{"id":3888,"date":"2021-10-19T08:55:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T06:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2022-01-26T15:54:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T14:54:20","slug":"tofuh-chapter-136-2-boxes-of-silver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2021\/10\/19\/tofuh-chapter-136-2-boxes-of-silver\/","title":{"rendered":"TOFUH – Chapter 136.2 – Boxes of Silver"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right . . . Right, even if that Zhao Jinge\u2019s man went out to do business, this Zhao Jinge has no reason to suddenly move here after his man went out! Do you think there is something else going on here?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cIf you think about it, what she said doesn\u2019t have to be a lie . . .. . . do you think that this Zhao Jinge might be someone else\u2019s concubine?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWho would want a concubine like this? But when you said it, I thought of the possibility . . . Zhao Jinge even dug out the cinnabar mole between his eyebrows, so I thought he thought of himself as a true man. Do you think he worked as a sailor and ended up being pregnant with some businessman?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really possible. If there were no women on board, those sailors could make do with men when they were in need. At least, he is a ger and would be better than those smelly sailors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cSo maybe Zhao Jinge\u2019s man is really capable?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cBut in that case, it\u2019s not a son-in-law who married into their family, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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

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

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

While everyone was talking, an eight- or nine-year-old boy suddenly ran in from outside the alley and shouted, \u201cLook! There are a lot of big boats coming to the dock. Ships! Those ships are especially big, and there are even some strangely shaved ronins on board!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When the children in Qing Yang Alley heard him say this, they all became interested. \u201cReally?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cOf course, it\u2019s true. The ships are very big! I heard that someone came back from the sea and made a lot of money!\u201d the boy said, gathering a group of children together to go to the docks to see the fun.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There were some sea merchants in Fucheng, but their ships seldom came\u00a0 to this side of the city, so the children seldom saw this big of ships.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Almost all the children in Qing Yang Alley ran out, but in a short while, they came back huffing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhy are you back so soon? You are no longer looking at those big ships?\u201d one woman asked her grandson.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGrandma, there are a lot of people coming down from the ship, and they are coming towards us!\u201d the boy said to his grandmother.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cFor what reason are these people coming here?\u201d the woman wondered. Just then, she saw several carriages entering Qing Yang Alley, and beside the carriages, there were many children following.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The driver of the carriage was afraid of hurting the children, so he didn\u2019t dare to drive the carriage too fast.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The carriage moved very slowly so people could see very clearly the appearance of the people inside. The carriage was exquisitely carved and magnificent, and if you were not very rich, you would never be able to afford to sit inside it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGrandma, I saw Uncle Zhao in the carriage,\u201d a child suddenly shouted.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Uncle Zhao? In their alley, the new family was surnamed Zhao. Was it Zhao Jinge inside this carriage? How was that possible?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

People didn\u2019t believe it, but the carriages stopped at the gate of the Zhao\u2019s house.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Liu also saw these carriages and was wondering who was coming. When she saw the carriage stop at her own door, she then saw Jiang Ming jumping down from the carriage.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cOld Madam!\u201d Jiang Ming greeted Zhao Liu.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Zhao Liu saw Jiang Ming, she was surprised. \u201cIt\u2019s Jiang Ming! Could it be that . . . Jiang Zhen is back?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMother!\u201d Jiang Zhen called out and got down from the carriage while still holding Zhao Mingzhu in his arms.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Because she hadn\u2019t seen him for some time, Zhao Mingzhu was not very close to him. so he was trying to cultivate his relationship with his daughter.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMother.\u201d Zhao Jinge also came down. He was currently smiling very happily. Obviously, he looked like a different person compared to a few days ago.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou\u2019re back! It\u2019s good you are back. It\u2019s good you are back!\u201d Zhao Liu was overjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMother, let\u2019s go in first and move the things in by the way,\u201d Jiang Zhen said, holding Zhao Mingzhu and walking inside. After taking two steps, he stopped again, beckoning the people outside. \u201cYou guys move everything in first. I\u2019ve ordered food at the restaurant. When everyone is done moving, the food should be delivered, then we\u2019ll all have a good meal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYes, boss!\u201d Jiang Ming and the others said in unison, suddenly full of energy. <\/span>God knows how much they want to eat good food!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

The people who came with them were the people Jiang Zhen had brought out and the people Zheng Yi had sent to help them, so they all worked together and soon moved all the heavy boxes into the Zhao family house.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cSo many boxes. Where should we put them?\u201d Zhao Liu was a little tangled.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cSomeone will come to pick up these boxes later. Put them in the yard first. It\u2019s spacious.\u201d Jiang Zhen said that all the gold and silver contained in those boxes were those given by Zhu Erlin. It was impossible for him to keep all the gold and silver with him, so he contacted the Wexing money house to count the gold and silver. After taking it away, they would exchange it for silver notes for him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe old man\u2019s vegetables are going to be crushed.\u201d Zhao Liu\u2019s heart ached for the vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMother, this box is full of silver\u201d Jiang Zhen leaned over and whispered.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There was silver in this box? Zhao Liu\u2019s eyes suddenly opened wide. At this time, how could she still care about Zhao Fugui\u2019s vegetables?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The vegetables were originally planted by Zhao Fugui, who had nothing better to do, and they weren\u2019t even worth one silver.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Liu jumped up and beckoned Jiang Ming and others to put the boxes in the yard.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Looking at the boxes, she became very excited.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Fugui also didn\u2019t have time to worry about his vegetable garden at this moment.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

His precious granddaughter was back, so how could he still have time to care about those vegetables? Destroy it if you want, he can plant it again tomorrow, otherwise . . .. . . he would have nothing to do but catch bugs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A lot of carriages stopped at the entrance of the Zhao family house, bringing countless boxes that filled Zhao\u2019s family yard.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Outside Zhao\u2019s house, the women who thought Zhao Liu was bragging were all stunned. Could it be that what Zhao Liu said was true? Could it be that their family was actually very rich and had been hiding it all the time?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It took half an hour for all the boxes to be moved into the Zhao family house, then the people Zheng Yi sent to help left, leaving only the people from the Jinzhen Escort Agency to guard the Zhao family\u2019s yard.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It was at this time that the meal ordered by Jiang Zhen at the restaurant was delivered.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Jiang Zhen went out this time, he earned a lot of money, so the food he ordered at the restaurant was also extra generous, ordering ten full tables of food at once.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Every table was filled with chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and there were so many dishes that even ten strong men couldn\u2019t finish them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The restaurant called a lot of pickers and sent dishes to the Zhao family in bamboo baskets.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There were so many dishes that the Zhao family could not fit them all in the house, so in the end, they simply put them on top of the boxes outside the house.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Roasted chicken, ducks, steamed fish boxes were full of all kinds of food. Following Jiang Zhen outside for a month and lacking food and clothing, their eyes turned green with greed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Not waiting for all the dishes to be delivered, they started to eat.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Ming grabbed some food and sat on the threshold of the Zhao family, eating while guarding the door to the Zhao family house. While he was gnawing on a chicken leg, a woman in her fifties or sixties came to him. \u201cYoung man, what do you do?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI\u2019m from the Jinzhen Escort Agency.\u201dJiang Ming smiled at the woman, thinking that he should be a neighbor of the Zhao family.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cFrom the Jinzhen Escort Agency? Are you one of the men working under Zhao Jinge?\u201d the woman asked again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Jiang Ming answered, then stuffed a large piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it quickly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The woman wanted to ask something else but was surprised by Jiang Ming\u2019s eating face, so she changed her question. \u201cWhy are you eating so fast? Does the Jinzhen Escort Agency not give you food?\u201d The people who came here all looked like hungry ghosts.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYeah. Wwe didn\u2019t have any food before! Eating fish after fish every day, I felt like throwing up,\u201d Jiang Ming said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

People around Jiang Ming also nodded: \u201cThat\u2019s it! Alas,\u00a0 boss didn\u2019t look clearly when he ordered food in the restaurant. There are even steamed fish on the table. Who would want to eat them now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cDid you go out to sea?\u201d the woman asked again. Eating fish every day . . . that should be sea, right?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYes, went out to sea.\u201d Jiang Ming nodded.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The woman glanced at Jiang Ming before looking at the Zhao family house with a complicated expression. What that Zhao Liu said was actually true?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The people who had originally gathered together to discuss the Zhao family had all sarcastic expressions at the moment, especially the person who wanted to marry her niece to Zhao Jinge but was rejected. Her stomach turned upside down.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Before, she was the one with the best relationship with Zhao Liu, and Zhao Liu even promised to help her younger son to find a job. Yet . . . she started basically all the gossip about the Zhao family, and after her matchmaking failed, she became even angrier and spoke ill about the Zhao family everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Now, Zhao Liu should be aware of it, and these days, she was not even willing to talk to her.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This Zhao family was surprisingly so rich. If she had known,\u00a0 she would not have fallen\u00a0 out with Zhao Liu. She was afraid that she wouldn\u2019t be able to get any benefit from Zhao Liu\u2019s family any more.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The woman regretted it as did others. If they had not gossiped about the Zhao family before and had a good relationship with Zhao Liu, they could bask in her limelight and not look at Zhao Liu from sidelines with the others . . .<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These people thought about a lot of things, but the children were relatively much simpler. They ran around the Zhao family house, curiously looking at the Zhao family\u2019s group of tall men and stared ravenously at their food.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cCome.\u201d Jiang Ming beckoned the children over and gave them some plates of fish they didn\u2019t want to eat and chopsticks: \u201cThis is for you. be careful not to eat fish bones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These children running around were not particularly young, and there were a lot of fishes in Fucheng, so they had all basically eaten fish before, but they still took chopsticks and ate quickly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This steamed fish was really too delicious; they had never eaten such delicious fish before!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThose little brats! But these people are really generous. A plate of fish costs several copper coins, but they give it to the group of children to eat.\u201d An old man from Qing Yang Alley sighed. He knew that restaurant; the steamed fish there could cost from fifty to sixty copper coins a piece!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

While outside Jiang Zhen\u2019s men were wolfing down the food, inside, Jiang Zhen was doing the same.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen, who used to love to chew chicken wings, did not even ate the chicken wings but devoured a chicken leg in three or two bites.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After eating some meat, Jiang Zhen\u2019s eating speed slowed down, and he told Zhao Liu and Zhao Fugui about the money he earned this time. \u201cThis time, I earned a bit more, about a few hundred thousand silver.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Fugui directly dropped the bowl he was holding while Zhao Liu froze. \u201cHow much did you earn? A few hundred silver?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cSeveral hundred thousand silver,\u201d Jiang Zhen said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This time, Zhao Liu\u2019s also accidentally dropped the bowl.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Proofreader: Xiao Hua<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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