Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 152 I give you face!

Xiao Yishan cupped his hands and asked a servant, "Brother, this bridge..."

"The river has broken two logs, so we can't cross now," the servant said.

Seeing that he still wanted to move forward, she immediately stopped him and said, "Why are you pushing and shoving? Don't you know about first come, first served? Go and line up at the back. Be careful, my master will beat you to death if he finds out."

After he said that, Xiao Yishan realized that the long line of donkey carts were all dressed in the same clothes.

At the very front was a luxurious horse-drawn carriage.

As the two were talking, the carriage curtain was lifted.

The servant shrugged off Xiao Yishan, ran over, and knelt down, half-bowed, sticking his buttocks out to form a natural footstool.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of black and yellow boots stepped on, while two people beside them held up huge oil-paper umbrellas, as if afraid that their master would get wet.

Looking at the incessant rain, Manager Qian slowly got off the bus and asked, "What's going on?"

The servant got up from the ground, soaked and covered in mud. He was about to go forward and reply.

He was startled by a single glance from Manager Qian. He looked at his clothes, immediately took two steps back, and knelt down with a thud.

"I almost offended you, sir. I deserve to die. Please forgive me, sir."

He was all dirty; what if he got the master's clothes dirty?

The servant kept kowtowing as he spoke, and the ground was covered in muddy water. He was soon covered in mud.

One of the men holding the umbrella said, "Sir, I'm afraid we can't cross this bridge."

Manager Qian glanced sideways at the servant who was still kowtowing on the ground, and said with annoyance, "Throw him down."

The servant was so frightened that he trembled uncontrollably, crying out, "Master, spare me! Spare me!"

Xiao Yishan was standing not far away. Hearing Manager Qian's words, he still didn't understand what he meant. Throw it down? Where to throw it?

But soon, he knew.

Then, the four men grabbed the servant by the arms and legs and threw him directly into the river.

The river in Chenjia Village is not deep, and many men usually fish and swim there.

But at this moment, the river water had risen to the bridge surface, and the current was rapid. If a person fell in, they would probably lose their life.

Fortunately, the servant knew how to swim, and after struggling for a long time, he finally swam to the other side.

Shopkeeper Qian chuckled and said to the two men holding the umbrella, "Look, we can get across, can't we?"

The two immediately echoed, "Your Excellency is wise."

Subsequently, more people were thrown into the river, and some clever ones simply jumped in themselves.

In an instant, many heads appeared in the murky river water, rising and falling like dumplings being boiled.

When everyone reached the other side of the river, they didn't know if everyone had swum across, or if some of them had been swept away by the current.

Nobody cared about these things, and the leader immediately ordered everyone to start cutting down trees.

Just as the two trees were felled, He Dajiao appeared wearing a straw hat.

Seeing a group of people cutting down trees, he shouted, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

A servant put down the saw, took out two taels of silver and said, "Fellow villager, I'd like to cut down two trees for you."

He Dajiao naturally knew what they were going to do with the trees. There were so many people, the donkey cart was full of things, and the horse-drawn carriage was impressive and luxurious.

They clearly have someone in their family, and they seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere.

He Dajiao's eyes darted around. Wasn't this a golden opportunity? Why wait to extort money from them?

He frowned and said, "These two trees of mine have been growing for more than ten years. They are so thick and strong. You just cut them down without my consent."

"If I hadn't been passing by, you would have run away long ago."

The servant understood what he meant; the man complained that the money was too little.

After thinking for a moment, he took out three ounces and stuffed them into He Dajiao's hand: "Fellow villager, please do me a favor."

Five taels of silver should be enough to buy two trees, right?

These broken trees are everywhere, worthless; what's valuable is the old man's time.

They couldn't linger on the road for too long. He Dajiao was so happy to receive the five taels of silver that she jumped up and down on the spot. The tree didn't belong to her; it belonged to the village.

He got five taels of silver for nothing.

Looking at the busy crowd, he suddenly spoke up boldly: "Brother, two trees should cost at least 10 taels of silver. Are you trying to fob us off like this?"

Upon hearing that he wanted 10 taels of silver, the usually good-natured servant slapped him across the face.

"Give you face!"

Before He Dajiao could react, he kicked him again.

From afar, Xiao Yishan on the opposite bank of the river saw a group of people throwing a person into the river.

The person thrashed about in the water for a long time, kicking wildly with his legs, his hands seemingly clinging to something and unwilling to let go.

He Dajiao choked on some water, but his will to survive compelled him to swim to shore using both hands and feet.

Finally, I made it ashore safely, only to find my hands and pockets empty.

In other words, he was beaten for nothing, thrown into the water, and didn't get a single penny back.

He angrily got up, wanting to confront the servant, but the servant had already cleaned up the chopped-down tree.

Seeing him approaching, he brandished the large knife in his hand: "You want to die, don't you?"

He Dajiao immediately wilted and ran away quickly with her head down.

The servants carried two thick logs to fill the gaps in the bridge surface, and then stepped on them again.

After walking back and forth several times to make sure everything was alright, he waved to the person opposite him.

Leading the way was an old man leading a donkey cart, and the donkey itself looked quite old.

As a businessman, Manager Qian naturally seeks to maximize profits.

Let the old man and the old donkey test the wooden bridge first. If they cross safely, then the others can cross.

Even if they couldn't get across and fell into the water, Manager Qian's loss would be minimal.

The old man, leading his old donkey, walked with trepidation, stopping every three steps as he went, but finally succeeded in crossing the river.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third donkey carts came onto the bridge, and soon, Manager Qian and his large group had crossed the river.

Manager Qian, inside the carriage, breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Quick, let's go!"

The leader raised his whip, about to hurry on his way, when he was stopped by Manager Qian.

He lifted the carriage curtain and pointed to Xiao Yishan's carriage: "Who is that kid?"

The leader shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, I don't recognize him. He must be just passing by."

Shopkeeper Qian felt like he had seen Xiao Yishan somewhere before, but after trying hard to remember for a while, he still couldn't recall where.

But his sixth sense told him that he must have seen that person before.

He peeked back and saw Xiao Yishan driving the carriage to cross the river.

He beckoned to the leader and said, "Go, go and remove those two pieces of wood."

He was somewhat uneasy, feeling that Xiao Yishan's appearance was not a good omen.

The businessman is superstitious; anyone who blocks his path to wealth will not have an easy time.

"Ah? Master, this..." The leader scratched his neck and said, "Master, let's hurry on our way. Getting on the road is the priority."

Manager Qian glanced at him sideways and said, "I think you've been eating too well and have forgotten who your master is."

A stinky rat, after eating and drinking its fill for a few days, thought it had become the master and dared not listen to it.

It's simply seeking death.

"Sir, I'll take care of it right away." The leader dared not say anything more.

Soon, several strong men got out of the car and ran to the riverbank, dragging the logs towards the shore.

At this moment, Xiao Yishan was about to drive the carriage across the bridge when he saw this scene and quickly reined in his horse.

He jumped out of the car and angrily questioned, "Hey, what are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)