The daily routine of the mistress of the Hou family training her husband

Xu Shuhe took a small piece of wood and dug out the ointment, then applied it evenly on Chen Zhi's wound.

Neither of them spoke. The silence in the room made people feel a little uncomfortable. Chen Zhi thought about it and took the initiative to speak.

"If Magistrate Huang is dismissed from his post and investigated, then his family will also be implicated. What about the girl who provided you with evidence?"

"This time, we only investigated Magistrate Huang, and the female family members were not punished together. However, the mansion and property were all confiscated, and she had nowhere to go. Jinyi and I had thought about this before. We couldn't let our benefactor suffer, so we decided early on to arrange a good place for her. First, we will give her some money and let her make a living. Second, as long as she is willing, she can work in our shop and be a female shopkeeper. We will not treat her badly. She can read and write, and after this incident, her character has become much tougher. She deserves some training."

Xu Shuhe replied.

"But this matter has been handed over to Jinyi to arrange. I don't know what the result will be."

The world is unfair to women. The Huang family girl is a woman with no money and no one to rely on. If they don't lend a helping hand, who knows what will be the outcome.

Of course Chen Zhi also knew this, so after hearing the arrangements, he nodded in agreement.

"That's good too. At least she has a safe place to go."

After that, he was silent for a while, and then said with a bit of indignation in his tone, "There are many corrupt officials like County Magistrate Huang in the court, so the people below have such a hard time. We still have money to bribe people, but we were almost wrongly imprisoned. I dare not even think about how many people have died in prison."

"When the officialdom is corrupt, it is always the lower-class people who are exploited and oppressed. We are also ordinary businessmen. We really cannot care so much. It is enough to protect ourselves and do some good deeds occasionally when we have spare energy." Xu Shuhe was also a little helpless.

Under the current circumstances, the status of merchants is very low. Even if they have money in their hands, they are still looked down upon by scholars. However, without merchants doing business, driving economic development, providing people with a way to make a living, and paying taxes, how can the country have money and food to strengthen its army?

I really can't understand why people would break the bowl after eating. Xu Shuhe really doesn't have a good impression of officials.

Just a bunch of hypocrites.

"There are good officials, but they are too few." Chen Zhi sighed.

"That's right. When I think about people like Chen Xun, who will also join the officialdom in the future, I really feel that the court is becoming more and more corrupt and dark." Xu Shuhe curled his lips, "It's better for us to be ordinary people."

Chen Zhi did not respond to this for a while, but Xu Shuhe was applying medicine to him and did not notice the slight change in his expression. He continued to complain about how dark the officialdom was.

As he was talking, he became a little excited. With a movement of his hand, the small wooden piece used for applying medicine fell to the ground without him holding it firmly.

"Oh, it's dirty." Xu Shuhe frowned.

Chen Zhi turned around and said, "It's okay, just wipe it with a handkerchief and use it again."

"That won't work. The ground is very dirty. What if the wound gets infected?" Xu Shuhe refused.

Nowadays, if a wound infection causes any complications, it can be fatal, so we must be careful.

"Forget it, I'm almost done with it, so I won't delay getting the stuff any longer. It's cold, don't let your bare back freeze for too long. I'll use my fingers to apply the medicine on you."

After thinking for a while, Xu Shuhe spoke.

As he spoke, he took action without waiting for Chen Zhi to express his opinion.

The ointment was cold, but the woman's fingertips were warm. She applied it gently on the wound, making it feel like a feather was brushing back and forth on the wound. The tingling feeling went straight from the wound into the heart, making the person's body tense up.

The strange feeling in his body made Chen Zhi very uncomfortable. He had to try hard to think about other things so as not to focus too much on the touch on his back.

There were obviously not many wounds left, but it felt like the medicine took a while to apply.

After applying the medicine, he quickly put on his shirt, feeling as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, take a rest." Chen Zhi gathered his collar and coughed softly, "Do you want to sleep on the inside or outside?"

Xu Shuhe tightened his grip on the medicine bottle, and his voice was no longer as natural as when he was chatting just now. "I'll just go to the outside. You're injured. If you need a drink of water or something at night, just tell me to get it."

"That's not necessary." Chen Zhi shook his head, "You should sleep inside, it's warmer."

"That's fine." Xu Shuhe pursed her lips, "Just lie down, I'll put the medicine bottle back and come back."

After saying this, he quickly lowered the bed curtains and turned to leave.

He said he was putting something away, but in fact he was just preparing himself mentally. He took several deep breaths before reluctantly coming back.

Thinking that it would be less awkward if they couldn't see each other's faces, she blew out all the candles in the room, then fumbled to take off her shoes and got on the couch.

Chen Zhi didn't dare to move until the quilt beside him was lifted and a cool petite body crawled in.

After taking off his coat and walking around outside for a while, Xu Shuhe's hands and feet were now very cold, and he couldn't help but hiss twice.

Hearing the noise, Chen Zhi thought about it again and again, and then silently reached out his hand to the side, but before he touched anything, he was a little afraid to move, and retracted his fingertips.

However, the hesitation did not last too long. After encouraging himself, he seemed to have made up his mind. He turned sideways to face Xu Shuhe, reached out his hand and held Xu Shuhe's hand.

Xu Shuhe never thought that he would have this thing, and he couldn't help but become nervous.

I thought, this...is it going to start now?

No way, he's still injured.

Just when her heart was in a mess, Chen Zhi whispered, "Are you cold? Give me your other hand and I'll warm it for you."

"Ah, um, okay." Xu Shuhe felt very passive and didn't know what to say.

She obediently stretched out both her hands and let him hold them.

Apart from anything else, it’s really warm.

It's just a little embarrassing.

Xu Shuhe bit her lower lip, her heart pounding.

Little did he know that at this moment Chen Zhi's face was also flushed and his ears were burning.

Fortunately, all the candles in the house were extinguished, and in the darkness, they could not see each other.

"Go to bed, it's getting late." Chen Zhi moved his throat and took the initiative to speak.

He could more or less sense the nervousness of the woman in front of him, so he indirectly explained that he didn't intend to do anything.

Hearing this, Xu Shuhe naturally understood, so he nodded silently and quickly closed his eyes.

I don't know when I fell asleep. Anyway, my body was numb and I was tired from lying down, so I fell asleep in a daze.

It was hard to avoid being nervous. After all, we had separate quilts when we slept in the same bed before, but this time we were really lying in the same quilt. It would be a miracle if we could completely relax.

No one dared to move between the two of them.

But it’s different when you fall asleep. You can stick it wherever it’s warm.

When Xu Shuhe woke up at dawn, he found himself and Chen Zhi were close to each other, with their hands and feet touching each other.

His old face turned red and he quickly took it back.

"woke up?"

As soon as she moved, Chen Zhi also opened his eyes.

Xu Shuhe half buried his face in the quilt, "Well, it's getting late, I'll get up first."

After saying that, she climbed down from the couch using her hands and feet.

At this moment Chen Zhishi could see clearly that the pretty face seemed to be stained with rosy clouds.

Somehow, after a night, Chen Zhi felt that he had become a lot bolder. Now seeing Xu Shuhe becoming shy, he actually had the urge to tease her.

So he deliberately said, "I have to change the medicine again in the morning."