In Jiuxi Village, Wu Sanjin saw Jiang Xun suddenly act like this, and he was sure that he was up to something bad, but because he was Jiang Huaixu's brother, he had to agree.

After a while, a few men who could speak among the villagers followed Jiang Erlang and Wu Sanjin into Jiang Erlang's house.

Jiang Erlang picked up the teapot that had been warming on the stove and poured tea for everyone. Then he asked, "I wonder what business Manager Wu wants to discuss with us?"

Wu Sanjin raised his eyelids and glanced at the men, then said slowly, "It's not a big deal. I want to buy the recipe for the five-spice powder. As long as you can sell it, the price is negotiable."

Jiang Dazhuang didn't even take a sip of his tea because he felt so burned by Manager Wu's words. He hissed, put down his teacup, stood up, and said, "Manager Wu, right? Didn't you ask before you came? We at Jiang's Tofu Shop only sell five-spice powder, not houses. We don't do this business!"

The other men couldn't sit still anymore. If they hadn't been concerned that this was the owner of a county restaurant, they would have kicked the man out.

"I wonder how much is the highest that Manager Wu would offer for our recipe?" Jiang Erlang's voice quieted the noisy room.

Jiang Dazhuang looked at Jiang Erlang in disbelief, "Erlang you——"

Wu Sanjin interrupted his questioning and gestured with two fingers, "Two hundred taels."

He tried many ways to figure out the proportions of the various spices in the five-spice powder, but he never came up with an exact match. Otherwise, the two hundred taels of silver wouldn't have been spent.

Jiang Erlang smiled when he heard this, "Two hundred taels, Shopkeeper Wu, you must be joking."

Wu Sanjin pulled the flesh on his face. Jiang Erlang's nonchalant attitude was really irritating.

"It's just a recipe. Two hundred taels is already a high enough price. Do you really want to sell it for a thousand taels?"

"Manager Wu is right. I will sell the recipe to you if you pay me two thousand taels." Jiang Erlang lowered his head to drink water.

Everyone gasped. Was he asking for too much? Jiang Dazhuang, who had been furious just now, looked at Jiang Erlang seriously, and after a while, he sat down steadily.

Wu Sanjin slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Jiang Xun, don't you see who I am?! I'm the brother-in-law of the Beichuan County Magistrate! I paid for this recipe to give you face. If you don't appreciate my kindness, don't blame me for making your life miserable!"

"So you're the county magistrate's brother-in-law. My apologies." Jiang Erlang stood up. "But I heard the county magistrate's wife's surname is Hu. I wonder what kind of brother-in-law you are to the county magistrate?"

Jiang Wei helps out at a tofu stall and hears a lot about what's happening in the county town from customers every day. Although he doesn't know much, he will never forget what he has heard.

"My sister is the most favored concubine in the county magistrate's harem..."

Jiang Erlang repeated, "So he's the county magistrate's concubine's brother. These days, can a concubine's brother call himself brother-in-law?"

He shook his head. "Forgive me for my lack of education. I've never heard of such a thing. Shopkeeper Wu, I'm a rebel by nature. Since you say so, I won't sell you this recipe. Shopkeeper, please go back."

"Someone!" Wu Sanjin's eyes turned red with anger. "Take this man to the county government office! I want to see how tough he is!"

"Yes, shopkeeper!"

Several men immediately picked up the sticks they had brought with them and stood in front of Jiang Erlang. "Let's see who dares!"

Jiang Dazhuang looked at Wu Sanjin's men warily and whispered to Jiang Erlang, "Erlang, what are you doing? The county magistrate's in-laws, what are we going to do if we offend them?"

"Since they've come here, they definitely don't want to go back empty-handed. As long as we don't sell our family, we'll offend them. I just want to know who's behind this Wu. Now that I know, let's ask them to leave."

"How do you invite me? Can't you see they're about to start a fight?"

A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Erlang pinched Wu Sanjin's neck and walked out of his yard.

Wu Sanjin's men were lying on the ground, crying out in pain.

"Jiang Xun!" Wu Sanjin dared not move, his fragile neck restrained. He could only grit his teeth and say, "Aren't you afraid that I'll have the county magistrate arrest all of you unruly people and throw you into jail?!"

Jiang Erlang glanced at him with neither joy nor anger. "The County Magistrate, as the local leader of Beichuan County, is upright and honest. How could he imprison us common people just because we disagree with your forced buying and selling? Manager Wu, does the County Magistrate know that you are destroying his reputation like this?"

Wu Sanjin's face turned even redder as he was blocked.

Jiang Erlang released his hand and said, "The road is difficult to travel, Manager Wu, please walk slowly."

After all the men were dragged out, the door of the Jiang family was slammed shut.

Wu Sanjin sat on the ground in a panic, gasping for breath for a long time before he recovered. He roared, "Get up, everyone! Help me up!"

Jiang Dazhuang was whirling around in the room, "What should we do? What if he gets really angry and complains to the county magistrate? Erlang, say something!"

Jiang Erlang sat and thought for a long while before he said, "Don't worry, I'm going to the county town. Tell the village chief about this and wait for me to come back."

At the same time, Jiang Huaixu woke up after a good sleep. When he opened his eyes, he almost thought he had entered heaven. The sky was filled with clouds and mist, like a fairyland on earth.

"We're almost there, host." Futuan said sullenly, "You slept all the way, but I didn't get any rest at all. I asked you to buy a few small things, but you didn't even give me a meal. How could there be a host as stingy as you..."

Having been suppressed all the way, Fu Tuan couldn't help but nag non-stop.

"Haven't you earned enough points today?"

【I can only buy nutrient solution! 】

"Then give me the points and I'll buy you something to eat."

【Stingy! 】

"hey-hey."

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After a brief argument, they finally reached Huaizhou City. As they passed by Wangyue Tower while searching for a place to stay, Fu Tuan suddenly said, "Host, the father you just found has woken up."

In the Moon-Watching Tower, Chen Su opened his eyes and found that his body seemed to be wrapped in something. He rolled his eyes and remembered what happened before he fainted. A trace of pain and despair flashed in his eyes.

The maid noticed that the person on the bed had woken up and immediately went to report to Yan Qun.

Yan Qunyi walked to the bedside, knelt on the ground and said, "General, the young lady will be back to see you soon. She applied medicine to treat your burns, and it can only be removed after she comes back..."

Chen Su suddenly opened his eyes, "...will she come back?"

The voice was still a little hoarse, but still clear and pleasant.

Yan Qun was stunned and said in a lost voice, "General, has your voice returned?"

Chen Su also noticed that there was something wrong with the voice and that his body was abnormal now. Although taking the pills could prolong his life, he also had to endure the burning pain that felt like his internal organs were burning. Now he seemed unable to feel that familiar pain.

Why is this?