allendalepharm Chapter 182 Identity revealed
Chapter 182 Identity revealed
"Erlang, what do you think?" Shen looked at Jiang Youzhen. Jiang Youzhen naturally had no objection. In fact, she didn't care about the little profit from the shop.
She could get at least five or six hundred taels of profit a month from the restaurant in the county. If she didn't use the money to open restaurants elsewhere, she would have almost run out of money to spend.
"It's up to you, mother!"
After talking to her family, Jiang Youzhen returned to her room. It was not too early, and she had to finish the rest of her homework quickly.
After lighting two candles, Jiang Youzhen wanted to take out the night-shining pearl that the system had awarded him. But his house was so small that it would be easily discovered by others, so he had to make up a source.
After lighting the candles and oil lamps, the room suddenly became much brighter. Jiang Youzhen placed the four treasures of the study on the table and began to grind ink.
Just as Shen was about to go back to her room, she found that the inner room was very bright. She opened the curtain and walked in, only to find Jiang Youzhen writing.
The candlelight flickered, and under the dim light, there was a peaceful face. She looked at Jiang Youzhen who was writing seriously, and a slight sadness appeared between her brows.
"Mom, is she still awake?" Jiang Youzhen noticed someone was looking at her, she looked up and saw it was Shen, then asked.
"Why did you assign homework? It's too dark. Can't I finish it tomorrow?" Shen came over and looked at the papers on the table. She felt even more upset.
She heard from the clan leader that Erlang was a quick learner and had good handwriting. Erlang should also like reading, but it was a pity that she would not be able to take the imperial examination in the future.
"Let's finish today's work today! I'm almost done writing, go to bed early, mother!" Jiang Youzhen smiled at Shen.
The harder Jiang Youzhen tried, the more frustrated Shen felt! Erlang really liked reading! She now regretted raising Erlang as a boy.
He sighed softly, looked at Jiang Youzhen who was immersed in reading and writing again, and could only turn around and leave the room.
After completing the task assigned by the Master, Jiang Youzhen also wrote the remaining annotations to "The Analects of Confucius".
After the system upgraded her memory, she felt that she could read and memorize faster. She had memorized these notes when she copied them, so she didn't need to spend more time memorizing them.
The next morning, Jiang Youzhen went to the town alone.
Gao Shuisheng drove the carriage to a dilapidated temple on the south street, only to see that the broken door was about to fall down, and the rest of the leaky places were blocked by wooden boards. She felt that it made no difference whether the door was closed or not.
There were even spider webs on the windows and some tattered strips of cloth. It looked completely depressed, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.
"Third brother? Is third brother here?" Jiang Youzhen got off the carriage and stood at the door, shouting inside.
After shouting several times, the door was finally opened from the inside. A dark little head popped out, and Jiang Youzhen saw that it was a child of only five or six years old, and he couldn't tell the gender yet.
The child looked at Jiang Youzhen timidly, and Jiang Youzhen immediately smiled at him, "Son, does Ah San live here?"
The child nodded immediately and then slammed the door shut again.
Emmmm Jiang Youzhen was speechless, and turned around to take out the food he had brought from the car. There was roast chicken, pork elbow in soy sauce, some white flour buns and pig's trotters, and also two pots of wine and two pounds of raw meat.
Soon the door was opened again, and Ah San saw Jiang Youzhen at a glance, and immediately shouted in surprise, "Erlang!"
"Why are you here?" Asan suddenly opened the door and walked quickly towards Jiang Youzhen.
"Aren't you studying in a private school? How come you have time to come to see me? And why so early? Is there something?" Asan's tone suddenly became anxious. He came to see him at this time. Could it be that he encountered difficulties?
Listening to Ah San's series of questions, Jiang Youzhen just smiled and said, "Is your father here? Come and visit him."
"Ah? My dad is still asleep! Wait a minute, I'll go call him." Asan said and hurried back to the house, but when he saw the mess in the house, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"Who's here?" An old man with disheveled hair and gray hair rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned lazily.
"It's Jiro who's here. I told you before. She said she wanted to visit you. She's right outside the door!"
Seeing the joy on Ah San's face, the old beggar snorted coldly. This kid, is he so happy to make friends?
"Let him in!"
Jiang Youzhen flicked his sleeves, then asked Gao Shuisheng to wait outside while he went into the dilapidated temple.
As soon as I walked in, I saw messy straw everywhere on the ground. The old man lying on a pile of straw in front should be the father that Asan mentioned.
"Junior Jiang Youzhen greets father!" She walked forward and bowed immediately.
The old man looked at Jiang Youzhen and saw that the young man was tall and thin, with a scholarly air.
Looking at his clothes, huh? Previously, Ah San said that this boy came from an ordinary family, but now it seems that is not the case.
Just look at this cross-collared, right-fronted sky-blue brocade robe, with its faintly visible dark patterns, and even the corners and cuffs of the robe being trimmed and embroidered. Add to that the overall grandeur of the robe, and you'll be sure that it doesn't belong to an ordinary person!
He had heard Ah San talk about this kid before, and he thought that this kid was very cunning. But fortunately, this kid was quite sensible, so he did not stop Ah San from dating this kid.
After meeting him today, I didn't expect that San could actually make friends with such a person.
"It's Erlang! I heard Ah San mention you before. He was full of admiration when he talked about you. He said that you are smart, courageous, and prudent in doing things."
"So Third Brother thinks so highly of me?" Jiang Youzhen smiled.
Only then did the old man see Jiang Youzhen's appearance clearly. He was shocked. With his keen eyesight, he knew that this was a girl. He was definitely not wrong!
He turned around and glanced at the silly Ah San, and immediately laughed and cursed in his heart. This boy, I'm afraid he himself doesn't even know that he has a crush on someone? No wonder he keeps saying "Erlang Erlang" all day long.
Dad remained calm. Since she was dressed as a man, she must have her reasons, right?
"I have always heard about you from my third brother, but I have never had the chance to meet you. Today I have come to visit you and offer you a small gift. I hope you will accept it!"
"You scholars speak in flowery language all day long. Say something I can understand." As he spoke, he kept sniffing the fragrance inside the paper bag.
Jiang Youzhen said no more when he saw it and handed over the meat and wine in his hand.
"You know some rules, kid. Go over to the side and talk. I haven't eaten meat or drunk wine for two days, but Ah San is holding onto his silver and won't buy anything for me. Humph! He's just a miser!"
As the old man spoke, he couldn't wait to get started. He tore open the yellow paper package, revealing the bright yellow roast chicken inside. He immediately started to devour it.
The kid just now also came over, and his father immediately tore a chicken leg for him.
Jiang Youzhen burst out laughing. It seemed that people knew that she would not come to visit him unless she had a good reason.