"If you're saying your boss also eats coarse food like us, then we have no objection," said Madam Fang.

"But last time I passed by, I heard you guys talking about eating chicken and stuff. Also, your Black Wind Village raises so many pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, and you also hunt a lot of wild game. A few days ago, you gave them all to a woman. Don't think we don't know."

Li Ruo: You gave it all to her?

Someone laughed and said, "That's what the brothers give to their future wives. What business is it of yours?"

Fang looked at her mother-in-law, Su, and said, "That's why I said Xie Xiao has good food, but he doesn't respect his mother. He gave it all to a woman outside who has never even seen his mother."

This was the main reason that prompted Fang to take the lead. Only after arriving at Black Wind Stronghold did she realize that Xie Xiao was incredibly wealthy, and how much silver the things inside must be worth!

He couldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders; how could he give it to others while his own mother and brothers couldn't enjoy it?

Suddenly, a soft chuckle came from the crowd.

The brothers turned around and noticed Li Ruo, and automatically made way for him.

"Miss Li!"

Li Ruo walked over, looked up at Su Shi and Fang Shi, and said, "The woman you're talking about might be me."

Both Madam Su and Madam Fang were stunned for a moment, and looked over at the same time.

What a beautiful girl!

Even Xie Heng was stunned for a moment.

She possessed all the qualities of having skin as smooth as cream, eyes as black as lacquer, lips as red as cinnabar, and a waist as slender as a silken ribbon. Even though her hair was casually tied back in a bun, it did not detract from her beauty in the slightest.

However, unlike ordinary women, she also possesses an untamed spirit and dashing charm that makes it impossible to look away.

Fang froze for a moment, instantly feeling inferior in terms of her aura. "You...you're the woman who took so many prey?"

Li Ruo was infuriating. "Is it a lot?" Compared to what she had in her space, it wasn't much.

Fang seemed to choke on a bone, "What a big mouth you have! Isn't that enough? Even families in the mountains don't need that much for betrothal gifts."

Su looked Li Ruo up and down, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"A betrothal gift?" Yang Huahua laughed. "That little bit of wild game is enough to pay a betrothal gift to marry our girl?"

He had a "don't joke around" expression on his face.

The other girls from Ziyang Peak chimed in, "That's right, it won't do without ten thousand or even several thousand taels."

"Ten thousand or so taels won't do, at least fifty thousand!"

"If you ask me, I'd say 100,000!"

Li Ruoxin wondered why they were talking about betrothal gifts. But seeing how enthusiastic the girls were, she decided not to interrupt.

"One hundred thousand?" Madam Fang thought this girl was really delusional. "My husband is a scholar, and I am the daughter of a wealthy family. When he married me, the dowry was only one hundred taels of silver. Who are you to ask for one hundred thousand? Xie Xiao is just a bandit. Can he afford one hundred thousand?"

Sun Ergou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: Boss, come back quickly, women are arguing, I can't handle it.

As if hearing his thoughts, Xie Xiao returned carrying two geese and heard something about giving betrothal gifts.

So excited was he that his hand trembled and the goose almost flew away.

My heart skipped a beat, and I jumped three feet high.

But when he saw the dark faces of his mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law, his heart sank to the bottom.

He tried to go up, but the third leader grabbed him, saying, "Boss, don't rush. Do you think Miss Li is the type to suffer a loss?"

Li Ruo chuckled lightly, "Whether you can afford it or not, it's all Xie Xiao's money. What does it have to do with you?"

Xie Xiao's heart skipped a beat again.

She agreed to the betrothal gifts?

Fang: "How can it not be related? We are his family, and your mother-in-law is his own mother. To put it bluntly, if he were to die, according to the laws of the Great Yin Dynasty, since he has no wife and children, his mother could inherit everything in his village. What do you think, husband?"

Although Xie Heng was a scholar, he relied on his mother and wife for food and daily necessities and had no income of his own. He felt sorry for his wife and children. His wife had scolded him several times, but he didn't dare to approach Xie Xiao. If he didn't step forward, he didn't know what his wife would do to him.

Just as he was about to speak, a voice cut him off, "Of course not!"

Everyone looked and saw that the boss had returned!

Li Ruo raised an eyebrow slightly as she looked at the two geese in his hand.

Xie Xiao glanced at her, his gaze even more intense than before, but when he looked at Xie Heng and Fang Shi, his expression turned serious. "Brother and sister-in-law, you are wrong. The things in the village do not belong to me alone, but to all the brothers."

The brothers present were all shocked and looked at Xie Xiao with respect. Indeed, they usually ate almost the same food.

The head of the gang was no exception.

Chickens and sheep are slaughtered and distributed among the brothers only when there are guests in the village, or when there is a happy occasion, or when a battle is won.

On the contrary, the brothers would occasionally secretly cook special meals for themselves, and the chief would turn a blind eye.

But since the chief saved everyone, if he said that everything in the village belonged to him, no one would think it was excessive.

"And what's the deal with giving her so many prey?" Xie Heng asked.

Sun Ergou said, "That was agreed upon by the leaders and brothers, because Sister saved the eldest brother, which also saved our Black Wind Stronghold."

Xie Heng looked somewhat embarrassed. "She said she wanted a dowry of 100,000, and you gave it to her too?"

"One hundred thousand?" Xie Xiao suddenly looked at Li Ruo, his eyes blazing with fury.

Just when everyone thought he was complaining about the amount, Xie Xiao grinned, revealing eight big white teeth, "Although I don't have 100,000 right now, I might be able to if I work hard."

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

"The boss is so arrogant!"

"The boss is the boss."

"ox!"

Pyramid schemes have resurfaced.

Xie Heng's face was very ugly. He thought of something and said, "This is not right either. Since ancient times, marriage has been arranged by parents and matchmakers. Since the father is not here, the eldest brother is the father. According to the law, how can you go through with the engagement without the consent of the mother and me? This is a private engagement, which will be condemned."

Fang's eyes lit up. "That's right. In some villages, people who secretly pledge their lives to each other are even drowned in pig cages."

Li Ruo smiled and looked at Xie Xiao, "Come here."

Xie Xiao, puzzled, walked over.

As they drew nearer, Li Ruo, as if annoyed by his slow pace, reached out and hooked her arm around his neck. Because he was so tall, she pulled his head down by pressing his neck, and then pressed her red lips against his.

Everyone gasped sharply.

Holy crap! This... this...

Xie Xiao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He squeezed the goose tightly, and the goose let out a miserable "ga".

Li Ruo kissed him once and then let go, giving him an expression that said, "This is none of your business."

Then, looking at the dumbfounded Xie Heng and his wife, including Su Shi, he said, "Come on, let's see who dares to drag me to be drowned in a pig cage."