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Chapter 321: Banquet, entanglement

"Now that Xiaolang is a scholar, Mr. Wang will of course come to congratulate him. But Xiaolang suffered a lot in his home before, so he probably didn't dare to come. When he was injured in his home, he sent him back in a blink of an eye, and didn't care whether Xiaolang lived or died. I guess he must be very upset now."

Aunt Ya sneered and said, "That's right! He still owed Xiao Lang his wages!"

Shen also laughed, "What happened before is in the past, but our family will not have any contact with Master Wang's family in the future."

Mr. Wang is so stingy. He sent Xiaolang back when his life was hanging by a thread, but he didn't even pay him back. It can be seen that he is really a heartless rich man.

In a blink of an eye, Shen saw Chunya helping out and her face suddenly darkened. She glanced at Aunt Ya who was happily following her and became worried.

Chunya is the same age as Xiaolang, and it is time for them to get married. She can't delay the girl any longer, but she is worried about telling Aunt Ya the truth, fearing that Aunt Ya will let it slip.

She was in a dilemma. She had hinted at it before, but Aunt Ya didn't seem to care. She really couldn't bring herself to say it! Could she say that Erlang didn't like Chunya? Wouldn't that make them mortal enemies?

Alas! If you stick your head out, you will get a knife. If you hide your head, you will get a knife too. I'd better find a chance to talk about it in the next two days!

The whole village ate to their heart's content that day, especially the Jiang family who were generous with the meat, so the food was better than during Chinese New Year.

Not only were they not allowed to take anything away, but they were also given more meat when they ran out, so the villagers all left with their bellies full.

Jiang Youzhen and the clan leader sat together in the house, toasting each other. However, Jiang Youzhen did not drink alcohol, but only drank tea instead.

After everyone had a good time eating and drinking, Jiang Youzhen left the yard to get some fresh air. As soon as he walked to the small vegetable garden in the backyard, a voice came from behind him, "When are you leaving for the city?"

Jiang Youzhen knew it was Tong Huaian without turning around. "We are going to leave the day after tomorrow. We have been delayed for the past two days. Where is Brother Huaian?"

"I won't go to the prefectural school, but I still have some things to do in Tongzhou Prefecture. After that, I may return to the capital and wait for the provincial examination."

The Tong family’s ancestral home is in Tongzhou Prefecture, so they had to return to Tongzhou Prefecture to take the provincial examination.

"Is it about rebuilding the dock? Did the Fourth Master get the job?" Jiang Youzhen quickly figured out the reason.

Tong Huaian looked over with admiration and nodded, "That's right! The emperor has already sent imperial envoys and officials to supervise this matter. The Second Master and the Fourth Master are the supervisors."

Jiang Youzhen nodded. It seemed that the emperor was not too partial to the Fourth Prince. By allowing the two of them to supervise, the Second Prince's situation in the court would definitely improve.

"The Fourth Master asked me to ask you, are you willing to lend him a helping hand? Don't worry, there will be benefits. He will even recommend you to the Emperor when he is rewarding you for your merits in the future."

Jiang Youzhen shook his head upon hearing this. "I am only a scholar, I am afraid I don't have that much ability. Besides, the next focus will be the provincial examination next year. Before that I have to take the examination for a student, I am afraid I will not be able to spare time. Thank you for your kindness, Fourth Master, for me. I really cannot do it."

Tong Huaian was a little disappointed. This guy was really too difficult to deal with. Was fame and fortune really not attractive enough to her? But it was obviously not like this before.

"That's fine! You're studying in the city, and Li County is not far from the city, so we can still meet from time to time. If you have any questions in the future, please let me know. After all, it concerns the lives of the people, and we scholars should still do our part."

Jiang Youzhen frowned slightly. In fact, she had no intention of getting involved with the princes right now. Originally, they both wanted to get what they wanted, but now the attitude of the Fourth Master was a little annoying.

"To say that you are asking for advice is a bit too much. I don't deserve it."

Wen Ruyu happened to walk over at this time, and Jiang Youzhen turned around and greeted Wen Ruyu.

"Brother, we are leaving the day after tomorrow. Have you packed your luggage?"

"I've almost packed everything, but I'm going to cause you some trouble on the way. My parents are not in good health, so the journey will be slow."

This time, Wen Ruyu planned to bring his parents to the provincial capital, rent a small courtyard there, and take care of his parents. He was really worried about leaving his parents, who were in poor health, at home.

"Brother, you are too kind. Why is it troublesome?"

Tong Huaian felt a little unhappy when he saw Wen Ruyu and Jiang Youzhen chatting happily.

He really couldn't figure it out. In terms of friendship, he thought he knew Jiang Youzhen earlier than Wen Ruyu, right? Besides, he had helped Jiang Youzhen a lot before, but he didn't know why Jiang Youzhen was becoming more and more resistant to him.

Over at the old house, the old man and old lady sat on the kang and sulked. Today, all the villagers went to the new courtyard of Jiang Youzhen's house for a feast, but they were not invited.

Luo and his family wanted to go there with a shameless face, but they were chased out by the servants.

"What a heartless person! We are her grandparents after all, how dare she treat us like this? The whole village can go there to eat and drink, but our family members can't?"

Little Chen, who was just coming in with the dishes, pulled up a sarcastic smile when she heard this. Ever since Jiang Haiqing refused to redeem Wu Ya, she has become depressed.

"Who are you crying for all day? Why don't you clean up the yard when you go to the Tang family to ask for help? You just eat and drink all day and can't do anything else. Why do we keep you here?"

The old lady was furious when she saw Xiao Chen. She had fought with them before, which made her dislike her. After all, Xiao Chen had used all her strength that day, and now the old lady still had a few scratches on her body that were aching!

She now dislikes Xiao Chen, and even feels more comfortable with her concubine Zhou than Xiao Chen.

Seeing this, Luo, who was standing by, smiled happily. Things have changed and God has finally opened his eyes.

How much had she suffered because of Xiao Chen's flirting with the old lady? Now it was Xiao Chen's turn to have a taste of the pain.

"Why is the soup so watery again? Can't you put a few more noodles in it?" The old lady got so angry when she saw the soup that looked like the water used to wash the pot.

The sound of the coarse porcelain bowl falling to the ground and shattering stunned everyone in the room. They didn't expect the old lady to be so angry today.

"They are eating delicious food over there, but you are giving me this? You are an unfilial son!" The old lady was so hungry for meat at this moment that she couldn't drink any of the porridge.

"You just give me a bowl of noodles. How can I make it for so many people in your family?" Xiao Chen sneered.

"Mom! I'll go check for you and see if I can get some meat and vegetable buns." When Mrs. Luo saw that Mrs. Chen was angry, she quickly hid away.

"You dare to talk back? Go and redo it for me." The old lady said relentlessly.

"Boss! What about the thing I asked you to do? Did you invite the master from Lingshan Mountain?"

"Don't worry, mom! He said he would come over at the end of the evening. We have to prepare everything before that." Jiang Haiqing showed a sinister smile on his face.

The old lady felt relieved at this moment. "Hmph! Let her be proud for now. She will suffer the consequences later."