Chapter 19 Xiao Song's surname is not Xiao

Manager Jin stood aside holding a bloody stick, watching the maids and servants hurry up to move things. When the maids and servants saw the bloody stick in Manager Jin's hand, they subconsciously quickened their movements.

The fourth young master was beaten to a pulp, and his wife didn't even dare to say a word. Everyone had only one thought in their mind: the Xiao family mansion was about to change.

In just half a day, the main courtyard was vacated. Gan Li stayed with her son. Even after the treatment, Xiao Wenping was still howling in pain.

Xiao Song returned home and just as he stepped into the Xiao residence, Gan Li stopped him and complained: "Master, please save your son. If you don't come back, he will die."

"What's going on?" Xiao Song's beard curled up in anger. After listening to Gan Li's words, he quickly understood the whole story. He was silent for a while: "Li Niang, let's move to the farm."

"No." Gan Li retorted directly upon hearing this, raising her hand and punching him in the chest, "Xiao Song, are you still a man? Your son has been bullied like this, and not only do you not stand up for him, you are also thinking of moving out? We have guarded the old house for so many years, and now we are old, how can we move out?"

"They are all women, and the men are not yet adults. I have five sons!" Gan Li slapped her hand. When she spoke of her five sons, her eyes lit up with pride. "No, we can't just let this go."

"Li Niang." Xiao Song looked at her helplessly and said, "Now that the old lady is back, if this matter gets out, how can we save our dignity? If you don't think about me, don't you have to think about your sons?"

Gan Li looked at him suspiciously and said, "What does this have to do with our son? At worst, I can just not live in the main courtyard."

"Think about it, they have been here for more than ten days and have not caused any trouble in the main courtyard. Now that this young lady has recovered from her illness, she took back the main courtyard in one go. I think this young lady is not easy to deal with." Xiao Song sat aside, feeling uneasy in his heart.

"She's just an unmarried girl, what's there to be afraid of?" Gan Li rolled her eyes, twisted her waist like a bucket and pushed Xiao Song aside. She looked at him with disdain and said, "Look at you, you're such a loser. I've been guarding the old house with you for more than ten years. It's impossible for me to not get any benefits at all, right?"

"I'm going back to my parents' home tomorrow." Gan Li waved and left.

"Li Niang." Xiao Song looked at her back as she left angrily, and thought: Several of his sons have gone to Lancang County or are in Hongdu Prefecture. Isn't it because of the Xiao family's influence?

"Come here, serve dinner." Xiao Song was hungry and started to shout. A servant came in and said cautiously, "Madam said there's no food in the kitchen."

Xiao Song: "..."

East Courtyard.

"Grandma." Xiao Jiuyue returned from the main courtyard and told Old Madam Xiao what happened there. Old Madam Xiao looked at her and said, "You look good today. The main courtyard handled the situation well."

"I also want to thank Grandma for giving me the opportunity to play." Xiao Jiuyue walked up to Old Madam Xiao with a smile on her face and said, "Grandma, I've troubled you these days."

While she was recuperating, her grandmother came to visit her every day.

"You little girl." Old Madam Xiao smiled. Xiao Jiuyue's intelligence made her very happy. She asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"Of course, we'll ask Grandma to move to the main courtyard. As for the maids and servants in the old house, I've asked Lianxin and Luokui to find out. Madam Gan is extremely mean. She's been withholding the maids and servants' monthly wages and hasn't paid them for several months. This is a perfect opportunity."

After Xiao Jiuyue drove the people out of the main courtyard, he instructed Lianxin and Luokui to find out.

"When the time comes, have someone pay off the overdue monthly salary. Then, we'll use the old-trained people-to-new-trained method, with the people we bring taking turns to look after the job. After a while, we'll send away those who are cunning and dishonest, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep the remaining hardworking people."

Xiao Jiuyue sipped her tea. The scent of sandalwood in Old Madam Xiao's room, coupled with the refreshing tea, made her heart feel exceptionally peaceful.

"Use both kindness and force." Old Madam Xiao twirled her Buddhist beads in her hand, looking at her with admiration. She said, "Xiao Song, his surname is not actually Xiao."

Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flashed.

"Back then, Xiao Song's father, Gu Dachuan, was from the same village as your grandfather. They grew up together, but later, during the disaster, they fled together. Your grandfather rose through the ranks, while Xiao Song's father was neither high nor low."

When Old Madam Xiao mentioned Old Man Xiao, there was obvious sadness in her eyes, and her words seemed to bring her back to her youth.

Xiao Jiuyue also understood. After Grandpa Gu got into trouble, it was his grandfather who protected him. Grandpa Gu realized that he was not suitable for Shengjing at all, so he took the young Xiao Song back to Hongdu. In order to repay the favor, he took the initiative to guard the old house for the Xiao family.

Gu Song was also renamed Xiao Song.

The Xiao family's old house was built after my grandfather became successful. Although it is called an old house, my grandfather's elders had all died one by one while fleeing during the disaster. Now, all that is placed in the Xiao family's ancestral hall are some spirit tablets.

"Grandma, if it's not absolutely necessary, I will show mercy."

As Xiao Jiuyue finished speaking, Madam Xiao placed the Buddhist beads on the table. Madam Xiao smiled and said, "Yuer, I tell you this because I want you to understand that if Xiao Song and his family dare to bully you, you don't have to be polite. Grandpa Gu and your grandfather have a friendship, but Xiao Song doesn't."

Xiao Jiuyue could feel the love that Madam Xiao had for her child. She smiled faintly and replied, "Yes, then I will do it without any worries."

Madam Xiao turned the Buddhist beads in her hand again and said, "You have just recovered, so there is no need to rush."

Xiao Jiuyue left the East Courtyard and returned to the West Courtyard, where she called in Chief Steward Jin. "Chief Steward Jin, I'm sorry to trouble you these days. Take your men to the county to inquire about the Gan family and Xiao Song's affairs."

Today she beat Xiao Wenping in public, and Gan Li was obviously not convinced.

"Yes." Manager Jin responded.

Xiao Jiuyue took some account books from the past few days and started looking through them, the oil lamp flickering.

"Yu'er, you've just recovered, why aren't you sleeping yet?" The beautiful woman walked into the room and snatched the account book from her hand, saying, "The account book is right here, you can't run away."

The beautiful mother frowned, reached out her hand to touch her forehead, and after confirming that the temperature was normal, she said, "Look at you, your face is so pale, without any blood at all. Tomorrow I will make you some jujube paste cakes."

"Thank you, mother." Xiao Jiuyue was already used to her beautiful mother touching her forehead with her hand. She stared at the account book in her mother's hand and said, "Mother, I'm going to gather all the maids and servants tomorrow to give them a lecture. If you don't give me the account book, what will I do if they fool me tomorrow?"