The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

Xing'er heard the voice sound like a puppy and wondered where the dog came from in the deep mountains.

She searched for the source of the sound as she went.

After walking about ten meters towards the foot of the mountain, the sound became very close.

She rummaged through the bushes, and as she listened to the dog's barking grow weaker and weaker, she became anxious.

suddenly.

When she parted a clump of weeds, she was shocked to find a group of stray dogs. The mother dog was already dead, and there were four puppies, all motionless.

Xing'er reached out and touched them, and found that all four puppies were still alive.

She felt a surge of relief.

They all looked at her with innocent and clear eyes. Xing'er sighed. The mother dog was gone, and if she left them here, they would probably die.

She wanted to take all four puppies home.

Xing'er patted the puppy's head, then took out a hoe from her spatial storage, dug a hole, and buried the mother dog first. After she finished burying her, she was about to pick up the puppy and leave.

An accident happened.

"Woof woof woof~"

Suddenly, a large, black and yellow dog appeared out of nowhere. It looked haggard and thin. It bared its teeth at Xing'er until she moved away from the puppy.

Its frenzied appearance seemed to be telling Xing'er that if she didn't leave, it would bite her.

Xing'er originally thought that the mother dog would be doomed after losing her four puppies, but she didn't expect that there were other stray dogs guarding her. She was helpless when she saw the fierce big dog.

Let it go.

Xing'er turned around and prepared to leave the deep mountains.

Not long after she left, she heard a series of barking sounds behind her.

Looking back.

The skinny, large wild dog was running towards her with a small yellow and black dog in its mouth.

She didn't quite understand what it meant. The next moment, the big wild dog had already placed the puppy in front of Xing'er and left without looking back.

Then she suddenly understood.

This big dog is looking for adopters for its puppies.

As Xing'er watched the large, thin dog's figure disappear into the distance, she took out a roast goose from her spatial storage and placed it on the ground, while simultaneously making "moo-moo-moo" calls to the stray dog.

The big stray dog ​​turned around when it heard the sound.

It looked at the roast goose that Xing'er had placed on the ground, swallowed hard, turned around, picked up the roast goose, and never looked back at Xing'er again.

Xing'er then picked up the little puppy from the ground. Looking at its adorable appearance, she gently stroked its little head before turning around and entering her space. First, she fed it spiritual spring water, and then she fed it rice porridge.

The puppy whimpered softly a few times and then fell into a deep sleep.

He didn't wake up even after his body was soaked with urine.

Xing'er had no choice but to give it another bath and dry its fur. She then took out a small bamboo basket from her spatial storage and placed a handkerchief inside. The little puppy obediently continued to sleep in the bamboo basket.

After doing all this, she left the space with the puppy.

.......

Old house.

Zhang took out ten taels of silver and gave it to Shen the rich man's old steward, but the old steward shook his head and said it wasn't enough. He said there would be five taels of silver left over for the three months' interest. Zhang pursed her lips and took out another five taels of silver and gave it to the old steward.

It hurts to pay this money, but there's nothing she can do. Her family has been borrowing money from the Shen family for years, and they used land to pay off a lot of it in previous years. It's a good thing that they can pay it all off this year.

The old steward smiled slightly after receiving the correct amount of silver.

"That's right. If you borrow and repay, it won't be difficult to borrow again next time. If your village has any difficulties in the future, you can continue to come to our master. Everyone knows that our master is a very kind person."

"Yes, yes, thank you so much for lending us the money to buy the seeds. Would you like to have some water before you go?"

Zhang warmly invited the old steward to have a drink.

The old steward gave the silver to the accountant, then looked around at the surrounding dirt and clods of earth, and immediately refused with a sneer, "I have other things to do, so I won't drink this water."

After saying that, he showed a completely different attitude towards the other people in Xinghua Village.

"Chen Sanmei, you'd better pay back the rent you owe as soon as possible. Our master said he'll give you a maximum of three more months, otherwise we'll come and take you away to settle the debt at the end of the year."

"Master Steward, this son is too heavy. Could you please spare him? We farmers really can't handle this."

Chen Sanmei and Huang Si Niang were both young widows in the village, but she was not as capable as Huang Si Niang. She relied entirely on herself to work in the fields to raise her two children. She was in poor health, and her children were also weak.

The old butler's eyes narrowed upon hearing this, and he said coldly:

"Why can others repay their debts but you can't? Let me tell you, the master has already shown you a great favor by giving you three months. Don't be ungrateful, or else I'll give your child to my master as a concubine."

"This way, my father-in-law won't take your money; he'll even give you a dowry. It's a good deal, think it over carefully."

"No, no, my Lian'er is only eight years old! How can she marry Master Shen? No way!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Sanmei's face turned pale. Shen the rich man was already seventy-three years old this year. He had married countless concubines, and his wife was cruel. Many concubines from poor families had been tortured to death by the couple.

Looking at Chen Sanmei, who was about to cry, Zhang asked softly:

"How much money does she owe you?"

"Not much, just two taels, plus the son's, that's four taels. But that's this month's price. Next month it'll be six taels of silver. What, Zhang, are you going to help her pay it off?"

After saying that, the old steward spread out his hands, as if waiting for Zhang to take out another four taels of silver.

When Chen Sanmei saw Yu Niang speak, her eyes lit up with boundless hope, but that hope was dashed the next moment, because Zhang Shi continued:

"How can that be? Whoever borrowed the money should pay it back. My family only has enough money to build the house, but don't worry, old housekeeper, she will definitely pay it back."

The old butler gave a cold snort.

He thought Zhang would help Chen Sanmei pay it back.

"I don't care who pays back, if they don't pay back the money, we'll take people as collateral."

After saying that, the old steward and the accountant left without looking back.

As Chen Sanmei watched the old steward's departing figure, and then looked at her young daughter, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart. But she also knew that she couldn't let Yu Niang help her pay off such a large sum of money.

As she thought about it, tears welled up in her eyes.

The other villagers could only sigh. They would rather die poor than borrow money from Shen the rich man. Who knew he was a notorious swindler? Fusheng's family had only been forced to borrow money because of Li Xing'er.

But even though they borrowed it, Xing'er has become successful now and paid off the debt in no time.

But Chen Sanmei's family wasn't so lucky.

Although Zhang felt sorry for her, she dared not make the decision to give her the money to pay off her debts, as the family still had a huge financial hole to cover.

After thinking for a moment, she pulled Chen Sanmei aside and talked to her for a while. Chen Sanmei's mood improved, and she gritted her teeth and said firmly:

"Sister Yu Niang, as long as Xing'er is willing to take me to the deep mountains, I can give you half of the mountain produce I've collected. I only ask to pay off my debts; I don't ask for anything else."

Hearing this, Wang, who was not far away, immediately put down her work and shouted:

"Yu Niang, you can't be biased. Why should Chen Sanmei get all the good things? If we're going into the mountains, we should all go together. We can just put in more effort to help you build your house sooner."

"If we find any mountain produce, we'll share half with you."