Catching Monsters

Chapter 24 I want it all
"Brother Jiang, we are all scholars, how can we speak so vulgarly?"

Liu Xudong withdrew his gaze and gently straightened his scholar's gown.

Looking back, I saw that Jiang Yun was holding a wooden stick in his hand and staring at me with a bad look.

This guy treated the original owner as a sucker, even though he knew the situation of the Jiang family.

He still followed the original owner to eat and drink for free, not giving a penny, and finally set his sights on Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Can Jiang Yun give him a good face?
He raised his hand and pointed at the gate.

"roll."

Liu Xudong secretly wondered why Jiang Yun was so crazy. He was so flattering to him a few days ago, serving him like that, but now that he was seriously ill, how could his temperament change so drastically?

He raised his eyebrows slightly and threatened: "Brother Jiang, I recently invited Zheng Xiucai to annotate the Three Years of Books."

"'Three Years of Books' is the masterpiece of a great scholar. Brother Jiang, haven't you always wanted to ask for a copy?"

"Why don't we find a place, drink some wine, and appreciate the annotations? Isn't that wonderful?"

Jiang Yun's face darkened. In his memory, Liu Xudong was extremely stingy.

I invited him to drink and have fun, and also asked two little sisters to accompany him to drink.

Every time, this guy would hold the book from a distance and glance at "himself" as if he was fishing.

This guy didn't regard the original owner as a brother, but just a long-term meal ticket.

Jiang Yun was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and knocked on his thigh with a wooden stick: "Annotation, right?"

"Alas, a gentleman should use his mouth instead of his fists."

Another stick: "Gentleman, right?"

"Brother Jiang, scholars also have tempers."

Another stick: "Angry, huh?"

Liu Xudong was beaten out of the yard and fled in a panic. Before leaving, he couldn't help but look back at Jiang Yun and wanted to say something harsh.

But Jiang Yun's vicious eyes made him swallow his harsh words.

Jiang Qiaoqiao was filling a hole in the distance and did not hear the conversation between the two. She only saw Jiang Yun suddenly pick up a stick and beat Liu Xudong out.

"Brother, what happened? Isn't Liu Tongsheng your good friend?" Jiang Qiaoqiao trotted over with a shovel in her hand. There was still some mud on her face and clothes.

"This guy is two-faced, with a human face but a beastly heart. We cannot have a deep friendship with him."

Jiang Yun said, taking the shovel from her hand and asked, "Take a break, I'll get busy."

Jiang Qiaoqiao blinked her eyes, stepped forward and held Jiang Yun's hand, and asked with some concern: "Brother, you have been seriously ill, and you feel a lot different after waking up."

"I used to read a lot of poetry and books every day, but I haven't read any in the past few days."

Jiang Yun patted the back of her hand and said seriously, "Qiaoqiao, I've thought it through. I'm not good at studying. I won't read this book anymore!"

"I will work hard to make money, and we will buy a big house, and I will also hire a teacher to teach you how to read and write."

Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't feel happy after hearing this. She was a little nervous and said, "Brother, if you don't study, you can't be an official."

"The only wish of my parents before they died was for our Jiang family to have a great official."

"Besides, I heard from the uncles in the neighborhood that in our Great Zhou Dynasty, having money is useless. Many rich masters are polite even to the government servants."

"You have money, but you are just a fat sheep in the eyes of the master."

"If you are particularly rich, you are an even bigger fat sheep."

This girl really implements the idea of officialism.

However, Jiang Yun had been in this world for some time and understood that what Jiang Qiaoqiao said was true.

Don't even mention being an official. Even if they have no worries about money, they don't have a formal official status or a rank. As long as they have no backing, they can arrest anyone they want.

No matter whether you are guilty or not, once you are in his dungeon, what crime can’t he find out?

Thinking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao appeared. Suddenly, Qian Buchou's hearty laughter came from outside: "Isn't it easy to become an official?"

"I will arrange for Brother Jiang to work as a constable in our government office."

"The monthly salary is one tael of silver. During festivals, the government officials will give extra silver." "What do you think, Brother Jiang? Consider it."

Qian Buchou walked in wearing the majestic uniform of a constable.

Jiang Qiaoqiao stretched out her fingers and began to count. Then her eyes lit up slightly: "One tael of silver a month? That's one thousand copper coins."

"My goodness."

"It's a pity that I can't become an official, but at least I can work in the government."

Jiang Yun looked at his sister with a bit of a smile and tears in his eyes. He could probably guess what she was thinking. Being a temporary worker in the government was better than making money as a businessman outside.

But then, Jiang Qiaoqiao got a little nervous and asked Qian Buchou in a low voice: "Master Captain, how much silver do you want to take?"

"Ah? What silver?" Qian Buchou was stunned.

Jiang Qiaoqiao said, "I heard that if you want to be a constable, you have to pay a full ten taels of silver, otherwise you can't be a constable."

"Which bastard is talking nonsense?"

Qian Buchou was a little angry, his face flushed, and he said loudly: "Our Nanzhou government office is clean and upright! Our good reputation has been tarnished by this group of people."

"Brother Jiang, if you come to the government office, I will not charge you a penny."

After saying that, Qian Buchou looked towards Jiang Yun with some anticipation.

"There's no rush for this." Jiang Yun shook his head and did not agree directly.

In fact, he has been thinking about his next plan these days.

It is impossible to read without studying.

Neither himself nor the original owner was good at studying, and as for doing business, Jiang Yun had no experience.

If it were still allowed to open a Taoist temple, he could set up one and collect some money from incense offerings.

But the Great Zhou Dynasty did not allow it, so they had to give up.

Being a constable was a good choice, but he was not in a hurry to agree to it.

Qian Buchou came here to find me, obviously he had something to do, at least I had to see what he wanted to do first: "Captain Qian, is there something going on?"

Qian Buchou shook his head and said, "Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. I'm free now, so I came to visit you."

"That's just in time." Jiang Yun was not polite and threw the shovel over directly: "I'll have to trouble Captain Qian to help me tidy up the yard."

When Qian Buchou saw the bumpy yard, he hurriedly stopped Jiang Yun and said, "Brother, this is just a small matter. I will ask a few constables to come and fill it up later."

"Brother, I came here this time because I actually have something small to do, and I want to ask you for a small favor."

Seeing that he wanted to talk to him, Jiang Yun's heart moved slightly and he asked Jiang Qiaoqiao to go into the house to rest.

After Jiang Qiaoqiao left, Qian Buchou told him the task assigned by the magistrate.

Jiang Yun frowned and asked, "You mean, you want me to accompany you to Beihu County? To investigate the missing person case?"

Jiang Yun was very clear about his situation, and he had ways to protect himself if he had to deal with some common evil spirits.

If you really encounter a powerful monster, it will be difficult to survive.

It happened that I encountered thunderclouds yesterday, so I was able to use the power of thunder to exorcise evil. That is not my own strength.

Looking at Qian Buchou's expectant eyes, Jiang Yun also thought that there was not much money left at home.

Jiang Qiaoqiao had little money to start with when mending clothes, and there were probably only twenty copper coins left at home.

Jiang Yun really couldn't bear to see Jiang Qiaoqiao continue working so hard. What's more, he had already thought of a helper in his mind and he had a trump card, so he didn't have to worry about him not helping.

After thinking this through, Jiang Yun said in a deep voice, "It's no problem for me to help you, but I want money."

Qian Buchou breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It's just money, that's easy."

What’s a little money to hire an expert to deal with evil spirits?
He nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, brother. The judge gave me a hundred taels of silver. Let's not be so formal and split it in half."

But Jiang Yun slowly raised his hand and clenched it into a fist: "I want them all."

(End of this chapter)