Chapter 184 - 184: A Good Meal And Drink

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Originally, the village chief was worried that Jiang Chuan’s family would be at a disadvantage. After arriving at the scene and understanding the situation, the village chief’s hanging heart finally fell, so naturally, he didn’t support Jiang Chuan’s family too much.

Of course, on the one hand, it was also to avoid suspicion. If Jiang Chuan’s family and he had a deep private relationship, it would probably stir up rumors in the village again.

Jiang Chuan’s family are all wise people. Even if the village chief doesn’t explain, they don’t blame the village chief.

After being disturbed by Old Madam Jiang and her daughter-in-law for so long, the whole family had forgotten to eat.

Now that they were free, they only thought of this matter.

Fortunately, Zhou Lan’s braised fish had already been cooked and was still warm in the pot, so she didn’t need to spend too much time cooking it on the spot.

Silence had to go back after a while, so the family didn’t drink alcohol and replaced it with tea.

“Alright, let’s keep it simple today. It’s embarrassing that you had to see this today. When I have time, 1 will invite you to have a good drink.” Jiang Chuan raised his teacup to Shen Mo.

Shen Mo also raised his teacup with a smile, “Okay, I’m looking forward to it.”

The village chief always felt something was wrong with Shen Mo.

Shen Mo, at the very least, is a young master who holds an important position in the military. Why does he love to run to Jiang Chuan’s house?

Although Jiang Chuan’s family saved Shen Mo’s life, the relationship between Shen Mo and Jiang Chuan’s family is too intimate, isn’t it?

Based on his years of experience, the village chief felt that the relationship between Shen Mo and Jiang Chuan’s family was definitely not simple.

Although there was no alcohol, Zhou Lan’s cooking was well-known. A braised fish, paired with some stir-fried wild vegetables, was quite delicious.

The village chief had just received a fish from Jiang Xia that morning, and now he was having a meal at her house. He thought to himself that he should pay more attention to Jiang Chuan’s family in the future.

He couldn’t let them suffer losses. Even if he couldn’t help them, his presence showed his stance.

After having a good meal and drink, Shen Mo had to leave. He had spent quite some time here.

He initially came just to take a look, but unexpectedly, he saw that Jiang Xia’s family had a problem.

Somehow, Shen Mo involuntarily stayed, thinking that if they needed help, he wouldn’t hesitate to provide it.

The most surprising thing was seeing Jiang Xia this time.

It was only a short time since they last met, and Jiang Xia was looking more radiant. Her big eyes were sparkling when she looked at him, her face was rounder, and sometimes she blushed, which made him feel itchy inside.

When he was leaving, Zhou Lan politely gave Shen Mo a jar of pickled wild vegetables. This was newly pickled by Zhou Lan’s family. The village didn’t have much to offer; they didn’t even have wild vegetables to dig up, so they could only give him this inexpensive item for him to try.

Shen Mo couldn’t refuse their kindness, so he took the jar of wild vegetables and left.

After Jiang Chuan sent Shen Mo away, the village chief said goodbye to them.

Unfortunately, they had just finished their jar of pickled vegetables at home, or else they would have given some to the village chief to take home.

On his way home, the village chief was still thinking about Jiang Chuan’s family.

He didn’t expect Jiang Chuan to have changed so much after a trip to the city. Not only did they get new furniture at home, but their food had also improved. Even their pickles had sesame oil in them, which was a luxury.

He was right, helping Jiang Chuan’s family back then was one of his best decisions.

After sending Shen Mo and the village chief away, the family started to clean up the dinner table. They were busy for a while before they could finally sit down and rest.

When they were talking about the matter of the Old Madam Jiang, Jiang Xia suddenly remembered that she had met the Old Madam Jiang by the river today, so she told Jiang Chuan and Zhou Lan everything that had happened in the morning.

“Did she say anything else?” Jiang Chuan asked, looking unhappy.

Old Madam Jiang really has a heart of stone.

“No, she said I should mind my own business.” Jiang Xia despised Old Madam Jiang, especially after she came in and scolded Zhou Lan today, which made her feel sick.

“Well, now that our family is a little richer, and our house can shelter us from wind and rain, we can’t let our eldest daughter continue to suffer outside, right? If worst comes to worst, we’ll give them the money we have. We can always earn the money back.” Zhou Lan also couldn’t help but speak.

Though she never met Jiang Qing, she remembered her older sister from her past life. She knew a mother’s longing for her children, so finding Jiang Qing was also important to her..