After it was over, Chen Chen asked in confusion, "Ah Shu, why did you leave it outside? Wasn't that what we agreed on?"
He Jinshu kissed Chen Chen, and then said, "Ah Chen, I've thought about it carefully. Let's do it later? Let's do it after I take the imperial examination."
"Why? I won't delay your exam." Chen Chen said in confusion.
He Jinshu heard this and persuaded him, "I will take the exam in August next year. What if you can only take it next year? Then won't you be able to accompany me to take the exam then?"
"It's okay, Ah Shu. I've calculated it. As long as I can do it before August this year, I can accompany you to take the exam next year. If it doesn't work out before August, it won't be too late for us to take defensive measures later." Chen Chen said with a slightly complacent tone.
After saying that, he looked at Hen Jinshu with pride and said to him, "So, we have to work harder in the next two months and try to finish it before August."
He Jinshu was at a loss for words after hearing what he said. Why did this seem like he was in a hurry?
So he continued to persuade: "If that's really possible, and we both go to take the exam, who will take care of us?"
"Give it to my mother. My mother is very good at this." Chen Chen said as if it was a matter of course, and then continued to add: "But we are only letting my mother take care of it temporarily. When we come back, we still have to take care of her ourselves."
After hearing this, He Jinshu didn't know how to dissuade Chen Zhen from doing this. It would definitely not be so easy for him to escape from next year's exam. If he did it now, what would he do if he got into danger in the future?
According to his original plan, he had never thought of taking Chen Zhen to take the exam with him, so he agreed to let Chen Zhen take it this year, so that even if he had any accidents in the future, Chen Zhen would not end up alone.
But later, Chen Zhen's honesty completely moved him, and made him frankly admit his feelings and completely accept Chen Zhen.
He knew Chen Zhen's character, and he knew that Chen Zhen would definitely follow him to take the exam next year, so he didn't want to touch her in such a short time.
Even if he passed the Autumn Examination next year, he might still encounter some unexpected problems in the subsequent Imperial Examination and Palace Examination. So having someone by his side would always be a burden.
Originally, he planned to tell Chen Zhen about his affairs before the imperial examination next year, so that Chen Zhen would have less unnecessary worries, but now it seems that he has no choice but to tell him.
So He Jinshu said to Chen Chen: "Our family made enemies with others because of some things in the past, and those people are still targeting our family, so we may encounter many dangers on the way to the exam next year.
And when we go to the capital to take the exam, we might encounter many dangers. I'm afraid they'll be desperate and use you to threaten us, so for now, is that okay?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen asked in confusion, "Ashu, why did you become enemies with others?"
Hearing Chen Zhen's question, He Jinshu couldn't think of where to start. These past events happened almost ten years ago. In these ten years, He Jinshu had forgotten many things, but the only thing he had not forgotten was the hatred engraved in his bones.
The affairs of the He family were nothing more than the intrigues and deceptions in the officialdom, as well as the struggle for power and desire. He didn't know if Chen Zhen would understand if he told her all this.
However, he did not intend to reveal everything right away, so he said to Chen Zhen: "Those people killed my parents and did not want me to find out the truth, so they did not want me to take the imperial examination.
If I go to take the exam, they will definitely try their best to stop me, and they might even hurt my family members."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhen angrily said, "These people are too evil. Ah Shu, when you see them, you must tell me who they are. I will beat them so that they confess their crimes and return the blame to justice, clearing my parents' name."
After saying this, he continued, "But Ah Shu, you don't have to worry too much. If we can really successfully adopt a child, I will definitely protect you and the child in the future. If it really doesn't work out, let my mother and the others take care of the child first. After you finish all your exams, we will bring the child back.
The child is very safe in my house. And let me tell you a secret. In the room where I live in the Shen family, I dug an underground passage. The exit of the passage is on the Eagle Wing Mountain.
If anything were to happen, my mother and the others could escape from there. I've also stored plenty of food in the passage and in the mountains, so they won't starve to death if they escape."
After hearing this, He Jinshu once again refreshed his understanding of Chen Zhen. You are a good farmer, why would you dig an underground tunnel? What is your purpose? Are you playing tunnel warfare?
So he asked, "Why did you dig an underground tunnel in your house?"
"No reason. This is called advance prevention. What if there is danger in the future? Having a passage can not only avoid danger, but also make it easier for me to escape quickly." Chen Chen said as if it was a matter of course.
He Jinshu was a little confused about Chen Zhen's train of thought. "How could you, a local kid, be in any danger?" Besides, Eagle Wing Mountain is five kilometers away from Shenjia Village, right? How on earth did you pull off such a massive project?
"Do your parents and brothers know about this?" He Jinshu asked again.
"At first they didn't know. Later, when I was digging a tunnel and bringing soil out of the room, my mother accidentally saw it, and then they all knew about it. But only my parents and my eldest and second brothers knew about this. My eldest sister-in-law and second brother-in-law didn't know."
"And the passage behind was dug with the help of my father and brother."
After hearing this, He Jinshu didn't know what to say for a moment. The Shen family's parents doted on Shen Chen to no end. Why did they let him do whatever he wanted?
In fact, what He Jinshu didn't know was that it wasn't that Shen's parents and brother doted on Chen Zhen too much, but that Chen Zhen was too stubborn and could not be persuaded at all.
When Shen's mother knew that he was going to dig an underground tunnel, she wanted to crack open his brain to see what was inside and why he kept doing such unreasonable things.
Mother Shen even wondered: When she gave birth to Chen Zhen, she used too much force and squeezed his brain.
Old Man Shen and the others were also very confused about Chen Chen's "preparing for a rainy day". They all lived in the countryside, so what danger could there be?
But there was no other way; they couldn't dissuade Chen Zhen. If they couldn't defeat him, they had no choice but to join him. So, Father Shen and the others followed Chen Zhen and dug out the tunnel.
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