Liu was in charge of money, while Old Man Jiang was in charge of grain. When he heard that Jiang Youguang wanted to sell grain, Old Man Jiang was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "No! Grain is the lifeblood of our family. The grain left at home is this year's ration. What will we eat if we sell it?"

"Dad, food is so expensive now. Let's sell some first and use the money. When the weather gets warmer and the roads are easier to travel, the price of food will naturally drop. By then, we can use half the money to buy back the food we sold now."

Old Man Jiang shook his head and still disagreed.

"Dad! This is a money-making business. How could your son cheat you?"

Old man Jiang knows that it is useless. You can't be without food even if you don't have money.

Jiang Youtian and Jiang Youcai also disagreed. Jiang Youguang has always been prejudiced against reselling business. Now he is taking the initiative to run the business. As long as the 15th is over, the construction of the house will start, and there must be no problems in these few days.

Since this didn't work out, Jiang Youguang started to set his sights on Jiang Youfang, who was returning to her parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Originally the three sisters-in-law were united in dealing with Jiang Youfang, but Fan suddenly turned against them and started whispering to Jiang Youfang who had returned to her parents' home.

Jiang Zhi eavesdropped and came back, and learned from Li that the third house had asked Jiang Youfang for a loan. She was delighted and acted as if she was watching a show. She thought, "You two are a vixen trying to deceive a troublemaker. Go ahead and make a fuss. The more you make a fuss, the less it will hinder her family from getting a new bride."

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Aunt Cai brought her two children to visit relatives. Cai's Jiang Youshan warmly entertained them. Aunt Cai saw that the Cai family was doing well, so it was not easy to take my parents back. My parents would suffer if they went to her house, helping to farm and take care of the house, and they would enjoy life at my sister's house. During the conversation, Jiang Youshan agreed to help find a marriage for the children, saying that it was a big deal for them to get married, and he should help find one.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the Muchuan County Office announced a notice to recruit clerks, and many scholars and even juren signed up at once. This also shows that Jiang Youguang's scholarly talent was not used.

A clerk has no official title, just a clerk. To put it bluntly, he is a temporary worker in the county government, doing some record-keeping work. The scholars flocked to him because they wanted to have a good relationship with the county magistrate. Entering the county government means being dependent on the county magistrate, and you will inevitably get some benefits or information in the future exams. Therefore, this job does not pay much, but it attracts a large number of scholars.

Wang Zhubu couldn't figure out Lord Zhai's temper and was unwilling to act as a bridge. Seeing that the personnel were about to be decided, Jiang Youguang could not wait any longer. He spent a lot of money to buy the best tea, hid in front of the county government office for a few days, and finally met Zhai Qingya.

"Master Zhai, I...my niece asked me to give this to you..."

"What do you mean? I don't know your niece. You can't give things to random people. As a parent official, I always treat everyone equally..."

Zhai Qingya looked at the man in his twenties, dressed like a scholar, and thought he had something to do with the clerk nearby. Seeing that he wanted to give her a gift, he got angry and waved his hand to let him leave.

Jiang Youguang took a deep breath and made up his mind: "Master Zhai, my niece is Jiang Yue, from Wangshan Village."

He was betting, and he was betting right.

Zhai Qingya let him into the county government office, closed the door and exuded his official authority: "I don't know how to address you? Are you the uncle of that little girl Jiang Yue? I haven't heard her mention it. Really, that girl didn't even say a word. Come, let me see what that girl brought me."

Jiang Youguang was delighted and handed over the tea bag respectfully: "I am Jiang Youguang. This small gift is a token of my respect."

"It's rare that the ceremony is well-chosen." Zhai Qingya gritted his teeth and said with a serious face: "In which year did Jiang Xiucai become a scholar? Has he ever taught or held any position?"

Jiang Youguang said: "I am not talented. I was promoted to a scholar last year. To be honest, I have not yet taken up a position..."

Zhai Qingya laughed: "I understand what Mr. Jiang meant."

After saying that, he stood up and sighed, "Alas, I should go and teach this person a lesson."

Jiang Youguang understood that this meant he was asked to leave, so he said goodbye with a serious face, bowed slightly, and walked out.

When they were out of sight, the servant came over to look and said, "Sir, Miss Jiang's uncle has left? I just told the kitchen staff to prepare the banquet."

Zhai Qingya sucked his teeth and said, "Do you think your young master has no place to spend his money? Hurry up and ask them to stop, or you will have to pay for it yourself."

"Ah? Ah, I'll go right away."

The servant ran to the kitchen and asked them to stop working, wondering: They are all Miss Jiang's family. When the eldest brother came, they said we had no eyesight, and now the uncle is here, and they don't allow us to prepare meals?

Zhai Qingya waved his hand and asked another servant to find out the relationship between Miss Jiang and his uncle's family. This is not right.

After Jiang Youguang left, he felt uneasy. Judging from Lord Zhai's reaction, Jiang Yue was very important to Lord Zhai. If Lord Zhai accidentally mentioned her, it would be bad if Jiang Yue ruined things. To be safe, he had to ask his father to go there as soon as possible.

For half a day, Jiang Youguang thought about Jiang Youshan's family for the first time in his life, and spent a lot of money to buy a pound of candy and brought it back.

Even though it hurts, the money must be spent for the sake of your future.

Old Man Jiang was tricked into giving candy to Jiang Youshan.

Jiang Yue watched from the side and clicked her tongue repeatedly. This was really the first time for a young lady to get into a bridal sedan.

"What does it mean?"

"Brothers are still brothers after fighting tigers. The past is over after the New Year. There is still kindness. Dad only asks you not to ruin the future of our Jiang family."

Old man Jiang didn't explain it clearly, so Jiang Youshan just kept making noises.

"Don't hold Youguang back." After saying this, Old Man Jiang turned and left.

"Wait a minute, make your words clear."

Jiang Yue called out to old man Jiang Jiang: "What's the relationship between my father and your kid? How can he hinder your scholar master? If he fails to pass the imperial examination this year, should he blame my father? You are so shameless."

Being ridiculed by Jiang Yue, Old Man Jiang blushed: "No matter what, your father is also my son. There is no overnight hatred between father and son. It's you, a little girl, who is stirring up trouble. Why are you still making a fuss after the New Year?"

Jiang Youshan turned away angrily. If it weren't for his eldest daughter who made the family prosperous, who knows what the family would be like now. Maybe they would starve to death. His father just said something and pushed everything onto his own daughter. And he even blamed her?

Jiang Yue was so angry that she laughed. This was too shameless.

Old Man Jiang raised his eyes and said to Jiang Youguang, "I've made it clear that your brother has hooked up with our county magistrate and will soon be able to work in the county government. I know your family has a relationship with the county magistrate. If the county magistrate investigates your family background, you must not do anything bad... If you ruin your brother's future, you will ruin the future of our Jiang family!"

Jiang Youshan didn't understand, but he heard the words "Mr. County Magistrate" clearly, and said, "Mr. County Magistrate is an official? My family is a civilian? Officials are in charge of the civilians, what can my family say? If the magistrate is conducting an investigation, my family will naturally not say a word."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like