How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 212 He never dared to challenge us before.

Grandpa Wei first recited a calming Buddhist scripture for them. After he finished, he looked at them and asked, "Why did you drive him out of the house? He's still a child."

Wei Er: "He was spying on his elders' privacy."

"Elders should set a good example. Did you do something wrong?"

Wei Erzu.

Wei Da: "He went to the shop to withdraw money, but the shopkeeper wouldn't give it to him, so he broke the shopkeeper's leg."

"Did the shopkeeper say he was born out of wedlock?"

Guard Wei.

Wei San: "He kicked my cousin out."

"It's really not appropriate for her to stay at someone else's house all the time. Was your cousin divorced, or is she trying to save her husband's family money?"

Wei Sanzu.

Wei Si: "He goes to challenge Chen'er to a duel every day, and now Chen'er doesn't even dare to leave the house?"

"What kind of father are you? Chen'er is so timid, why don't you take him to the mountains to toughen him up? Do you want to raise him like a girl?"

Wei Sizu.

Wei Liu: "He said Hui'er was ugly, lazy, and greedy."

"Why did he single out Hui'er? Is Hui'er really like he described? If so, are you planning to support her for the rest of your life?"

Wei Liuzu.

Wei Qi: "He cut down all the plum blossoms I planted."

"You're going to kick him out of the house just because of a few plum blossoms? You've disappointed me so much."

Wei Qi died.

Wei Ba: "He said he's taken a fancy to the concubine I just took in."

"Why are you taking so many concubines? Are you trying to corrupt your children and nephews?"

Guard eight pawns.

Wei Jiu: "He held a knife to my hand and forced me to give him money."

"Are you not going to give him money? He's your son."

Wei Jiu died.

What else did he do to you?

Isn't this enough?

Seeing that they were silent, Old Master Wei adjusted the prayer beads in his hand. "One should be compassionate. I didn't expel the Ninth Prince from the clan even after what he did."

Everyone: "..."

"Alright, you may all leave now. I'm going to begin my Buddhist prayers."

Everyone stood up dejectedly. "Nephew takes his leave."

"Ah."

After leaving Old Master Wei's place, the group went to Wei Da's place.

As soon as he sat down, Wei Er looked at the others and said, "Why do you think he's protecting that kid?"

Wei Jiu: "Didn't he say that?"

"You'd believe me if I told you?"

"Otherwise what? Can you force him to remove that kid from the family tree?"

Wei Er fell silent.

Wei San: "That kid seems like a completely different person?"

Wei Da: "I was provoked."

Upon hearing this, the others immediately asked, "What triggered this?"

Wei Da told them about the Qian family and Qian Gousheng. "He wanted to become Qian Gousheng's live-in son-in-law, but Qian Gousheng thought he was neither educated nor had any dowry."

So that's what happened?
Wei Er: "No wonder he was thinking of ways to make money as soon as he got back."

Wei San: "So what do we do now? We can't just let him keep making a scene, can we? Or should we just go all the way and stop it?"

Others wanted to too, but...

Wei Si: "That kid's got a really tough life."

Wei Liu: "I took his birth date and time to a master for a reading, and the master said he would die a natural death." Wei Jiu: "Was the master you consulted reliable?"

"Of course it's reliable."

Wei Ba: "How about we give him a shop and let him run around doing it?"

No one else wanted to give it, but they were annoyed by Wei Liefeng's antics.

After a while, Wei Dacai said, "Let's do as Lao Ba says."

Wei Liefeng was playing with the birds Wei Si was raising when Wei Da walked over. "You like birds too?"

"I like it. This bird is so beautiful, it must taste delicious."

Wei Da: "..." I really want to kick this kid to death. "This bird was bought by your fourth uncle for five hundred taels of silver."

Wei Liefeng grabbed the bird by the neck. "I've never eaten a bird that costs five hundred taels before, and now I'm going to..."

"No! If you kill this bird, your fourth uncle will definitely be furious with you."

"So what if you're in a hurry? It's not a big deal," Wei Liefeng said as he pinched her.

Wei Da quickly said, "If you have nothing better to do, your uncle will give you a shop."

“Okay.” Wei Liefeng said as he released his grip, “I want a shop in the capital.”

"Okay." He can't get rid of the trouble if he doesn't want to part with the shop.

Soon, Wei Liefeng had another shop under his name.

Wei Da and the others felt they could finally get a good night's sleep.

As soon as Wei Liefeng got the contract, he went to find Wei Er. "Second Uncle, my eldest uncle gave me a shop."

Wei Er: What do you mean? "Then you should take good care of it."

Snapped!
Wei Liefeng slammed the contract on the table. "Stop playing dumb. He gave it to you, so you have to give it to him too."

"You! You scoundrel!"

“I’m just being unreasonable, what can you do to me? I’ve already written a complaint and submitted it to the authorities.”

"What kind of petition?" Could it be that he wants to seek justice for his mother?

“I told the authorities I’ve offended you. I said if I die, it’s your fault. I know the authorities might not stand up for me. But they will definitely use my complaint to skin you alive. Are you waiting for the authorities to skin you alive, or is it better for you and me?”

What a fart!
Wei Er wanted to skin Wei Liefeng alive right now. "You go ahead and do your thing, I'll think about it."

"Fine. Anyway, I'm barefoot, and you're wearing shoes."

As soon as Wei Liefeng left, Wei Er went to find Wei Da. "That little brat is awful!"

"What's wrong? Did he try to blackmail you again?"

"He's not just extorting me, he's trying to extort Lao San and the others too!" Wei Er recounted what had just happened. "I'm so angry!"

Wei Da was also very angry. "He wants to turn all the shops in the capital into his own."

"More than that? We only have five shops in the capital."

Wei Da thought for a moment. "Do you think it's possible that the Qian family wants our shop?"

"No way? Didn't Qian Gousheng reject him?"

"Then how dare he ask us for so many shops?"

"So...you mean Qian Gousheng outwardly rejected him, but actually invited him back to compete with us for the family business?"

Wei Da nodded. "He never dared to challenge us before."

"What can we do? The Qian family is riding high right now."

"I'll go ask the old man."

"alright."

Old Master Wei was wiping the Buddha statue when a servant came in and said that Wei Da had arrived. "Let him in."

"Yes."

After Wei Da came in, he first chatted with Old Master Wei about Buddhism before mentioning that Wei Liefeng wanted eight shops.

While offering incense to Buddha, Old Master Wei said, “Money is just an external thing. Weren’t you quite insightful when you were talking to me about Buddhism? Why can’t you let go of money? Look at me, how happy I am after letting go of money? You should learn from me.”

Wei Da thought to himself, "You only let go because you've lost your lineage, but I haven't." "You're right," he said, "I should learn more from you. What do you think about this?"

“If you don’t want to give him the shop, then I’ll give him the position of head of the family. That way he won’t cause any trouble.”

"What?!" Wei Da's eyes widened instantly. "How could you give him the position of family head? He's the son of the Ninth Prince and Jiang Shi."

Old Master Wei casually said, "Then what can we do? You don't want to give him the shop, and I don't have anything else to give him."