Chapter 42: Morose
"Huh?"
Jiang Youcheng walked around for a long time, looked around for a long time, and scratched his head, "Where is this Zhenbaozhai?"
Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun also looked everywhere, but indeed did not see the sign of Zhenbaozhai.
"I remember it seemed to be here before, how come it is gone now?" Jiang Mixia also looked suspicious.
"I don't come to the county town often, so I'm afraid you don't know." An old man who was selling sesame cakes on his shoulder put down his shoulder pole and said, "This Zhenbaozhai was sealed by the county government a few days ago!"
"Why seal it off?" Jiang Youcheng asked.
"They said that the things they sold were inferior and that they used coercion and bribery to lower the price when buying things, and they cheated many people. But this time, Zhenbaozhai also encountered a tough guy. The young master of the Yong'an Earl's family was naughty at home, and the Yong'an Earl's wife cried and complained that the family had long been empty and that he needed to study hard to make a name for himself in the future. She also said that the family was so poor that they didn't even have money to buy gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival next month."
"The young master thought that his family was indeed so poor, and he secretly took note of it. He only took the jade Buddha that he had worn since childhood and wanted to exchange it for money. He came to the Treasure House to sell it. The people in the Treasure House did not recognize him. They saw a child selling things and thought that he must have stolen things from his family. They did not dare to tell anyone, so they only gave him five taels of silver to send him away."
"The wife of the Earl of Yong'an was very hot-tempered. After she found out about this, she smashed the Treasure House when she came to look for things and also reported it to the government. The county magistrate was also very anxious when he saw this. After asking in detail, he found out that the Treasure House did more than just this. The things it sold were inferior and they even underpaid a lot of taxes."
"The county magistrate was so angry that he closed down Zhenbaozhai and arrested Manager Qian. I heard that he not only had to pay the taxes he owed, but was also fined a lot of money and was beaten with a stick. This time Zhenbaozhai can't be opened, and Manager Qian's family is probably bankrupt..."
The old man described it vividly, and at the end he didn't forget to curse, "It's what he deserves. If you want to do business honestly, you should do it. If you do it to this extent, you are evil-hearted and will get retribution sooner or later."
"That's right, that's the point."
Because of what happened last time, Jiang Youcheng had a very bad impression of Zhenbaozhai. Now that he knew that the shop was closing down, he was very happy.
Black-hearted businessmen are intolerable! We chose to have lunch at a small restaurant in a small street.
The specialty here is braised duck.
The three of them ordered an additional portion of shredded pork with fish flavor, braised meat patties and hot and sour tofu soup.
This time is an improvement over last time, I can see the vegetables.
And the food this time tastes even better than the last time.
Jiang Mixia felt quite satisfied.
The three of them ate up all the food again, and on their way back, they went to the braised meat shop and bought some braised pork head, preparing to eat it cold with chopped green onions in the evening.
Jiang Youcheng specially brought Liu the roast chicken that she said was delicious last time.
In the evening, the whole family gathered together to discuss how to divide the money.
Of the twenty-five taels of silver, fifteen taels were finally given to Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun, while Jiang Youcheng and Liu took ten taels.
Jiang Mixia put the fifteen taels of silver into the wooden box that she had buried last time.
Song Jingyun nodded as he watched.
Madam is right, the silver and money in this box belong to the president.
As the family had more and more money, Liu felt that it was not enough to just cook for the family. So the next day, she called Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun to go to the cloth shop in town with her to buy some new cloth to make new autumn clothes for the family.
The days passed in a flash and it was the first day of August.
The stars were still blinking in the sky, and Jiang Youcheng and his family got up and began to pack things to take to Deyin Temple.
Liu and Jiang Mixia were busy preparing things like incense money and candles.
Jiang Youcheng and Song Jingyun were preparing the items to sell.
Since I was going to Deyin Temple and the market at the foot of the mountain was bustling, I might as well go there and make as much money as possible.
But he was also concerned about the long journey to Deyin Temple. He was traveling with Jiang Chunshi, Fang, Jiang Chunyu and Jiang Maihua, so he couldn't take much with him. He only took some exquisitely crafted needlework baskets with cloth linings, some katydid cages for children to play with, bamboo balls and other things.
But even with this plan, these bamboo items still took up a lot of space, so in the end they had to decide to hire two ox carts.
Jiang Mixia, Liu, Fang, Jiang Chunyu and Jiang Maihua were in one car, Jiang Youcheng, Jiang Chunshi and Song Jingyun were in another car. Each car was loaded with goods to be sold, including the puppets carved by Jiang Chunshi.
The official road was not particularly wide, so to facilitate the passage of people, two ox carts were placed one in front and one behind, not far apart.
But Song Jingyun didn't feel very happy.
In the past, when they went out, Jiang Mixia always sat next to him, which made him feel very safe.
But today, Jiang Mixia was on the ox cart behind, a little far away from him.
Even though the two people sitting next to him, one is his father and the other is his eldest cousin, they are real relatives and he is very familiar with them, so he should not feel restrained.
But for some reason, Song Jingyun felt uncomfortable all over.
Especially when he saw Jiang Mixia chatting happily with Fang and others on the ox cart at the back, with a smile on her face, he felt even more empty.
But if you really ask him why this happened, he really can't say it.
"What's wrong with Jingyun? He looks depressed and doesn't talk." Jiang Chunshi was careful and could tell that something was wrong with Song Jingyun.
Jiang Youcheng stretched out his hand and felt Song Jingyun's forehead. "She doesn't have a fever, and she doesn't look sick."
"What's wrong? What's wrong with your mind?"
Facing Jiang Youcheng's concern, Song Jingyun shook his head and said, "Dad, I'm fine. Maybe I got up a little early this morning and I'm a little sleepy."
Having been here for so long, he has learned a lot from Jiang Mixia.
For example, they may tell some white lies so that their parents will not worry about them.
"It's time to get up early in the morning. You slept late last night. If you feel sleepy, just lie down here and take a nap." Jiang Youcheng turned the baskets over, bottom up, and stacked them together to a height that was convenient for Song Jingyun to lie down.
Seeing this, Song Jingyun lay down on the baskets, buried his head in his arms, and closed his eyes to rest.
Jiang Mixia didn't notice any of this. She just chatted with Fang and teased Jiang Maihua.
The baby was over two years old and spoke in a baby voice. Jiang Mixia was so curious about her that she tried her best to play with Jiang Maihua.
Jiang Maihua also liked this cousin and her giggles almost never stopped.
Seeing that Jiang Mixia liked children so much, Liu and Fang smiled at each other.
It is a good thing to like children. If they have more children in the future, their family will have more children and more blessings in the future.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why didn't your aunt come with you today?" Jiang Mixia asked.
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