Chapter 14 The clown is actually herself
"She's just lucky."
Song Jiuli curled her lips, her mind still filled with the image of Jiang Wan shamelessly sticking to her brother.
Chen Qian was also full of resentment, "That's true, but the officials don't think so."
Song Jiuli was silent. In fact, she knew that the officials were nice to Jiang Wan, which was good for their first wife.
Chen Qian was angry because she didn't bring up Song Jiuli's words. She cursed her secretly, but she still said affectionately:
"Li'er, even though we have separated, I am still your cousin after all. If you need anything, just tell me.
Anyway, I have always disliked Jiang Wan, so I am not afraid of offending her."
"Um."
Song Jiuli responded softly, glanced back at Jiang Wan who was talking to her mother, feeling mixed emotions.
Even though she blamed Jiang Wan, she was not stupid. Even if Chen Qian advised her at this time, it was definitely not out of pure kindness, so she did not promise Chen Qian anything.
This made Chen Qian very angry, but she couldn't provoke him openly, so it seemed that she could only proceed step by step.
They were lucky tonight, and arrived at an inn outside the city before dark. Ren Bang went in to negotiate, and then came back and said to everyone:
"Each person on the big bunk bed will have to pay five copper coins a night. Pay for it yourself!"
As for the officials, they naturally lived in the rooms. No one dared to object and they all took out silver and money.
They had just been exiled, and everyone had some money on them, except for their eldest wife.
After all, when he was exiled, no relatives from the first wife came to see him off, which made Mrs. Song a little worried.
Chen Qian deliberately asked, "Sir, what if we can't afford the money?"
"Then live in the cowshed." Ren Bang replied sternly. He has always been fair and impartial, and he has turned a blind eye to Jiang Wan.
"Sister Jiang, I'll help you out."
Xiao Deng was very grateful to Jiang Wan, but Jiang Wan understood that she could not use the favor to make profits for herself, so she smiled and shook her head.
"Thank you, Xiao Deng, but we can afford it ourselves."
After saying this, she took out a piece of silver from her bun in front of everyone.
Everyone:!!!
No one expected that she was so good at hiding money that she actually hid it in her hair.
Is her hair a treasure chest?
Even Madam Song and Song Jiuli widened their eyes in surprise. It was simply unbelievable!
Chen Qian’s face was almost distorted with anger. She originally wanted to see Jiang Wan make a fool of herself, but in the end, the clown turned out to be herself?
Jiang Wan exchanged the small change for copper coins and successfully paid the overnight fee for their family of five. However, the environment of the large bunk bed almost made her vomit.
There were exactly two rows of large bunk beds. One row consisted of ten connected earth pits with dirty quilts placed on them. It had probably not been cleaned for a long time.
The quilt still gave off a stinky smell. Not to mention Jiang Wan, these pampered people had never slept on such a quilt before, and their faces turned pale immediately.
"Sir, can we live upstairs if we pay for it ourselves?"
Chen Qian looked at Ren Bang pitifully, but Ren Bang was unmoved. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and asked back:
"What do you think?"
An exiled person still wants to live in a single room?
These words were like ice chips, so cold that Chen Qian dared not speak and could only go into the room obediently.
There were twenty beds, just enough to accommodate the entire Song family. Song Jiuchi first put Song Jiuyuan on the innermost bed.
Jiang Wan thought Song Jiuyuan would not be used to sleeping, but unexpectedly he lay down without changing his expression.
Song Jiuli started crying again, "Brother, this quilt stinks!"
She had never slept on such a dirty quilt with stains on it, and there was nothing else in the room except this.
Song Jiuyuan said calmly, "When we were at war, we often slept on the floor. It's better to have a blanket than nothing."
He had suffered a lot for the people of Dafeng, but the dog emperor treated him like this. Jiang Wan felt sorry for him!
"You are still injured, take a rest first."
Jiang Wan handed the thistle to Song Jiuchi and asked him to apply medicine to Song Jiuyuan. Now the room was dark with only a thin moonlight, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
On the other side, Chen Qian left the house and went to the innkeeper's wife to exchange a few clean quilts, fearing that his wallet had shrunk again.
Jiang Wan looked at this man seeking his own death with indifference. She thought, judging from the way Chen Qian spent his money lavishly, he would probably starve to death in the future.
Fortunately, the evening meal is no longer black steamed buns, but brown rice porridge. Although it still makes the throat ache, it is better than steamed buns.
After dinner, Ren Bang gathered everyone together and said, "We will go to purchase supplies tomorrow morning. If you need anything, you can register with Lao Zhang."
Naturally, they will take money from it, but in order to live a better life, everyone will choose to exchange for what they need.
For example, the second and third wives, who had been crying poor, now took out some silver and asked the officials to help bring some pots, pans, rice and the like.
Some asked for water bags and clothes, others asked for steamed buns, etc. Only the people in the big room did not say anything.
Song Jiuyuan did not come out of the house, but Song Jiuchi and Song Jiuli had no silver on them. Madam Song looked at Jiang Wan in silence.
Jiang Wan did not go to register, but found Ren Bang privately, "Sir, can I go to the town with you tomorrow morning?"
Fearing that Ren Bang might be suspicious, she quickly said, "Don't worry, I won't run away. It's just that our family needs a lot of things."
She knew that this was a bit too much, but only by leaving for a while would she be able to stock up and even take out a lot of things reasonably.
“Only this once!”
Ren Bang also gave Xiao Deng a warning for his sake, "If you run away, your family will be doomed!"
This time I can be considered to have repaid her for saving Xiao Deng.
"good!"
Jiang Wan returned to her room happily and soon put away the smile on her face. She slept particularly soundly that night.
Because she had to go to town, she got up very early and put on her coat at about 3:00 p.m.
The one sleeping next to her was Madam Song. She suddenly whispered, "Wanwan, I have some silver here. You can use it."
She handed Jiang Wan a small silver note with a face value of fifty taels. Jiang Wan was a little suspicious.
Given the lady's personality, if she had any silver on her, she probably wouldn't have kept it for so long and would have taken it out yesterday.
And last night...
Song Jiuyuan was the only one in the room. It seemed that someone had given him some silver, but this guy was stubborn and insisted on using the lady's hand to give it to her.
"I understand, thank you, mom!"
The corners of Jiang Wan's mouth curled up slightly. With this money, she could spend money more generously. After all, the lady and Song Jiuyuan would cover for her later.
Jiang Wan turned around and got down from the ground. Song Jiuyuan in the room opened his eyes and watched her leave.
Until she disappeared, Madam Song looked at Song Jiuyuan unhappily, "Why don't you give it to her yourself?"
Her voice was very soft, but Song Jiuyuan, who had practiced martial arts, could hear it clearly. However, he remained silent and did not answer.
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