Chapter 125: Can I get a divorce?
Jiang Yu reached out to help his aunt, but felt something was wrong, so he retracted his hand, picked up his two bags, and said in a cold voice,
"Get out of the car! From now on, you belong to me... to this lady."
Jiang Xianghui had already tidied up her clothes and hairstyle under Jiang Yu's guidance, and now looked much more normal.
After getting off the carriage, he lowered his head and followed Jiang Yu into the side hall of Mr. Kong's house.
Entering the exquisite and elegant side hall, everyone's breathing became lighter.
Jiang Yu took the opportunity to secretly look around the side hall. She had never seen the wealthy families on either side of the world.
After they sat down, the maid came in with tea and poured a cup for each person.
Soon, a middle-aged man in a robe came in.
"Thank you for your respect for me. I'm sorry for not being able to serve you well."
"I'm sorry to have made Mr. Kong laugh."
Wu Youcai clasped his fists in a gentlemanly manner, "My humble wife has caught the eye of this lady, and she wants to keep her by her side as a companion. I am extremely reluctant to let her go, but I can only let her go with great pain."
The archway is erected in a very high-end manner, but whether it is stable or not can be seen from the fake smile on Mr. Kong's face.
"lady."
Mr. Kong clasped his fists towards Jiang Yu, who was sitting still and emitting cold air, and said, "Madam, please treat Aunt Jiang well."
Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow, "Mr. Kong knows this old woman?"
"I recognize it."
Mr. Kong nodded and said, "Aunt Jiang has been doing laundry in Mr. Kong's backyard for several years."
It turned out to be the case.
Jiang Yu nodded slightly, "What this lady values is her character."
Mr. Kong turned around and waved to the door, and a servant came in holding a writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
The contract was written by Mr. Kong, who personally handed it to Jiang Yu for review.
The content of the contract is not as strict as the current indenture, which leaves life and death to the buyer.
Jiang Yu nodded. This squire was really nice. "Please ask Mr. Kong to write another letter of divorce.
This lady does not want the people around her to have any irrelevant ties, and the divorce agreement clearly states that there will be no division of property and no assumption of debts. "
"impossible!"
Wu Youcai disagreed, "If Jiang Xianghui dies, it will be the ghost of my Wu family."
"let it go."
Jiang Yu pretended to stand up and leave, but Wu Kun quickly stretched out his hand to stop her, "Madam, Madam, can I get a divorce? Write it."
Ha ha!
Jiang Yu sneered, a divorced woman can remarry, but a divorced woman will be considered as having a stain by the world and will not be able to hold her head up.
My aunt is already 50 and it is impossible for her to remarry, but this father and son don’t even give her this little favor.
"can."
Jiang Xianghui, who had been keeping her head down, spoke up, "Just write a letter of divorce."
Mr. Kong sighed, but he was also relieved for Jiang Xianghui. It was good that she could escape from the pit of the Wu family. Being taken in by such a lady who treated her sincerely, she should be able to live a happy life in the future.
After putting his fingerprints on the indenture and the divorce agreement, Wu Youcai asked Jiang Yu for money.
Jiang Yu gave Wu Youcai a cold look, then approached Mr. Kong with two bags in hand, "Mr. Kong, can I have a word with you?"
Mr. Kong was very surprised, but he also gestured to Jiang Yu to go out to the side hall to talk.
After leaving the side hall, Jiang Yu took the lead and walked to a remote corner of the courtyard and untied a square bundle, which contained a small wooden box.
The small wooden box was filled with silver bars. She took out 15 of them and handed them to Mr. Kong. "Here are 200 taels. Mr. Kong, please change them into silver ingots."
Mr. Kong was shocked by a box of silver bars. Could it be private silver?
"What do you mean, ma'am?"
"actually."
Jiang Yu regained her voice, "Actually, I am Jiang Xianghui's great-niece. If I want to save her from this fire pit, I can only take advantage of the Wu family's greed. But if the Wu family knew that the Jiang family was rich..."
Mr. Kong was a little confused by the young voice of the lady in front of him, "She is not Aunt Jiang's niece, not Chen from the Chen family...?"
"That's right." Jiang Yu nodded, "This is one of the reasons why I can't reveal my true identity. Please forgive me, Mr. Kong."
The shock on Mr. Kong's face turned into a smile, "Okay, okay, Aunt Jiang will have someone to rely on in her later years."
After returning to the side hall, Jiang Yu was urged by the anxious Wu family to pay the money. The two deeds had been written and the fingerprints had been pressed. Did this lady want to get something for nothing?
"Don't be impatient."
Jiang Yu sat back in his chair, picked up the tea and drank it slowly.
Not long after, Mr. Kong returned to the side hall with four silver ingots, one for Jiang Yu and three for Wu Youcai. "The money is settled."
The Wu family opened their eyes wide in shock. This lady borrowed money to buy someone?
Jiang Yu put the silver ingot and two deeds into his bag, nodded to Mr. Kong, and walked out.
Mr. Kong followed to see the guests off, and the Wu family hurriedly followed.
The carriage went farther and farther away, and Mr. Kong turned around to chase the Wu family away.
Wu Youcai asked shamelessly, "What money did the lady borrow from the official just now?"
Mr. Kong glared at him, flicked his sleeves and walked into the room.
Wu Youcai: "..."
What does Kong Yuanwai mean?
……
On the way home, the Wu family felt no loss or reluctance, only excitement.
Wu Hongrong walked beside Wu Youcai and coaxed him, "Grandpa, give me two taels of silver, and I will go and coax Xiaoyun. As long as she agrees, I can go to her house to propose marriage."
Wu Hongzhong refused to give in, "Grandpa, I am older than you, and now I have money, so my marriage should come first."
Wu Hongxiang was also unconvinced, "Grandpa, your great-grandson is about to be born, and he needs to be nourished."
Wu Zhang also whispered, "Dad, now that my mother-in-law is gone, it's my turn to be the housekeeper."
Wu Youcai pressed the three silver ingots on his chest and looked at his son, "The first thing we need to do is to buy you a new bride and grandmother."
Wu Zhangshi "..."
The three brothers Wu Hongxiang "..."
……
The carriage was far away from the town before Jiang Yu held Jiang Xianghui's hand and said, "Auntie, you are free."
Jiang Xianghui's red eyes were filled with tears. She looked at Jiang Yu and said angrily, "I knew it was you, girl."
Jiang Yu: "..."
Got exposed again?
Jiang Xianghui was amused by her niece's dumbfounded look and burst into laughter. She pointed at the shoes on Jiang Yu's feet and said, "These shoes are the same pair you wore when you pretended to be me yesterday."
details make a difference!
Jiang Yu understood the meaning of this sentence.
After they recognized each other, Jiang Xianghui comforted her niece, "Don't worry about borrowing money from Mr. Sun. I have money. When I come back one day, I will dig it out and we will pay it back together."
Jiang Yu: "..."
When did she borrow money from Mr. Sun?
Jiang Yu opened the bundle at his feet, revealing a small wooden box. He then opened the wooden box, revealing the silver bars inside, and then accurately covered the aunt's mouth.
"Can't you recognize who made this box?"
The aunt nodded, and Jiang Yu let go of her hand, "We'll talk when we get to the city."
Jiang Xianghui hurriedly closed the wooden box, packed the outer sheets, and tried to hold the baby in her arms, but it was very difficult and she had to let the wooden box stay at her niece's feet.
No wonder my niece always carries a bag with her. It turns out the bag is full of silver.
Jiang Yu pointed outside the car, then pointed at her head, clothes, and shoes, "I'll have to rely on Nanny Jiang to take care of all the chores in the future."
Jiang Xianghui immediately got into the role, "Madam, don't worry, I am the best at handling trivial matters."
Having written this, I went back and changed Grandpa Chiang's age to 49. The average life expectancy in ancient times was very low, so I wrote it according to modern people, hehe.