Did Xie Jian's father murder a wealthy outsider? Chen Heng glanced at the rammed earth house and the stone walls in the courtyard. Although the Xie family were commoners, they lived within the city. The truly poor and needy lived outside the city walls, in thatched huts.
Xia continued, "Later, Min'er's father traveled extensively to redress the father-in-law's innocence. Both the county magistrate and the prefectural magistrate at the time said that the evidence was irrefutable, and that the father-in-law had committed murder for money. In search of evidence, Min'er's father would often go to Baliting on Boyun Mountain to see if he could find anything to redress the father-in-law's innocence, but he never came back."
Chen Heng also felt suspicious after hearing this.
"Mom, when will Dad come?" When little Xie Min heard his mother talking about his father, he looked up and asked in a childish voice.
"Mother doesn't know either." Xia's expression darkened. Seeing her son's sadness, she quickly forced a smile and said, "Mother is sure that Uncle will definitely find Min'er's father."
Little Xie Min's sadness turned into joy: "Uncle also said that he would definitely find Daddy. Aunt, although I have never seen Daddy, I hope Daddy made some toys for me. Do you want to see them?"
"Yeah." The child invited her enthusiastically, so Chen Heng naturally wouldn't spoil the fun.
It started raining at night, making the already cold weather even colder.
Chen Heng fell in love with the stove pit. Whenever she cooked, she would stay in the stove pit and add firewood. Little Xie Min also came over with Xiao Huang in his arms.
The firewood illuminated the two people and the dog, making them bright and warm.
"Mom, when are we going to make rice cakes? I want to stew them." Little Xie Min shouted.
"We haven't bought the rice yet. I'll go buy it tomorrow morning and soak it overnight so we can cook it the day after tomorrow." Xia said, "Min'er, go call Uncle to eat."
Little Xie Min didn't want to leave the hot stove and shouted towards the door: "Uncle, it's time to eat."
Shen Heng quickly covered her ears and then scratched his nose: "You've deafened me."
Xiao Huang was also frightened and barked twice.
Little Xie Min was so happy that he laughed out loud.
Mrs. Xia glared at her son, and seeing him laughing happily, she laughed too.
When Xie Jian came in, he saw a harmonious scene. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "Sister-in-law, I will take Min'er to Master Qi's place for education tomorrow."
This time, Xia Shi didn't refuse. Lord Lu was right. She should be full of anticipation for her future life. "Min'er went to Master Qi for his education, so you should also go to the academy to study." After a pause, he said, "After so many years, if you go and ask the Shanzhang (the dean of the academy) for permission, maybe you won't be rejected again."
"Tuo." Xie Jian nodded, knowing that his sister-in-law would not feel at ease if his affairs were not resolved.
Just when Xia was overjoyed, she heard someone outside the door calling, "Is Min'er's mother home?"
The whole family looked outside the door. After all, after what happened to Xie's father, very few people came, and even if they did, they wouldn't ask so politely.
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