Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

But today was the first time that Er Gouzi and Tao Erge had ever enjoyed pulling a rickshaw so much.

It's like curing constipation, everything goes smoothly.

Indeed, it's great to have power.

Soon, Bao Shuang and Hu Xueli arrived at a perfume shop.

Seeing the dazzling array of perfumes, Bao Shuang was filled with curiosity.

Hu Xueli didn't care about that and asked directly, "Boss, which perfume is the most expensive?"

"It's Gérôme from France, 50 yuan a bottle. It's a botanical fragrance and cosmetics brand from the French royal family."

Upon hearing the price, Bao Shuang was shocked; it was too expensive.

50 yuan is enough for a family's expenses for a year, even if they eat and drink well.

Who would buy something so expensive?

Not only was Bao Shuang shocked, but the two patrol officers and Er Gouzi, the rickshaw puller, were also extremely shocked.

Holy crap, is this water made of gold?

To their surprise, Hu Xueli didn't waste any words and directly pulled out 150 silver dollars, saying, "Give me three bottles."

Bao Shuang stared at Hu Xueli with wide eyes, opened her mouth to speak but swallowed the words back down.

I don't know what to say.

The shop owner's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly said, "Madam, please wait a moment, I'll pack it up for you right away."

When the boss first saw two women shopping with a patrolman with smelly feet clearing the way, he guessed that these two women were undoubtedly the wives of officials.

According to his guess, such a wife could be summed up in two words: "domineering".

Sure enough, he was incredibly generous, ordering three bottles right off the bat.

Even the wives of vice ministers wouldn't dare buy three bottles at once; they're really rich.

After buying perfume, Hu Xueli and Bao Shuang immediately went on to buy mink coats.

The mink coat that cost 200 yuan left Er Gouzi completely dumbfounded.

My heart is churning like a turbulent sea.

Is Shen Hao already this rich after becoming the bureau chief?

Another grand mansion, another mink coat?

Then, what happened today completely overturned Er Gouzi's understanding.

Hu Xueli carried Bao Shuang, who had all kinds of gold, silver jewelry, and jade bracelets.

He has all kinds of precious jewelry, and he always buys three of them at a time.

The most expensive item was a set of porcelain from the palace.

There were also many expensive fabrics; there were so many things that I couldn't carry them all.

Left with no other choice, we hired two more rickshaws to haul our things.

In one day, 4000 yuan was gone.

When she got home, Hu Xueli was stunned by the dazzling array of things in the living room.

He muttered to himself, "My God, did I buy all of this in one day?"

Bao Shuang glanced at Hu Xueli with a puzzled look, not understanding what was going on.

Didn't you buy this?

Bao Shuang was quite curious about Hu Xueli's identity and how she could be so rich.

She had never seen so many things before.

There were so many things inside that Bao Shuang had never seen or even heard of before.

Too extravagant.

Bao Shuang asked, "What should we do with these things?"

Hu Xueli slowly came to her senses and said, "To have such a lavish life in my lifetime, it's truly worth dying for."

Then, he took a deep breath and said, "There are three of each of these items. You can take one, and the master can handle the rest."

Bao Shuang swallowed hard, her hands trembling slightly.

Subconsciously hesitant to confirm: "Am I included?"

Although Hu Xueli had promised to buy her one before she went out, she couldn't believe it when the value of the items she bought kept increasing.

They felt the other party was trying to scam them.

But now, when Hu Xueli brings it up again, Bao Shuang still can't believe it.

Hu Xueli smiled and said, "Good sister, please take it. This is what the master ordered; how could I dare disobey?"

Upon hearing this, Bao Shuang asked incredulously, "Did my husband say that?"

"certainly"

"But he clearly doesn't have any money."

"You don't need to worry about that, just use it without worry."

After saying that, she went back to her room and looked at the bracelet she had bought with great satisfaction.

I still need to go to Tao Yingying's house later to propose marriage to Shen Hao.

In the afternoon, Tao Erge returned home with a bag of mixed grains.

Seeing his daughter Tao Yingying playing with his son, Tao Erge angrily threw down the grains in his hand.

"Hmph, I'm exhausted from working all day long. After a long day, all I get in return is this little bit of coarse grain, and I still have to feed so many people. How am I supposed to feed them all?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Yingying lowered her head silently, not daring to utter a sound.

"Hmph, all you know is to stay silent. Don't think you're mute just because you don't speak."

The Zhou family asked for a bride price yesterday, and I'm dirt poor. Where am I supposed to get the money? That's forty silver dollars!

Tao Erge squandered all the money on eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring.

Upon hearing this, Tao Yingying's beautiful eyes welled up with tears, and she dared not utter a sound.

Her mother was beaten to death by Tao Erge when he was drunk.

Now her only remaining value is that she can be sold for some money, but now the money has been sold, but the other party is gone.

Tao Erge wanted to give Tao Yingying to the Zhou family, but the Zhou family felt that Tao Yingying was a jinx to her husbands and disliked her whenever they saw her, so they stayed with Tao Erge.

Now, Tao Erge not only has to raise his son but also his daughter.

He owed 40 silver dollars, so Tao Erge made his statement.

Whoever marries Yingying will receive double the dowry of 80 silver dollars.

One portion was to repay the Zhou family, and the other was naturally for his own use.

However, in those days, the bride price was at most 20 silver dollars.

Previously, everyone around Tao Erge had been criticizing him for selling his daughter.

Now, I think this guy is a beast.

Tao Yingying was unwanted for a while, and she was stuck with him.

What a money-loser.

The more Tao Erge thought about it, the angrier he became.

I saw Tao Yingying holding her son, wiping away tears with her head down.

Tao Erge angrily said:

"All you do is cry, cry, cry. If you really care about your brother, go sell the white house."

I've heard that young people like you earn three silver dollars a time, which makes life much easier for your family."

Tao Erge would also go to the White House to drift around when he had nothing to do.

20. Money over life!

Tao Erge had seriously considered sending his daughter to the White House several times.

"White House" refers to the lowest-class brothels in the capital, with very poor conditions.

They were all very simple bungalows, usually located in the outskirts of Beijing outside Xizhimen.

To get into the Eight Great Hutongs, you need to be a girl from Jiangnan with some cultural refinement.

These days, once you've been married, it's not easy for someone else to want you.

Although Tao Yingying is not married, her fiancé has died, and no one would want a woman who is considered a jinx to her husband.

People who buy concubines want the whole batch; they wouldn't want one who's destined to bring misfortune to her husband and be returned.