Manager Tian was somewhat surprised, as his master had never disclosed his address to business partners before.
The shop assistant affirmed, “Of course, I heard it clearly.”
Manager Tian immediately informed Jiang Yan and arranged for a carriage to take her to Ouyang Siyun’s residence.
Ouyang Siyun’s house here was quite grand, with three courtyards, spacious and elegantly decorated.
Upon entering the main gate,
there was a large garden.
The trees in the garden were neatly trimmed, and flowers of various colors were blooming in all their glory. Their fragrance could be smelled even before approaching.
The scent of these flowers was not overwhelming, giving a very comfortable feeling.
The central area of the garden was entirely paved with marble.
However, it was less impressive compared to the winding corridors, which were made entirely of fine rosewood, with numerous night pearls embedded in the floor and beams.
Additionally, there were many valuable lanterns hanging along the corridors.
Aren’t they afraid of theft?
Jiang Yan’s gaze shifted to the artificial lake beside, where one could see red koi swimming around, adding to the beauty of the scene.
After walking for a while,
Jiang Yan arrived at the Listening Rain Pavilion.
Indeed.
This was where Ouyang Siyun resided.
From a distance, Jiang Yan spotted Ouyang Siyun.
He wasn’t having breakfast in the dining hall but in the pavilion, eating while feeding the fish.
“You’re here, come and sit.”
Ouyang Siyun wiped his hands and invited her over.
Jiang Yan entered the pavilion and sat opposite him. Just as she sat down, Ouyang Siyun placed a crab roe bun into her bowl, “Have some with me.”
Glancing at the appetizing crab roe bun,
Jiang Yan didn’t refuse and picked up her chopsticks to eat slowly.
“Is it good?”
Ouyang Siyun asked.
Jiang Yan gave a non-committal hum, not offering much feedback.
Ouyang Siyun then served her some other dishes.
Jiang Yan put down her chopsticks, “I’ve already had breakfast, you don’t need to worry about me.”
“A guest must be treated well, how could I not take care of you?”
Ouyang Siyun said with a smile.
He didn’t seem to be in a bad mood, so why did he drink so much?
Was it for business socializing?
Jiang Yan continued eating, and perhaps seeing her enjoying the food, Ouyang Siyun picked up his chopsticks again.
After finishing the food in her bowl,
Jiang Yan stopped Ouyang Siyun from serving her more, “Alright, you eat. After I’ve been here for a while, aren’t you curious why I’m looking for you?”
Ouyang Siyun, having finished his fried spring roll, raised an eyebrow, “Aren’t I waiting for you to tell me?”
Since he had said so,
Jiang Yan didn’t beat around the bush, “Do you have any martial artists at your disposal? I’d like to borrow a couple.”
Borrow people?
That was a new one!
Ouyang Siyun asked with interest, “Of course I do, but can I ask what you need them for?” “Don’t like someone who doesn’t like you back; it’s exhausting. I’m still half-asleep, so I won’t talk much. I’m going back to my room to sleep.” Ouyang Siyun said as he got up and walked towards his room.
…
The next morning.
Before Jiang Yan even got out of bed, she heard knocking at the door.
Who could be knocking so early?
Jiang Yan told Jiang Ling and the others to stay in the room, quickly tidied up, and went out.
Through the crack.
Jiang Yan saw Qian Cuihua peeking inside.
Their eyes met.
Qian Cuihua jumped in fright and then walked away, shouting, “Big girl, open the door quickly, my brother and his men are here to pick up the bride.”
They sure came fast.
Pick up the bride?
More like abducting someone!
Jiang Yan noticed that there were about seven or eight people outside, none wearing red groom’s attire, no sedan, no matchmaker, and no one playing the suona or beating drums.
“You must be dreaming if you think I’ll marry your nephew!”
As Jiang Yan’s voice fell, a loud noise came from the side. Looking closely, she saw two men with axes chopping at their fence.
How could Jiang Ling hear such a sound?
With her hair neatly combed,
she bolted out the door.
“Sis!”
Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief seeing Jiang Yan was okay, but her heart soon raced again as she saw Qian Cuihua and her group crossing the fence into their yard.
“What are you doing!”
Qian Cuihua said with a stern face, “Your sister doesn’t appreciate our kindness, so we have no choice but to take her back to get married!”
“You’re abducting her!”
After Jiang Ling roared, she quickly stepped in front of Jiang Yan and said, “Sis, run!”
Upon hearing this,
a short man sized up Jiang Ling and said, “Run? Today, none of you can escape. Aunt, this girl looks pretty good; if we sold her, we could definitely get some money!”
“Enough talk, hurry up and get to work!”
Qian Cuihua was worried that Su Ping’an and others might come to help.
If they really did, they wouldn’t be able to take anyone away.
Hearing this, everyone rolled up their sleeves and moved forward to grab Jiang Yan and her sisters.
Jiang Yan pushed Jiang Ling away and said, “Go back inside, I’ll be fine.”
Jiang Ling bit her lip, ignoring Jiang Yan, and ran straight to the kitchen.
She had intended to grab a knife and fight them, but when she came out, she saw two tall men in the courtyard, each holding a sword to the necks of Qian Cuihua and Qian Chenggong.
“Sis, who are they?”
Jiang Ling asked with a puzzled look.
“I’ll tell you later.”
Jiang Yan hadn’t told her sisters she had borrowed people from Ouyang Siyun because she didn’t want to scare them.
Qian Cuihua was nearly scared out of her wits, stuttering, “B-Big girl, we, we didn’t want to do this, you, you forced us.”
“Y-Yeah…”
Qian Chenggong chimed in.
They really wouldn’t give up until they were in dire straits!
Jiang Yan searched them but found no engagement document.
Qian Cuihua thought Jiang Yan had bribed someone to steal the engagement document and suddenly felt less scared: “Jiang Big Girl, if you’re smart, let us go, or you’ll end up in jail.”
“Go back and bring the engagement document.”
Jiang Yan ignored Qian Cuihua, looking at Qian Chenggong.
“Don’t listen to her!”
Qian Cuihua yelled.
“Very well.”
“Throw them into the mountains to feed the wolves!”
Jiang Yan said coldly.
Feed the wolves!
Qian Cuihua panicked but was still unwilling to give up: “Jiang Big Girl, our families know we came here. If we die, you won’t escape either.”
Jiang Yan laughed, “So what if they know? We didn’t see you; you got lost and were bitten by wolves.”
“Aunt, dad, I don’t want to be fed to wolves!”
“Aunt, uncle, I don’t want to be fed to wolves…”
…
The young men present were all in a panic.
They hadn’t lived enough; how could they want to die?
Jiang Yan’s voice was light, “This isn’t my fault; they don’t want you to live.”
Qian Jinbao said urgently, “Dad, what are you standing there for? Go back and get the engagement document! Are we not your sons just because third brother is?”
“Exactly, dad, hurry back and get it!”
Qian Laibao shouted.
Qian Chenggong was already scared, and their words made him even more compliant.
“I’ll go get it.”
Jiang Yan parted her lips slightly, “Qingfeng, Mingyue, tie up Qian Cuihua and all of them, hang them from the trees above the wolf den. When Qian Chenggong comes back, then you can lower them.”
Chapter 37: Do I Need to Ask You to Leave?
Qian Cuihua cursed angrily, “You wretch, you’ll meet a bad end!”
Slap.
Jiang Yan and Jiang Ling simultaneously slapped her, their strikes perfectly aligned.
Qingfeng and Mingyue, seeing Qian Cuihua’s swelling face, finally showed a slight change in their expressions.
These two sisters were truly fierce.
