Chapter 679 Guilty Old Man Chen
"Sir, please let go. I won't bully him anymore." Fubao pouted and screamed.
Only then did Jia Yanbing slowly put Fubao on the ground.
"Fubao, this is the noble man I invited. How can you be so rude? And since you don't respect your elders, I will punish you by making you copy the Analects of Confucius."
"Ah? Sir - I know I was wrong, can you please not punish me by copying the Analects?"
Fubao shook Jia Yanbing's arm and acted coquettishly.
"No, give it to me in half a month."
Fubao stamped his feet angrily, "Hmph, sir, if you really want to punish me, I will--"
"What can you do?" Jia Yanbing's face was stern, and it was obvious that he was determined to change Fubao's impulsive temper. If he didn't change his temper, he would suffer a great loss in the future.
"I just - I just copied medical books."
Fubao turned his face away angrily, but heard an inappropriate laugh.
"Pfft - this girl is funny, she looks like a doll in a New Year picture. How old are you?" The old man put away his pipe, looked curious, and even his tone became friendly and amiable.
Jia Yanbing had a helpless expression on his face. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to invite the old gentleman. He felt that if these two grandfather and grandson met, there would definitely be a lot of trouble. This was a strong premonition.
Fu Bao didn't want to answer, but because he had just been punished by Jia Yanbing, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and whispered: "I don't know, I have to go back to copy medical books."
Fubao turned and ran away.
Jia Yanbing quickly apologized for Fubao, "Mr. Chen, you've worked hard on the way. Why don't you come in and take a rest first?"
Old man Chen immediately changed his expression, "You are already so grown up, and she is just a little girl, why do you care about her? She didn't do anything to me. You punished her by making her copy the Analects, but I didn't see your husband punish you by making you copy the Analects? You don't know how to care for the young."
Jia Yanbing dared not speak out but said respectfully: "Mr. Chen is right. It's mainly because I didn't make you angry at the beginning. Mr...."
"Alright, alright, you're showing off again. If you hadn't shown off, would your family have experienced such a huge change? Alright, I'm thirsty."
Old man Chen put his hands behind his back and walked into the Wan family's yard leisurely.
"Oh, what's that smell? It smells really good. I'm an old man, and I've been on the road for months, eating and sleeping in the open, and finally I came to this barren place. I don't even have a few pounds of fat on my face."
As Old Man Chen was talking, his neck stretched out like a snail, as if he wished he had two tentacles on his head so he could see what delicious food was being cooked in the kitchen.
Jia Yanbing knew Old Man Chen too well. His words hinted that he had suffered a lot to come to the border, and if he was not compensated, he would quit.
Jia Yanbing smiled bitterly and hurried to catch up.
"Mr. Chen, lunch is ready, please come in."
"Humph, for the sake of food, I will let you go today."
As soon as Old Man Chen looked up, he saw several people standing under the eaves of the upper house. Old Lady Wan, Mrs. Cui and several children were looking at him curiously.
Cui must have known Mr. Chen, but Mrs. Wan was not familiar with him.
"Mr. Jia, who is this?" Old Mrs. Wan had long noticed Old Man Chen's behavior and was somewhat puzzled as to why Mr. Jia was so respectful to this sloppy old man.
"Aunt, let me introduce him to you. He is my mentor. His last name is Chen. He is good at growing and managing medicinal herbs. When I returned to Jiangnan, he was not at home, so I left a letter. I didn't expect him to come so soon, but the season for him to come is just right."
"Humph, I didn't choose the right place to come, and I'm here to eat and drink for free, right? I'm telling you, I have no children, and you have to take care of me in my old age. You let me come to this godforsaken place, and I may not be able to go back, and I'll have to sleep here forever."
Old man Chen spoke about such a heavy topic in a very indifferent tone, and Jia Yanbing knew that he really meant it.
"Mr. Chen, don't worry. Even if I don't come to the border, I will still take care of you in your old age."
"You still have a conscience, okay, let's start with a lunch."
Old man Chen nodded to Old Lady Wan. Old Lady Wan only knew Old Man Chen's general identity and that he could grow medicinal herbs. As for whether he was good at growing them, why he was valued so much by Jia Yanbing, and why he had no children, she didn't want to inquire. After all, everyone has their own life.
But since Jia Yanbing valued this person so much, he must be a useful person. Old Lady Wan quickly and politely greeted Old Man Chen, ushered him in, and shouted in the direction of the kitchen: "Old Second Wife, there are distinguished guests at home, add a few more dishes, call Old Second back quickly, and Guihua go and bring up the good wine at home."
"Oh, okay."
"What about the wine?" Old man Chen had a rosacea, and his nose and cheeks were always red because he loved drinking.
"Old man, you haven't paid me for the ride yet." Suddenly a young man outside chased after him.
Old Man Chen slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, how could I forget about this person outside?"
"Xiao Bing, I came here in a chartered carriage. Please give him some hard work fee. This young man is great. I can come here alive thanks to the good care he took of me. Please don't be stingy and give him more. I will go in first."
After Old Man Chen finished speaking, he immediately walked into the house, and his back looked like he was fleeing in a panic.
Jia Yanbing looked at the young man and saw that he was not very old and looked like a southerner, with fair skin and short stature.
"Brother, thank you for your hard work. How much did you agree on for the fare? I'll pay you right away."
The young man finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he could get the money back, he was very nervous all the way, afraid that the old man would cheat him. If it weren't for the fact that the old man had paid him one hundred taels of silver, he would never have made this trip.
"The total fare is three hundred taels. The old man has already paid one hundred taels. You can just give me two hundred taels."
Jia Yanbing nodded, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll get you the banknotes."
"Brother, don't worry, this is just the fare."
"Is there any other money?" Jia Yanbing asked curiously. If this young man dared to blackmail others, he wouldn't mind sending him to the government.
"Yes, he only had 100 taels of silver on him, and he gave it all to me. I paid for his food and lodging on the road. The old man also wanted to stay in the best guest room, eat meat for every meal, and drink half a jar of wine every day. The wine had to be good, not too bad. He spent all the 100 taels of silver he gave me, and I even put in 50 taels. If he hadn't kept telling me that his son was rich, I really wanted to throw him away on the road."
The young man's voice was so loud that people in the yard and the house could hear it. Old Mrs. Wan glanced at Old Man Chen. Old Man Chen was twisting and turning as if he was on a stool with pins and needles. His face turned red involuntarily. He cursed the young man in his heart: Don't I have any dignity? Why are you so loud? Are you afraid that others can't hear you?
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