The dead general was kidnapped by his husband and taken to farm.

Chapter 132 Visiting an Old Friend

It was still early for lunch, and many people left after having morning tea.

There were only one or two tables with people sitting at them in the restaurant. Because their restaurant and the inn were part of the same company, and the inn's accommodation included food, they could sit there for the whole day without any problem.

There were many snacks on the table, all of which Jiang Shian had never seen before. He tasted them carefully and thought they tasted good. He thought about bringing some back for Huang Fugui and his group of boys.

While eating, he observed the movements in front of the Jiang family's house.

More and more people gathered, and the noise became louder and louder. This lasted for half an hour. Finally, servants came out, but they did not come out empty-handed, they were holding sticks.

After some intimidation, the evil spirit drove away the crowd gathered at the door.

Jiang Shian frowned.

Not long after, another group of people came, this time with a lot of officers and soldiers.

Ying Mo took a look and explained, "When investigating the Jiang family, we found that this was not the first time their business had problems. However, in the past, even if the case was brought to the government, nothing was done. In the past, the County Magistrate Feng and Jiang Boyuan had a close relationship, and it is estimated that there was a lot of money going on. This time, the matter in the capital involved the County Magistrate, and if something went wrong, the Jiang family's backers would be ruined. This time, it should not end well."

Jiang Boyuan is the original body's black-hearted second uncle.

Sure enough, after a while Jiang Boyuan's youngest son Jiang Xian came out.

Jiang Xian has gained a lot of weight compared to half a year ago. Even from such a distance, Jiang Shian can still see the fat on his body shaking.

After the original owner's parents passed away, Jiang Xian bullied the original owner a lot. When certain scenes appeared in his mind again, Jiang Shian narrowed his eyes.

Jiang Xian was followed by several thugs, whose number was almost the same as that of the officers and soldiers at the door.

No one knew what the two sides said to each other, and the atmosphere was quite tense.

After a while, they actually started fighting.

Yingmo was watching from the side and sighed, what a fearless person! No matter how rich he was, he was just a merchant, yet he actually fought with the imperial soldiers.

The servants were no match for the officers and soldiers and were all knocked to the ground in a short while. Jiang Xian was also taken back to the yamen by the officers and soldiers in front.

There were many onlookers around, but no one took any action at first. It was only after Jiang Xian was taken away by the soldiers that they raised their hands and applauded.

Some of them knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the receding figure, shouting, "God of Heaven, appear."

Jiang Shian stood up, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Yingmo, let's go buy some things. Later you can accompany me to visit some neighbors. They have taken care of me before."

"it is good."

The two walked to the first floor, and Jiang Shian continued, "Since you're here, help me keep an eye out for nearby shops in the next two days. I'm thinking of opening two more shops."

Although he came to Qingping County this time for Ji Yinghuai, it was not a spur of the moment decision. Nowadays, the shops in the town have stable profits and a constant supply of goods, but after all, the place is too small and the number of people coming and going is limited.

In the morning, he and Yingmo took a walk around the busiest street. There were already two or three shops selling soap, and there were about ten shops selling tooth powder and toothbrushes.

He bought the goods from other people, but they were all made in their workshops, and the price was more than five times that of the goods he sold.

He has plenty of money now, and he can recruit people with money. Now that he is here, he must make some money before going back.

Jiang Shian chuckled and said, "Please help me keep track of what the Jiang family's current business is mainly about."

He likes to see the other party become penniless first, and then beat the man up when he is down.

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Jiang Shian had been to the alley where Zhang Ping and his family lived once before. Last time, he was covered in wounds and had nowhere to go, so he bandaged his wounds at Zhang Ping's house.

Many of the people living in Grandpa Zhang Ping’s alley were helped by Master Jiang. They were from the lower class and could barely make ends meet.

Jiang Shian thought about it and decided that if he just took the silver, no one would accept it. After all, he already owed Master Jiang a favor. It would be better to buy some things that could be used in daily life.

Although Yuan'an Town is just a small town and relatively remote, it is close to the border and has many merchants coming and going. There are also four or five rice and oil shops in the town.

But in this county town, there are more than ten of them on one street. There is a plaque hanging at the door of each store, clearly stating what is on sale today and what new products are available.

Jiang Shian went into every store to have a look and found that the prices were basically the same. However, when he heard Yingmo say that the store on the corner belonged to the Jiang family, he asked Yingmo to go in and try it out.

After a while, Yingmo came back, but he didn't have anything in his hands.

Yingmo shook his head at Jiang Shian and said, "This shop is really unreliable. The price is 20% higher than other shops. They insist that their rice is new, but after careful inspection, it is at least stale rice that has been stored for about a year and a half. The color and luster are not right."

Jiang Shian nodded. He was not afraid that the things in the shop were bad. Bad things had bad prices. Some low-income people could barely make ends meet by buying them home. However, it was no wonder that the shop had such a bad reputation when it sold inferior products as good ones to deceive consumers.

Along the way, there were at least a few people buying things in other shops, but there was no one in the Jiang family's shop. There was not even a helper. There was only the shopkeeper busying himself.

After buying a lot of rice, oil, and dry food, they went to a snack shop and weighed out various snacks.

Then he drove the carriage into the alley.

Unlike the busy, clean and spacious streets ahead, the alley is narrow and can just accommodate a carriage.

There was still a lot of mud and stagnant water on the ground. Many houses had their doors open, and the laughter of children and the shouting of the elderly could be heard from inside.

It was probably because it was rare to see a carriage entering the alley. When the carriage passed by the door, many people stood at the door to watch.

Some of them who had seen Jiang Shian last time felt that he looked familiar, but the boy looked pitiful and weak back then.

At this moment, the young man in the alley was wearing an expensive moon-colored robe, and his spirit and temperament were very different from before. They were all a little uncertain and stood in the distance, not daring to come forward to say hello.

Jiang Shian found some figures from half a year ago among the slightly familiar faces around him.

At the doorstep in the distance, there was an old man with gray hair sitting on a low stool holding a baby girl in his arms. He was the one who brought him the cakes.

There was an elderly woman standing in front of his house. She was wearing an apron and seemed to be affected by the hustle and bustle outside. She came out with water on her hands. At this moment, she was looking in the direction of Jiang Shian with a look of surprise.

Jiang Shian also remembered that this aunt was the one who bandaged his wounds.

There was also the old man who lent him the carriage and asked Zhang Ping to take him back, Zhang Ping's grandfather, and a group of other people.

Jiang Shian showed a happy smile on his face and was the first to say hello: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Qian, why don't you recognize me? I am Shian!"

"Oh my!" The woman whom Jiang Shian called Aunt Qian slapped her knees and said happily, "I was wondering if you looked familiar. It turns out that Shian is back. Come in quickly. What are you doing standing at the door?"

Jiang Shian was invited into the house by a large group of people, and Yingmo drove the carriage into the yard behind him.

Fortunately, although the alley is narrow, the courtyard inside the gate is spacious enough to drive a carriage in.

Jiang Shian responded to the kind greetings from people around him one by one.

"Why did you come back so suddenly, young master? How long do you plan to stay this time?"

"Do you have a place to stay? Why don't you stay at the old man's house?"

"Do you need breakfast? There's no aunt to make it for you."

"I haven't seen you for half a year. You look much better and have grown taller!"