Of course Jiang Ran knew that his words "I'm here to pick you up" were not to take her home, but to take her away from here forever. There was a strange light in his tender eyes, and he caressed her lips unnaturally.
With the black hair on her chest, she looked a little nervous: "No, didn't you agree on a month?"
The date Tang Ji and Li Daniu agreed on was September 12th, but today is only October 10th.
When Jiu'er saw Tang Ji's figure on the third floor, she ran down. When she heard her young lady asking such a question, she almost jumped up anxiously, thinking: "Miss, why don't you understand?"
The smile on Tang Ji's face did not diminish, and he replied gently: "I wish I could take you out as soon as possible. I don't want you to stay here for even a quarter of a second."
Hearing this, Jiang Ran's pink cheeks turned red and she lowered her head silently.
Jiu'er covered her mouth and snickered, placing her hands on her chest and pinching her fingers.
Ah ah ah, Mr. Tang is having a great time today!
Tang Ji didn't say anything more. He stretched out his hand and stroked Jiang Ran's head gently twice, then turned to the waiter standing nearby and said, "Call your shopkeeper."
The short man in gray clothes glanced back and forth at the two of them, and finally ran upstairs.
Not long after, Yang's mother walked down the stairs with heavy steps, staring at Tang Ji with some vigilance. She didn't change her expression until she walked in front of him, and said with a sweet smile: "What kind of wind did you give Tang Ji?
The wind is blowing, come on, come on, come on, Xiaozhu, take Mr. Tang up and sit down."
The movement at the top of the stairs quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the building. In addition to the girls watching, a few guests sitting in the stands on the second floor also cast their eyes over.
"No need!" Tang Ji slowly raised his hand. He still remembered Jiang Ran's previous suppression by Luo Qingqing. If the old woman in front of him hadn't acquiesced, the other party would not have been so bold, so he didn't give her a good look. Look.
Pang Qing and the two guards had already put the big brown-red box behind them and opened the lid: "Here are ten thousand taels. Give me Jiang Ran's deed of betrayal and the contract between you."
The moment the box was opened, silver light suddenly appeared, and everyone around could not help but widen their eyes.
"So...a lot of silver."
"What do you want Mr. Tang to do with your money?"
"Nonsense, can't you see it? He must be redeeming himself for Jiang Ran!"
"..."
Mother Yang swallowed her saliva in disbelief. She thought Tang Ji was here to help Jiang Ran ask for leave again, but she didn't expect that he wanted to redeem her. Jiang Ran was a signboard of Yuexian Tower and was more popular than the oiran. She
After leaving, his loss may be far more than ten thousand taels of silver. He quickly grabbed Jiang Ran's arm: "Xiao Ran, you see, your mother has treated you well over the years. Are you really willing to leave? Are you tired?
?How about I let you rest for a while?"
She blinked her eyes hard, trying to squeeze out some tears.
Jiang Ran raised his hand again, turned sideways and looked into Tang Ji's fiery and sincere eyes. He made up his mind and shook his head: "Mom, thank you for taking care of you for so many years, but I am really tired. Besides, I
I don’t want to let him down either.”
Hearing this, Yang's mother also looked at Tang Ji. Seeing the two people's affectionate expressions, she couldn't help but sigh. She laboriously bent down the fat bucket, took out a silver ingot from the box, and sighed.
: "That's all, my daughter has grown up and I can't keep her. Xiaoran, my mother did something sorry for you before, but it was also for Yuexianlou. I hope you don't blame your mother."
Then, she looked at Tang Ji again: "Young Master Tang, when Xiaoran was thirteen years old, she was the oiran of Yuexian Tower. At that time, many people threatened to take her as a concubine and marry her home, but she resigned from the oiran.
After taking the post, everyone who heard that she and I had an agreement of ten thousand taels of silver chose to give up, including Master Lin, the richest man in Yunhuai City. But you are different from them. Xiao Ran has found a good friend.
Home."
Tang Ji looked indifferent and smiled knowingly with Jiang Ran: "Compared to her, ten thousand taels of silver is nothing."
Ten thousand taels of silver is nothing!
These words echoed in the building. Ten thousand taels of silver is enough for an ordinary person to live a good life for ten lifetimes. At this time, Tang Ji is an extremely infatuated and perfect lover in the eyes of the girl, but the guests upstairs think that he is showing off.
.
Jiu'er was already extremely excited, with a cautious look in her eyes. Mr. Tang is so good today!
"Wait a moment." Yang's mother said nothing and then trudged upstairs again.
Tang Ji took the candied haws of apples bought on the road from Pang Qing, and handed one to Jiang Ran and Jiu'er: "Let's fill our stomachs first, there will be surprises later!"
"Hmm." Jiu'er winked at Tang Ji, not forgetting to raise his thumb.
Jiang Ran was speechless by her greasy look. He took the candied haws and said softly: "Which one of us will redeem himself?"
"Ah, miss, they're all the same, they're all the same!" Jiu'er laughed playfully, raised the candied haws and stuffed it into his mouth, and soon his cheeks bulged up.
After a while, Mother Yang returned to the group of people, took a few breaths tiredly, and handed over the two yellowed pieces of paper in her hand: "This is Xiaoran's deed of sale and the contract signed with me."
Tang Ji reached out to take it, checked it repeatedly, and after making sure there was no problem, handed it to Jiang Ran.
Seeing Jiang Ran put the two pieces of paper into her sleeves, Yang's mother handed her the baggage in her hand: "This baggage was placed next to you when I picked you up. You also played with the things in it when you were a child.
It’s time for you to take me away now.”
"Picked me up? Didn't you say that I was brought back from the classroom?" Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in question.
Mother Yang nodded: "That's about it. It snowed that winter and you fell outside the Jiaofang Department. Mom thought you were dead, but when she went to check you found you were still breathing, so she picked you up."
Tang Ji turned his head and looked at Jiang Ran. So he should thank this old woman, otherwise such a beautiful daughter-in-law might turn into an ice sculpture?
As she spoke, Jiang Ran had already opened the bag. Inside were some small toys from her childhood, including a rattle, a small flower rope, a small bellyband and an old piece of wood.
Tang Ji curiously picked up the piece of wood and was surprised to find that it was similar to a jigsaw puzzle of later generations. A piece of wood with characters engraved on it was divided into eight pieces and moved in nine grids. He held the jigsaw puzzle in his hand.
In his hand, he said to Jiang Ran: "It's getting late, let's go."
Jiang Ran didn't think much about it. After all, there are too many poor families abandoning their children because of their livelihood, so I sincerely thanked Mother Yang. I took two steps forward and hugged Mother Yang: "Thank you."
"Silly girl, take good care of yourself. Remember to come back and see your mother if you have nothing to do in the future." Yang's mother patted her gently behind her, with a kind tone in her tone.
Soon, Jiang Ran returned to Tang Ji and let him lead him out of the building.
Suddenly, Yang’s mother stopped them again: “Wait a minute.”
Tang Ji thought that the other party was going to regret it, so he protected Jiang Ran behind him, turned around slowly, and waited for her next words.
Seeing his performance, Mother Yang couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, I promised you all, how could I regret it? It's just that I only need five thousand taels of silver. This girl didn't give it to me before."
The trouble caused me to make a lot of money less, but I have been playing music diligently in the building for the past three years. I have earned one thousand taels a year. I save three thousand taels and still have two thousand taels. I would like to ask Tang
What do you think of the young master saying a nice word for me, Yuexianlou, in the book advertisement space?"
Tang Ji's eyes lit up. There was such a good thing. It seemed that he had misunderstood this old woman...Mother Yang. If you say ten thousand taels, cut it in half. What a good person!
Jiang Ran knew that it was not easy for Tang Ji to make money, and he would save whatever he could. Before his mother regretted it, he hurriedly saluted and thanked her: "Thank you, mother."
In this way, the ten thousand taels of silver were divided into two, and Prince You's Mansion carried the remaining part back.
Tang Ji consciously held Jiang Ran's hand and led her out of the building.
Foodie Jiu'er followed the two of them, and the dimples on his face never disappeared.
The girls in the building looked at the backs of the three people and suddenly felt extremely envious.
"Oh~ when can I wait for a man who is willing to spend ten thousand taels of silver to redeem me!"
"You are worth a hundred taels at most."
"Chen Zhu, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart!"
"Originally, the great talent of the Tang Dynasty and our great courtesan Jiang are a perfect match. If it were you... Hey, I can't even imagine that!"
"Stop arguing, look at mom, she's not even willing to shed tears. Oh, think about it carefully, sister Jiang Ran is really nice to us, and I miss her so much."
"..."
Immediately, all the girls discovered that Yang's mother was crying, and they all went up to comfort her.
Unexpectedly, Yang's mother cried and slapped her fat cheeks, her tone full of regret: "You are so mean-mouthed, why do you need five thousand taels for such a good thing? My money!"