Chapter 4 Other People’s Children (2)

After a busy day, the Xie family finally settled into their new home.

At night, after Mrs. Xie watched Xie Yuan fall asleep, she returned to her bedroom, lying on the bed with her husband Xie Yun, and talked about what happened during the day.

"A Yuan went to someone else's house today. There was no dispute, right?" Mrs. Xie asked.

"Hey... No, that family's surname is Shen, and the owner is a captain in the Southern Dynasty army. When we first met, I thought he was quite a nice person. I accepted his son as a student, but he insisted on accepting our Ayuan as his apprentice and taught her how to practice. Wu."

Mrs. Xie stood up in surprise and asked, "You didn't tell him that our Ayuan is a girl."

Xie Yun said with a bitter face:

"Our daughter is like that... I don't have the nerve to say it. After hesitating for a while, Captain Shen thought that I disliked him and was not qualified. Then I thought about it, the world is so chaotic now, it wouldn't be a bad thing to let A Yuan learn some martial arts. If something happens to her one day, she can run away..."

"Ouch..." Mrs. Xie lay back and complained to him, "Okay, why do you always say bad things?"

Xie Yun sighed heavily and said worriedly:

"Hey... Madam, when the moon is full, it will be waning, and when the water is full, it will overflow. Because my uncle Xie Baizheng assisted three emperors, the Xie family has been glorious for nearly fifty years. The relatives and friends of the family are all over the Northern Dynasties, and their power reaches the sky. It is so prosperous. How come I’m not worried about this situation?”

Mrs. Xie comforted him and said:

"I know... you said it at home, but didn't we travel thousands of miles across the river to move to Nanchao? What are you still worried about?"

Xie Yun sighed again and said:

"Hey... the Southern Dynasties are not stable either. The north is still a dynasty at least, and the succession of thrones has always been smooth. In the Southern Dynasties, the royal family names are constantly changing, and there is no telling what will happen one day. If it weren't for the fact that my uncle has been talking more and more erratically recently. Be cautious, I don't want to go south."

Mrs. Xie yawned tiredly and said, "You can think as much as you want... But if you don't tell others that A Yuan is a girl, they will always blame you if they find out later."

Xie Yun smiled and said: "It's okay... I'm afraid if I tell him, he won't be willing to teach. We won't hide it. If he knows by chance, he will know. If he doesn't know and I won't mention it, then it doesn't matter. I lied to him."

Mrs. Xie turned over and lay on her side, closed her eyes and smiled, and said again before falling asleep:

"It's up to you..."

The next day, the Shen family's father and son were invited to formally visit Xie's house. Shen's father asked Shen Liuzhen to bring ten bundles of Xiu, that is, bacon, and planned to formally go to the apprenticeship ceremony.

After arriving at Xie's house, I saw that there were many servants inside, and they were very orderly. The scenery and furnishings all revealed their care and thought.

He thought about his rough and makeshift home again. Although he had lived in it for two years, no one had lived in it for a day and it was decent, so he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

He grew up in a poor family and struggled a lot along the way to get where he is today. Although he was helped along the way by the recommendation of his uncle who was an employee in the family, he has not accumulated much wealth.

There is no comparison at all with a wealthy clan like the Xie family, which has been accumulated through thousands of years and countless ministers.

Although Xie Yun said that they were just a branch of the Xie family, what they saw was that the climate was not comparable to that of ordinary families.

Fortunately, Father Xie was very enthusiastic towards them, and Xie Yuan also obediently called him master when they met, which diluted Father Shen's slight discomfort.

After the fathers of the two families greeted each other politely, they thanked their father for taking their seats. Shen Liuzhen offered the bacon with both hands, kowtowed three times in a formal manner in the hall, and performed the apprenticeship ceremony.

Xie's father accepted it with a smile, and then dragged Shen's father to sit on the seat, and asked Xie Yuan to solemnly perform the apprenticeship ceremony.

After the ceremony, I saw Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen standing together in a dignified manner.

They are the same age, similar height, and each has his or her own charm.

The adults of the two families became happier and happier as they watched, and inexplicably they felt that their relationship was much closer.

Father Xie smiled and said to Xie Yuan:

"Ayuan, take Liu Zhen to the backyard to meet your mother. I'll talk to your master for a while."

He turned to Shen Liuzhen and said gently:

"Your teacher's wife heard that I accepted a student who is as old as our A-Yuan, so she has been thinking about meeting you."

When Father Shen heard this, he said "Hmm", his eyes widened, and said, "Go, go, go! Remember to call people, do you know?"

"I know." Shen Liuzhen responded.

"Dad, Master, we are going." Xie Yuan said in a childish voice, turned around and greeted Shen Liuzhen out of the door.

Father Shen looked at the two children leaving, sighed and said:

"You guys, Ayuan, are really good at teaching you. You are generally knowledgeable and polite." His tone was full of envy at first, but he became furious the next second. "It's not like the one in my family who looks like a stubborn donkey. It really pisses me off." Yes. Brother Xie, if he does anything wrong in the future, just hit him, but don’t be soft."

Xie's father, Zhuangruo, felt a headache and touched his forehead and said:

"Don't mention it, you just think she's nice on the outside, but she's really not as good as yours on the inside. She spends all day climbing up to the house, and she's disgusting.

She is the only child my wife and I have at the moment, and she is making us very frightened. There are so many pairs of eyes in the house that can't see her, and the scars on her knees from wrestling are piled up several times."

When Father Shen heard this, he burst into laughter and said, "It is precisely because of this that practicing martial arts is good!"

He leaned forward again and said mysteriously to Father Xie:

"Hey, if you ask me, our two families may be destined by fate.

My son really doesn't look like he was born to me. I am a martial artist and I don't know a few people. I only hear everything through my ears.

I thought that it would be helpful for my child to learn a few words in the future, so I hired a calligraphy teacher for him.

Unexpectedly, he really liked it. I was bored by the twists and turns of the words, but he learned quickly. After just learning a few words, he insisted that I find a book for him to read... "

Father Shen spread his hands helplessly and said:

"Where can I find books for him?"

In the yard, Xie Yuan walked in front to lead the way, and Shen Liuzhen followed behind. He looked around curiously and asked:

"Do you have many books at home? How many are there?"

Xie Yuan looked back at him and said as he walked: "When we moved, we packed more than sixty cars in total, and almost half of them were books. I don't know how many there were."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, his mouth was half open and he was surprised. He didn't believe it. Are there really so many books in the world? What are they written...

Suddenly, Xie Yuan, who was in front, jumped to the side, like a nimble deer, jumping up high on the pillar. He stretched out his hand to reach something from the top of the pillar and came down.

He took a closer look and saw a dead leaf in Xie Yuan's hand.

It turned out that a small gap had cracked on the top of the pillar over time, and a dead leaf happened to be caught in it, and Xie Yuan was able to remove it.

Shen Liuzhen, who was shocked by such a sudden turn of events, silently put away his chin and looked at Xie Yuan's back playing with the leaves and continuing to move forward. A sour breath came out of his heart, and he silently complained with disgust on his face. :

Haha... isn't this the father's ideal son? Like a restless monkey?

Xie Yuan led the way with all his heart, so naturally he didn't know what the people behind him were thinking, so he quickly walked away.

Shen Liuzhen quickly followed.
Chapter completed!