Silly Scholar's Wife

"So many plum blossom branches."

Zhao Huan saw Mu Chenxi coming out holding many plum blossom branches, and asked curiously, "What are you doing with these?"

"The merlin in the academy is very big, and it needs to be pruned in a few days. I think it's a pity to throw it away, so I take it back and put it in the shop, or give it to the eldest brother and the others."

Mu Chenxi put the plum blossom branches on the car and said with a smile: "There is no plum grove in our village, if any family likes to take a few branches, let them appreciate the plum blossoms too."

"Good thing."

Zhao Huan smiled, "Winter is the time to appreciate plum blossoms, especially when the snow is falling. The red, white and pink ones are really beautiful."

"You can just see enough of the red plums in our backyard."

Mu Chenxi got into the carriage and said, "I'll draw a picture for you, with red plums in the snow, and you are elegant and clean, you must be a fairy."

"Yo!"

Zhao Huan smiled, "How can this fairy look be used on me, our Chenxi looks the best."

"Daughter-in-law, you are the prettiest."

Mu Chenxi leaned against him and said softly, "I like my wife the most, and my wife likes me the most."

"Ha ha."

Zhao Huan chuckled, and asked warmly, "Why is it so quiet today, is there something on your mind?"

"Ah."

Mu Chenxi looked at Zhao Huan tenderly, sure enough, Zhao Huan could feel a change in himself, and hoped that he could adapt slowly, otherwise he would be like this for the rest of his life.

"Daughter-in-law, the students of our college who took the entrance exam have set off. Brother Wang and the others are talking about whether the college can get good grades this time."

"how?"

Zhao Huan was a little sensitive about this topic, "You also want to take the entrance exam?"

"No."

Mu Chenxi sat up straight, looked into Zhao Huan's eyes and said, "I won't go anywhere, as long as it's far away from my wife, I don't want to go."

"If there is a place I can go, I can accompany you."

Zhao Huan was deeply afraid that he wanted to go to the entrance exam, but he would not be hit as he wished, so he comforted him softly: "Chen Xi, just tell me where you want to go, and I will accompany you, and I will not let you go alone."

"Ah."

Mu Chenxi knew that he was thinking too much, so he readily agreed, "No matter where we are, we will not be separated."

"Okay." Zhao Huan agreed.

"I want to discuss something with my wife."

"You said."

Zhao Huan looked at Mu Chenxi, "What do you want to do?"

"I want to help the poor students. It's too difficult for them to study, some of them don't have enough to eat, and they don't have warm clothes."

Mu Chenxi thought about her former self, and said: "There are no books to read, the scope of knowledge is too narrow, the horizon is not broad, and there is no guidance from a famous teacher. If you want to become famous, it is really difficult."

"Oh."

Zhao Huan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard these things. As long as Mu Chenxi didn't have any problems, nothing else matters. "Then how do you want to help them?"

"I would like to borrow some books from the academy and ask them to copy a copy, which can be circulated among poor students. If they can afford the pen and ink, they can also copy a copy by hand."

Mu Chenxi's big eyes fell on Zhao Huan, "Daughter-in-law, can we help them out with the money we earned from selling scarves and hats?"

"Ha ha."

Zhao Huan glanced at him with a smile, and he was playing tricks on me, "What if I say no?"

"No, my wife won't."

Mu Chenxi stepped forward with a smile, and put her head on his shoulder affectionately, "Daughter-in-law is teasing me."

"Humph."

Zhao Huan gave him a blank look, "You've already thought about it yourself, and you're still playing tricks on me, so you don't speak directly if you have something to say."

"I'm not playing tricks."

Mu Chenxi looked aggrieved, and looked at Zhao Huan pitifully, "I'm just ashamed to say, my daughter-in-law is working so hard, so it's okay if I can't help, but it's too embarrassing to have to take money out to help others!"

"You."

Zhao Huan nodded amusedly, "Don't make such a pitiful appearance. In the future, if you have something to say, we can discuss it with each other. Besides, you are doing a good deed, so how can I not support you?"

"Hahaha."

Mu Chenxi raised her head and laughed, "I knew that my wife would definitely agree."

…………

"Daughter-in-law, I'll cook."

Back home, Mu Chenxi graciously helped Zhao Huan with work, rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll make whatever you want to eat."

"There's nothing too busy."

Zhao Huan said: "Before I left, I stewed the radish bone soup, and fried two more dishes."

"Oh, it's scrambled garlic sprouts with eggs."

Mu Chenxi looked at the ingredients in the kitchen and knew what he was going to do, "Daughter-in-law, what is the other dish, why didn't you see it?"

"Vegetarian fried cabbage, I haven't picked it yet."

"I go."

Mu Chenxi picked up a basket and went to the side room where Zhao Huan kept the small green vegetables to grow alone. He likes to cook for Zhao Huan, and now he cooks for Zhao Huan every morning, just to let Zhao Huan sleep a little longer.

The two were busy working together, and the food was on the table after a while. Zhao Huan served Mu Chenxi a large bowl of pork ribs and radishes, and coaxed Mu Chenxi: "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, you don't need to drink medicinal soup, you can eat more. "

"Ah."

Mu Chenxi smiled, picked up the bowl and drank a big mouthful of soup, squinting her eyes in satisfaction, "The soup stewed by my daughter-in-law is delicious."

"If you eat more radishes, I will give you an idea to help those poor students."

Seeing that he didn't pick up carrots, Zhao Huan made it difficult for him on purpose, "What do you think?"

"What's the idea?"

Mu Chenxi didn't move his chopsticks for a long time. He knew that Zhao Huan always tried various ways to coax him to eat more vegetables, but he didn't know that he was deliberately coaxing him.

"If my daughter-in-law has a good idea, I'll eat half a bowl of radishes."

Mu Chenxi smiled. He picked up a piece of radish and put it in his mouth. He frowned tightly and looked disgusted. "I'll only eat half a bowl. I don't want to eat more. I want a big bowl of bones."

"No picky eaters."

Zhao Huan patted his hand, "Eat some radish, if you can eat a bowl, I'll tell you, I'm sure you'll be satisfied."

"Really?"

Mu Chenxi immediately gave Zhao Huan a big smile, "Daughter-in-law, I'll eat it right now, a big bowl, and tell me when you're done."

"it is good."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "I'll tell you when I'm done eating, and I'll make sure you're satisfied, okay?"

"Ah."

Mu Chenxi couldn't speak now, her mouth was full of radishes, and she ate to her heart's content. How could Zhao Huan know that he likes to eat radishes the most!

In fact, he is not picky eater, but he couldn't eat meat before, and now he eats more. Zhao Huan was afraid that he would eat too much and it would be bad for his health, so he always coaxed him to eat vegetables.

"Daughter-in-law, you should eat more too."

After Mu Chenxi finished eating a bowl of radishes, she put a few bones in Zhao Huan's bowl, "I have to finish it!"

"Okay, finish eating."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "If you want to help people, you can't have a relief mentality. Everyone has self-esteem. We just extend a helping hand and provide them with some convenience. You have to understand that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish."

"Well, after dinner, tell me, daughter-in-law."

Mu Chenxi smiled and said, he knew that apart from studying, he was lacking in other things. If he hadn't met Zhao Huan, he would never be in the state he is now.

After the meal, the two took care of everything and sat down to communicate face to face. Zhao Huan saw that Mu Chenxi was waiting for him, and said amusedly, "Let's discuss together and express our opinions. One person's wisdom is limited, so you should think about it yourself."

"Ah."

Mu Chenxi pointed at her head and said with a smile: "Didn't my daughter-in-law say that my head doesn't need to be moldy? I don't want it to be moldy. I use it every day!"

"Hahaha."

Zhao Huan was amused by him again, "The more we use Chenxi, the smarter we are, and we've grown up!"

"hey-hey."

Mu Chenxi smiled and said nothing, waiting quietly to hear what idea Zhao Huan gave, "Daughter-in-law, you teach me."

"it is good."

Zhao Huan smiled softly, and said, "You want to borrow books from the academy and let those poor students copy them by themselves, so as to learn more knowledge. This idea is very good."

"However, many of those students are from poor families, and some of them have to pay for their families. Why don't we hire them to copy books and earn some money while studying? What do you think?"

Seeing Mu Chenxi listening attentively, Zhao Huan suddenly asked, "What do you think about this?"

"What the daughter-in-law means is to let them copy books to make money, I understand that."

Mu Chenxi frowned and pondered, "But, what do we need those books for? Do we want to distribute them for free? This contradicts what you just said about giving people fish rather than giving them fish!"

"Not to refute."

Zhao Huan said: "We can open a self-study room to provide a place for these poor families to study. They can read and study in it, and they can also copy books in it to make money. Our self-study room also needs a lot of books to fill, which is more expensive than going out to buy books. It’s a good deal, and it also saves us a sum of money, isn’t it a double win?”

"Yes, that's fine."

Mu Chenxi is so smart, after Zhao Huan said these words, he understood the meaning, "We will do it this way, we will provide the pen, ink and paper, it will be a little more help, and it won't hurt their self-esteem. Look, daughter-in-law ?”

"Okay, don't be afraid to give if you want to help."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "We rent a room and provide some charcoal fire and hot water. It doesn't cost much."

"Besides, our Chenxi can make a lot of money!"

Zhao Huan teased Mu Chenxi and said, "You got back more than 1 taels of silver. It's easy to help others!"

"hey-hey."

Mu Chenxi knew that he was teasing herself, "The money is not used, it is for the wife."

He blinked and looked cute at Zhao Huan, "My daughter-in-law raised me, and I want to raise a daughter-in-law too. I'll earn the money I need to spend helping poor students. My daughter-in-law has to trust me."

Mu Chenxi suddenly approached Zhao Huan, leaned into his ear and said affectionately: "Daughter-in-law, if the shopkeeper of our study room finds out, will he chase me and beat me?"

"Hahaha."

When Zhao Huan heard his words, he couldn't help laughing out loud, he forgot about it, "Yes, the shopkeeper will definitely chase you and beat you, hahaha."

"oops!"

Mu Chenxi leaned on him relentlessly, "Daughter-in-law, you can't watch me get beaten up, you have to help me!"

"Hahaha."