Silly Scholar's Wife

"You bad boy." Zhao Huan did not forget to turn his head to look at Mu Chenxi while driving the car, his eyes were full of doting, "You deliberately provoke the head of the mountain, and you are afraid that he will accept you, right?"

"No." Mu Chenxi tried her best to suppress the corners of her upturned mouth, so that Zhao Huan could not see her inner joy, "I said a few words to him because I saw that he refused to accept what my wife said."

"Hmph." Zhao Huan didn't believe it, and was noncommittal about Mu Chenxi's behavior like a kindergarten kid who didn't like going to school and secretly played tricks. I think you are mean."

"Understood." Mu Chenxi was not annoyed by being scolded, and leaned on Zhao Huan's side, "Daughter-in-law, I want to eat roasted pork ribs and fried beans."

"Okay, let's go buy ribs." Zhao Huan gave him a helpless look, knowing that he was changing the subject, and didn't expose his petty thoughts.

"You're back, how are you?" Seeing them coming back, Zhang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"No, my daughter-in-law said that the academy will not let me study." Instead of talking about her rejection, Mu Chenxi talked about the Shanzhang's bad temper, "The Shanzhang's livid face is very scary, I am timid and afraid. "

"What nonsense!" Zhao Huan glared at him, how could he talk nonsense.

"Hey." Mu Chenxi also ran back to her room in a hurry.

Zhao Huan put down his things and told Mu Xinyue to order more dishes today.Mu Chenxi didn't say anything, Zhao Huan also knew that he was unhappy, otherwise he wouldn't talk to the head of the mountain like that in the academy, and he wouldn't treat Zhang Cheng badly at the academy.

He came out of the kitchen and saw Zhang Cheng sitting under a tree polishing ornaments, walked up to him and said: "The academy is good, the master and the head of the mountain are both educated people, if Brother Zhang wants to go to study, he will be a scholar in the future." It's not difficult."

"I didn't think about going." Zhang Cheng put down the things in his hands, and his eyes were complicated with longing and helplessness, "When my second brother and I save some money, we will send the third brother to school. He is still young and has many opportunities."

"It's both right and wrong to think so." Zhao Huan said, his sympathy in his heart was hidden, "Brother Zhang is already a child, even if you have mediocre qualifications, as long as you work hard enough, you can pass the exam for a scholar in a year or two. At that time It's not too late for you to train two more younger brothers, as long as you are willing to study, you can do it at any time, haven't you seen some gray-haired old people still enter the examination room?"

How could Zhang Cheng not understand this? If he went to study, not to mention that the school fees were unaffordable, how would he live in his own family?

How much he wanted to go to school again, but he couldn't ignore his family and leave everything to his father and siblings.He has been satisfied with his own self-study for many years to pass the entrance exam, and now puts all his hopes on earning money to support his family and support his younger brother's education.

"Go to study!" Zhao Huan sighed silently. He was so sad and exhausted that he couldn't look at Zhang Cheng without helping him. It's easy to come, let them come to the shop to work, if your brother and sister want to learn to carve, I can also teach them."

"Don't get excited." Zhao Huan looked at Zhang Cheng's expression and smiled nonchalantly, "You don't need to thank me for such a trivial matter. You don't worry about going to the academy. I will pay you the money that needs to be spent in advance, and I will gradually get it from their wages in the future. buckle."

"When you pass the exam, when you can support the whole family, work hard!" Zhao Huan stood up and left. He could already see that Zhang Cheng's eyes were red and his clenched fists were trembling slightly.

It's fine to leave him here to vent silently. Everyone is under a certain amount of pressure, but they don't necessarily want to show it. Giving him a space of his own should be the best.

"Woo, woo." A suppressed sob came from behind, Zhao Huan paused, a pang of sadness rose in his heart, and in a blink of an eye, his eyes were foggy.

Zhao Huan gritted his teeth to resist the soreness in his nasal cavity. When he couldn't hold on to the difficult situation, when his spine was slowly bending, he wished that someone would stretch out his hands to give him some warmth and encouragement.

But nothing, he has always gritted his teeth and insisted on it alone.His unwillingness to admit defeat keeps him full of hope that the sun will be brighter tomorrow and the world will be better in the future.

Although his heart is getting colder and his eyes are getting more and more silent, he still believes that there are still many good people in the world, but he is not lucky enough to meet them.

He will not use the fact that no one has helped him as an excuse to refuse to help others, and look down on the helplessness of others next to him.

On the contrary, because of my own experience and the assistance that I have never enjoyed before, I will firmly lend a helping hand.As long as this person's quality passes the test, he will not be stingy.

"My lord, this town is actually quite prosperous. Seeing the orderly pedestrians on the street with their simple and kind faces, it's a good place to live." Jiang An said.

"Yeah." Jiang Haohai strolled the streets, observing the customs here, "The mountains are clear and the water is bright, and the spirit is calm, and the mood is much more open."

He turned his head and saw a figure, he said "Huh" and went in that direction, and walked into a study.

"Guest officer." The clerk rushed forward to greet him, and stretched out his hand to invite the person inside, "We have all kinds of books in the study, and there are even a lot of calligraphy of some literati and refined scholars. You can look around."

"Well, I'll just take a look." Jiang Haohai signaled the buddy not to accompany him, and walked towards a corner by himself.

As soon as Mu Chenxi entered the study, he picked up a travel book and read it with great interest, when he heard someone talking to him.

"Young man, we meet again."

"Old man." Mu Chenxi looked up in surprise for a moment, then got up and smiled, "What a coincidence! Old man, why are you here? Aren't you visiting friends elsewhere?"

"You still remember me, I was afraid you would forget." Jiang Haohai smiled.

"How could it be? I have a good memory." Mu Chenxi said while putting back the travel notes in her hand, "Old man, meeting is fate, please come to my house for a cup of tea, and let Chenxi show the friendship of a landlord."

"Not busy." Jiang Haohai looked at the travel notes he read just now, pointed to the place where he put the books and asked, "Did you read these?"

"Well, very interesting." Mu Chenxi nodded, remembering what Zhao Huan had said, "Looking at these long insights, there are also some articles and essays that are well written."

"Oh, can you understand?"

"Understood." Mu Chenxi proudly puffed out her chest, and said with a contented face, "I'm smart, and I can learn it as soon as I learn it."

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

"Yes." Mu Chenxi contemplated for a while, with a little bewilderment in his eyes, "Why do you have to be sensible, why can't everyone learn, why do you have to choose people, why can't you treat them equally?"

"Why do you have to use your own standards in everything, why can't you consider the feelings and needs of others, why can't you let yourself decide everything, why do you want to control others?"

He asked questions one after another, without giving people any room to think, and answered casually: "It's because he is profitable, because it meets his own needs, and because he wants to achieve his own goals."

The more Mu Chenxi said, the clearer his eyes became, gradually exuding a sharp light. Looking at the old man whom he had met once, he felt a little bit of grievance while feeling close.

"Those people think that they are highly educated, so they look down on others, delusional to be self-centered, and demand others based on their own preferences and needs. It is simply unreasonable."

Mu Chenxi pointed to the outside, looked at the old man and said, "Those people outside don't need to be rational, open up their minds, don't need to read and practice calligraphy, and can't study knowledge. Who stipulated this?"

"As long as they can afford Shuxiu, as long as they are willing to learn, isn't that all right?" He blinked his eyes, as if seeking approval, "Am I wrong? They can decide whether to learn or not? Why? It is up to the masters to decide, aren’t they teaching and educating people? Some people want to learn and want to learn, but it’s enough for them to teach, why not, and they need their consent and willingness?”

"Since that's the case, don't say those big words, and don't set yourself up as a saint. Does a saint need to choose someone to teach and solve doubts?"

He was a little aggrieved, pursed his lips and said: "My wife doesn't let me say anything, but I still want to say, what is equal treatment, what is everyone equal, what is teaching all people in the world, all are bullshit, if someone is talking When I said these words in front of me, I had to pooh his face and ask him if he randomly found a person on the street, would you teach him? No, you still have to choose, no, you still have to be happy, so why bother to tell yourself? so holy."

Everyone in the study heard what he said.The eyes of a few poor students couldn't help showing sadness. It's too difficult to study, and I don't know if they can stick to it.

Mu Chenxi's words hit their hearts hard, and they didn't take it seriously after experiencing too many cold receptions. They just kept encouraging themselves to study hard and work hard in order to have a bright future.

"Alas!" The shopkeeper of the study gave a long sigh, looked at Mu Chenxi and said, "Mu Juren don't need to be indignant, it's not that there are no selfless people, it's just that there are too few."

"Isn't the shopkeeper the one?" Mu Chenxi looked at him, gradually showing a smile, "No matter how many people are reading in the study, you don't mind, and sometimes you will give some preferential treatment."

"My daughter-in-law said that you are a good person, and you don't ask for anything in return. We should all respect you." He bowed and saluted, not caring about his identity.

"Yo yo!" The shopkeeper hurriedly raised his hand, "Farewell, you are the master of Juren, the little old man can't bear it."

"Why can't you bear it?" Mu Chenxi looked at the shopkeeper, and his face was full of smiles again, "In terms of age, you are an elder. In terms of status, you are the shopkeeper of the study. I am in your territory, so I should respect you What does Juren represent? It’s just a few more years of study and a little achievement. There’s nothing superior to others.”

"That's right." Several scholars in the study, many of whom were well-known, saluted the shopkeeper one after another, "We have been taken care of by the shopkeeper, and we will never forget it in this life."

"Hey, hey." The shopkeeper didn't know how to respond for a while, he just sympathized with these poor students, and it was just a little effort to take care of them, and he didn't think too much about it.

Jiang Haohai remained silent, listening to Mu Chenxi's questioning every sentence, watching his words and deeds, and seeing the situation before him, he couldn't help but think deeply.

"Mu Juren, your wife is here to arrest you."

A sharp-eyed student saw Zhao Huan from a distance, and couldn't help but joked: "I must have seen you not coming back for a long time, and I was afraid that you would be playful and cause trouble, so I would arrest you and go home for training."

"Hahaha."