allendalepharm Chapter 727 A Stink
Chapter 727 A Stink
"Boss! What's wrong with you? Don't be upset! Don't scare me!"
As soon as the old lady entered the room, she went straight to Jiang Haiqing's bed.
Jiang Haiqing smelled the aroma of meat and immediately swallowed his saliva, then looked at it like a hungry wolf.
"Mom, is there any meat? Give me some." Jiang Haiqing's eyes were wide open and his mouth was drooling.
When the old lady saw the eldest son like this, she knew that he was hungry. So she pushed Wu Ya away and handed a bowl full of meat to Jiang Haiqing.
Jiang Haiqing was so anxious that he raised his neck and head. At this moment, the strength that had been taken away from him seemed to come back.
"Don't be anxious! Don't be anxious!" The old lady patted the eldest brother's shoulder, and then shouted to Wu Ya behind her.
"Why don't you come and help your father?"
Wu Ya hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward to help Jiang Haiqing up and lean him against the wooden frame.
"Meat!" Jiang Haiqing drooled with greed.
Jiang He who was standing by also swallowed his saliva, then came forward and said, "Why don't you serve more? Have you eaten it? Leave some for me!"
Wu Ya looked at this grandfather with contempt. This old man was the most shameless person in the family. Her father's viciousness was inherited from the old man, who couldn't stand seeing others doing well.
Jiang Haiqing stuffed the meat in his mouth and felt like he was alive again. Soon, he had stuffed all the meat into his stomach, leaving only some fish meat with bones.
"Don't feed him too much. How can he eat so much?" The old man was drooling with greed, but the three of them just ignored him.
Jiang Haiqing was so full that he couldn't even remember how long it had been since he last ate meat. Thinking of the good old days, he couldn't help but feel sad and started crying.
The old lady gave the remaining fish to the old man and quickly comforted the eldest son. The old man grumbled, but still took it and stuffed it into his mouth.
However, not long after, Jiang Haiqing felt something was wrong just as he was enjoying his meal.
"Huh? What's that smell?" Wu Ya smelled a strong stench in the room and immediately covered her mouth and nose.
The old man couldn't stay on the kang any longer, so he called the old lady who was about to go to the ancestral hall to join the banquet.
"Old woman, come here, the boss is pulling again!"
The old man cursed, "I told you not to feed him too much, but you insisted."
There was laughter and joy in the ancestral hall. Jiang Youzhen ate for a while and then came out with a wine cup to toast.
"I, Jiang Youzhen, am where I am today thanks to the support of my clan members, especially the clan leader. If he hadn't taken me to a private school, I wouldn't be in high school today. I would like to express my gratitude to the clan leader and all the clan members. Of course, it is also indispensable for all the villagers to help take care of my grandparents."
Jiang Youzhen drank it all in one gulp. They were all farmers, so he didn't bother to be pretentious. However, these were just polite words.
Her family was living in such a miserable situation at the beginning, and the villagers did not help much. But she still had to thank the clan leader.
The clan leader also had good intentions, and although there were some selfish motives, he still helped her family a lot.
The patriarch's eyes were moist. Jiang Youzhen was a grateful person. He was right. The glory of the Jiang family now depended entirely on Jiang Youzhen.
"Therefore, I decided to donate 100 acres of sacrificial land to the clan. In addition, the clan's 200 acres of land can be included in my tax exemption for Jinshi."
Jiang Youzhen said this, and the tribesmen were very happy. Now their lives have improved a lot compared to before. If anyone has difficulties, they can go to the tribe to borrow grain, and they just need to pay it back in the autumn harvest next year.
Now the clan has an additional 200 acres of tax-free land. Even if part of it is sold for silver, it can support many of the clan members' livelihoods.
All the Jiang clan members were excited, and the rest of the villagers were very envious.
"No wonder people say that one must study hard to become an official! You see, if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit!"
"Alas! Our Chen family is not so lucky!"
"This is truly thriving. I'm afraid the Jiang family will become the most prominent family in this area."
Everyone sighed and envied, even the village landlord, Mr. Qian, could only sit in the corner and sigh.
Originally, he was the one with the most surplus wealth in the village. Who would have thought that this skinny boy who was not interested in work would actually be a good student?
If I had known earlier, I would have married my daughter to Jiang Youzhen, otherwise she would have become an official’s wife.
Shen was smiling from ear to ear, and all the women at the table were praising her, their words were full of flattery and envy.
She accepted all the nice words, but when asked about Xiaolang and Liuya's marriage, she changed the subject and tried to avoid the question.
"Oh! All these foods can't stop you from eating. Our young man is going to marry a girl from a rich and powerful family in the future. This is called being well matched. We are happy today, so let's not talk about these things."
Aunt Ya came to Shen's rescue. She was glad that she didn't insist on marrying her daughter to the Jiang family. Look at how rich the Jiang family is now. She also heard that Jiang Youzhen was very capable and had become a high-ranking official. How could her daughter be worthy of him?
The family knows their daughter. If they can't control Jiang Youzhen, it's better to find a suitable one to live with than to take a concubine and be cold to her in the future. At least with the care of the Jiang family, the son-in-law dare not treat the daughter badly.
Now their family lives a good life, with good food and clothing. In the past, they rented the land and farm of the Jiang family, and had a lot of surplus every year.
Later, Jiang Fugui wrote to ask if she wanted to go to Beijing to brew wine for their family, but Aunt Ya still refused.
They took too much advantage, so they gave up. But they rebuilt their house and built a big icehouse in the basement, and started selling ice this summer.
This was the method Jiang Youzhen taught them. Everyone in the town bought from him, making them a small profit.
Afterwards, the head of the family bought a dilapidated house on the outskirts of the county town, rebuilt it, and turned the basement into an ice storage. Now even the Fuyun Pavilion in the county town gets its ice from his family.
Just by relying on ice cubes, their family actually made a lot of money. The method of making ice is indeed useful. Aunt Ya certainly knew that Jiang Youzhen was subsidizing them, and he had not forgotten her care for him in the past, and that was enough.
After Jiang Youzhen made the announcement, she wanted to wait until tomorrow to tell the clan about her plan to donate silver.
You've been very high-profile today, so you'd better be more restrained.
"Doctor Liang, this is bad, please go check on my boss!"
Suddenly, old lady Chen Qiuju walked in quickly. Although she looked very thin and was out of breath at the moment, she spoke clearly.
"My eldest son is about to roll his eyes." The old lady touched her chest and stamped her feet anxiously.
Seeing that something was not right, the clan leader quickly called two strong young men to carry Doctor Liang forward.
"Jiang He family, don't be anxious, tell us what happened." asked the patriarch.
When the old lady saw Doctor Liang passing by, she immediately sat down on the ground and began to cry and scream.
"What a sin! What a miserable life! He almost died of poison after eating a few pieces of meat he brought back from here."