17. Dreams, Trees and Flowers(1/2)
"Let's go."
Jiang Xia struggled very hard, half carrying Su and rubbing Jasmine's head. This time, she did not resist this move anymore, and it was also possible that she was afraid of falling the water jug in her arms.
This is a valuable thing.
The three of them climbed the mine with difficulty. The night was at its darkest time, but dawn would come next.
"Deadly."
Jiang Xia threw Su unconscious on the ground and cursed. He looked at the direction of Fengshan Street and looked back at Jasmine. The girl was staring at everything in front of her in a daze.
In her prosthetic eyes, she could see everything under the darkness.
She saw the world.
The vegetation, the clear air, was full of the breath of life, which was a scenery she had never seen before. She was stunned for a moment and did not notice that her waist bag was opened by Jiang Xia.
"Give it back to me!"
When Jasmine saw Jiang Xia holding the tin foil wrapped in her hand, she screamed and pounced on her. It was her food!
She got it herself!
As a result, as soon as he rushed out, Jiang Xia reached out and pressed his head, and his short body was also pressed to the spot.
Jiang Xia glanced at her, opened the tin foil, and looked at the rat meat in it hesitantly. Finally, under Jasmine's gaze, he twisted a piece, put it beside his mouth, and took a small bite.
smell...
It's hard to describe in one word.
Then, he handed the meat to Jasmine again, showing a big smile.
Jasmine was stunned.
When Jiang Xia threw the meat skewers just now, the disgust on her face could not be concealed. Jasmine could see clearly, why did this person want...
Ah, by the way.
Is he apologizing?
Or is he saying that he has good intentions?
But no matter what, no matter what Jiang Xia was thinking, this was the first time in Jasmine that she was considered by others.
The person in front of me did not ignore her or treat her as a walking part.
perhaps...
Jasmine held her baby skewers and tilted her head. Seeing Jiang Xia carry Su again, she thought.
This person is not as bad as he thought, right?
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"Haven Jiang, where did you pick up that child?"
At dawn, in Manager Huang's house, Mrs. Niu rolled up her sleeves and put a plate of dishes on the table with quick movements. Because she didn't want to attract attention, she was all cold dishes and no hot dishes.
But if so, it will be very rich.
Jiang Xia also changed into a set of Huang Manager's clothes, was holding a steamed bun and eating. When he heard Mrs. Niu ask, he raised his head and said:
"What's wrong?"
“It’s too dirty.”
Mrs. Niu was born in a farm family and was a down-to-earth and capable person.
This will be forced by things. Standing on Jiang Xia's side, there is no complaints. She gave a tray of steamed buns, and looked out the house and said:
"That child probably hasn't taken a shower in several years.
I just went to see it, and I could rub mud out of my body. I didn’t look like a local person. I was also saying things I didn’t understand. I’m afraid I’m not an extraterritorial child from the Southern Wilderness.”
"Mrs. Niu has two wise eyes."
Jiang Xia continued to eat food, following her words, and said nonsense:
"It is the posthumous son of a friend in the Southern Wilderness. He was sent to me a few days ago. The child is not father or mother. He is very pitiful. I hope Mrs. Niu will take care of her more in the past few days.
To the outside world, I say it is your distant relative."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Laosi sneaked into the house, holding a large bag of things in his arms, piled them in a corner of the dining table like a treasure.
Good guy.
In a big bag, there were a lot of copper coins, broken silver, and a few things similar to silver notes and jewelry.
"Boss, found it."
Liu Laosi said proudly:
"I thanked Mrs. Niu for her blessing, and found the old thing's private treasure in the backyard, and there was also a large cellar with heavy objects such as rice, grain, silk and other heavy objects.
It is said that as a manager of Ruyifang, I was really open to my eyes today.
Only these wealth is enough for us to fly far away, buy some land in other places, and be a wealthy man.”
"Look at your promising prospect."
Jiang Xia didn't even look at the burden or the money in it.
These things are useless to him.
After eating the steamed buns in his hand, he clapped his hands, took out a stack of silver notes from the bag, and thought about it again, and simply picked up the whole bag and handed it to Mrs. Niu.
The latter was not afraid to answer, and was a little confused.
"Take it back and put it in. If you have free time in the future, send it to your family and ask them to move out quickly. Be more low-key. The further you move, the better. It is best to move to a place outside the power of Ruyifang."
Jiang Xia reminded:
"Just say it's your own private money. When the matter is settled, you can also go with them. I said before that I won't harm you, this is a clear proof."
"Oh? OK, OK."
Mrs. Niu was a little at a loss.
She knew that her husband had something hidden, but as a concubine warming the bed, how could she dare to have bad intentions on weekdays?
He heard Jiang Xia’s words make sense, so he trembled and took them over.
So much money!
Her family will never make any money by working hard in the fields for ten lifetimes!
With this money, my father and mother don’t have to work all day long. She can marry a good family with her third and fourth sisters. It’s better to be a concubine for the old man like this and be bullied all day long.
The future of the family is in your own hands.
Mrs. Niu was dizzy, and she held the bag half excited and half nervous, and walked out as if she was floating.
“Do you have someone available?”
Jiang Xia looked back at Liu Laosi with aches. The latter showed an awkward smile and touched his head and said:
"I'm surrounded by some friends who are drinking and meat. I'm afraid it won't work together."
"trouble."
Jiang Xia frowned and said.
He thought about it and said:
"I'm afraid I can't hide it for too long, and I must cut the mess before they react! Tell me about the situation in this mining village. Apart from Ruyifang, are there any people in charge here?"
"have."
The thin and thin Liu Laosi touched the mouse whiskers and said:
"Fengshan Mine is nominally the industry of the court. Although it was held in the hands of Ruyifang decades ago, there is also a mining supervisor in Fengming County here.
The little official who is as big as sesame and mung beans, heard that he was excluded by his colleagues and fell into this place.
He doesn't care about things on weekdays, and no one takes him seriously, but to be honest, he is the chief official of Fengshan Mine."
The fourth brother had no respect for the mining prison in his words, so he knew that what he said was not bad. Even the lowest class like him did not take the mining prison appointed by the court seriously.
"How many people are there here in Ruyifang?"
Jiang Xia asked again.
Liu Laosi shook his head and said:
“No.
There are only a group of boxers who fight black boxing in the mine who make money, as well as servants and bosses under the management, and there are hundreds of strong miners in the mine, all of whom have signed contracts with Ruyifang.
When something really happens, even if everyone takes a stick, they can walk sideways around the mountain.
It is said to be an official property here, but it is actually like a vassal state of Ruyifang. They are like local emperors here. Their business is big, and all counties in Fengming have industries and the relationship between the court.
Who dares to provoke them?"
To be continued...