Chapter 50

Chapter 7

Yubi Villa has been passed down to this day for more than a hundred years. It has had several owners, and the family has grown and expanded to include many relatives.

When Yubi Villa was first built, the surrounding area was quite desolate. Apart from a few gangs of bandits, there were really no famous sects.

When Yubi Villa was first established, in order to celebrate this grand event, several gangs of thieves in the surrounding area were wiped out.

Since then, Yubi Villa has become even more lonely.

Originally, the old owners had guessed that now that they had stepped into the world of martial arts, they would be flooded with invitations to become heroes.

Who would have thought that after more than three years of establishment, there is not even a single person to greet us.

The old owner of Yubi Villa suddenly felt disillusioned with the martial arts world.

But you can't blame them! Although they have established a sect and have peerless martial arts, the ancestral teachings are there. Who would dare to run out and fight everywhere?

Also, you can’t drink alcohol!

This would destroy the conditions for becoming famous!

Who among the people in the martial arts world doesn’t get drunk, then run out to do some heroic deeds, or kill some hero? Isn’t that how they gain fame?

Yubi Villa cannot do this, so it can only become an unknown small sect.

The old owners made up their minds and decided to create their own martial arts circle.

Therefore, as long as a passing scholar, an injured young man, or a descendant of a fallen noble family had some potential, Yubi Villa would provide financial support as usual. In the end, they would marry the children of the family and form a happy marriage. Then they would open up a piece of land around them and build a villa.

This way, we have one more ally!

Over the years, there have been about twenty villas built around Yubi Villa.

They are all relatives.

You can tell from the names, such as Hongmei Villa, Baixue Villa, Lvliu Villa, and Furong Villa, that these are the villas where the Song family's grandmother, aunt, sisters and younger sisters live.

For example, Tiejian Villa, Feihu Villa, Langya Villa, Qiansui Villa, these are the territories of cousins, uncles and the like.

These villas are all surrounding Yubi Villa, forming a posture of many stars surrounding the moon, and also telling the people around that Yubi Villa is their root.

Over the years, these relatives have long stopped traveling around the world and have started doing business. Unfortunately, they have no talent and have been losing money all these years.

Their hope of keeping the villa going is relying on the support from Yubi Villa.

Back then, the ancestor of Yubi Villa was a world-famous wealthy businessman before he entered the martial arts world. Later, he saved a seriously injured person on the road. In order to repay the man for saving his life, the man gave a martial arts secret book to the ancestor of the Song family.

This is the Jade Face Skill.

After the establishment of Yubi Villa, the business is still going on. Over the years, the business has included horses, rice, tea, silk, porcelain and so on.

Yubi Villa sells whatever is most in demand and most profitable.

All the money he earned was saved, and the strength of his family should not be underestimated. His relatives had noticed this, so they often came to his house to complain about his poverty.

Song Zhehao knew that with him as the new owner, they would definitely use the same old tricks again, and they might even think that since he was still young, it would be easier to cheat them.

The day has come!

On the day of the succession ceremony, the entire Yubi Villa was decorated with lights and there was a lively scene. The relatives arrived early, and Song Zhehao was waiting at the door, bowing to each of them in thanks.

Song Zhehao joined the banquet only when most people had arrived.

Compliments were inevitable, but when Song Zhehao toasted every table, they all knew that the head of the family never drank, so they did not force Song Zhehao.

Finally, Song Zhehao looked at the people in the room and winked at Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu immediately trotted over and put his ear close to Song Zhehao's mouth. Song Zhehao whispered a few words and then gestured for Zhang Hu to do it.

Zhang Hu nodded, stood in the middle of the hall, and roared with full energy, "My owner has asked me to thank all the relatives and guests who have come. I invite you all to eat and drink well, but there is just one thing: no borrowing money today!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned and even a little panicked. They looked at each other, as if their scheduled opportunity had been disrupted, and they looked at a loss.

That’s right, they were not expecting Song Zhehao to say this, and the purpose of their visit was to congratulate him, but in fact, they came to borrow money.

Seeing everyone's astonishment, Zhang Hu shouted again, "My owner has said that after this wave of events is over, he will come to visit every household. Everyone should prepare the money in advance and pay off the debt that has been owed for decades!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone lost their composure. There was an uproar in the underground. It was the owner of Qiansui Villa who lost his patience first. He relied on his seniority and was Song Zhehao's great uncle, so he stood up tremblingly, put on the air of an elder lecturing the younger, and said, "Zhehao! If you do this, your uncle will have a few words with you!"

"Ever since our Song family's ancestors founded Yubi Villa, they feared that they would be too few in number and without support in the martial arts world, so they branched out and expanded the family, leading to the prosperity we have today."

"What is it for? It's to share joys and sorrows. These days, the world is bad, business is tough, and everyone's villa is struggling to maintain, so everyone relies on Yubi Villa for support. This is understandable. After all, we are connected by blood and the same spirit. The ancestors of the Song family all did this. Why did the rules change when it came to you?"

After that, the old uncle continued, "Besides, it's because we don't have money. If we did, how could we still be in debt? We all have the will but not the ability!"

As soon as the old uncle said this, everyone who was at a loss immediately found their backbone and nodded in agreement that what the uncle said made sense.

Song Zhehao has been traveling through time for so long and has seen many different kinds of people. Of course, he has also seen many people who behave like scoundrels but look righteous.

The uncle in front of you is one of them.

Who doesn't have enough tolerance for relatives who owe debts and don't pay them back? Song Zhehao has this magnanimity, but what makes him uncomfortable is that they spend their own money openly and instead want to teach you a lesson.

This made Song Zhehao very uncomfortable!

Song Zhehao stood up and smiled, his handsome face showing a hint of anger, which made people tremble in their hearts. He slowly said, "Have the will but not the ability? I'm afraid not! From what I understand, Qiansui Villa has many businesses under its name, including farmland, shops, and caravans, which have been profitable year after year."

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just counting the money my uncle spends on the restaurant, it's no less than three thousand taels every year. I'm afraid this can't be said to be out of his mind, right?"

Hearing his secrets exposed, the owner of Qiansui Manor blushed and hastily distanced himself from the matter, saying, "These are all rumors. How could our Qiansui Manor be so prosperous?"

"Rumor?" Song Zhehao snorted coldly and continued, "Is it also a rumor that my uncle lent money at usury? As far as I know, my uncle could earn a full 100,000 taels of silver in interest every day. I'm afraid there are many families who have sold their homes and land, even their children, to repay my uncle's money, and even their entire families have been ruined, right?"

When Song Zhehao said this, one can imagine the destructive power!

Although this thousand-year-old owner of the manor is nearly seventy years old, has many children and grandchildren, and is also considered the elder of the Song family, he has no moral integrity at all. He has done many things that harm others and benefit himself, and he even does such a shameful thing as lending money at high interest rates.

Song Zhehao immediately exposed his hypocritical mask, and the old elder became a little angry and embarrassed.

The Thousand-Year-Old Manor Master hastily denied it, shouting in exasperation, "Ridiculous! Absurd! I am the head of a manor after all, and I've read the books of sages. How could I do such a wicked and sinister thing? You're simply slandering me!"

"I won't eat this banquet!"

After saying this, the Qiansui Manor Master turned away.

She looked like she had been wronged and was about to leave in anger, but in fact she was too ashamed to face anyone. She was afraid that if she continued to talk, Song Zhehao would reveal some secrets.

The room was full of younger generations of the Song family, and as an elder he couldn't afford to lose face, so he fled in a hurry.

Seeing the owner of Du Qiansui Manor leave, everyone was suddenly at a loss as to what to do.

However, even though I didn't pay attention, it is still difficult to get them to pay back the money.

Song Zhehao didn't waste any words and said directly, "Today I am just reminding everyone that if you don't want to hurt the relationship, it's better to pay your debt. If you insist on doing so, then this owner will not be polite at all!"

"Excuse me!"

After saying that, Song Zhehao turned away.

After all, he was once a domineering CEO, and he knew that it was useless to say more when dealing with these scoundrels. He also knew that they would not pay back the money on their own initiative, so the most effective way was to scare them!

As Song Zhehao expected, when he sent people to ask for the money back, no one paid it back.

It’s not Song Zhehao’s fault!

The first person Song Zhehao dealt with was the old uncle who was the owner of Qiansui Manor.

After Song Zhehao sent people to the house to ask for the debt but to no avail, he ordered the servants not to come again. Before Song Zhehao was ready to collect the debt, he had already learned about the old uncle. Although the old uncle had a good family background, what he loved most was to owe debts, all kinds of debts!

When it comes to crying poor, that uncle is really good at it!

What Song Zhehao did was to send people to find the other creditors of his great uncle, reveal all the assets of his great uncle, and ask them to come to his house to collect the money.

Originally, the creditors were still unaware of the situation and did not want to offend the owner of Qiansui Manor, so they did not ask for payment for the time being. However, when they heard that he had such character, they immediately decided to ask for payment.

The first people to come were the mothers and girls from the brothel.

These women have seen all kinds of people, from high-ranking officials to sedan chair bearers and porters, and can say all kinds of nice words. But if you make them angry, the words they say can really make you vomit blood and die.

The mother brought the girls and started yelling and cursing at the gate of Qiansui Villa, attracting everyone around. The girls were not careful with their words and ended up revealing the most shameful side of the old uncle.

The people around were just watching the fun, listening to the girls' shouting and cursing.

And inside Qiansui Villa, what kind of scene will happen when the servants in the mansion and the old uncle's sons and grandsons hear those unspeakable things about the old uncle?

The most important thing is that the old uncle's wife was originally the daughter of a gang leader. Her family was very powerful and she also practiced iron sand palm, so the old uncle was very henpecked.

Normally, I was very strict with my uncle and never let him go to places of prostitution. Now that little secret was exposed to the world, and because he didn't pay back the money, people came to his door and scolded him.

Given the old lady's hot temper, she immediately slapped my uncle several times, knocking him to the ground. He took a long time to breathe and almost lost his life.

He quickly sent someone to send those girls away.

Since the first person came to the door, there will certainly be people who continue to come to collect debts. The gate of Qiansui Villa has never been quiet, and the old uncle is always worried.

My uncle is really fed up with living in fear like this.

It didn't take long before he realized that it was Song Zhehao's idea. The old uncle was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he had no choice but to go to the house and pay back all the money he owed, begging Song Zhehao not to make things difficult for him anymore. How many more years can his old bones live?

Once the toughest holdouts are defeated, dealing with the others will be a piece of cake.

They still used the same trick, sending people to their homes to demand money. They blocked their way at their doorsteps, at their store doorsteps, and even at their relatives' doorsteps.

It's so embarrassing!

Those relatives who used to be stubborn and refused to pay back the money are now scrambling to pay back the money they owe, and they are all begging Song Zhehao to stop immediately, otherwise they will have to move out.

As for Song Zhehao, they finally have a new opinion!

The original owner was a fool, so when Song Zhehao first inherited the family business, they all looked down on Song Zhehao, thinking that he was just another stupid guy with a lot of money.

After this incident, after seeing Song Zhehao's methods, their three views were completely washed away, and they never dared to disobey Song Zhehao again.

In their minds, Song Zhehao is the kind of person who can scare them awake even in dreams.

Over the years, they owed Yubi Villa a lot of money. Now that all the money has been collected, it will be a considerable sum.

Zhang Hu checked the accounts with a look of great joy on his face. He said that the amount of silver was too much and the silver vault in the villa might not be enough.

After hearing this, Song Zhehao said, "Should we put the silver into the treasury?"

Zhang Hu was puzzled and asked where to put it.

Song Zhehao didn't answer, but instead asked Zhang Hu, "Do you know what's most important in life?"

Zhang Hu said without hesitation: "Martial arts!"

After saying that, he thought for a moment and then added, "And a chivalrous heart."

Song Zhehao shook his head and said, "No! Strength is the most important!"

Song Zhehao's words made Zhang Hu no longer dare to underestimate the handsome young man in front of him.

From then on, under the leadership of the new owner Song Zhehao, Yubi Villa became better and better, and soon dominated the martial arts world.