Chapter 119 Come and try it someday
The next few days were no different from those in Nanming County and were quite peaceful.
Chen Heng went to the Meng family shop every day to work, and learned about the folk customs of the imperial capital and the rules of the business world.
All the housework was done by Xia and Mei'er. They bought groceries and cooked together, chatting and laughing. Occasionally, when Shen Heng came back early, she would see Aunt Feng come to visit and help her sister-in-law with the work. Xia was happy every day. With company, she talked more.
Xie Jian worked in the government office, following several officials everywhere. As a clerk, he was responsible for recording every little detail.
Chen Heng had one more thing to do every day, which was to go to the imperial court to read the notices posted, which were similar to wall newspapers. She would be the first to know what orders the court had issued or what new news had happened.
Every street in the imperial capital had a brothel, and common people liked to come here to listen to the servants' speeches, or to find out what errands they could get, and to chat about daily gossip.
Chen Heng casually glanced at the notices, which were similar to those from yesterday, with a few more notices about arresting thieves. When she was about to leave, she was suddenly stopped by a man with a fierce face.
"Brother Gu Feng?" Shen Heng asked in surprise when she saw who it was.
"How could you recognize me even though I look so young?" Gu Feng was big and tall, and he had been investigating cases for many years, so he looked quite scary when he looked young.
"Although Brother Gu pretends to be fierce, his eyes radiate the light of justice." Shen Heng said with a smile.
"Oh my, Madam Shen is so good at talking." Gu Feng laughed heartily, in a good mood.
Chen Heng glanced left and right, a little disappointed: "You are the only one here."
"If the Ministry of Personnel hadn't posted a notice today, you wouldn't have seen me." Gu Feng said with a smile, "Do you want to see the Lord?"
Chen Heng also said cheerfully, "I haven't seen you and my two brothers for a few months. I miss you so much. Ah Jian said that since you're busy right now, we'll invite you to our house for dinner when you're not busy. By the way, have you tried the tomatoes Ah Jian brought?"
"He ate it. Yu Wei was a greedy kid. He ate ten in a row and had diarrhea for a long time." Gu Feng laughed again.
"I told Ah Jian not to eat too much."
"Yu Wei didn't listen. I just found out that guy likes sweets. By the way," Gu Feng asked, "Madam Shen, does your Shen family's grandson have any relatives or connections?"
"No, why are you asking suddenly?"
"A few days ago, the Ministry of Revenue saw the household registration documents of Mr. Shen's son. It seems that your brother is preparing to take the imperial examination here. He has transferred his household registration from the Southern Ming Dynasty to the imperial capital. If there is no one above, it will be impossible to do it." Gu Feng asked curiously, "It's getting late. I have to go back and report. I'll leave first."
"Brother Gu, take care." Shen Heng seemed to be thinking about something. Did Shen Yu bring Shen Yuan to the imperial capital?
The Shen family had no relatives in the imperial capital. If she really had any, the first person Shen Heng thought of was Liu Zhiyue.
Liu Zhiyue rashly helped, and in such a big way? Shen Heng shook her head, thinking it was impossible. If a rich lady did such a thing and outsiders knew about it, who knew how people would frame her.
When Shen Heng planned to tell Xie Jian about this in the evening, she didn't expect Xie Jian to tell her another shocking news first.
"My eldest sister and brother-in-law have also come to the imperial capital? My eldest brother-in-law even bought a clerk?" Shen Heng paused while wiping her feet.
"Yes. He was just transferred to my side today. Now we work together." Xie Jian was quite surprised when he saw his brother-in-law. The Meng family came from Nanming County and was quite wealthy. It was not easy to buy a ninth-rank clerk in the imperial capital. It was as difficult as climbing to heaven for people from a small county.
Shen Heng will meet Gu Feng today and tell him about the incident between Shen Yu and Shen Yuan.
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