How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 112: Making Dumplings Just for a Dish of Vinegar

Qian Laifu was sweeping the yard when a small head suddenly peeked in through the door. "Grandpa, did you miss me?"

Qian Laifu dropped the broom and ran towards the door. "You're finally back! Where are your Grandpa Chang and Uncle Dong?"

The little dog, Sheng, jumped in from outside. "I've taken my Grandpa Chang back to the Chang family home. He should spend some time with his wife and kids. I'll pick him up in a month. My Uncle Dong is behind me. Where are my grandmaster and my three uncles?"

"Your grandmaster and your three uncles are all in Qianjia Village. The Empress Dowager has set up two schools in the village. Your three uncles have all gone to study there. Your grandmaster went with them too. In the county, it's just you and me, you know."

"Oh. Nineteen or twenty is still young, isn't it?"

"Yes. I originally wanted them to go in two years, but they saw that Shiba was going and wanted to go too."

"Even the Master accepts them?"

"Yes, Her Majesty the Dowager said that as long as the teacher doesn't have to wipe their bottoms, they can go. All the children from Qianjia Village have gone. You should go too. Her Majesty the Dowager has set up two schools, one for boys and one for girls. The surrounding villages are so envious of our village."

As the little dog followed Qian Laifu into the house, it said, "The Empress Dowager is truly generous."

"Yes. The Dowager Consort still hasn't stopped the tuition fees. The Dowager Consort is truly a lucky star for our Qianjia Village. The tutors she hired are also excellent. Your cousins ​​and your fifth and sixth cousins ​​have also returned to the village to study. The Dowager Consort has also hired two martial arts tutors."

Qian Laifu repeated that Tao Taifei was the lucky star of Qianjia Village, and the surrounding villages all envied Qianjia Village. "Now, boys from Qianjia Village are in high demand. Even people from the county town want to marry their daughters to Qianjia Village."

"Isn't my aunt overjoyed?" Her eldest and second cousins ​​are both about to find wives, and they were both born to her aunt.

"Yes. Your aunt is overwhelmed with choices. She said she'd like you to help her choose when you come back."

"How would I know how to choose?" If she were to choose, she would mainly consider whether her eldest and second eldest cousins ​​would like it. "My aunt should ask my grandmother and the Empress Dowager to help her choose. If my grandmother and the Empress Dowager both say it's okay, then it can't be wrong."

"Yes. That's what your grandma said too. But you know what your aunt is like."

Her aunt was a bit stubborn. "Then I'll just follow my grandmother and the Empress Dowager's lead."

"Hmm. Why were you gone for so long?"

"Come into the house and talk."

Inside the house, Qian Chunhua had already poured the water.

After a quick wash, Xiaogou Sheng and Dong Laoqi explained why it had taken them so long to come back.
After hearing this, Qian Laifu and Qian Chunhua wanted to tell Xiaogousheng that a lot of people at home were waiting to scold her, but Granny Tian grabbed their ears and told them several times not to tell Xiaogousheng.

The grandfather and grandson exchanged a glance.

Qian Laifu: "Well? You should rest for a bit and then go home. Your family... they miss you a lot too."

The little dog, Sheng, also wanted to go home early. "Then I'm leaving. Do you want to come back with me?"

"No, I'm staying here with your older cousin."

"Ok."

The puppy left the gift and then left.

Qian Chunhua: "Grandpa, do you think Shiba and the others might change their minds after seeing that Gousheng brought them a lot of gifts?"

Qian Laifu thought it was unlikely. "Gousheng really needs some training; he acts like he's lost the moment he goes out."

After Consort Tao arrived at Qianjia Village, people began guarding the village entrance.

The people guarding the village entrance saw that the puppy had returned and immediately ran into the village.

The little dog thought he was going to tell his grandmother a message.

The little dog was still fantasizing that her grandma would come out to greet her with the whole family. But in the end, her grandma never came out to meet her.

Xiaogou Sheng thought that her grandma and her aunt must not be home.

As a result, she saw a courtyard full of people as soon as she entered the door.

The puppy blinked. "Grandma, are you home?"

Granny Tian pretended not to hear.

Eighteen, hands on her hips, pointed at the little dog's nose and scolded, "You still know how to come back? You unfilial niece!"

Nineteen, Twenty: "Unfilial niece!"

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Why does this sound so familiar?

Consort Tao: "You might as well not come back."

Little Dog Sheng: "..." This line sounds familiar too.

Qian Xiahua and Qian Qiuhua: "Do you want to get beaten up?" Xiaogou Sheng was certain that these people were all her grandmother's apprentices.

Kang Yueyue: "Don't do that again."

Little Dog Sheng: She didn't learn this well. Her grandma should have taught her, "If you keep doing this, I'll spank you until your bottom is raw."

Sure enough, as soon as Kang Yueyue finished speaking, Shiba glared at her.

After glaring at Kang Yueyue, Shiba turned to look at Xiaogou Sheng. "You unfilial niece, you went out and never came back. Do you think I'll ever let you go out again?"

Nineteen, Twenty: "No, if you dare to sneak out, lock you in the woodshed."

Consort Tao: "Let's go hungry for another ten or eight meals."

Qian Chunhua and Qian Xiahua: "Let's see if you still have the strength to sneak away!"

Kang Yueyue: "If you keep running, break your legs."

Little Dog Sheng: This time it was right. It seems that Eighteen's glance just now was quite effective.

They pointed at the puppy's nose and scolded it for more than a quarter of an hour.

The puppy was so upset!
Why would she bring so many ancestors back for no reason?
If it weren't for these ancestors, her grandmother and aunt would have surrounded her long ago, asking if she had suffered outside and how much she had suffered.

The little dog wanted to get rid of all these ancestors. "Hey? Where's my grandmaster?"

Eighteen: "Why are you looking for your grandmaster? Your grandmaster won't help you. Do you dare to go out and never come back again?"

The puppy rolled its eyes inwardly. "I won't do it again."

"That's more like it. What do you want with your grandmaster?"

I want him to lower your seniority! "Nothing much? I just didn't see him, so I was asking?"

"Your grandmaster has gone on a journey."

What a coincidence! "When did my grandmaster go on his travels?"

"This morning."

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Master Dao Yi! Come back here! I don't want to be a junior anymore!

Master Daoyi: What did you say? This humble monk cannot hear you, this humble monk has walked away.

The puppy was only allowed to enter the house after receiving a scolding.

After entering the house, Xiaogou Sheng started handing out gifts.

After handing out the gifts, Xiaogou Sheng chatted with everyone for a while before finally going back to his room to rest with Granny Tian.

As soon as she entered the house, Xiaogou Sheng noticed a new painting in her grandmother's room. After seeing what it depicted, Xiaogou Sheng couldn't help but laugh. "Are those three little guys really that cute?"

"Of course! The portrait of the Imperial Concubine is so lifelike!"

"It really does look like it. Wait, who painted this picture?"

"Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine."

The little dog seemed to understand why the Empress Dowager had built the school. "Did the Empress Dowager's people return to the capital?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

"Was it after the Empress Dowager painted these pictures?"

Granny Tian thought for a moment. "Yes."

"Who went back?"

"Madam Du."

"After Granny Du returned, did Her Highness the Imperial Concubine begin building schools?"

"Yes." Her little granddaughter is getting smarter and smarter. Even when she's not home, she knows what's happening at home.
The puppy looked at the painting on the wall again.

It seems that Twenty is indeed the eldest grandson of the Duke of Wei.

The Empress Dowager made dumplings just to vent her anger over the 20th.

(End of this chapter)