Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 5 It’s okay not to want someone like this

Jiang Xihe returned home with five taels of silver in his pocket, closed the doors and windows, and listened around again. Outside the window, there was only the rustling of the willow trees in the spring breeze.

Jiang Xihe pulled out an iron box from under the bed.

On the front of the box is a carved persimmon tree with abundant fruits.

This was a gift from her brother when she was fifteen years old. It contained her favorite mochi and Longjing cake. Jiang Xihe still remembers the taste.

With a smile on her lips, Jiang Xihe put away the five taels of silver and counted them again. There were a total of forty taels and nine coins in the box, which was all her belongings.

Touching the shining silver with her fingers, Jiang Xihe couldn't put it down, and then sighed, she hadn't saved much in the six months since her brother left.

In the future, when her brother returns to high school and returns to his hometown in glory, what glory will she use to celebrate him?
  "Bang bang bang!"

The knock on the door interrupted Jiang Xihe's thoughts. She quickly stuffed the box under the bed, straightened her dress and straightened up, "Who is it?"

"it's me."

Jiang Xihe was stunned, it was Mother Li.

Opening the door, Jiang Xihe asked politely, "Why is Auntie free today?"

Jiang Xihe thought about it, it must have been more than half a month since she last saw Mother Li.

Mother Li, supported by a young woman, held her head high and glanced deliberately into the room with a strange expression, "What are you doing in the house with the door and windows closed in broad daylight?"

Jiang Xihe laughed dryly, "Auntie, what do you want from me?"

Mother Li rolled her eyes and said to the woman holding her arm, "Listen, they say one generation is worse than the other. I'm here, and she doesn't even drink tea."

The young woman reconciled, "Look at what the old lady said. Young people don't follow these etiquette. It's okay. We just drank tea and we are not thirsty."

Mother Li looked Jiang Xihe up and down with disgust in her eyes. Jiang Xihe blocked the door and had no intention of letting them enter the house.

"I have something to ask you, so let me tell you here." Mother Li did not take advantage and deliberately raised her voice, "This lady is Meng Fang's aunt. She came to me to accuse Fang Lianqing of murder. You see I'll write a petition to my aunt and get the matter settled."

Jiang Xihe was furious.

Putting aside her relationship with Mother Li, Jiang Xihe just wanted to kick these two people out because of Mother Li's annoying attitude.

"I'm afraid not." Jiang Xihe raised his eyebrows and refused.

Mother Li immediately became unhappy, "You are serious. This is Meng Fang's aunt. She tried her best to find me because she wanted to talk to you about a favor. Why did you spend so much time writing a petition? I already agreed to her."

Jiang Xihe sneered, "There's no need to intercede. Auntie's face is just love. It's just a favor. Anyone who can read can write it. My ability is limited and I can't bear this important task."

The young woman finally saw the relationship between the two and felt a little regretful. She originally thought that Li Chengye and Jiang Xihe were engaged, and if Old Mrs. Li came forward, Jiang Xihe would do her best, and she might be able to save a lot of money without having to spend so much money.

Little did she know that Mother Li was thinking of breaking off the engagement.

"Here, Miss Jiang, how can you help me?" The young woman let go of Mother Li's hand and took a step forward, "I heard from many people that Miss Jiang is very good at writing complaints. Fang'er is a very good person." It’s not okay to put it off like this.”

Jiang Xihe smiled and said, "You don't know that I wrote a complaint for Fang Lianqing today, and the county magistrate let him go in court? Now you come to me again and ask me to send him in. What kind of logic is this? Do you want me to slap myself in the face?" I was embarrassed and thought: I heard that you can do things for others as long as you give them money.

The woman took another step closer to Jiang Xihe and tried to hold her arm, but Jiang Xihe gently dodged her, "I still have a lot of things to do, you guys go back."

Mother Li showed displeasure when the woman let go of her arm, and she became even more angry now, "I told you before, how can I be shameless? Is Chengye just too kind-hearted to agree to anything?" How are you now? What kind of marriage is this? Why is my life so miserable?"

Mother Li seemed to have been greatly wronged by the insinuations. Jiang Xihe did not expect that she would write the words "wanting to break off the engagement" directly on her face. She bit her lower lip in anger, and her eyes were filled with mist.

"That's right. My father gave all his money back then to dogs, so why do he trust people so much? That money was enough for me to eat and drink for several years. If I don't need it, I should give it to my brother. It would be difficult for him to be alone outside. .”

Jiang Xihe raised her head. This marriage had to be withdrawn, and she didn't care about it.

Mother Li blushed all of a sudden. She was most afraid of people mentioning the time when Lawyer Jiang helped Li Chengye. She even dreamed of forgetting it and hoped that no one would remember it.

"Look, if you say a few words about her, there are a hundred words waiting here." Unable to say anything, Mother Li took out her handkerchief and pretended to wipe her tears aggrievedly, "How could she say such ugly words? Come on, how can we get married like this?"

Jiang Xihe's face was slightly red, just because the spring breeze was annoying.

Seeing this scene, the young woman quickly took a step back, "If Miss Jiang is too busy today, I will come back later." As she said that, she took Mother Li's arm again, "Old lady, let's go back first. I just remembered that after a while I still have to go to Meng’s house.”

When the two people walked out of the yard, Jiang Xihe heard the young woman ask in Mother Li's ear, "Is it possible that the old lady wants to break off the engagement?"

Mother Li lowered her head and did not answer. The silence said everything.

The young woman turned back and glanced at Jiang Xihe. Seeing that she was not paying attention, she echoed in a low voice, "Your family has a bright future in the business. What kind of girl can't be found when you are selected? The old lady just waits to enjoy the blessings." "But I thought in my heart, Jiang Xihe is good-looking, but has a rough mouth. Mrs. Li may not be worried if she brings such a girl home.

The moment Jiang Xihe's mother stepped out of the yard, he saw that the old lady's face immediately put on a smile and her wrinkles deepened a lot when she heard about the breakup of the engagement.

"Huh!" Jiang Xihe kicked the pebbles at the door of the courtyard. Holding back his anger, he picked up the broom and danced around in the courtyard. Only half of the anger in his heart was gone.

Just as he was about to dance around again, Liu Tang stepped through the courtyard gate and asked as he walked, "I saw that old lady from the Li family. She was smiling so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. What is she doing here?"

Jiang Xihe was full of resentment, "What else can you do, just look for anger!"

"What happened? She came to cancel the engagement?" Liu Tang looked shocked.

Jiang Xihe was amused by her, "I was angry just now, but not anymore."

After listening to Jiang Xihe's retelling of the incident, Liu Tang looked sad, "Xiaohe, if she really proposes to cancel the engagement, what will you do?"

Jiang Xihe and Liu Tang grew up together and talked about everything since childhood. Liu Tang was two years older than Jiang Xihe and usually loved and protected her like a sister.

"With you here, what should I be afraid of?" Jiang Xihe didn't care.

Liu Tang knew that she felt uncomfortable, not because Jiang Xihe liked Li Chengye so much, but because it was really unpleasant to say this. Jiang Xihe was a girl, and her engagement was abandoned, so what about her reputation?
  "Don't fool around. If that day comes, I will tell you for you." Liu Tang's eyes widened and the tips of his ears were red with anger.

"What's there to say? It's okay not to want someone like this." Jiang Xihe really didn't care. She raised her arm and showed the unstitched cuffs to Liu Tang, "What you have to do now is to help me sew it up quickly."

　Let me explain here, the value of silver is different in each dynasty, and there is no way to specifically convert it into current money. This article does not cover much. For now, let’s calculate it as one or two dozen yuan. Ten taels is one hundred yuan, so we Xiaohe now has a fortune of 490 yuan, and there will be more in the future.

　　
  　
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