75 Chapter 75
◎Fire◎
After handling the case, Jiang Jingyun plunged headfirst into the infrastructure project that he had been dreaming about.
A few days later, Jiang Jingyun, whose eyes were red from staying up all night again, stared at the paper on the table with excitement: "My cement roads, cement houses, dikes, ports...hahahaha...I'm rich!"
Looking at his almost insane elder brother, Jiang Jingfeng, who had also been dragged here to do some calculations for a few days, asked weakly, "But where will the manpower and material resources come from? Haven't we counted the county government's account books? There is no money on them."
"Hey, don't just think about eating alone, share some soup with others." Jiang Jingyun flicked his head, he was so quick at math, but why couldn't he figure out the worldly ways? "Did you become stupid from reading too much? Have you really become a nerd?"
The third brother covered his forehead and muttered, "If he really became stupid, it was because you poked him stupid. You have to pay for it!"
"Okay, I'll compensate you." Jiang Jingyun was in a very good mood and agreed to every request. "I'll ask Songhua to make you two roasted brains tonight. It's just the right way to make up for the loss."
"Hmph, and you still say I'm a pig." Jiang Jingfeng snorted in dissatisfaction.
"No way, don't think too much." Jiang Jingyun said with a smile, "Roasted pig brain is so delicious. If you don't want it, I'll share it with my little sister."
"No, you agreed to give it to me as compensation." The third brother firmly refused his eldest brother. He would never give in when it comes to delicious food!
That night, there was indeed sizzling roasted brain on the dinner table.
The marinated pig brain is roasted and seasoned with chili, pepper, minced garlic, chopped green onion, etc. It is soft and tender like mashed potatoes, with a mellow flavor, fragrant but not greasy, oily but not fatty, and tastes great!
Just one bite will make you so happy that you can't help but squint your eyes.
It would be better if there weren't those two fiery gazes around.
Under the watchful eyes of the two men, Jiang Jingfeng had no choice but to give up one of the portions so that he could continue to enjoy his delicious food.
After the family had happily finished their dinner, they heard the servant come to report that the mute girl who had committed suicide had woken up, but she was lying motionless on the bed, and was unwilling to take medicine or eat, as if she still wanted to commit suicide.
"Okay," Jiang Jingyun nodded to show that he understood, "I'll go over and take a look later."
"I want to go too!" The younger sister raised her hand. She had long heard from others about the tragic experience of this Sun family girl, and she felt both sympathy and pity for her. "I'll go and persuade her. As a girl, maybe she will listen to me."
"Sure," Jiang Jingyun did not stop him, and said jokingly with a smile, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You should work hard, so that you can accumulate some merits for our family."
"No problem, leave it to me!" The younger sister patted her chest and assured him, and confidently followed her brother to the side room where the servants lived.
But after seeing the current appearance of the people in the room, she suddenly lost confidence.
Those were a pair of eyes without light.
Like a candle that has burned out, only a pile of debris remains.
Jiang Qingrong shrank behind her elder brother, hesitating and not daring to move forward: "Brother, why don't you tell the story?"
Jiang Jingyun pinched her hair and scolded her with a smile, "You little coward who deserted the battlefield."
"Oh, you're a coward," she regretted her promise, and she was in the wrong. "I'll accept whatever you say." Mainly because Sun looked too fragile, she was afraid that if her voice was a little louder, she would accidentally shatter the person.
I can only place my hope on my eldest brother.
But Jiang Jingyun didn't know how to persuade a person who had no desire to live. But facing his little sister's admiring eyes, he could only bite the bullet and step forward and say, "Sun, I heard that you woke up. Let's go see how you feel now."
Seeing that it was him, Sun's eyes moved slightly.
Although the reaction was small, Jiang Jingyun still caught it sharply. He continued, "I heard from the servants that you don't want to eat, but the food made in the mansion doesn't suit your appetite?"
Sun shook her head.
Considering that she had just woken up, the kitchen prepared carefully cooked minced meat porridge. She has grown up to the point where she can barely eat a few mouthfuls of thick porridge, let alone meat. How could it be unpalatable to her?
"Why is that?" Jiang Jingyun didn't like beating around the bush and asked directly, "It's a rare chance to save your life, but you still don't want it?"
"Brother!" The younger sister pulled his clothes anxiously. His words were so direct. What if she really couldn't get over it and tried to commit suicide again?
Jiang Jingyun ignored the dissuasion and continued: "If you insist on dying, no one can stop you, but there is a debt that we must settle first."
Su looked at him.
"Ahem," Jiang Jingyun coughed lightly, a little embarrassed about what he was about to say next, "In order to save you, the mansion used up a lot of precious medicinal materials, the consultation fee and the medicine fee, the total cost was... eight taels of silver!"
"Pfft." Jiang Xiaomei looked at her big brother in disbelief as he opened his mouth like a lion.
Because Sun had been unconscious, the doctor did not dare to use any medicine at random. He only treated her external wounds and left the rest to her after she woke up. Therefore, the consultation fee including the medicine only cost a few hundred coins.
As a result, as soon as Jiang Jingyun opened his mouth, he asked for a huge medical fee of eight taels.
Even though he is her eldest brother, she had to say something fair: He has a really dark heart!
But seeing Jiang Jingyun was confident and righteous, he said: "I saved your life anyway, and I don't ask for anything in return, but you should at least pay back the money you owe me, that's reasonable, right?"
After hearing this, Sun thought for a while before slowly nodding and making a gesture to them. Although it was unclear, it should mean that she would repay them.
Seeing her attitude, Jiang Jingyun was very satisfied.
"However," he changed the subject, "considering that you are an orphan, in order to prevent you from regretting your debt and running away secretly without being found, you can be a maid in the mansion from now on. I will deduct half of the monthly salary to pay off the debt until you pay off the debt and then let you go. How about that?"
Having said that, there is nothing that Sun doesn't understand.
Tears welled up in her eyes, which had already dried up from crying, again. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Jiang Jingyun, just like she had done before in the court.
However, last time, it was Xie who restored her innocence and freedom; this time, it was Xie who granted her a new life.
The favor is so heavy that I cannot repay it in this lifetime, I can only pay it back with my life.
The matter was resolved, and Jiang Jingyun did not stay long. He looked at Jiang Xiaomei and asked, "Do you want to stay here for a while, or go back with me?"
"I'll go back by myself later." Jiang Xiaomei said. She wanted to stay here with Sun for a while.
"Okay." Jiang Jingyun nodded indifferently, turned around and left. He had been staying up all night and his eyelids were fighting even when he was standing. He needed to rest early today.
Back in the bedroom, Xiao Muyan was leaning on the couch, reading quietly under the dim light.
Perhaps she had just washed her hair, and her jet-black hair was scattered casually on her shoulders. A few strands of her hair had slightly wet the front of her collar. Through her tight-fitting inner garment, one could seem to glimpse the smoothly contoured chest muscles inside.
Looking at people under the light, there seems to be a different kind of charm.
Jiang Jingyun's throat rolled and he swallowed unconsciously. He quietly moved to the front of the bed and asked softly, "What are you looking at? Why are you so engrossed?"
He didn't even notice someone approaching, "Aren't you afraid that someone with ulterior motives might attack you?"
Xiao Muyan casually put down the book in his hand, carried the cat that had fallen into the trap to the bed, and said with a smile, "Apart from you, who else in the mansion would attack me?"
Moreover, as Jiang Jingyun approached the door, he heard familiar footsteps. He pretended not to know and just wanted to see what the sneaky and curious little cat was trying to do.
"Hmph, that's hard to say." Jiang Jingyun hummed softly. He had heard more than once that the servants in the mansion were discussing privately how handsome Xiao Muyan was and how he was the perfect choice for her ideal husband.
"Why haven't I heard it? Who said that?" Xiao Muyan pinched his angry little face and asked with a smile.
"You still want to know who it is?!" Jiang Jingyun glared at him, leaned over and bit Xiao Muyan's Adam's apple fiercely, "You are mine!"
"Hmm." Xiao Muyan groaned. It was quite painful when a kitten with its fur standing on end bit you.
Jiang Jingyun didn't let go after biting it, and said incoherently with his Adam's apple in his mouth: "Don't... don't mess around with other girls outside, do you hear me!"
"Let go." Xiao Muyan patted his butt lightly, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, his voice low and hoarse.
"No...Song, you...haven't agreed to me yet." Jiang Jingyun, who had not yet realized the danger, was still trying to bargain.
Xiao Muyan took a deep breath. He felt sorry for the fact that he had been working hard these days and didn't want to make him work any harder so that he could rest earlier. But the cat was not at all restless. It sat on him and fanned the flames everywhere, which was really unbearable.
He suddenly turned over and pressed the person under him, holding down the cat's paws that were still doing evil with both hands, and the next second, his hot lips pressed against it.
By the time Jiang Jingyun reacted, his lips and teeth had been knocked open, a faint minty scent spread across his mouth and tongue, and a warm palm covered the back of his neck, leading him to turn the tide and sink together.
After the kiss, Jiang Jingyun's face flushed and his eyes were blurred. He put his hands on Xiao Muyan's chest and breathed slightly. Before he could catch his breath, the impatient man covered his lips and tongue again, pulling him into the next round of ups and downs.
A kiss like a storm fell on his lips. Xiao Muyan kissed him heavily and quickly, like a traveler who had been dry in the desert for a long time, ruthlessly conquering the city and snatching the sweet spring in his mouth.
"Hmm." A strange tide swept through his brain, gradually devouring Jiang Jingyun's consciousness, but he did not struggle. Instead, he instinctively closed his eyes and wrapped his arms tightly around the other's neck, allowing himself to stop thinking, forget to resist, and just obey blindly, looking up to bear the heavy love.
His initiative was like firewood soaked in oil, causing sparks in the dry air to spread rapidly in the room like fire.
The rising flames were vigorous and blazing, spreading fire wantonly in the mountains, melting the frost and snow in the valleys, and eventually they all gathered into trickles, falling into its warm embrace, for it to enjoy at will.
Having tasted the sweetness, the flame became greedy and repeated its old tricks, jumping and dancing repeatedly, as if it would not stop until the last drop of water in the valley was burned up.
And so the fire burned all night.
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