After the little cannon fodder was reborn, he chose the villain childhood sweetheart

Jiang Wan opened his mouth, but stopped himself from speaking.

She wanted to ask why they just let it go.

But seeing the sadness lingering between Xie Lan's brows, he couldn't bring himself to ask.

Just imagine, how could a person like Xie Lan, who clearly distinguishes love and hate, gratitude and grudges, tolerate the enemy who killed his father and mother?

There is only one answer, and that is forbearance.

Now Xie Lan is just a commoner, with neither a great wealth nor a noble birth status.

What can he use to fight the person behind the scenes?

There is no other way but to endure.

Jiang Wan felt aggrieved for Xie Lan, and couldn't help but look at him with a bit of sympathy.

"Xie Lan, don't be too sad. You won't be alone anymore. I'll investigate with you."

After that, she took out two hundred taels of silver and handed it over, saying, "This is the silver that Madam Qian gave me. It was mostly your credit that saved Qian Yu that day. My pill is not worth much."

Xie Lan did not answer, but said: "I am not going to spend money to get information in the next two years like before. This time, Wang the Hunter has already alerted the snake and alarmed the person behind the scenes. I think that person has already taken precautions. Even if I spend more money in the future, I will not be able to find out anything, and all this money will be wasted."

"So you can keep the money and do whatever you want with it."

Xie Lan knew that Jiang Wan had some novel ideas.

She could conjure up miraculous pills out of thin air, and invent little-known things like the kang and brine.

The money is more useful to her than to myself.

Seeing that he didn't want it, Jiang Wan didn't force him. She took back the banknote and said, "Forget it. I'm planning to open a herbal medicine restaurant. Your money will be considered as an investment. When my business picks up, I'll give you dividends in the future."

"it is good."

Xie Lan agreed with a smile, and the conversation between the two finally ended.

Jiang Wan stretched, stood up and looked out the window, and said in surprise: "It's already dark without me noticing. How long have we been chatting?"

Xie Lan also stood up and said, "I'll go cook."

He will be going on a long trip the day after tomorrow. Before that, he has to do all the chores around the house to the best of his ability.

We have to go pick up Hunter Wang tomorrow.

Jiang Wan was right. Hunter Wang lived alone in a wooden house at the foot of the mountain. It was inconvenient for him to travel and there was no one to take care of him. What would he do if he encountered any unexpected situation?

Xie Lan went to the kitchen with a lot on his mind.

I didn't expect that the other five people in the family were already busy in the kitchen.

Jiang Weiran stewed a pot of pumpkin and corn porridge, and stir-fried pork and cabbage.

There are many children in the family, and in order to ensure their nutrition, Jiang Weiran stewed a large pot of tender eggs, dripped sesame oil on them and sprinkled them with green onions before serving. The aroma wafted from ten miles away.

The little yellow dog at home is Lai Fu.

It also followed the smell to the kitchen and circled around Jiang Weiran's feet.

Xie Jing was sitting behind the stove making a fire. Xiaohu squeezed in with him and insisted on sitting on the same wooden stake with him. The two of them pushed and shoved each other, making it very lively.

Xie Xueling and Xiaoliu were very well-behaved. They helped Jiang Weiran deal with the unwanted egg shells and vegetable leaves on the wooden table, and they also thoughtfully handed kitchen utensils to Jiang Weiran from time to time.

As soon as Xie Lan and Jiang Wan pushed the door open, they saw such a warm and harmonious scene.

Both of them felt warm and peaceful in their hearts, as if the heavy and angry things they had just talked about did not exist at all.

Jiang Wan squeezed into the kitchen and asked in surprise, "Dad, why are you cooking in person?"

Jiang Weiran had a ruddy complexion and a kind look.

"I see it's getting late, and you and Xiaolan are talking about something, so I don't want to disturb you, so I'll bring the children to the kitchen to cook."

Xie Xueling ran to Jiang Wantui, raised her head and said softly, "Sister-in-law, Xueling and second brother Xiaohu are hungry and want to eat early."

Jiang Wan smiled and said, "I'm tired from studying, so I get hungry quickly. Xueling, you should eat more. Only by eating more can you grow taller. You are at least half a head taller now than before."

Jiang Wan was not talking nonsense, Xie Xueling's growth rate was obvious to all.

Before, it only reached Jiang Wan's thigh, but now it's all the way to Jiang Wan's waist.

Not only did he grow taller, he also gained more than ten pounds.

Now Xie Xueling looks more like a cute little golden boy, making people like her at first sight.

Xie Xueling smiled embarrassedly and said, "It's because my sister-in-law raised me well!"

She glanced at Xie Lan behind Jiang Wan and added, "Big brother is also well taken care of!"

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious and warm.

*

The time goes back to the previous afternoon.

The Qian family's housekeeper, along with four or five strong servants, escorted Zhang Caijin, Huang Ming and four others, as well as Fu Wu and Wu Quan from Qingfeng Bookstore, and arrived at the gate of the Pingyao County government office in a menacing manner.

The two yamen runners guarding the door saw so many people coming in a mighty procession, and thought something big had happened, so they hurried in to report to the county magistrate.

As the magistrate was away, the county magistrate took his place in the court to hear the case.

The Qian family's housekeeper explained the whole story and said at the end: "Sir He, Mr. Zhang has evil intentions and a vicious heart. If he is not severely punished, I am afraid that my wife will be disappointed!"

County Magistrate He looked at Zhang Caijin, who was beaten with blood all over his face, bruised and swollen nose and unconscious in the hall, and could not agree with the generous words of Butler Qian.

But the Qian family is a well-known wealthy family in Luohe Town, and its reputation is also well-known in Pingyao County. There is no need for the county magistrate to bring bad luck to the Qian family.

However, Zhang Caijin was a scholar and could not be punished arbitrarily.

Furthermore, Zhang Caijin instigated Huang Ming and others to beat Qian Yu, and he was also beaten.

This is at most a civil dispute. It is enough for the Qian family and Zhang Caijin to resolve it privately. There is no need to confront each other in court at all.

But the Qian family sent him to the yamen, not for the purpose of letting County Magistrate He to convict him, but to ruin Zhang Caijin's reputation.

County Magistrate He had been working in this position for many years and he immediately understood what the Qian family meant.

He immediately made a decision and said, "Come here, write a confession, list all of Mr. Zhang's evil deeds, and have him put his fingerprints on it. Then post it at the gate of the government office and the notice office in Luohe Town, so that everyone in the county and town can see Mr. Zhang's sinister face!"

What scholars value most is reputation and face.

As a result, Zhang Caijin became completely notorious in Luohe Town.

Steward Qian was very satisfied with this punishment. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency is wise. I would like to thank you, Lord He, on behalf of my wife!"

County Magistrate He smiled and said, "You're welcome. This is my duty."

Fu Wu quickly plucked up his courage and said, "Master Qingtian, Mr. Zhang still owes us Qingfeng Bookstore thirty-eight taels of silver. Please help me get it back!"

After saying this, he kowtowed several times with a sincere attitude.

County Magistrate He was stunned and asked, "He still owes money to the bookstore? What's going on?"

Fu Wu immediately explained all the evil deeds of Zhang Caijin who used other people's names to buy things on credit in the bookstore. He also handed over the account book and asked his cousin Wu Quan to orally tell him the details of Zhang Caijin's daily purchases on credit in the bookstore.

After hearing this, County Magistrate He felt that Zhang Caijin, who was lying on the ground, had not been beaten lightly.

He had never seen such a shameless and disrespectful scholar.

He called the yamen runners and said, "Write another IOU and order Zhang Caijin to pay off the debt to the bookstore within one month, otherwise the creditor will come to collect the debt by force!"