Teacher of the World (3)
After successfully throwing the blame away, Ji Changze began to think about what he would do for a living.
The imperial examination is definitely not good, it is too slow, and the current emperor is a good one, and all the civil and military officials in the court are relatively normal. In the prosperous times of the world, there is really no place for him to perform.
It's okay to stay in the village, but if you want to live a comfortable life, you not only need money, but also a reputation that no one dares to offend.
He thought about it, and when he felt sleepy, he went to bed and fell asleep comfortably.
Over there, Zhao Yueniang and her mother, Mrs. Liu, were counting money and talking quietly.
Mrs. Liu went out to dig wild vegetables today. When she came back, she found out what she had done. She hated the second wife of the Zhao family and killed them all. She actually came up with a way to steal money. She also stood up to testify for Ji Changze and protected Zhao Yueniang. Feeling relieved.
While counting the money, she asked, "Yue Niang, have you and Ji Changze made an agreement?"
Zhao Yueniang nodded: "As promised before, we will get married after he recovers from his illness. It seems that the time is almost here."
"As long as it's agreed, you're about to turn twenty-five, and you can't delay it any longer. Although he is a refugee and his body doesn't look good, just for him to help you today, it's a good thing. Wait until you guys After we get married, I will live in our old house to prevent my uncle from being unhappy. "
Zhao Yueniang frowned: "Mom, what are you talking about? Ji Changze has promised me that when we get married, we will provide for you in your old age. Why are you moving out?"
"You, you still don't understand, which man would be willing to live under the same roof as my wife? It would be okay if your father was still alive. But now I am the only one, and I am too old to do a lot of work. That is white. My uncle may not mind eating dry food at first, but over time, he will definitely not feel comfortable, and it may even affect you. Look at the families in our village who have no sons. Which one is not like this? There’s all kinds of friction when we’re together, so I might as well move out on my own.”
Mrs. Liu patted her daughter's hand and said with a smile: "Mom is already very happy to see you get married. It's not that the old house cannot be lived in. Your father and I lived there for two years, and it wasn't very good either. ”
Naturally, Zhao Yueniang could not agree.
"I don't agree. If you move out if I get married, then I would rather not get married."
Her temperament is usually quite gentle, but when she encounters something she believes in, even ten cows can't pull her back.
Mrs. Liu had no choice but to talk about it later.
Early the next morning, Ji Changze got up. As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw Zhao Yueniang working in the kitchen in the yard. When he saw him coming out, he said hello: "Come and eat when you wake up."
I can't blame the original owner who neither wanted to marry nor was willing to leave.
Not only was it comfortable to live here, but there were also people taking care of him. Because his throat was not yet healed, Ms. Liu specially exchanged eggs with her neighbors. One egg a day, all went into the belly of the future uncle.
It can be said that these two people have done their best to the original owner, and they only hope that their kindness to him will be exchanged for the same kindness.
It's a pity that the original owner is a white-eyed wolf.
But not Ji Changze. He sat down and handed the eggs in his bowl directly to Zhao Yueniang. Zhao Yueniang was stunned and looked at him in surprise: "Aren't you going to eat it?"
He shook his head and said he didn't want to eat. After drinking the porridge, he stood up and took the initiative to help clear the dishes and wash the dishes.
Zhao Yueniang was even more shocked.
"No, no, I'll wash you. You haven't recovered yet, so you'd better go and rest."
Ji Changze still shook his head, took the bowl resolutely, looked at Zhao Yueniang with a pity look, turned around and strode into the kitchen.
Zhao Yueniang was stunned.
Mrs. Liu was also confused.
"Mom...do you know what's going on?"
Zhao Yueniang subconsciously looked to Mrs. Liu for the answer. Mrs. Liu didn't know what was going on. She could only think based on her barren memories with her husband.
"I know." After thinking for a while, she clapped her hands: "It must be your second uncle and Zhao Meiniang who bullied you yesterday, and Nagasawa saw it. Men are like this. When you were bullied, he felt You are pitiful and want to take care of you. When I first married your father before we separated, your second aunt deliberately gave me all the work at home. Your father felt very distressed when he saw it and even helped me. Dry."
The more she talked, the more she felt that this was the case: "This must be what happened. Before Nagaze was recovering from illness, he didn't leave the room very often, so he didn't see how the second room bullied us. Yesterday, I saw Zhao Meiniang stealing things and slandering him. Doesn’t he feel sorry for you?”
Zhao Yueniang wiped her hands hesitantly: "Is that so?"
"Of course that's the case. Men all like weak women, especially those like Nagasawa. Although we don't get along much, you can tell from the look on his face when he was slandered yesterday. He definitely doesn't like women either. He is a person who fights and doesn’t like scheming. He is like this to himself, and he is also like this to you. "
After Mrs. Liu made some random guesses, Zhao Yueniang suddenly realized that the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was what happened.
Yes, I had never seen Nagasawa give her eggs and help wash the dishes before.
It started after the second uncle and his cousin came to make trouble yesterday, so Nagasawa... likes weak people?
Zhao Yueniang never did anything bad, but that didn't stop her from making her life better through legitimate means. She took note of what her future husband liked, and while thinking about what she could do to make their future married life better, she began to clean up the yard.
The Zhao family's yard was surrounded by a fence, and the scene in his yard could be clearly seen from the neighbors' houses. The old lady of the neighbor Hu family could see that it was Ji Changze who washed the dishes in their family, and she was stunned immediately.
No man in the village would enter the kitchen. Even if Ji Changze was a refugee rescued by the Zhao family, Zhao Yueniang spent so much money to save him, and she roughly guessed that Zhao Yueniang was thinking about marrying Ji Changze.
Since she was going to get married, why did she let him wash the dishes?
She called Zhao Yueniang who was cleaning the yard a few times: "Yueniang, Yueniang."
Zhao Yueniang came over after hearing the noise, and she asked: "What's going on? Why did you ask him to wash the dishes? Could that man have entered the kitchen?"
Zhao Yueniang smiled gently. Although they were not married yet, she felt a sense of sweetness inexplicably: "It wasn't me who asked him to do it. He insisted on washing the dishes. Maybe he wanted to thank us for taking him in."
Old Mrs. Hu was stunned?
Thanks? So strange?
Did Ji Changze never plan to marry Zhao Yueniang?
Otherwise, they would be a family sooner or later. What was he thanking for?
Thinking of this, she felt a little pity for Zhao Yueniang. She spent so much money to rescue people, but she still couldn't keep them. Why was Yueniang's life so miserable?
After washing the dishes, Ji Changze came out and saw Zhao Yueniang talking to Old Mrs. Hu. After thinking about it, he walked forward, pointed to his throat, picked up a branch on the ground and wrote a word on the ground.
Then he pointed to Old Hu who was basking in the sun in the yard of the Hu family and made a gesture of asking for help.
"You want our old man to help you see what you wrote, right?"
Mrs. Hu quickly understood what he meant and turned around to call Mr. Hu over.
Ji Changze continued to write lines on the ground, which roughly meant that he was about to marry Zhao Yueniang. He heard that Mr. Hu's son lived in the town, so he wanted to ask if the town could handle the household registration.
Zhao Yueniang was originally listening quietly beside her. When she heard Mr. Hu read out the word "marriage", she was slightly startled and subconsciously looked at Ji Changze.
These few days, Ji Changze didn't mention the matter of marriage after he was able to get out of the field. Although she looked very relieved to Liu that the matter was settled, she was actually still uneasy in her heart.
She couldn't feel at ease until this matter was settled.
And now, Ji Changze wrote it himself, he wanted to marry her.
Zhao Yueniang was relieved, and her face showed a little relief, but she didn't have much shyness of being a bride.
She didn't expect her married life to be sweet and good, as long as she could maintain the current life.
After all, life had long worn away her previous expectations of her future husband. She was already very satisfied that he was healthy and of the same age as her.
The Zhao family prepared intensively, and the villagers had different reactions to the news.
They were not surprised.
After all, the Zhao family was not rich, and they were willing to spend so much money to treat Ji Changze, so it must not be a waste of kindness.
But they were not very optimistic about this marriage.
"A refugee, so weak. When I saw him that day, he couldn't speak and kept coughing. I'm afraid he would have to spend a lot of money on medicine every day, not to mention working in the fields."
"Although Zhao Yueniang's family conditions are a bit poor and she can't have children, she has a good appearance. It's okay for her to marry a widower with children. But she chose to marry such a weak person who can't work in the fields and can't earn money. How will she live in the future?"
"She is still anxious. After all, she will be 25 soon. When the government arranges marriages, it's hard to say who she will be matched with."
The villagers talked a lot, and most of them sympathized with Zhao Yueniang.
Originally, she was capable and good-looking, so she shouldn't have trouble getting married, but she was carrying the fate of killing relatives and not being able to have children, plus there were a lot of troublesome relatives in the second house. How could the villagers who were used to taking care of their own business take the trouble to marry her home?
Now people have to marry a refugee who looks weak and can't carry anything on their shoulders or hands, and everyone is very sad.
Zhao Meiniang, who was at home, became even more dissatisfied when she heard about this.
She hid in her room and threw a tantrum, not wanting to eat. Zhao Erbo's mother could only persuade her: "Okay, okay, who said that you can't sell money after you get married? Do places like brothels still look down on whether you are a virgin or not? Look at Ji Changze's condition, he will definitely not be able to work in the fields, and he will have to take medicine at that time. How can Zhao Yue Niang support two people by working in the fields alone? Just wait, their family will definitely not live well. When they can't even make ends meet, I will sell Zhao Yue Niang and exchange the money for your dowry."
"That's a bargain for her."
Zhao Meiniang was still unwilling: "Although Ji Changze is insidious and cunning, he looks good..."
"My silly daughter, can good looks be eaten? People in our village, of course, want to marry someone who can work well and make money. Look at that Ji Changze, coughing every three steps. Can Zhao Yue Niang expect him to work in the fields? What's the use of being good-looking, she will regret it sooner or later."
Zhao Meiniang thought about it and it was true.
"Mother, you are right. Besides, Ji Changze is a sinister person. He stole the things and gave them to me, but he pretended to be innocent. If Zhao Yue Niang fell into his hands, she might be eaten to the bone."
Second Sister Zhao sighed: "I've told you so many times that it's useless for you to blame Ji Changze for everything. On the contrary, it will make others think that you are biting back."
Zhao Meiniang: "...Mom, why don't you believe me? It's really Ji Changze!!"
Second Aunt Zhao was too lazy to tell her.
This silly girl doesn't know how to choose the right person to frame people.
Zhao Meiniang: "..."
The only thing that makes her happy is probably that Zhao Yueniang is married to Ji Changze, who is unfavorable and useless.
She was looking forward to Zhao Yueniang's miserable married life.
On the day when he went to apply for household registration, Ji Changze could make some noise in his voice. With a hoarse voice, he reported his place of origin to the person applying for household registration in front of Mr. Hu's son.
And the scrapped scholar status.
Mr. Hu's hands shook, his legs went weak, and he almost fell flat.
This, this, this... the refugee picked up by Zhao Yue's family is actually a scholar? ! ! ! !
Even if he is a scholar from the previous dynasty, he is still a scholar! !
When they returned, the news that Ji Changze was a scholar from the previous dynasty spread back to the village. As expected, the whole village was shocked.