Late autumn has arrived, and the weather is getting colder. Jiang Miao rented a carriage and went to Zhaojia Village. The ten acres of land and half of the mountain she bought could not be taken care of by the Shen family. She wanted to find someone to help, and the first person she thought of was Li Dajiang.
Jiang Miao had learned about his family situation before and knew that the Li family fled from other places and had no house or land in Zhaojia Village. She felt that if the Shen family provided housing and livelihood, Li Dajiang would consider moving to Qingquan Village.
Zhaojia Village is not close to Furong Town, and Jiang Miao took a carriage for half an hour to arrive. There were several women chatting under the big locust tree at the head of the village. When they saw the carriage entering the village, their eyes turned around, and their faces were full of expressions.
The look of gossip.
Jiang Miao opened the curtain and asked for directions, "Auntie, do you know how to get to Li Dajiang's house?"
"Well, thatched hut at the foot of the back hill is there. Who are you and why are you looking for him?"
The woman looked Jiang Miao from head to toe, her eyes darting around, insisting on getting to the bottom of it.
Jiang Miao didn't answer, she just thanked her and let the coachman drive towards the foot of the mountain.
The woman in the back took a sip, "How did such a beautiful little lady get involved with those poor people from the Li family?"
"It couldn't have been Li Dajiang who saved him again, right? That little lady didn't let him have a memory before, so she's going to bring disaster to the whole family!"
Jiang Miao didn't hear the conversation between several people. She followed the coachman to Li's house.
There was a thatched house at the foot of the mountain. It was in dilapidated condition. The roof was overgrown with weeds. There was a pile of chicken and duck feathers in front of the door. As soon as I got closer, there was a smell. Jiang Miao frowned and covered it slightly with a handkerchief.
Cover the mouth and nose.
Li Dajiang came out to pour out the duck feathers and opened the shabby wooden door. He saw Jiang Miao's expression was stunned. If he hadn't had something in his hand, he would have rubbed his eyes with his hands to make sure he was not dazzled.
"Ms. Jiang, why are you here?"
His expression was awkward and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, especially since the house was in a mess and Li Dajiang had no place to entertain guests.
"I'm here to ask for your help."
"Help?" Li Dajiang's honest face was a little confused, "Do you still want potatoes? But all the potatoes on the mountain have been dug. If you still have them, you won't get them until next year..."
"It's not about potatoes. I just want to ask you if you are willing to help me farm. I can provide you with a place to stay and pay you ten taels of silver every year. I won't stop you from doing other work during the slack time."
Jiang Miaokai's conditions are not low. You must know that the farmer's annual harvest is only three taels of silver, and he goes out to work the rest of the time.
Before Li Dajiang could speak, the door next to him opened suddenly.
"Are you telling the truth?" A thin old woman came out of the door, held Jiang Miao's hand tightly, and said with earnest eyes.
"How can he do such a good job? Why don't you, little lady, take a look at my river?"
"Auntie!" Li Dajiang saw that her eyes were timid. Jiang Miao didn't like being touched by others, so she took her hand out of her palm.
"No, I've already discussed it with Li Dajiang."
She just liked Li Dajiang's honesty and down-to-earthness, so she was willing to leave the job to him. Otherwise, why not find someone to do it in Qingquan Village.
Aunt Li was rejected by Jiang Miao, and her attitude immediately changed. She curled her lips and looked at Jiang Miao with a somewhat unkind look, "What's your relationship with him? Are you also a liar?"
"Dajiang, you haven't suffered enough yet. Last time you saved A Yuan, that little prostitute. She had a well-behaved look on her face, and she said nicely that she wanted to marry Dahe as his wife. Then, she took the money and ran away on her wedding night.
Got it!"
Aunt Li was cursing, and Jiang Miao's eyes glazed over when she heard A-Yuan's name. Thinking of A-Yuan's expression when Li Dajiang saw her last time at Shen's house, she had a guess in her mind.
Could it be that the Ayuan mentioned in Aunt Li’s mouth is Zhou Shui’an’s concubine?
Li Dajiang was scolded and his face turned red. He originally saved A Yuan out of good intentions, but Li Dahe got interested and forced A Yuan to marry him. Li Dajiang felt that the two were not a good match. Li Dahe
He was old enough to be A-Yuan's father, and he tried to stop her, but he didn't know what method Li Dahe used to convince her. He didn't interfere anymore because they were in love with each other. Who knew that A-Yuan would steal their money.
"I didn't think too much when I rescued people...and it was Dahe who fell in love with her, so he didn't listen even though I tried to persuade him."
"Okay, you are trying to shirk the relationship. That little prostitute took away five taels of silver from us. Five taels, that's the money I paid to build a house in Dahe and get a wife. Without you, why would we live in this shabby place?"
In the house!”
Aunt Li's heart ached when she thought of the money she had lost. She couldn't find the little prostitute to pay for it, so she could only pay it back with Li Dajiang.
"Don't try to avoid responsibility. You have to pay back all the money A Yuan stole!"
"I already returned it to you last time."
However, Aunt Li took away most of the three taels of silver he earned from selling potatoes. She also bought some food for Xiaoshan to treat his illness, and the family was once again impoverished.
Without the income from potatoes, he and his wife, Mrs. Chen, had to deal with ducks for the restaurant, earning ten cents a day. Even if they didn't get it, Aunt Li would ask them to leave.
Li Dajiang was in a complicated mood. He saved A-Yuan out of kindness, but he didn't expect that he would have to pay off debts in the future, and he almost killed his son because he had no money for medical treatment.
"You only paid back three taels, and there are still two taels left. Hurry up and bring it!" Aunt Li was aggressive. Li Dajiang had no money left. His forehead was sweating in a hurry, "I will pay it back, I will pay it back."
Jiang Miao generally knew the whole story, and it seemed that Li Dajiang was also deceived by Zhao Yuan.
"Auntie, you are a bit overbearing. How can you blame Li Dajiang for your son being deceived into marrying a wife?"
"Why can't you rely on him? If he hadn't rescued Ayuan back home, how could Dahe have fallen in love with that bitch!"
When Aunt Li heard Jiang Miao talking to Li Dajiang, she became more and more displeased with her. This little lady was even more charming than A Yuan, and she looked like a snake-hearted woman.
"Every wrongdoer has his own owner, and every debt has its owner. If you want money, you should ask Ayuan for it."
"Don't you want me to do it? I don't know where that little bitch is hiding. I'm afraid he took the money and ran away with someone. I searched the nearby villages and couldn't find anyone."
Jiang Miao smiled, "What if I know the whereabouts of A-Yuan?"
The Zhou family had caused such misfortune to Shen Yingxue and her daughter. If she hadn't been caught, A-Yuan had committed many evil deeds, so she was just waiting for someone to come and settle the score.
"Do you know? Where is she?" Aunt Li was dubious about Jiang Miao's words, but she was still very anxious at the thought of getting her money back.
"The Zhou family in Furong Town, she just married the son of the Zhou family as a concubine."
"Bah, you are indeed a little whore. You don't want to be my son's wife, but you insist on being someone else's concubine. I will come and tear her up!"
She cursed, stopped asking Li Dajiang for money, and turned around to go back to her yard. Li Dajiang looked at Jiang Miao with gratitude. Jiang Miao was noncommittal. If she hadn't come this time, she wouldn't have known A-Yuan's secret.
