It's hard to be a prodigal

In just one month, Jiang Zong and Le Lian personally watched the loading of the special honey, and never let outsiders handle it. Even after the loading was over, they personally took each barrel of honey with the treasurer to inspect it. Arriving at the door with Officer Xing Zhen on the way back to the capital was relieved.

Young Master Jiang looks lazy and unruly, but he is as careful as a hair, and no one should try to play tricks under his nose.

Outside Jinzhou City, Jiang Heng brought a few little maids to wait for Jiang Zong, looking on tiptoe from time to time, when he saw the carriage approaching, he ran over in surprise, supported the carriage beam and opened the curtain, and shouted: "Jiang Zong! "

After receiving Jiang Zong's handwritten letter from Jinshui, Jiang Heng was terrified when he heard that his brother had met a bandit, so he hurriedly hired a few martial artists to Jinshui Mountain to escort Jiang Zong at a high price, and also invited Mr. Ming Li from Maple Leaf Residence Paying attention to the news, he was relieved to see Jiang Zong come back in full swing.

As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Jiang Zong came down slowly in thin fur, touched Jiang Heng's head, and said with a sneer, "Stinky boy, didn't you pay me for the Zongheng pawnshop?"

Jiang Heng rolled his eyes: "The pawnshop is open. Father's two regular customers from the past heard that the pawnshop was open and came to see it. I entertained the two uncles for a meal at the Yingchun Tower. I was afraid they would think too much. We invited them separately, so I just invited them to the pawnshop. Talk about the current situation or something, not much business."

"Yo, yes." Jiang Zong squeezed Jiang Heng's face, "You've learned to be smart. You are not allowed to call me by my first name, brother."

"Hmph." Jiang Heng didn't like to give Jiang Zong a good look, but he was very happy in his heart. He climbed into the carriage and helped Jiang Zong pack the messy luggage in the carriage. A few maids followed, chatting and laughing.

Listening to the lively quarrels and laughter from time to time in the carriage, Lelian sat in the other carriage, leaning against the wall silently.

"Jiang Heng..." Le Lian looked expressionless, looking at the lines on his palm.

The fate between him and Jiang Zong has come to an end, and the only one who can justifiably accompany Jiang Zong for the rest of his life is his younger brother.

Looking back on the carefree days of this month, I am afraid it will be the only sweet past in the next few decades.

The Jiang Le family gathered again at the Yingchun Building for a meal.

The meal was not very happy, and Le He, the young master of the Le family, kept a cold face. Seeing Jiang Zong's face made him feel extremely disturbed.

The person who came back this time is the third master Le, Le Lian's scumbag father who abandoned his wife and son.

Jiang Zong got up with a drink, and said with a smile: "Elders, this time the special honey offering is considered complete, five thousand catties of honey entered the palace smoothly, thank you second uncle and third uncle for trusting me and running this errand for me, and thank you Le The uncles in my family, let Le Lian come with me, and helped me a lot. Jiang Zong respects all elders."

The second uncle and the third uncle chatted: "The elder nephew is quite reliable when he is serious. You have worked hard. I heard that he also encountered bandits. Fortunately, nothing happened."

Jiang Zong smiled politely: "Yeah, this trip has been exhausting. I would like to ask the elders to give me some advice. How can I get rid of the five thousand catties of honey I have accumulated in my hands? Do you have any connections?"

In fact, the remaining [-] catties of honey have all been packaged to Boss Jane, but they have not yet been shipped. Le Lian knew what Jiang Zong was up to when he heard it. I want to sell a whole five thousand catties of inventory, I wonder if you have any connections?"

The second uncle rolled his eyes and touched his chin: "Yeah... What kind of channel did the Lin family go to sell this five thousand catties of honey? Mr. Le, do you know?"

Third Master Le twirled his mustache, and didn't bother to open his eyes: "The Lin family has their own connections in the capital, but they ran away with money, and we can't get in touch."

Jiang Zong said with a smile: "This is tricky. Our two families spent 10 taels of silver in order to rent out the beekeeping house. The special supply price is high, which is worth eight taels of silver a catty. After all, this year we are still losing 6 Ten thousand taels, in the future, 8000 taels of silver will have to be invested every year, plus the shipping money for the backlog of inventory, the warehouse, and the roads in the capital. Even if the inventory is cleared out every year, it will take five or six years to pay back. In the future, I can earn three thousand taels of profit every year."

An annual profit of three thousand taels is considered a loss in the eyes of the elders of the Jiang and Le families.

The third uncle of the Jiang family was a little worried: "Hey, it's really thankless."

Jiang Zong smiled: "Well, Xiao Heng and I don't have much money left, and the money for the beehive is still loaned from the bank. Second and third uncles, you and the elders can give us some money."

The second uncle and the third uncle took advantage of the money and ran quickly. When it was mentioned that adding money to supplement the two nephews, their faces were a little embarrassed, and they started to change the conversation when they had nothing to say.

Jiang Heng silently listened to his brother's settlement, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. He thought he could make some money, but he didn't expect it to be a money-losing business. At the beginning, Jiang Zong said he didn't want to take this business, so he thought it was because his brother didn't have eyes.

Le Lian knew that Mr. Le would not care about him, let alone his elder brother, so he simply kept silent.

Jiang Zong frowned and thought for a while, then patted the table and said, "How about this, I will find friends in the capital for the rest of the stock, and send it to the prince and prince's house. Give me the beehive from Lejia, so you won’t pay 5 taels. This time, we will earn 2% from the special offer. I will pay you back [-] taels every year, including [-]% of the interest. , what do you think."

Mr. Le is happy to give up this money-losing business. The Le family has a big business, so there is no need to bother with this thankless thing. The Jiang family has no skills, and his vision is not very good. He wants to take this plate. Then let him have it.

The second uncle was in a hurry, restrained his anxiety and said in a low voice to Jiang Zong: "You have lost all your money and you still want to pay back. The recent recession, your third uncle and I don't have much money to help you two, so don't be a prodigal!"

Jiang Zong said earnestly: "Then Xiao Heng and I have to get by. We can barely get by with a small business."

Lehe, the young master of Lejia, held the wine glass and smiled casually: "Okay, anyway, Lelian has nothing to do, so please trouble Brother Jiang to take him with him, earn some pocket money, and avoid wasting food in Lejia."

Third Master Le glanced at him: "Stop talking nonsense at the dinner table, it's your brother anyway."

As soon as these words came out, the dinner table was a little awkward. Le Lian was used to the cynicism of the Le family, but he didn't want them to be outspoken in front of Jiang Zong. Go and urge the kitchen to serve the food." Then he left the table.

Jiang Zong clicked his tongue, feeling uncomfortable looking at Lehe, and didn't even look at what he was, we Lelian will be a rich businessman in the future, you're a piece of shit.

"Okay, I'll take him with me, and I'll take him as a companion." Jiang Zong said a few words politely, and while the elders were drinking, he also left the private room.

Lelian sat in an empty room at the end of the corridor, drinking while looking out the window.

Jiang Zong came in quietly and closed the door falsely.

"Brother Zong?" Seeing him, Le Lian's mood eased a lot, and he lowered his eyelids, "My father and my brother...just like that, don't be surprised."

"What's wrong with me." Jiang Zong sat down beside him, put his arms around his neck, crossed his legs, raised his head to drink a glass, and let out a faint breath of alcohol.

"Don't worry, your brother Lehe is a piece of shit." Jiang Zong put down his glass angrily, "You will stay with me from now on, and within three years, I will make Lehe unable to hold his head up in front of you again."

The current Lelian is still an uncut rough stone, only needs to be polished by Jiang Zong's hands, and the beautiful jade in the stone will naturally come out.

After all, Le Lian from the previous life was Jiang Zong's only convincing opponent.

"Come here, why are you so angry with Tuoshi, this freshman beauty is standing in front of you, why don't you take a second look." Jiang Zong tilted his head and looked up at Le Lian from below.

Le Lian grabbed his wrist, pressed him on the chair and bit his lip, and gradually let it go gently, entangled with Jiang Zong's tongue.

After a long while, Jiang Zong panted lightly, supported Le Lian who was hugged by his waist, and gently stroked his hair.

Le Lian hugged him tightly, buried his cheeks on his chest, raised his cheeks slightly, and looked at Jiang Zong clearly:

"You will be my brother too."

Jiang Zong was startled.

Le Lian asked in a low voice: "Jiang Heng doesn't like you. You need a younger brother who likes you."

After a while, Le Lian bit his lips unwillingly: "Is it missing?"

Oh, where did this lovely and pitiful opponent come from.

Jiang Zong simply couldn't regard this sucking puppy as the same person as the domineering and indifferent Le Lian in his previous life.

They must not be the same person.

Jiang Zong didn't have much confidence. In his previous life, he wanted to listen to Le Lian call himself brother, but he didn't succeed after much effort.

Without waiting for Jiang Zong to agree, Le Lian wrapped his arms around his neck and put his lips in his mouth. Jiang Zong supported his capable waist and raised his head slightly to be intimate with him, listening to him murmuring incessantly, "Brother."

The crisp sound of a porcelain plate exploding suddenly destroyed the charming atmosphere in the inner room. Both of them froze, looking back at the carved wooden door.

Jiang Heng's pupils shrank suddenly, his face was pale, he stood outside the door tremblingly, looking at the two men hugging and kissing in the room.

Immediately afterwards, Lehe's impatient voice came from far to near: "Jiang Zong is so happy!"

Jiang Heng hurriedly blocked the crack of the door, but before it was too late, Le He pushed the door open, and saw Jiang Zong push Le Lian away at a glance, his lips were reddish, and there was still a trace of ambiguous saliva.

Lehe was completely stunned, staring at the two with wide eyes.

"You, you—"

Before Jiang Zong could speak, Le Lian looked at the startled and trembling Jiang Heng and said indifferently: "It's not too late, otherwise your brother will be killed by me..."

"Get lost!" Jiang Heng ran over with red eyes, pushed Le Lian violently, opened his arms to block Jiang Zong's body, and said in a sharp and hateful voice, "Stay away from my brother!"

Le He was even more annoyed. He picked up Le Lian's collar and gave him a slap. Le Lian was slapped to the side, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, but he still said calmly: "Le He, don't let your family shame out. If you say If we go out, the reputation of the Le family will also be ruined, and the Jiang and Le families will turn against each other."

Panting heavily, Lehe, ignoring his demeanor outside, roared, "I'll clean you up when I get home!"

Jiang Zong pulled aside Jiang Hengpa, who was standing in front of him, separated the Le family brothers who were on fire, pushed Le He aside, and said impatiently, "Come on, what's the matter."

Jiang Heng twisted his clothes and sobbed, and ran out to block Jiang Zong's spectators outside, sobbing and chasing away: "Everything you're looking at, go away!"

Even if Jiang Zong was playing with boys in Hualou, no one would bring it up on the table, but if the two young masters were ambiguous, it would be another matter entirely.