Chapter 276 - Chapter 276: Chapter 272: Engagement_1 (1/2)

Chapter 276: Chapter 272: Engagement_1

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“Is it delicious?” Jiang Yunniang asked.

Yingbao nodded, “Yes, it is.”

Jiang Yunniang laughed, “I’ll make some more for you to take home for your parents to try.”

“Okay.” After finishing a meat pie and a large bowl of vegetable soup, Yingbao was absolutely stuffed.

“Auntie, why are you the only one busy? Where are my older and second cousins?” she asked.

While making more meat pies, Jiang Yunniang answered, “They’ve gone to the Tile House area to sell meat pies.”

“Oh.” Yingbao nodded. That seemed quite reasonable.

At that moment, Uncle Zhang Jia came from afar and said to Jiang Yunniang, “Give me some money. Hong Shao is feeling a bit feverish, and I have to take her to the medicine hall for a consultation.”

Jiang Yunniang gave Zhang Jia a cold glance, “Where would I get money?”

Hong Shao was his concubine’s daughter, nearly two years old now, and she had been frequently getting sick with a cough.

“How do you not have any? What happened to the money you earned today? You just don’t want to give it to me on purpose, you want Hong Shao to die of sickness, don’t you?” Zhang Jia glared at his wife angrily.

Jiang Yunniang gave her husband a sidelong glance and sneered, “The paltry amount I’ve earned isn’t even enough for one of your doses of ‘Five Rocks Blend’, how could that be considered money?”

At some point, Zhang Jia had developed an addiction to the ‘Five Rocks Blend’ drug. He took a dose every few days, then he would fool around with his concubine the whole night.

By now, pustules had started to form on Zhang Jia’s body and neck, and his foul smell could be detected from a long distance away.

Jiang Yunniang was utterly disgusted and was planning to rent a couple of rooms elsewhere to live with her children.

Seeing his wife’s mockery, Zhang Jia was furious and pointed at her nose, “You poisonous woman! I should have divorced you long back!”

“Divorce me?” Jiang Yunniang scoffed, “Go ahead and try it!”

Not to mention her three brothers standing behind her, if she was really provoked, she would sell off that woman and her three kids in a heartbeat.

Zhang Jia glared at Jiang Erlang and Jiang Cheng standing by the shop’s entrance, clenching and unclenching his fists. However, he didn’t dare to actually throw a punch and turned away.

Now, Yingbao understood why her aunt had set up a stall at the entrance of their own shop.

If she did it elsewhere, she would definitely not be able to secure her earnings.

Not only would Zhang Jia forcefully demand it, but those ruffians from her concubine’s family would likely cause trouble as well.

Setting up a stall at the shop entrance could completely prevent such occurrences.

Moreover, at the end of each night, she could store her tables and stools in the shop, and give the silver coins to her elder nephew for safekeeping, killing many birds with one stone.

Jiang Erlang watched Zhang Jia leave with squinted eyes. Only then, he said to Jiang Yunniang, “Wrap up a bit earlier today. Let’s go to Dacheng’s house for a casual meal this evening. Dacheng is getting engaged tomorrow, bring the kids with you too.”

A nephew’s engagement was a big deal. Since his aunt was right there, it seemed inappropriate not to invite her for a meal to celebrate the happy occasion.

Jiang Yunniang nodded, “I will clean up right away.”

Her nephew’s engagement was to the daughter of a famous pastry shop owner in the county town.

Although her parents hadn’t come to the city, both her elder sister-in-law and her two sisters had arrived. She also needed to prepare a substantial red envelope as a gift.

The next day, Dacheng and the matchmaker took gifts and personally drove a horse cart to pick up the family of the pastry shopkeeper, Sima.

Today was essentially a day to set the wedding date between both families.

The four taels of banquet dishes were all cooked by several chefs invited by Jiang Cheng. All of it was both visually appealing and abundant.

At one table sat the older male relatives from both families along with the matchmakers.