Boss, she was forced to be the wife

Chapter 38 The Boys' School
Mo Luo was pushed into the room, looking at the brand-new clothes in his hands, he hesitated, and changed out of this one.

Since Mo Luo is now affiliated with the Duke of Zhou's Mansion, she spends more time wearing clothes provided by the Duke's Mansion. Although the one she is wearing is a bit old, it can still be worn.

In terms of clothing, Mo Luo has never had too many requirements.

She unfolded the two new clothes and saw that both were dark-colored. It was obvious that Qiao Runzhi had considered that Mara's job was not suitable for wearing brightly colored clothes.

Mo Luo took off the clothes on his body, and took a new piece of clothes to change into. The clothes were specially added with some cotton wool, which was thicker than the single clothes.

Mo Luo has been busy running around for more than half a year, and his body is no longer as bloated as before.

It can even be said that he has lost a lot of weight and does not look fat even if he wears thicker clothes.

This was the first time Mo Luo looked in the mirror seriously during this period, and the face in the bronze mirror was still a little strange to her.

It's just that the changes are obvious, the red pimples all over the face have disappeared a lot, and a lot of flesh has fallen off the fat face.

The facial features that were previously hidden in the flesh have been revealed. The triangular eyes squeezed by the fat have become much more normal on the face, and the fleshy nose has now revealed the bridge of the nose.

Mo Luo reached out and touched her face. The contrast with before was obvious, and it was enough to see that she had lost a lot of weight. Before, she could only see her belly when she lowered her head, but now she could see her toes.

She finally put on the boots in her hand, tidied herself up to ensure that she was fully dressed, and then walked out the door with the sword she carried around her waist.

At this moment, several husbands were discussing about next month's First Day Festival in the main hall, and the first person Mo Luo came out to see her was Nangong Tou who was facing her.

Everyone was discussing the matter of Yuan Day Festival. Mo Luo also mentioned it to Nangong Tou before. At this time, Nangong Tou saw Mo Luo coming out, and the eyes of the two seemed to see a consensus in each other's eyes.

——The first day of the Yuan Dynasty must be an important and auspicious day.

"The wife has come out."

It was Wang Yi who saw that Nangong Tou's mind was suddenly not in the conversation. He looked up and saw Mo Luo standing behind everyone. He easily diverted everyone's attention with one sentence.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw Mo Luo standing there. The first one who rushed up was Ji Chen. He turned around to Mo Luo several times, and said happily as he walked:
"The body of the wife master really suits you!"

"Ji Chen is right, the wife-lord is very suitable in this outfit."

Qiao Runzhi also stepped forward, tidying up the edges and corners of Mo Luo's clothes.

"My wife, have you lost a lot of weight recently? This dress looks a little too big."

Ji Chen was still chattering about his own opinions, and the others just looked at Mo Luo and felt that she had lost a lot of weight as Ji Chen said.

Jichen pulled Mo Luo to the table, enthusiastically grabbed a handful of melon seeds and put them in front of Mo Luo, and poured another cup of tea. Just now, everyone was discussing about the Yuanri Festival, but was interrupted by the arrival of Mo Luo.

Now that Mo Luo is sitting here, everyone forgets where to start. It was Qiao Runzhi who spoke first:
"I'm not in a hurry about the New Year's Day. It's just that it's getting colder every day since winter started, so I need to buy some New Year's goods."

Everyone nodded and then started talking about buying new year's goods.

Mo Luo sat there and listened, interjecting occasionally, only then did he realize that the division of labor among the husbands in the family was not the same.

Although Qiao Runzhi is in charge of the house, Ji Liang manages the accounts, Dan'er does some embroidery, sewing and mending, Wei Xicai and Ji Chen are in charge of purchasing, as for Wang Yi and Nangong Tou , mainly as a person who contacts the outside world and knows outside information.

Obviously these few people can live very well even without Wan Moluo, but if there is really no Wan Moluo to act as a shield in front, I am afraid that in this world, the spitting stars will drown them.
Mara looked at the men in front of him who were full of expectations for the future. Even if they were born in such a world, they could still live actively. He thought that today's world where women are superior to men is actually no different from the world in those stories where men are superior to women.

Only the victim has become a man.

"My wife, in a few days, we want to send Kira and Jichen to a boys' school in Kyoto. This is what Kira and Jichen have always wanted to do. What do you think?"

They chatted and chatted, and then they talked about sending the two brothers Jiliang and Jichen to study in school.

Mo Luo knew that there was a boy's school in the southern country, which was only established in Kyoto. This school was funded by Nangong Tou and his brothers.

Now the investor is here, but he can't recognize his family, which is also ironic.

Mo Luo knew that everyone's thoughts were Suiyi Nangong Tou's desire to make the royal family pay attention to his wishes.

Not to mention Kira. If he hadn't fled here because of the disaster, he would have taken Kira to study at a boys' school in Kyoto.

Mo Luo knew that Ji Liang had always been a man of heart, so he must not be reconciled to committing himself to living a life of sloppy life in this backyard.

So she nodded, took out the money bag from her waist, and put it on the table.

"I heard that the men's school needs five taels of silver per month for one person, and ten taels for two people. You can use these first, and tell me if you don't have enough."

Everyone had strange looks in their eyes when they heard what Mo Luo said. Wei Xicai was the first to lose control:
"Do you know about the boys' school? Even the tuition fees?"

"Is that weird?"

Mo Luo glanced at Wei Xicai and said frankly:

"I'm going to catch up on some knowledge during the month I'm away. Don't be curious."

Everyone nodded subconsciously. Although they didn't know what kind of knowledge Mo Luo was trying to make up for, it was obvious that she was not the same as before.

Now everyone realizes this point, that is, Mo Luo is different from before, she is really improving at an astonishing speed, both physically and mentally.

"You really want me to go to a boys' school?"

Kira looked at the money bag that Moro put on the table, picked it up and weighed it, only to feel that there were at least 20 taels in it, and he couldn't believe it more and more.

He had inquired about the men's school before. Although it was specially set up for men, in fact, most of the men who went to study were either rich or noble.

Those poor families, who have no money and no power, may not have five taels of silver after a month of work. How could they give out money for men to study!
There are also families that do not allow boys to go to school at all.

Ji Liang originally thought that his matter would probably not be approved, but he didn't expect Wan Moluo to speak so easily.

Sometimes the change in a person's view is only in an instant, not because of any personality change, but because what this person does is in line with his own interests.

Jiliang has been like an outsider since Mo Luo came to this world, even Mo Luo and everyone have more or less intersected.

And what happened at this moment happened to Jiliang. He knew how difficult it was to be able to go to the boys' school, but when Mo Luo agreed lightly, how precious this treatment was.

Mo Luo looked at Jiliang's shocked expression, she was no longer the person who didn't know anything before, and knew how longing and difficult it is for men in this era to go to a boys' school.

But although she is well aware of the knowledge and culture of this world, it does not mean that she has to abide by it or agree with it.

So she nodded. It was useless to say anything more. What mattered was what was actually done.

At this time, Kira was a little trembling, he didn't know whether he was excited or happy, anyway, the matter was settled like this.

Everyone chatted for a while, and what happened next was not very important. It was just some chatting between men. The more Mara listened, the more sleepy he became, so he simply went back to his room to get ready for bed.

Mo Luo got up early the next morning. This was the first day of becoming Chen's apprentice. Now Mo Luo had agreed with Hua Sanniang to go to Chen's side every morning, and the left and right would train in batches. If no one knows the iron fan Mo Luo, it's good to go.

And Mo Luo's schedule for Hua Sanniang is also specially arranged for the afternoon and night shifts. Mo Luo is very comfortable with Hua Sanniang's team. She not only regards Mo Luo and others as servants, but more as partners who fight side by side. , are sisters.

Mara considers himself very lucky to have such a leader.

I arrived at Mr. Chen's hut early in the morning and saw that Mr. Chen had already gotten up and was feeding the chickens in a basin. When he saw Mara coming, he placed the basin in front of Mara and said:
"Today, you feed the chickens first, and then go to the woods outside to chop some firewood and come back. After chopping, make some food for me."

Mo Luo responded one by one, first fed the chickens according to Old Chen's instructions, and then went to chop trees and firewood, and light a fire for cooking.

It was only half morning after a set of procedures were completed and the food was served on the table. Mr. Chen asked Mo Luo to sit down and eat together, and then asked Mo Luo to finish washing.

He did a lot of miscellaneous chores in the morning, and Mo Luo didn't talk much, but just silently followed Chen Lao's orders.

One day, two days, three days.
For half a month, Mara was doing some chores and didn't learn anything about the iron fan.

But Mo Luo is not in a hurry. She knows that masters like Mr. Chen are like this. In ancient times, it was said that one day is a teacher and a life is a mother. Such trivial things cannot be done. If there is no patience, then the master will be even more difficult. It won’t teach you who you really are.

Mo Luo tried to make himself happy. He came to Mr. Chen's place to do chores in the morning, went to work in the afternoon, and did not forget to train in the training ground occasionally when he had time.

I took the time to see Du Liufang again. From that day on, Du Liufang began to follow Mr. Chen's request - run ten kilometers outside the city every day and fetch twenty buckets of water from the wellhead.

In just one week, Du Liufang, who was as tired as a dog, complained to Mo Luo that he never wanted to do it again.

It's just that she sat on the ground and pondered for a long time, and finally picked up the bucket resigned to her fate.

Mo Luo looked at Du Liufang's exhaustion, presumably she still wanted to have a good communication with Chen and know her secrets.

Thinking about it, I found it funny. Du Liufang has always been like this. She is thirsty for knowledge and talents, and there are not many people who can do this for what she wants to know. She has a special stubbornness.

Mo Luo has always felt that Du Liufang is very similar to her in this respect, which is why they can become good friends.

Mo Luo also gave Du Liufang professional guidance to prevent her from injuring her muscles and bones during exercise.

This is all that can be done for Du Liufang, the rest still depends on her willpower and determination.

In the last half month, Mo Luo has been focusing on another matter.

Ever since Mo Luo agreed that brothers Ji Liang and Ji Chen would go to a boys' school, the family has been preparing for the two brothers.

Entrance needs to pass the teacher's test. Boys' schools will not accept people who are completely illiterate. Both brothers Kira and Jichen are literate, so don't worry about it.

The most difficult thing for them is to recite "Male Virtues", which is also a necessary condition for the establishment of a men's school.

However, the prince headed by Nangong Tou funded the school and was opposed by many veterans of the court. After a long debate, many rules were set, among which reciting "Men's Virtue" was the most basic condition for admission. one.

When Ji Liang was studying with Jichen, he also deliberately avoided the study of male virtues. He didn't like the restraint of men in this world, but he didn't want to go to the place where men can really improve. The first thing to do is to actively enter This bondage.

It wasn't until the two of them memorized the entire chapter that they passed the teacher's test and were ready to enter school.

Jichen has always been cheerful and optimistic. He has never thought about why his brother takes him to study, but he just thinks it is not fun.

However, after passing the test, you need to buy some items for admission. In addition to tuition fees, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and backpacks are naturally indispensable. The money still has to come from Mo Luo.

Mara originally wanted to let them handle it by themselves, but Kira insisted that the money belonged to Mara and she had the right to choose, but Mara had no choice but to choose a rest day and take the two brothers to choose. Paper, ink and pen.

There is a feeling of bringing your own children to prepare for pre-school tools. Mo Luo has never experienced this kind of experience in his previous life, but he did not expect to experience it in his second life.

"Thank you wife master!"

Ji Chen took over a large stack of pastries bought by Mo Luo, and was as happy as a puppy without a tail. If it had a tail, it would probably spiral up to heaven.

Ji Liang watched helplessly as his silly younger brother was bought by a few pastries. Before that, he was actually very repulsed by Mo Luo's behavior, thinking that she was deliberately trying to curry favor with the ignorant Ji Chen.

But after this incident, Jiliang reflected for a while, and his view of Mara changed a lot. If he had been upright before, he would have told Mara that he shouldn’t have bought so many sweets for Ji Chen, but now
He couldn't say this, after all, he was talking about himself.
"Thank you, wife."

Kira nodded slightly, but his low eyebrows were pleasing to the eye, but he was sincere.

"You don't have to be so burdened. If it weren't for me, you two would have come to Kyoto long ago."

Kira shook his head and sighed, saying:

"In the past, I always thought that men would be so unfair in remote rural areas. If I went to Kyoto and went to a boys' school, I would be free of it, but now it seems..."

Ji Chen looked down at the brand new pen and ink in his hand, and smiled wryly:
"No matter where you are, you can't get rid of this kind of injustice. I was naive before, and I blamed this matter on the sake of committing myself to you."

Seeing Ji Chen's bitter look, this was the first time he spoke sincerely to Mara.

In fact, Moro didn't know much about Kira. He only heard about Kira's character from Qiao Runzhi's few words.

He is introverted, yet attentive; strong, yet pessimistic.

He has a completely different personality from Ji Chen, maybe it is because he has suffered and felt injustice that he wants his only brother to live happily ever after.

"Don't be sad, if you think about it, why not be a person who breaks the new rules, just for equality."

Mo Luo patted Ji Liang's shoulder, if Ji Chen was sad, she would pat his head.

Ji Liang raised his head and looked at Mo Luo in disbelief, as if he never knew her.

"I come?"

Mara thought for a moment, and said:

"Why not?"

"Let's go, Jichen is gone."

After Mo Luo finished speaking, he took the lead and walked away, leaving Kira alone in the same place.

What Mo Luo said was something he never dared to think about, but she could say it lightly like this, it seemed that this extremely difficult thing was innocuous by her side.

For Kira, this is a reassuring feeling, like someone is supporting you behind your back, no matter what the outcome is.
Looking at the backs of Mo Luo and Ji Chen, Ji Liang quickly adjusted his mood and followed.

Half a month before the first day of the festival, two students were enrolled in the boys' school.

Jiliang and Jichen really entered the boys' school they dreamed of. There are not many people in it, only two or three teachers and a dozen students.

On the first day of school, the teacher briefly introduced the two of them and then arranged their seats.

The two took out pens, ink, paper and inkstones, opened the books prepared by the teacher before entering school, and soon devoted themselves to the course.

The atmosphere in the class was very good. On the first day of class, Ji Liang and Ji Chen carefully recorded all the content taught by the teacher, and naturally answered the teacher's questions fluently during the test before the end of get out of class.

After class was over, Ji Liang and Ji Chen also left the school with other students.

The two returned home in the evening and told everyone at home what they had seen and heard today. Nangong Tou and Wang Yi naturally knew what the boys' school was like.

On the contrary, several other people listened with great interest, and yearned for the boys' school even more.

This is what Mo Luo saw when he came back—Ji Chen’s narration, Ji Liang occasionally added, and the other people sat there and listened to what the two of them saw today, with envy and longing in their eyes look.

Mara did not choose to disturb them, and returned to the room silently.

During the recent period of time, I did some scattered chores at Mr. Chen's place in the morning, and went to the training ground to practice swords in the afternoon when I went to work or when I had nothing to do.

She is a restless person, and for her, having something to do is better than having nothing to do.

"My wife, are you in there?"

Just as Mara was preparing to go to bed after a simple wash, he heard a familiar voice outside - it was Jichen.

Mara walked to the door and opened it. Standing at the door was not only Jichen, but also Kira.

"Is something wrong?"

Ji Chen nodded, brought the steaming rice, two side dishes and a pot of warm wine to Mo Luo, and said eagerly:

"Can we go in and talk?"

Mo Luo nodded, and stepped aside to let Kira and Ji Chen enter.

Ji Chen put the food and wine on the table, then looked at Mo Luo blinking his big eyes and said seriously:

"Today, my elder brother and I went to the boys' school. Thank you, my wife, for helping us realize our wish."

"These are the thoughts of Ji Chen and I. If you go out early and come back late, you must have not eaten."

Mo Luo looked down at the food brought by the two of them. It was indeed delicious, and he didn't refuse, but simply said:

"Okay, I accept your wishes."

After getting Mo Luo's affirmative reply, Kira felt a little comforted in his heart, and after saying a few more words, he pulled the reluctant Ji Chen away.

Mo Luo was left alone to look at the food and wine in front of her. She had hardly eaten until night since she came to this world determined to lose weight. Seeing the affection of the two brothers Ji Liang and Ji Chen, Mo Luo picked up the chopsticks and silently Eat all these.

After putting the bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen, Mo Luo turned around and saw Qiao Runzhi standing at the door.

"It's so late, has the wife master not rested yet?"

There was no moonlight tonight, and the faint candlelight was pouring on Qiao Runzhi's body. The white inner garment was covered with a blue shirt, and his black hair was hanging down, giving him a weak and illusory beauty.

Mo Luo nodded, and Qiao Runzhi followed Mo Luo into the room.

Since living in the current house, Qiao Runzhi has his own room and is more comfortable. In addition, Mo Luo leaves early and returns late, and left last month. Qiao Runzhi has not visited Mo Luo for a long time.

Seeing him walking in this time, Mo Luo looked at Qiao Runzhi with some doubts and asked:
"what happened?"

Qiao Runzhi put down the oil lamp in his hand, looked at Mo Luo with some confusion, hesitated for a while before saying:

"My wife, I'm sorry for what happened last time."

Mo Luo naturally knew what Qiao Runzhi was talking about, but it was so long ago that she didn't care at all, so why bother him now? It was Qiao Runzhi who had been burdened with this matter for a long time.

"You don't have to apologize, it's over."

Qiao Runzhi lowered his head and didn't speak any more, as if he was still struggling with another matter, finally he summoned up his courage and said:
"My wife, I've always wanted to know, do you really don't want us anymore?"

In response to Qiao Runzhi's straightforward question, Mo Luo frowned and thought for a moment, then said:

"It's not that I don't want you, but that you don't belong to me. You can have your own life."

Looking at Wan Moluo who was seriously answering in front of her, Qiao Runzhi smiled bitterly. She always answered every question of hers sincerely, but the answer to this question was what Qiao Runzhi didn't want to hear the most:
"Then what if I say that my life is to be by your side?"

(End of this chapter)