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Chapter 16 Human Relations

"Wibaby Jiang's eldest son passed the exam for scholars, and I heard that he is still the first place."

"If you survive the disaster, you will have good fortune. Otherwise, you will not even be able to kill thunder. If you are the Wenqu Star in the world has descended to earth, Thunder God dare not offend him."

"His aunt, Jiang Xiucai and my family Xiuling grew up together. I want to ask you to talk to Jiang Huang to see if you can become a relative. If you can tell this, I will give you 800-yuan thank-you money."

For the villagers in Pingshan Town, Xiucai is close to the "Wenquxing" descending to earth. Everyone is excited about the fact that Xiucai can not kneel when he sees an official, and envies Xiucai for exempting the tax on twenty acres of land and exempting the labor service of two people. Jiang Anyi became a "big figure".

The Jiang family became extremely lively, and the congratulatory people stepped on the weeds in front of the bamboo fence gate. The eldest son passed the scholarship exam, and the second son Wulao returned. Jiang Huang's illness suddenly recovered. He greeted the villagers who came to congratulate him with a smile. Yan'er liked the fun the most. She was so happy these days that she ran around happily inside and outside the house. Her red face was like an apple, and her eyebrows and eyes were about to be filled with joy. An Yong's injuries were scabbed, and his brother solemnly told him that he would definitely help him avenge him. The young man could not keep things in his heart and had long left his fear behind his head. If his mother hadn't allowed him to move around, there would probably be another "person to be crazy" at home.

As the protagonist, Jiang Anyi's face was numb. Not only did he want to receive the villagers who congratulate him, but he also had to receive visitors who came to make friends with poetry and literature with various purposes. Fortunately, the Jiang family was small and had no place to entertain guests, and the constant visitor exchanges caused a lot of trouble for Jiang Anyi.

I was busy until early May, and finally calmed down. The family finally could take a break and sort out the gifts I received. The gifts from the villagers were simple and simple. There were a group of hens and ducks in the yard, and they were shouting happily, and eggs, coarse cloth, millet and other things were piled high...

Gifts are light and friendship are heavy. The family happily classified gifts. Jiang Anyi took good notes and had to communicate with each other. These etiquettes must be returned at that time.

Several gifts have different meanings for Jiang Anyi. The first one was a banner written by Chen Shide who sent a yamen runner to send him a "Young Master" written by himself. Jiang Anyi knew that the "old fox" praised him because he valued his future and his teacher-student relationship with Yu Zhijie and made investments in advance. However, the Jiang family's stable development in Xinqi County cannot be separated from Chen Shide's care, so this piece of paper is particularly important.

The second one was a gift sent by someone from Yu's mansion. Yu Qingyun and Yu Qingshan Court returned in a failed trial and brought the news of the head of Jiang'anyi High School. Yu Zhiren, the head of the Yu's mansion, admired his elder brother's vision. No wonder the elder brother said that this son was not a thing in the pool and had to be intersected at the end of the day. It was not too late to make up for the bribe. Taking advantage of the opportunity of congratulations, the Yu's mansion sent a generous gift, showing his kindness and acceptance.

The third part was twenty taels of silver sent by Guo Huaili. When something happened to Jiang Anyong, Guo Huaili rushed to the Jiang family in a carriage. At this time, Jiang Anyi and his younger brother had already returned home. Seeing that Jiang Anyong had nothing to do, Fatty Guo returned to the form of a living treasure. If it weren't for the Jiang family's unnecessary room, Guo Huaili would have wanted to stay here for ten days and a half months.

These three favors are to be thanked by myself. Jiang Anyi put down his pen and asked Jiang Huangshi: "Mom, how much money is there in the family?"

Jiang Huang's fingers made up and replied, "It turns out that there are still twelve taels left. You came back from the capital and gave your mother twenty taels. The Guo family gave you twenty taels. The family had more than fifty-five taels of silver and more than one thousand copper coins."

"Give me thirty taels of silver, I will come to the city to return the gift tomorrow, and I will give you a hairpin for you and buy a pair of bracelets for Yan'er." Jiang Anyi said.

Jiang Huang opened the lock and took out thirty taels of silver from the box and told Jiang Anyi: "You have to save some money, just let it go. You are old, and you can't get married in a few years. This house is not enough. My mother is thinking about expanding two more acres of land. My mother is also thinking about buying a few acres of land. Your brothers will not be frozen or hungry in the future."

"Mom, don't worry, my son will earn money, just wait and enjoy your happiness. An Yong doesn't have to worry. If I have something to eat in one bite, I will never let him eat it." Jiang Anyi smiled and patted An Yong on the shoulder.

"Okay, okay, okay, I believe in you." Jiang Huang said while wiping his tears.

Yan'er asked strangely, "Mom, why are you laughing and crying?"

"Mom is happy." Jiang Huang hugged Yan'er in his arms lovingly, kissing her again and again.

"By the way, your second uncle gave two taels of silver, but my mother didn't accept it," Jiang Huang remembered and said, "He wants to ask you to make peace with the magistrate of Chen County and let Jiang Chen go home early."

Jiang Anyi frowned and said coldly: "She is self-inflicted. It was her who was killed by An Yong when he was locked in a cell, so I don't want to worry about this nostalgic business."

Jiang Huang let go of Yan'er and said seriously to Jiang Anyi: "Mom has never read any books and does not know much truth, but she knows that you must be grateful for your kindness. When your father died, it was your second uncle who helped you overcome the difficulties. Although your second aunt did something sorry for our family, you can't just hold grudges but not your kindness. If you can help, please help me."

Jiang Anyi was very unhappy. The injuries on An Yong's body could not be forgotten like this. Jiang Chen was mean and vicious. If she didn't teach her a lesson, she didn't know what would happen again next time, but her mother's heart was soft.

Seeing his son's unhappiness, Jiang Huang continued to persuade: "As the saying goes, 'Forgive others, please forgive me.' The same goes for the books you read. Jiang Chen can also be considered a lesson this time. For the sake of your second uncle, let her go."

Jiang Anyi felt ashamed. The sage taught him to uphold the way of benevolence and forgiveness. The book contains the teachings of "benevolence, virtue is great", so why did he forget it? My mother said it well. In view of the second uncle's affection, she would say that Jiang Chen's incident would be more peaceful, and even if she had another problem, she would not be afraid of her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Anyi replied: "What my mother taught me is that the child will go to the magistrate of Chen tomorrow and let the Jiang Chen go home." Of course, kindness does not mean pedanticism. Some people can forgive, but some people must not let them go.

The next day when he entered the city, Jiang Anyi went straight to the gold shop according to the prior plan. The time-honored brand Chang Yixiang bought a set of four-piece gold jewelry, with 22 taels of silver. This gift was given to the magistrate of Chen County. Chen County Magistrate only recognized yellow and white in his eyes. For those who are profit-oriented, gold is supreme.

As expected, County Magistrate Chen received the return gift from Jiang Anyi. He smiled so hard that the wrinkles on his face bloomed. He patted his chest and promised Jiang Anyi that he would come to him if he had any questions. Jiang Anyi mentioned the matter of Jiang Chen. County Magistrate Chen had already received the benefits of Jiang Zhida, and thought that he would let Jiang Chen off for a few more days. When Jiang Anyi mentioned it, he naturally agreed with the flow.

After leaving the county government, Jiang Anyi knew very well that as long as he presented the gifts for the New Year on time, this "Uncle Chen" would become the most worthy shoulder for the Jiang family.

Jiang Anyi selected some bamboo artworks for gifts to the Yu family. The Yu family is rich and powerful, and there is nothing to lack. These elegant gifts just represent their feelings. The Yu family happily accepted Jiang Anyi's gifts and invited Jiang Anyi to have lunch at home. During the meal, Jiang Anyi took out a letter written in advance and asked the Yu family to send it to Yu Zhijie when sending the letter. The head of the family Yu Zhiren happily agreed.

Everything is indescribable. If Jiang Anyi stopped being a scholar and nodded with Yu's mansion, if Jiang Anyi could go to a higher level, with Yu Zhijie's relationship, Yu's mansion and Jiang's family will be closely linked. In recent years, the Jiang family will be taken care of and protected by Yu's mansion to a certain extent.

Finally, the Guo family, in addition to returning to worship, Jiang Anyi also had some purpose. As for the gifts of roast duck, roast chicken, wine and meat, etc., it is absolutely right. The Guo family has a five-entury house in the south of the city. Although it is not as luxurious as the Yu Mansion, it can be called a luxury house.

Guo Huaili personally greeted her and smiled and said, "Xiao Jiang, why are you here now? I know. You must be as busy as me."

After taking the oily paper bag in Jiang Anyi's hand, Guo Huaili sniffed and smelled it, saying intoxicatedly: "The roast duck from Chenghuang Temple, Grandma's roast chicken, Xiao Jiang knows me best. I know that I have lost weight after being busy. Let's have a few drinks together later."

Looking at Guo Huaili's belly getting taller and taller, Jiang Anyi was speechless. He was not losing weight, but clearly gaining weight again.

During the meal, Guo’s father Guo Haiqing also came to accompany him. His Maitreya Buddha-like figure and a fat face that always smiled. When he saw Jiang Anyi’s eyes were almost slit. After two glasses of wine, he said polite words. Guo Haiqing stood up and said with a smile: “You brothers and two of you chat slowly, I won’t accompany you anymore, so you can’t take care of me.”

Jiang Anyi came to discuss the folding fan business with the Guo family this time, so he quickly stood up and said, "Uncle Guo, please sit down. My nephew has some things to discuss with his uncle."

Guo Haiqing "hehe" and sat back on his seat quietly.

Jiang Anyi was unintentionally arguing and said directly: "Uncle, I want to sell you the method of making folding fans, eighty taels of silver? Or fifty taels of rice?"

Guo Haiqing had seen the folding fan in his son's hand. He heard that Jiang Anyi could also make bamboo pen holders, tea sets, wine utensils and other things. Based on his experience, he knew that this thing had huge profits. The cost of a folding fan was only ten cents, and it could be sold at first 500 cents. Later, it was stable and there was a bonus of 180 cents per hand. If other bamboo utensils were added, the net profit would never be less than 5,000 taels in a year.

He was secretly happy in his heart. Guo Haiqing looked motionless on the surface, holding the wine glass as if he was thinking. Guo Huaili reminded him: "Dad, An Yi is my brother, you can't spend business and be unkind."

Guo Haiqing looked at Jiang Anyi seriously. After a few months, he had not seen his head rise up. His eyes were clear and firm, and his expression became calm and confident. He was no longer the timid and cringe-like look in his memory. He passed the examination this time. Li'er said that he could pass the scholar's exam and thanks to his help. Moreover, Lord Yu Zhi accepted him as his student, and Magistrate Chen recognized him as his nephew. It seems that his future is limitless.

Having an idea in his mind, Guo Haiqing put down the cup with a smile and said, "Although I am in business, I can't let you suffer a loss. Let's do this. I will buy this method for 200 taels. If your business is booming in the future, you will have another 10% bonus to you. What do you think?"

"Thank you uncle", Jiang Anyi was overjoyed. Two hundred taels of silver were enough for the family to spend their whole life. He raised his cup and respectfully respected Guo Haiqing.

Seeing his son and Jiang Anyi having fun, Guo Haiqing was a bit proud. The Guo family was not short of money, and he only thought of making money for Jiang Anyi. If Jiang Anyi could make a fortune, the Guo family would definitely benefit from Li'er's friendship with him and today's affairs. Li'er said that there was a senior named Lu who invested in an emperor and became the prime minister who was less than one person and more than ten thousand people. Maybe I, Lao Guo, would be mentioned in the future.
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