Chapter 254: who is the gentleman
Chapter 254 Who is the gentleman
After Jiang Erye took office for more than a month, the younger sisters of the Jiang family accompanied the elder sister to the West City Jewelry Building to see the latest jewelry styles. Not long after they went out, they noticed the difference.
Jiang Mujin pointed to the road outside the carriage, "Do you think this road has become smoother?"
Jiang Liu nodded, "Yeah." In the past, there were two bricks missing under the tree, and the carriage had to stumble a few times to get here, but now the bricks have been filled.
After walking for a while, Jiang Liu found that several magpie nests that had been entrenched on the big locust tree for many years were gone. Without the big magpies dropping feces under the trees, this place has become a good place to enjoy the shade. Five old women gathered under the tree, chatting while making shoes.
After arriving in the West Market, although he couldn't say what was different, Jiang Liu just felt that everything was different. This is all due to Daddy. Daddy goes out early these days and goes back to work late. The effect is very obvious. When Daddy returns, she must praise Daddy severely, and then beat his shoulders and legs for him. She did not expect that after her father became an official, it would be very different from before.
Jiang Liu had a smug smile on his face. Who would have guessed that he followed the sisters out of the car in front of the jewelry building, and Jiang Liu heard his father's voice, "Liu'er."
As soon as she turned her head, she saw Daddy beside her. Wearing a familiar crescent white shirt, he was shaking the new fan his sister had drawn for him, exactly the same as before. After Jiang Liu followed the sisters to salute Dad, he asked, "Why is Dad not wearing an official uniform?"
"Hot." Jiang Erye passed the addiction of wearing official uniforms in a few days, and switched back to comfortable and breathable straight robes.
…All right.
Jiang Mujin asked, "Is the second uncle going to the yamen?"
"There's a new storyteller in the teahouse next door, the second uncle will go and see what he has to say." Jiang Erye asked the eldest niece to hand over a money bag, "Here is thirty taels of silver, less than fifty taels of silver. Jewelry, you can choose one piece each, Rong girl can choose a pair."
The little girls' eyes lit up immediately, "Thank you second uncle/father/second uncle!"
Jiang Erye nodded and said again, "Let's play, there is a new shop selling jelly next to the Lotte Restaurant, the food is clean and delicious, you can go and try it, don't go to Caiyi Lane, there are too many people there. many."
"Second Uncle is worthy of being the commander of Xicheng. He knows the situation of Xicheng very well. It's amazing." After entering the jewelry building, Jiang Murong couldn't help sighing, and a deep resentment rose in his heart. In three months, she will leave Kang'an, "Let's go in, pick something and eat jelly."
The girls from the commander's family arrived, and the shopkeeper of the jewelry building personally greeted them and invited them into the best private room in the building, and served them by himself.
The little sisters chatted for a while, and each of them chose the jewelry they liked, and went to eat the jelly that Jiang Erye said with satisfaction. As soon as he entered the restaurant and sat down, Shu Qiu ran over and whispered in Jiang Liu's ear, "The eldest girl of the Meng family and the eldest young master entered the Lotte restaurant."
At this hour, Meng Ting should be in the academy late, why did he come to the West Market? Jiang Liu was a little puzzled. Jiang Murong whispered, "I heard that the Meng family is proposing to Meng Yajiao, and the man is the fourth son of Liu Shoucheng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple."
Jiang Muyan said in surprise, "Liu Juncai?"
"It seems that he is called by this name, Sanmei knows him?"
Sisters and sisters all stared at them, Jiang Muyan shook her head gently, "I only know that Mr. Liu's family has four sons, two direct descendants, two concubines, and Liu Jun is the direct son and is studying in the Guozijian."
"If you can study in Guozijian, you should be able to learn." Jiang Mujin said, "When the eldest brother comes back, let's ask him if he recognizes Liu Juncai."
Jiang Murong took a sip of chrysanthemum tea with honey added, and hummed, "It must be bad. Those who are called handsome are not handsome, and those who are called talented are not talented. He has both, how can he be better?"
Meng Yajiao looks beautiful and reads well, and has been praised by Jiang and Meng's parents since childhood. Jiang Murong, who was not as good-looking as her and read as well as her, listened to her mother whispering in her ear every day, "Look at other people Meng Yajiao, and then look at you", so she didn't like seeing Meng Yajiao since she was a child.
Jiang Murong glanced at the third sister who wiped the little hands of the sixth sister. The third sister among the sisters had the best time with Meng Yajiao. She said so, she wouldn't think she was petty, would she?
Jiang Liu saw eldest sister looking at her, looked up and said, "eldest sister is very reasonable, Liu'er also thinks so."
"Really!" Jiang Murong raised her voice and took a sip of tea.
Jiang Mujin rolled his eyes and smiled, "Since this is the case, after the eldest sister has a little nephew, let's just call him A Chou and A Ben?"
"Pfft—" The defenseless Jiang Muzheng took a sip of tea, and Jiang Liu and Jiang Muyan also fell down laughing. Jiang Murong was so angry that she raised her hand and patted Jiang Mujin, "I told you to talk nonsense!"
Not far away, in the private room of Lotte Restaurant, Meng Yajiao took off her hat and said in a low voice, "Can you see the Jiang family's carriage? There are eight servants following the carriage, and most of them are newcomers."
The Jiang family sold their slaves after the accident. Now that they have recovered, they can't wait to fill up the people. Meng Yajiao pursed her lips, her fingers holding the teacup turned white with force, "Ting Wan, have you seen Jiang Muyan recently? Did she speak to you?"
Meng Tingwan thought of the curtain that was suddenly thrown down at the entrance of the academy, frowned and said, "The Jiang family has nothing to do with this trip, my sister should think about what to do next."
Meng Yajiao bit her lip and looked out the window at the sycamore leaves that were scorched by the sun. She hated the plane tree the most. The flowers were not fragrant and indecent, and the branches and leaves were dense without the beauty of pine, bamboo and plum. Phoenix would actually like to build a nest on such a vulgar plane. Because of this, every family grows phoenix trees.
The more elegant and noble a woman is, the more vulgar men will fall into her hands. Meng Yajiao bit her lip. She didn't want to marry Liu Juncai, who was mediocre. Today may be her last chance, "Where is Young Master Huang?"
Meng Tingwan said in a low voice, "He was drinking with others in the building. Sister, Tingwan sent you here because of the love between sister and brother. You must not lose your sense of proportion and lose the face of the Meng family."
Meng family, can't help tossing anymore.
"It wasn't me who lost the face of the Meng family, it was the third uncle!" Meng Yajiao couldn't hold back the anger in her heart. Because of the evil deeds done by the third uncle, the grandfather was demoted by three levels in a row, and everyone in Kang'an avoided the Meng family. The most affected is Meng Yajiao, but she has to pretend to be elegant and noble outside, and can't complain to others. Now that her brother said the same thing, she broke out at once.
Meng Tingwan didn't blame the third uncle, because of the evil things the third uncle did, he was ostracized and ridiculed in the academy. However, Meng Tingwan has always admired the gentleman's style, which is indifferent between joy and anger.
The servant outside the door ran in and whispered in Meng Tingwan's ear, "Master, Huang Jianyun is out!"
Meng Yajiao stood up immediately, took a few breaths nervously, and then turned around and walked out.
(end of this chapter)