ebookland Chapter 202: Inquiring about Xie Zhishu's Family
Chapter 202: Inquiring about Xie Zhishu's Family
The next day, Xie Jiaojiao asked Jiang Weinan to find out about Xie Zhishu and the others' recent situation.
Jiang Weinan would definitely not do such a thing, so he handed it over to Lai Fu directly.
When Lai Fu heard that it was the young lady's order, he ran faster than anyone else!
When you get to the town, you are bound to run into Zhang Hu and He Fei.
Xie Jiaojiao didn't disturb them from reminiscing about the past. She bought some snacks and gifts and went to see Xie Zhiyi.
Xie Zhiyi was very happy to see her and showed off to her that he could read medical books!
Xie Jiaojiao gave the gift to Doctor Hu.
Hu Guangbiao's wife was a little embarrassed: "You see, you never come empty-handed every time you come here. You are not allowed to buy these anymore. The ones you sent last time are still in that room!"
Hu Lanlan ran in like a butterfly, shouting, "Brother Zhiyi, I'm going to town today..."
As soon as he came in, he saw Xie Jiaojiao and was immediately embarrassed: "Hello, Sister Jiaojiao!"
Xie Jiaojiao waved her hand and stood up to leave.
Hu Guangbiao's wife asked her to stay for dinner, but Xie Jiaojiao refused.
When leaving, Xie Jiaojiao gave Xie Zhiyi two coins: "Just buy whatever you need!"
Xie Zhiyi refused, but could not bear Xie Jiaojiao's insistence: "I've been in town these days. If you have time, come to my house for dinner."
Xie Zhiyi nodded and asked in a low voice: "Sister, did mother cause any trouble?"
"Why do you ask that?"
Xie Zhiyi bit his lip and said, "The town is so close to home, but you don't even go back home. It must be because your mother is unhappy with you!"
Xie Jiaojiao felt sorry for his understanding and patted his head as she used to do: "Don't worry, this is all between adults. You are still young, just focus on learning skills!"
Xie Zhiyi nodded, but said, "Sister, can you promise me one thing?"
"Tell me what you think..."
Xie Zhiyi looked into her eyes and said, "No matter what, please don't abandon me and my mother, okay?"
Xie Jiaojiao blinked vigorously, said nothing, and patted his back: "Go in quickly!"
Xie Zhiyi looked at her eagerly: "Sister..."
Xie Jiaojiao finally sighed: "Sister promises you!"
Xie Zhiyi then smiled again and turned back to the pharmacy.
Here Jiang Weinan and two friends are drinking tea in a teahouse.
He Hu asked, "Weinan, you've been married for about half a year, right?"
Jiang Weinan nodded and took a sip of tea: "Why? You want to get married too?"
He Hu immediately waved his hands: "I don't want to be controlled by a tigress all day long!"
Jiang Weinan slapped him and said, "Don't say that about my Jiaojiao... She's not a tiger..."
"My Jiaojiao..." The two of them imitated him and laughed.
Jiang Weinan looked calm and composed: "Yes, it's my Jiaojiao! My Jiaojiao is so good! She can farm, do business and make money, and she can also help me deal with my old man! She is much more powerful than the tigress you mentioned!"
"Oh my...this sour smell! It's so pungent!" He Hu said with a look of disgust.
Jiang Weinan didn't care!
Looking at the two of them: "It's time for you two to find a partner. Look at how old you are!"
"Yoyo, you're married now, and now you're urging others to do it. We're going to have fun together for the rest of our lives! Right, Zhang Fei?"
Zhang Fei just didn't say anything.
He pursed his lips and scratched his nose with his hand.
He Hu immediately put down his teacup.
"Damn it, Zhang Fei, this is impossible! You..."
When Jiang Weinan saw something was wrong, he immediately reached out and held his shoulder: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Zhang Fei blushed a little: "My family arranged a marriage for me!"
He Hu pointed at him, looking abandoned: "I didn't expect you to be such a Zhang Fei? Look at him, his carefree days are gone since he got married! This is a pit of fire! And you're still rushing to jump into it!"
Jiang Weinan didn't say anything.
Zhang Fei said, "I'm old enough now, and my family is in a hurry. My mother wants to have a grandchild."
He Hu looked like he didn't want to listen and walked away angrily, not wanting to talk to them at all.
As soon as He Hu left, Jiang Weinan patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said, "Great, boy, you've done great things quietly! Be sure to let me know when the date is set!"
Zhang Fei nodded: "Of course!"
"Then I'll leave first, lest my wife look for me later."
The two bowed and went their separate ways.
On the way back, Jiang Weinan saw someone selling candied fruits and couldn't help but buy a box, thinking that Xie Jiaojiao would like to eat them.
As soon as he got home, he asked the servants, "Is the young lady back?"
The servant immediately said respectfully: "Young Madam has just returned."
As soon as the servant finished speaking, Jiang Weinan walked into the house.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xie Jiaojiao sitting at the desk and put down her things: "Are you practicing calligraphy again?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "Come back so early?"
"It's getting late. I bought you some candied fruit. Would you like to have some?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded.
Jiang Weinan opened the box, took out a small plate from it, and brought it to Xie Jiaojiao, originally intending that Xie Jiaojiao would eat it by herself.
But he saw Xie Jiaojiao facing him slightly, her hands still writing, so he took one out and fed it into her mouth.
"Is it tasty?"
Xie Jiaojiao chewed it twice and nodded slightly: "Not bad!"
Jiang Weinan smiled and fed himself one.
Jiang Weinan then looked at what she wrote!
I saw that she didn't practice calligraphy on the drawing, but wrote inn and restaurant.
"What's wrong? Any new ideas?"
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head: "I'm just thinking about how to make this inn and restaurant earn more money!"
"Isn't it already good now? The revenues paid by each shop have been increasing recently."
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head slightly: "Not enough!"
Jiang Weinan frowned: "Not enough? Are you short of money?"
Xie Jiaojiao put down her pen.
"I'm not short of money."
"Then why do you want to make money so much?"
Xie Jiaojiao picked up what she had written on the table and read it: "I am not short of money, but I want to make money. In this world, I am afraid that no one would complain about not having enough money, right? Just like your grandfather, his business has grown so big, but you see he has not stopped, right?"
Jiang Weinan chuckled: "My grandpa was supporting my uncle. My uncle is an upright person, of course he also had some tricks, but he was able to climb to such a high position, my grandpa spent almost half of his net worth on it!"
Xie Jiaojiao put down her things and stood up: "I know even if you don't say it, money can make the devil work, but when the money reaches a certain amount, it can also make the devil work!"
What she said was quite novel.
Jiang Weinan didn't want to argue with her.
"What are you going to do this afternoon?"
Xie Jiaojiao said, "I have nothing to do, why don't you take me to listen to some folk songs and watch some dances?" When she mentioned folk songs and dances, it was obvious that her tone was a little off.
Jiang Weinan immediately replied: "Whatever little song you want to listen to, whatever dance you want to watch, I've borrowed them all. Why don't you choose something else?"
Xie Jiaojiao thought for a moment and said, "How about you take me to the gambling house to have a look?"
"Those are men's toys, why are you going there?"
"I'm just curious!"
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Since she wanted to see it so much, Jiang Weinan couldn't refuse her request.
After lunch, I found some clothes for her to dress up.
Xie Jiaojiao was originally full of heroic spirit, and she had learned to dress like a man. However, her body was not as strong as a man's. She looked like a servant serving Jiang Weinan. Jiang Weinan looked at her and said with a smile, "You look quite handsome in this man's outfit."
Xie Jiaojiao rolled her eyes and urged him to leave quickly.
Arriving at the entrance of the gambling house, Jiang Weinan asked again: "Do you really want to go in?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Now that we're here, are you not going in?"
The guy at the entrance of the gambling house obviously knew Jiang Weinan, and he immediately came up with a smile: "Hey, isn't this Young Master Jiang? He hasn't been here for a long time."
Jiang Weinan opened the fan and said, "This is my distant cousin. I wanted to come and see him."
The two men took one look at Xie Jiaojiao and knew at once that she was a woman. They did not expose her and invited the two men in.
As soon as the curtain was opened, it became very hot inside, and the noise from the crowd was very lively.
It's pretty much the same as what I saw on TV before.
Xie Jiaojiao saw a lot of people gathered around a dice table.
Jiang Weinan said: "Throwing dice is the simplest and most popular game in the gambling house. The dice can be divided into big and small, odd and even, points, and total. Players can choose different ways of playing according to their preferences. In the gambling house, players can not only play with other players, but also bet with the dealer. The stakes vary, ranging from dozens of coins to dozens of taels of silver. If you are lucky, you can get your money back instantly, but if you are too enthusiastic, you can also go bankrupt."
"What do you usually play?"
"It's just for fun, just to kill time. I'm not keen on gambling!"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded in surprise, thinking that she had seen him coming out of there with dark circles under his eyes before, so he wasn't enthusiastic?
"This gambling house is the banker, so they won't do a business that loses money! If you want to take the money away from this gambling house, that's wishful thinking!"
Jiang Weinan listened to her and raised his eyebrows slightly: "You make it sound like you've had fun, but what you said makes sense. This shop and the thugs all cost money. If the gambling house loses money, the shop won't be able to continue! Anyway, every time I come here, I just want to have fun."
Xie Jiaojiao ignored him.
Jiang Weinan led her inside again: "Actually, there's nothing fun to do in this town. Before, I went to a gambling house in Beijing with my cousin. It was fun, but also bloody. Although I thought it was exciting, I wouldn't want to go there again."
Xie Jiaojiao wanted to ask one more question, but Jiang Weinan smiled gently: "You want to play that?"
Xie Jiaojiao didn't say anything, so Jiang Weinan said, "This is your first time playing, and you're a novice, so I'm afraid you don't know how to play other games like Pai Gow. Why don't you play dice? It's easy."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded and played two rounds with him. Some people who liked to gamble frequently made way for them when they saw them. After all, the two men were dressed differently and they looked like wealthy young men.
The two of them reached the front, and Xie Jiaojiao asked Jiang Weinan which one to go down?
Jiang Weinan just told her to do as she pleases.
Xie Jiaojiao casually threw some change into the purchase.
The first one she opened was a small one, and her change immediately turned into several taels of silver.
Then she threw the few taels of silver into the lottery, and when the dealer opened the lottery, the few taels of silver became more than ten taels!
After just these two rounds, Xie Jiaojiao's blood was boiling.
But then, she chose to buy big and threw it all in. The more than ten taels were gone, including her principal and the few coins.
Xie Jiaojiao laughed at the up and down feeling: "Hahaha, this is the excitement you men are looking for, right?"