Strategy to develop champions

Chapter 52

Hearing what he said, Zhao Caifeng still didn't mention the matter of borrowing money at all. She just opened her eyes wide and said, "Why? Don't you repair it now? It's the rainy season soon. This June, baby-faced, it will rain when it rains." , can't you still be a ruined woman at home?" Zhao Caifeng was worried for him at this moment, and she thought he was honest just now, but now she thinks he is too honest.If this temperament does not change, even if he is admitted to Juren and enters the official career, I am afraid that he will be squeezed out.

Song Mingxuan's heart has been tortured so much that no part is complete. Every time Zhao Caifeng asks a question, it's like pouring salt on his wound, but he never expected that Zhao Caifeng did it on purpose. Song Mingxuan sighed and said, Said: "To be honest, I wanted to borrow this money to repair the roof, but..."

"Just what?" Zhao Caifeng asked him hastily, feeling that he was going to overwhelm her. How could anyone wait for someone to ask for a loan? Before Song Mingxuan could continue, Zhao Caifeng continued: "It's just not Feel free to speak up, don't you?"

Song Mingxuan was hit by Zhao Caifeng's words, his face was hot and he lowered his head. He was originally fair and shy, and this appearance made people feel young and cute. Only at this time, Zhao Caifeng felt that Song Mingxuan was a bit childish.

"I know, you scholars never like to bend your waist for five buckets of rice, but you have to know that you are not the only one who eats rice. It doesn't matter if you are hungry or cold alone, but you have a family on your shoulders. Let them Starving and freezing with you, then you are rotten and incompetent!" Zhao Caifeng raised her head and saw Song Mingxuan still listening to reprimands with a chicken pecking at the rice, and continued: "Are you capable? I don’t know yet, but I can see how sour you are.”

After Zhao Caifeng finished speaking, she opened her purse, took out half a penny of money inside, and pushed the rest to Song Mingxuan, saying: "I will lend you this tael of silver, but I have explained in advance that there is no difficulty in borrowing and repaying." .”

Song Mingxuan only raised his head at this time, and looked at Zhao Caifeng with a bit of disbelief in his eyes. He really didn't expect Zhao Caifeng to say such a thing that even a person who had studied for more than ten years could not refute.

Song Mingxuan looked at Zhao Caifeng, his eyes were a little more eager, he just took the purse she pushed over, and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, I will definitely work hard to prepare for the exam!"

Zhao Caifeng turned her face away from Song Mingxuan, lowered her head and didn't know what to do, felt a little shy, ignored him, and quietly glanced at him and went out the door.

The next day, the Song family invited the craftsman who built the roof to come over and repair the roof again. Zhao Caifeng stood under the house and asked the craftsman: "Master, can you please check if the roofs of the two rooms on the side are rotten? If it’s rotten, take it apart and replace it with a new one.”

Song Mingxuan was pounding rice and reading a book, when he heard that he was about to stop him, Zhao Caifeng just gave him a sideways look, and he was too embarrassed to speak.

Sure enough, the craftsman found that the roofs of the other two rooms were also rotten. Thatched-roof houses are like this, and they will be rotten after a year or two. Fortunately, they are cheap and easy to repair.

"Then let's get a new one together. It's not easy for you to come all the way, so you won't have to come again when it rains in a few days!"

Hearing this, the craftsman laughed and said, "My little daughter-in-law, what you said makes sense!"

Song Mingxuan blushed when he heard the craftsman calling Zhao Caifeng's little daughter-in-law, but Zhao Caifeng was still laughing and chatting with the craftsman like a normal person.

Zhao Caifeng entered the room with a smile. It happened to be noon, so she carried a basket to deliver lunch to Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Xu. She just finished eating the dry food yesterday, and Mrs. Yang left early this morning.She felt sorry for the skin on Zhao Caifeng's hands, so she didn't let her go with her in the morning, but only asked her to bring her food at noon, and then stayed to help.

Zhao Caifeng just walked to the door when she saw Song Mingxuan coming out of the main room. Seeing that Zhao Caifeng opened the wooden fence to go out, she hesitated for a moment, but still called her: "Caifeng, this thing..." The craftsman above Song Mingxuan felt even more embarrassed as he was still repairing the roof. He only walked a few steps and handed something in his hand to Zhao Caifeng.

Zhao Caifeng saw that it turned out to be two cloth covers with a thumb on them. Although they were not as exquisite compared to modern gloves, they should be much better for peeling corn husks.Zhao Caifeng thanked her with a smile. When she raised her head, she realized that the long gown on Song Mingxuan's body seemed to be much shorter than before. No wonder he looked so awkward today!It turned out to be the reason.

Zhao Caifeng glanced at the cover in her hand, and immediately understood, she lowered her head again, and smiled a little more charmingly than before: "Fool, aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you cut off your clothes and go out?"

Song Mingxuan looked down at his shortened skirt, and didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it, "I usually seldom go out, so it's enough to keep a piece of clothes that I can wear when I go out, and it doesn't matter."

(End of this chapter)