Kuai Chuan's brother is the real boss

"Woooo, I want the emerald ring, it's mine."

"Sister Feng, be good, your elder brother just took your Cuihuan out to meet an emergency, and he will return it to you when he has the money. Don't tell your father about this, or he will beat your elder brother."

In a unique small courtyard in Jinling, Jiang Yan heard a burst of crying as soon as he entered, and instead of going in directly, he asked the maid at the door about her condition.

"Second Master just came over and took Miss's emerald jade ring, Madam is coaxing Miss right now." The servant girl lowered her head after speaking.

Jiang Yan was well aware of what the maid called the 'Second Lord' to do to grab Cuihuan, and when he was in short supply, he gave his sister's things to those women outside of him.

Opening the curtain and going in, Wang Xifeng saw Jiang Yan stretching out his hand and wanted to be hugged by Jiang Yan. At the age of three or four, she was crying with snot and tears, and she put her arms around Jiang Yan's neck and wanted to tell the various "crimes" of her second brother Wang Ren.

Li Ci was slightly relieved to see her youngest son come in. In this home, the youngest daughter has a bad temper, let alone her elder brother who is almost 15 years old. Even her parents don't listen to her and stick to her own ideas, only Jiang Yan's words She can listen to a little bit.

"You came back just in time, Sister Feng is sad, you coax her."

"Mother, the second elder brother snatched Sister Feng's emerald jade ring, is this the end of the matter?" Jiang Yan asked while coaxing the little girl in his arms.

Li Ci showed hesitation, fiddling with the handkerchief, "This... your second brother may have been confused for a while, I have a jade ring with excellent appearance, and I will ask someone to bring it to Sister Feng in a while. Er, please don't tell your father and uncle."

"Okay, I won't tell this time, but I won't hide it next time."

Seeing that Jiang Yan agreed, Wang Xifeng also stopped crying, and hit Jiang Yan with her small fist, "Brother is bad, second brother is stealing, why do you want to cover him? He is considered a thief if he is a thief. He is a thief and should be sent to the government. Let him eat in prison."

"Sister Feng, don't let others listen to your words, otherwise, what will others think of our Wang family?" Li Ci quickly came over and covered Wang Xifeng's mouth to keep her from talking.

Wang Xifeng's chubby face was full of anger, she put her head on Jiang Yan's shoulder and said nothing, obviously angry.

"Mom, let's go back and rest first. I'll just coax Sister Feng. Cui Yuhuan will bring it. I'll let my second brother come to apologize later and let it go."

Seeing what Jiang Yan said, Li Ci nodded and left.

Jiang Yan put Wang Xifeng on the bed, and stood in front of the bed with his arms crossed. Wang Xifeng sat on the bed with his arms crossed in the same posture, looking at Jiang Yan with his big eyes.

Really angry, he picked up a small purse on the bed and threw it over to hit Jiang Yan, "Brother, you are a big liar, last time when the second brother stole my little bell, you said to tell dad for me, but did you tell? Now he You came to steal my emerald jade ring again, you should calm down, you lied, you lied."

Wang Xifeng spoke in an orderly manner, but in the end she was so angry that she just lay down on the bed and stopped looking at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan sat down on the edge of the bed, turned the little girl's head, and made her look at him, "I really told daddy last time, but daddy said that a bell is nothing serious, what can you tell me to do? So I I want to wait until the next time I see my uncle tell my uncle to teach my second brother a lesson, what do you think?"

"But when will Uncle come back?" Wang Xifeng kicked her legs anxiously. Uncle is working outside, so he won't come back to Jinling once a year.

"Uncle doesn't come back, we can go find him. It will be Uncle's birthday soon. We have prepared some things at home. We can go with the person who delivered the things. We can talk to Uncle then."

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up in a blink of an eye. This is a good idea. Not only can he sue, but he can also go out to play and ride a big horse with his brother.

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was not angry anymore, Jiang Yan asked the servant girl to bring some things over, coaxed her to eat and watched her fall asleep before leaving.

His name is Wang Yan now, and the one he has to protect in this world is his sister Wang Xifeng.

The Wang family is a rich family, and the grandfather in the family has long been outdated. Because the grandmother is still there, the two brothers of the father's generation did not separate. The eldest uncle Wang Ziteng is an official outside. Compared with the eldest uncle, his father Wang Zisheng can be said to be very unprofessional. , eating, drinking, whoring and gambling are all available.

As for the fame, I can't even say it, only the grandfather was strict with him when he was around, and he barely had the fame of a scholar. After the grandfather passed away, the eldest uncle couldn't control him when he was outside, so he started to eat, drink and play like an ordinary rich man.

Prince Shengzheng's wife is their mother, Li Ci. There are countless concubines, but without exception, they have nothing to do. The most common thing on weekdays is to hang out with the concubines, and they don't care about other things at all.

Jiang Yan and Wang Xifeng have an older brother named Wang Ren, who is a compatriot, and he often steals some small jewelry from his sister to give to those close friends. There is no shortage of money in the family, but he still steals it because it saves money.

Besides Wang Ren, there are two elder brothers in the uncle's family, namely the eldest brother and the third elder brother. Wang Ren is the second eldest, Jiang Yan is the youngest of the four elder brothers in the family, and Wang Xifeng is the only daughter in the two rooms.

Wang Xifeng was born in such a family. Since she was a child, she thought that she was no worse than a man. At the age of 16, she married Jia Lian of the Jia family, which is also one of the four major families of the Wang family.

Wang Xifeng's tragedy can be said to have been doomed from birth. Everyone in the court knows the four major families of Jia Shi Wang Xue. She also married Jia Lian's second uncle, and her little aunt also married to Xue's family.

But as the saying goes, 'wealth cannot last three generations', this sentence is very reasonable.

The rich three generations have lived an extremely extravagant life since they were born. When they don't have to worry about money, money is just a tool for them, and they think that everything can be spent with money.

Not long after marrying Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng gradually started to take care of the house. She really planned for the Jia family, but she also used her power, and she even died in the process.

In the end, the four big families went down to the west, and Wang Xifeng was also imprisoned. A roll of grass swept out and was buried in a mass grave.

Before she died, Wang Xifeng didn't close her eyes. She gave all the money she had to her elder brother Wang Ren, hoping that Wang Ren could redeem her daughter Qiaojieer from the brothel, but Wang Ren ran away by herself. , completely disregarding Qiao's life and death.

Wang Xifeng responded to that sentence: "The organ is too clever to calculate, and it has missed Qingqing's life."

Jiang Yan came to this world since he was a child. It has been more than ten years. Now he is 16 years old.

The current Wang family is supported by Wang Ziteng. In his memory, when Wang Ziteng fell, the four major families also fell one after another. Jiang Yan could not allow this kind of scene to happen again.

At night, the drunk Wang Ren came back from the outside. As soon as he got back to his yard, he saw all the servants standing in the yard, standing as straight as the pine trees outside.

"Aren't you all dead here? There's nothing to do. Shall I buy you?"

As soon as Wang Ren spoke, he was reeking of alcohol, and a servant who was usually liked by Wang Ren whispered, "Second master, fourth master is in the house, don't let us go in and serve."

"What is he doing in my yard? I have no place to go?" Wang Ren pushed the servant away and walked in unsteadily.

There was only one lamp on the table in the room, and the candlelight shone on Jiang Yan's expressionless face, which really startled Wang Ren, "What are you doing in my room? Go back to your own realm."

"Second brother is so excited, which building did you drink this wine in? It seems to be very enjoyable."

"Why? Are you interested too?" Wang Ren stepped forward with a smile, and sat down at the table. As soon as he patted the table, a servant brought some lamps and a cup of tea, and the room brightened up a lot in an instant.

"That is to say, what's the use of reading books every day, can you really get a champion? I'll take you there to see and see what a gentle township is, and it's better than you studying hard." too much."

Wang Ren said very proudly. In his eyes, children from rich families like them just want to eat, drink and enjoy themselves. Otherwise, what is the purpose of their ancestors making achievements? Is it to make future generations continue to suffer?

Jiang Yan got up, picked up the teapot on the table, swung it around to feel the amount of water in it, "Second Brother went to Sister Feng's children's room today and took away the emerald jade ring that was given by her aunt on her birthday last time, is there such a thing?"

Wang Ren turned his eyes to look at Jiang Yan, his brows frowned slightly, and there was already a little impatience on his face, "I feel that you are here so late to seek justice for that little girl?"

"Second brother, I don't care who you give your own money to, but it's a bit unreasonable for you to steal my sister's things."

As soon as Wang Ren mentioned this, he got angry, slapped the table, stood up and said angrily: "My own money? Do I have money? Three years ago, my uncle asked you to manage all the shops under the name of Erfang, 100 taels a month. Where did you send the beggars? What happened to me taking the little girl’s film? You guys forced me to do so.”

Jiang Yan nodded, "Second brother is telling the truth, he has been dissatisfied with me for a long time, so I am not afraid of offending elder brother."

"What do you want? I tell you I... ah..."

Before Wang Ren finished speaking, the teapot in Jiang Yan's hand had already been poured down the top of his head, and a pot of tea instantly made him wet from head to clothes.

Throwing down the teapot, he dragged Wang Ren to the courtyard. It was already December, and the temperature at night in Jinling was still considerable, so he pushed him directly to the ground.

Looking around, he scolded in a cold voice: "Let him stay in the yard for an hour, and let him into the house if he stays less than an hour, and you don't have to stay at Wang's house tomorrow."

"Wang Yan, I'm your elder brother, you dare to treat me like this, you little bastard, I'll tell my father."

Jiang Yan stopped going out, but didn't look back, "If you want to go, just go, tell my father that I am a little bastard, and see if he hits you first or me first."

Wang Ren picked up the broom in the corner and threw it at Jiang Yan, but Jiang Yan had already gone out, so no matter how much he threw, it would be useless.

Turned around and went back to the house, but the subordinates had Jiang Yan’s order, and no one dared to let him in. There was no way that the night wind was too cold, so Wang Ren could only go to his grandmother Hu’s place to spend the night, but the cold wind blowing all the way was enough for him I can stand it.

In this kind of family, mastering the source of income means mastering the right to speak, so Jiang Yan showed his talents with Wang Ziteng when he was 13 years old, and asked Wang Ziteng to be the master and hand over all the shops under the name of Erfang to him. reason.

Unlike Wang Ziteng, Wang Zisheng is an official and has no salary. All the income from the shop and the land rent is the expenses of the second house and the rent. Take the initiative to pick up a shop.

Now that all the shops are operating normally, Jiang Yan doesn't need to do anything more, just strengthen supervision and be stricter in everything, and he has regained control over all the expenses of the second room.

First of all, Wang Ren, the prescribed dosage, 100 or two books a month is not a lot. As long as it is not extravagant, it is enough for cockfighting and visiting brothels. As for gambling money, it is another matter.

But Wang Zisheng didn't need Jiang Yan's money at all. He had saved a lot of things by himself over the years. Even if he didn't do business properly, he would act like an old man in front of Jiang Yan. He felt shabby when he reached out to ask his son for money.

In the past, these were all taken care of by Li Ci. With such a name, she was a benevolent wife to Wang Zisheng. She never cared about what her husband did. To Wang Ren, she was a benevolent mother. He also helped to hide the matter, and even helped to cover it up if he couldn't hide it.

Wang Renhui now looks ignorant, with Wang Zisheng's precepts and deeds and Li Ci's motherly heart, so she will give Wang Ren whatever he wants as long as there is a reason. His wife, Mrs. Chen, helped, and it was later in Jiang Yan's hands.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yan had just had breakfast with Wang Xifeng when the maid next to his grandmother Hu called him and asked him to go to his grandmother's yard.

Wang Xifeng blinked her big eyes, and asked curiously: "Sister Bi'er, what's the matter with grandma calling second brother? We haven't finished breakfast this early in the morning."

Bi'er looked at Wang Xifeng, then at Jiang Yan who was sitting upright drinking porridge, and unconsciously compared with Wang Ren who was kneeling in front of Hu's knees, crying with snot and tears, the balance in her heart was obviously tilted towards Jiang Yan Here it is.

"It's Er Ye Ren, he came to the old lady yesterday in wet clothes, and said that it was done by the fourth master, and the old lady asked me to ask the fourth master to find out." Bi'er said truthfully.

Wang Xifeng looked at Jiang Yan in surprise, "Brother, you really made the second brother wet? Didn't it blow a lot of wind all the way to grandma's place?"

"I made it, you eat it first, I'll go see my grandmother." Jiang Yan wiped his mouth, touched the top of Wang Xifeng's head, and followed Bi'er to Hu's place.

Unlike Li Ci, when Hu was young, she was also a very capable and neat woman, supporting her husband and taking care of her children, but in the past few years, perhaps because of her old age, she has become more and more like Li Ci, and she is very doting on her grandchildren.

In particular, Wang Ren was sweet and talkative, and he was so doting. The 100 taels given by Jiang Yan was not enough, and most of Wang Ren would go to the Hu family to ask for some more. Those were all Hu's private properties, and Jiang Yan pretended not to know at all.

Not long after, they came to the Hu family's courtyard. The Hu family was building potted plants in the courtyard, but Wang Ren didn't see it.

"Greetings to grandma." Jiang Yan saluted.

"Okay, don't be too polite." Mrs. Hu handed the scissors to the maid, "I came to you so early, I haven't had breakfast yet, I have freshly made dim sum here, and it's still hot, let them bring it to you A bit."

"Grandma has already eaten, so there is no need to make them busy." Jiang Yan went to help Mrs. Hu into the house.

Mrs. Hu was a little chubby, and sat on the kang in silk and satin all over her body. She smiled very kindly, and waved her servants to hold Jiang Yan's hand and said, "Grandmother knows you are capable. You are much better than your father and your elder brother. In you, I see the shadow of your grandfather, he also helped your great-grandfather with various things when he was a teenager, and he passed the scholar examination at the age of 15, and he has been diligent and never slack."

"Grandfather is a capable man."

Mrs. Hu sighed, pointed to the side to let Jiang Yan sit down, "Brother Ren stole the emerald jade ring from your aunt on Sister Feng's birthday last time, it was his fault, I have already reprimanded him, sure This kind of thing won't happen again."

"How did grandma know? Mother told me not to spread these things." Jiang Yan pretended to be confused and said.

"Your mother is also confused. She knows how to pamper her, but she doesn't know that petting a child is like killing a child. But she has been married for so many years. Even if I am a mother-in-law, I can't rush to scold her with a pale face and let the servants see how she will be in the future. Convincing the public is not."

Jiang Yan lowered his eyes, knowing what Hu would say next, "Grandmother said so."

"So, you have to give Brother Ren a little face. He is as useless as his father, and our family doesn't expect him to make contributions to protect the family and the country, as long as he doesn't cause trouble."

"You said that you poured tea all over his body yesterday, and that the servants in the courtyard were not allowed to let him in for an hour. When you came to me, your body was as cold as ice. They are both biological brothers. Are you I didn’t see it, but I felt distressed when I saw it.”

Jiang Yan let out a sneer in his heart, he didn't feel distressed when he saw it. Wang Ren is a good name, but adding a surname is not good. Wang Ren, forgetting benevolence and righteousness, really corresponds to what he did to Wang Xifeng's daughter. The world has been in the world for more than ten years, and I have never felt the respect of brothers and friends, so why should I feel distressed?

Seeing that Jiang Yan didn't speak, Hu sighed, "These brothers just want to help each other. You see, your father is so incompetent. Your uncle is still the one who should help. He has never blushed all these years."

"Grandmother said that I won't love my second brother anymore." Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"This is your real brother. You poured tea all over his body. Fortunately, it was night and not many people knew about it. Otherwise, how would you let your second brother gain a foothold at home in the future? How should servants think of him?" Hu Shi patted Jiang Yan's hand in relief.

Jiang Yan said that he would never do this again, but he knew in his heart that he had to do it next time. Wang Ren was ignorant and incompetent. Guaranteed that after this experience, he would not dare to steal jewelry from Wang Xifeng again.

When he commits another crime, there will naturally be other tricks to deal with him.

"Grandma, I have something to tell you."

"What, tell me."

Jiang Yan and Hu mentioned that Prince Teng's home was going to deliver something on his birthday, and he took Wang Xifeng with him.

"It's not impossible for you to go, it's just a world of ice and snow, you have to be careful, ask Sister Feng's maid to follow a few more, you are a half-grown man and you still don't care about it yourself, how can you take care of a three-year-old child?" .”

Jiang Yan nodded in response. Wang Ziteng's birthday was at the end of the first lunar month. They set off after the new year, and the first lunar month would just be able to catch up.

For the sake of his mother, Wang Ziteng just went to other places to be an official by himself, leaving his wife to take care of his mother. Both sons are still studying in college, and they didn't take them away.

Jiang Yan looked at the figure behind the screen, saluted Hu and left without saying anything.

Just as Jiang Yan left, Wang Ren came out from behind the screen, put his arms around Hu's arm and acted like a baby: "Grandmother, it was agreed that Wang Yan would give me more money every month. You don't even mention it."

"How do you ask grandma to mention that 100 taels is enough for five years' expenses in an ordinary family, and you can't spend enough for a month?" Hu said slightly reproachfully, but his tone was full of pampering.

Seeing that Wang Ren was in a hurry, Mrs. Hu said again: "Your old man is useless. No matter how hard you Fangyan brother is, you can do it. In the future, if you don't have enough money, you can come to grandma and grandma will give it to you."

"Grandmother, you said this, and my grandson will remember it." After receiving Hu's words, Wang Ren turned from grief to joy. It doesn't matter who the money comes from, what matters is that it gets into his hands.

Jiang Yan doesn't care how much the Hu family gives Wang Ren, as long as he takes care of himself, there is no need for him to worry about Wang Ziteng in the first room, and he has the obligation to support Li Ci and Wang Zisheng in the second room, and raise Wang Xifeng well. Big will do.

As for Wang Ren, 100 taels of silver a month, if it is not enough, it is up to him to cheat and kidnap, as long as he can bear the consequences.

In fact, when Jiang Yan first came to the world, he had already planned for the future. After much deliberation, he decided to choose Congwen on the issue of Congwen Congwu.

The fastest way to join the military is to go to the military camp battlefield. As long as you have established military merits, you can be promoted. But going to the military camp means being away from home for a long time. If Wang Xifeng is not careful, he will develop the habit of treating ordinary people's lives like nothing. values.

So Jiang Yan decided to study literature, he can take the imperial examination at home, so that he can see Wang Xifeng anytime and anywhere, and correct it in time when he finds something wrong.

"Where is fourth master going? This direction is from my grandmother, I was reprimanded by my grandmother."

Just as Jiang Yan walked to the pond and stopped to look at the fish in it for a while, a voice came from behind him.

"Didn't the second brother stay with grandma all the time? How could he not know if I was reprimanded?"

Jiang Yan didn't look back, just kept looking at the pond in front of him, it was still very cold in the morning, falling into the pond would be much colder than being poured with tea.