Extra 2: Liang Jinchang's Rebirth (1)
After Qi Ji ascended the throne, a general amnesty was issued and corvée labor was exempted. The three brothers of the Liang family were able to end their corvée labor ahead of schedule and returned to Qihe Village.
When we came back, the grass had grown very tall on Du Jinhua's grave.
The three brothers pretended to cry for a while, and then began to worry about their plan.
The land had long been cultivated by the villagers and could not be taken back by force. They had no choice but to go to the county dock to find heavy work and receive wages every day, so that they could barely survive.
The long period of corvée labor made the three brothers no longer as healthy as before, but in order to survive, they had to work hard.
It was a coincidence that the three brothers found a big job, and the boss took advantage of the situation.
Now Xu Yonggui was taking over the management of Shunfeng Canal instead of Jiang Jiuyue. The three brothers had only worked at the dock for two days when they were discovered by Xu Yonggui who came to inspect the dock.
At first glance, Xu Yonggui was a little surprised at the three of them. Weren't they sentenced to three years of corvee labor?
It hasn't been long now, why are you back?
On second thought, Xu Yonggui understood that the new emperor had ascended the throne, and they were probably pardoned.
Now he is helping Jiang Jiuyue manage the canal operation, so naturally he can't tolerate the three people from the Liang family. When he was about to have someone drive them away, the head of the police, Zhao Kun, appeared.
Zhao Kun came here for no other reason than to embarrass the three Liang brothers.
Xu Yonggui and Zhao Kunyu were old acquaintances. When they met, Xu Yonggui bowed to Zhao Kunyu and asked, "How come Captain Zhao has time to come to the dock?"
Zhao Kun smiled at him and said, "I heard that the bastard from the Liang family came to the dock to look for work. Let me take a look."
Xu Yonggui knew what Zhao Kun meant, and pointed directly to him, "Look, it's right there, all three of you brothers are here, I want to drive you away, we in the Caoyun don't want people like that."
Zhao Kun turned and walked towards the three Liang brothers. Before he even got to them, he shouted, "Liang, you three! Come here! This captain wants to question you!"
Liang Jinchang and his two brothers turned around and saw their son-in-law, Zhao Kun, who was now a police chief. They had no choice but to put down their work and walked over with their heads down.
"If you three don't hurry up and get the new emperor to grant amnesty, you will still have to continue to perform corvée labor! You must behave yourself in the future! If you commit any more crimes, you won't have to perform corvée labor anymore!"
Everyone around heard it, and when they heard that these three had committed crimes in the past and were punished to do labor service, they all started pointing and talking about the three of them.
Xu Yonggui came out at the right time and loudly scolded the manager beside him, "You are too careless in your work! Why do you recruit a few people who have committed crimes to do the work? If something goes wrong, can you afford to pay for it?"
The steward quickly apologized and pointed at the three Liang brothers and said, "Get lost! You unlucky things! How dare you hide such a big thing! Get away from me now! Don't come to work again!"
The three Liang brothers naturally recognized Xu Yonggui, but they couldn't believe it. How did Xu Yonggui become the boss of the canal transport?
The three of us didn't know the relationship between Xu Yonggui and Jiang Jiuyue. We thought that Xu Yonggui was from the same village as us, but we just didn't recognize him for a long time. He would definitely help us after he clarified his identity.
After all, the porters at the dock had finally found hope to survive. Liang Jinchang quickly said to Xu Yonggui, "You are Xu Yonggui, the second son of the Xu family! I am Liang Jinchang, the third son of the Liang family! We are from the same village! Didn't you recognize us?"
Xu Yonggui glanced at them disdainfully, "How come you didn't recognize me? Our village has never produced a family as shameful as yours. How dare you try to be related to me? Let me tell you, this canal business is now owned by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, Jiang Jiuyue. I'm just helping to manage it. Who are you? Are you qualified to work here?"
Liang Jinchang was confused. What His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu? Jiang Jiuyue, His Royal Highness the King of Chu?
Zhao Kun sneered, "What if you don't understand what I'm saying? Shunfeng Cao runs the business of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu. You don't deserve to work here. You won't forget how your family treated His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu harshly in the past, right?"
Liang Jinchang hasn't reacted yet. Jiang Jiuyue, she became a prince?
Liang Wenchang and Liang Youchang looked at each other in disbelief. The third brother's wife is now rich? Have you become someone too noble to reach your reach?
"Get lost now, and don't let me see you at the dock again."
After saying that, Xu Yonggui was about to leave, but Liang Jinchang suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, "Don't leave, explain it clearly! Jiang Jiuyue became a prince? How could she become a prince? You must be talking nonsense!"
Xu Yonggui impatiently pushed him away, "Jiu Yue has all kinds of abilities, why doesn't she become a prince? If you dare to make up stories about His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu again, the Xin Yamen will arrest you and give you a beating!"
Liang Jinchang felt that he was completely dazed. He couldn't believe that the woman who was so easily bullied by the Liang family in the past had now become a noble lady in the clouds.
After being driven away from the dock, Liang Jinchang still looked as if he had lost his soul, and his whole body was in a daze.
Liang Wenchang and Liang Youchang were so angry when they saw him like this that they couldn't help but kick him, "You idiot! Otherwise you won't be able to win over your wife! Is our family really in such a state now?!"
Liang Jinchang was kicked to the ground, but he didn't fight back. He only felt regret in his heart. He really regretted why he didn't treat Jiang Jiuyue better in the beginning. If he had treated her better, wouldn't he be rich now?
When I thought about Jiang Jiuyue eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks, enjoying an extremely luxurious life, but she even lost her heavy work and couldn't even eat, I regretted it so much that my intestines turned green!
Because of this, Liang Jinchang couldn't eat or sleep, he fell seriously ill, and became confused.
Liang Wenchang and Liang Youchang naturally didn't care about 놛. They didn't even pour 놛 a bowl of water. They just watched 놛 lying on the bed and suffering.
Liang Jinchang's body had already been worn out by the corvée labor, and he had neither food nor water. After three days, he died of thirst.
Liang Wenchang and Liang Youchang didn't even give them a straw mat to wrap them. They just dug a hole and buried them. They didn't even erect a tombstone. In fact, no one would go to pay homage to them.
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When Liang Jinchang opened his eyes again, he was actually lying in the room where he lived before he got married. He sat up in disbelief and looked around for a long time.
Du Jinhua's voice rang out in the courtyard, "Old Third! What time is it? Can't you afford it? The matchmaker is coming to your house to propose marriage to you!"
After hearing the old lady's voice, Liang Jinchang confirmed that he was really heavy, and it was before he married Jiang Jiuyue!
She was trembling with excitement. Now everything has returned to the starting point. As long as she marries Jiang Jiuyue and treats her well, she will be rich and prosperous in the future!
Thinking of this, Liang Jinchang responded loudly, "Mom! I'm coming right away!"
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