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Everyone stared at Xie Pinghuai after they were done talking.
Xie Pinghuai looked confused. âItâs useless no matter how much you stare at me. I donât know anything about my sister! She was raised at a Taoist temple from a young age.â
âTaoist temple? All the time in the past?â Everyone was surprised to hear that.
That was not right. How come a person from a Taoist temple knew about Buddhism?
âThatâs right. Father said that his fate is terrible. My sister is weak, so he would harm her if she was raised at home. Someone took her away as soon as she was born. Iâm not sure if sheâs educated or not. However, the Taoist temple that my sister stayed in was quite remote. I suppose she only knows a few words,â Xie Pinghuai said casually.
âThatâs such a pity⦠Itâs wasted that sheâs so beautiful.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The crowd could not help but feel stunned.
She must be a pretty face, then.
âOh yeah, is your father⦠going to send silvers tomorrow?â asked someone.
âYes, I think so? Why?â Xie Pinghuai asked in confusion.
Everyone stared at him in a strange way.
They said nothing more.
Xie Pinghuai scoffed and ignored them.
âSomething is wrong with these people. They usually ignore me. Not sure what happened to them today that they came to talk to me, interrupting my fun.â
The crowd had no idea what to comment about this Xie family.
They were dumb.
Could they not tell that many teachers were upset about them giving silvers? They were stubborn to change!
Xie Pinghuai held a green foxtail in his hand and proceeded to play with the crickets. Soon, one of the crickets was defeated. He pasted a note on his left cheek and mumbled, âAgain, again.â
Xie Qiao returned home on the carriage herself.
Xie Niushan came home in the evening and called her over.
He looked happy.
When he saw Xie Qiao, he said, âI heard you passed the entry examination? So weâre qualified to send the gift now?â
Xie Qiaoâs eyelids twitched before she nodded lightly.
âNot bad, not bad. Youâre my child, alright!â Xie Niushan was over the moon and took out a 50-tael silver note. âI was lucky today to be rewarded by an official! Take this money, spend it however you want!â
âDidnât you say you were going to the gambling den today, Master?â Ms. Lu asked immediately when she heard that.
âI went to the gambling den, but I was just watching and drinking with some colleagues. They were commenting on the imperial meeting the few scholars were arguing about. I was stinky today, so I didnât dare to speak. Never had we thought an official had sneaked out of the imperial palace today and heard everything they said. He rewarded me, saying that Iâm stable and mature. He heard that my familyâs condition is pretty poor, so he rewarded me with the fortune.â Xie Niushan was high on cloud nine.
Xie Qiaoâs eyelids twitched.
Stable and mature?
Why was he proud about something that he was not?
âYou didnât share the fortune with your colleagues?â Xie Qiao asked casually.
âWhy should I?â Xie Niushan was stunned.
âYou guys were together, and everyone was speaking the truth. You were the only one who was being odd and said nothing. What if they think you already knew that someone would come? If I were you, I would give the gift away. Itâd be best you explain yourself, or people might not want to hang out with you again,â Xie Qiao said in a neutral manner.
The reward from the official should be quite a sum. There was no need for him to give away the entire reward.
A small portion would do.
Moreover, those close with him would naturally celebrate with a gift if they knew he was rewarded. That would be another income for him.
Xie Niushan reacted immediately upon hearing what Xie Qiao said, âIt⦠makes sense.â
Xie Niushan turned his head and saw Ms. Lu frowning. He said to her immediately, âMadam, what are you doing? Arenât you preparing the gifts for me?â
It was Ms. Lu who was in charge of the money now, so who else would he look for if not her?