Jiang Lu, standing to the side, was both amused and exasperated. "If the eldest sister is going to teach, then why is she teaching the second sister bad things and the eldest sister good things?"
Can't it be that the eldest sister is bad and the second sister is good?
However, realizing that her older sister was guiding Awen to speak, she looked at him expectantly as well.
The little guy was confused. He tilted his head, looked at Jiang Lu, then at Jiang Bai, his two little eyebrows furrowed together, and his two index fingers were twisting in front of him.
Second, cry.
Jiang Bai and Jiang Lu were both taken aback, then they both burst out laughing.
He was afraid that if he praised his eldest sister, his second sister would cry.
Good lad, so you know it's wrong to say bad things about your second sister.
"Hmph, don't look down on me, I won't cry!"
Jiang Lu turned her head away with feigned arrogance and provoked him, saying, "I bet you can't say it, can you? You even said I would cry."
The little guy got anxious. After confirming that Jiang Lu wouldn't be sad, he blurted out, "Big sister is good, second sister is bad."
It was unusual for two three-character phrases to be linked together, and he said two sentences in a row.
After he finished speaking, before Jiang Bai and Jiang Lu could even express their surprise, he immediately added, "Brother-in-law is bad."
Ji Yanwen, who had just opened the door, was completely bewildered and looked at Jiang Songwen with a puzzled expression. What was wrong with him?
Jiang Bai turned to look at him and said, "This is none of your business. Go back to your studies."
"oh."
Ji Yanwen paused for a moment, nodded, went to the outhouse to relieve himself, and then returned to his room to study.
"Awen, do you want to go to the county town? How about your older sister takes you there in a bit?"
Upon hearing the word "county town," the little guy frowned and said with annoyance, "It's tough."
Goodness, he still remembers the medicine the doctor prescribed for him when he went to the county town for treatment.
So people always complain about how tough it is to live in a county town.
"It's not bitter, your older sister will buy you candy later," Jiang Bai coaxed him patiently.
His eyes lit up immediately when he heard the word "candy".
"Osmanthus".
"What's Gui? I don't understand, sister," Jiang Bai teased him, trying to get him to finish his sentence.
The little guy puffed out his cheeks, looking very distressed.
Jiang Lu, who was next to him, gently nudged him and said, "I don't understand either. What are you talking about?"
Jiang Songwen looked at his eldest sister and then at his second sister, trying to make sure they really hadn't understood. Unfortunately, both of them looked confused, as if they really hadn't understood.
This really worried him.
Jiang Bai waited patiently.
Just then, Zhang arrived at Jiang Bai's house with Jiang Anshan and his three sons. Jiang Bai got up to open the door, afraid that she would change her mind and not buy him food. Jiang Songwen grabbed her skirt and said anxiously, "Osmanthus cake."
Jiang Bai paused, then picked him up, kissed him on the cheek, and said happily, "Okay, I'll buy you osmanthus cake."
After saying that, she picked him up and went to open the door.
Jiang Anshan outside still looked absent-minded, standing at the door with a completely lost expression.
When the door opened, Jiang Bai held Jiang Songwen in his arms. When he met Jiang Songwen's dark eyes, he felt his cheeks burning and didn't dare to look into his eyes.
Jiang Songqiang is sixteen years old this year, the same age as Jiang Bai. Jiang Songnong is fifteen years old, one year younger than Jiang Bai.
The two brothers stood at the door with somber faces and their heads down, seemingly lost in thought.
"You told them everything?"
Jiang Bai glanced at them, his gaze naturally settling on Zhang Shi.
"I've already said it, I've already said it."
Zhang nodded repeatedly, afraid that Jiang Bai would change his mind.
"Let's go then!"
Jiang Bai went back to the house, called Jiang Lan and Jiang Zi, and then Jiang Lü, and the group headed towards the county town together.
Ji Yanwen opened the door and came out, watching their backs in the distance, his brows furrowing tightly.
Meanwhile, not long after the second wife's family left, Wang returned home and found that many people were missing.
"Second son's wife, second son's wife."
"Grandma, stop calling me that. Second Aunt and Second Uncle have gone off to find a better match!" Jiang Qian came out of the room listlessly, her face full of sarcasm.
Seeing her attitude, Wang's face darkened, and she opened her mouth to scold her, but then she remembered something and shut her mouth.
Where are your parents?
"She went to the fields." Jiang Qian said with a gloomy face, giving Wang Shi no kind look.
"Go and call them back, I have something to say to them."
Wang threw down a sentence, and seeing that Jiang Qian didn't move at all, she picked up a stick to hit her. Jiang Qian shrank her shoulders and subconsciously said, "I'll go right now."
After saying that, he ran away in a flash.
"That lazybones, he's just eaten too much, that's why he's running so fast!"
Wang cursed and then went inside.
Jiang Minchang did not go out; he was lying in bed sleeping.
She shook the person awake, her face beaming with joy, and said, "The other party is willing to offer ten taels of silver."
"What?"
Upon hearing that it was ten taels of silver, Jiang Minchang immediately sat up.
“I asked around, and the widower wants to find a young and beautiful woman. Our Qian girl is quite pretty, and he’s willing to pay ten taels of silver.”
"This is even higher than the price offered by the Chen family."
"Ten taels of silver, that's enough to buy a hundred catties of grain."
Wang was overjoyed, and Jiang Minchang was also beaming with happiness.
There are four girls of similar age in the family. If they were all priced the same, it would cost at least forty taels of silver.
"We can't buy all the grain. Tiger's wife isn't pregnant yet, so we need to save some money for next year's taxes."
When Jiang Songhu's wife, Zhang, was mentioned, Wang's face also fell.
"If all else fails, wait until Zong-ge'er is better and let him try. If it still doesn't work, then divorce her and make her family compensate us with a daughter-in-law." Madam Wang said this as if it were the most natural thing in the Wang family.
If a couple can't have a child, they should try having another man. If that still doesn't work, then the wife is infertile.
When Jiang Anliang and his family were separated, it was also because Song Shi never conceived again, which meant the family had to pay taxes for two more children each year.
However, Jiang Anliang disagreed with letting his older brother sleep with his wife.
They'd rather share the burden themselves than let their older brother try.
"It still depends on what Tiger thinks, so as not to cause any more trouble." Jiang Minchang was still worried about his grandson.
The elderly couple, who were discussing their conversation, did not notice a small figure peeking through the crack in the door, listening to their conversation. After hearing what she heard, she turned pale and ran towards the field.
Before he could even run out of the house, he saw Jiang Qian returning with Jiang Anlin and the Lin couple.
"Sister, Mother." Jiang Cui's face was pale. When she saw Jiang Anlin next to them, she shrank back in fright, swallowing back the words that were about to come out.
Leaving aside the pickling business at the old house, let's talk about Jiang Bai bringing Jiang Anshan's family to the county government office.
Since they are selling themselves and are present in person, there is no need to hire a middleman. They only need to bring their household registration documents to the county government office to sign the indenture.
After signing the contract, Jiang Bai told them to wait at the city gate, while he, along with Jiang Lu and Jiang Songwen, went to find a broker and sold the old house and the entire family to him.
"Tsk tsk, what family would want such a tiny baby?"
The broker held the indenture of Jiang Songzong's son, Xun Ge'er, and complained about it.
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