How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 207 If you don’t eat the toast, you will be punished by drinking wine

Upon hearing this, the man quickly said, "I choose the second one, thank you, miss, thank you, miss." As he spoke, he kowtowed to the little dog, Sheng. He had thought this young lady would just give him a few taels of silver to get rid of him. He hadn't expected her to be willing to bring his son along. His son was truly lucky. "Five taels, quickly kowtow to the young lady."

Although Zhang Wuliang was young, he knew this was a good thing. "Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss."

"Get up." The little dog looked at Xi Huaizhou.

Xi Huaizhou took out the documents he had prepared beforehand. "Village chief, can you read?"

"knowledge."

"Then read it to them."

"it is good."

After the village chief finished reading, Xiaogou Sheng asked the Zhang family if they had any objections. The Zhang family all said no, so Xiaogou Sheng had them put their fingerprints on the document.

The person ahead of me regretted it terribly. But it was too late for regrets.

A man missing a leg saw Xiao Gousheng and Zhang Wuliang come out, leaning on their crutches. "Miss, hello. Miss, I lost this leg on the battlefield. I don't dare ask you to take all three of my children with you, but could you take one? I also don't dare ask you to raise him for nothing, but could you let him earn money like Zhang Wuliang and then pay back the money?"

The little dog looked at his crippled leg. "I can take him with me if you're willing. But they'll have to pay me back later."

"I'm willing to give it up! I'm willing to give it up!" the man said, beckoning to the three children. "Come quickly and kowtow to the young lady."

Three skinny children stepped out from the crowd. "Thank you, miss."

The man was about to kneel as well, but Xiaogou Sheng had someone stop him. "What will you do when they're all gone?"

A woman stepped out from the crowd. "I'm his wife, I'll take care of him."

Man: "I can do some light work too."

"Alright. Then you can leave your handprints."

"Okay." The two quickly pressed their fingerprints on the document. After pressing their fingerprints, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

The man wiped his face. His son wouldn't have to be a bachelor anymore.

The woman wiped her eyes. Her daughter would no longer have to work as a servant in a wealthy household.

The next day, the puppy and his companion went to another village.

As soon as they entered the village, a gaunt woman rushed towards them. "Miss, help! Miss, help!"

Several women saw this and immediately wanted to pull that woman away.

They were stopped by the people brought by Xiaogou Sheng before they could even reach the woman.

The women quickly said, "She's crazy."

The little dog glanced at them. "Whether I'm crazy or not, I'll judge for myself."

The women were too afraid to speak.

"I'm not crazy," the woman said as she ran toward the carriage where the little dog had left. "After my husband died in battle, they made me work like a slave for them. They said I cursed my husband to death. They won't let me remarry. Miss, I can't take it anymore. Please let them let me go. They don't treat me like a human being at all."

What's your husband's name?

“My husband’s name is Xu Youtian. He died in battle three years ago. My name is Yang Xing. Miss, please ask them to let me go. I can’t take it anymore. They’ve pushed all the dirty and hard work onto me, and they’re not even giving me food.”

"If I let them go, where will you go?" Her in-laws dare to bully her like this, so either her own family has no one left or they don't care about her.

"I...I'd rather beg for food than stay at her house."

"Alright then." Little Dog Sheng called the village chief over. "Which one is her father-in-law?"

The village chief looked at her father-in-law. "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Miss Qian!"

Old Man Xu felt he was right. "Miss, I asked a master, and he said my son was killed by her."

"Which master are you asking about? Let him come out, and I'll see how capable he is."

"That master was just passing by."

"So you mean there are no witnesses?"

“This… my son was truly cursed to death by her.”

“You have no witnesses. She’s been working like a slave in your household for years, so just let her go. Young Master Xi, write a document for him.”

Xi Huaizhou: "Okay."

Old Xu: "No, I don't agree." Little Dog Sheng looked at the clerk who had followed him. "What's the sentence for abusing a daughter-in-law?"

“Miss, those who mistreat their daughters-in-law will be exiled if the offense is serious, and imprisoned if it is minor.”

"Then let it flow..."

Before Xiaogousheng could finish speaking, Old Man Xu quickly said, "I agree, I agree."

An old woman stepped out from the crowd. "We can let her go, but she has to return the betrothal gifts to us."

"The betrothal gifts?" Xiao Gousheng looked at the woman. "How much did their family give you as a betrothal gift?"

"Five taels."

"How long did you serve them like a slave?"

"Two years and eight months."

How much do you pay a long-term worker for a month?

"Three hundred coins."

“You served them like slaves for thirty-two months. At three hundred coins, they should give you nine taels and six hundred coins. For your husband’s sake, forget the six hundred coins.”

After settling the accounts, Xiao Gousheng looked at Old Man Xu and his wife and said, "Besides the betrothal gifts, you also need to give her four taels of silver. Pay up."

Old Xu glared at his wife. "We don't want the betrothal gifts anymore, we don't want them."

His wife tried to speak, but Old Xu kicked her to the ground. "You old hag, do you want to go to jail?"

His wife was too afraid to speak.

The little dog glanced at them sideways. They were really asking for trouble. If it weren't for the fact that he had lost his son, she would have made them hand over the four taels of silver. "Put your fingerprints on it."

"I'll press it now, I'll press it now."

Yang Xing kowtowed to the little dog Sheng while crying. "Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss."

"Get up. If you have nowhere to go, come work for me as a cook. I'll give you two hundred coins a month."

Yang Xing could hardly believe her ears. "Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss."

Xi Huaizhou was worried because Xiaogousheng had taken in so many people.

After returning home, Xi Huaizhou voiced his concerns. "Can you afford to support so many people you've taken in?"

"I can afford to raise them."

"How should I raise him? The amount of money the Emperor gives you is limited."

"You'll know in a few days."

Wei Liefeng also felt that Xiaogousheng was too easy to talk to.

The next day, when they went to another village, Wei Liefeng fanned the little dog Sheng and said, "Miss Qian, won't the Emperor be unhappy if you bring so many people back with you?"

"No." The Emperor was more than happy for her to take more people back. "Has your grandfather contacted you?"

"No."

"Your grandfather probably doesn't know that yet."

"Maybe. Could you take fewer people today?"

"No."

"...Have you ever thought about how much money it would cost to support so many people?"

"I've thought about it. Don't worry, I can afford to raise it."

Wei Liefeng was still worried. He decided to calculate for Xiaogousheng how much money it would cost to support so many people. Wei Liefeng thought that once he calculated the exact number, Xiaogousheng wouldn't dare to be so kind anymore.

Before he could even finish calculating, Jiang Shenglin and his son arrived.

Wei Liefeng and Xi Huaizhou had both heard of Jiang Shenglin's reputation.

Knowing that Jiang Shenglin was now Xiaogou Sheng's servant, the two were relieved. Jiang Shenglin was very good at business; with him around, Qian Si Guniang shouldn't lack money.

Meanwhile, Old Master Wei also received Songbo's letter.