After Ji Xiang smiled, Madam Zhang finally spoke.
"Actually, my good deeds are not in vain. I also have my own selfish motives. I have a younger brother at home. As you know, he has a dull temper. Ever since his last wife died, he has refused to kiss her. , now he is over thirty, but has not yet married a wife, so I have the intention to bring them together."
"Although my brother doesn't have much potential, his carpentry skills can still make a living. And he is a little temperamental, but his character is absolutely gentle and loving towards his wife. As for the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we actually don't have it here. Yes, so you don’t have to worry about wronging your sister-in-law."
"Of course, don't worry, I won't force you to get married. It's up to you and me."
Listening to what Madam Zhang said, Jixiang actually knew that Madam Zhang had good intentions.
Moreover, the two of them were right, she was just speaking modestly.
After all, if you really want to talk about it, my eldest brother may not be as good as Madam Zhang's younger brother.
His eldest brother can only do some hard work, and his reputation is not good. He likes to do things like steal from women, play tricks, and hide away. If some people didn't look at his father's face, I'm afraid they wouldn't allow his eldest brother to continue to work on the dock.
Therefore, it would be difficult for their family to survive without their father and sister-in-law.
If her father could no longer do a heavy job in a few years, she wouldn't know how her family would survive.
But Madam Zhang's younger brother is different.
This kid is said to be dull and silent on weekdays, but this kid is actually very thoughtful.
At a young age, he fell in love with carpentry, and he was very handy and could make pretty good things.
So when he was only ten years old, he gave up inheriting the family's pork shop and chose to learn carpentry from Carpenter Cao.
If not, Mrs. Zhang would not have been able to inherit this pork shop.
Ms. Zhang’s family is also very eclectic. Her younger brother refused to sell pork, so her elder sister learned to sell pork.
In order to inherit the family business, Madam Zhang even broke off her engagement with her scholarly fiancé.
Although Mrs. Zhang's father does not object to his daughter inheriting the family business, it is obvious that he cannot accept his daughter getting married and handing over the family property to others.
So he only has one request: the heir cannot marry, and the children he has must bear his family name.
Wouldn't the only person who meets this requirement be a son-in-law?
Originally, Mrs. Zhang was already married, and her husband-in-law was a famous scholar from all over the country.
The scholar had a future and Madam Zhang was beautiful. This was supposed to be a beautiful marriage.
Even if the scholar obtains fame in the future, Madam Zhang's worth will rise accordingly.
Naturally, it is impossible for such a person to become a son-in-law for Madam Zhang.
But Mrs. Zhang didn’t know what she was thinking. She said that she was the butcher’s daughter and loved selling pork. So in order to inherit her family's pork-selling business, she chose to part ways with the scholar.
Soon after, the scholar chose to go to Beijing and never return.
A few days later, Madam Zhang found an idle man on the street to marry her.
From then on, Mrs. Zhang ran a pork shop, selling her father's signature pork chops with fair prices. Therefore, their family is not said to be prosperous, but it can be regarded as a well-off family.
As for Mrs. Zhang’s younger brother, he is also a good businessman. He ran away from home in anger with his father and said he wanted to learn carpentry. His father kicked him out without giving him any money, so he really didn’t take any money. Later he learned the craftsmanship of Cao Carpenter. , inherited the mantle of Carpenter Cao. After that, he also married Cao Carpenter's daughter. Opened three or four woodworking shops.
This little life was prosperous. If Cao Carpenter's daughter hadn't died early, his younger brother would have been the winner in life.
So if we just look at family background, Madam Zhang's younger brother and her sister-in-law may be considered superior to her own sister-in-law.
After all, my sister-in-law is a refugee and was sold here by someone else. If not for this, she would not have been tortured by her parents but had nowhere to complain.
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Jixiang knew this, so she had no objection to Madam Zhang's proposal.
However, she still said to Madam Zhang, "Madam, if it is your brother or my sister-in-law does not have this wish, you can ask my sister-in-law to go to Tanzhou to find me. I will open a restaurant in Tanzhou. When the time comes, my sister-in-law will also You can go to my place."
Hearing Ji Xiang's words, Madam Zhang just smiled and said, "Okay, I will tell your sister-in-law, one more person can choose multiple paths. If your sister-in-law wants to follow you to Tanzhou, I won't stop you."
Then Mrs. Zhang thought for a while and said, "The rule in Tanzhou is much clearer than ours. If you can really run the restaurant well, your life will be better than here. But you are still a bit weak as a woman. You will inevitably have troubles in the future." The problem is, I don’t have much influence in Tanzhou, but I do know an idle man from Tanzhou. That man usually helps major restaurants run errands and deliver meals. He is an honest man and a smart man. In addition, he is also a strong man. From now on, whether it's supporting you or running errands for your family, he can do it."
Hearing Mrs. Zhang mention this, Ji Xiang knew that she was kindly paving the way for him.
Faced with Madam Zhang's kindness, Jixiang naturally expressed her gratitude.
She just asked, "I wonder what that man's name is?"
Mrs. Zhang only said, "His name is Tan Weiping, and he lives at No. 35 Yongshun Street, Tanzhou. Apart from him, he is the only one in his family. You can go there to find him. If he asks, just say Yunzhou." Mrs. Zhang, the butcher in Yunyong Lane, asked you to come and find him. I recognize him as my godbrother and he still owes me a favor. If he hears that it’s me, he will definitely not trick you. There are many things that you are not familiar with. You can leave it to him, such as recruiting people, he is also very good at it."
Hearing that Madam Zhang had promised him so many benefits, Jixiang couldn't help but thank Madam Zhang again.
After bidding farewell to Madam Zhang, Ji Xiang felt that most of his current worries were over.
Although it was a pity that all the money she had saved from working for many years was given to Mrs. Zhang, she thought that her sister-in-law and her children would be better off, and having no money now does not mean that she will have no money in the future. Madam Zhang gave herself good connections again, and she no longer felt confused about life in a foreign land.
Even at a certain moment, she felt that her life seemed to be full of hope again.
Yun Zhen and Wu Chengwei could only clearly feel that Ji Xiang's mood was obviously relaxed at this moment. Seeing her mood improving, they couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
After that, after they left Yunyong Lane, they went directly to the Yamen.
Although the operation went smoothly in Yunyong Lane, Jixiang was obviously still a little nervous at the moment.
After all, if the second young master had set an ambush here, wouldn't he be falling into a trap himself?
Because of Wu Chengwei's wanted status, Wu Chengwei did not follow him into the Yamen. As for Li Yunzhen, because she was Li Yunlan's daughter, she was afraid of meeting the second young master, so she only asked Wu Chengwei to disappear with Li Yunzhen until she was sure that the two had left. Just now I entered the Yamen alone.
Unexpectedly, there would be more people in the yamen than expected, and many people even queued up to the entrance of the outer courtyard.
Ji Xiang stood behind someone in the queue and whispered, "Hello, is this the place where we queue up for directions?"
Hearing Ji Xiang's question, the person in front just said, "It's not just the road guide. They change the order day and night, and we have to start over again, otherwise we won't be allowed out. Damn, I will never come to this rotten place again." 》Chinese website
"Who says it's not the case? If my property hadn't been spread too far, I wouldn't have wanted to stay here. The girl's face wouldn't change as fast as theirs if she passed a decree."
When she heard what these two people were saying, Jixiang couldn't get in the conversation because she wasn't a businessman. However, the two businessmen felt a little sympathy for each other and hated meeting each other so late. Then the two of them started chatting directly.
After Jixiang confirmed that this was the place where road guidance was to be handled, he said no more.
Because the efficiency of the government is not high, the current team is almost moving at a turtle crawling speed.
Jixiang waited until later, only to find that there was another long line of people taking photos behind him.
people.
Unexpectedly, just as she was waiting in line, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
That familiar figure is none other than Zhu Yuewu.
I don’t know what he wants to do here.
Ji Xiang could only see him coming in a hurry.
Afraid of being discovered by him, Ji Xiang even deliberately squatted down to pick up things. Fortunately, she was not the heroine and did not have a halo. Plus there were so many people, so Zhu Yuewu didn't notice him when he passed by her. He entered the yard. After that, he just glanced at the crowd casually, and then hurriedly averted his gaze. He headed straight forward.
Soon a man who looked like a master came out in a hurry, and they immediately welcomed Zhu Yuewu in. When they realized that Zhu Yuewu was coming, Ji Xiang couldn't help but feel very uneasy.
I don’t know what Zhu Yuewu is thinking now. What are your plans?
If his plan has something to do with him, what should he do? Or if he discovers me when he is handling the road guide, then he will fall into a trap.
At this moment, Ji Xiang could only move forward with a heavy heart.
Even at a certain moment, she was thinking about whether she should choose not to apply for this road guide, or whether it would be better to do it by herself tomorrow, but she looked at the long queue of people. Ji Xiang couldn't help but feel that maybe he shouldn't do such a stupid thing.
After all, no one can guarantee that he will not meet Zhu Yuewu again tomorrow, and he has already been ranked to the point where there are only a few people left. It does not seem suitable for him to give up again at this time.
A moment of luck only made Ji Xiang give up his struggle.
She was following the crowd.
Soon the team came to greet her. At first, Ji Xiang was still very uneasy.
However, when the other party saw the auspicious guide, he simply asked, "What is your name? What are you doing in Tanzhou? Is there a guarantor there?"
