In the early morning, birds chirp, cooking smoke curls, the morning glow dyes the horizon, and the fiery red sun slowly climbs the horizon.

In the small courtyard of the Chen family, Chen's mother led her two daughters-in-law to make a fire and cook, Chen's father was wearing a thin gown and chopping firewood with an axe, his weather-beaten face was full of wrinkles, his eyes were black, and his energy was low.

From time to time, he went to look at his son Chen Shilang, who was pouring cold water on him, but once Chen Shilang looked back, Chen's father immediately looked away and did not dare to look at his son.

For a long time, Chen Shilang used to take cold showers in the morning to enhance his physical strength and clear his mind.

While watering and wiping his body, he recited the words of the saints, and had to introspect himself every day, and he always reminded himself to guard against arrogance and rashness, and to be tenacious and unyielding.

"Fourth brother, you watered more today than in the past, why did you still practice the trick?"

Chen Xiaomei ran after the hen with a basket all over the yard, the hens who laid eggs in their family always love to hide the eggs they lay, every egg is very precious to the Chen family, you can exchange some rice grain, and the few eggs left will be left for Chen Shilang to replenish his body.

Chen Che compared the five bird plays according to the posture recorded in the book, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice: "If you don't have physical strength, it's easy to faint in the field, and you can't complete the exam questions, no matter how high you learn, it's useless." ”

"Oh." Chen Xiaomei nodded as if she didn't understand, looked at her fourth brother, and asked softly: "Aren't you because Mu Wu ......?"

"Absolutely not!" Chen Shilang replied with righteous words, "It's definitely not that I don't want to be rescued by her again...... I'm ......."

"What is it?"

Chen Shilang's nightmarish voice came into his ears, and Chen Shilang's heart chuckled, and he turned around stiffly.

There was a girl standing at the gate, dressed in plain clothes, but she looked beautiful and unconventional because of the morning glow, and her butterfly-like eyelashes were moist and dewy, lining her eyes moist and bright.

She was straight, and explained with a smile on her lips: "The door is not closed, I knocked a few times, and saw that the door was open, and you were all busy, so I came in by myself, and the offense was ......"

"Be careful!"

The girl stepped forward and directly dragged Chen Shilang, who was in the middle of the barn, and grabbed Chen Xiaomei with her right hand almost at the same time, at this time an axe fell heavily on the ground, smashing the mud of the Chen family into a pit that was neither deep nor shallow.

Chen Shilang was silent, looking at the axe on the ground and not knowing what to think.

Chen Xiaomei shouted, "Who allowed you to come in?" Mu Wu, do you still want to insult us? Doesn't it mean that the fourth brother will have nothing to do with you in the future? ”

Because of Mu Wu's sudden appearance, Father Chen, who suddenly took off the axe, looked cramped and uneasy, rubbed his hands together, and said half threatening and half nervous: "Mu ...... Miss Mu, are you ...... It's our family Shiro who is not worthy of you, so you blocked my door early in the morning, and I went to report to the official carefully. ”

The miserable appearance of Steward Wang's husband and wife is still vivid, and Chen Xiaomei has also stopped a lot, and she doesn't dare to directly complain about Mu Wu.

"I'm going to go to Beijing in a while." Mu Wu said lightly: "I know that you got up early, and deliberately turned around, I am not pestering Chen Shilang, I just have a few words I want to ask to understand, just delay you and your wife for a while, Mr. Chen does not have to be nervous, no matter what the truth is, I will not worry about you at the same age." ”

"What are you going to do in the capital?"

Chen Shilang suddenly came to his senses, his eyes flashed with a trace of worry, and he unconsciously clenched his fists, even if he practiced the five birds extremely skillfully, he still couldn't escape the fate of being saved by Mu Wu from time to time?!

"Are you going to the Treasure Pavilion Mu Family, or are you going to the Yong'an Hou Mansion? Do you know that Mu Jin put down his cruel words and will never make you feel better. It's not wise to go to Beijing at this time, you still ......"

"I'm not here for you."

Mu Wu crossed Chen Shilang and said to Chen's mother who came out of the kitchen: "I pushed you down last time, it was my fault, and I specially asked people to prepare a few tonics to apologize." ”

The fat girl presented the gift box prepared by Mu Wu, and slightly pursed the corners of her mouth, the small courtyard of the Chen family is not big, the yard is stocked with chickens, ducks and geese and other poultry, and pigs are raised in the backyard, and the smell of livestock feces is very pungent.

I don't know if it's her delusion, Chen Shilang's two widowed sisters-in-law are quite hostile to Miss.

Chen Shilang was wearing a long coat, but his sister-in-law always glanced at Chen Shilang with a vague look.

The fat girl came to Chen's house for the first time, and the shabby that caught her eyes made the fat girl glad that Miss Chen Shilang broke off the marriage contract.

Even if Miss can make money and has silver in her hand, she can use her own silver to fill the bottomless pit of the Chen family, wouldn't Miss lose a lot?

She looked at Mu Wu in her heart, and then saw that the elegant and handsome Chen Shilang had lost any good feelings, and silently counted the houses of the Chen family, only three, but there were seven people from the Chen family.

Even if Chen Shilang is polite and respectful of his widow and sister-in-law, under the same roof, how can there be a reason not to meet?

Although there have been cases of brothers dying and brothers marrying sisters-in-law, Chen Shilang thinks about his future and will never marry a widowed sister-in-law.

Even today's saints, who advocate widow remarriage, will not approve of a brother-in-law marrying a widow.

Mu Wu knew what Chen Shilang wanted, and also knew his future achievements, and never suspected that Chen Shilang and his widowed sister-in-law were secretly selfish.

However, the fat girl and other Wancheng ladies did not trust Chen Shilang as much as Mu Wu, which is also the reason why few people married the Chen family knowing that Chen Shilang was extremely talented.

Since Mother Chen wanted to accept the gift, she was afraid that Mu Wu would suddenly lose her temper, so she said glutinously: "No, you don't have to break the bank." ”

"If you don't need it, you can make it up to Chen Shilang." Mu Wu sincerely suggested, "I see that his body is a little weak, and it is okay to take the exam, but the examination is three days in a row, and the food and accommodation are in an inch of land, and many talented people have not been able to survive due to physical reasons." ”

"I don't have to make it up!"

Chen Shilang tugged at the corners of his mouth, his face stiffened and thanked Mu Wu, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

In particular, the tone of the tone is accentuated in good intentions, as if to chew these two words to pieces.

"Where did I mess with you again? Chen Shilang, don't lose your temper with me, okay? ”

She was not in the mood at all, and she had no time to coax Chen Shilang.

Besides, he's not a girl?!

The corners of Chen Shilang's mouth pursed into a line, and he walked directly to the main hall with an expressionless face, "I just have something to tell you." ”

Sure enough, I was angry!

Mu Wu sighed silently, she didn't understand girls, why couldn't she even grasp the thoughts of boys?

Could it be because she wasn't a scholar in her previous life?

Or is Chen Shilang particularly awkward and difficult to understand?

Next time, she will never save Chen Shilang again, but she still can't help but feel sorry for Chen Shilang's precious hands.

"Father, mother, you also come in. I regretted the inside story before and after marriage with Mu Wuding, and it was time to make it clear in front of us, not only to give Mu Wu an explanation, but also to prevent me from being fooled and manipulated. ”

"What's the inside story? Isn't that you...... You ......"

Father Chen's eyes dodged, and he said inwardly: "I am your father, and if you say that there is no inside story, there is no inside story!" ”

"Where did the silver ticket under my mother's pillow come from?"

It was precisely because of their greed that he had a marriage with Mu Wu.

It is also because they are too greedy and think about his career, he and Mu Wu ...... The marriage contract changed again and again, and in the end, it never mattered again.