Chapter 912
Contract Signing and Opening of the Herbal Medicine Shop [2]
Chapter 912 Contract Signing and Opening of the Herbal Medicine Shop [2]
When his family spoke up, Uncle Qin had no choice but to give up. He put several pieces of meat in his own bowl and Aunt Qin's bowl, saying, "Wife, the meat is delicious, eat more."
Upon seeing this, Jiang Xiaozhu hurriedly served meat to Qin Xiaomi, Qin Xiaomai, and Grandpa and Grandma Qin, saying, "Eat meat, it's delicious, eat more."
Uncle Qin glared at her: "Children should eat more vegetables. Eating too much meat is hard to digest."
Jiang Xiaozhu retorted defiantly, glaring back, "Nonsense! Sister Xiaomi said that people need to eat meat every day, especially children. Eating meat every day is essential for building a strong body!"
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin looked at each other and smiled... This was the life they had dreamed of all their lives.
pretty good.
The family isn't complete; the youngest daughter is married, the eldest grandson hasn't been found, and the eldest son isn't home either.
Grandma Qin asked about Jiang Dalang's situation: "How long will you stay at the village martial arts academy? When will you have a break to go home? Is your pay more or less than when you were in the army? When will Dalang go back into the mountains or return to the capital's camp?"
Grandpa Qin only said, "My eldest son's current job is to train the students of our county and township martial arts schools. We'll know about the rest when this job is almost over."
He didn't mention that Jiang Dalang would rush back to support Xiaomi, after all, this was a surprise Dalang was giving to his granddaughter.
surprise?
Uncle Qin glanced at Qin Xiaomi secretly, but Qin Xiaomi was only focused on eating and showed no interest in the topic.
Uncle Qin secretly curled his lip. With such a heart of stone, if Da Lang rushed back to support her, he might even get slapped by her.
Qin Xiaomi noticed his gaze and said coldly, "Second Uncle, hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, you still need to check the employment contracts. If you miss one and cause losses to the family, your second branch will be in debt."
After the dividends are deducted, you'll be in debt.
Uncle Qin's mouth was bitter... He was not even as good as those students. The students only came to town temporarily to do hard labor, but he, because of his bloodline, had to work until he died!
But he couldn't resist at all; even his wife forced him to look at the employment contract.
He would stay up late reading by lamplight, and only when it was almost midnight could he turn off the light and go to sleep.
……
The following day, the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, Aunt Alan requested that the signing time be set for the afternoon, since she had just returned from the county the day before.
Qin Xiaomi agreed.
Half past noon, Jiang Dalang rode back.
Qin Xiaomi was quite surprised to see him return.
Seeing her stunned yet slightly dazed expression, as if she had just woken up from a nap, Jiang Dalang felt that his long journey back was well worth it.
"Xiao Mi, I'm back." Jiang Dalang raised a big smile. Because of the training of the students, his skin was close to wheat with a reddish tinge, making his teeth look even whiter, which made his smile even brighter and more dazzling.
"Oh, then do as you please." Qin Xiaomi had already come to her senses, took a sip of her perilla drink, and looked at the cooperation agreement again to make sure that she wouldn't be taken advantage of.
The coldness and aloofness, the complete inability to approach, left Jiang Dalang feeling very frustrated, but he dared not show it in the slightest. He kept walking and said, "Hey, Xiaomi, you're busy. I'll go to the kitchen to find something to eat."
The next moment, the footsteps turned and headed towards Qin Xiaomi.
Qin Xiaomi frowned slightly and looked up at him: "Is something the matter?"
Jiang Dalang didn't answer. Instead, he snatched the cooperation agreement from her hand, moved, and sat down next to her, creating a gust of wind that swept towards Qin Xiaomi.
Qin Xiaomi wrinkled her nose, forced to smell his scent... There was no sweat from his journey, only the fresh scent of natural soapberry, clearly he had already returned to the Jiang family's residence to freshen up. Jiang Dalang/Sheng Ting's fingers tightened slightly as he held the cooperation agreement... He noticed that Su Su's gaze remained fixed on him.
Were they startled by his sudden aggression?
Still angry?
Do I hate him even more now?
"This sixth point is that every year when we go deep into the mountains to collect rare medicinal herbs, the cooperating villages must ensure the safety of the people working at the herb processing workshop." Jiang Dalang turned to Qin Xiaomi, his face full of worry: "Xiaomi, the situation in the mountains is complicated. I'm afraid that relying solely on the cooperating villages won't be enough to protect the people working at the herb processing workshop."
Qin Xiaomi looked at him and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
This means she was angry.
Jiang Dalang said, "How about we add a sentence... the herbal medicine shop will hire students from the local martial arts school to escort them into the mountains to ensure the safety of the herbal medicine shop's staff."
He added, “The martial arts students in the village may not be skilled enough, but their identities are very useful… If the people in the mountains touch them, it is indirectly affecting half of the military. With this fear, the second, third and fifth villages will not dare to easily take action against the people in the herbal medicine shop.”
Jiang Dalang sincerely offered good advice, appearing to be doing his best to help her.
but……
"The herbal medicine workshop definitely won't be going into the mountains to harvest herbs this year; the earliest they'll do so is early next autumn." Qin Xiaomi paused, then laughed: "So, your Wei army is so useless that you still haven't managed to slaughter Azu's old stronghold before next autumn?"
The Qin family members who were eavesdropping: "..."
Uncle Qin turned to look at Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, his eyes full of reproach: Look at the granddaughter you raised, she's so fierce, even Dalang was so scared that he broke off the engagement and ran away!
Grandpa Qin also disagreed with Qin Xiaomi's words. How could a young girl bring up fighting and killing as soon as she opened her mouth?
Grandma Qin's face was full of worry and guilt. She blamed it all on the uselessness of her elders, which forced her granddaughter to stand up and become the person who now demands to kill people at the drop of a hat.
In the front shop.
"Slaughtered them all?" Jiang Dalang feigned surprise, then gently advised, "Xiao Mi, now that our families have established themselves, we don't need you to use your knife anymore. From now on..."
"What about later?" Qin Xiaomi sneered, looking at him and saying, "Don't lecture me. This is how I am. If I don't like it, I'll take the initiative to break off the engagement."
Jiang Dalang: "There's no reason I don't like it, I won't call off the engagement."
Absolutely not, give up on that idea!
Qin Xiaomi was stunned: "..."
No, I said this arrogantly so that you would hate me even more. Now you're replying like this, are you indirectly showing your loyalty?
The Qin family and their associates shared this view.
Uncle Qin was so excited that he grabbed Aunt Qin's arm. "Look, look!" The fierce niece was stunned. She was about to be won over by her fiancé and get married. Then we could finally turn the tables and be in charge!
Aunt Qin pinched him, and Uncle Qin, enduring the pain, quickly let go, freeing Aunt Qin's arm.
Aunt Qin gave him a look... "Your niece is no ordinary person. If you try to judge her with ordinary reasoning, you will surely lose."
As expected, Qin Xiaomi sneered and said, "That's your business. I'll just give you one piece of advice: if you don't want to be childless for the rest of your life, we should break off the engagement quickly and you can find another wife."
"Xiao Mi, have Chief Alan and the others arrived yet?!" Grandpa Qin hurriedly interrupted, his hands trembling with anger.
Having never had children, how dare Xiaomi utter such a blatant and disrespectful statement?!
The Qin and Jiang families are old friends who have saved each other's lives. She and Dalang also share a bond of growing up together, fleeing famine together, and experiencing several life-and-death situations together!
"They haven't arrived yet. I'll ask Grandpa to come out when Aunt Alan and the others arrive." Qin Xiaomi looked at the small door leading to the back house and replied calmly.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Qin, I'm back. I won't let Xiaomi suffer any losses in the signing," Jiang Dalang replied.
"..." Aunt Qin looked at Uncle Qin with pity in her eyes. "Your two juniors are not ordinary people. You should pay less attention to their gossip, otherwise I'm afraid they will gang up on you and punish you."