Just as everyone was toasting each other, Jiang Yi suddenly thought of who this Zhang Dadan in front of him was.
Wasn't he the male lead in the ghost fight? From the plot, it seemed that the series of stories in the ghost fight was caused by Master Tan hooking up with Zhang Dadan's wife and trying to kill Zhang Dadan. In the end, Zhang Dadan also acknowledged Immortal Xu as his teacher and converted to Maoshan.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi asked calmly,""Zhang Dadan, I just heard that you were driving a carriage for Scholar Tan. Why didn't he treat you well?”
According to Jiang Yi's memories, his predecessor had always addressed Master Tan as Scholar Tan because Master Tan was a scholar of the former Qing Dynasty. However, Jiang Yi addressing Master Tan as Scholar was not a respectful address for Master Tan, but a kind of contempt for Master Tan.
Because Jiang Yi was already a High Scholar at a young age, but because the Imperial Examinations had stopped, he did not pass the Jinshi examination. On the other hand, Master Tan had taken the Imperial Examinations for his entire life, and only in the last Imperial Examinations did he pass the Elementary Scholar examination.
In Jiang Yi's opinion, Master Tan was an incompetent person. He took nearly half his life to become a scholar. Perhaps the examiner was merciful because he felt sorry for him. Therefore, Jiang Yi had always looked down on Master Tan and often called him Scholar Tan in public.
The current Jiang Yi also directly followed the way Jiang Yi's predecessor addressed him and did not intend to change anything. In any case, because of the problem of addressing him, Old Master Tan had always said that Jiang Yi did not respect his elders. A feud had already been formed. Changing the way he addressed him now was of no use.
"Scholar Tan? Young Master Jiang, you're talking about Old Master Tan, right?”Zhang Dadan hesitated for a moment, but he quickly reacted.
"Yes, I am." Jiang Yi nodded.
Seeing Jiang Yi nod, Zhang Dadan continued,"Old Master Tan treats me very well. His daily work is easy and he has a carriage to pick me up when he goes out.”
"Sigh! Zhang Dadan, if Master Tan really treated you so well, why did you come out to help?”
"That's right! What kind of person is Master Tan? He's a big shot in Chongwen Town. He can make you full just by letting something slip through his fingers.”
Hearing Zhang Dadan's words, the other helpers at the side joked.
"Go away, go away. That's because I just followed Master Tan for half a month. How could I ask for his salary?”Zhang Dadan retorted.
Zhang Dadan had just started to help Master Tan drive the carriage. Master Tan had hired him with a high salary. His daily work was very easy. He only needed to send Master Tan to an inn and pick him up after an incense stick of time. He asked where to find such an easy and profitable job.
Of course, Zhang Dadan didn't reveal his work content. After all, Master Tan had instructed him not to reveal any information.
Hearing Zhang Dadan's words, Jiang Yi understood that the plot of ghosts fighting ghosts was about to begin. Zhang Dadan's wife had already hooked up with Master Tan.
At this time, Jiang Yi looked at Zhang Dadan with a slightly different expression. He felt like he was looking at the Hulunbuir Prairie.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi suddenly had an idea, so he said,"How dare you. I saw you move so many boxes by yourself just now. It seems that you have some martial arts skills. Are you interested in helping me?”
Jiang Yi wanted to recruit Zhang Dadan. After cultivating with Immortal Qian for several days, he could tell at a glance that Zhang Dadan had a pure Yang body and was a natural genius in cultivation. Although his aptitude was not as good as Jiang Yi's, it was still better than many people. This was also the reason why Immortal Xu was willing to accept him as his disciple even though he had already lost his virginity when he became Immortal Xu's disciple.
Although the Immortal Qian had now taken refuge in Jiang Yi, and the plot had been changed beyond recognition by him, it was hard to say whether Zhang Dadan could embark on the road of cultivation. Even if he did not cultivate, with Zhang Dadan's skills that could fight five or six people alone, it was also very good to stay by his side as a bodyguard.
Hearing Jiang Yi's recruitment, Zhang Dadan was somewhat tempted, but thinking of the high-paying and easy job at Master Tan's side, he finally shook his head and rejected Jiang Yi's recruitment.
Seeing this, Jiang Yi was not angry. He only said with a smile,"It's okay. If you need help in the future, you can come to the Jiang family's mansion to look for me.”
Jiang Yi also didn't intend to casually pull Zhang Dadan over. His purpose was to leave a good impression in Zhang Dadan's heart. When Master Tan united Zhang Dadan's wife to harm him, the desperate Zhang Dadan would naturally lean towards him.
At that time, he could just use Zhang Dadan as a witness and directly nail Master Tan to death with this adultery. Master Tan was spying on the Jiang family's property, and Jiang Yi was the same.
Zhang Dadan nodded vigorously.
Soon, the banquet ended. Zhang Dadan and the other helpers walked out of the Jiang family's mansion, holding the settlement allowance and wages that Yi Tian had given them.
Along the way, the helpers were still flattering Zhang Dadan, telling him not to forget his friends when he became rich in the future.
Looking at their departing backs, Jiang Yi turned his head to look at Yi Tian. At this moment, Yi Tian was tidying up the wine table.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Yi could not help but say,"Uncle Tian, go and recruit a few servants tomorrow. I believe that after today, everyone in the town will know that the Jiang family is still the same Jiang family.”
It was a chaotic time now. Although the war did not affect Chongwen Town, it still had some impact. There were many people who did not have enough to eat. Previously, due to the danger of their lives, no one was willing to come. After all, they were just not hungry, not starving to death. Why would they risk their lives for a meal? Now that the crisis of the Jiang family seemed to have been resolved, naturally, many people were willing to come.
"I understand, Young Master." Yi Tian nodded.
At this time, Jiang Yi changed the topic and said,"Uncle Tian, did the town elect a mayor recently?”
"Yes, Young Master. It will be in the next few days, but I heard that Master Tan has already discussed with all the squires and said that he will be elected as the mayor this year.”Yi Tian replied.
Since ancient times, because the imperial power did not go to the countryside, the mayor of Chongwen Town had always been taken over by the squires and the heads of the various families in Chongwen Town. The term of office was usually one year, and everyone took turns to be the banker. This system had been in operation for hundreds of years in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Jiang Yi's grandfather had once thought of this system and became the mayor.
However, it was different now. It was the Republic of China, and the most important thing was to elect. Therefore, the mayor of Chongwen Town was elected by the squires themselves. As a member of the squires, Jiang Yi had the right to vote and the qualifications to be the mayor.
Even so, the squires still followed the older system. This year, it was Master Tan's turn to be the mayor of Chongwen Town. Therefore, Master Tan had already discussed with all the squires except Jiang Yi. This could be said to be a matter of course.
If Jiang Yi wanted to become the mayor at this time, he would be breaking this system. He would be openly challenging the authority of this centuries-old system and going against all the squires in Chongwen Town.
Of course, Jiang Yi could also choose to abide by this system. After eight to ten years, it would be his turn to be the mayor. Anyway, the system did not specify the time to complete the mission. However, if that was really the case, according to the system's mechanism of completing the previous mission before issuing the next mission, Jiang Yi did not want to waste so much time.
Moreover, Jiang Yi himself also had many conflicts with Master Tan. If Master Tan became the mayor, Jiang Yi would definitely not have a good ending. Therefore, Jiang Yi would not let Master Tan become the mayor.
"No wonder it was said that becoming the mayor was harder than the previous two missions!”Jiang Yi secretly thought.
With the current strength of the Jiang family, it was still a little difficult for them to fight against all the squires of Chongwen Town. However, he had already thought of a way to break out of this situation. However, everything was ready. He still needed to wait for someone.
At this moment, a travel-worn figure rushed towards the Jiang family's mansion.
"Young Master, I'm back!" The figure shouted.
The east wind had arrived!
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