Chapter 02: Chapter 2 Nanming Town

Carrying the salute, Jiang Lin came to Nanming Town.

Shanyin County, where Nanming Town is located, is close to Shenjiang City. Due to the vigorous development of the National Government, the economy of the surrounding counties and towns is also developing well. There are many businessmen and traffickers coming and going, and it looks very lively.

Jiang Lin looked around and saw that the three main streets in Nanming Town were relatively prosperous, which opened his eyes. Although the buildings were not as good as any other town in reality, the number of people coming and going was better than ordinary streets.

The town is much stronger.

"Take a walk and take a look at the freshly baked buns~"

“Stewed green onion buns, stewed green onion buns, delicious green onion buns stew~”

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Along the way, Jiang Lin quickly frowned. Although Nanming Town was prosperous, the beggars and passers-by who could be seen everywhere on the roadside showed that not everyone could live a good life.

There were many ragged women and sleek children on the street. They were pushed aside in disgust by the well-dressed people, and without daring to say anything, they nodded and ran away.

"Alas, the world is like this. It's hard for one person to change it." Jiang Lin sighed, and then started looking for the Jiang family.

The Jiang family is the absolute overlord in Nanming Town, so of course it is easy to find.

Not long after, Jiang Lin saw the location of the Jiang family ancestral hall.

An old man was leaning against the door of the ancestral hall, smoking a dry cigarette. Seeing Jiang Lin approaching the Jiang family ancestral hall, he quickly stood up and stopped him and asked: "Sir, this is our Jiang family's ancestral hall. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. Could you please tell me something?"

What's the matter?"

Jiang Lin was wearing a black suit. He looked like he was no ordinary person. He was probably a young master from some family. An old man would not dare to say harsh words.

Jiang Lin waved his hands quickly, he did not dare to let any of his ancestors call him master.

"Grandpa, I'm not an old man. My name is Jiang Lin. I'm Jiang Yuechuan's son. I'm here to acknowledge my ancestor."

"What? Jiang Yuechuan? That bastard has a son?" The old man glared, and then stared at Jiang Lin.

Looking at Jiang Lin's appearance, he looks somewhat similar to Jiang Yuechuan.

In fact, Jiang Yuechuan was the second uncle of Grandpa Jiang Lin's grandfather. He went out to explore in his early years, but there was no news. It was not until the millennium that the descendants of the Jiang family accidentally found some information about Jiang Yuechuan in the United States. However, it was only a few decades ago.

Years have passed, but there is only one white skeleton and nothing else.

Jiang Lin uses the name of his grandfather's son, and absolutely no one can find any problems.

"Wait a moment. Recognizing your ancestor and returning to your clan is a big deal. I'll call the clan leader and other clan elders over before we can make a decision."

"Thank you for your hard work, grandpa."

Seeing the old man walking away on crutches, Jiang Lin could only wait where he was.

Not long after, Jiang Lin saw a group of people walking towards him from a distance. The leader was a slightly older-looking figure, wearing a vest and satin. He looked quite energetic, but other clan members

Laodu was just an ordinary linen man, which made Jiang Heng very confused.

"Where is he? Where is Koshikawa's son?" the leader asked in a loud voice.

Next to him was the old man who had just gone to call someone. He pointed at Jiang Lin with his walking stick and said, "Even that young man, I don't know if it's true or not, so I came here to ask everyone to come over and have a look."

When everyone came to Jiang Lin, they looked at him carefully.

"I am Jiang Yuehai, the head of the Jiang family. You said you are Yuechuan's son?"

Jiang Lin looked happy and said: "Uncle, my father told me about you. I am Jiang Lin, the son of Jiang Yuechuan."

Jiang Yuehai is the ancestor of the Jiang family in reality, and his younger brother is Jiang Yuechuan.

"He is really Yuechuan's son, so good." Jiang Yuehai had not seen his younger brother for many years, and he didn't even have any news about him. Now that he saw his younger brother's son, he was very relieved.

"Jiang Lin, where is your father?" Jiang Yuehai asked with some anticipation.

Jiang Lin's eyes quickly darkened, and tears quickly flowed down: "Uncle, dad passed away a long time ago, and he told me to come back from the United States to see you, saying that this is the root of my Jiang family, let me

I will come back as soon as possible to recognize my ancestors."

Although Jiang Yuehai was expected to leave early, he was still a little sad. His tall figure suddenly became sluggish, and he looked at Jiang Lin with complicated eyes and said: "Well, since Yuechuan has left, it will be the same when you come back. I will come back in two days."

We will hold a clan meeting so that you can recognize your ancestors and return to your clan."

"Thank you, uncle." Jiang Lin thanked him sincerely.

"Thank you. If your father hadn't left, maybe he would be the leader of the clan now. He is much smarter than me. It's a pity that he has great ambitions and insists on going to some American country like others. Alas!"

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With the help of the clan leader, Jiang Lin moved into the house left by Jiang Yuechuan. Due to years of disrepair, the house was dilapidated. However, Jiang Yuehai's family would come over from time to time to clean it, so it could be lived in, but it needed to be repaired.

It still needs to be repaired, otherwise the house will collapse one day while I'm sleeping.

"Brother Dong, slow down." The person who took the lead in helping Jiang Lin was Jiang Yuehai's son Jiang Chengdong, who was also Jiang Lin's nominal cousin.

Of course, according to Jiang Lin's identity, Jiang Chengdong should be considered his grandfather's grandfather and a member of his own family.

Jiang Lin has learned that although the Jiang family has a large number of clan members in Nanming Town, they are generally poor. The family only has four shops in the three streets of the town, and all the income earned is transferred to the clan and used for the benefit of the clan members.

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The family leader Jiang Yuehai's home is not a courtyard house, but an ordinary small courtyard. The most valuable things in his family are probably the family's cows and the old man's silk vest.

I heard from the clan members that the patriarch of the silk and satin vest is reluctant to wear it at ordinary times. He only takes it out and puts it on when there are activities.

Jiang Lin pulled a tribesman to help, and the thin tribesman quickly asked: "Brother Lin, is something wrong?"

Everyone knows Jiang Lin's identity, and looking at his clothes, you can tell that he must be a rich man, so ordinary people generally feel a little inferior in front of him.

"I remember your name is Xiao San'er, right? Xiao San'er, I just want to ask why our Jiang family only has so few shops in this town, and what do we all make a living on?"

Xiao San'er was stunned for a moment and said: "So that's what I'm asking. Brother Lin, let me tell you, the Shanyin County where we are located is close to Shenjiang. I heard that it is very lively there and has even been rented out by foreigners.

, there are many foreigners doing business there, and our area has also gained a lot of popularity. However, Nanming Town has attracted more and more people in the past two or three years. The former Nanming Town was not as lively as it is now. Later, the town

When there were more people, the clan spent money to open several shops. Unfortunately, business was not good and they kept losing money. In the end, only four shops were left and the others were closed."

"You said that outsiders are great at doing business, but we can't compare to them. Recently, our clan has been discussing finding other ways to bring some income to the clan."

Xiao San'er's words made Jiang Lin understand that Nanming Town suddenly developed and had close relationships with outside businessmen. However, the Jiang family did not know how to use their own advantages to cooperate with businessmen. Instead, they imitated businessmen to open stores and avoid closing down.

Weird.

Those who can open a shop to Sanyin Nanming have some connections behind them, and not ordinary people can open it.

Of course, the Jiang family has some innate advantages in Nanming Town, but they just don't know how to use them yet. According to Jiang's records, it will take two years before the Jiang family can reach cooperation with these foreign businessmen.

This gave the Jiang family some strength to protect themselves when the war came. Otherwise, how could the Jiang family be preserved intact until later generations in this chaotic era?