"Young master! Madam! She's been eaten by wolves!"
"What?!"
......
The servants spoke in a terrified voice, and Jiang Ming finally understood what had happened.
Young Master Jia's first wife, accompanied by several maids, went to the temple to burn incense and pray for a child. On their way back, they were attacked by wolves!
Those dozen or so wolves didn't bite the maids; they just kept gnawing at Young Master Jia's wife...
They bit her to death in no time, and her body was torn to shreds!
"Perhaps... the wolf-skin coat that the lady wore incurred the hatred of those wolves!" the servant muttered.
"Bullshit!" Young Master Jia was so angry that he kicked the servant, sending him sprawling.
"Chief Jiang, what... what should we do?"
Young Master Jia was so angry that he kept rubbing his thighs, completely at a loss. He said, "My first wife was the daughter of the Prefectural Magistrate. She was killed by wolves. What should I do?"
It's clear that Young Master Jia's feelings for his wife are actually quite absurd!
It's mainly about considering the stakes!
"This grudge must be avenged! We will never forgive such an ungrateful debt!"
Jiang Ming feigned indignation: "Don't worry, young master! I will definitely kill every single wolf in the Yanshan lineage, leaving none alive! To avenge Madam!"
"Oh dear... now you're talking nonsense! How am I supposed to explain this to my father-in-law?" Young Master Jia looked utterly dejected.
"Young master, you must not say it's because of the White Tiger!"
Why?
"well!"
Jiang Ming sighed: "You're a smart man. I finally managed to trap that white tiger. If you, Lord Prefect, don't weigh the pros and cons and just kill that white tiger woman, it can get rid of that stinking body and possess someone in your household, seizing the opportunity to harm you... It's not the theft itself that's the problem, it's the thief's eye on you. Then, it'll be even more troublesome!"
"What should I do?" Young Master Jia was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
"Please don't worry, young master!"
Jiang Ming said, "You've already contacted the fortune teller for me, so I naturally have a plan!"
"Alright, alright! It's a deal!"
......
After leaving the Jia family mansion, Jiang Ming rode his horse along the way, humming a little tune, unable to suppress his giggles!
I never expected retribution to come so quickly!
This is really interesting to eat!
Jiang Ming went to the county government office, collected 290 strings of cash, converted it into silver, and bought some pig's head meat, roast chicken, rice wine, peanuts, and the like. He happily returned home.
There's another "Battle to Defend Chenjia Village" tonight!
He needs to eat and drink his fill and get some sleep to have the energy to go back to work!
As soon as she entered the house, Chen Damei was stunned to see her husband carrying back so many delicious things!
"My lord, although our family has earned some money, we must live frugally even in times of wealth; such extravagance is not advisable..."
"Nonsense! You can only make money if you know how to spend it! Good days aren't saved up! Go! Call Second Sister and Xiaoxue over, let's have a nice family meal, then I need to catch up on my sleep, I still have to fight those wolves tonight!"
"Oh, right!" Jiang Ming grabbed Chen Damei, who was about to make arrangements: "The man surnamed Jia brought the money, right?"
"Yes, yes! It's here! The silver and the land deeds, everything's been delivered..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming finally felt relieved.
Money in hand, meat in hand!
He's had enough of being a hypocrite!
"Brother-in-law, my sister and I will sleep with you tonight. I'm too scared to be alone in that room. I'm afraid the wolves will tear open that hole in the wall again, boohoo..."
Chen Ermei was so frightened that she hugged Jiang Ming tightly, buried her face in his chest, and sobbed loudly.
"Hey? Sister! What's going on with the wall of the east wing? There's a pretty big hole in it!"
Upon hearing Jiang Ming's question, Chen Damei, who was setting the table with food, burst into tears and choked out, "I dug it!"
"You dug it?"
"Um!"
Chen Damei sniffled, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Jiang Ming and Chen Ermei, and said, "Back then, my second aunt falsely accused my mother of having an affair in the village. My father locked her in that east wing room, saying he'd only give her one meal a day... Later, when my father went to the prefecture, my second aunt stopped giving my mother food, trying to starve her to death. So I secretly dug a hole and brought her food every day..."
"Oh, I see!"
"To avoid attracting attention, I covered it with some odds and ends, so people wouldn't notice it..." Chen Damei explained.
"sister!"
Chen Ermei knelt down before Chen Damei with a thud, crawled forward on her knees, and hugged Damei's legs.
"Waaah! Sister! I'm sorry! It was Mom who was wrong! I apologize to you on her behalf! I apologize to Auntie too! I was ignorant when I was little and always bullied you! I was wrong! Waaah!"
Chen Damei knelt down, helped her younger sister up, hugged her, and gently stroked her head, saying, "Silly girl! This is a conflict between adults, it has nothing to do with you, you are innocent!"
"Waaaaah! Looking back now, I realize how awful I was as a kid!"
"Alright, alright, stop crying! From now on, we sisters will work together to serve our husbands..."
Chen Damei gently patted her second sister's back to comfort her.
"Husband, no matter what, Da Bao is still my brother. Why don't we let him come to the table and have some too?"
The younger sister, being soft-hearted, hesitated and asked Jiang Ming for permission.
"snort!"
Jiang Ming snorted coldly, "He certainly won't starve, but it's not allowed to be on the table!"
"So what do you plan to do with him? Just keep him locked up like that?"
"No rush! Lock him up for two days first, and we'll talk about it after I finish what I'm doing..."
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