Chapter 189 Theft
"It's not a lot, but please don't refuse..."
Jiang Chunhe smiled very servilely, and without even waiting for Jiang Mixia to reply, he ran away without a trace.
Jiang Mixia, "..."
You come here to give me something as a gift, but you make it seem like I'm stealing it?
And Jiang Chunhe just said that he came to send gifts not to honor Jiang Youcheng and Liu, but to honor her and the young son-in-law? Was he treating her and the young son-in-law as gods or mascots? Jiang Mixia didn't have time to think about it. When Song Jingyun saw the fat rabbit, his eyes lit up, "I haven't eaten stewed rabbit for a long time. Why not stew it for lunch."
"Well, it's better to add some chili peppers and peppercorns. Spicy flavor is best."
Jiang Mixia touched her nose.
Well, as long as Jiang Chunhe is not here to cause trouble, just let him go.
Moreover, judging from the young son-in-law's appearance, he seemed to like the various things Jiang Chunhe sent. Jiang Mixia didn't think about it anymore, and just called Ma and Zhu Cui to pack these things, and asked them to pack the rabbits and make spicy rabbit meat for lunch.
After Jiang Chunhe delivered the things, he almost skipped all the way home.
"Have all the things been delivered?" Feng asked.
"Yes, they have all been delivered and received." Jiang Chunhe nodded his head like pounding garlic. "I even listened outside the door for a while. Jing Yun said that he would make spicy rabbit meat for lunch. He must be happy to hear that."
"That's fine." Feng also nodded with a smile.
Just accept it, and it would be even better if you are happy.
When we go hunting in spring, we will definitely have a good harvest.
Jiang Chunhe and Feng looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
The young couple was talking here, and Jiang Youcai and Zhang in the room were listening to them through the window. They frowned and looked at each other.
"I don't know what Chunhe is thinking now. He is always thinking about currying favor with the third wife and doesn't even want to listen to what we say."
Zhang looked very disappointed and said angrily, "Look at that rabbit, it's so fat. If we stew it with some vegetables, we can make a big pot of it. It can feed our family for two days. But he just gave it to the third wife."
"The pheasant, the eggs..."
The more Zhang spoke, the more distressed she felt. She could hardly continue.
But even though she was angry, she couldn't say a word to Jiang Chunhe.
After all, Jiang Chunhe is lucky now. Whenever he can go into the mountains, he always comes back with a full load, exchanging a lot of silver to supplement a lot of family expenses.
I don't know if it's because of this, but Jiang Chunhe has become more and more arrogant and speaks more and more confidently. If you talk too much or say something harsh, he will turn his face away and even refuse to go into the mountains to hunt.
Previously, because of Jiang Chunshi's injury and illness, the family spent a lot of money. Now life is very tight. Apart from getting some food from the fields, they all rely on Jiang Chunhe to make money by hunting.
Moreover, since Jiang Chunshi disappeared, Jiang Chunhe is the only son left in the family. If a conflict really arises, life at home will never be peaceful.
Therefore, Zhang could only keep her anger in her heart and complain to Jiang Youcai.
At this time, Jiang Youcai lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhang kept nagging for a long time, and when she saw Jiang Youcai remained silent, she became even angrier, "Say something."
"I was thinking..."
Jiang Youcai paused, "Chunhe is close to the third room, which is also good."
Good? How good is it!
Not to mention that they used to compete with the third room, the third room was also very selfish. In order to avoid giving the family property to the second room, they even went so far as to recruit a live-in son-in-law. It was really despicable.
Now that the third branch has gained power, they are nice to this and that, but not necessarily nice to their own family. It is obvious that they want to throw the second branch's face on the ground in front of the whole village.
Now that Jiang Chunhe was trying to curry favor with the Third House, wouldn't that just confirm the Third House's power and make the Second House even more embarrassed? Zhang couldn't swallow that.
But Zhang was a little afraid of Jiang Youcai, so she didn't dare to refute him too much. She just asked dissatisfiedly, "What's wrong with it?"
"Song Jingyun is good at studying. He will definitely pass the imperial examination. He has a bright future. When he becomes a high-ranking official, we are blood relatives after all. If we get closer, we can benefit from his success."
"We have a bad relationship with the third branch, so it's impossible for us two old men to lose face and do this. So Chunhe has to go. It won't be embarrassing, and it can also make the relationship better."
"Come again..."
Jiang Youcai paused, "I really think there might be something in this third room."
Ever since Jiang Chunhe started to fawn on the Third House and tried to please them, he never went into the mountains empty-handed.
Jiang Youcai began to think that the third branch might really be as blessed as the other people in Jiangjia Village said, and whoever was close to them would benefit from it.
After hearing what Jiang Youcheng said, Zhang curled her lips.
Something? What could it be? Something shameful? I found out that this man is a soft-hearted person, without any opinion of his own.
However, although Zhang was muttering in her heart, she did not refute Jiang Youcai on the surface.
Jiang Youcheng thought for a while and said, "Don't worry about what Chunhe does in the future. Just let him do what he wants. Don't nag him or cause trouble."
"I understand..." Zhang nodded reluctantly.
Things like the Chinese New Year are always busy and go by very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the twelfth day.
The New Year is not considered over until the 15th day of the first lunar month. Even though shops have been opening for business one after another since the 8th day, everyone is still talking about the New Year in their hearts and words.
Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun were originally planning to stay at home until after the 15th before returning to the county town, but now they had to get on the carriage to the county town.
As for the reason, the county magistrate sent someone to pass on the message that a series of thefts occurred in the alley of the residential compound where Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun lived, and several families in the surrounding area were affected and lost a lot of property.
So Magistrate Li sent someone to ask Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun to go back and check whether they had lost property like other people, and whether there were any traces in the house, to see if they could find any clues about the thief.
Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun rushed to the house in the county town and checked the house carefully inside and outside. They found that no money or belongings were missing, and there were no signs of anything being ransacked in the house.
"This is quite strange." Li Zhongan frowned. "These families that were robbed were all staying here during the Chinese New Year. They were just visiting relatives and friends during the day and were not at home. That's why their homes were broken into."
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(End of this chapter)
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