Although he didn’t know how to compensate? What kind of compensation to give, Jiang Yi still gritted his teeth and asked: "How to compensate?"
The manager smiled faintly and said lightly: "This painting was purchased from Juzhen Pavilion. It cost ten taels of purple gold. I don't want more from you. I just need to compensate you for the original price! Otherwise, hey... even if I beat you to death, we still have room to reason with you."
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"Twelve taels of purple gold?"
Jiang Yi's eyes narrowed. He only had one tael of silver per month in the Jiang family. This tael of purple gold was worth one hundred taels of silver. Even if he was sold, it wouldn't be worth ten taels of purple gold. This group of people seemed to have made up their minds.
Jiang Xiaonu is going to be kept.
"Fight with them?"
Jiang Yi shook his head. There were so many people on the other side and he didn't have any black energy anymore. If forced to do so, both of them would have to stay.
The manager is right. Even if two people are beaten to death today, it won't be a big deal. The Jiang family will definitely not pursue it. This manager is very shrewd and has poisonous eyes. You should have guessed from his clothes and the fact that the maid and slave are working here.
, his status in the Jiang family is very low, and it is assumed that he will not dare to make a big fuss.
After pondering for a while, he could only bite the bullet and said: "There is no problem in compensating money, but can you give me some grace? Within a month, I will give you twelve taels of purple gold with both hands. If you can't get it, I will send you one hand."
"A month?"
The steward's sinister eyes narrowed, and he quickly shook his head and said: "You are talking nonsense, what if you run away? Either leave your things as collateral, or keep this girl."
Jiang Yi has a headache. What the hell does he have? Leave Jiang Xiaonu behind? I don’t know how much he has been ruined by them this month. He rolled his eyes, reached out and took out a token and threw it away.
He went over and said: "This mortgage! I will redeem it in one month."
This is the token given to him by Steward Rong, allowing him to freely enter and leave the Xishan Medicine Field. The Jiang family has very strict rules. If the execution hall finds out that he dares to use this token as a mortgage, he will definitely be severely punished. But at this moment, he is at his wits end, so he can only
Come up with this strategy.
"Oh? Sure enough, he is from the Jiang family!"
The steward took the token with an unexpected expression on his face, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he lowered his head and pondered.
Time passed bit by bit, Jiang Yi's whole body tensed up, and cold sweat began to form on his back. Jiang Xiaonu's beautiful big eyes were filled with anxiety and nervousness. Whether the two of them could walk out of Feng Yue Tower safely today, right here.
The thought of taking care of things came to an end.
"All right!"
Finally, the steward looked up at Jiang Yi, nodded and said: "I'll give you Jiang family a face, and the Jiang family's children will certainly keep their word. Of course...if you don't pay in one month, I will take this
The token will go to your Jiang Family Punishment Hall to ask for money, so you can leave."
"Walk!"
Jiang Yi felt relieved, gritted his teeth and supported each other with his little slave, slowly walked out of the backyard of Fengyue Tower and walked towards the Jiang family courtyard.
Although there was no emotion on his face, he was filled with bitterness in his heart - this manager had hit his Achilles heel. If he couldn't get the money out within a month, the Jiang Family Punishment Hall would definitely interrupt him as soon as Fengyuelou came to his door.
His and Jiang Xiaonu's legs...
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Fengyue Tower was not far from the Jiang family, but Jiang Yi and Jiang Xiaonu walked for almost half an hour before returning to the west courtyard of the Jiang family.
Both of them were injured. Fortunately, the strong man who beat Jiang Xiaonu didn't use his energy. Jiang Xiaonu only suffered some skin injuries, but no injuries to his muscles or bones. Otherwise, Jiang Yi wouldn't know how to get back.
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It was already dusk when we returned to the west courtyard of the Jiang family. The west courtyard was very lively at the moment. The generals and servants of the Jiang family lived here. They all went home after dark. The two met many generals and servants along the way.
However, no one paid attention to them. At most, they only looked at them twice, and some even showed a mocking smile...
Having been treated coldly for so many years, the two of them were no longer surprised. They walked into their small courtyard. Before entering the house, Jiang Yi's legs immediately went weak. He covered his left shoulder and half-knelt on the ground in pain, breathing heavily.
He was slapped by the third-level guard of the Forging Cauldron Realm. Although he blocked it with the "stone-breaking hand", his bones were probably cracked by the slap, and he was forced to use force later and walked for such a long distance. The wound was touched. At this moment
The pain caused cold sweat to break out on his forehead.
"Master, Master, are you okay?"
Jiang Xiaonu panicked and hurriedly knelt down. His dirty little face was full of heartache and guilt, and tears started to fall down as he spoke.
Jiang Yi waved his hand, forced a smile on his lips, reached out and touched Xiaonu's head and said: "Xiaonu, don't cry, I'm fine, your young master... won't fall down so easily."
"Well, well, the young master is the most powerful!"
Jiang Xiaonu nodded like a chicken, but still cried: "But... Young Master, where can we earn ten taels of purple gold in a month? Oh, it's all Xiaonu's fault, and it's the Young Master's fault..."
"What do you mean by not being involved?"
Jiang Yi's face darkened, his eyes widened, and he reprimanded: "Little slave, don't say such nonsense again! The young master in this world has only one relative like you, and nothing is as important as you, do you understand?"
"Well, Master, that's the best!" The little slave was so moved that his tears fell like rain.
"Okay, believe me, Master, I will find a way. Let's go in first."
Jiang Yi struggled to stand up, and he and Jiang Xiaonu helped him into the house. After entering Jiang Yi's room, Jiang Xiaonu helped him sit down on the bed, wiped away his tears, lit the candle, and hurriedly went to get it.
Come and apply some ointment on him to heal his wounds.
Jiang Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You took it by mistake, you stupid girl. I suffered internal injuries. Go get the healing elixir given by the family. Put down the ointment. You can apply it on the wound later."
Jiang Xiaonu scratched his head, with an embarrassed look on his face, and quickly turned around and limped out.
On the way back, Jiang Yi checked that Xiaonu's injury was not too serious, so he ignored her at the moment and looked at the flickering candlelight, feeling worried...
From yesterday to now, too many things happened, turning his head into a ball of mush. He shook his head, preparing to sort it out later after he healed.
Jiang Xiaonu came in quickly holding a small white porcelain bottle and a bowl of water, placed them beside the bed and asked: "Master, do you want to swallow the elixir now? Or should you eat something first? Oops... Master, you didn't eat at noon either
Right? How about I go get two bowls of noodles first?"
"No!"
Jiang Yi shook his head and objected: "Don't you still have dried meat at home? Eat some and I'll heal your wounds."
"good!"
Jiang Xiaonu hurriedly went out to get the dried meat. She used to go out to work a lot. She was afraid that Jiang Yi would be hungry, so she prepared some dried meat, which came in handy now.
Soon Jiang Xiaonu got the dried meat, and the two started chewing it in front of the clear water. Only then did Jiang Yi have time to ask: "Xiaonu, what happened today? I always feel that this is not normal. Is it Feng Yue?"
Is Lou deliberately trying to trick you?"
Jiang Xiaonu was stunned, blinked, and said confusedly: "Trick me? What can I do to trick you? I have no money..."
"Stupid girl!"
Jiang Yi sighed helplessly and asked directly without explaining, "Please tell me what happened in detail."
"oh oh."
Jiang Xiaonu hurriedly recounted what happened today in detail. After finishing speaking, he continued to ask confusedly: "Master, do you have any questions?"
Jiang Yi didn't say anything, but his eyes were about to burst into flames. Based on what Jiang Xiaonu said and the scene he saw, he could be 100% sure that today's matter was the fault of the manager of Fengyue Tower.
Every five days, Jiang Xiaonu and Chunya would go to Fengyue Building to work, helping clean the clothes and sheets changed by the girls in the building. Originally, they always worked in the backyard and were never allowed to go to the front yard or inner hall. Jiang Xiaonu
The little slave is honest by nature and will not run around without permission.
The usually washed clothes were brought into the inner hall by people from Fengyue Tower, but today no one from Fengyue Tower showed up. An old woman "took the initiative" to ask Jiang Xiaonu to bring the clothes into the inner hall with her.
Jiang Xiaonu was worried that Jiang Yi would be alone at home. He wanted to finish his work early and go home, so he didn't think too much about it. He followed the old woman carrying a large bucket of clothes into the inner hall, but was "accidentally" tripped by a guard just as he entered.
After a while, he "happened" to bump into a table by the wall, and on the table "happened" to place a "famous painting" bought with a lot of money.
Then the steward appeared, slapped Jiang Xiaonu hard, and asked the guards to take Xiaonu to the backyard, asking her to either pay compensation or sign a deed of sale...
The little slave was stupid, even if he was sold, he still had to pay someone. Jiang Yi had been smart since he was a child, so he naturally understood it as soon as he thought about it. He let out a long breath, his face became ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and roared.
: "Okay, you Feng Yue Tower, how dare you harm this little slave like this? Sooner or later, I will smash all of your Feng Yue Tower to pieces..."
"Master, don't be impulsive. I heard that the forces behind Fengyue Tower are very powerful. You are no match for them!"
Seeing Jiang Yi's expression, Jiang Xiaonu became a little panicked. Then he quickly woke up, his big eyes widened and asked in shock: "Oh, that's not right, Master, why are you so powerful? You were so powerful just now,
I injured all those bad guys..."
"Well... don't worry about this, trust me! Little slave, maybe... it won't be long before I can let you live a good life and you won't have to go out to work anymore."
Jiang Yi thought of the mysterious black energy, and his mind became excited again. He quickly gnawed the remaining dried meat, preparing to heal his wounds immediately after eating, and then study the black energy carefully. He had a feeling, maybe
This mysterious black energy can make his life... undergo earth-shaking changes.
"Oh! Young master is so awesome. Come on, young master." Jiang Xiaonu, who was simple-minded, immediately stopped asking any more questions, nodded like a chicken, and narrowed his big eyes into crescent moons, showing admiration.
After the two of them gnawed the dried meat, Jiang Yi checked Xiaonu's injuries again. After confirming that no bones were injured, he asked her to go back to her room to find Chunya to help her apply ointment. He also said a few words, please don't do anything today.
Let the family know.
Jiang Xiaonu had listened to Jiang Yi's words the most since he was a child. He asked a few words of concern and then limped out. His thin back under the candlelight was so pitiful... Jiang Yi felt distressed again when he saw her.
After the little slave left, Jiang Yi sat on the bed in a daze, sorting out his messed up mind.
Yesterday, he was injured by Jiang Ruhu and others, and passed out all morning. After going home and taking a nap, an unnamed mantra appeared in his mind. Then he practiced a trace of magical black energy based on the unnamed mantra. With this black
Yuan Li, he beat Jiang Bao severely in the morning and went to Feng Yue Tower to rescue Xiao Nu, but he owed a huge debt of ten taels of purple gold...
"Twelve taels of purple gold?"
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi's mouth twitched. Where could he get so much money in a month? And he beat Jiang Bao this morning. Is he afraid that his boss Jiang Ruhu will come to visit him soon?
Although Jiang Ruhu's talent is average, he has a good old man who is the general manager of the Jiang family. He never lacks medicinal pills, and his strength has reached the fourth level of the Cauldron-Forging Realm. Even if he uses black energy, he will still be difficult to defeat.
"The black energy is up to you!"
Jiang Yi pursed his lips, and a glimmer of hope flashed through his eyes. This black energy is so magical. If he studies it carefully and discovers new magical abilities, maybe he can get out of this predicament...