After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 363 Qian Musheng Intervenes in Injustice

The old man came over and explained to Qian Musheng, "Something happened to our manager's family. Not only can we not open for business today, but it's very likely that we won't be able to open at all in the future!"

He sighed after he finished speaking. Qian Musheng was quite the busybody. Since he had come here and gotten involved in this matter, it was fate.

He asked, "Tell me about it, and see if I can help!"

When the old man saw Qian Musheng's attire, he hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and began to speak.

It turns out that a few days ago, a group of people came to the shopkeeper's house, claiming to be heroes of the greenwood, but in reality they were just wicked mountain bandits.

After they came in, they demanded protection money from the family. Although the shopkeeper was scared, he had money and paid it.

The bandits were quite satisfied with the protection money and were about to leave when, just then, the innkeeper's youngest daughter, who was not yet married, entered the room.

The bandits immediately took a liking to this very pretty and delicate-looking girl.

So they proposed marriage to the shopkeeper, saying they wanted to marry his youngest daughter. The youngest daughter was naturally furious, crying and making a scene at home, as if she didn't want to live anymore. But what could they do? If they didn't agree, these bandits would definitely come and kidnap her; then it wouldn't be a happy marriage, but rather a massacre, arson, and kidnapping.

Actually, the shopkeeper was also reluctant. He had no choice but to sacrifice his youngest daughter and try to persuade her at home, but the final result was still unsatisfactory.

The old man dared not say any more, afraid he might let slip that Qian Musheng, though handsome, might be one of those bandits. He had only said so much as a probe, and Qian Musheng, seeing that this was yet another situation, was furious.

So he said to his old friend, "You lead the way, I'll go take a look. How could something like this happen in broad daylight?"

Qian Musheng was furious. If such a villain wasn't eliminated, he would sooner or later wreak havoc on the area. The reason Qian Musheng learned martial arts in the first place wasn't just to prevent himself from being bullied. Rather, it was so that one day, when he saw injustice, he could stand up and eliminate the wicked An Niang—that was his ultimate goal in life.

The two men were overjoyed and clapped their hands, saying, "We've really met some good people! We're just about to help the manager decorate his new house, why don't you come with us?"

Qian Musheng nodded.

When he followed them, he discovered that the house was indeed belonging to a wealthy family. The gate was tall and dark, with two large stone lions in front and five steps leading up to it – clearly a wealthy household. Upon entering, he found it to be true; the house contained nearly a hundred buildings.

The owner of this house is surnamed Qian, which is unexpected because he shares the same surname as Qian Musheng.

Look at this fate! When Boss Qian heard that a hero was coming to help his family fight those bandits, he was so happy that snot bubbles were practically coming out of his nose. He ran out of the house to greet him and saw that Qian Musheng was such a spirited young man with such bright eyes. He knew that this young man must be a martial arts expert.

Qian Musheng noticed that Manager Qian was staring at him, so he quickly cleared his throat and said, "Manager Qian, if you have any grievances, just tell me. I'll do my best to help you." Manager Qian hurriedly replied, "There's a mountain stronghold called Qingfeng Village next to Chashu Ridge. They always come here to collect protection money. They call it collecting taxes, but those bastards are just bandits. What taxes are they collecting?"

At this point, Manager Qian slammed his fist on the table and continued angrily, "Those people are wicked and do all sorts of evil things, robbing men and women."

"My daughter is quite pretty, and they're planning to marry her off to their mountain stronghold to be their chieftain's wife. Their chieftain is over fifty, and I'm getting on in years. How could I possibly marry my daughter to him? But what could I do? Their word is law; you have to obey, or else they'll kill you. If I had dared to say no, my whole family would probably be dead. I had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the marriage. They're coming to pick her up tomorrow, and I made a request: I said she's my youngest daughter, and my whole family is reluctant to part with her. I asked the chieftain of Qingfeng Village to come to our house to fetch her, and then let them stay for a few days before letting them go. I'm trying to buy them some time."

Upon hearing this, Qian Musheng said, "I'm determined to handle this. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything for you tomorrow!"

Manager Qian was overjoyed and quickly ordered his men to prepare a feast, serving up all sorts of delicious food. During the meal, Qian Musheng said, "Keep my visit tonight a secret for now, and don't let anyone else know!"

Shopkeeper Qian quickly agreed, expressing his gratitude. He then gave Qian Musheng five hundred taels of silver as a reward for her hard work.

However, Qian Musheng didn't take his money and said, "Don't worry, just find me a quiet place. I need to get a good rest tonight so I can fight a big battle for you tomorrow, right?"

Manager Qian quickly agreed. Regardless of whether Qian Musheng could help the Qian family escape their misery tomorrow, the fact that someone was willing to come and help was already quite remarkable.

Now everyone knows that the people of Chashuling are terrified of the bandits from Qingfeng Village. Moreover, those bandits have also kidnapped many men from Qingfeng Village and turned them into bandits as well.

In this Chashuling area, you don't even know whose family has become bandits.

They had to be on guard at all times, so Manager Qian was very grateful to Qian Musheng, and that's why he was so grateful to Qian Musheng.

Qian Musheng knew all this, but he wasn't the kind of person who was greedy for money. He was exhausted from rushing to the capital all the way.

Knowing he would be facing the bandits alone tomorrow, he needed to be well-rested beforehand. That's why he made a request: that no one disturb his rest and that he be given a house to rest in.

This was a piece of cake for the Qian family. They owned over a hundred houses, so finding Qian Musheng as many places to rest as they wanted was no problem.

He was certain he could satisfy Qian Musheng in this matter.

When Qian Musheng returned to his residence, he saw that even the bedding was new, and it was a separate small courtyard with a separate house, which was very quiet.

To avoid trouble, Qian Musheng didn't call any servants to his side. He lay down, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and began to think about tomorrow's plans, how he could help with this matter.