Chapter 134 Chapter 134 Beauty Trap
Manager Jin took the intact gift back to the master's house. Although the gift was not delivered and the matter was not done, he was still happy in his heart.
Being treated with such courtesy, he gained face even though his master was embarrassed. Although the master and servant are both honored and disgraced, it is hard for him not to be happy.
Although the matter was not accomplished, he still went to report back to Mr. Zou.
"Are you the only one who won't accept mine, or are you the one who won't accept any of them?"
After hearing the report, Mr. Zou, who was sitting in the flower hall drinking tea, raised his eyelids and glanced at Manager Jin.
Manager Jin said truthfully, "We don't accept any money from families we haven't done business with before."
"The door is watching so closely?"
Mr. Zou put down his teacup and said, "It looks like it's still a tough nut to crack."
"These scholars love to act pretentiously, pretending to be noble and aloof to the outside world, but it's all just to sell themselves at a high price."
Zou Fulang's husband pulled the curtain and came out from the inner room: "These are all worse than those with clearly marked prices. Just ignore them."
"You say that easily. The county magistrate's term will expire next year, and then a new world will begin. If we don't win over the county's gentry, the newcomers won't buy into our business. How can we be as relaxed as we are now?"
Mr. Zou said unhappily, "But the money you used to support them is useless. It's all wasted. This case has such a promising future, but now you're backing off at the slightest setback. How can you expect good things in the future?"
Zou Fulang's husband remained silent, but he felt that what his husband said made some sense.
Well, Zou said to Manager Jin, "I heard about the incident earlier and hurriedly prepared gifts, but I didn't make any careful inquiries. I guess I had never heard of this family before and thought it would be easy to take them down. I was negligent in the end."
"Old Jin, go and ask around and find out what's going on over there."
Seeing that the couple was talking, Manager Jin didn't want to interrupt. After hearing what Zou said, he said, "I've already made some inquiries. It seems that the husband knows the Fan family."
Zou Fulang's eyebrows twitched when he heard this: "When have I ever known such a family?"
"The man in charge of his family is surnamed Kang, and he married into the Fan family, so the child also took his mother's surname. Back when my husband was still running the candle shop at the bridge head, he often sold honey and some local groceries..."
Before Manager Jin finished speaking, Mr. Zou had already recalled everything. He had met many new people of all kinds over the years, but it was only Kang He that he remembered after just a few words.
How could I forget that the most profitable business in my family was acquired from this person?
If Manager Jin hadn't mentioned this person today, he wouldn't have thought about it. But once he mentioned it, he couldn't help but think that the two families hadn't had any contact for about ten years.
He sighed and couldn't help asking in surprise, "You mean the top candidate this time is their child?"
"That's right. They now live in Chaoyang Lane, and their family business is booming. The couple still looks as young as ever, and their age has completely vanished."
Manager Jin said, "I was shocked when I saw it for the first time!"
Mr. Zou's mind wandered a bit as he muttered, "Really capable! Back then I felt that Kang Sanlang was no ordinary person, and look how he's managed his life so well over the years."
"Back in the day, our family and the Fan family had a very harmonious relationship..."
Listening to the master and servant talking excitedly, Zou Fulang's husband was a little confused and couldn't remember anything: "Why don't I remember what person it was?"
When Zou heard her husband's voice, she was still confused. Thinking of the past, she felt angry.
"Of course you don't remember. The Fan family was once a good family I visited. When I had a birthday party, everyone came with gifts to congratulate me. But you and I crossed them off the invitation list, so they were stopped from leaving without an invitation.
As fate would have it, if we had brought gifts to congratulate the church, we would have been stopped outside!"
To be honest, Mr. Zou is a person of anger.
Zou Fulang's husband, after hearing her complaints, vaguely recalled some past events, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "I never thought that small country family would be in such a good situation today. I really was wrong. If I had known that he would end up like this, I wouldn't have done that."
"If anyone in the world had known this earlier, our family would have prospered a long time ago. But in recent years, business has become increasingly difficult."
Zou Fulang's husband said, "It's not my fault alone. I'm not familiar with the Fan family, but you know them. They said they would invite someone else to accompany them, but why did they stop communicating afterwards?"
"You're blaming me now. Business was so busy back then, and you helped so much, but you only made things worse by putting my name on the bill without my permission. Have you ever been quiet and honest for even two days in all these years? Don't think I'm ignorant of all those beautiful women out there!"
"Let's talk about the Fan family's affairs. Why are you bringing this up for no reason? Aren't you just trying to stir up trouble?"
Mrs. Zou was already feeling very regretful when she saw that the Fan family was doing so well now. She became even more furious when she saw that her husband was so unreasonable. The two of them started arguing with each other, bringing up old grudges.
Manager Jin didn't dare to interrupt. Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, he was afraid of hearing something he shouldn't, so he tactfully left.
At night, the couple had a quarrel during the day, so Zou's husband Qi Tian sent Zou to sleep in the study.
He was soaking his feet, thinking about the affairs of the Fan family that had caused the couple to quarrel, and how he couldn't win the argument with the fierce husband at home. He became even angrier, and the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He kicked the basin over, and the hot water splashed everywhere.
"Ouch! My Lord, why are you so angry with your husband? Be careful not to hurt your foot!"
His lackeys and trusted confidants even went to pick up the spinning basin.
"With all his abilities, why didn't he just take over the Fan family? Instead, he blames me and asks me to beg him to get back on good terms with them. He's been humiliated, but I still have my dignity to protect!"
"It's said that things in this world are unpredictable. How can you blame me for what happened back then?"
"If you want me to beg you, what good food are you expecting?! Since the Fan family is so powerful, everyone wants to curry favor with them. I'm going to do the opposite and make sure the Fan family doesn't last long! I have to make sure he has something in my hands, otherwise he'll be too proud!"
When the people below heard this, their eyes lit up and they leaned forward to ask, "What do you want to do?"
Qi Tian rolled his eyes and said, "I heard from Lao Jin that this Kang is the son-in-law of the Fan family, but he has some skills."
"Such a capable person, but even his children are not allowed to take his surname. His husband is a pig butcher and hunter, so fierce. He has been under his control for many years and has no one outside. It's really pitiful..."
When the lackey heard what Qi Tian said, he immediately understood. He smiled ambiguously and said, "I will arrange it right away."
Qi Tian snorted and laughed, thinking: Isn't the family's reputation upright? Let him see whether it is upright or not.
The Fan family held a lively banquet for several days, and it was almost October before it stopped. Although one or two people would come from time to time to make connections and get to know each other, it was still not as frequent as when the results were announced.
When they see a tough attitude outside, most people will know better and stop clinging to it.
When Kang He had some free time, he went back to the countryside and inspected the situation on the farm. Seeing that nothing had happened to Father Fan and Mrs. Chen, he rewarded the servants and hired workers and punished them if they deserved. Only then did he feel relieved.
When he returned to his country home, he met Fan Xin, who had brought him good news. In the past few years, Fan Xin had been secretly seeing a doctor to recuperate. A month ago, Lu became pregnant, and the entire family of the first house was very happy.
Zhang Jingui prayed to gods and Buddhas for so many years that she was finally able to become a nurse. It was a comfort to her heart. It was rare for a person to be so kind.
Seeing that Kang He and Fan Jing's children are over ten years old and have now passed the imperial examinations, I feel very emotional.
"Look at Dafu, who has been on the list all the way, and now has even managed to get first place in the exam. It makes my heart boil."
Fan Xin sat down and talked to Kang He: "Now that I have someone to help me with the private school, and I will be too busy with the holiday next year, I have decided to take this opportunity to review and take another exam in February next year, which will fulfill my long-cherished wish of studying."
Kang He was a little surprised to hear that Fan Xin was going to take the exam again. Although he had heard that he wanted to take the exam again, he was just teaching students at the private school at home and could not spare much time to prepare for the exam.
After all these years, he thought that people had let go of their obsessions, but now that he heard that he had finally made up his mind, he was happy for him.
"There's no age discrimination in the scientific examination field. It's a good thing that Brother Daxin has this in mind."
Fan Xinwei said a little embarrassedly, "Now it's me who should ask Dafu for advice."
Kang He said: "He will be enrolled in the county school next year. He has been preparing for the exams intensively for the past two years and has never relaxed for a moment.
Now I want to take a break. I haven't gone to the Xu family's private school yet, so I can ask him to come back to the village and stay with his grandparents for a while. I'm going to discuss this with Brother Daxin."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xin said happily, "That's great!"
After talking with Fan Xin for a while, Kang He saw that it was getting late, so he brought some fish and shrimp from the village back to the city to cook for his family in the evening.
Xiaofu is finally getting better. The kid has been clamoring to eat fish and shrimp for a long time, but he had to avoid eating them because of his injury, so he couldn't eat them even when there were banquets at home.
Kang He was driving fast all the way. When he was about to enter the city, he suddenly heard someone crying for help.
He went to look for the source of the noise and saw two ruffian-looking men on the side of the road, who were trying to tease a young lady.
"Where are you going, little lady? Why not go out and play with us two brothers? Wouldn't that be fun?"
"Look at what a beautiful person she is."
Seeing this, Kang He couldn't help but stop the car and scolded, "Why are you two grown men bothering a young woman in broad daylight? I'll report you to the authorities and have you and the others arrested and beaten with a stick!"
"What's your business? Go away and don't delay the good things I'm waiting for."
The young lady, who had lowered her head and dared not look at anyone, was so frightened by Kang He that she was afraid that the two hooligans would retreat. She begged, "My dear, save me."
Seeing this, the thug reached out to grab the young lady. Kang He saw that they were making moves and jumped off the car.
"You're meddling in other people's business. I told you to leave but you didn't. Don't blame me and my brothers for being rude!"
As they were talking, the two men rolled up their sleeves and were ready to fight Kang He.
Kang He was not afraid at all, he went forward to meet them, and soon, the three of them started fighting together.
The two men were not tall to begin with, and Kang He had his face bruised in less than half an hour of beating.
He covered his face and bared his teeth: "You are so cruel!"
Forget it, he ran away as fast as he could, fearing that Kang He was still chasing him, and he didn't even look back.
"Thank you so much for saving me, my dear. Otherwise, I really don't know what I would have done today."
When the young lady saw that the hooligan who had teased her had run away, she softened and knelt down with Kang He, raising her hands to wipe away her tears. She looked so soft and pitiful.
Seeing this, Kang He said, "Young lady, there's no need to be polite. Any man with a bit of temper would attack this kind of person. Get up quickly."
The young lady refused to move, crying, "I came from another town to Luan County to seek refuge with my relatives, but when I arrived I learned they had already moved away. Now I have no one to rely on, and I really don't know where to go. I left the city in a panic, and even met this pervert. I even wanted to commit suicide."
While Kang He was listening to the young lady talking, he saw that she had a pair of fox eyes with upturned corners and a face as rosy as a peach. She had a beautiful appearance.
Nowadays, she cries so hard that it really makes people feel soft-hearted.
He listened to her words, his eyebrows twitching slightly, and asked, "Young lady, you have come from another place to seek refuge with your relatives. I wonder where you are from? What family are you looking for? My family is in the city, so I might have some news about your relatives."
The young lady cried softly, "I came from Fang County to seek refuge with my aunt, whose surname is Zhuang and she is an embroiderer."
Kang He pondered for a moment, "Fang County is quite a distance from Luan County. The young lady came here alone to seek refuge with her relatives. I believe she must have suffered a lot. She is truly a pitiful person. It's a pity that I have never met such an embroidery lady named Zhuang..."
The young lady's tears welled up even more when she heard this: "That's exactly what happened. It's getting dark, but I don't know where to go..."
Suddenly, the young lady raised her voice a little: "I dare to ask for your pity, my lord, to recommend a place for me. I will repay your kindness with all my heart!"
After saying this, he kowtowed to the ground.
At the front of the official road, a man had been standing for a long time, and his tall and thin figure could hardly stand.
He took a deep breath and used reason to tell himself to stay calm and not go ahead and do anything bad.
Until Kang He raised his eyebrows and asked again with some uncertainty: "Really?"
Before the young lady could reply, the figure walked over quickly.
The young lady, lying on the ground and still unaware of anything, suddenly felt her arm being pulled. She thought Kang He had finally come to help her, so she stood up with the help of someone else. When she looked up happily, she was met with a cold and somewhat fierce face.
I only heard someone say indifferently, "Get in the car."
The young lady was startled and turned to look at Kang He, only to find that he had shrunk onto the mule cart at some point, like a big quail.
Fan Jing drove the carriage without saying a word, pulling the reins. On his left was the young lady who was feeling very uneasy, and on his right was the honest Kang He.
Fan Jing taught the mule to drive very fast, and they entered the city in a short while.
Fan Jing turned around and sent the helpless young lady to the martial arts hall, arranged for her to stay in the female students' dormitory, and said that he would slowly look for her relatives until he found out where the person was.
The young lady thanked Fan Jing, but her gentle gaze kept falling on Kang He, who was standing at the side as if he was being punished.
Kang He kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
Forget it, just let Fan Jing take him away.
"Why did you leave the city? To pick me up?"
Fan Jing just drove the car, as if he didn't hear what Kang He said and didn't speak to him.
Seeing Fan Jing's grumpy face, Kang He reached out and pinched his waist: "You have such a bad temper, look how scared you made that young lady."
Fan Jing grabbed Kang He's hand with some force: "I scared her, go comfort her."
Kang He cried out in pain and begged for mercy, "I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong, my dear brother, please don't torture me!"
Seeing him grimacing, as if he was really hurt, Fan Jing let go of his hand.
Kang He wanted to tease him, but he was afraid of making him angry, so he rubbed his hands and said seriously, "I think that young lady is very strange. Two scoundrels teased her on the roadside before, and then they fought with me. At first, they didn't hit her vital parts, and it seemed like they were just pretending. It was only after I punched her hard a few times that they started to fight for real."
"But he was really no match for me, so he got beaten and ran away. By then I knew something was wrong."
"I also heard that young lady said she came from Fang County to seek refuge with relatives. The journey here is not short, but this young lady has fair and delicate skin, her hands don't look wet, and her eyes are full of gentle charm. She doesn't look like someone traveling alone at all."
After hearing this, Fan Jing, with his alertness, realized that something was wrong.
But he said: "You are very observant."
Although I know that if Kang He really has such evil intentions, he will definitely take the opportunity to support the person when the person kneels down first. How could he let a delicate young lady kneel on the ground and talk to him for a long time?
After all, the two of them have been husband and wife for many years, and they know that Kang He is acting, which is still obvious.
However, Fan Jing had long regarded Kang He as his own. Seeing that the young lady was deliberately flirting with him and Kang He was still being deliberately ambiguous, he felt a little uneasy.
"I'm just trying to get some information out of you, but it looks like someone's trying to trick me."
"Even if I see through her, I can drive her away right away. But I'm still a fool. I don't know who's behind her."
Over the years, I have seen many tricks in the city, including those that tempt people to gamble, those that harm people's minds, and countless insidious tricks.
This time the beauty trap was also used.
Such a person with ulterior motives came to the Fan family at this very moment, and his purpose was to ruin the reputation of the Fan family.
If we don't figure it out, who knows what kind of trouble will arise later.
Fan Jing said, "I came at the wrong time."
Kang He put his arm around Fan Jing's waist and said, "Luckily you came to save me, otherwise how could I escape and the other guy would have seen through me."
Fan Jing looked at Kang He and sighed slightly. He would rather things happened to him rather than Kang He.
He asked, "What are your plans next?"
"You were accidentally detained at the martial arts gym. Yao Yuan has a wide network of contacts. I'll have him investigate to see who's behind this and why he's planning to act like a hero saving a beautiful woman."
Fan Jing responded, glanced at Kang He's red hand, and silently pulled it over to rub it.
He drove the car with one hand and slowed down to go home.
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