Chapter 148: Falling Into A Pit
Su Yaoguang was busy. Zhang Zhaodi shouted to her from behind: “Daughter, Boss Jiang is here.”
Su Yaoguang looked up and saw Jiang Ziqian delivering a large amount of grain as well as various clothes again.
“Boss Su, earlier when going up the mountain, I heard someone calling for help and rescued a young lady from the manure pit. Do you know her?” Jiang Ziqian said.
Su Yaoguang looked in the direction Jiang Ziqian pointed and saw Jiang Yihuan wrapped in old clothes.
Jiang Yihuan clearly knew she looked too embarrassing to be seen and was covering her face, avoiding Su Yaoguang’s gaze.
But such a big living person—unless she burrowed into a crack in the ground—how could she possibly not be seen?
She beckoned to the little monk nearby and muttered a couple of sentences while pointing in the direction not far away.
The little monk ran off very quickly.
“I know her.” Su Yaoguang said with a beaming smile, “I’ve gone to notify her family, and they’ll come to pick her up right away.”
Jiang Ziqian fanned himself, his gentle face full of mischievous expression: “Boss Su, your current expression makes me very afraid. It feels just like an unscrupulous merchant planning to sell someone off.”
“Don’t worry, Boss Jiang. I’ve made such a good friend in you. I’d sell anyone but you.”
Xiao Yanci hurried over, arriving out of breath and covered in sweat.
“Where is Huan’er?” Xiao Yanci asked.
Su Yaoguang pointed at Jiang Yihuan, who was covering herself, and said: “There, she fell into a water pit.”
“Huan’er, are you okay?” Xiao Yanci hadn’t yet seen Jiang Yihuan clearly; he only saw a figure in the direction Su Yaoguang pointed and hurriedly ran over.
He ran too fast, and his body was already weak, so he couldn’t stop in time. By the time his nose detected something wrong and he wanted to stop, it was too late—he had already pounced forward and hugged Jiang Yihuan.
Jiang Yihuan was wrapped in some man’s old clothes. From the fabric, it definitely wasn’t Jiang Ziqian’s—after all, this elegant restaurant boss was also very particular about his image and would never let himself be disheveled.
Only when hugged did Jiang Yihuan willing show her little face, looking at Xiao Yanci aggrievedly: “Xiao Gege, I accidentally fell into…”
“Urgh…” Xiao Yanci lay on the side and started vomiting.
There was still manure on Jiang Yihuan’s face.
“Urgh…”
Jiang Yihuan’s face changed drastically, and she burst into tears with a wail: “Xiao Gege, you despise me… wuwu… I fell into the manure water pool next to it while picking vegetables to make porridge for you, and you actually despise me.”
“No… urgh… I didn’t… urgh…” Xiao Yanci’s mouth was stubborn, but his body was honest.
“Boss Jiang, these are her family members. Since she’s already been handed over to her family, we don’t need to worry about the rest.” Su Yaoguang said, “Come on, let’s talk over there.”
“Don’t go… get some water… urgh…” Xiao Yanci wanted Su Yaoguang to send someone to fetch water to clean Jiang Yihuan, but everyone had walked away, ignoring them.
Jiang Ziqian glanced back at the two and said to Su Yaoguang: “Does Boss Su really dislike those two?”
“How so?”
“You’re always so kind-hearted, but when facing those two, you just watched the show without any intention to help. And when looking at others, your gaze toward them was cold and unkind.”
“Boss Jiang, there is a kind of person in this world called an ungrateful person. No matter how much you do for them, they won’t feel the slightest gratitude and instead think it’s only right. Those two happen to be exactly that kind of people.”
Jiang Ziqian nodded: “I understand.”
Su Yaoguang turned back to the little monk and said: “Send a few people to guard over by the mountain spring. I’m worried that Jiang Yihuan will go straight there to bathe—that spring is the one we use for drinking.”
“Benefactor Su is right to remind me. I’ll take some fellow brothers to guard it right away.” The little monk ran off upon hearing this.
Zhou Wangshu drove the horse-drawn carriage back. He had just sent some recovered people down the mountain and gone to the government office to inquire, confirming there were no new patients today, so he bought some pastries that Su Yaoguang liked and hurried back.
Zhang Pandi saw him return and beckoned to him: “Wangshu, come here quick.”
Zhou Wangshu walked over and handed Zhang Pandi a package of pastries: “Second aunt, you smelled the aroma, didn’t you? Here, this package is for you and cousin Chunni.”
Zhang Pandi took the pastries and said with a smile: “You boy are so thoughtful. But second aunt isn’t craving the pastries you bought—she wanted to tell you that Boss Jiang has come up the mountain again.”
“So what if he came up the mountain!” Zhou Wangshu said indifferently.
Zhang Pandi pointed at the two people not far away.
“See if those two look like a match standing together?”
Zhou Wangshu looked toward Su Yaoguang and Jiang Ziqian.
When Su Yaoguang spoke with Jiang Ziqian, both had smiles on their faces. The look in Su Yaoguang’s eyes when gazing at Jiang Ziqian held admiration—that was the gaze of admiring the strong. But when facing him, it was the gaze of looking at a younger brother.
Even Zhang Pandi, a failed marriage case, could see that the atmosphere between Su Yaoguang and Zhou Wangshu was off. See how Su Yaoguang teased Zhou Wangshu from time to time—it didn’t look like a married couple at all, more like teasing a child!
Zhou Wangshu stuffed the other three packages of pastries to Zhang Pandi and said: “Second aunt, this package is for mother, this one is for little aunt and maternal uncle, this one is for Jiang Jing—please distribute them to them.”
He took the other two packages and walked toward Su Yaoguang.
At this time, Jiang Ziqian took several oiled paper bags from the attendant beside him and said to Su Yaoguang: “These are new products from our shop. Boss Su must try them and give us some guidance.”
“What is this? Why do I smell meat?”
Su Yaoguang opened the oiled paper bag and saw exquisitely made pastries inside.
“These are pastries, but savory ones, and they have meat inside. Try them—if you like them, when you go down the mountain, I’ll treat you to some at the restaurant.”
“Then I definitely won’t stand on ceremony.” Su Yaoguang put them away, “Thanks, Boss Jiang.”
“Didn’t Boss Su say we’re friends? Since we’re friends, no need to be polite over such small things.”
Jiang Ziqian saw Zhou Wangshu coming over and nodded with a smile: “Brother Zhou.”
Zhou Wangshu grunted, snatched the pastries from Su Yaoguang’s hand, and said: “Thanks, Boss Jiang. I happen to like savory ones—the sweet pastries make people sick of them.”
After saying that, he stuffed the pastries he bought into Su Yaoguang’s hands.
“You like sweet ones—these are for you.”
“No manners, give them back.” Su Yaoguang reached to grab them, but she wasn’t as tall as Zhou Wangshu and couldn’t reach even jumping up.
Jiang Ziqian smiled as he watched the two fool around and said: “Then I’ll take my leave first.”
“See you later, Boss Jiang.” Su Yaoguang stopped and said to Jiang Ziqian.
As soon as Jiang Ziqian turned away, Su Yaoguang went to grab the pastries again, but Zhou Wangshu pinched a piece and put it in his mouth.
“Cough cough…” He choked.
Su Yaoguang saw this and hurriedly patted his back: “If you want to eat it, just eat it. I wouldn’t really snatch from you—spit it out quick.”
