to him for him to choose.

Maybe it was fate, Sixth Grandpa only took a fancy to the skinny, short and honest child: Sanniu!

Sanniu's parents happily signed the adoption agreement and the severance agreement and "sold" Sanniu.

Perhaps because he had enough food to eat and had someone to support him, Sanniu began to grow taller and his personality became more lively after being adopted.

Looking at Sanniu with a ruddy complexion and well-fitting clothes, his former friends and those who used to bully him were filled with jealousy. They joined together to ostracize and bully Sanniu.

But Sanniu is no longer the Sanniu it used to be!

Sanniu has learned to fight back, and he will fight even if he can't win! He is very fierce, and he has a "secret skill", that is, his head is very hard and he is not afraid of pain. As long as he has the chance, he will use his head to knock people away!

Then Sanniu turned into Tietou!

When everyone thought that Tietou was so brave and would definitely inherit Sixth Grandpa's legacy and go out to travel the world when he grew up, Tietou went to school!

It would cost at least one or two taels of silver a year to go to school, and most people cannot afford it!

After attending school, Tie Niu's temperament changed visibly. He even asked the teacher to give him a nice and elegant name...

Now those people can’t even be jealous anymore, the gap is just too big!

In addition to the growth history of the protagonist Tie Niu, it also tells the love-hate relationship between him and his Sixth Grandpa and his biological parents, as well as the prosperity and "decline" of the Mu family.

Aunt Luo has such a good mouth, it would be a shame if she didn’t go and tell stories!

"Oh, my God, it's already this late. Tietou's wife is so talkative. I even forgot to go home and cook!" Seeing Mu Jingheng pushing the door in, Aunt Luo patted her thigh and left like a gust of wind.

Qin Yunxi, who didn’t say much the whole time: “……???” You’re not the talkative one?

Mu Jingheng put the bag in his hand on the table and asked curiously, "What are you talking about? You are talking so excitedly!"

Qin Yunxi rested her hands on the table, supported her cheeks and looked at him, saying, "I'm telling you the story of how Sanniu became Tietou! Brother Tietou..."

The call of "Brother Tietou" made Mu Jingheng shudder and his hair stood on end.

This was a bit difficult to respond to, so he opened the bag to divert attention and said, "Aunt Fatty didn't make many candied fruits last year, and they were all sold out. I bought some cakes in town, please try them, and if you like them, I'll buy more next time!"

Qin Yunxi didn't have to tease him, it would be bad to go too far.

But she didn't look at the food. Instead, she reached out and picked up the clothes beside her, looked at them, and then spread them out on Mu Jingheng's body to measure them.

It is a very ordinary piece of clothing. Most scholars would choose this kind of blue bachelor's gown.

Although he also chose fine cotton cloth, the material was one grade lower than what she was wearing, and he only bought a cotton coat and a coat.

"Did you only buy these two pieces? They are not enough for replacement. But we are poor here, and I guess there are not many good choices in the shop. Let's go and have a look after we settle down in Qingteng County. It's time to change into spring and summer clothes. We can buy them together then." As he said this, he frowned, looking very disgusted.

"It's already very good. When the time comes, I can have extra money to buy you two new sets of clothes. You haven't had new clothes for a long time." For a man, it's enough to have something to wear. There's no need to get fancy.

"That won't do. Outsiders only serve us based on our appearance. We still have to do a good job of presenting ourselves. We have money and can't bear the brunt of others' wrath for being thrifty!" They seemed quite wealthy, but in fact they didn't even have enough money to rent a house.

Mu Jingheng knew her temper very well. Although she no longer cried and complained every day, she still had a delicate temper and needed to be coaxed. So he said, "My lady, what you said is very reasonable."

Qin Yunxi was very satisfied with his sensibleness. If he taught her about thrift and diligence, she would cut up his new clothes!

"Did you have a good day today?" she asked.

"It went very smoothly. I only spent three cents on the pass and the classmate's visit, and another two cents on the carriage."

With his wife's embroidery as a backing, he felt confident when he went out to do things. With some money, things could be done quickly. However, he felt very annoyed when he saw how much money he had spent at once.

"Oh? Has the carriage been ordered?"

"Well, the carriage will come to pick you up the next morning. Madam, do you want to go back and see your grandmother?"

Qin Yunxi thought about it. At this time, transportation in the countryside mainly relies on legs. She would be exhausted after walking for five minutes, not to mention walking for at least half an hour. She would occupy other people's bodies. She had to go to worship, but definitely not now.

"Forget about my health. I'll wait until later. I'll go back after I'm well. It's not like we'll never come back after going to Qingteng County! As for Grandfather, you're going to go, right?"

"Well, I will go to pay respects tomorrow afternoon. Are you hungry? I will make dinner, and then I will go to the clan leader's house. He needs to find someone to look after our house..."

Mu Jing also knew about his wife's health condition, so he didn't say anything about taking her with him. He put the things on the table away and went out to cook.

Qin Yunxi saw everyone leave and thought that it would take a while before dinner. She couldn't hold on after not sleeping in the afternoon, so she lay down on the bed to rest.

Mu Jingheng came over after finishing the meal, but he didn't call her when he saw that everyone was asleep. He knew Aunt Luo, and she must have been pestering his wife and talking to her for the whole afternoon.

He covered Qin Yunxi with the quilt, looked at her silently for a long time before closing the door. He took the prepared things and went to the clan leader's house before dark.

He returned to the study and tidied up some of his things. Seeing that it was getting late, he heated up the meal and called Qin Yunxi to get up.