Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 258 I'm Not Stupid
Ye Wanqing shook the tea in her hand slightly.

Ye Chenxi was completely unaware, gnawing on a piece of cool green bean cake while saying, "An Lan looks so good dressed like this..."

"Which one?" Ye Wanqing asked.

Ye Chenxi racked his brains: "Flowers are so beautiful that they attract bees and butterflies."

As he spoke, he pointed toward the street.

There are a lot of people on the streets today, and naturally there are many young girls out shopping or doing business.

On the street, many girls were in groups of two or three, pushing each other or laughing, all facing Chu Anlan's direction...

Ye Wanqing knew what they meant at a glance.

She looked at Chu Anlan again.

The exquisite and gorgeous bright red robe, the black hair like forge tied up in a high ponytail, and the extremely beautiful face...

It really attracts a lot of people.

Ye Wanqing took a sip of tea, her eyes gentle, "It's okay, just let him be."

"Sister, aren't you jealous?" Ye Chenxi felt sorry for her: "An Lan is your husband! Now, your husband is being stared at by many unmarried girls!"

"Yes, the prince is my husband." Ye Wanqing said gently: "In my eyes, he is an extremely beautiful person.

Beautiful people and things should be shown to others.

If others have the same view as me, like him and praise him, I will only feel happy about it.

Because he will become better because of others' likes and praise.

I hope more than anyone else that the prince can grow up better in a gentle and happy way..."

Ye Chenxi was confused and felt a little dizzy.

But he understood what the girl meant.

The girl likes An Lan very much, and thinks An Lan is a good person and can become even better.

Since the girl likes it, then...

Ye Chenxi put down the cake, leaned out of the window of the teahouse, and waved to Chu Anlan who was standing at the door of the teahouse opposite: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law!"

Hearing this address, Chu Anlan looked up and asked with a smile: "What for?"

Also looking up were the passers-by on the street and the people watching on the sidewalk.

The heart-breaking voices of the girls came from the street——

"Brother-in-law? Is he married?"

"A handsome young man in red clothes and high ponytail... Is he the son of Prince Dun? He married the princess of the eldest princess's mansion."

"The prince and the princess are a perfect match!"

"The prince is here, his brother-in-law is here, the princess must be here too, right?"

"..."

There was a lot of chatter and a lot of noise.

Many eyes were directed towards the teahouse and fell on Ye Chenxi's face who was lying on the window.

Ye Chenxi: “…”

He had never been stared at so passionately by so many girls of his age.

His face turned red instantly and he stepped back quickly.

As he stepped back, the back of his head accidentally hit the window sill, making a dull sound.

"hiss……"

Ye Chenxi grimaced in pain.

Then, the clear and bell-like laughter of the girls came from the street——

"This young man is so cute."

"Young Master is also very handsome, fair and tender."

"It just looks a bit silly..."

Ye Chenxi felt pain and anger: "I'm not stupid!"

Unexpectedly, it caused even louder laughter.

Also brought here were people from the government office.

Ye Chenxi was sharp-eyed. He pointed at a group of people coming over the long street and shouted, "Look over there! There's someone who's not married yet!"

The officials from the capital discussed with the officials from Lin'an for a long time. After brainstorming, they quickly formulated a complete plan to eliminate the locusts.

The first step was to call on the people to dig ditches on land. Under the supervision of the government office, after the rain fell, they would collect the locusts and bury them deep in the ditches, and then compact the soil that filled the ditches.

The second step was for people who had chickens and ducks at home to drive them into the fields to catch and eat locusts. The third step was to call on all farmers in Lin'an to go to the mountains and fields to catch locusts.

……

After autumn, the government office would again send people to supervise all farmers, set the fields on fire, burn them again after turning the soil, and burn them again before the spring plowing of the next year.

Digging ditches to bury locusts and calling on people to catch insects are all for the purpose of ensuring this year's grain.

Burning the ground is for the coming year.

……

The group of people coming from the street included County Magistrate Cheng Zhe, who brought his subordinates to post notices and call on the people to eliminate the locusts, and the rest were Lu Jilian, Ye Chenting and his group.

The elderly official insisted on going to the fields to take a look, and Lu Jilian and Ye Chenting accompanied him.

Therefore, Lu Jilian, who was walking in front and on the side, caught everyone's attention.

He had a slender figure, a handsome face, and was wearing a soft moon-white brocade robe. He was more eye-catching than Ye Chenting who was wearing a dark green brocade robe.

Hearing Ye Chenxi's voice, he looked up from afar.

"Boom!"

Ye Chenxi's head hit the window eaves again.

On the street, the girls wearing veils couldn't help laughing out loud.

"boom!"

Ye Chenxi closed the teahouse window.

At this stage, the people below laughed even more happily.

Ye Chenxi couldn't bear it any longer, and pushed the window open from the inside, but he refused to show his head again.

Across the street, Chu Anlan looked up and asked with a smile: "Ye Chenxi, what are you crazy about?"

Ye Chenxi blushed with shame and grabbed the cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

Ye Wanqing poured him a cup of tea: "Eat slowly, don't choke, drink some tea to calm your stomach."

Ye Chenxi's eyes were red: "Sister, am I stupid?"

Ye Wanqing smiled and said, "The customs of the people in Lin'an are slightly more open than those in the capital. They just think you are cute and are teasing you."

"They said I was stupid!" Ye Chenxi felt ashamed and wronged: "Besides, I hit my head again in front of them, which made me look even more stupid..."

"If others say you are stupid, are you stupid?" Ye Wanqing touched the place where he was bumped.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

Ye Chenxi sniffed: "I'm not stupid!"

"Yes, you are not stupid." Ye Wanqing patted his shoulder and said, "Go and help the prince.

Or, it would be nice to go for a walk with my second brother and the others."

Ye Chenxi refused: "He is accompanying those old stubborn people in the Ministry of Rites, I don't want to be with them!

When I am with them, if my hair is messy or my clothes are crooked, they will say that I am impolite. If I try to argue, they will say that I am lacking manners and have no manners. I don’t really understand what they are saying…”

"Then go and accompany the prince." Ye Wanqing said gently, "I think it's boring for you to sit here."

Ye Chenxi nodded vigorously: "Then I will go to help An Lan!"

"Go."

Before Ye Chenxi went downstairs, he grabbed two more snacks and walked away happily eating them.

Qianxi opened the window again.

The bustling scenes on the street were all within sight.

The county magistrate ordered the yamen runners to post the notice, and he stood in front of the notice board and made an impassioned speech:

"Fellow villagers, Lin'an is experiencing a locust plague that has not been seen in decades. We need everyone to work together..."

"Only by destroying the locusts can we protect our granaries..."

"Please strictly follow the instructions on the notice and implement the plan. Do not cheat or act rashly..."

"As the magistrate of Lin'an County, I will also set an example. From today on, I will lead people to the mountains to catch locusts in the summer!"

"..."

More and more people gathered on the street.

Listening to the county magistrate's voice, Ye Wanqing said calmly: "This county magistrate seems to be a serious and responsible person."

Qianxi said: "It seems that the people don't dislike him. When he speaks to the people, his tone is quite gentle."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wanqing looked towards the street.

When I looked at it, I met a gaze from a distance.