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Chapter 48: Xiao Qiang's hidden worries

The days at home are the most comfortable. When you sleep until you wake up naturally, you will not have the roar of Mr. Fan in your ears, which is also a kind of happiness. Unfortunately, this sense of happiness did not last long, and the door was beaten by "dongdong". Jiang Anyi opened the door and saw that it was Yan'er. He remembered it. Last night, Jiang Anyi promised Yan'er to take her on a horse riding ride.

"Brother, you are such a lazy person. The sun is so hot. I have finished my meal long ago. My mother still pulled me to come to find you. Why haven't you gotten up yet? Hurry up, I want to ride a horse." With Yan'er's urging, Jiang Anyi quickly washed up and ate, changed his clothes, and led Yan'er to the cafeteria.

The Jiang family has changed rapidly in the past six months, and the profits brought by the white jade are huge. Jiang Huang's hand was cramped when buying land, and she bought all the empty fields and barren mountains around Pingshan Town. Now the Jiang family is a well-deserved landlord. Three uncles moved to the side to help take care of the land, but the manpower is still not enough. Some people from poor families come to work in short-term and long-term labor. Jiang Huang's family no longer needs to be involved in these matters. The two uncles helped to make decisions on the land.

There are more land, more people working, and more animals are used at home. A new courtyard is specially built at home as a cattle shed. The ground of the cattle shed is piled with stone mills, frames and other debris. There are seven or eight cows locked in the long shed, and there are stables on the left. In addition to charcoal and Hongyun, the family actually has two horses and two donkeys.

Wang Bo has become a manager, and the job of caring for the livestock was replaced by his second son. When Wang Xiaohu saw Jiang Anyi, he smiled and walked forward to flatter him. Xiaohu had never studied and worked as a farmer since he was a child. The flattering words he knew were limited. What he had to turn over and over were the auspicious words of "high school top scorer" and "rich and noble" in the hall.

Jiang Anyi looked at Wang Xiaohu trying his best to please him and smiled and said, "Brother Xiaohu, you are a real person. Don't learn from those slick people. Doing a good job is better than anything else."

Wang Xiaohu smiled "hehe" and scratched the back of his head and smiled honestly: "My father said that when he saw that he would still not be able to hit a single fart with three sticks, he would use a stick to peel me."

Yan'er smiled "giggled", picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and acted to beat Wang Xiaohu. Jiang Anyi hurriedly stopped Yan'er, put a saddle and bridle on the charcoal with Wang Xiaohu's help, put Yan'er on first, let her hold the reins, lead the horse himself, and take Yan'er out.

Yan'er sat on the horse, excited and nervous, and she kept complaining: "My second brother doesn't stay at home all day long. He always said he was not free when he asked me to ride a horse, and even said girls should not ride a horse. Apart from listening to her mother's words, the big man knew how to practice martial arts all day long, and it was not fun at all."

Two days ago, Fang Zhi returned to Anlong Temple to see his uncle. Jiang Anyi missed this fierce man like an iron tower a little. He hadn't seen him for half a year. I don't know how much his kung fu has improved. In the past six months, he adjusted his breathing and meditated on time every day. He felt that his internal strength was much stronger than before. I really wanted to try his skills with him again.

"Brother, wait for me." The sound of horse hooves sounded behind him. The servant in the yard flashed to the side of the road in horror. An Yong rode over and ran over, followed by his third uncle's youngest son Dongquan, and also rode a horse behind An Yong. Dongquan and An Yong are the same age. Yesterday I heard from my mother that they had the best relationship between them.

Jiang Anyong stopped the horse and smiled and said, "Brother, why don't you call me when you take Yan'er to play? I thought about riding charcoal out yesterday and it was awesome."

Dongquan poked his head out from behind An Yong and shouted "Cousin", then retreated again, and even Jiang Anyi nodded to him and did not see it.

Yan'er grimaced at An Yong and said with a tense face: "I won't take me every time I ask you to play, and my elder brother will not call you if I take me to play."

Jiang Anyi was a little unhappy. There were many people coming and going in the yard. An Yong rode his horse in the house. What if the horse was shocked and injured? No wonder his mother looked worried when she spoke of An Yong. It seemed that she was a little indulging An Yong. If her father was still there, she would definitely restrain An Yong to teach him the principles of being a human being. If his father was gone, he had to shoulder this responsibility as a brother.

As soon as he returned home, Jiang Anyi didn't want to be stern and smiled, "You can't find anyone all day long, I don't know you are still at home. Since that's how you go out together. There are many people in the yard, don't ride horses."

After jumping off the horse, Jiang Anyong approached his brother and said with a smile: "Brother, I haven't fallen behind the five-step fist you taught me in the past six months. Brother Zhizhong taught me a lot of fists and legs. Now I am a master, and neither Dongquan is my opponent." As he said that, he glanced at Dongquan, and Dongquan nodded like a chicken pecking at the side, giving his cousin a face.

There were people coming and going on the road. Jiang Anyong was obviously used to it on weekdays. He turned over the horse, hugged the reins, and shouted: "Be careful, the horse is here." Hongyun began to run in small steps, and the pedestrians on the road flashed to both sides. Dongquan smiled and followed closely behind, and in a blink of an eye, running far away.

Yan'er shouted: "Brother, the second brother has run away, let's chase him."

Jiang Anyi did not get on the horse, and the comments from passers-by came clearly in his ears.

"The second boy from the Jiang family is becoming more and more disgusting. Is this avenue also a place to ride a horse? If you step on someone, see how he will clean up?"

"I'll pay a few dollars. Who can make me rich? I heard that Subaibi in the county has shares in the Jiang family."

"Oh, the Jiang family's ancestral grave is well buried. She gave birth to a eldest son who can study and do business, and enjoyed the happiness of the younger one. Two years ago, this kid was herding cattle at my house. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, I would have to let the four kids go to the county to study, and maybe they could get a scholar like the eldest son of the Jiang family.

...

Jiang Anyi felt that her face was burning with a burning burn, and it felt bad to be pointed at by someone. Yan'er couldn't hear these rumors and kept urging: "Brother, hurry up, the second brother can't even see it."

Leading the horse, slowly walking through the crowd, greeting the villagers with smiles on their faces, Jiang Anyi understood that these smiles were mostly fake. These smiles were not for himself, but for his wealth. The mean words two years ago also came out of these people's mouths.

After leaving the avenue, Jiang Anyi rode on his horse and took Yan'er for a while. He saw An Yong and Dongquan waiting for him in front. When he saw his brother, Jiang Anyong complained: "Brother, why are you so slow? Dongquan and I have been waiting for you for a long time. Let's compare. If you take Yan'er, the charcoal cannot run fast, and this time Hongyun will definitely surpass you."

Jiang Anyi said with a cold face: "There are so many people on the road, why do you and Dongquan run around on horseback? What should you do if you step on someone?"

"It's okay." Jiang Anyong said indifferently: "My horse riding skills were taught by Uncle Wang. Besides, if you really step on someone, you're going to pay some money, what are you afraid of?"

Jiang Anyi looked at An Yong. Is this still the younger brother who took off his straw raincoat in the rain? Has the change of two years made a person so great? Jiang Anyi's heart became heavy. He had to understand some truths as his brother's dereliction of duty. To make An Yong truly happy for a lifetime without worry, he still needs to understand some truths.

There was something in my heart and was not in high spirits. Jiang Anyi took Yan'er to run around casually and then went home. Yan'er saw that her brother was worried and asked softly, "Brother, are you angry with your second brother? Actually, the second brother is pretty good. Every time he goes to the city, he remembers to buy things for me and my mother, but he is a little playful. Brother, don't scold me, okay?"

Jiang Anyi shook her head, took Yan'er's little hand and stepped into the main house, and said as she walked: "I'm not angry with An Yong, but I feel that I don't care too much about An Yong, and I'm angry with myself?"

Being angry with yourself is too profound for Yan'er. Since it wasn't that she was angry with her second brother, Yan'er let go of her worries and smiled and said, "Second brother bought me a lot of dolls, tigers and rabbits. I'll carry them to show you."

In the main house, my uncle and second uncle were talking to Jiang Huang. When I saw Jiang Anyi coming in, my uncle smiled and said, "Anyi, I will discuss with your second uncle to treat you to a meal. You have not been to your house yet. You have been to my house today and to your second uncle's place tomorrow. The third brother is not at home. He will wait for him to come back."

The two uncles were wearing the popular white and cool shirts in the house, and they were obviously not used to the long shirts they were on. They pulled them up from time to time, revealing a little embarrassed. Jiang Anyi always felt that the two uncles wearing the house shirts were not as pleasant as those in the coarse cloth short shirts.

When my uncle invited me, what else can I say? The family brought things to the door early, and next to their own house, there were three three-in-one houses arranged in sequence, respectively. The new homes of the three uncles were connected. The courtyard walls between the houses were connected by corner doors, which were very convenient to walk around. This time, I was a guest and the family walked through the gate.

Jiang Huang's dividends of folding fans and sushibaibi gave 20% to three brothers every month. Sushibaibi's profit was amazing. Even if it was 20% profit, each family had dozens of taels of silver. In addition to the income from children working outside, the three uncles' families became richer.

In order to welcome himself, my uncle spared no effort and brought it up like a stream of delicacies, delicious wine and food. My aunt shouted loudly as the servant's hand. These were the best porcelains bought from Duanzhou by my third uncle, and he also had a set of them. My third uncle rushed back from the city and made every move with calmness and confidence. My third aunt cried and told him that my third uncle had found a young lady in the city. My cousins ​​put on silk clothes and wiped his hands on the clothes without any care...

Under the light, Jiang Anyi felt upset and irritable. The past few days made him feel restless. His family and his uncle's house emitted the smell of a nouveau riche. Without accumulation of wealth, they would not last long. Looking at the swaying candlelight, Jiang Anyi's heart was erratic.

At the desk, I couldn't calm down. I always remembered the scene of An Yong riding his horse. An Yong was no longer young. He could no longer indulge him. If he was to harm him, the historical books recorded that the story of Duke Zhuang and his brother Gongshu Duan could not happen to him.
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