Jiang Yan was deeply saddened by the loss of Tian Xiaoshi, whom he had raised. However, after Tian Xiaoshi's death, he was found to have accepted bribes during procurement and to have withheld wages during recruitment: every laborer had to pay him 20% of their income, and skilled workers had to pay him 30%. Even the cook had to pay him money, and all of this was exposed.
According to the cousin who was in love with Tian Xiaoshi, although Tian Xiaoshi said he wanted to marry her, he actually already had two mistresses, whom he kept in his house. Tian Xiaoshi had originally planned to keep them for a while as before, but he was quite fond of them and told her that after marrying her, she would change the status of these two women and make them his concubines.
Jiang Yan was shocked and frightened when all the details were exposed. He asked these people why they didn't tell him earlier. These people hesitated and said that it was because Tian Xiaoshi said that the money was what Jiang Yan wanted and he was just collecting it on his behalf. Jiang Pianyan usually trusted and doted on this adopted son.
Finally, they checked Tian Xiaoshi's accounts. All the fertile land and houses he had purchased, the silver savings he had found, and the valuable jewelry and ornaments in the house were sold and the cash was used to compensate everyone.
Jiang Yan began to realize his father's words were right. He quickly checked on Shi Jiashu again. The boy was quite good, always concentrating on his work. Tian Xiaoshi often went out to play with women, so he always asked Shi Jiashu to do his work. His excuse was always that Jiang Yan had personal matters for him to attend to. Shi Jiashu was honest and never doubted his brother, who had grown up with him, and he quietly took on many of the extra tasks.
After the accident, Tian Xiaoshi did not reflect on himself, but instead cursed Shi Jiashu. If he had worked for him again that day, the accident would not have happened. But he refused to agree that time. It was all this damn Shi Jiashu who harmed him and killed nine lives.
Shi Jiashu was scolded so much that he was at a loss and decided to take the blame. However, waves of workers of different trades on the construction site, including plasterers, water workers, stonemasons, soil layer workers, surveyors, laborers, clerks in charge of drawings, and the cook, stood up one by one to block him from leaving. While blocking Shi Jiashu, these people calmly looked at Tian Xiaoshi, who stood up one after another, with the bloody remains of workers beside them.
Tian Xiaoshi was frightened by the scene. He cursed at first, but stopped as more and more people stood up. He had no choice but to report the matter to Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan did not deal with it in time but concealed it, and even took the blame himself. This made everyone discouraged, and many people quit their jobs and went to work at the construction site of Li and his son.
Now Jiang Yan seemed to have just woken up from a dream and sat there for a long time.
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