Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 193 Meritorious Service
The driver was kicked twice, but he didn't dare to say a word and just knelt on the mud.

"Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life. I have been driving for the Jiang family for five or six years and have never encountered anything like this.

The horse suddenly went crazy, and I tried my best to pull the reins, but I couldn't stop it. "

The driver begged for mercy and kowtowed, his forehead hitting the hard mud and gravel, and soon bloody marks appeared on it.

Jiang Yongzhang was about to get angry, but at this moment, the foreman came to his senses and hurried forward to persuade him.

"Master, don't get angry yet. This kid will be dealt with later. Let's quickly get the carriage of Grandma and the others up.

I don’t know if Grandma and the others are injured, saving people is the most important thing.”

After hearing what the leader said, Jiang Yongzhang finally came to his senses.

Yes, the first two carriages were knocked over on the side of the road, and no one knows what happened to the people in the carriages.

At the foreman's shout, the group of farmhands who were working there all came to their senses and rushed forward to help rescue the people in the carriage.

Sitting in the two carriages were Jiang Yongzhang's first wife, second concubine, and the maids who served them.

When the carriage was overturned, several people suffered different impacts, some fainted, and some were slightly injured.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious. None of his arms or legs were broken, just some superficial injuries.

He came out of the carriage, limping but still able to walk.

In comparison, Miss Jiang Liu, who should have been the most seriously injured, was unharmed because of Qu Shaoyang's selfless rescue.

"Who is that? Come here."

It was only then that Jiang Yongzhang remembered that someone seemed to have rescued his sixth sister just now.

Not only did he save people, he also helped subdue the frightened horse, and then he quickly turned back to look for people.

But Qu Shaoyang over there was confused and had no idea what was going on. He was still checking the horses and carriage.

"Hu Zi, the master is calling you, why don't you come over quickly?" He looked up and hurriedly greeted Qu Shaoyang.

Qu Shaoyang then dropped the carriage and trotted over, "Boss, what do you want to talk to me about?
I was looking at the carriage, it's badly damaged and probably hard to repair."

This silly boy almost pissed me off, "What do you mean I'm looking for you?
This is the uncle of the Jiang family's eldest house. The uncle is looking for you." He quickly winked at Qu Shaoyang.

Qu Shaoyang finally understood and hurried forward to greet Jiang Yongzhang, "My humble servant greets you, and I wish you good health."

Jiang Yongzhang waved his hand, then looked at Qu Shaoyang carefully from head to toe several times.

"What's your name? Are you also a fellow of ours? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"My lord, my surname is Qu, and my given name is Huzi. I came here from my hometown in Shandong a few days ago and just settled down in the Jiang family compound." Qu Shaoyang answered respectfully.

“Look at you just now, you saved someone and subdued that crazy horse, it seems you are quite skilled.

"What? Have you practiced martial arts before?" Jiang Yongzhang narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively.

"I haven't learned it. I was born with a lot of strength. When I was a kid, I was naughty and always fought with others. I need to be more agile."

Qu Shaoyang scratched his head and answered with a silly smile.

Jiang Yongzhang nodded and said, "Okay, you saved the Sixth Miss today and helped to control the crazy horse, you have done a great deed.

I will discuss with the masters in the mansion later how to reward you."

When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he was so scared that he waved his hands quickly.

"No, no, I just arrived in Kanto. I am very grateful that the government has given me a place to stay and provided me with food and lodging.

I didn't know it was the Sixth Young Lady just now, and I offended her in a hurry, please don't blame me, Master."

Jiang Yongzhang felt relieved when he saw that the boy was simple-minded and had no good intentions. "Okay, we'll talk about this later. Let's go back first."

The carriages these days were all made of wood, and after the collision just now, the carriages had varying degrees of damage.

The two cars that were less damaged were still able to make it back, but the Jiang family's grandmother and the others were so frightened that no one wanted to get in the car again.

Fortunately, this place is only two or three miles away from the Jiang family compound, so I can just walk back slowly.

So the women supported each other and walked forward, and the servants at the back helped to repair the most damaged carriage and managed to drive it back.

The Jiang family compound covers a large area, with more than two hundred houses in total.

The compound is surrounded by a two or three meter high wall, with watchtowers at the four corners.

At night, the men in the family, as well as the guards and gunners, took turns to keep watch and patrol, so the defense was tight.

The Jiang Family Compound was built by three brothers, and currently three families live in the compound.

The head of the family lives in the middle courtyard, and the second and third wives live in the east and west courtyards.

The three courtyards are independent of each other, yet connected to each other, helping each other.

At present, among the three branches of the Jiang family, only the old man of the third branch is still alive, but he is quite old and basically doesn't take care of family affairs.

The old man of the first wife left behind three sons. Jiang Yongzhang's father was the eldest son, which means that Jiang Yongzhang was the eldest son and grandson of the first wife.

Miss Jiang Liu's father is the third child of the family. She and Jiang Yongzhang are cousins.

As soon as everyone returned to the Jiang family compound, the news that the family's horse had gone mad and the sixth girl had almost died spread to all three households.

All at once, all the aunts, aunts, and sisters-in-law in the family came to express their condolences.

Jiang Yongzhang's father and two uncles also quickly called the people over and asked what had happened.

After they heard what happened, Jiang Yongzhang's father Jiang Chengan pondered for a moment and then asked someone to call Qu Shaoyang.

Qu Shaoyang was resting in the shabby house where the farmhands lived. In order to save Miss Jiang Liu, his clothes were torn in several places, and his back and arms had scratches of varying degrees.

"Huzi, hurry up, the master has sent a message and wants to see you."

When the housekeeper arrived at the farmhand's residence, Qu Shaoyang had just taken off his torn clothes and was about to clean his wound with his bare chest.

Hearing what the housekeeper said, Qu Shaoyang hurriedly found a patched piece of clothing, put it on casually, and followed the housekeeper to the courtyard where the main house was.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw three old men in their fifties and sixties sitting upright on armchairs.

How could Qu Shaoyang, a guy who had only been here for less than twenty days, know these people?
He didn't know how to start, so he just bent over slightly and stood there with his head down.

"You stupid boy, hurry up and pay your respects to the first, second and third masters."

The butler took one look and said with some regret.

"Oh, oh, I've met the first, second and third masters."

Qu Shaoyang reacted dumbfoundedly and hurried forward to salute.

Jiang Chengan looked at the young man in front of him. He was about twenty years old, tall and strong, and he looked like a good worker.

"I heard that you saved the sixth girl in the mansion today? What's the young man's name? Where is he from? Who else is in the family?"

Jiang Chengan coughed lightly and asked.

Qu Shaoyang was stunned and took a while to react before replying in detail.

What he said was basically the same as what he had said to Jiang Yongzhang before.

(End of this chapter)