"I'll help you."
Chen Heng blinked. This boy had never done such a thing before. She had always been the one serving him.
After Xie Jian carried the water into the room, he saw the woman behind him looking at him expectantly, so he asked, "Do you really expect me to pour you some water and offer you some milk?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not. I just help you every time I see you struggling to hold the bucket." Xie Jian said and went to read.
It seemed like this kid really listened to his sister-in-law. Shen Heng wasn't in a hurry to soak her feet. It was rare for Xie Jian to take the initiative to help and talk to her, so she naturally wanted to consolidate their relationship. She walked up to him and asked, "Have you memorized all these books?"
The books she had read before were such as "Collected Annotations of the Four Books", "Records of the Grand Historian", "Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals", etc. They were extremely obscure and difficult to understand, and these were must-read books for those taking the imperial examinations.
In addition to this, there are various other categories.
"Don't disturb me while I'm reading." Xie Jian said without raising his head.
Never mind, Chen Heng started to soak her feet, thinking about her future career while soaking her feet.
The next day, Shen Heng learned that the Xie family, or rather the entire alley, was buzzing with rumors about their family reporting to the authorities.
People talk about this after dinner.
Chen Heng didn't know what people were saying until Xie Jian took her and little Xie Min to the bookstore to pick up a puppy. Only then did she realize that the version being discussed outside was polar opposites.
Some are the same as the version compiled by Li Dou and Li Sheng, but some are also based on official notices accusing Li Dou, Li Sheng and Xie Quan of being beasts. Most of the later generations are not members of the Xie clan.
But more of it is a pity for Xie Quan. After all, it is not easy to support a scholar in this world.
No one stood up for my sister-in-law Xia. It was really infuriating, but at least this incident did not cause more harm to the family.
"It's a sugar figurine." Seeing the artist making the sugar figurines, little Xie Min excitedly shouted, "Uncle, Auntie, I want to eat the sugar figurines."
"Aunt wants some too. Let's have one each." Chen Heng happily pulled her nephew over and bought three. She gave the monkey one to Xiao Xie Min and her own was a bunny. "Ajian, this Hongyun candy is for you."
Xie Jian was stunned for a moment: "I don't like eating this."
"Eating sweet things can make us happy physically and mentally. Take it." Chen Heng stuffed it into his hand.
Seeing Chen Heng and Min'er eating happily, Xie Jian looked at the candy in his hand for a while and took a bite. The familiar sweetness was just like the one his parents bought for him. He also loved it when he was a child.
"Is it delicious?" Shen Heng asked.
Looking at the two, one big and one small, eating the candy figures while waiting for his answer, Xie Jian nodded and said with a little self-consciousness, "It's delicious."
The bookstore where Xie Jian published his books was called Wanjia Bookstore. It was quite large, but since it was still early, there were not many people inside.
"Xie Jian is here." The shopkeeper's surname is Ge. He is over fifty years old, tall and thin. His eyes are friendly when he smiles, and he looks very easy to get along with.
The three of them saluted.
"Why do I need so many formalities? This is your young lady, right? This is Min'er?" Shopkeeper Ge looked at Chen Heng and Xie Min and laughed.
"Yes." Xie Jian responded.
The three words "young lady" made Shen Heng embarrassed, and she smiled without saying anything.
"Min'er, go pick the puppies in the backyard yourself." Xie Jian said to his nephew.
Xie Min's eyes lit up, and he pulled Shen Heng towards the backyard: "Aunt, come with me."
"Xie Jian, you seem to be in a good mood today. That's right, a young man should act like a young man. What's the point of having a cold face all day long?" Shopkeeper Ge has known this kid for more than half a year. No matter what others say, he likes this kid from the bottom of his heart.
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