Wasting a Spot
Zhao Ruxi wouldn't let it go. "Speak! Stop pretending to be dead."
The system reluctantly replied, "Yes, you're right."
After saying that, it became even more self-righteous. "Isn't this to be expected? When I bound you, I chose the one with the highest IQ. If you weren't so smart, why would I have chosen you? Since you're intelligent, isn't it only natural that you can turn the tables?"
"Since you acknowledge my intelligence, I have my reasons for doing what I want, and the final result will undoubtedly be reaching the pinnacle of life and becoming a winner. Your thinking is wrong. So stop pointing fingers and spouting nonsense at me."
"But if you go to that county to be a teacher, at most you can only marry a scholar or a graduate, or at most the son of a county magistrate. But Zhao Ruyu married Fu Yunlang and became the Wife of the Marquis of Pingnan. She has money, power, and status. She can kill you with a flick of her finger. Can you admit that?"
Zhao Ruxi was speechless.
This system is definitely a product of sweet romance novels, no doubt about it.
Zhao Ruxi is someone who likes to work hard on her own. Although she often talks about being a lazy bum, she really can't understand the heroines in sweet romance novels.
Reborn, I have the life experience of my previous life, and a forward-thinking ability that others lack, allowing me to seize opportunities. What can't I do? Earn my own money and spend it as I please. If I like a man, I'll live with him; if I don't, I can just kick him to the curb.
But instead of earning their own money and reaching the pinnacle of life, these women insist on using every trick in the book, resorting to all sorts of scheming and manipulative tactics, desperately trying to marry a man who will one day become a powerful figure. Even if the man doesn't fancy them, they still fawn over him. They're like the parasitic vine in "To the To the Oak," always trying to "use your tall branches to show off themselves."
What's the point of rebirth or time travel for someone like that? Isn't it just a waste of a rebirth or time travel opportunity?
However, she couldn't be bothered to say any of this to the system.
This system is just like Zhao Ruyu; both have been indoctrinated with feudal remnants. Talking to them is exhausting.
She only gave the system one harsh word. "Just wait, I will earn you a title through my own abilities. I will prove to you that I don't need to marry into a wealthy family; I am the wealthy family."
Upon hearing this, the system was not discouraged at all; instead, it became incredibly excited, as if it had been injected with adrenaline.
"Keep going, host, you can do it!"
Zhao Ruxi rolled her eyes, summoned the screen, and glanced at the points displayed on it.
After becoming friends with Xiao Ruotong, she shamelessly asked Xiao Ruotong for a copy of Master Mingcang's calligraphy that Madam Xiao had copied.
She has an exceptionally high comprehension ability and practices calligraphy diligently morning and night, working incredibly hard to earn points. In a short period of time, she has made rapid progress and can now earn six points for each piece of calligraphy she practices.
She not only practices calligraphy morning and night to earn points, but also insists on taking notes while studying the Four Books and Five Classics; she has just started learning chess and her level is low, so she can only earn one point for winning a game, but she plays against her classmates in chess class, and every little bit helps.
In this way, she can earn two or three hundred points a day.
Adding the points awarded for pioneering the painting technique, and subtracting the points she owed earlier, the screen showed that she had 3,256 points.
Looking at the lone icon on the screen, Zhao Ruxi clenched her fist and waved it to cheer herself up.
20,000 points is not a dream; the Agility Pill is beckoning to her.
After a while, her calligraphy points will increase; and she has become Master Kang's apprentice to learn his painting techniques, then combine modern and ancient painting methods to create a new style. Regardless of its quality, at least she will earn points.
Based on this calculation, she would be able to afford the system's only production item, the "Agility Pill," in just one month.
Then I'll learn from the martial arts master in the manor, focusing on light and agile techniques, hehehe...
"Keep it up, host! Keep racking up points, victory is just around the corner!" The system popped up at the perfect moment, shouting the slogan.
"Young lady, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Zhao Ruyu had been in a daze ever since she came out of the Tea Tasting Residence, Fushu couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Ruyu trembled, seemingly startled by her voice.
"N-nothing..."
Fushu wanted to ask Zhao Ruyu if she had been bullied by the Fifth Miss, but seeing the servants from the main house patrolling with lanterns, she lowered her head and didn't dare to say a word.
Zhao Ruyu herself was reborn, but since she had never seen a ghost, she didn't usually think much of it.
Tonight, Zhao Ruxi told me that after she died, she became a ghost for several years and even followed her around watching plays for a few years. Now, she is walking on a dark road, and although Fushu is with her, she still can't help but tremble with fear.
The master and servant walked to the place separating the second and first houses and saw that the archway was mostly built. Tomorrow, this place should be sealed off.
From now on, if they want to go to the main house, they will have to go out through the north gate, go around two alleys, and then go back in through the main house gate.
Such troublesome, nothing serious, they won't be going to the main house for a year or two. The people of the main house probably don't want to see the people of the second house either.
The master and servant stood by the wall, looking back at the direction of the main house hidden in the moonlight, and at the path they walked every day, their hearts heavy.
Zhao Ruyu, in particular, had forgotten her fear at this moment. Her heart was filled with uncertainty about the future.
"Girl, it's chilly, let's go back," Fushu said.
"Okay." Zhao Ruyu turned around and slowly walked into the courtyard of the second house.
It was already past 7 PM, usually a time for sleeping. But the second house was still bustling with people coming and going.
Previously, the entire Earl of Suiping's Residence's mansion faced south, with the main hall in the south-central position as the center. The courtyard of the second branch was also built according to this principle.
The main courtyard of the second Lady Wei originally lived in was in the south-central direction, facing south. The courtyard behind the main courtyard became the residence of Zhao Rurui and Zhao Ruyu. The courtyards of the concubines were in the northwest corner, very close to the main gate that the second branch of the Wei family was planning to open on the north side, almost next to the wall.
But now they want to open a large gate in the north wall, so the entire second house, except for the original north-facing house, will be arranged with its back to the gate. Moreover, the courtyard where the young lady and the concubine live will be in a more prestigious position than the main house.
So adjustments have to be made now. At the very least, the concubines have to move to the previously vacant courtyard. Their courtyards will be vacated, renovated, and become guest courtyards; Zhao Rurui and Zhao Ruyu also have to move, and their courtyards will be used as the outer study for the three men.
Furthermore, although they used to eat separately, for the sake of better management, the meals for the second and third households were always taken from the main kitchen. Now, the second household has to move their original small kitchen to a different location and expand it into a large kitchen, and they will also have to hire a new cook.
The project is quite large. The eldest son's family will be partitioning off their property tomorrow, so the servants of the second son's family are moving things out tonight. The concubine's courtyard and the courtyards of Zhao Rurui and Zhao Ruyu must be cleared out tonight.