Chapter 45

TRANSLATED BY MYPEN_22

The status of Jiang Tangshan in the Jiang family didn't change much after he got his academic title, but on the contrary, Mrs. Jiang even scolded Jiang Tangshan. No wonder there was less work to do, but he spent all his time studying.

It was late at night when Yan Shi and Hua Ling came out of Jiang Tang's house and returned to the guest room, where Qu Liujing was already inside.

Hua Ling chattered like a little bird and told them all the news he had gotten from Jiang's second wife, and deliberately puffed out his chest with pride and joy.

"Your Highness is really something." Yan Shi lightly laughed and poured Hua Ling a cup of water, he then looked at Qu Liujing, "How is Boss Jiang?"

"He, ah, besides flattering me, nothing else." Qu Liujing laughed at the memory of Boss Jiang's flattering look, it was clear that his own brother was a nobleman, and he still ran to flatter a person he had just met.

Hua Ling's eyes blinked as he clutched his glass of water, "I think Jiang is not a bad person, compared to that Zhou Xie Yuan. Brother, have you decided to take him on?"

"Jiang Tangshan is indeed a person of the highest quality in terms of character and knowledge, but we still need to test him a little more." Yan Shi said.

Hua Ling yawned "Brother is right."

Yan Shi rubbed his head "Are you sleepy? If you're sleepy, you should rest."

Hua Ling nodded obediently "Let's go to sleep then."

The next day, when it was almost dawn, Yan Shì could faintly hear someone talking outside.

"Go and talk to Master Yan, tell him to take your elder brother with him when he leaves, and arrange a job in his house." The person who spoke was Old Mrs Jiang.

Yan Shi didn't know what was being said, so he couldn't hear it clearly, but then he heard Old Mrs. Jiang say, "How do you know it won't work without even asking? I knew I couldn't count on you if I wanted to live a good life, I had to count on your big brother."

Jiang Tang said something else, and heard Old lady Jiang say, "As long as you go and say it, it will definitely work. Your elder brother is a good worker, who will be eager to have him. If Master Yan really doesn't want your big brother, then you'll be the one to do the job."

Yan Shi gingerly put on his clothes and opened the door, and the conversation between mother and son came to an abrupt end.

"You're awake, Mr. Yan?" Old Mrs Jiang had a flattering smile on her face, "How did you sleep yesterday?"

"Fairly well." Yan Shi nodded gently.

"That's good, that's good." Old Mrs Jiang added, "Then hurry up and wash your face, the rice is already ready."

While Yan Shi was washing his face, he quietly summoned Zhao Chunhai over and quickly instructed him to say a few words.

During the morning meal, the old lady Jiang stood aside and gave Jiang a wink, but Jiang didn't have the heart to say the words even though he had been holding it in for a long time. At this time, Yan Shi suddenly said, "Brother Jiang, where do you usually go to buy things?"

Boss Jiang replied, "Usually we go to the town to buy."

"Don't you go to the county town?"

Boss Jiang scratched his head and smiled shyly "The county town is far away and few people have been there, I have never been to the county town."

"Zhao Chunhai," Yan Shì called out in a loud voice, "After dinner later, take the carriage and accompany Brother Jiang for a stroll around the county town."

Jiang was so shocked that he didn't even know how to chew the rice in his mouth, and only after a long time did he realise what Yan Shi was talking about, he thanked him.

After breakfast, Boss Jiang asked his wife to find his best clothes. When his two sons found out that their father was going to the county town, they also wanted to go, and Boss Jiang looked at Yan Shi with embarrassment.

When his wife saw that the two boys were also going, her mind was also enlivened. In the end, the four members of Jiang's family all got on the carriage.

Jiang's wife was also very proud of herself, and deliberately went to Jiang's second wife to say something to show off.

They thought they would not return until dark, but shortly after noon, a carriage was heard from outside.

When they went outside, they saw that they had returned.

The four members of Boss Jiang's family were all smiling when they went there, but when they came back, they were all downcast.

"What's happened?" Yan Shì asked, and looked at Zhao Chunhai, "Didn't I ask you to accompany Brother Jiang for a good stroll? Why did you come back so soon?"

Zhao Chunhai said, "In reply to the young master's words, the stroll was indeed quite good at first, but then ..." he did not continue and turned his gaze to Boss Jiang who was standing at the side.

The first thing you need to do is to tell the story of what happened.

It turned out that Boss Jiang was relying on his status as Yan Shi to be the best in the county, and when it came to lunch, Zhao Chunhai had deliberately found the best restaurant in the county. This was the first time that Jiang had eaten in a restaurant since he was born, so he was very happy and proud of himself. Once a person like this gets a little bit of power, he doesn't know where to go. When he saw the restaurant waiter nodding to them, he had never been treated like this in his life, so he deliberately teased the waiter.

It's not as if he had never encountered any petty teasing from a customer before, so he could put up with it. But the boss had gone too far, deliberately throwing a bottle of good wine that the waiter had brought up onto the floor, and insisting that the waiter had spilled it, and that he had to put the spilled wine into a glass, and that not a drop of the wine had to be as clear as it was just now.

Naturally, the waiter knew that he was being unreasonable, so he brought the shopkeeper in to settle the matter. After hearing this, the shopkeeper first made an apology and then asked the waiter to bring a new jug of wine and give it to Boss Jiang for free.

The boss thought he was afraid of him, so he was even more unforgiving and insisted on the original jug of wine. He didn't even think about it, how could anyone who could open such a big restaurant in this county have no background? The boss was so angry that he reported the matter to the police, and when he saw the officials coming, he almost pissed himself.

He was originally going to be beaten up and put in jail for a few days before being released, but it was only after Zhao Chunhai spoke to the county magistrate that he was able to return without any punishment.

After hearing this, Mrs. Jiang immediately hugged her son and shouted for half a day.

He spat on the ground, "If it wasn't for Brother Zhao, I would have told them to taste my power. You too, brother Zhao, didn't help me in the restaurant and didn't say much for me when I arrived at the magistrate's office."

Zhao Chunhai "Heh."

"What a pity about those dishes." Boss Jiang barred his mouth, he hadn't even had a few bites of the food before he came across that incident.

He was so aggrieved that he went back to the house to rest, and Old Mrs. Jiang went after him to comfort him.

The only person left in the courtyard, apart from Yan Shi, was Jiang Tang.

Yan Shi said, "I had good intentions, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."

Jiang Tang said, "Brother Jingchu has said too much, this has nothing to do with you."

In order to look more like a scholar, Yan Shi had a fan in his hand from the time he left the imperial city, he unfolded it and fanned it gently "But then again, is Brother Jiang always like this?"

Jiang Tanglang nodded "Big brother has always been like this, but he has no bad intentions, he just has a bad temper."

"Oh?" Yan Shi didn't expect Jiang Tang to excuse Boss Jiang, "So you're saying that this is not Brother Jiang's fault?"

Jiang said, "It's hard to say who touched the pot of wine on the ground, but even if it was Brother Jiang, he's a man of this temper, he's a stickler for reason, he likes to use the original one for everything. It's normal for him to be upset when the first jug of wine is broken."

Yan Shi stroked his chin, pondering.