Before Shen Yejun could speak, Shen Zhaochen added, "She said how much silver Chi Mu got!"
Then he told me that after I got married, my family would keep two taels of silver, and the rest would be brought back to me as travel expenses for the imperial examinations.
Shen Zhaochen, with his sharp eyes, noticed the satisfied expression in his mother's eyes after he finished speaking, and immediately frowned and said sternly:
"Mother, what do you think she's trying to do? Is she moving her husband's family's things to her own family's house?"
Last year, Liu Qingshan's wife, Huang Cuihua, was like that.
As a result, we don't even know if the person is alive or dead!
Does Xiao Jun also want to be divorced?
Mother, do you also want the world to think I'm incompetent and can only live off the money my sister secretly brings home?
After seeing the expression on his mother's face, Shen Zhaochen felt that if he didn't take the blame and make things more serious, Xiao Jun might actually do it.
He married off his sister out of necessity, having no choice but to be the first among the short men.
Now that she's decided to marry him, I naturally hope she can have a better life.
He really didn't want his sister to make a mess of her life because of him or the family.
The Chi family are nice people, and Chi Mu is also a good person.
Perhaps we won't become extremely wealthy, but we'll certainly have no worries about food and drink.
Therefore, he had to make her, no, his family, give up on this idea as well.
Qin Mu is a capable man, and he is right here.
He believed that if he asked Qin Mu for travel expenses to take the imperial examination, Qin Mu would definitely lend it to him.
With these thoughts racing through his mind, Shen Zhaochen noticed his mother pursing her lips in silence, while his younger sister lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought. He then said:
“Mother, Xiaojun. I am confident that I can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. The Chi family said they would help me with the travel expenses for the examination.”
Qin Mu is a capable man; I can borrow from him even if I shamelessly ask.
As long as I pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, I won't be afraid of not being able to repay these debts in the future.
Even if I don't pass the exam, it doesn't matter. I'm a government-subsidized student, I have a stipend. Mother, you, Father, and my wife's health has improved a lot thanks to Doctor Tao's treatment.
The medical expenses will be much lower in the future. With my stipend, I can pay it off in a few years if I save up."
He had barely finished speaking when he saw his mother look up with disapproval in her eyes. Her face darkened again, and she said sternly:
Where does Xiaojun's behavior leave me? Has she considered herself, or even me?
As a high-ranking official, I'm not content with being supported by my parents and wife; I also need my future brother-in-law to support me.
If this gets out, how can I face anyone in public? How can I, as a teacher, have the nerve to do this?
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yejun and said, "Xiao Jun, the harvest is bad now. It is only because the people of Chijia'ao are kind that we have a place to stay."
Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to survive last year's heavy rain, let alone strong winds or blizzards.
We should be grateful, not take advantage of it.
The boys of Chijia'ao are all outstanding, except for being illiterate.
I believe that with Aunt Chi Yu around, their lives will only get better and better.
You should know the current situation. It would be easy for them to marry a literate girl.
Look, even the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Zhong family is planning to marry into the family.
Xiao Jun, do you think you are comparable to Miss Zhong Yufeng?
They weren't arrogant at all; their parents treated the Shangchi family with utmost courtesy.
Then what makes you so arrogant?
Shen Yejun, who had always maintained his dignity, couldn't help but cry when his own brother belittled him like this.
This time, I cried from anger.
"Big brother, in your eyes, am I so bad that I'm not good enough for Chi Mu?"
During his nearly six months in Chijia'ao, Shen Zhaochen clearly understood how strong the cohesion of the Chi clan was.
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