AWB Chapter 389 The Road is Not Peaceful
Chapter 389 The Road is Not Peaceful
The matter just passed like that, and everything in the Jiang family was back to normal. I heard from Lai Fu that Jiang Huaian even took in a new concubine!
I heard that she wanted to have another son.
If the new concubine gets pregnant, Jiang Che will be abandoned!
Jiang Huaian even sent someone to deliver a letter to Jiang Weinan, probably because he wanted to have a good chat with his son.
Jiang Weinan tore it up after reading it.
"We said we would never go to that house again."
Xie Jiaojiao naturally didn't want to go, but it was surprising that Jiang Huaian still had the energy to take a new concubine.
"What if your father gives you a younger brother?"
Jiang Weinan didn't care: "I don't even recognize him, so how can I recognize his offspring?"
Xie Jiaojiao burst out laughing.
As the weather got hotter, her body became heavier. Sun Ruhua sent people several messages asking her to go home and recuperate, but she hadn't finished her work and hadn't gone back yet. The most important thing was that she arranged for Manager Wang to find out where Jiang Huaian got the money from, but he hadn't replied yet!
The weather was too hot that day, so Jiang Weinan went out early in the morning. These days, as Xie Jiaojiao became more and more lazy, Jiang Weinan did what she usually did. He also learned how to check accounts. Because of Xie Jiaojiao's praise, he was very motivated and went to the store early every morning.
Xie Jiaojiao had just finished her breakfast when Lai Fu came to report: "Madam, Boss Gao is here."
"Please!"
As he said this, he went to meet him.
Gao Shen looked at her from a distance, very surprised.
As soon as he walked in, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for so long. Are you about to give birth?"
Xie Jiaojiao held her belly and smiled kindly: "A few more months."
Then he invited Gao Shen to sit in the pavilion.
Gao Shen looked around and asked, "Why can't I see Weinan?"
The servant brought tea. Xie Jiaojiao poured a cup of tea for Gao Shen and said, "Now that I'm pregnant, he went to the store for me."
Gao Shen nodded and said with a smile: "That's fine, you can also train him."
"Who says it's not?"
The servant brought a round fan to Xie Jiaojiao.
Xie Jiaojiao asked Gao Shen: "Brother Gao, why did you come to Jiangbo City only now?"
When talking about this, Gao Shen sighed: "Before I left this year, some things happened at home, which delayed me for a long time. This time, there were some problems on the way back, which delayed me for a few more days, so I came late."
As he spoke, he took out a lot of banknotes from his pocket and said, "I came here to pay you back. I owed you money for a long time, and I feel a little embarrassed."
Xie Jiaojiao took it with a smile and put it aside: "Look, I didn't say anything to you."
"Thank you sister for last year. Because of the flood, the things I brought back earned me a lot of money."
Xie Jiaojiao raised her glass: "Win-win!"
They both took a sip.
Xie Jiaojiao asked again: "Brother Gao said the road was not peaceful, did you encounter any problems?"
When it comes to this, Gao Shen becomes very angry.
"Sister, you don't know that in the past, although we occasionally encountered some bandits on the route we took, it was only occasionally. But this year..."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
"I don't know if it's because of last year's flood or something else, but there are many more bandits this year than in previous years. I was very nervous all the way here, and I even lost two boxes of goods I was carrying. But I'm lucky. I have a friend who was robbed by bandits. He had no choice but to borrow some money to go back before he even reached Jiangnan."
Normally when they are away from home, they mail most of their stuff, but they still take some with them, and do some small business along the way.
Xie Jiaojiao sighed after hearing this: "It must have been difficult for you to come all the way here."
Gao Shen nodded: "Alas, for people like us who are away from home all year round, losing things and money is a small matter, but the most worrying thing is losing our lives!"
Xie Jiaojiao also nodded in agreement.
Gao Shen asked about her family business again, wanting to order another batch of goods from her.
Xie Jiaojiao smiled as she drank her tea and said, "Don't worry, Brother Gao, I will definitely not give you less of your goods."
Gao Shen raised his glass and said, "I feel relieved when my sister said this."
The two clinked their glasses from a distance.
Gao Shen saw that it was getting late, so he said goodbye.
"It's a rare opportunity for you to come here, so stay and have a quick meal."
Gao Shen stood up and waved his hand: "You can have this meal anytime. I have an appointment to discuss business, so I will come to visit you another day."
After he said this, Xie Jiaojiao had no choice but to keep him there any longer, so she personally walked him to the door with her bulging belly.
After sending this person away, Xie Jiaojiao felt a little tired and went back to lie down on the toffee chair to enjoy the cool air.
Jiang Weinan came back at noon, looking very happy: "Guess who I met today?"
Xie Jiaojiao raised her head and asked, "Who did you meet?"
"Gao Shen! Brother Gao!"
I wondered who it was!
Xie Jiaojiao put her head back.
Jiang Weinan took a look and said, "What? I'm talking about Brother Gao. I guess we haven't seen each other for half a year."
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him and pointed at the things Gao Shen brought on the table.
Jiang Weinan looked over and saw that they were all northern specialties.
"Oh, Brother Gao has come to our house?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded.
Then he sat up again, propped up by his hands.
"Today I heard from Brother Gao that the road has not been peaceful at all during this period."
"What about this?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded.
Jiang Weinan then remembered that he had heard people talking about it at the inn today.
"Now that you mention it, I heard someone mention it today, and Shopkeeper Li also said that there are fewer merchants this year than in previous years, and many of my former regular customers have not been seen this year."
Xie Jiaojiao thought about it, maybe because of her sixth sense as a modern person, she turned to Jiang Weinan and said: "I think this matter is not simple, so you go to the government office this afternoon and see what Brother Qin says."
"Row!"
In the afternoon, Jiang Weinan went out and someone from the He family came.
Xie Jiaojiao wondered why the He family came to her house for no reason.
When Steward He saw Xie Jiaojiao, he bowed respectfully and said, "Mrs. Jiang, how are you?"
"How come Manager He has time to come home today?"
"Today, I am here because my master wants to invite Young Master Jiang and Young Madam to come over to have a chat. There are some business matters that need to be discussed with you."
Oh?
Xie Jiaojiao frowned slightly: "I wonder if Butler He knows what this is about?"
Manager He shook his head slightly: "I don't know about this old slave."
Xie Jiaojiao thought for two seconds and agreed: "Okay, but my husband is out on business now, can we go there tomorrow?"
Steward He bowed and said, "The master said the situation is a bit urgent. If possible, Master Jiang and Madam Jiang can come later today."
After hearing this, Xie Jiaojiao didn't know what to say and could only nod and say yes.
As soon as Manager He left, she sent someone to the county government to bring Jiang Weinan back.
Then the two of them went to He's house...