Chapter 392 Extra 3: He & Wan (1)

Jiang He has lived a happy life since childhood.

When he was a kid, he had his reliable elder brother to take care of everything, so he was responsible for having fun and having fun.

When the eldest brother started to fight on the battlefield, the third brother appeared, who was concerned about everything.

He has old people above him and young children to take care of. His eldest brother and third brother are both extremely talented. The Jiang family will not have to rely on him in the future, so he will become even more extravagant.

He had no idea what kind of elegant houses for scholars there were in the entire capital, but if you asked him what delicious food and fun things there were, there was nothing he, Jiang He, didn't know.

Because of his good temper and chivalrous character, he has many brothers around him.

Because he was attentive and considerate of girls' emotions, he was privately known as a friend of women in Beijing.

The first time he was at a loss was when Jiang Li entered the officialdom to investigate his first case.

During that period, my father encountered difficulties in his work and was so busy all day that he didn't even have time to go home.

Jiang Li was stabbed by a gangster and was seriously injured. At that time, his mother was sick and was recuperating. Jiang Si was at the age when he loved to play and make trouble. He made trouble in school every day and was asked to bring his parents to school by the teacher. Ningning was still young and loved to make trouble.

The huge Jiang Mansion was left unattended and instantly became a mess.

He remembered that his father would come home after a long journey, his clothes were dirty and he smelled bad, but he didn't even bother to pay attention to him.

He remembered that his mother looked at him with gentle eyes and said, "He'er, I'll ask you to take care of the Jiang Mansion for a while."

He remembered that when Jiang Li woke up from a serious illness and learned that the mansion was in a mess, he looked at him with resentment in his eyes: "Second brother, when will you be able to become someone we can rely on?"

He remembered the annoying words that Jiang Heng, who was in his rebellious period, said to his playmates in the yard: "Don't worry, my eldest brother is not here, my third brother is still recovering, my mother is also sick, and my second brother is more playful than me, so he has no right to manage me. Now I am the boss of the entire Jiang Mansion!!!"

He still remembered that when Ningning, a little girl with short legs just above his knees, secretly hid in the pavilion in the garden and cried loudly: "Wow! No one plays with me! I am a little grass without a father's love and a mother's care!!!"

At that time, he looked at his sister crying so heartbreakingly, and his heart was inexplicably confused.

He walked over and gently wiped away her tears, his tone unusually gentle: "How could our little baby be a little grass? Daddy is just too busy, and Mom is sick again. Doesn't Ningning still have brothers?"

Unexpectedly, his sister suddenly pushed him away because of what he said.

The little man raised his head and yelled at him: "One of my brothers became a hero, and the other was injured while being a hero. They are both protecting more people and have no time to accompany me!"

At that moment, his heart was suddenly stabbed.

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In the little sister's heart, she only has two brothers.

He and Jiang Heng are nothing.

That day.

Having suffered so many shocks in succession, he felt lost for the first time.

At a loss, he began to wander aimlessly in the streets of the capital.

At some point, he suddenly smelled a fragrance and his stomach started to growl. When he looked up, he found himself in front of a small, somewhat dilapidated courtyard.

He looked up and saw that the gate was open.

There were many children's laughter coming from inside.

This laughter, as melodious as silver bells, infected Jiang He, and he walked in step by step without control.

In the yard, he saw a group of children excitedly gathered in a shed.

Inside the shed was a girl whose clothes were not gorgeous, but not ordinary either. She only had a simple pearl hairpin on her head.

The knuckles of the hand that was serving rice to the children looked white and strong under the bright light.

"If you guys don't have enough, you can come to me for more~"

When the girl smiled, the dimples on her face were particularly dazzling, like a ray of light, which suddenly penetrated into Xie Ciyan's heart.

While he was stunned, the girl raised her head.

When she looked at him, the smile in the girl's eyes faded a little: "Sir, what's the matter?"

"Excuse me, I just heard a lot of children laughing and came in to take a look out of curiosity."

Jiang He spoke slowly, forcing a forced smile on his face.

When she talked about children, the girl smiled again. Looking at the children sitting in a row under the tree, her eyes were filled with tenderness:

"They are all children who were abandoned at a young age and had no choice but to beg on the streets. I gathered them here, gave them a place to stay, and taught them some simple survival skills.

Occasionally, I will come over to help them as much as I can.”

"How could so many children be abandoned in this capital?"

Jiang He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Shouldn't the country under the emperor be prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment?

"Looking at the fine clothes that the young master is wearing, I guess he must be living a good life on weekdays. People who live in a place of luxury would not notice these things unless they look down intentionally."

The woman spoke calmly and seriously, and there was an indescribable calmness in her eyes as she looked at Jiang He.

It seemed that she was just stating a very normal thing.

But inexplicably, Jiang He felt an indescribable guilt.

So, when his stomach growled again, Jiang He couldn't help but say, "Miss, can I buy a bowl of your rice?"

"OK."

No one can resist money.

Jiang He ate a large bowl of dumplings and chatted with the woman during the meal.

Only then did he realize how powerful the woman in front of him was.

She supported these children but she would not pay for their support.

She taught them how to cook, how to grow vegetables to sell, how to pick wild vegetables outside the city to fill their stomachs, and how to support themselves with their own hands...

Most of the time, these children are able to live healthy lives now thanks to themselves.

When she left that day, the woman looked into his eyes, smiled and said one last thing: "If you are confused, you might as well lower your head and take a closer look at this world. You will always find the answer you want."

Jiang He didn't say anything else, but he listened.

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The following days.

After wandering the streets for several days, seeing the luxury of the world, as well as the joys and sorrows of separation, he slowly found the answer.

For a family to live in peace and prosperity, everyone needs to participate wholeheartedly.

Later.

The second son of the Jiang family seemed to have grown up overnight.

Although he still goes out to play, he is no longer out and about all day long.

He would study hard after dinner every day, and practice martial arts diligently when the sun was about to rise. He caught everything that he used to catch after three days of fishing and two days of drying the nets.

He began to care about the lives of his relatives and began to learn to help with household affairs.

Until one day when his eldest brother came home from the battle, Jiang He went to see him excitedly at night. He saw countless new and old scars on his body as he was preparing to take a bath. At that time... Jiang He's heart was shocked again.

He had a long talk with his elder brother all night.

He also suddenly understood what he should do.

then.

During a palace banquet, Jiang He found an opportunity to sneak out and bumped into the emperor.

He knelt down and begged the emperor to allow him to go out to trade as an imperial merchant, and to use most of the money he earned for military needs.

The young man's eyes were burning with passion, and he was devoted only to his country. Emperor Wenzong of Chu smiled and made a bet with him.

From then on, Jiang He spent half a year to control all the business lifelines of the Jiang family, and even monopolized all the transactions in Beijing, becoming a business tycoon in Beijing.

Half a year later, Jiang He went out of the capital for business for the first time and became the youngest imperial merchant in Dayu's history.

As a first-time businessman, Jiang He encountered many difficulties along the way. Scenes of fighting and killing went from making him feel nervous at first to becoming commonplace later on.

When Jiang He earned his first pot of gold, he met the girl with dimples again while traveling in Beijing.

It was also at that time that he learned her name.

Her name is Ye Wanru.

Miss Ye once again refreshed his understanding.

She is the proprietress of a teahouse for literati, and is well-read in poetry and literature.

The literati and scholars in the capital all loved to go to her place to exchange poems with her and try to solve the difficult questions she posed.

The few who could defeat her were all successful candidates in the imperial examinations.

Jiang He was curious and exchanged a few poems with Miss Ye, but was finally killed without a trace.

Later.

He gradually lost his love for the major entertainment venues in Beijing. Whenever he was in Beijing, he would spend most of his time either in teahouses or in the courtyard where Miss Ye adopted a child.

The way he addressed Ye Wanru also changed from "Miss Ye" at the beginning to "Miss Wan'er" later.

The relationship between them is getting closer and closer, like old friends, but it seems to be better than old friends.

Jiang He blushed and his heart beat fast for the first time.

Someone was proposing to marry Miss Wan'er, and Miss Wan'er was using him as a shield.

At that time, Miss Wan'er pointed at him as if it was a matter of course. She said, "I already have someone I like. It's him!"

Miss Wan'er has someone she likes.

Miss Wan'er was referring to him.

At that moment, Jiang He felt as if something had shot him in the heart, and his earlobes also turned red.

But he still tried hard to suppress the strange emotions in his heart and walked to Miss Wan'er's side.

He looked at the man in a rude manner and said, "I have already discussed with the matchmaker to come and propose marriage another day. You are late."

Although Miss Wan'er apologized to him and thanked him afterwards, he realized on that day that his feelings for Wan'er... seemed to be different.

Later.

When he fully realized his feelings for Wan'er, he chose to find Wan'er without hesitation to express his feelings.

He wanted to marry her and make her his wife.

But that day.

When he went to Wan'er's house to find her, he heard the conversation between Wan'er and her father in the yard.

The gentle Wan'er spoke for the first time with sharp words. She said:

"Father knows that I have never thought of getting married in my life, and you can't use me to get benefits from anyone!"

"As a man, you have let your grandmother down, your mother down, your aunts down, and even more so me!"

"You have let down so many women who had high hopes for you in your life. You destroyed my faith in marriage. Why do you think I still have the ability to have high hopes for marriage?"

"If one day you want to see me get married, then you can carry a cold corpse onto the sedan chair!!!"

The girl who used to be gentle and bright, whose smile could heal people's hearts, is now hysterical.

Jiang He, who was standing in the yard, swallowed all the food in his mind.

Later.

He never dared to mention the matter of proposing marriage again. Every time he saw Wan'er, he tried his best to make her happy.

He thought that as long as he had enough patience and time, Wan'er, who had scars hidden in her heart, might eventually be healed.