After that day, Mother He became more and more concerned about her, and she would not even let Chu Yunli do such tasks as serving tea and pouring water.
Chu Yunli was quite helpless.
Pregnant people really cannot sit for long periods of time, and she also wants to move around while doing these tasks. What Mother He means is that if she wants to go, she can go for a walk, but she must not work.
Apart from this, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along quite well. Mother Liu will come over every three days, but she is never empty-handed. Seeing this, Mother He feels more and more grateful to her in-laws.
To a certain extent, she and Chen Shilin had similar ideas. Her son had not even passed the Tongsheng examination before. He had put down his studies for so long and only lived in the city for a few months. He became a scholar in one fell swoop, and now he has gone to take the provincial examination.
To be honest, she didn’t expect her son to win because he was too young.
She didn't say anything, but she was quite proud of it. Her son had passed the provincial examination!
Not to mention in the village, even in this city, there are not many people who take the provincial examination at such a young age.
After Liu's mother arrived, she didn't stay much. Mother He warmly invited her, so she stayed for a meal.
On the other side, when Chen Shilin was getting along with his classmates, he suddenly heard someone mention He Huaian.
"He Xiucai is from the same hometown as you, right?"
Chen Shilin didn't want to mention him. The smile on his face did not change, but his eyes became cold.
"Yes. He is very good and very lucky. He has already gone to Fucheng to take the provincial examination."
The man's surname was Zhao. He had passed the Tongsheng examination for many years, but he had never been able to become a scholar. His family was not very good. He lived in the city and used to rely on his mother's embroidery to support him. But just last month, Zhao's mother fell ill.
The family didn't have much savings, so he didn't even buy books, he just asked to borrow them. Zhao Tongsheng was kind to others, but he didn't have the aloofness of a scholar, and he didn't have any good intentions. At this moment, he didn't hear the word "luck" that was specially emphasized in Chen Shilin's words.
He smiled and continued to ask: "I heard that you two lived together when you were studying in the city a few years ago?"
Yes, Chen Shilin nodded. He really didn't want to mention He Huaian to anyone. As he packed his things and prepared to leave, he said casually: "His family is in a very bad situation, poorer than mine, and he was sick before. And here he is.
If he fell from a height in winter and hadn't happened to meet the girl from the Liu family passing by, he wouldn't be in the same situation as he is now."
Zhao Tongsheng still didn't hear the sourness in his classmate's tone. He could have passed the exam and was not a dull person. Normally, he would have noticed it. But at this moment, he was thinking about other things and asked tentatively: "Are you there?"
Have you ever seen him write anything?"
Chen Shilin was slightly surprised. It was normal for scholars to write poetry. He asked, "What are you referring to?"
Zhao Tongsheng was quite uncomfortable and coughed slightly to cover up: "The story is true."
It is the right path for scholars to study seriously and gain fame. Writing scripts will be considered as wrong and will be despised.
Chen Shilin frowned: "No!"
Zhao Tongsheng thought thoughtfully: "Did he write any storybooks during the years when he was ill at home?"
Chen Shilin looked puzzled: "He didn't go out even though he was sick. By the way, why would Brother Zhao ask this question? Did he write a script in private?"
It is true that He Huaian wrote his storybook in exchange for money, but the teahouse felt that it was disgraceful and would harm the scholar's face, so they voluntarily defended his reputation and deliberately did not tell the story outside. Zhao Tongsheng would know about it, but it was just accidental.
In fact, Zhao Tongsheng already regretted asking Chen Shilin. He asked three questions and it was clear that he didn't know anything.
Zhao Tongsheng was a little hesitant, wondering whether he should tell the truth.
Chen Shilin seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Brother Zhao, you are not very kind. Besides, are you still afraid of people knowing what this person has done?"
Zhao Tongsheng thought the same thing. Maybe He Huaian didn't care, and it seemed that he was not generous enough. He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Don't tell anyone else, He Xiucai has a special ability, and now he has made up a story about finding his mother in the city.
He also wrote "Repaying Favor to Scholars", four or five volumes before and after, this number!"
He held out two fingers.
Chen Shilin looked surprised: "Twenty taels?" Is it so valuable?
Zhao Tongsheng rolled his eyes at him: "Two hundred!"
Chen Shilin: "..."
He opened his mouth wide: "Is it so easy to make money from story books?" When he asked the question, he remembered the plays Zhao Tongsheng said. He heard that the theaters were full in the past few months, and they are still being scheduled now. Usually he doesn't
The disciple who read the storybook circulated all the volumes, and many people even bought them back for collection. He didn't have much money on hand, so he just borrowed them and didn't buy them.
Those story books were really popular, and the tea house made a lot of money. He asked eagerly: "Is this true?" Then he thought of something: "When did he sell it?"
Zhao Tongsheng thought about it for a moment: "It should have been not long after he recovered from his injuries and came to the city, so I think he started writing a long time ago. Even if he didn't start writing when he lived with you before, he must have been busy when he was recovering at home."
He sighed with emotion: "This is how you accumulate wealth and gain. Brother Chen, to be honest, my mother has been ill for so long, all the money she saved has been spent, and she still owes some money recently. As a man, you should support your family, but I have lived for two years."
I have only been able to read and write for more than ten years. I went to a bookstore to read a book that day, and accidentally heard the waiter who worked in the teahouse talking about it, and I was moved. "
Chen Shilin looked complicated: "Are you going to write a storybook?"
Zhao Tongsheng smiled sheepishly: "I want to give it a try. I am such a big man and already have a family. I can't point to my relatives to support me, right?"
The speaker was unintentional, but Chen Shilin could only feel his cheeks heating up when he heard it. He had also lived for many years without earning a single penny, relying entirely on his family to support him. The key was that his family couldn't support him at all, and the whole family was shrinking.
I wish I could feed him with one meal in three days.
He couldn't sit still, and he had already packed his things: "I have something to do, so I'll take the first step. Brother Zhao, you have great literary talent. If you can write a storybook, it will definitely sell well."
Everyone is willing to hear good words, and Zhao Tongsheng is the same. He immediately handed over his hands and thanked him: "Thank you for your kind words."
Chen Shilin left the school and was absent-minded as he walked on the road. There were so many thoughts in his mind... It turned out that the things He Huaiyuan arranged were not money given by the Liu family, and the grand lavish wedding ceremony was not subsidized by the Liu family.
He suddenly paused and remembered Liu Feiyao's words back then: You look down on people, just because you can't make money doesn't mean he can't.
Chen Shilin slapped his forehead.
Logically speaking, it has nothing to do with him how much money He Huaian earned, how he earned it, and how much he spent on marrying a wife and building a house. However, he just didn't like He Huaian.
He was also supported by his whole family to study, but before he could do anything, his family was waiting for him to pull him out. He knew that he owed a lot to his family, and he planned to let them live a good life after he passed the exam. He Huaian
With the same family background and the same status as him, why should he stick to her first when life gets better?
Of course, He Huaian did take money to build houses for his younger brothers and sisters, but he promised to pay them back.
Damn, this guy is so smart.
The more Chen Shilin thought about it, the more unhappy he became. Unknowingly, he walked to the house that He Huaian bought in the city. He raised his eyes and looked at the door in front of him. He used to think that this was a dowry from the Liu family, but now that he thought about it, he heard that Liu Feiyao was dowrying into the house.
, it was exactly when He Huaian sold his storybook.
This is too coincidental.
He's mother was a little uncomfortable when she arrived in the city. Let's put it this way, in the countryside there were chickens and pigs, and there wasn't much food. If the food went rancid and couldn't be eaten, it would end up in the mouths of the livestock, and nothing would be wasted. But in the city
, raising chickens is too picky, and raising pigs is even more impossible. And there are only two people in the yard, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She has to find ways to cook delicious food for her daughter-in-law, and there are leftovers every day.
She really couldn't bear to throw it away, so she took it to the street to feed the cats and dogs. That day, she went out with half a bowl of rice and saw Chen Shilin at a glance.
The two families had fallen out, but it was rare to meet people from the village in this city, so Mother He still nodded to him as a greeting.
Chen Shilin originally wanted to knock on the door and tell Mother He something, but he hesitated at the door before he could think of what to say. Seeing that people were about to leave, he took two steps forward: "Aunt, I just learned something, and I don't want to let anyone know.
You are kept in the dark, can you take a step to speak?"
He's mother looked surprised: "What's the matter?"
"Let's go over there and talk." Chen Shilin glanced at the door, meaning he didn't want Liu Feiyao inside to hear.
Mother He had not forgotten that her son was with Chen Shilin twice when he had an accident. Seeing that he was wary of his daughter-in-law, she immediately guessed that he wanted to separate her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She frowned: "I have something else to do, you can tell me,
I'm listening."
Chen Shilin had no choice but to get closer: "The Liu family is not as rich as you think. This house is not Liu Feiyao's dowry at all. All the money for buying the house and preparing for the wedding, including the money your He family spent to build the house, was all earned by He Huaian himself."
Mother He was stunned for a moment: "Where did you hear the rumors?"
"It's true. Huai'an wrote the storybook and got more than two hundred taels of silver in exchange for it." Chen Shilin's tone increased: "Liu Feiyao married Huai'an. It's not that Huai'an was lucky enough to be favored by the Liu family. It should be that Liu Feiyao deliberately approached him.
, she was the one who took advantage."
The corners of Mother He's mouth twitched.
To be honest, she has always been uneasy. If her son's everything was given by the Liu family and he owed too many people, there would be no way to pay it back. After all, her son had not touched a book for a long time before he met Liu Feiyao, and he had never touched a book in his life.
I don’t plan to take the county exam again.
Now, first he was a boy, and then he was a scholar. This was all after his son got to know Liu Feiyao. The theory of numerology is a little weird, but sometimes I have to believe that in the eyes of He's mother, Liu Feiyao's destiny must be for her son.
Even if the theory of destiny is nonsense, the Liu family's help to their son is real.
Anyway, she always believed that without the Liu family, her son would not have been so successful. Furthermore, one of Liu Feiyao's embroidery pieces was sold for two hundred taels, and the one he was about to embroider next was worth two hundred taels. Even if his son had written it out, it would have been worth two hundred taels.
Two, he has no time to write! And all the money has been spent. From now on, if he will continue the imperial examination, he will have to rely on his daughter-in-law to do embroidery.
The young couple are working hard to make their lives better and better, which is a good thing in itself. What's wrong?
Mother He looked puzzled: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Chen Shilin emphasized: "He Huaian didn't tell you about the money he made. He clearly wanted to hide it from the family. He is just a white-eyed wolf, and the Liu family is so shameless. He takes the credit for something that is not his own. Aren't you angry?"
"Don't be angry." Mother He smiled: "You may not know that Huai'an never said that the money he got back was given by the Liu family. He only said that I could use it without having to pay it back. And this house
, Feiyao also mentioned to me that this is one of the betrothal gifts given to her by Huai'an, not a dowry given by the Liu family."
But she laughed it off at the time, thinking that her daughter-in-law said that deliberately because she was afraid that she would not live well. Thinking about it now, what they said was true, but she didn't believe that her sick son could get so much money in a short period of time.
I have always believed that the silver was given by the Liu family.
"Chen Shilin, you are just talking like a mother-in-law. Does it have anything to do with you who earns my family's money and who spends it?"
Hearing this voice, Chen Shilin suddenly turned around and saw the woman leaning against the door frame with her arms folded. Her face was full of ridicule and her eyes were full of disdain for him: "If you have such leisure, why not read more books earlier.
The right way is to take the exam and repay your family."
Chen Shilin looked at He's mother's calm face, showing no anger towards He Huaian and his wife. He emphasized unwillingly: "When He Huaian gave you money to build a house, he wanted you to pay him back. He got the benefits of the family, so he already
You should take care of your younger brothers and sisters..."
Mother He was a little impatient: "He said so because I didn't want it. From the beginning to the end, he never mentioned who he wanted to pay back the money!"
What she didn't say was that deep down in her heart, she didn't want her son to be careless when he grew up. She also had brothers and sisters. When they were young, they were really close to each other, but when they grew up and had their own families, they should take care of their own.
Xiaojia. Even for biological brothers and sisters, we only help when we can.
Her son built five houses and spent nearly eighty taels, which was enough. If she had the money herself, she might not be willing to spend so much money on her brothers and sisters.
Even if she is willing, the men in the family may not be willing.
The couple took so much, and there was no disagreement at all. The daughter-in-law never cared about this matter. She was really very generous. She was already very satisfied.
Chen Shilin was speechless and speechless for a long time.
He raised his eyes and met Liu Feiyao's mocking gaze again. He suddenly said: "When you abandoned me and chose He Huaian, it was because of his money, right?"
Chu Yunli emphasized: "I am attracted by his character!"
"I don't believe it." Chen Shilin looked angrily: "You just dislike my family being poor..."
"Yes!" Chu Yunli continued with an ugly look on his face: "I like his money, and I like the He family's kindness and never pinch their daughter-in-law. You know best what your family is like. You have that
Mother and grandmother, no matter who marries into your family, they will never have a good life! Because they are greedy and never satisfied."
Chen Shilin's face turned pale. He thought that when he came, the He family would be dissatisfied with He Huaian. As a result, He's mother shied away from her son in every possible way, and she was not unhappy at all.
Mother He turned around and pushed her daughter-in-law into the door: "It's useless to talk to this kind of person. You go back and rest quickly. I'll feed the cat and then go back. Remember to bolt the door, and you can open it when I'm back!"
As a mother-in-law, she should be so worried about her daughter-in-law. But Chen Shilin felt that the situation in front of him was particularly dazzling, and he said again: "Liu Feiyao, you know nothing, and one day you will be abandoned by He Huaian! You will definitely regret it!"
"How dare he!" Mother He slapped the door: "If Huai'an dares to let Feiyao off, I will tell him to get out."
When she got angry, she was quite bluffing, and Chen Shilin was startled.
Chu Yunli reached out and patted her arm comfortingly: "Mom, don't be angry. Huai'an is not the kind of person who would abandon his wife who is a loser. On the contrary..." Her eyes were meaningful: "Chen Shilin hasn't done anything yet, just...
I have been living with people outside like husband and wife, and have completely forgotten about my wife who stayed in the country. I also like to save others by myself, so I feel that Huai'an will also give up on me."
Chen Shilin: "..." He did not use himself to save others.
I really think that after a man becomes famous, he will abandon his worthless wife.
Also, what does Liu Feiyao mean by this?
How important is the reputation of a scholar, abandoning his wife who is a loser must not happen to him. He frowned: "Don't talk nonsense."
"That's the truth!" Chu Yunli looked him up and down: "If you don't get out, I will publicize these things in the Liu Family Academy later."
Chen Shilin was startled: "I'm kindly reminding you, if you don't appreciate it, don't hurt me! I'll leave now and I will never bother you again in the future."
Just kidding, since the Liu Family Academy passed the examination for a few talented people, many disciples have come here. The Liu family’s ancestors and grandchildren do not accept all disciples, they must have acceptable qualifications and conduct. Nowadays, more than 30% of the students in the academy in the city will be
People who study...if they know these things, how can they have any reputation?
If I mention him in the future, I'm afraid everyone will spit.
This woman is so despicable!
But he could only admit it, he really didn't dare to offend the Liu family.
Chen Shilin felt particularly uncomfortable. He and He Huaian had the same family background, and they were enlightened in the same year. The two grew up together. In the past, he had a sense of superiority in front of He Huaian, especially after He Huaian fell into the water and fell ill. He no longer let this person go.
In the eyes.
As a result, he was inferior to others in every aspect.
Now that He Huaian is blessed with double happiness, it is only a matter of time before he succeeds in the examination... Really, he doesn't dare to think about it in detail, and the more he thinks about it, the more he becomes worried.
Feeling uncomfortable, he went to borrow wine to drown his sorrows. He did not dare to buy good wine, so he only bought the worst shabu knives. After getting drunk, he stumbled into the rented yard.
It is worth mentioning that Lu Sanya's rent was paid for one year, and it was due in a few months. He didn't have any extra money to change places, and the owner was unwilling to refund the money. He gritted his teeth and simply stood in the yard.
Continue to live here.
As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, he heard someone calling from behind. He subconsciously turned around and saw Lu Sanya walking towards him with his drunken eyes.
"Fragrance?"
Lu Sanya stepped forward to support him: "Why are you so drunk?"
Chen Shilin didn't want to get close to her, especially after the affair between the two of them caused a big fuss, he didn't want to be with her. Really, if he didn't read enough books and he wasn't serious enough and failed to pass the exam, he would admit it! But
If he is unable to take the county examination due to a flaw in his character or if an adult rejects him if he passes the examination, he will never be reconciled.
Therefore, even though he was drunk, he subconsciously pushed people.
This push was very hurtful, and Lu Sanya's eyes immediately turned red.
"Brother Shilin, I want to ask, how do you plan to settle me?"
Chen Shilin's mind was in chaos: "Sanya, I can't protect myself now. I don't even know if I can pass the exam, let alone if you pass the exam, you will be given a title. Otherwise, you can find someone else to marry, don't wait any longer.
Me."
Lu Sanya said more than once that she is his person in life and his ghost in death. She has paid so much for him and finally got such a sentence. How could she be willing?
"Brother Shilin, do you want to kick me?"
Chen Shilin shook his head: "It would be good for both of us if you stay away from me. You are good-looking and sensible. Why can't you live with just any man? Why do you have to hang on me?"
Hearing this, Lu Sanya was particularly sad: "All the money I saved has been spent by you. Those are my dowry. The dowry is gone. Who do you want me to marry?"
Chen Shilin: "..." It all depends on him anyway.
He really couldn't bear the kindness of this beauty: "Third sister, I owe you, and I will definitely pay you back if I have the opportunity in the future. But now many people are staring at me outside, and Liu Feiyao is clinging to me like a poisonous snake. If I let
She knows that we are secretly going back and forth, and my reputation will be ruined and I will no longer be able to take the imperial examination...what will I do then?"
He was too tired to stand, so he simply sat on the ground: "Our family has not had enough to eat for many years because of my study. I have paid a lot to be a scholar. If I can't get what I want, I won't be reconciled. Sanya, you
Please help me, okay?"
Lu Sanya doesn't want to!
She cried and complained: "You said you would give me a title!"
Chen Shilin looked at her tears, but was not moved in his heart. He said indifferently: "If I can pass the exam, I will definitely give it to you. But before that, don't come to me, and don't be alone with me."
"You..." Lu Sanya was furious: "You bastard, I misjudged you. I have become yours, who do you want me to marry?"
Chen Shilin didn't have a clear mind and said subconsciously: "That's what you want, and living together is what you asked for. I didn't want to at that time... Sure enough, things broke out. Now how many people are laughing at me and you behind my back?
do you know?"
Lu Sanya felt a chill all over her body: "You are a man, if you don't want to consummate your marriage with me, can I force you?"
My daughter's family is reserved. She was very embarrassed at first. It was Chen Shilin who took the initiative to make things happen. Now he blames her. Is this the man she likes?
Chen Shilin emphasized: "That's what you want, and I will follow your wishes."
Lu Sanya couldn't bear it anymore: "You fart!"
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