Jiang Yaojie got off the bus in Changning Town, while Jiang Ling and Jiang Zhishan continued to travel to Pingxi County by oxcart. As soon as they jumped off Uncle Lu's oxcart, Jiang Zhishan led Jiang Ling toward the martial arts school.
"Is Instructor Qian here?" The two arrived at the entrance of a martial arts school, and Jiang Zhishan bowed to the doorman.
"Who are you? Jiang Zhishan?" The servant blinked and stared blankly at Jiang Zhishan for a while before tentatively asking.
Jiang Zhishan nodded and smiled at the servant, who immediately led Jiang Zhishan and Jiang Ling inside.
"Please wait a moment, esteemed guest. I'll inform our Instructor Qian right away!" The servant bowed and then disappeared.
Jiang Ling immediately caught the key point of the servant's words. She looked at Jiang Yaojie strangely and whispered, "You and Instructor Qian seem to have a good relationship? The servant also seems to respect you a lot!"
"Big sister, you don't know this, but my acquaintance with this Instructor Qian was purely accidental. I happened to be eating at a small stall that time. Instructor Qian came out in a hurry and only realized after finishing his meal that he had forgotten to bring his silver. Although the stall owner allowed Instructor Qian to go and get the silver, who would have thought that the stall owner's wife was a shrew."
“They insisted that Instructor Qian had dined and dashed, and even threatened to take him to the authorities if he didn’t pay. I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I stepped in to help. For this, Instructor Qian has always been very grateful to me. He even wanted to help me get justice when he learned that I had been expelled from the academy,” Jiang Zhishan explained patiently.
Just as Jiang Ling was about to say something, she heard a hearty laugh coming from outside the door. Then, a dark-skinned, strong man with a full beard appeared in front of Jiang Ling and Jiang Zhishan like a whirlwind.
"Brother Zhishan, it's been so long! I've missed you terribly!" The man patted Jiang Zhishan's shoulder a few times and then hugged him.
Jiang Zhishan, being a scholar, couldn't help but blush when faced with such an enthusiastic and rough man. Instructor Qian, a martial artist, never bothered with formalities and continued to laugh heartily.
"Brother Zhishan, who is this?" Instructor Qian finally noticed Jiang Ling standing behind him and asked with a hint of curiosity.
“Brother Qian, this is my eldest sister, Jiang Shi!” Jiang Zhishan explained.
"It's a pleasure to meet you! I've heard Brother Zhishan mention you before! Brother Zhishan said that his achievements today are inseparable from you, his elder sister!" Instructor Qian said, and was about to shake Jiang Ling's hand, but the next second he realized that this was inappropriate, and his outstretched hand froze in mid-air.
Seeing that Instructor Qian looked somewhat embarrassed, Jiang Ling quickly cupped her hands and said, "Instructor Qian, you're too kind. My younger brother just talks nonsense! I hope you'll be lenient with him!"
"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing!" Coach Qian laughed again.
Then Jiang Ling brought up the matter of Jiang Wenxi. After listening, Coach Qian stroked his beard and thought for a few seconds before saying, "Since you are Zhishan's elder sister, let's be family and not stand on ceremony!"
“Sister-in-law Jiang, if your youngest daughter is truly as you say, then she is indeed very talented in martial arts. However, Sister-in-law Jiang, think it over. Martial arts training is actually very hard. Even most boys can't persevere, let alone a little girl!”
Hearing this, Jiang Ling realized it was almost exactly what she had thought, so she nodded and continued to share her ideas.
"Instructor Qian, I was thinking, how about this: let my daughter stay here for a while. If she can hold on, that would be best. If not, I'll look for another way. What do you think?"
After listening, Instructor Qian frowned and pondered for a long time before finally nodding and saying, "Okay, no problem. If Sister Jiang, your daughter is truly a martial arts prodigy, then in a few years I can send her to my senior sister. My senior sister is currently the most powerful female constable in the Six Doors!"
Upon hearing what Instructor Qian said, Jiang Ling felt a mix of joy and worry. She knew that practicing martial arts was very difficult, and she also knew what the Six Doors were, but she hoped that her daughter would go far away and leave Lu Family Village, which was what she most wanted to see.
Finally, Jiang Ling gritted her teeth and agreed to let Coach Qian bring her daughter over the next day so that Coach Qian could take a look at her.
Instructor Qian kindly wanted to invite the two of them to stay for dinner, but Jiang Ling declined, citing family matters. As soon as they stepped outside, Jiang Ling remembered that Zhao Erleng's wife had asked her to buy ducklings and cotton seeds.
She made an excuse to have Jiang Zhishan wait for her in Lu Boniu's car, while she looked around the street and found that no one was selling ducklings, but she did buy some cotton seeds at a general store.
Jiang Ling hid in an empty alley, opened the system shop, and bought a batch of ducklings to take back to the oxcart.
When Lu Bo saw that Jiang Ling had bought so many ducklings again, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Jiang, why are you buying so many ducks?"
"This isn't mine, it's for Er Leng's wife. The duckling's feathers can be made into down, and down is much warmer than reeds!" Jiang Ling explained.
Upon hearing the words "its warmth retention is better than reeds," Uncle Lu immediately turned around and asked, "Where did you buy it?"
“I’ve already bought all the ducklings today, and that person might set up his stall again at any time!” Jiang Ling replied.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Lu's face showed a hint of disappointment. Seeing this, Jiang Ling quickly added, "Uncle Lu, I will bring my daughter to Pingxi County tomorrow. If we happen to meet there, I can help you buy it, okay?"
"Thank you, Madam Jiang. I'll take twenty of them. How many copper coins are they?" Uncle Lu asked immediately after hearing this.
“Seven copper coins each,” Jiang Ling said.
"Alright...alright, here are 140 copper coins, keep them safe!" Uncle Lu said, placing a handful of copper coins on the oxcart and gesturing for Jiang Ling to keep them.
Lu Bo's oxcart was parked at the gate of Changning Town, where Jiang Yaojie was peeking around curiously.
Upon seeing Jiang Ling and Jiang Zhishan on the oxcart, he visibly relaxed and waved to them before running over.
Sitting in the car, Jiang Yaojie felt very uncomfortable. He was no longer as composed as usual, and he was restless and fidgety. Jiang Ling glanced at Jiang Yaojie strangely, but in the end, she did not ask the question that was on her mind, after all, Uncle Lu was still driving the car.
And so they returned to Lujia Village in almost complete silence.
Jiang Ling and her two companions jumped off the oxcart. Just as Jiang Ling was about to ask Jiang Yaojie a question, a voice with a sob in it shattered Jiang Ling's original plan.
Jiang Ling looked in the direction of the sound and saw Jiang Suihe running towards her anxiously, her eyes filled with tears and her face flushed.
Seeing Jiang Suihe's anxious expression, Jiang Ling bent down and asked, "What's wrong? Did that brat Zhao Qianyu bully you?"
"Waaah...waaah...Mother, no, no, Zhao Qianyu ran away!" Jiang Suihe said, wiping away her tears and trembling all over.
"Run away?" Jiang Ling frowned and patiently continued to ask, "Baby, don't cry, baby, don't worry, tell Mommy slowly, Mommy will support you if there's a problem, don't rush!"
As she spoke, she quickly gave Jiang Zhishan a wink, and Jiang Zhishan walked to Jiang Suihe's side and said softly, "Don't cry, don't cry, your uncle will help you solve whatever it is!"
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