Ten taels of silver was already a very good price, and with two more taels of silver on top of that, it was a small bargain.
The old woman was tempted, and after thinking for a while, she decided, "Okay! I'll go get the silver right away!"
Soon, the old woman took out several banknotes and ingots of silver from the room.
"Here are forty taels of silver in banknotes and another tael of silver. Please count them carefully."
Jiang Jiuyue took a few glances at it and confirmed that the banknote was fake, so he put it away.
"Auntie is a straightforward person. I'll give you the title deed. This land will be yours from now on."
The old woman was delighted as she held the deed in her hand. The land was close to her home and was connected to her home, so it was very convenient to water it. She only spent two taels of silver. It was like she had picked up a treasure!
After selling the land, Jiang Jiuyue didn't want to stay any longer. She took her two daughters and left the village directly to Xiaohe Village.
Before she even walked to the Liang family's gate, she heard a commotion in the Liang family's yard. The noise was so mixed that it was difficult to hear what they were arguing about.
Jiang Jiuyue walked forward with her daughter and pushed the door open. The moment Jiang Jiuyue appeared, the sound in the yard disappeared instantly.
Only Du Jinhua seemed to be looking for a savior and started to complain to Jiang Jiuyue.
"My dear wife! You are finally back! These bastards took all the belongings in our house while you were away! They also teamed up to beat me up and force me to hand over the land deed!"
Du Jinhua pointed at the children from the first and second rooms and began to seduce them, "My dear wife, you are not at home, so they sneaked in when you were away. They don't take you seriously at all!"
Ma Guichun was furious. "What nonsense are you talking about, old woman! My dear wife, don't listen to her nonsense! It's not true!"
Jiang Jiuyue was not interested in their fighting and quarreling, but when it came to them trying to sneak out of the house while she was there, that was her business.
"Oh? You are from the family, so why are you fighting like this?"
While asking, Jiang Jiuyue motioned the two girls to go back to their rooms first, lest they get involved in a fight later.
Ma Guichun now knew how to explain it, and just when she was speaking incoherently and didn't know how to get around it, Chen Cuihong spoke.
"My dear wife, don't you believe what this old woman says? She has a wicked heart and soul! We don't have a family! We just saw her acting like a mother-in-law while you were here, and we got angry and started fighting with her!"
Liang Youchang also echoed, "That's right! We don't have a 놚늁 family! She's just talking nonsense!"
Du Jinhua was so angry that she jumped up and down, "You are a filial son! You help your wife to deal with your own mother! I have a dog that knows how to wag its tail at me! You are a pig and a dog!"
Liang Youchang doesn't care what his mother says now. At most, his mother will scold him a few times. But if Jiang Jiuyue is happy, he might have to stay in bed for several days!
"I don't care whether you fight to death or not, but you have to ask me, Jiang Jiuyue, first. If anyone sneaks away with our family property while I'm away, I'll make sure you get it but not spend it."
The first and second wives were so frightened that they dared not agree. They nodded their approval, looked at each other, and while Jiang Jiuyue had no intention of taking action at the moment, they quickly slipped away.
After they ran away, Du Jinhua also ran away quickly. She didn't dare to face Jiang Jiuyue alone. If what she said was wrong, her other arm would probably be saved.
Jiang Jiuyue was too lazy to pay attention to them and went straight back to the house.
Back in her room, Jiang Jiuyue took out all the silver she had and counted it neatly.
Originally she had twenty taels of silver, and she took another eight taels of silver from the Jiang family. Adding the forty-eight taels of silver from the sale of the land, she now had eighty-one taels of silver.
Tomorrow morning, she would go to the county town to see which canal company was looking for escorts, and rent a house at the same time. When she went out, she would leave her daughter in the rented house to avoid any accidents at the Liang family.
The Liang family was not trustworthy. As long as they were given a chance, they would definitely take the opportunity to threaten her and force her to submit.
The next morning, Jiang Jiuyue took her two daughters into the city.
Not long after entering the county town, the mother and her four daughters were buying buns at the bun shop. Zhao Kun came over and greeted Jiang Jiuyue happily.
"Master, can you bring my sisters to the county town to play?"
Jiang Jiuyue didn't plan to say that she was going to find a bodyguard, so she just nodded casually, "You're out patrolling the streets so early?"
Zhao Kun exclaimed, "You're not patrolling the streets! I'm just posting notices everywhere!"
Jiang Jiuyue was a little curious. What major event had caused the government officials to post notices all over the streets?
Zhao Kun raised the notice in his hand and said, "It's a notice seeking medical treatment. The county magistrate's son is very ill and has seen many doctors..."
He looked around and whispered in Jiang Jiuyue's ear, "The doctors all said that the young master is fine and has been cured, but our county magistrate was only a teenager when he got this son, and he treated him like his lifeblood, so he asked us to post notices and offer a reward for a famous doctor!"
Jiang Jiuyue raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you know what disease this little master has?"
Zhao Kun shook his head. "How would I know? I only know that the doctors said it could be cured. They said it was a congenital problem. I've seen many doctors, and they all said the same thing."
Jiang Jiuyue took a notice from his hand and read it roughly.
Zhao Kun asked curiously, "Master, can you still read?"
In this world, not many women are literate, especially those like Jiang Jiuyue who grew up in the countryside, almost all of them can read.
Jiang Jiuyue said casually, "There was an old man named Tong who lived next door to my house before. He taught me."
Zhao Kun had no doubt that for such a powerful man as his master, knowing how to read was certainly a piece of cake.
"Take me to the county government office. I have a way to cure the county magistrate's son's illness."
Zhao Kun was shocked. His master was an excellent martial artist, but he was also a doctor?
Jiang Jiuyue glanced at him and said, "What are you standing there for? Lead the way!"
Zhao Kun quickly agreed and took her to the county government office.
On the way, Zhao Kun couldn't help asking, "Master, you are a doctor? Who did you learn medicine from?"
Jiang Jiuyue continued to fool around, "I studied with the barefoot doctor next door for two years."
Zhao Kun still had his doubts, but he somewhat questioned the barefoot doctor's medical skills. Could a barefoot doctor cure the incurable disease of the county magistrate's master?
But he dared to say this, because his master was the apprentice of the barefoot doctor. How dare he question his master?
Soon, they arrived at the county government office, and Zhao Kun told the squad leader that Jiang Jiuyue had come to treat the young master after seeing the notice, so she was taken to the county magistrate's residence behind the county government office.
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