Chapter 41: The Insider
Mu Wan stepped into the door, the main hall of the Chen family was not large, and almost half of it was occupied by Chen Shilang.
Near the window, in the brightest place, there is a desk made of nanmu, and two steps away from the desk stands on the wall with shelves on which books are neatly placed.
Whether it is a shelf or a desk, most of them have been used for a long time, and the corners and edges of the table are exposed to the true color of wood.
Mu Wu saw Chen Shilang lying on the bookcase or reading by the window, and the sunlight slanted on him, highlighting his clean and elegant temperament.
Chen Che will not deliberately win the sympathy and pity of others with poverty, and he will not hide his family poverty.
Pulling out a book from the shelf, with a faint fragrance of ink, Mu Wu opened the page, the familiar font came into view, the paper of the scroll was very rough, uneven, but the handwriting was straight and powerful, and the pen was vigorous.
Hearing the footsteps, Mu Wu didn't look back, and looked at the scroll in her hand intently, "Your words are practiced by transcribing the scroll?" β
"Thanks to my husband for lending me the scroll." Chen Shilang didn't think there was any shame in transcribing the scroll, "While writing, while reciting, after transcribing, basically this book can be memorized for most of it, and it is difficult to forget it again after reading it carefully." β
Mu Wu bowed slightly, the corner of her eyes swept over the corner of the desk, and there was a brush hanging on the pen stand...... Simple and rough, but often with the pen barrel is very smooth.
It's hard to get out of a poor family!
It is really not easy for Chen Shilang to get to where he is today in such a predicament.
Suddenly, there was a dog barking at the door, and Chen Xiaomei shouted loudly: "Xiao Hei, bite her!" β
"Woohoo!"
The little black dog with its tail cocked flew towards Mu Wu, but stopped when it was two steps away from Mu Wu, barking at Mu Wu, and wagging its tail desperately.
It doesn't look like a bite, and it's full of flattery.
"You go away, go away!" Mu Wu took half a step back and rubbed her nose with one hand, "Chen Shilang, take your dog away!" Hurry up! β
"Woohoo." The little black dog's tail wagged much slower, and it was a little lower.
Chen Shilang's words of reprimanding his sister didn't have time to come out, and he was stunned by the relationship between his own Xiaohei and Mu Wu, "Wait a minute, I'll sort out my thoughts first." β
"Sneeze, sneeze."
Mu Wu couldn't hold back, sneezed, her eyes were red and she looked at Chen Shilang, a rare pitiful look, "Take it away, otherwise I'll ...... I'll just sneeze, sneeze......"
Mu Wu, who has always been strong and independent, and the chic and handsome Mu Wu, even needs his help one day?
Inexplicably, Chen Shilang felt that Mu Wu was even more cute, this was the first time he used cuteness to describe Mu Wu.
Chen Shilang suddenly felt his heart soften, and said loudly: "Xiao Hei, go out!" β
He made a beating gesture to Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei was reluctant to give up, turned around three times in one step, and left with his tail drooping.
Mu Wu rubbed the tip of her reddened nose and said depressedly: "I knew that you had a dog, so I made an appointment to meet outside." β
Mistakes, mistakes!
Chen Shilang's eyes flashed with a faint smile, afraid that Mu Wu would be embarrassed, "Are you afraid of dogs?" β
"No, you're mistaken, I'm not afraid of dogs." Mu Wu touched her nose again and shrugged her shoulders helplessly, "I can't stand the dog hair!" It's okay to have no hair, but it's not okay to have dog hair. β
Chen Shilang couldn't help but laugh, "It's really a special ...... Well? β
Thinking of something, his facial muscles stiffened, and he asked in a low voice: "There is a sign hanging at the gate of Jingyuan, your original intention is that dogs are not allowed to enter Jingyuan, not mockery...... Mu Jin?! β
Mu Wu winked with a smile, patted Chen Shilang's shoulder, and left a sentence in his ear, "You know too much." β
only left Chen Shilang with an unfathomable back.
Chen Shilang suspected that Mu Jin killed two birds with one stone, and at the same time, when someone asked about it in the future, Mu Wu could tell her 'frankly', she was never deliberately insulting Mu Jin, she couldn't stand the dog hair.
What an innocent and sincere white lotus!
He believed that after Mu Jin knew the truth, he would still be angry and vomit blood from Mu Jin.
Chen Shilang took a deep breath and calmed down the inexplicable tumbling in his chest, which could not be said to be depressed, or some other emotion, and he wanted to strangle himself who was worried that Mu Wu would suffer a loss when he went to the capital.
Still too naΓ―ve!
I can't see through Mu Wu's ability to torture people!
"Shiro, the silver ticket ......" Chen's mother and Chen's father entered the door one after another, and Chen's mother stood at the door timidly, "The silver ticket is something we have accumulated with great difficulty, not the ...... of the Yong'an Hou Mansion"
Mu Wu's hand moved from her knees to the table, and she looked at Chen's mother with a smile.
Chen's mother seemed to have been stabbed by something, and she cowered behind Chen's father, although Chen's father's body was also trembling, "Shiro, save me." β
After Chen Xiaomei came back yesterday, she and her parents added fuel and vinegar to mention Mu Wu's 'ferocity', which shocked Chen's father and Chen mother did not rest all night, and pondered all night, Chen's father complained that Chen's mother should not provoke Mu Wu, once Mu Wu came to the door, the Chen family could not escape.
What worries them the most is that the only expectation Chen Shilang is suspicious, in case his son is separated from them due to separation, who will they rely on in the future?
Chen Che's face was expressionless, his pupils were slightly condensed, which inexplicably made Chen's mother flustered, and it was difficult to hide the inside story.
She raised her son single-handedly, and she knows how big her son's temperament is.
Chen Shilang studied hard, and his talent was outstanding and gave them a long face, but he didn't blindly study, and always did his best to help the family.
He didn't know how to farm, so he went to the field to weed, and he couldn't chop wood, so he took the scroll in one hand and carried the cage on his back to the mountains on the outskirts of Wancheng to find some herbs and come back to exchange some firewood with the woodcutter.
Chen Che is not only the hope of the Chen family, but also the proud son of his parents.
He never complained about his poor family, complained that his parents were incompetent, and tried not to let his family spend too much on his studies.
In the past year, Chen Che has been able to fill in a large amount of money for his family every month, mostly the silver he earned by transcribing books.
"Shiro, you believe me, I just hope that you are good, and I hope that you don't have to work so hard!"
Chen's mother was in tears, she couldn't bear the pressure her son gave her, grabbed Chen Che's arm, and choked up: "Seeing that you are tired from copying books, I am really distressed as a mother, I have no ability, and your father is just a farmer, I can't help you, I ...... I saw that your classmates were dressed exquisitely, went in and out of the literary club, and made friends with the examiners, I was anxious, I was afraid that you would be compared to your classmates because I was useless with your father, and you suffered hard for studying, and my mother saw it. β
", don't talk about it."
Father Chen's tears also fell, and he bowed deeply to Mu Wu, "All the mistakes are my fault, it's none of their business, the idea is my take, and the silver ticket is also accepted by me, Shiro didn't know from beginning to end." β
Mu Wu lowered her eyelids and quietly listened to Chen's father and Chen's mother tell the inside story, as well as their compulsion.
"Mu Wu." Chen Che was dragged by his parents, and finally slowly spoke, "I ......"
"Extenuating circumstances, isn't it?" Mu Wu raised her head suddenly, looked at Chen Che with burning eyes, and said word by word: "What did Mu Wu do wrong again?" They have inside information and have no choice but to plan and frame an innocent girl for the sake of a silver ticket? β
Chen Che didn't dare to look at her clear eyes anymore.
"I will explain this matter to Mrs. Yong'an Hou, but I can't forgive them for what they did!"
The soul that can truly forgive them has disappeared, and she is not qualified to forgive the enemy on behalf of Xiao Muwen.