allendalepharm Chapter 530: Aunt Ya Asks for Help
Chapter 530: Aunt Ya Asks for Help
Chunya didn't expect to see Jiang Youzhen again. The last time she got married, she was covered with a red veil and could only see Jiang Youzhen's shoes.
I felt mixed emotions, knowing that when I saw them again now, they were already worlds apart.
When they met again, she was already married, and he was still the handsome young man.
She was in a trance, the young man in front of her was a man of heaven, his handsome eyebrows and eyes were set off by the fox fur, and he looked noble. How could she be worthy of such a man?
"Little boy, come and see the fat boy from Chunya's family. He is so chubby." Shen's face was full of smiles.
During the Chinese New Year, all three daughters hurried back to their parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year, stayed overnight and then rushed back. As you get older, you can't help feeling lonely and always want to be surrounded by your children and grandchildren.
Fortunately, they were going to Beijing together after the New Year, so she wasn't so sad anymore.
"Is this Chunya's son?" Jiang Youzhen had already come in, and she was very calm. After all, she didn't have any concerns.
When she got closer to see the baby in Chunya's hand, she saw that it was indeed a big fat boy with a pair of bright eyes. When he saw her coming, he actually smiled at her.
"Huh? We've been teasing him for so long but he didn't laugh. But as soon as you came, he laughed. Xiaolang is really a blessed man." Aunt Ya was very surprised and her face was full of smiles.
"I heard that you should give a gift when you meet someone for the first time. Give this to the child to play with when he grows up."
Jiang Youzhen took off the white jade Pisces jade pendant from his waist, and then took out a red purse with a few silver ingots and two gold beans in it, and handed them over.
Because she was the elder and there were many younger generations among the ancestors, they had to give her lucky money or gifts when they met during the New Year. Therefore, the family made some gold beans and silver ingots for her to use.
"Oh no! I can't do that. It's very expensive, isn't it?" Chunya quickly refused. What Jiang Youzhen was wearing now was not good? It must be expensive.
"Take it, take it. It's not a valuable thing. It's for the child." Jiang Youzhen stuffed it into the swaddling clothes without saying anything.
Chunya quickly bowed and said, "Then thank his uncle on behalf of the kid."
"Mom, what is the matter that you called me here for?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
"Oh, it's your Aunt Ya who has something to tell you." Shen glanced at Aunt Ya with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Then I'll go back first. The kid is sleepy." Chunya stood up. It would be inconvenient for her to stay for the next thing.
Aunt Ya watched Chunya leave, with distress and resentment in her eyes.
Chunya left the main room and took out the purse from the swaddling clothes. She held the purse in her hand, which was still warm.
Putting the purse in her arms, she walked forward with some uneasiness in her heart.
"Actually, it's about my eldest brother." Aunt Ya was a little embarrassed, but her eyes revealed sadness.
"But what's the matter, Brother Dalin? If you can use me, just let me know."
Just because Aunt Ya is so good to his family, Jiang Youzhen will naturally not be stingy in helping out.
Aunt Ya's eyes suddenly turned red and she immediately wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Originally, I didn't want to talk about this during the New Year, but your brother Dalin was arrested and sent to prison a few days ago. I couldn't eat or sleep at home, so I came to ask you for help. My family doesn't know any dignitaries, so I had no choice but to come to you."
"What on earth happened?" Jiang Youzhen was very surprised. Li Lin was just an honest farmer's son. How could he do something so out of the ordinary and be thrown into jail?
"Just a while ago, didn't your brother Dalin learn carpentry skills? When he was making furniture for the Tang family in town, he broke a piece of wood. The Tang family insisted that the wood was some kind of golden nanmu, which was very valuable.
That piece of wood was originally going to be carved into a tea tray, but was mistakenly placed in a pile of wood. Your brother Dalin saw that the color was good, so he cut it into several pieces and made it into scraps for other household items." Aunt Ya said while gesturing.
"Golden nanmu?" Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised. If it was golden nanmu, it would indeed be very valuable.
"If it is real golden nanmu, the size you indicated should be worth at least two or three thousand taels."
Jiang Youzhen pondered, no wonder he saw Aunt Ya smiling with sadness just now. She could hold back until this moment to say it, which showed that if she really had no other choice, she would not have come to her.
Aunt Ya nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes! The Tang family's housekeeper also said that he wanted two or three thousand taels of silver, but you also know that our family relies on the harvest from renting your land to make a living. We have finally saved more than two hundred taels. How can we have two or three thousand taels?"
Aunt Ya tried hard not to cry. Wouldn't it be considered unlucky to cry in someone else's house during the first month of the year?
Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of someone, the Tang family? Isn't this the family that Wu Ya married into?
"Logically speaking, such precious materials should be kept in a warehouse. Why would they be placed together with ordinary materials?"
"That's what I said! They didn't store the expensive wood properly, and now Dalin is using it, so they say it's Dalin's fault. How is that possible? The government believed the Tang family's words, saying that Dalin refused to pay compensation, and arrested him."
Aunt Ya clenched her fists in anxiety, and Shen hurried to comfort her.
"Don't worry, let Xiaolang think of a solution first. If nothing works, Fugui and I have saved a lot in the past few years. Let's use it for emergency. It will always be enough. Let's redeem the person first."
Aunt Ya was very touched. This was not just two hundred taels, it was two or three thousand taels. Shen was very nice to her.
"Don't worry, Aunt Ya. I'll go to the county jail right now to find out the cause of the incident and then make a long-term plan." Jiang Youzhen immediately gave orders outside to harness the carriage.
"Doesn't the Tang family want money? Why don't we go and ask them if they can give less?" Shen also looked worried.
"Mom! This matter may not be that simple." Jiang Youzhen pondered for a moment before analyzing: "First, let's discuss whether this matter is Brother Dalin's fault. If it was a servant who made a mistake, or if it was a fight in the backyard, then it has nothing to do with Brother Dalin."
"I need to ask Brother Dalin for the details. I have an old relationship with the county magistrate, so I should be able to go and visit him. If it is really Brother Dalin's fault, I will give him money on the spot and bring him back."
Shen nodded, "Okay! Then you can go there first."
The carriage came out of Qinghe Village and headed towards the town.
Jiang Youzhen first closed his eyes to rest, and when the carriage was about to arrive at the town, Jiang Youzhen knocked on the wall of the carriage, "Qinglang, there is no need to go to the county town, let's go directly into the town!"
Qing Lang was very confused, but still turned into the town.
"Let's go directly to the Tang Mansion!" Jiang Youzhen said as soon as the carriage entered the town.
After the death of the old master of the Tang family, the eldest son of the Tang family finally took power. There was still half a year before the three-year validity period was up, and the Tang Mansion looked very plain.
The eldest son of the Tang family was very surprised to hear that Mr. Jiang from Qinghe Village had arrived.
"Why is he here? Is he here to see the second wife?"
It was not until later that Young Master Tang found out that the woman he married into the family by mistake was the daughter of the eldest branch of the Jiang family, and therefore another cousin of Jiang Youzhen.
But later, when he saw that Jiang Youzhen didn't come to ask for the person again, he simply let it go.