A few people came to a wooden building with red lacquer and carved railings in Wa City, and saw the words "Eight Immortals Teahouse" written on the doorplate.
The brothers and sisters walked into the teahouse, found a square table by the window and sat down, and asked the waiter to bring a few plates of snacks and a pot of tea.
There were several upside-down tea bowls in the middle of the table. The waiter turned the bowls over and poured tea for everyone one by one.
They arrived early, the storyteller had not arrived yet, and there were not many people in the teahouse.
Yingbao and her siblings ate snacks while looking outside.
It was much more lively outside than in the teahouse. There were jugglers, people selling plasters for bruises, and people wielding swords and guns.
There are also vendors carrying poles and baskets, selling all kinds of homemade food.
Jiang Wu suddenly tugged at his sister's sleeve, pointed outside and said, "Look! Is that your uncle in the flowery gown?"
Yingbao looked over and saw a man in his thirties wearing a green round shroud robe in the crowd not far away. He was talking and laughing with two big men and was heading towards the brothel.
Jiang Quan also saw it and asked curiously, "Hey, aren't those the two who beat up my uncle and aunt yesterday? Why are they together?"
The three of them walked into the brothel arm in arm and soon disappeared into a brothel.
Yingbao watched the three people disappear, then turned to ask Dani, "Sister Dani, how much money did my aunt borrow from my uncle last time?"
Dani thought for a moment and said, "Fifty taels, maybe. I wanted to borrow a hundred taels from my parents before, but my mother didn't agree."
"Didn't she tell me what she wanted to borrow the money for?" Yingbao asked.
Dani: "My aunt said that her shop needed to restock and couldn't make ends meet. When I asked grandma to borrow money, she said that my uncle was doing a big business with someone else and needed money as capital. She also said that he would pay me back soon, but he hasn't paid me back yet."
Yingbao asked Erni again: "Did Aunt borrow money from Uncle Er?"
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Dad gave her forty taels."
Erni said, "My aunt even secretly asked me if I had any money. Humph, I told her I didn't."
Sakura:...
Combined with what happened yesterday, she probably knew why Jiang Yunniang wanted to borrow money.
Could it be that it was to fill the hole left by Zhang Jia
Jiang Quan frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Why don't I go to the brothel quietly to see what's going on with the three of them?"
"No! You'll be dead if you're discovered." This is not an exaggeration.
Ying Bao said, "When you see your aunt, just tell her what you saw today."
As for what Jiang Yunniang should do, let her do it.
"Otherwise, let's go home and tell our uncles and dad, and have them come to the county town to ask Zhang Jia in person."
If Zhang plays any tricks, the three Jiang brothers will join in the fight, and one of them can drown him with just a mouthful of dirt.
While the siblings were talking, Dongmei and her father came on stage.
Looking at the tea tables in the teahouse, 40% of them are already occupied.
Gao Lifan saw several children sitting at the table by the window, nodded to them, straightened his sleeves, and put out a wake-up stick, a folding fan, and a handkerchief.
The waiter ran over with a teapot and poured him a cup of tea.
When Dongmei sat next to Gao Lifan with her pipa in her arms, some tea drinkers were already urging them to sing faster.
Today Gao Lifan continues to talk about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
He just slapped the wake-up stick and said:
“As the saying goes, a horse has the virtue of being tethered to its reins, and a dog has the virtue of being fed grass;
Deer gather in groups when they see food, and ungrateful people are hateful!
Let's continue talking about Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian..."
Yingbao and Jiang Quan listened with great interest, but Dani, Erni and Jiang Wu soon became unable to sit still.
Jiang Wu pulled his sister's sleeve again and again and asked, "Sister, let's stop listening and go out to play, okay?"
He didn't understand a thing, so he just wanted to go and see the knife-playing performers, or at worst, watch stilt walking.
"Wait a moment." Yingbao still didn't know how Dongmei was promoting her company.
After Gao Lifan had finally finished speaking a paragraph, he picked up his teacup to drink some tea and take a break. His daughter Dongmei, holding a pipa, began to give her opening remarks.
Her opening remarks were actually to introduce Jiang's specialty shop opposite the county school and the various goods sold in the shop.
Dongmei said it fluently, as if she had said it many times.
The audience was used to it and did not express any dissatisfaction.
After finishing the opening remarks, Dongmei began to play the pipa and sing.
After a song was finished, the waiter held a copper plate and started collecting tips from each table.
Yingbao took out a handful of copper coins from her bag and put them in, then said to Dongmei, "After you and your husband are done, you can come to my shop."
I haven't given Sister Dongmei any rootless water for a month, so today I plan to give her three jars at once.
Because the New Year is coming soon, Yingbao can't be sure when she will come to the county town again, so she gives a little more as a reward for Sister Dongmei to advertise for her.
Dongmei smiled and nodded.
The brothers and sisters walked out of the teahouse and bought a few portraits of Zhong Kui and several pairs of peach wood carvings in a calligraphy and painting shop to use for the New Year.
Da Ni and Er Ni went to the gold and silver shop and bought some silver jewelry, such as earrings, hoopoes, silver bead flowers, etc.
These small items are not expensive, of course, the silver content is also low and cannot be compared with the silver made in the government office.
A few days later, Jiang Sanlang drove his carriage into the city again to pick up his children and niece.
Before going back, he had to pick up Jiang Jie from the county government office and go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year together.
Jiang Sanlang prepared some New Year gifts and sent them to the county government office to Mr. and Mrs. Wu in advance.
There were freshly made chestnut cakes, a pound of snow fungus and a pound of golden fungus, two boxes of persimmon cakes, and health-preserving pills made by my little girl.
Mr. Wu was very happy and asked why Jiang Sanlang didn't bring Yingbao with him.
The next day, Jiang Quan took advantage of his uncle's good mood and told him about his aunt and uncle.
Jiang Sanlang frowned and immediately got up to find Zhang Jia.
Jiang Cheng was afraid that his third uncle would suffer a loss alone, so he quickly called his second brother to go with him, and also told Da Ni, Er Ni and Ying Bao to look after the shop.
The three did not return until evening.
Jiang Sanlang looked very unhappy. He stayed in the room alone for a long time, and no one knew what he was doing.
Yingbao had no choice but to quietly ask Jiang Quan: "What did you guys do?"
Jiang Quan touched the back of his head and said, "Uncle San found Uncle Zhang and asked him about his relationship with that woman and the attacker. Uncle Zhang immediately got angry and started to curse Uncle San. As a result, Uncle San slapped him in the face and knocked out two teeth."
"And then?" Yingbao asked curiously.
Jiang Quan: "Then my aunt suddenly came and fought with my uncle, saying that it was her family matter and that my uncle should not interfere. My uncle was furious and came back immediately."
He whispered again, "Uncle Zhang himself admitted that he had a mistress outside and that they had a pair of children, all of whom were supported by him. Uncle Zhang also said that he wanted the two children to return to their clan. I don't understand why Auntie is still protecting him."
This is a slap in the face to my aunt. Jiang Yunniang even said that she doesn't want her family to interfere.
Yingbao was simply dumbfounded.
"What about the other two men who beat people up?" she asked.
Jiang Quan: "I don't know. Uncle Zhang refused to say. I guess it was the mistress's family."
Because he had heard the attacker say before that Uncle Zhang seduced his daughter.
That man with the fat face is most likely the young mistress's biological father.