Mr. Jiang stayed behind closed doors for several months, leaving all business matters to the housekeeper and shopkeeper. Everyone in the business field heard the wind. It is said that the eldest young master of Jiang's house ran away from home, and the old man's hair was more than half of his white hair. On the contrary, Jiang Min, the second young master, not only did not learn to do business at home to accompany the elderly, but he intensified drinking and having fun outside. Among the wealthy and ignorant young men in Xiangcheng, he was regarded as a well-known local playboy.
Jiang also came out of Xue Mansion, walking alone on the streets of Xiangcheng. When passers-by saw that he was covered in bloody gauze and armor, they could also guess his general identity.
It was a familiar scene that I had seen for more than ten years, but this time it was finally relaxed, and I walked and watched without any worries, as if I was looking at some rare scenery seriously. Jiang also walked slowly, only feeling that the popularity in the capital made him feel more comfortable.
He walked all the way from Xue Mansion to Jiang Mansion, and it took him half an hour to finally see what his house looked like. There were still four servants standing at the gate, and the style was very high. The plaque on the door did not change, as if he had just left. Home for two or three days, not two or three months.
Jiang Ye was still a few steps away from Jiang Mansion, he stopped and stood there, just watching.
The servants at the door looked around intentionally or unintentionally, they also saw Jiang Ye, and then looked away again, looking elsewhere. No one would have thought that the old young master looked like this now. Jiang also looked down at the armor he was wearing, which was already full of scratches and lacerations, and looked at the gauze wrapped around his arms. The bloodstains leaked out, and he smiled self-deprecatingly.
Not to laugh at the now sloppy self, but to laugh at Young Master Jiang, who used to be ignorant of the sufferings of the world.
Thinking about it, Jiang also took care of it a little, straightened the front of his clothes, patted the dust on his body again, and walked over with his head held high.
You Jiading has been looking at him, and now he is nervous when he sees him approaching. In the family of wealthy businessmen like them, they are most afraid of a sudden visit from an official.
"Who are you looking for?" Jiading reached out to stop Jiang Ye, Jiang Ye turned to look at the person who spoke, and looked at him: "It's me."
The family member took a closer look, and immediately panicked: "Big, young master!" Then he turned his head and shouted at the door: "The young master is back! The young master is back!"
This loud shout stirred up and down the Jiang Mansion, and some servants immediately went in and reported to Mrs.
"Eldest young master, please!" The family member said, bowing forward, raising his hand and inviting Jiang to enter.
Jiang also nodded, and strode in.
As soon as he entered the front hall, before reaching the lobby, Jiang also saw Jiang's father and Jiang's mother come out. Mr. Jiang's hair has turned a lot whiter, and he is not as energetic as he was before he left. At this time, he walked out quickly and looked up to see Jiang Ye's appearance. He didn't know if he was very happy or very angry, and his movements were a bit unfavorable. Before Mother Jiang stepped forward, tears had already spilled out of her eyes, and she shouted angrily and resentfully as she walked, "You still know how to come back! You still know you have a home!" She said behind Mr. Jiang, and Jiang also listened to her ears. But he didn't know how to answer Jiang's mother's caring complaint.
Seeing that Mr. Jiang had already walked in front of Jiang Ye, he didn't say a word, looking at Jiang Ye, his lips were trembling slightly. Then Old Man Jiang raised his shaking hand, and slapped Jiang Ye in the face: "Unfilial son!"
This slap was so hard that Jiang Ye's head was slapped to the side, and his face was aching.
Jiang didn't even cover his face with his hands, so he knelt down like this: "It's the son who is unfilial."
Mother Jiang followed and walked in front of him. Seeing that Mr. Jiang started to beat him, she felt distressed, and immediately bent down to help Jiang Ye: "My son finally came back, why are you beating him!"
"Don't help! I don't have such a son!"
Mother Jiang looked at the gauze wrapped on Jiang Ye's body, and knew that Jiang Ye must have been injured. She felt extremely distressed for a while, and she did not dare to go against the words of Mr. Jiang, so she could only cry.
"Master, why are you doing this, he is injured!"
Jiang also raised his head. The spot on his face where he had just been slapped was already red and swollen. He smiled at Jiang's mother: "I'm fine, I should beat him."
With his hands behind Mr. Jiang, he took a few steps in place irritably, and suddenly stretched out his finger to Jiang Ye's forehead: "You still know you should hit, I thought you didn't know anything!"
"Father, it's my fault, you calm down." Jiang also said obediently.
After going out for so long, how could he not know how much he has done too much. At this moment, seeing his parents leave so much because of his unauthorized departure, the guilt in his heart is beyond words.
"Why did I give birth to you two unfilial sons, really! Hey!" The hand that Old Man Jiang pointed at Jiang Ye finally put it down heavily.
Seeing this, Jiang's mother was really worried about Jiang Ye's injuries, and immediately helped Jiang Ye to beg for mercy: "Master! No matter what you say, Ye'er just came back, don't just worry about being angry! Look at Ye'er, call the doctor quickly. Come and see!"
When the eldest son came back, he said he was angry, but he was happy. Mr. Jiang looked at his wife's appearance, then looked at the gauze on Jiang Ye's body, and finally waved his hand helplessly: "Send the eldest young master back to the room, you, go and call the doctor."
"Yes! Sir!"
The servant who was named immediately came up to help Jiang and got up, but Jiang also avoided the servant's movements without a trace, stood up by himself, nodded slightly with the servant, and said softly, "I'm fine, no need to help. "
The servants were a little stunned. The eldest young master was not like this in the past, how can he be like this now... Peaceful.
Jiang Ye and Mr. Jiang saluted seriously and respectfully: "Then I'll take a bath and change clothes first, and I'll come to apologize to Dad later."
Mr. Jiang was silent, and Jiang also smiled at Mother Jiang again, gave her a "reassuring" look, and then went straight to his house.
The servants boiled hot water and carried them to Jiang Ye's house. The two maids tucked their sleeves, ready to serve Jiang Ye for a bath.
The hot water was misty, and Jiang also took off his clothes one by one. Fortunately, his injuries were all on his arms, so taking a bath himself wouldn't affect him too much, as long as he was careful. After taking off his clothes, Jiang also stepped into the tub, and the hot water at the right temperature wrapped him, which seemed to have happened a long time ago.
Jiang also realized that he hadn't showered for a long, long time. Before changing it, he must have been taking a bath every other day. Not taking a bath for three months would be like suicide for him. During the time he was soaked in the hot water, Jiang was also in a daze. The two maids carefully rubbed his back, carefully avoided the wound, and helped Jiang also clean up a little bit.
"Master, let me take apart your hair and wash it for you."
"Um."
Jiang also leaned on the tub, and a maid cleverly took off his bun, and the dark hair spread out instantly, but since it had not been cleaned for a long time, it was obvious that there was some dirt on it, and the maid just regarded it as dust and mud. I didn't know there was a lot of blood in it. The maid washes carefully and is very experienced, and did not bother Jiang. The warm water slowly flowed down from the water ladle, and Jiang felt extremely comfortable. With such a comparison, he realized that those days on the battlefield were really dire.
But at that time, who cares about these superficial things, just to survive, they have done their best.
After Jiang also took a bath, the doctor came. The doctor changed the wound medicine for him, bandaged it again, and prescribed a prescription instructing the maid to decoct Jiang Ye every day. After such a series of kung fu, Jiang also misses Zhong Yi a little bit, and only now did he feel that Zhong Yi's medical skills are superb, at least everyone suffered so many injuries, except for a few who were really half-dead, such as Wei Lin, no one else saw To drink the bitter medicine every day.
The armor was finally replaced. He asked the maid to wash it and repair it. He changed into his old clothes, a moon-white gown, and a fine suet jade hanging around his waist—not their Jiang family's luxury. , but the Jiang family was originally in the jewelry business, so the most important thing in this mansion is these jewelry and jade.
The maid tossed his hair, and tied the long ponytail with a gilt crown. It was Jiang Ye's most common appearance in the past, but he felt uncomfortable at this time. Those wide sleeves seem to be thrown at others if they move a little bit, which can be regarded as inconvenient to move.
Although Jiang Ye didn't really like these clothes now, he still changed them in a proper manner, and then went to the lobby to apologize to Jiang's father and mother.
Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang were sitting in the lobby waiting for Jiang Ye. Mother Jiang had already stopped her tears, but Mr. Jiang frowned and looked very annoyed. Jiang also stepped forward and carefully served tea to his parents, saying, "It's the son who is wrong, he shouldn't run away from home. I just think that a good man is on the battlefield. This time, I follow General Xue Ziqin to march and fight for the country, and I have gained a lot. Much, I hope my parents understand."
Mr. Jiang was drinking the tea that Jiang also served. Hearing this, he put the teacup on the table and asked, "We understand you, do you understand us?"
"Master is right, our Jiang family is counting on you to inherit the family business, how can you join the army?" Jiang's mother said, her voice was a little choked, as if she could cry at any time, "You are only slightly injured this time. , what about next time? The war will kill you at any time, do you have the heart to let the white-haired people send the black-haired people?"
If the Jiang family had only one son, Jiang Ye, even if he didn't like the family's business, he wouldn't leave home to join the army. heartbroken. But there is Jiang Mun in the Jiang family. Although Jiang Mun likes to play, Jiang is also very clear about this younger brother. He is very intelligent by nature. As long as he has played enough, has enough heart, and inherited the family's business, it is easy.
Jiang also comforted her softly: "Mother, I'm fine. It's more suitable for Ben'er to inherit the family's business, and Ben'er is smarter and more suitable than me."
He also thought that the old man would be unhappy when he said this, but he didn't expect that just after he finished speaking, the old man slapped a chapter on the table and made a loud noise. Old Master Jiang angrily said, "Don't mention that unfilial son Jiang Min to me!"
"What's wrong with Ben'er?" Jiang asked in confusion.
Jiang's mother explained: "Mian'er he... He is in Yanluo Pavilion, spending a lot of money for a Fengyue woman..."
"This, this is not too serious." Jiang also said truthfully.
The old man Jiang became more angry: "Yes, it's not serious, not serious at all! That woman came to our Jiang's house with a big belly and wanted to be a wife for Ben'er! Where should I put my old face?!"
Perhaps it was because he was too emotional. Old Jiang was gasping for breath as he spoke, and his chest was heaving violently. Jiang was also worried for a while.
This matter, Jiang Mun is indeed too much. Jiang also thought about it and said, "What do you say about Ben'er? I really can't accept it as a concubine, and it's no different from a girl in the room."
The old man Jiang replied: "The problem is that he doesn't want to admit the woman to the door! The woman is now known to everyone in the streets and alleys of Xiangcheng, I, I..."
Seeing that Mr. Jiang might be about to faint from his anger, Jiang also hurried up to give Mr. Jiang some relief, and said while saying, "I'm not sensible, Dad, calm down, where is Ban'er now? I'll persuade him. persuade him!"
Mother Jiang stepped forward immediately, took over Jiang Ye's work, and supported the old man Jiang and said, "In his room, the old man has restrained him for ten days." She said, winking at Jiang all the time.
"Okay, I'll go talk to him." Jiang also said, turned around and went to Jiang Min's residence.