manynovel Chapter 228: At Your Service
Chapter 228: At Your Service
"Eh~ Well, I didn't mean to hide it from you. You also know that I'm very weak, I have to protect myself!" Jiang Youzhen sighed helplessly.
Tong Huaian's expression lightened up after hearing this. "If you have any troubles, you can tell me. Can I not protect the safety of you and your family?"
However, just as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open. Zhou Hai, the leader, walked in, followed by many guards.
"Lord Zhou." Tong Huaian's face turned cold.
"Your Highness has ordered us to send guards to protect Young Master Jiang. Here are ten guards, at Young Master Jiang's disposal."
Jiang Youzhen spread his hands helplessly, "Look! It's not that I don't want to give it to you now! It's that they don't want me to give it to them!"
"Your Highness is too overbearing. This is no different from house arrest."
Zhou Hai just smiled, "Can Master Tong protect Master Jiang? If something goes wrong, it will affect Master Jiang's family, wouldn't it be an unprovoked disaster? Master Tong should go back and report to the Fourth Prince as soon as possible! There is no time to lose!"
Tong Huaian turned his head and glanced at Jiang Youzhen. Although he was somewhat unwilling, if the Second Prince really had the whereabouts of the military pay, he was certain that His Highness would definitely agree.
After all, even if we get Hu Daoqing's things, it would not be right to hand them over to the emperor. It would be better to get the military pay back.
"I'll have someone take you back." Tong Huaian was upset. If he had known that he should have told Jiang Youzhen the truth when they met at noon, he would have missed the opportunity. His Highness had other plans for the iron ore case.
"Don't worry about it, I will take you back."
Tong Huaian said no more, turned around and left.
"Master Jiang, the ten guards here are named Chen Yi, Chen Er... Chen Shi." Zhou Hai pointed at the ten guards lined up in a row, "They are at your disposal during this period of time."
"Will you really let me command you all?" Jiang Youzhen looked at the ten men. They were all strong and robust, and they all had internal martial arts skills. She could sense the swelling energy and blood coming from each other's bodies.
But the Second Prince's attainments in naming were limited. If there were a hundred, would he be called Chen Yibai? Jiang Youzhen suddenly became curious.
"Except for the three people who must be within ten steps of Master Jiang, the others can be sent to protect Master Jiang's family. It's up to you how you want to distribute them."
"Okay! Just your words are enough." Jiang Youzhen nodded.
Zhou Hai was stunned. Instead of the resistance and anger he had expected, he had a bad feeling.
Suddenly I remembered what His Highness said, "Jiang Youzhen should not be underestimated. You must be very careful when you are with her."
"Oh! Are you leaving? The tea fee is three taels of silver."
Zhou Hai followed Jiang Youzhen with his guards, but before he walked out of the door, he was stopped by the shopkeeper.
Zhou Hai looked blankly at Jiang Youzhen who was walking in front of him without even turning his head, and couldn't help but twitching his forehead.
Your Highness: Try your best to satisfy her requests, as long as she doesn't ask you to stay away or give the things to Tong Huaian.
He took out three taels of silver and slapped them into the shopkeeper's hand. He didn't get anything, but he still had to pay. What a sin! His monthly salary was only fifteen taels of silver. What a big deal!
"Go and prepare a carriage for Young Master Jiang. You can call him Young Master from now on." Zhou Hai thought that he would have to discuss the money with His Highness later, and he couldn't pay for it himself!
After Jiang Youzhen returned home, he first took a walk around the new yard. It was basically finished, except for some details that needed to be repaired.
"Xiao Lang, why are there so many people following you?" Shen saw Jiang Youzhen coming back early and wanted to ask, but she found that there were more than ten people following Jiang Youzhen, and each of them looked difficult to deal with.
"These seven are the farmhands I found for you. You can use them as you like. These three will do odd jobs with me. They will be provided with meals and I will pay them monthly wages."
Jiang Youzhen assigned it casually. What monthly salary? Not a penny.
"This? Didn't our family find a long-term worker? There's no need to find another one, right? They don't look like long-term workers to me, but more like guards!" Jiang Fugui cast his gaze on the ten men, all dressed in black tights.
"I'm just a farmhand. Dad just orders me around. By the way, where is my second sister?" Jiang Youzhen was already used to these titles, so he blurted them out.
"Stop calling me big sister. You have to change your way of speaking." Shen patted Jiang Youzhen's arm. Since she was adopted, she should just do as the others say!
"Your aunt is here too, so it's a good opportunity for us to have dinner together. It will be more lively with more people." Shen said as she suddenly remembered the ten people behind her. Damn it! She didn't cook so much rice.
Speaking of aunt, Jiang Youzhen then remembered Jiang Tao's two daughters. The two daughters were married not far away, the eldest daughter was in Wan Village, and it only took an hour to get there by carriage.
My second aunt lives a little further away, in a village on the south outskirts of the town, and she seldom comes back on weekdays.
However, because adoption is a big deal, even though the ancestral hall has not been opened yet, Jiang Youzhen has already written a family letter in the tone of the old couple, explaining everything clearly.
When Erya got married, both families came back and gave her dowry. Although it was just two pieces of fabric and two silver bracelets, it was already quite good for the two families who were not well-off.
The eldest aunt went back after the banquet that day, while the second aunt stayed for a few days. Fortunately, the new courtyard was big enough, otherwise so many people would have nowhere to stay.
"Just give them some steamed buns to fill you up." Jiang Youzhen waved his hand and then quickly walked into the yard.
"Big sister!" Jiang Youzhen started shouting before he even reached the main room.
"You're back." Daya came out and her face was full of smiles when she saw Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen looked at Daya's rosy face and the tenderness in her eyes that seemed to be about to drip with water, and couldn't help thinking to himself, she is indeed a woman nourished by love, full of happiness.
"Xiao Lang!" Zhao Wei followed him out of the house, and when he saw Jiang Youzhen, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"Brother-in-law!" Jiang Youzhen nodded.
"Xiaolang is back? You get out of school so early today? The food will be ready soon, go wash your hands." The eldest aunt came out and her face immediately broke into smiles when she saw Jiang Youzhen coming back.
She was satisfied with her father's adoption of wealth. Having a son to take care of her in the future would definitely be better than the old couple being alone. They couldn't come back often, so this time there was finally someone who could put their minds at ease.
Besides, Fugui has good character and is hardworking, and now he lives a good life. My parents are completely blessed to be with Fugui.
Jiang Youzhen watched the young couple being affectionate with each other, and was sincerely happy for Daya. When you meet a good person, you don't need to be rich or famous, but a simple life is the real life.
During the banquet, the eldest and second aunts and their families were a little hesitant. They didn't usually have big fish and meat at home, but who would have thought that the dishes on the table were even better than the banquet. There were five or six meat dishes alone, not to mention the white flour buns to fill them up.
Seeing their child couldn't stop eating, the two felt embarrassed, thinking that they were just eating and drinking for free this time at her mother's house.