Chapter 762: Stingy

But in Heshan County, Lord Qiao has the final say. If he makes a few moves and gives some benefits to the legal advisor, the county magistrate, the head of the constables and other minor officials in the yamen, no one will compete with the county magistrate.

Lord Qiao had made a considerable fortune and was extremely happy.

It is said that Shao Yunduan contributed to this matter. If Shao Yunduan had not wanted to take action against the Zhao family, he would not have made this decision.

So Lord Qiao asked Mrs. Qiao to pick out some fine jade pieces, porcelain vases, good jewelry, and three hundred taels of silver notes, intending to give them to Shao Yunduan.

By the way, it can also bring the father-in-law and son-in-law closer together.

Mrs. Qiao was not very happy. Why should she give a share of the money she earned with her own ability to those two bastards?

"Yun Duan and Xuan Er are not short of money. How can they be short of money after making friends with the Le Zheng family? Just Xuan Er's jade bracelet and a pair of white jade bracelets are worth tens of thousands of silver coins!"

Lord Qiao frowned slightly.

Originally, he was indeed coveting Qiao Xuan's bracelet, and even planned to take it from her as an asset when he returned to Beijing.

But now that the Zhao family has fallen, in addition to the confiscated money, he has made tens of thousands of taels privately, so naturally he no longer cares about Qiao Xuan's money.

After all, he didn't want to have any grudges with Shao Yunduan, and didn't want Qiao Xuan to hate him.

He wasn’t nice enough to Qiao Xuan in the past, and now not only is he not giving her any benefits, but he’s also trying to take things from her. How can she be happy?

Women are petty-minded, so you can't guarantee that she won't whisper in Shao Yunduan's ear.

Lord Qiao said, "She doesn't need it, it's hers, we give it to her out of our heart. Now that we have enough money, why not treat them better? Don't be reluctant, I think Yunduan is really good! He will definitely have a bright future! If we don't treat him well now, it will be worthless to treat him well later!"

Mrs. Qiao felt very upset.

The more Magistrate Qiao praised Shao Yunduan, the more Mrs. Qiao felt embarrassed. After all, she was the one who chose this son-in-law.

"Since Master said so, I will do as he says. But Master, please don't praise your son-in-law too much. The Spring Examination is different from the Autumn Examination. Who knows what will happen? Heshan County is a small place. People from small places have limited vision and knowledge. No matter how good he is, can he be better than our Xi'er?"

"Master is praising too much now. It would be bad if he is disappointed later."

Her words were not wrong in theory, but Master Qiao felt a little disappointed. He frowned and said unhappily, "You just want to go against me, right? I tell you, put away your little thoughts. Shao Yunduan has no one to rely on. As long as we win him over, he will follow us. In short, we will not lose out no matter what! Don't be short-sighted!"

Mrs. Qiao was almost mad, but she forced a smile and said okay.

The mother and daughter prepared the gifts reluctantly, but when County Magistrate Qiao presented them, Shao Yunduan politely declined.

Insist on not accepting it.

He wouldn't want anything from the Zhao family.

Even if the Zhao family confiscated the shops and land and sold them publicly, he would not buy them.

With the status of a juren, it would be more convenient for him to buy land from anyone in the future, and he would not have to wait in line at the back, so there was no need for him to buy anything from the Zhao family.

It would be best if the Shao family had no connection with the Zhao family at all.

County Magistrate Qiao had no idea what Shao Yunduan was thinking. Seeing this, he thought highly of him even more and actually felt a little ashamed.

His son-in-law is not a simple person!

(End of this chapter)