Qian Cuihua narrowed her eyes and said, “Mother, I was thinking, isn’t my brother’s father-in-law the village head now? We can get him to help arrange an engagement contract between Da Ya and my brother’s foolish son, then use the excuse that my father is ill and needs a joyous event to force Da Ya to marry my nephew.”
Zhang Shi thought this plan was good and urged Qian Cuihua to act on it.
In town.
After learning that Jiang’s Snack Shop belonged to Jiang Yan, Ouyang Siyun had his men buy some of their food to try.
Just as he was about to eat.
His subordinate reported that Jun Shen had arrived.
Ouyang Siyun went out to greet him, seeing Jun Shen approaching, he teased, “You have quite the nose, must be like a dog’s. Every time I have something good to eat, you know it.” Qing Yi and Qing Er came together with Jun Shen today.
Seeing him talk about his master like that.
The two were just about to speak up for their master.
Jun Shen’s deep voice rang out: “Not as keen as your nose.”
“You really don’t lose out at all.”
Ouyang Siyun chuckled in anger.
He invited Jun Shen to sit down, and Ouyang Siyun poured all the seasoning he brought back over the sliced braised pork: “See if it tastes good.”
Chapter 25: Lin Yaoyao is Pregnant
Jun Shen ignored Ouyang Siyun, scanning the food on the table, his gaze landing on the Zhajiangmian.
The Zhajiangmian made by Jiang Mian had a bright red color, paired with green vegetables, red and white fried eggs, and evenly thick noodles, it looked very appetizing.
Qing Yi was always considerate.
Seeing his master eyeing the Zhajiangmian.
He quickly placed it in front of Jun Shen.
Ouyang Siyun was not pleased, immediately speaking up: “Hey, I haven’t eaten yet! I only brought back one portion of this Zhajiangmian…”
Moreover, he specifically added a fried egg.
Because everyone who had tasted Jiang Yan’s fried eggs said they were delicious.
Jun Shen didn’t speak, slowly taking the chopsticks handed over by Qing Yi and tasting the Zhajiangmian. The rich aroma of the sauce meat spread in his mouth.
Making him want to continue eating.
Jun Shen glanced at the noodles in his bowl, stirred them several times before eating.
The aroma wafting out.
Made Ouyang Siyun beside him swallow hard.
“You bandit…”
Ouyang Siyun’s scolding was cut off as a five hundred tael banknote appeared in front of him.
“Is it enough?”
Jun Shen raised an eyebrow to ask.
Ouyang Siyun chuckled and picked it up: “Enough, of course, it’s enough…”
A bowl of Zhajiangmian is only worth a few coins.
With this five hundred taels, he could buy many portions!
He wouldn’t mind doing such business a few more times!
Before Ouyang Siyun could enjoy his happiness for long, Jun Shen said, “Don’t bother looking for change.”
“Didn’t you give it all to me?”
Ouyang Siyun’s eyes widened in shock.
Jun Shen put down his chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed by Qing Er to wipe his mouth and hands, and said, “When did I say I gave it all to you? Whose noodles are so expensive, five hundred taels for a bowl?”
“But you asked if it was enough!”
Ouyang Siyun was so angry he wanted to bite him.
Jun Shen took the tea poured by Qing Yi, sipped it, and said, “I did say that, but did I say I gave it all to you?”
Ouyang Siyun: “…”
He had never seen anyone so stingy!
Suddenly remembering that Jun Shen didn’t know the price of a bowl of noodles, Ouyang Siyun chuckled to himself and said, “Alright, I’ll have someone get you change. But there’s something I need to clarify first, this noodle isn’t just any noodle, so the price is higher than anywhere else. A bowl costs one tael of silver…”
Seeing him say it without a hint of embarrassment.
Qing Yi couldn’t help but comment, “Young Master Ouyang, are you treating our master like he doesn’t know the prices in this town? Even in the capital, noodles aren’t this expensive, would they be this expensive here?”
“Exactly, which place is it?”
Qing Er followed up.
“It’s fine, one tael then one tael!”
Jun Shen slightly raised his eyebrow.
Although Qing Yi and Qing Er didn’t understand why Jun Shen was so accommodating, they didn’t say more.
Ouyang Siyun laughed, “If you were this easy to talk to from the beginning, how nice would that be? Do you want more? If you do, I’ll have someone buy a few more bowls for you?”
“Buy them.”
Jun Shen generously handed over ten taels of silver for Ouyang Siyun’s people to buy.
After eating.
Jun Shen stayed at Ouyang Siyun’s place for less than two quarters of an hour before leaving.
Not long after his carriage started moving, it stopped in an empty alley.
Soon.
Two young men in green clothes leaped down in front of the carriage, speaking in unison, “Qing San, Qing Si, paying respects to the master.”
“Get up!”
Jun Shen’s deep voice came from inside the carriage.
Before he could ask.
Qing San reported, “Master, Young Master Ouyang deceived you, that Zhajiangmian isn’t worth that much, a bowl only costs a few coins…”
Qing Yi, seeing Qing San still speaking despite his signals, really wanted to scold him.
Is our master that naive?
Doesn’t he know Ouyang Siyun intentionally raised the price?!
Qing Er, always straightforward, interrupted Qing San, “Get to the point.”
The point?
Qing San was taken aback, wasn’t he stating the point?
Qing Si slightly pulled at the corner of his mouth and said, “That Zhajiangmian was bought from a small eatery called Jiang Ji, run by a girl named Jiang Yan…”
“Jiang Yan…”
Jun Shen’s handsome lips moved slightly.
After reciting the name.
Jun Shen recalled what Ouyang Siyun had said earlier.
She’s quite something.
She can make so many dishes.
Is she really just a country girl?
Jun Shen then had Qing San and the others secretly investigate Jiang Yan.
Qing San and his team were always efficient, and soon reported back what they found.
“Learned from a master?”
Jun Shen looked at them intently.
“Yes!”
Qing San and Qing Si nodded in unison.
They thought this was the case, not knowing Jiang Yan had released this information in advance to prevent anyone from investigating her.
This made sense.
Confirming Jiang Yan had no other issues.
Jun Shen did not have Qing San and his team continue to investigate her. In the following days, whenever he wanted to eat from her shop, he would have Qing San and his team go buy it.
…
Compared to Jiang Yan’s side.
Jia Yang and his group were stirred up by a piece of news.
That day.
Jia Yang and Su Yunniang had just set up their stall with their daughter when Lin Shi arrived in an ox cart at their shop.
“Mother, why have you come?”
Jia Yang noticed her and went out to greet her.
Ungrateful wretch, can’t she come just to see him?
He’s truly bewitched by that vixen Su Yunniang!
Lin Shi cursed in her heart, but her face was full of smiles: “I’ve come with good news for you. Yaoyao is pregnant with your child, it’s been over a month now.”
“What!”
Su Yunniang was so shocked she stumbled, nearly falling if not for Jia Yang supporting her.
“Yunniang…” Jia Yang really hadn’t expected things to turn out like this today; for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
Su Yunniang felt an indescribable pain in her heart and instinctively pushed him away.
Lin Shi, seeing this, was delighted: “Dalang, come back with me to see Yaoyao. If she hadn’t suddenly fainted today, I wouldn’t have known she was pregnant.”
If Lin Yaoyao really gave birth to this child,
Things between him and Su Yunniang would definitely never go back to how they were before.
With this thought,
Jia Yang said expressionlessly, “Mother, I don’t want this child. Tell Lin Yaoyao to get rid of it!”
Lin Shi was genuinely shocked at how ruthless her son was.
