Chapter 61 Marry Well

"Zhuguo is right. It's just a few days. I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. If we make a fuss about it, it will make us look like we are short of money. It's just petty."

How embarrassing.

Jiang Yihe spoke, and Tian nodded hurriedly, "Your father is right, I was confused for a moment, but in this case, the money you want to buy books..."

Her husband studies hard, but she can't even afford to buy books, which really holds her husband back.

Tian was filled with shame, "It's all my fault. I have to take expensive medicine all day long."

"That's fine." Jiang Yihe said, "At most I can just borrow my classmate's books to read. I heard from my classmate that Mr. Zhong in the town wants to donate some money and books to the academy, which I think can solve the urgent problem."

Mr. Zhong, Mrs. Tian and Jiang Zhuguo had all heard Jiang Yihe mention him before. He was a very wealthy man in the town. His family had a lot of land and two shops in the town alone.

The most important thing is that Mr. Zhong is kind and generous, and he likes to help scholars the most. He is a really good person.

"This Master Zhong is really a living Buddha." Tian responded with a smile, "When my husband becomes successful in the future, he must thank Master Zhong very much."

"Yes." Jiang Yihe's mouth curled up with a satisfied smile, and his eyes narrowed.

But the smile in these eyes faded a lot when he saw Tian's pale and thin face.

Jiang Yihe looked at Jiang Zhuguo, "I haven't seen you for a long time. You've grown taller and have more flesh on your face. You're working in the county town. Is everything going well?"

"Very good." Jiang Zhuguo nodded. "Sister Xia treats me very well. I have enough food and drink, and the work is not too hard. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and Sister Xia even asked me to bring back some rice dumplings."

As he spoke, Jiang Zhuguo took out the bamboo tube rice dumplings.

There are six in total, and they still exude a unique fragrance.

When Jiang Yihe saw such food, his eyes suddenly brightened up and he said with a smile, "It seems that this Lady Xia is indeed a kind person."

"If you were kind, you shouldn't be late in paying the monthly salary." Tian was still upset about this matter.

But seeing that Jiang Yihe and Jiang Zhuguo didn't say anything, he stopped talking and cooked the lunch with Jiang Zhuguo.

The wheat had not been harvested yet, so there was not much food left at home. The lunch meal was a porridge made of vegetable leaves and cornmeal, served with the bamboo tube rice dumplings that Jiang Zhuguo brought back.

When the food was served, Tian placed all the rice dumplings in front of Jiang Yihe.

Jiang Yihe paused, picked up two and gave them to Tian and Jiang Zhuguo respectively, "You guys eat too."

"We usually eat bamboo fruits at Madam Xia's place, so we don't need this one. I'm weak, and it's hard for me to digest rice dumplings, so I don't like them." Tian stopped Jiang Yihe, "You can eat them, don't worry about us."

As she said this, Tian swallowed her saliva.

It’s not that I don’t like to eat, I’m just greedy but I can’t bear to eat it.

Jiang Zhuguo saw this and took two zongzi, peeled them and put them into Tian's bowl. "Mom, even if you don't like it, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, you should eat two to celebrate the festival. Although glutinous rice is not easy to digest, it's noon now and it's still early in the evening. I still have a lot of work to do in the afternoon, so I'm sure you can digest it."

Even though her daughter said so, Tian was still reluctant and just pushed her bowl in front of Jiang Yihe, "You eat it."

At this point, the rice dumplings were already covered in cornmeal paste, and no longer looked delicious. Moreover, Tian had already drunk two mouthfuls of the cornmeal paste.

Jiang Yihe frowned, suppressed his disgust, and pushed the bowl back, "Zhuguo is right, you should eat quickly." "Yes, Dad has been in the academy for a long time, and the food he eats is not bad, so he doesn't need this." Jiang Zhuguo added.

Seeing this, Tian picked up the bowl again.

Jiang Yihe glanced at Jiang Zhuguo and said after a while, "The rice dumplings made by Madam Xia are really delicious. I have never eaten such delicious rice dumplings before. It can be seen that Madam Xia's cooking skills are very good. You usually follow Madam Xia to do the work, and your cooking skills will probably improve in the future. If you can learn some skills from Madam Xia in the future and open a food store by yourself, it will probably be good."

By then, I would be able to make a lot of money.

"Dad, do you want me to learn from Madam Xia?" Jiang Zhuguo put down the bowl in his hand.

Jiang Yihe was stunned. "You can't say that. I just learned from what I saw and heard. How can it be as offensive as stealing someone's knowledge?"

"Yes." Tian agreed, "Those apprentices also learn skills while doing the work, and then make a living by their skills. How can it be considered stealing?"

"Apprentices don't get paid, but they still have to honor their master. Sister Xia pays me 500 yuan a month for my work. If I still want to learn skills, wouldn't that be stealing?"

Jiang Zhuguo stared at Jiang Yihe and spoke word by word, "Dad is a scholar, how could he not know this truth? If this matter gets out of hand, I'm afraid that Dad will be criticized by others."

Jiang Yihe's face flushed red at the questioning, and after a long while he said, "Dad was rash and said the wrong thing."

After saying that, a hint of anger appeared in Jiang Yihe's eyes.

He was angry at Jiang Zhuguo's stupidity and stubbornness, and even more angry at her for being so ignorant of etiquette and disobeying her father as a daughter.

More than once, and each time he was embarrassed.

If that's the case, then what she said just now about not receiving monthly salary must have been a lie.

Since Madam Xia treats her workers well with food and drink and even lets them take rice dumplings home on the Dragon Boat Festival, she would definitely not withhold wages just because business is bad.

It was obvious that Jiang Zhuguo had the monthly allowance in his hand, but didn't want to give it to him as his father.

It is true that girls tend to be more thoughtful as they grow older.

If I continue to indulge this thought, I'm afraid I'll have to decide my own marriage in the future, and after marriage I'll be an unfilial daughter who doesn't care about my parents' family.

But speaking of this marriage...

Jiang Yihe looked at Jiang Zhuguo again.

Jiang Zhuguo inherited her father's handsome face, and she has gained weight visibly in recent days, making her face more prettier, and her figure has gradually become more prominent, giving her the graceful and elegant demeanor of a young girl.

Jiang Yihe lowered his head and thought for a long time.

The meal ended in silence among the three of them. Jiang Zhuguo asked Tian to rest while he washed all the dishes by himself.

Then he swept the yard, helped Tian wash clothes, and even tidied the vegetable garden. Only when the sun was setting did he put down the work in his hands and picked up the small bamboo basket he brought back from Xia Mingyue's house.

Jiang Zhuguo went to the vegetable garden to pick some fresh cucumbers and long beans, intending to take them away.

Seeing this, Tian's eyes were almost bleeding with heartache, "Zhu Guo, your elbows are getting more and more crooked!"

(End of this chapter)