Chapter 6: The Goddaughter
Everyone later learned that the pot of fire directly burned the only remaining two hundred taels of silver of the other siblings.
After the silver ticket incident, the people of the Jiang and Liu families were embarrassed to look up when they saw Yun Niang, and Jiang Han avoided her. She thought she had done a good deed, but she burned two Bodhisattvas! It's not that she kindly let others stay, but that she has to beg others to be kind enough to let her and her father stayβtwo hundred taels of silver are in Luoxia Town, which is enough to buy a round trip in the Jiang family's courtyard.
Thinking that her three-month journey through the past three months is also strange enough, not only did she not save a person, but she also came to the prison cell of Qinghe County for a ten-day day tour, Dongyue County Ya hung up the desk, and before anything was done, she offended a lot of people, and the situation is really getting more and more difficult.
The shopkeeper of the first restaurant in Qinghe County, the cyclamen, had bad intentions and deliberately advertised in the guild that she was a liar who went to the restaurant to blackmail. The son of the county Cheng of Shanyang County, it is said that after going back, he couldn't go out for more than half a month, and his uncle Huang Yuanwai in Luoxia Town threatened to beat him once he met him if he met him again. Fortunately, she also had a blue nose and swollen face when she was arrested, and after entering, she was specially taken care of by Uncle Zhao, and Huang Yuanwai never knew what she really looked like. And later, she secretly went to pick up the dart by herself, and lost her father's old face, in the words of her father's friend Niu Dali, the wings have not grown hard, so she thinks that she will do it alone, and if she does a good job, as a result, the money has not been earned, and her reputation is still stinky. In the past two days, she has been looking for work in Luoxia Town, and she has already had a deeper understanding - the profiteer actually painted her portrait, spread bad words about her everywhere, and slandered her image.
It's infuriating!
Miss Jiang Han's thoughts, which had been suppressed, began to be restless again.
She thought to herself that the case in Dongyue County was not resolved, and it was the worst compromise, these ancients were simply the same as the clouds, ignorant and ignorant, and there was no distinction between right and wrong! No matter how she scolds in her heart, the reality is that she has fallen to the point where no one cares about her in Luoxia Town! - If you really can't go to Fucheng, you want her to be a traverser, can she still be trapped by this little Luoxia Town?
Just when she tossed and turned for a few days and made up her mind to leave Luoxia and go out for a while, Aunt Liu happily came to tell her that she had already made a good deal with Wang Li, the shopkeeper of the Lilai Teahouse, and asked her to go to work in the teahouse tomorrow.
Luoxia Town is located in the northeast of Qinghe County, and it is a good place to face the mountains and rivers. This was just a transit place for three counties in the past, to the northwest, around Luoxia Mountain is Shanyang County, to the east over Luoxia Mountain branch Xiaoluoxia Mountain, is the direction of Dongyue County. Twenty years ago, as the traffic artery of Shaozhou City, the water level of the Qinghe River dropped, and the big ships to Qinghe County stopped at the Luoxia Wharf with an open water surface, and slowly Luoxia Town became lively.
Luoxia Town is mainly divided into East Town and West Town, and is bounded by Qingxi, a small river that flows out of Luoxia Mountain. Qingxi is very short, the river is like a Y-shape, when it flows to the town, the river is less than two zhang, and it is led to the Qinghe River by a canal, so that the Qinghe River and the Qingxi plus the Qinghe Canal in the middle form an I-shape.
Luoxia Wharf is on the north side of the Qinghe Canal, and the wharf sticks out of the river, resembling a small peninsula. Coming out of the wharf is the lively Drinking Horse Street, and the inspection department is only three streets away from it.
Luoxia East Town is a rich area, the shops are relatively high-end, the main street is Changle Street, the street merchants are like clouds, high-grade restaurants, inns, pawnshops, tea shops and so on.
There are many large and small stone bridges in the town, and there are three larger stone bridges over Qingxi that connect the east and west towns.
Xizhen is mostly a gathering of civilians, there are two main streets in the town, namely Xixia Street and Xiahe Street, the shops on the street are lined up one after another, there is a tile market near the south city gate and the river, it is very lively.
From Xizhen past, across the stone bridge on the Qinghe Canal to the north, there is a residential area called Zhupai Lane, and the Jiangjia courtyard is a small courtyard inside.
The Lilai Teahouse is the third shop on the right side of Xixia Street, diagonally opposite the Qiancaotang Pharmacy where Liu Xiaomei was an apprentice.
Lilai Teahouse is a small teahouse, has been open for more than ten years, the first floor of the teahouse has eight tables, the second floor has six private rooms, the backyard with a patio, and then inside is the courtyard of the shopkeeper's family. On the left side of the shop are restaurants and pastry shops, and on the right are cloth shops and grocery stores.
Xixia Street is facing the bluestone bridge connecting Dongzhen, and the guests are more complicated, and the teahouse is not only the ordinary people in the town, but also some foreign merchants.
So the question is, since the Lilai Teahouse is a teahouse that has been open for ten years, it is likely that the shopkeeper Wang has seen her portrait and knows her reputation? If you see her tomorrow, you will probably be driven back, how embarrassing!
At this time, she and Aunt Liu were sitting next to each other at the wooden table in her bedroom.
"Auntie, doesn't the shopkeeper know that you introduced me? When he knows it's me, how hard it is for you to be a man, I can't go! β
Jiang Han didn't want to touch that nose of ash, she had already decided to go to Fucheng to break through, and besides, she could earn a few dollars by serving tea and pouring water for people.
"Don't worry, the king's shopkeeper knows everything! He knew that your reputation was a little bad recently by the tea boss of Nadongyue, and he said that it was okay, as long as you can work hard! β
"Are you sure he's really, really, really clear? Didn't trick you into lying to you? You won't regret it temporarily, will you? β
"Why don't you believe what your aunt says?" She glanced at Jiang Han, who had an exaggerated expression, rolled her eyes, patted her hand easily, and smiled smugly, "He won't regret it, his sister who married into the county still wants me to deliver the baby!" β
"Uh......"
"You have to work hard this time, don't be so impatient, be down-to-earth, life will always be good slowly!" Aunt Liu said.
"Auntie, my family is in a hurry to repay the debts now, and the teahouse guy only has a few dollars a month, so when will I be able to pay off the debt?"
"So how much money do you want to make a month? Originally, you honestly followed your Uncle Niu to dart, but in terms of the relationship between your Uncle Niu and your father, will he make you suffer? If you have a debt for one or two years, you will be able to pay it off! But you have the heart of a villain, and you want to make a lot of money by yourself, but no one in the town dares to use you! You're still young, don't have too big a heart! Aunt Liu looked at Jiang Han's salty and unpleasant appearance, and she was a little anxious.
"Luoxia Town can't do it, I want to go to Fucheng to break through, I don't believe in Fucheng can't do it......"
"You want to go to Fucheng?! Just a few catties and taels of you, go to Fucheng? You've been wearing men's clothes for a long time, and you really think you're a man? I see you've been sold, and you've got to pay for it! As soon as Aunt Liu heard this, her face sank, and her voice became stern.
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"When the time comes, who will wipe your ass when the house is so far away from you?"
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"Do you still want your father? Your father is like this now, and you still have to be taken care of, you go to Fucheng by yourself, do you want to throw your father to Miss Xie? How dare you think about it! β
"I, I sold this yard and took my dad with me!" Jiang Han muttered.
"What? You're going to sell the yard too! - You, you girl is so angry! Aunt Liu looked at her for a long time, Jiang Han not only didn't listen to a word, but also showed an unconvinced look, his face was as dark as ink, and the anger in his heart rose up, "I, I think I have to teach you a good lesson for your father today, and you will open up!" β
I saw her stand up with a "whoosh", turn her head and walk around the room, then raised her feet and went out of the house, rushed directly to the peach tree at the door of the east wing, tore off a thumb-thick branch, carried it into the door, and made a gesture to greet Jiang Han.
"Why are you so confused now! Don't know your own pounds at all? I still want to sell the yard and take your father to Fucheng - think about it with your head, can this thing work? Your father has difficulty moving and is still taking medicine, you let your father accompany you to Fucheng, who will take care of him? I see that your father raised you for nothing! You only have yourself in your heart, people say that your parents are not far away, and since you wake up, you only care about your own happiness, and you haven't thought about your father a little! Aunt Liu scolded while holding a branch and threw herself at Jiang Han, who was stunned across the table.
"Oh, auntie, what are you doing!" Jiang Han was frightened by her fierce appearance, couldn't dodge, and hit a branch in his hand, so he had to go back and forth with Aunt Liu across the table.
"You angry girl, you weren't like this before, although you used to cause some small troubles, but you can still listen to persuasion! What kind of evil has fallen into it now, and it has become such a toss-up? β
"Oh, auntie, don't be like this, I'm not in a hurry, I'm afraid that those creditors won't be able to get the money and drive us out, will it be like this!" When Jiang Han heard her words, he was agitated and hurriedly pulled out her usual reasons. "Anyway, the small courtyard may not be able to be saved, it is better to sell it, I will take the money to go around, and when I earn the money to pay off the debt, I will buy the small courtyard back!"
"When you've made money? Where is the money you've made in the past few months? Are you afraid that the creditors will drive you out? Those creditors haven't come yet, and you've tossed the old debts so much that the new debts have come again! I don't think you want to make money to pay off your debts, you don't think you have enough debts! You don't listen to persuasion, you are not steadfast, you haven't eaten the bowl yet, and you even think about the pot! β
Don't look at Aunt Liu's age, but she is thin and flexible, and she deliberately blocked the side of the door, Jiang Han and her went back and forth a few times across the table, and accidentally hit her twice on her hand, and her heart became completely irritable.
"Auntie, look at you, I don't want to go to the teahouse to do things, why do you have to force me to do it?"
"Do I have to force you to go? I'm not here for your good? β
"I can't tell you!"
After Jiang Han finished speaking, he wanted to get out of the gap exposed by Aunt Liu, but the aunt turned around and grabbed the hem of her clothes, and the branch slapped on her back and head regardless of it.
"You can't tell me, or can't I tell you?"
"Oh, it hurts, Aunt Liu, what are you doing, my father didn't beat me!"
"If your father doesn't beat you, it's because your father can't beat you because of his bad actions, I'll wake you up for your father today! Let's see if you don't understand it anymore! β
"Well played! Aunt Liu, you will beat her up for me today! At this time, Father Jiang was supported by Yun Niang and just walked to the door, he glared angrily at Jiang Han, who was struggling to go out, raised his cane and knocked it on her leg angrily, "Let her wake up!" Look at her in the future, do you dare to be so high-minded and so brainless! β
After he finished speaking, when the second crutch was about to be knocked down again, the person suddenly shook and fell to the ground with a "bang". The other two people who were still pestering turned their heads in unison when they heard the voice, and saw Yun Niang holding a cane in her hand and standing awkwardly next to Daddy Jiang who was sitting on the ground......
It turned out that when Aunt Liu rushed out to break the branches, Yun Niang happened to come out of the house, she saw this scene, for fear that something would happen, so she ran to the main house to help Daddy Jiang over to save the scene. Who knew that Daddy Jiang not only didn't save the scene, but also hit it, she was so anxious that she stomped her feet and subconsciously grabbed Daddy Jiang's crutches...... Anyway, the war was finally suspended, Yun Niang helped Father Jiang to the table and sat down, pulled Aunt Liu to sit on the other side, poured two cups of tea and put them on the table, pushed Jiang Han who was standing at the door, and went out of the room with a red face and sensible.
The two elders in the room sat at the table with calm faces, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant.
"You're so sad for me today! Do you think I'm nosy? - I'm just an aunt who lives next door, why beat you! Aunt Liu was the first to speak, her eyes were red as she spoke, "Girl Yue, you are what I grew up looking at, how caring you used to be, your senior brother made me angry, and you still know how to help him comfort me...... When you go out with your dad and you see good things, you think of us...... Don't talk about that! It's me meddling today! She lowered her head and wiped away her tears from her sleeve, got up and walked out.
"Make amends to your aunt!" Father Jiang slapped it on the table, stretched out his hand to stop Aunt Liu, and glared at Jiang Han angrily, "She Aunt Liu, you played right today, it's this kid who is ignorant!" I want to thank you for helping me with all this effort! After speaking, he stood up on the table and gave Aunt Liu a look.
"It's because I didn't discipline her well, I was busy making money before, and I saw that she was still well-behaved, and I didn't teach her how to be a man! made her panic when she encountered a hurdle now, and instead of being sensible, she became frizzy and delusional. It's all my incompetence! β
"I'm sorry! Auntie, Dad! I was wrong! Jiang Han looked at the self-blame and loneliness on Daddy Jiang's face, felt a little blushing, and had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes.
"Are you really wrong?"
"I was wrong!"
"What did you do wrong? The first two days it seemed like you knew it was wrong, and the next two days it relapsed β do you really know it's wrong? β
"I ......"
"I don't think you know what's wrong!"
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"Your mistake is that you overestimate yourself, your fault is that you are not down-to-earth, and your fault is that you don't have enough ability, so you want to become fat in one bite, and you want to get rich overnight!"
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"There is no pie in the sky, and you can't take it for granted. It's good that you dare to do it, but you take it for granted! Anything can only be achieved by doing it in a down-to-earth manner and accumulating little by little. β
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"As far as the teahouse is concerned, although you think the money is small, it is stable. The most important thing is that you have to study hard in the teahouse, welcome the send-off, and interact with people, and when you learn this, you can do the big things you want to do. Think about your father's words yourself, and tomorrow you will honestly go to work in the teahouse. β
"......" Jiang Han was speechless.