Chapter 89: The Yuan Brothers
"Aunt, I'm sleepy." Juan'er rubbed her eyes and staggered out of the room.
Liang Jinyu walked up to him and said angrily, "Why don't you wear your clothes properly? Where are your socks? Why don't you wear socks?"
Juan'er yawned and sleepily nestled in Liang Jinyu's arms, mumbling, "I can't find it."
"When do we leave?" The man came out of the room, and the next moment his eyes fell on Juan'er's face.
Liang Jinyu leaned to the side to block the man's gaze: "Let's go after dinner."
"She is..." The man's eyes were complicated and his voice was a little trembling.
"This is my daughter." Liang Jinyu replied and winked at Dingfang.
Liang Dingfang came over and took Juan'er back into the house.
The man's eyes followed Juan'er's figure until the door was completely closed.
Liang Jinyu looked unhappy: "She is just a little girl. It is inappropriate for you to stare at her like that, isn't it?"
The man came back to his senses and whispered, "It really looks like him."
"What did you say?" Liang Jinyu asked.
The man shook his head and looked away: "Nothing."
Then the third grandmother came over and said that breakfast was ready.
Liang Jinyu took the man to the front hall to eat. When they reached the door, they saw Wang You had already gotten up and was doing horse stance in the yard.
The man was stunned again, staring straight at Wang You, and asked uncertainly: "Is he the one who fought with me last night?"
Wang You turned around when he heard the voice, first shouted "Good morning, auntie", and then noticed the man next to him.
He was like a wild beast in danger; his whole body tensed up instantly and his eyes were filled with hostility.
The man was stunned, his nose was sour, and his full beard made it difficult to see his expression: "What's his name?"
Liang Jinyu thought he was looking for trouble, and frowned, saying, "It was a misunderstanding last night. If he hadn't discovered it in time, you might have died in the warehouse."
"What's your name?" the man asked Wang You directly.
Wang You turned his head away in disgust, without saying a word, and his horse stance movements became more and more standard.
The man opened his mouth and wanted to say something but swallowed the words back.
"You, you better practice well." The man said something inexplicably, turned around and left quickly.
Liang Jinyu found this strange and asked, "Do you know him?"
"I don't know him." Wang You said coldly.
The man went to the hall first and saw the third wife busying herself, so he asked, "What was the name of the boy who attacked me last night?"
The third wife glanced at him and said, "I don't know."
The veins on the man's forehead were throbbing. After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "What's your girl's name? If I want to repay you in the future, I should at least know your benefactor's name, right?"
The third wife rolled her eyes and said, "You can't just say a girl's name casually."
"Liang Jinyu, my name is Liang Jinyu!" Liang Jinyu came out and said directly without any hesitation.
The third wife pulled a long face and wanted to scold Liang Jinyu, but she unexpectedly picked up a dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth. She immediately handed the chopsticks to her in a hurry.
"Oh my goodness, who eats with their hands? You're like a wild monkey. It's so embarrassing."
After this, Grandma San forgot her previous dissatisfaction and instead proudly talked about how the shepherd's purse in the stuffing was fresh and juicy.
"It tastes good. Leave a few more for Juan'er. She loves it." Liang Jinyu reminded casually.
The man's expression changed again, and he clenched the spoon tightly.
"Don't worry, I've made a lot. I'll send a few to Mr. Yao later. I'm sure his mother will like these fresh things." Grandma San said as she swiftly added another bowl of corn porridge to Liang Jinyu.
Liang Jinyu glanced at the man with an unusual expression, pretended not to notice, and continued chatting with the third mother-in-law about family matters.
The two talked about Juan'er and Wang You's studies, the shop, and the gloomy weather today.
When we were almost done with the meal, Tang Xian showed up on time.
"I knew it was time for you to arrive. Here, these mustard dumplings made by Third Auntie. Would you like to try them?" Liang Jinyu asked Third Auntie to pick a few for Tang Xian.
Tang Xian took the dumpling, his eyes met the man's, and he nodded as a greeting.
Liang Jinyu introduced him, saying, "This is Brother Feng. We will take him out of the city later."
Tang Xian understood what was said immediately. The fact that he asked them to take him with him for such a small matter as leaving the city showed that there was something wrong with this man.
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Shaozhou City has a well-developed water system, with many rivers crisscrossing it, the largest of which is the Baidian River outside the city.
The Baidian River flows slowly and has a wide surface, with countless ships coming and going. Now that it is spring, the river ferry is even busier.
"stop!"
As soon as it reached the city gate, the donkey cart was stopped by shouting.
Tang Xian shouted to stop the donkey cart and walked forward with a smile to negotiate with the officer.
Liang Jinyu was dressed as a man and leaning against a haystack.
After a while, two officers came over.
"Going to Hongyan Ferry?" the officer asked, his eyes scanning the cart board piled with hay.
Liang Jinyu replied: "Yes, go there to transport goods."
"Why do you carry so much straw when you transport goods?"
"Your Excellency, you don't know that we are transporting Chenzhou yellow wine, which is a good thing. If it gets bumped on the way, I will be heartbroken."
Liang Jinyu said, moving closer and lowering her voice: "I will leave two pots for you to taste later?"
When the officer heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he swallowed his saliva subconsciously: "Alright, alright, hurry up and leave. Don't get in the way."
"Yeah!" Liang Jinyu responded cheerfully and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After getting out of the city safely, Tang Xian led the donkey to a remote place.
Liang Jinyu jumped out of the car, brushed off the dust on his body and said, "Come out, there's no one here."
There was a rustling sound in the haystack, and just as the man was about to come out, he heard a sudden noise.
"Bullshit, who knows who they offended outside? I don't care if they were assassinated. I warn you, Yuan Qi, if you keep talking nonsense, I will punish you!"
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. If Fifth Uncle dies, the biggest beneficiaries will be you and Big Brother. It's no use glaring at me. I didn't say that, did I, Old Four?"
"As the ancients said, brothers should -"
"Shut up, you nerd!"
"oh."
Along with the man's angry voice, a group of three people came out of the nearby woods, leading their horses.
The three men were of similar age, about seventeen or eighteen years old, all wore jade crowns and tied their hair up, dressed in rich clothes, and looked very similar.
"The one leading the group with a dark face is Yuan Huan, the second son of the Yuan family. The one wearing a red and green brocade robe behind him is the third son Yuan Qi. The last one should be the fourth son Yuan Bo." Tang Xian said in a low voice.
"The last name is Yuan? What is their relationship with the owner of Yuanshan Pavilion, Yuan?" Liang Jinyu asked curiously.
Tang Xian explained: "Their father and Boss Yuan are cousins."
In other words, according to generational status, these three people are all Yuan Shanting's [nephews].
Although the Yuan family seems to have many descendants today, in fact most of them are from the third branch.
The earliest founder of the Yuan family was Yuan Gui, who was the father of Yuan Laoyezi.
At that time, Yuan Gui took his three sons to the south to make a living. The eldest son, Yuan Qiaochang, died in an accident without leaving any offspring, and the first house was extinct.
The second branch quickly became rich with the help of old master Yuan Qiaoyong, but old master Yuan was nostalgic and was reluctant to remarry after his first wife passed away. It was not until he was nearly 40 years old that he took a concubine and gave birth to a son, Yuan Shanting.
The third house was completely different. The third master, Yuan Qiaojin, was a playboy. He had five sons and three daughters in total, and only three sons and two daughters survived.
Yuan Huan, Yuan Qi and Yuan Bo were their children. Although they had different parents, because the third old man's son Yuan Qiaojin was still alive, the family had never been divided and they were arranged according to their age.
Liang Jinyu felt overwhelmed when she heard this: "It's hard for them to tell the difference."
As he was talking, three people had already arrived.
Yuan Huan had strong facial features and a sturdy body, and eight out of ten sentences he spoke were curses.
"Are you blind? You see someone coming and yet you still stand in the middle of the road? The body is lying here!" Yuan Huan scolded Tang Xian.