Chapter 117 I Feel Like I've Grown Up All of a sudden
"This house costs 700 yuan a month." Chen Heng said with a smile. Seeing that the surprise on her sister-in-law's face had turned into shock, she said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I work in the Meng family shop. The monthly salary is much higher than when I was in the Nanming Dynasty. And Ah Jian has also found a job."
"What's the errand?"
"I work as a clerk in the government office." Xie Jian said as he and the groom brought in all the things. "Don't worry about money, sister-in-law. Besides being a clerk, I can also copy books and earn two or three taels of silver a month."
Mei'er, who was helping to move things, glanced at Xie Jian and hurriedly picked up the bags on the carriage.
"That's too hard for you." Although Xia liked this house, it cost nearly 700 yuan a month. She felt distressed and guilty. She couldn't do anything, and the burden fell entirely on Ajian and Aheng.
"When Ming Xie gets an official position, we will rent a bigger house." With his status as a juren, being a small clerk was a low position for him. However, in the imperial capital where anyone could get a high rank even with a stone thrown at them, his status as a juren was nothing. With the help of Wang Nei Shi, he could even be a small chief clerk. But Xie Jian had other plans in mind.
Xia nodded.
What Chen Heng liked most about this house was that it had an independent bathroom with a toilet outside. Unlike the thatched hut of the Xie family, this one had mud walls and was draft-proof. Thinking about it made her so upset that she couldn't describe it in detail. What was even more fortunate was that the toilet here had a half door that could be covered.
As for what Xie Jian liked, it should be the study room that could seat three or four people. At this moment, he was taking out the books from the box one by one.
"This screen is really exquisite." Xia saw that there was a huge screen in her room. In the past, her family only had wooden beams and a tattered bamboo screen. "If you didn't know, you would think we were a wealthy family somewhere."
Mei'er covered her mouth and smiled: "Madam Xia, the area we live in now is only for the rich among the common people."
"Really?" Xia was surprised. With so little money at home, how could they be considered rich?
That night, Chen Heng took a bath comfortably and peacefully in the bathroom.
Na Mei'er was responsible for boiling water and pouring water in the evening, and even helped her rub her back.
That night.
When Xie Jian entered the room, he saw Ah Heng lying comfortably on the bed, with a look of contentment on her face.
"My sister-in-law just asked me when I can see Min'er. I will ask Min'er to come back in a few days." Xie Jian sat down to read.
"Okay." Chen Heng stood up: "Ajian, will Min'er come back to live?" She missed her little nephew.
"He lives in a mansion outside the palace of the king's eunuchs, which is only a cup of tea away from the mansion of Duke Yu. If he lives here, the journey will be too far. I told my sister-in-law that she can ask Min'er to come back anytime she wants to see him." Xie Jian said while reading a book.
Shen Heng nodded, as if thinking about something: "Why don't you go to the study to read?"
Xie Jian simply said, "I'm used to it."
"The study is so quiet." Here, she always makes noises to disturb him.
Xie Jian turned and looked at her: "Do you want me to go to the study?"
Chen Heng was suddenly stunned. The orange candlelight flickered on the young man's face. She hadn't noticed it before, but now under the dark tones, she found that this guy's hair had grown, his edges and corners were even more obvious, his eyes were dark, and his nose was straight.
Although his aloofness and coolness were mixed with a sense of aloofness, it did not make people feel rude. Perhaps it was his handsome appearance that diluted the aloofness.
Feeling like she had grown up all of a sudden, Chen Heng said, "Reading should be done in the study."
"The study will be used as a place to receive guests in the future." Xie Jian said calmly, "Everything else remains the same." After that, he went back to reading.
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