After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it

Chapter 315 Give Ding Xiangrong a Chance

The County Magistrate Cao brought the latest news from the Yang family. The eldest son Yang was already in his dying moments, and even gods could not save him. Prefect Yang was about to give up.

The second son of the Yang family has a rebellious character and refuses to be disciplined, which has always displeased Prefect Yang. Now all the resources of the Yang family are concentrated on Yang Lingzhao.

In particular, he wrote several good articles and won praise from the teacher. Prefect Yang has already trained him as his successor.

Shen Nanzhi narrowed her eyes. Why did she feel that Jiang Chen was behind this?

Magistrate Cao drank his tea and said, "My friend in the prefecture said that Yang Lingzhao's original writing was mediocre, and his current writing is not in his style. But Magistrate Yang believed it, so outsiders can't say anything."

Shen Nanzhi asked, "You mean someone else wrote this for you?"

"Maybe. If you are interested, you can check it yourself. I will definitely not interfere in matters that have nothing to do with me.

Although we have known each other for a short time, I already treat you as a close friend regardless of age difference. When you go to the capital in the future, remember to come and see me."

Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "If I have the chance, I will definitely bother Lord Cao, but Lord Cao must be promoted quickly. If I go to the capital, I can count on your support."

County Magistrate Cao had a complicated expression. No matter how high his promotion was, he would never be able to be promoted higher than that person. "Okay, I will definitely work hard. Work hard."

After seeing off Magistrate Cao, Shen Nanzhi decided to go to the provincial capital to take a look.

Shen Desheng's wedding is still in more than ten days, so a round trip is enough.

She originally wanted to go by herself, but Mayor Ding, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came to see her. Shen Nanzhi politely entertained him: "How come Mayor Ding has time to come? Is there anything?"

Mayor Ding sighed, "I should have come to thank Miss Shen a long time ago. You helped my rebellious son make money, and he has seen the world and has become successful.

But, he has been drinking heavily recently, and he is in a daze, saying things like he regrets it. I really can't help him, so please help me persuade him, girl."

If this continues, people will be ruined.

Shen Nanzhi was silent. Ding Xiangrong was a man with many shortcomings and was insidious. He would never hesitate when it came to scheming against others and was not the type of person who was willing to suffer losses.

It was a rare opportunity to fail because of Xu Saifei. Shen Nanzhi originally planned to distance herself from him, but now Mayor Ding came to ask her for help at his old age. He looked more than ten years older and seemed to be unable to hold on any longer.

When people get old, aren’t it their sons who are alive?

After all, they have been friends since childhood, so Shen Nanzhi plans to give him a chance: "Tell him to come find me. I'm going to the capital city tomorrow. If he still wants to be a real man, he can follow me to do things. If he plans to be decadent like this, no one can help him. I look down on him."

Mayor Ding was already old, and tears were rolling down his cheeks. "Oh, thank you so much. I know that kid has a lot of problems. It's rare that you are willing to help him. I will definitely let him come over and do good things for you, Nan Zhi."

Shen Nanzhi sighed: "If it weren't for your face, I really wouldn't want to care."

"I know, Nanzhi, you are the best girl. Your father will rest in peace if he knows this."

Shen Nanzhi did not comment. Her memory of the original owner's father was vague, as if she had deliberately forgotten it.

Mayor Ding added: "I have something else to say, but I don't know if I should tell you."

"Go ahead, there's nothing we can't talk about."

"I went to visit your father's grave once and saw that it seemed to have been disturbed."

Shen Nanzhi was surprised: "Could it be washed away by the rain?"

"No, I know that. I went to the ancestral grave because my father was going to hold an anniversary memorial ceremony. The Shen family's grave is very close to our home, so I saw it.

It was turned over by someone and then buried again. As you know, the newly dug soil is different. But I didn’t think much about it. I thought someone came to worship and re-earthed it.

Later, when I got home, I thought more and more that something was wrong. I didn’t see any offerings, and there were a lot of footprints on the ground, very messy, so something must have happened.”

Shen Nanzhi felt a little depressed: "How long ago was this?"

"About half a year. I'm not sure about what happened in the summer, but I thought less trouble is worse than more, so I didn't tell you."

Shen Nanzhi also understood. If he hadn't begged her to help Ding Xiangrong, she wouldn't have wanted to tell this matter. Now she wanted to do him a favor.

"Thank you Uncle Ding for telling me. I will go and take a look."

"Then I'll be leaving first. Tomorrow morning, right?"

"Yes, there is no need to prepare any luggage, he can just come alone."

Shen Nanzhi saw Mayor Ding off and thought about the original owner's father, but there was nothing particularly profound, including his death. The original owner was sad, but not too heartbroken. It was a bit unreasonable, after all, he was her only relative.

I don’t want to figure it out and I don’t want to think about it anymore. After all, I’m the one living my life now and I have to look forward.

……

The next day, when Shen Nanzhi arrived at the city gate, Ding Xiangrong was already waiting there. He had lost a lot of weight in a month or so and looked like a completely different person.

"Oh my, where did this skeleton ghost come from? If it runs out in the middle of the night, it will scare people to death."

Ding Xiangrong was originally thin, and he was the type who was smart and lively. But now he had a gloomy look in his eyes, and his thin cheekbones stuck out like a bamboo pole. Even his cotton coat could not cover his empty body.

No wonder Mayor Ding is worried. Doesn’t he look like a monster?

Ding Xiangrong said shyly: "Sister Nanzhi, I thought you were not going to take me with you anymore. I did something wrong before, and I regret it so much."

"If you make a mistake, just correct it. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Come on in the car. It's very cold on this road. I hired a carriage so that I don't have to drive it myself."

Everyone in the family was busy, and Shen Nanzhi didn't want to disturb them, so he decided to hire a carriage and a driver. It would only cost a little money to do the job.

Ding Xiangrong followed him. There was a stove in the carriage, boiling water, so he didn't feel cold. He thought that if he had the conditions, he should be nicer to himself.

"Have a cup of milk tea to warm yourself up."

I made milk tea powder, added brown sugar and red beans. Girls love it. Ding Xiangrong was a little tired of it. "I drink this?"

"Just drink if I ask you to. Don't you look in the mirror? Don't you see what a horrible thing you look like? Brown sugar and red beans are good for your health. You need to replenish your body."

Ding Xiangrong: "Why don't you let me have confinement?"

"It can be arranged. If you don't mind, I will ensure that you have a comfortable confinement."

Ding Xiangrong laughed angrily: "Is it not okay for me to drink? Thank you, Sister Nanzhi, for your concern."

Shen Nanzhi smiled as he finished drinking and gave him another bowl, "Drink more. I added ginger powder to help get rid of the cold in this cold weather."

After drinking three cups in a row, I have to say the effect was very good. Ding Xiangrong felt like he was resurrected, his whole body was warm. He took off his coat and fell silent.

"Why are you acting like you're in deep thought? Tell me if you have anything to confess. This journey has been boring. Tell me about your regrets and I'll have some fun."

Ding Xiangrong rolled his eyes at her and said, "I'm unlucky, so you're so happy?"

"I can't say I'm happy. To be honest, if Uncle Ding hadn't begged me, I would have ignored you for bullying my Desheng.

I didn't punish you because you helped me."

Ding Xiangrong was ashamed: "I regret it too. I was so carried away at the time that I just thought I couldn't get it and didn't want to see them have an easy life. I regretted it when I got home. Desheng was really good to me. I shouldn't have alienated their relationship like that."

"Well, what else? Go on?"

After saying this, Ding Xiangrong slowly let go. Impulse is the devil, and he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

"Then why don't you go and apologize?"

"I don't want to save face?"

"Oh, your face makes you drink to drown your sorrows and degrade yourself? A real man should be able to let go. I really look down on you. If you want to be a bad person, you should be bad to the end, so bad that you will do anything to achieve your goal. You are good, you haven't done many bad things, but you have trapped yourself. What a big deal!"

Ding Xiangrong: "That's right. I still have some conscience."

"It doesn't matter. You will have less and less conscience in the future. After all, the more conscience you have, the less money you will have."

"That's right. I will study hard with Sister Nanzhi."

Shen Nanzhi said proudly: "You have to study hard. If you can learn one of my skills, you will never have to worry about food and drink in your life."

"By the way, what are we going to do this time?"

"Just having fun."

"Really?"

"By the way, let's see if there is any chance to do something..."

Shen Nanzhi wasn't very sure about this trip, so he just thought of it as a way to relax.

Magistrate Cao introduced his friend to Shen Nanzhi, telling him to go to him if he wanted to know anything. He also wanted to do Shen Nanzhi a favor, as he was counting on him for promotion in the future.

We were on the road for two days. Fortunately, the carriage was made of sleds, so it moved steadily and quickly, and we didn't suffer any harm.

After many days of disaster relief, the snow on the official road has been compacted solid. There are many caravans traveling on the road, and it is quite lively. After all, the New Year is approaching.

When he arrived at the provincial capital, Ding Xiangrong was overwhelmed by the sight of the taller city gates and busier streets.

After paying the driver, I found an inn to stay in.

After settling down, Shen Nanzhi changed into men's clothes and took Ding Xiangrong to a teahouse to have some tea and learn about the latest situation.

The teahouse was several times larger than the one in the county town and had three floors. They chose the lobby on the first floor, listened to others chatting, and looked for opportunities to join in.

You don't need to ask about gossip specifically, you can hear it in teahouses.

"Have you heard? Young Master Yang passed away in the past few days. Poor Prefect Yang, the eldest son he raised so carefully is now gone. How tragic."

"Who says it's not true? Young Master Yang is such a good person. He has passed the examination for the title of scholar. Next year he will be able to go to the capital to take the examination for the title of juren. He will definitely pass and bring honor to our city."

"Alas, God is jealous of talented people."

"Fortunately, Magistrate Yang still has two sons, so there will be no one to carry on the family line. Young Master Yang has been very filial recently and has studied very hard. The future of the Yang family depends on him."

"The third young master used to love to play and did nothing, but now he finally knows how to make progress, which is not bad."

Everyone was talking about the Yang family. As Shen Nanzhi knew, the eldest son Yang was in trouble and probably wouldn't survive this year.

Shen Nanzhi joined in with peanuts in hand: "Everyone, why do you only talk about the eldest son, the third son, and the second son?"

"You are……"

"Oh, I'm a merchant passing through. There is a doctor in the caravan. I originally wanted to try to treat the eldest son, but after hearing what you said, I decided to give up. The eldest son is so seriously ill that even gods may not be able to cure him.

Since I can’t follow the eldest son’s path, I want to find another way.”

"Oh, you want to get in touch with the prefect's family, why don't you go find the third son? The second son is ignorant and spends all day indulging in the Qinlou Casino. The prefect didn't kick him out because he is his biological son."

"Everyone is going to find the Third Young Master. He must be very busy. I just want to stir up trouble. We have few people in the caravan and haven't made any money yet. Let's try our luck."

"Then you can go to Sihai Casino and Yaoyue Tower. The Second Young Master often goes to these places."

"Thank you very much. Tea is on my list."

This is how you get news. Once someone has finished talking, it's always right to invite them for tea.

After leaving the teahouse, Ding Xiangrong asked, "What do we want to do with the Second Young Master?"

"This second young master is the key to breaking the impasse. Let's see if there is really no way to help him. We can't go find Yang Lingzhao, right? Wouldn't that expose our secret as soon as we meet him?"

"Are we going to deal with Yang Lingzhao? He is really a piece of shit. He forced us to sell grain. And that scholar Jiang, oh, no, he is no longer a scholar. He is not a good person either. Are we going to take revenge on him?"

"That's it."

After they left, a beautiful young woman came out of the silk shop next door. He accidentally saw her back and his face changed. This back looked familiar!

This young woman turned out to be Lin Xueqing. Although I had not seen her for half a year, she was dressed in silk and satin, with pearls and jade all over her head, looking very noble.

Wealth nourishes people. The current Mrs. Lin, the third young master of Yang, is no longer the poor and humble little village girl she used to be.

"Madam San Shao, please get in the carriage quickly. It's very cold outside."

"it is good."

Lin Xueqing didn't think any more and got on the carriage. Jiang Yu served her with tea: "Madam San Shao, please have some tea."

"I don't want to drink it now. Hold it steady and don't spill it."

"yes. "

Jiang Yu is now a servant in her yard. She would not be so kind as to raise her as her own daughter. It is a kindness of hers to give her food to eat.

Jiang Yu had suffered enough and no longer dared to be arrogant. He became more humble and honest. Now at least he could have enough food to eat and did not have to beg for a living.

The carriage arrived at the backyard of the prefect's house and stopped directly at the gate. Jiang Yu got off first, and a stool was brought to help her get off the carriage.

The gatekeeper took over her job. "Young Madam is back. Is the hand warmer still warm? I have a new one here. Please change it. Don't let your hands get frozen."

"Change it, Jiang Yu, learn something. To serve the master, you have to be alert and think of everything before the master. Granny Liu, you should punish her more in the future."

"Okay, Third Young Madam, why would you worry about such a small matter? I will definitely train her well and won't let her make you angry."

Jiang Yu's small body trembled. Mrs. Liu hit people the hardest. She was sweet-mouthed but had a sharp tongue. All the maids in the yard were afraid of her.

Why did Lin treat herself like this?

Tears welled up in Jiang Yu's eyes, but she didn't dare let them fall. She didn't even dare to cry now. If she made her master unhappy, she would have no chance of eating.