{"id":2690,"date":"2021-01-28T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T07:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2021-01-28T08:46:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T07:46:20","slug":"tofuh-chapter-100-2-buying-jiang-xiaomei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2021\/01\/28\/tofuh-chapter-100-2-buying-jiang-xiaomei\/","title":{"rendered":"TOFUH – Chapter 100.2 – Buying Jiang Xiaomei"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

When Jiang Xiaomei went back, she was also very desperate. She thought that she was going to be taken as a concubine, so she didn\u2019t expect that, all of a sudden, just when she turned around, Jiang Zhen came back. It was just that Jiang Zhen looked ferocious . . . So Jiang Xiaomei was also a bit scared.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Xiaomei looked at Jiang Zhen carefully. When Jiang Zhen saw this, he said, \u201cWhy aren\u2019t you coming here! Hurry up or I\u2019ll sell you right away!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Xiaomei hurriedly hid behind Jiang Zhen and stood beside Zhao Liu who smiled at her with red eyes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou . . . This is my daughter. Jiang Zhen, what do you want? You can\u2019t take my daughter!\u201d old lady Jiang said in a hurry. The groom\u2019s family would be coming soon to pick her up!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There were some things that happened coincidentally; just as old lady Jiang was in a hurry, the other family arrived.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter here? Where is Jiang Xiaomei?\u201d\u00a0 a voice sounded, and then two strangers passed through the Hexi villagers and came over.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One of them was a sturdy woman in her fifties or sixties and another was a gentle-looking man in his thirties. They were the mother and son who came to buy Jiang Xiaomei.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This middle-aged woman had already met Jiang Xiaomei once before, and at that time, she looked at Jiang Xiaomei as if she was livestock, which made Jiang Xiaomei very afraid of her.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Seeing her now, Jiang Xiaomei immediately took a step back and hid behind Zhao Liu and looked at her in horror.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhere is Jiang Xiaomei?\u201d The woman looked at the commotion around her and frowned. \u201cI heard she ran away? What does this mean? It\u2019s not like we have to have her. If she doesn\u2019t want to marry into our family, I can find another one right away!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This family\u2019s surname was Liang, and the man who wanted to take concubine was called Liang Fufa while Liang Fufa\u2019s mother\u2019s maiden name was Hu, so everyone called her Liang Hu.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This Liang Hu came to see Jiang Xiaomei a few days ago. The Jiang family members were proud, and Jiang Xiaomei had been working all the time and, seeing that she could work, Liang Hu took fancy to her. When she first learned that old lady Jiang had three sons in the row, she became even more satisfied with Jiang Xiaomei.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But even so, she still felt that Jiang Xiaomei would be climbing up the social ladder with this deal. She was just a country girl but could become a concubine for her son, which should be considered a blessing from her previous life.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How nice was her son! If the other girl was not so disobedient, her son wouldn\u2019t have had to hit her at all!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t run. Isn\u2019t she still here?\u201d Old lady Jiang immediately pointed to Jiang Xiaomei and called out to her, \u201cJiang Xiaomei, come here quickly!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Xiaomei didn\u2019t want to go there.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cJiang Zhen, tell Jiang Xiaomei to come over, or I\u2019ll report you to the county government! You are abducting and trafficking in human beings!\u201d old lady Jiang said again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Before Jiang Zhen spoke, Liang Fufa suddenly asked with a gloomy face, \u201cWho is that man? Your daughter doesn\u2019t have a lover, does she?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Liang Fufa\u2019s expression was ugly. Old lady Jiang was afraid that he would no longer want Jiang Xiaomei, so she said, \u201cThat is her own brother, my oldest son. How could my daughter have a lover\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThat\u2019s good\u2014\u201d Before Liang Fufa finished speaking, Jiang Zhen directly slapped him on the face.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen recognized the man. When he was wandering around the county town, he learned about a lot of things from Yang Jing, and some of these things were related to the man in front of him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This Liang Fufa liked to beat women and even forbid his wife to say even one word about it to anyone . . . A man who actually hits a woman . . . was not even a man!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou hit me!\u201d Liang Fufa looked at Jiang Zhen incredulously.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As the young owner of a store in the county town, he had always looked down on people from the countryside, so he never imagined that he would be beaten up by someone when he came to buy a concubine.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But as he looked at him he saw something; this man\u2019s clothes were even better than the clothes he was wearing. Liang Fufa was confused when he received another slap on his face.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGet lost!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhy do you tell me to get lost!\u201d Liang Fufa was furious, but at that moment, He Chunsheng and others all came back.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These people all wore uniform clothes and were exposed to the wind and sun every day after going out, making them look very fierce. When they came over, they all shouted to Jiang Zhen, \u201cBoss!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGet these two out of here!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He Chunsheng took a step forward and grabbed Liang Fufa and carried him out. Seeing this, all the people of Hexi scattered, and even the elderly second uncle of the Jiang family ran away very fast . . . Only Jiang Ping, who saw his son, and Jiang Xiaomei remained.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Seeing that his son was fine, Jiang Ping breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Jiang Zhen ask, \u201cHow is Li Yuan\u2019s family?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThey didn\u2019t say anything.\u201d Wang Haisheng said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Li family was very sad, but when they went out, they met bandits. They really couldn\u2019t blame Jiang Zhen for such an accident . . . Although it was hard for them, they still accepted the reality.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWell . . .\u201d Jiang Zhen nodded.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat happened to Li Yuan?\u201d Zhao Fugui just remembered that all the people from Hexi came back with Jiang Zhen, but he didn\u2019t see Li Yuan with them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cHe\u2019s gone,\u201d Jiang Zhen said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Fugui had been happy since he heard that his son would have a child, but soon his heart jumped when he heard this.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Jiang Zhen went out this time, he lost one of his people? It was not profitable, and people died, this . . .<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cLi Yuan is gone? What happened?\u201d Zhao Liu was scared. Li Yuan was a child she saw growing up. How could he be gone now?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe encountered pirates on the way. Li Yuan was stabbed and died . . . ,\u201d Jiang Zhen said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Pirates? Zhao Fugui and Zhao Liu become even more worried. Their Jinge, who was pregnant with a child, had unexpectedly met with pirates . . .<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good that the people are all right. As long as they\u2019re all right,\u201d Zhao Fugui said again and again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Liu also kept nodding. \u201cYes, it\u2019s good to come back safely. I left a big rooster and waited for you to come back to kill it. I\u2019ll go and kill it right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Neither Zhao Fugui nor Zhao Liu wanted to ask any more questions, so they hurriedly returned to their house while Jiang Ping was also in a heavy mood.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After glancing at his son, Jiang Ping said, \u201cCome home with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMm-hmm,\u201d Jiang Ming responded. He used to think about going out all day long, but this time, after spending a lot of time outside, he was a little homesick. Recently, he had been seeing Jiang Zhen expressing his feelings for Zhao Jinge every day, so he blurted out, \u201cDad, I miss you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Jiang Ping heard it, his heart soured. This son of his had always been very laid back, and he didn\u2019t expect him to say such a thing. How much must he have suffered outside!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Bringing his son home, Jiang Ping immediately said, \u201cSon, you better not go out from now on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d Jiang Ming asked. He still wanted to go out and do something great.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cBoy . . . going out can let you earn some money, but it is dangerous. What are you doing? Can\u2019t you just marry a wife and live a good life here?\u201d Jiang Ping said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

His son had came back with a small baggage; he saw it. When the boy set out, they had prepared a lot of things for him, but now, he didn\u2019t bring back anything . . . Although his clothes looked new, it was likely just surface polish.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cDad . . . ,\u201d Jiang Ming gave a helpless cry.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cAnyway, you can\u2019t go. If you can\u2019t tell Jiang Zhen, I\u2019ll help you,\u201d Jiang Ping said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cDad, look at this first.\u201d Jiang Ming put his small baggage on the table and untied it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Whether it was Jiang Ping, Jiang Ming\u2019s mother, or sister-in-law, they all froze. This small baggage . . . was filled with silver; it was unbelievable! <\/span>That is hundreds of silver, isn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

\u201cStinky boy, where did you get so much money?\u201d Jiang Ping was startled.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThese are my wages and rewards! Dad, it used to be more, but I bought a lot of things for you in the capital and spent some of it,\u201d Jiang Ming said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhere are these things?\u201d Jiang Ping asked subconsciously.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThere were too many things to fit on the boat,\u201d Jiang Ming said. \u201cSo we came back first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201c. . .\u201d Jiang Ping became silent. His son was able to earn so much money on this trip, so it was unreasonable now to stop his son from going out again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The rest of Jiang Ping\u2019s family were also silent.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After a long period of silence at home, Jiang Ping said, \u201cLi Yuan . . . Would you like to send his family some money? \u201c<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cDad, I have already given five silver and some things,\u201d Jiang Ming said. \u201cBoss gave 300 silver and bought some things, plus what we gave . . . What was taken before, added up to four hundred taels of silver.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Ping took a deep breath. He never smoked, but he really wanted to smoke now. He didn\u2019t want his son to take risks, but he knew he couldn\u2019t stop him now.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In Hexi Village, the Li family began to cry while others were more or less frightened. Of course, there were also some unusual situations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As soon as He Chunsheng and He Xiasheng returned home, they began to look for their younger brother. \u201cQiusheng!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cBrother!\u201d He Qiusheng hurriedly went out of the house. \u201cYou are back!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cQiusheng, brother is back!\u201d He Chunsheng said, \u201cQiusheng, brother has made money, so even if you don\u2019t want to get married in the future, I can support you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cChunsheng, Chunsheng did you make money? Your father . . .\u201d His mother also came out, and after hearing her son’s words, she eagerly said this. She had not seen her husband for several months, but although her life was better without that man at home, there should always be a man in the family . . . After all, this man was Chunsheng\u2019s father!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMother, Li Yuan is dead!\u201d He Chunsheng said. \u201cWe encountered bandits out there, and your son almost died. Do you want to use the money your son worked so hard for to pay off gambling debts?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMother, didn\u2019t know. Chunsheng, are you all right?\u201d His mother\u2019s eyes turned red as she was about to cry.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He Chunsheng looked at her like this, he didn\u2019t want to talk to her or even show off his money any more. Before, he had thought about whether or not to bring his father home, but at the moment, he thought that it would be better to forget it. In a few days, he would invite the people from the gambling house for a meal and let them keep an eye on his father.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the Zhao family, Zhao Fugui and Zhao Liu were already busy cooking. The mud-walled house was cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter compared to those wooden houses. Although it was cold outside, the house was very warm, so Zhao Jinge took off his coat.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He was not actually fat, it was just that his belly was big. It was so obvious that Jiang Xiaomei, who followed him in, just glanced and whispered, \u201cSister-in-law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cEn,\u201d Zhao Jinge answered happily.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He wanted to bring some delicious food to Jiang Xiaomei, but he didn\u2019t bring anything with him. He was immediately embarrassed, and then he was eager to find something to entertain his sister-in-law.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen suddenly became a little unhappy. Why would Zhao Jinge need to treat other women so well?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cJinge, sit down!\u201d Jiang Zhen said. Feeling that his tone was a little too fierce, he added, \u201cYou must be tired from coming back so fast. Why don\u2019t you go and have a rest? I will entertain Xiaomei.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cAll right.\u201d Zhao Jinge nodded.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen wanted to talk with Jiang Xiaomei alone, so he left them alone and went back to his room.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Zhao Jinge left, Jiang Zhen looked at Jiang Xiaomei and said, \u201cXiaomei, what are your plans for the future?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI . . . I don\u2019t know.\u201d Jiang Xiaomei\u2019s eyes turned red.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen could protect her for a while, but he could not protect her all her life. What will she do in the future? Jiang Zhen and Zhao Jinge also had to make a living, and she couldn\u2019t just live in other people\u2019s house . . . And . . . Jiang Zhen didn\u2019t seem to have made any money this time, so he certainly wouldn\u2019t raise her in vain<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The author has something to say:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

People: Jiang Zhen must not have made any money.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Jiang Zhen: \u201c. . .\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Proofreader: XLB<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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