"This is no countess, she's just... a scoundrel and a good-for-nothing!"
“Last time she pretended to faint and scared my grandmother.”
Jin Xiaoshi was about to throw the tea when Jiang Jiaojiao grabbed his sleeve. "Tenth Brother, have you forgotten? I know medicine. It's just a minor fainting spell. Ah Xiang, get me my silver needles!"
Jiang Jiaojiao walked over, but the old nanny was stopped by A Yuan and her maid.
Jiang Jiaojiao opened the package of silver needles, took out the longest and thickest one, and said quietly, "Don't worry, although this is my first time using needles, I have read a lot of books, and I will definitely see results with just one needle."
Having said that, he plunged the needle into the old lady's philtrum!
"Aww—"
The countess suddenly opened her eyes and let out a pig-like scream.
"Pfft—"
"This old lady is really bluffing!"
"I never expected that an old lady from a dignified earl's mansion would act like a country bumpkin, throwing a tantrum and pretending to be sick or faint!"
Fortunately, Miss Jiang was quick-witted and did not fall for the trick.
The laughter of the crowd almost made the old countess faint again, but when she saw the thick, long silver needle in Jiang Jiaojiao's hand, she dared not faint again.
The Earl's wife dared to cause trouble at the Jin family's house because she was sure that the Jin family merchants wouldn't dare to fight against the government. She thought that if she made a scene for a few days, the Jin family would obediently hand over the property deed and smooth over that mess of debts.
I never expected Jiang Jiaojiao to be such a tough nut to crack.
Are you kidding me?
Jiang Jiaojiao treated it as a show, and what she gave was not money, but the last bit of face that the Earl's mansion had lost after being humiliated.
Go ahead and curse?
The clerk is not just for show.
You can't make a fuss, you can't scold, you can't even faint!
She just couldn't understand why the Jin family, who spent so much money on pharmacies and grain shops every day, couldn't return her family's ancestral home and belongings to her!
They are just heartless rich people!
hypocritical!
Poor thing, how will she, a woman from a noble earl's family, survive from now on? Overwhelmed with grief, the old lady of the earl's family began to cry, her feigned sobs turning into real ones. "Oh dear... my life is so miserable!"
"The old lady is really pitiful; in her old age, she has nowhere to go."
"The Jin family is rolling in money, they don't need this one house."
"They're just merchants, after all, all about profit..."
The onlookers, seeing the old lady crying pitifully, chattered amongst themselves.
"If anyone feels sorry for someone, they can give up their house, and I can kindly send them there."
Jiang Jiaojiao scoffed.
They're all just talking without understanding the situation. What, just because the Jin family is rich, does that mean they deserve it?
Xiao Jinjin said that this is called moral blackmail!
The old lady of the countess was heartbroken. She was a beloved noblewoman who married the old count, but she ended up with a family of good-for-nothing descendants who turned her into a shrew.
Jiang Jiaojiao naturally noticed the Earl's old lady's expression as well.
You reap what you sow.
The Earl's mansion was purchased openly and legitimately by the Jin family. Instead of blaming the person who bought the house for her unfilial children, she is both stupid and wicked.
In my previous life, it seems that the Earl's mansion fell into Jiang Xue's hands, but the old lady of the Earl's mansion didn't make a fuss. It was obvious that she was just bullying the Jin family because they were just merchants with no official position or power!
Jiang Jiaojiao's mind raced.
If we want to protect the Jin family and help them become stronger, then... we need wealth, fame, and power! Without fame and power, only wealth will only turn us into someone else's money bag.
Jiang Jiaojiao looked at the onlookers, whose expressions varied.
He slowly got up...
Suddenly, he spoke up, "Actually... the Jin family didn't buy this house just for private use."
"Instead, we will open a school in the mansion and invite Mr. Li to give lectures. Regardless of status, anyone who passes Mr. Li's exam can be admitted."
"Does anyone want to sign up?"
Since those powerful and influential people look down on the Jin family merchants, then... let them come begging to us.
She wanted to pave a broad road for Jinjiapu that no one would dare to bully!
Even if the powerful and wealthy don't come, there are still students from humble backgrounds, who are all future powerful and wealthy officials... Moreover, few powerful and wealthy people can give up the reputation of Mr. Li.
really……
These words, once spoken, were like boiling oil poured into water, instantly igniting an uproar.
"Mr. Li?!"
The crowd gasped and screamed.
Mr. Li was a great Confucian scholar of our time.
To receive guidance from Mr. Li is a blessing that would make one's ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke!
The Jin brothers were equally incredulous, taking a long time to react.
When...when did this happen?
How come they didn't know?
Jiang Jiaojiao blinked.
When? Now!
Oh--
The words have already been spoken; I'll go bankrupt and kneel and kowtow ten times to bring them here!
Fortunately, her years of wandering weren't in vain.
Judging by the time, it should be time for Mr. Li to arrive in the capital.
The Crown Prince's tutor, the Fifth Prince's right-hand man, ultimately met such an end.
She still remembers the grudge from the White Horse Temple.
She wanted to cut off the Fifth Prince's arm to save Old Master Li from tragedy!
It's time for Second Brother's "Leg-Stretching and Eye-Staring Pills" to stop.
If he failed in his studies in his previous life and was depressed, then let's grant him a teacher-student relationship.
This can be considered as giving an explanation to our ancestors.
...
The crowd erupted in a thunderous roar.
"But what about that Mr. Li, who has a mentor-student relationship with His Majesty?"
"Old Mr. Li is known for his unyielding nature and never submits to the powerful and wealthy. How could he possibly be willing to lecture at the Jin family's private school?"
Another soft, gentle voice asked, "Really, it doesn't matter what your identity is?"
Jiang Jiaojiao said loudly, "Of course, as long as you pass the old man's test, regardless of your status, you can register directly with the clerk."
As Xiao Jinjin once said, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
Instead of groveling and handing over real money to those ungrateful wretches, we should return it to the people.
The Jin family's medical clinic and grain and oil shop are good examples.
He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding; he who takes another's money is obligated to do his bidding.
The words of scholars carry the most weight. With the establishment of this school, Mr. Li became the guardian deity of the Jin family.
Everyone must be invited!
"I—I want to sign up!"
"Me too!"
"I want to register my son too!"
"..."
The crowd was in an uproar, and no one paid any attention to the old lady of the count's house. She tried several times to steer the conversation back to the Jin family's attempt to seize the house, but no one responded.
In the end, it angered several families, causing a round of angry shouts.
"Looking around this capital, everyone knows that the Earl's mansion is reduced to just these four walls. Now, even these bricks have been gambled away by his unfilial descendants, and they still have the nerve to ask for them back!"
"How shameless! What a load of bull! What kind of old lady is she? Bah! So what if she's old? Everyone gets old. What a bunch of old hags..."
"Report to the authorities—the Jin family youths, report to the authorities! We will testify that she is being unreasonable, taking advantage of her age to swindle your family out of your house and property!"
In a short time.
Everyone sided with the Kim family.
Even if they were jealous of the Jin family and wanted to watch the show, they wouldn't choose this time to offend Miss Jiang and the Jin family. Miss Jiang had said that Mr. Li's teaching was open to all, regardless of status.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
"You despicable wretch! Your lying mouth is rotten; may you be struck by lightning and die a horrible death! What kind of person are you to dare invite Master Li to teach you?! I spit on you—"
The countess was furious and started cursing.
"Smack—"
A shoe sole, which seemed to have flown from nowhere, slapped the old lady across the mouth.
The sour, foul smell went straight to my nose and got really bad.
"vomit--"
The countess was dizzy from vomiting. Just as she looked up, another smelly shoe flew over and, as if by sheer bad luck, was bumped into and shoved into her mouth.
His eyes rolled back, and he completely passed out from the fumes.
Finally, her family members, who rushed over after hearing the news, carried her away. They wanted to cause trouble for Jiang Jiaojiao, but the crowded people didn't give them a chance. Before they could even get close, they were inexplicably punched and kicked a few times, so they had no choice but to carry her away in a sorry state.
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