Tang Shiyue continued to pretend: "You must be a generous person, and you are very independent in doing things and are not influenced by others."

This kid must be used to having his way. He is generous and gives a lot of rewards, so his subordinates will compete to please him and follow his wishes in everything.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to brew so much wine at once without even doing any experiments. Whether others did not try to persuade him or did not listen, it was enough to prove that this was the character of this kid.

The expression on Meng Ziyang's face gradually turned into awe: "Yes, yes, yes! You, you can also tell fortunes?"

Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "No."

He didn't dare to ask in detail, but just kept that strange expression and looked at her quietly.

Now, in his heart, she has probably risen from "a village girl with some money" to "a powerful person who is difficult to understand."

Tang Shiyue slowly took two sips of tea.

Then she said, "I can't marry you."

Meng Ziyang was stunned: "Why?"

...

...

Tang Shiyue said calmly: "I may not be as rich or powerful as you, but do you know what the biggest difference between you and me is?"

Meng Ziyang asked: "What is it?"

"My reliance is 'me', and your reliance is 'the Meng family'."

The kid didn’t understand: “What do you mean?”

"That is to say, everything I have is obtained through my own efforts. Without me, Fushou Distillery and Tang Family Liquor Store would collapse immediately and cease to exist."

She paused and said word by word, "But the Meng family will continue to operate without you. No matter which business it is, it will not be affected."

Meng Ziyang was speechless.

She smiled and said, "So, you are using the Meng family to pressure me, which is unfair. If you really want to marry me, you should use Meng Ziyang's own things to bribe me. This is fair."

She raised her eyebrows and smiled: "I am a little country girl who has never been to school, and I can open a wine shop. You are the eldest son of the Meng family, can't you start a business?"

Kid, what's the point of using your family's power to pick up girls? How unindependent and uncool that is? So, leave your family behind and fight on your own! You are so awesome, you can do whatever you want, dear!

This kind of inspirational poisonous chicken soup is a sure kill for the naughty kids in their middle school years.

Anyway, Meng Ziyang never mentioned the issue of his concubine wife again. He sent her down politely and expressed his wish to make friends with her in a fearful manner.

When they came downstairs, Tang Junliang was still waiting downstairs, so Tang Shiyue went to Tang's wine shop.

Watching the mule cart drive away, Meng Ziyang had a strange expression on his face. After a while, he asked, "A Yuan, what do you think of this young lady?"

The man in black, Liu Yuan, had an unpredictable look on his face.

He was a man who knew Kung Fu, and although he was guarding outside the door, he heard every word of the conversation between the two. The scheming of this young lady was definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people, and ten Meng Ziyangs could not beat her.

Liu Yuan was just hesitating whether to remind him or not, when he heard Meng Ziyang smacking his lips: "Forget it, a servant knows nothing! Young master, I have my own ideas!" He then walked forward with his hands behind his back.

Liu Yuan lowered his eyes and followed him without saying another word.

It has to be said that Tang Shiyue underestimated how stupid this guy was.

His ambitions were indeed aroused, but Meng Ziyang had no idea what he could do. He just felt itchy because of the arousal of this young lady.

So he took a walk and returned home, calling Tang Shuizhi out to chat.

After all, she was the only one in the courtyard who knew Tang Shiyue, so she could only talk to her.

Tang Shuizhi said obediently: "What do you want to hear?"

Meng Ziyang drank his tea and said, "Just tell me what you know, anything related to her!"

Tang Shiyue was a fool before, but Tang Shuizhi was a "village beauty" who was very proud and had no time to care about her.

He could only rack his brains and say, "Her father used to be a businessman and had some money, but after he died, the family was not well off. Her grandmother was a money-grubber. When I came here, I was afraid that people would look down on me if I didn't bring anyone with me, so I discussed it with her grandmother and bought her as a maid for ten taels of silver. But after she came, she made some noise, so I hit her twice..."

Meng Ziyang suddenly sat up: "What did you say?"

Tang Shuizhi was startled, thinking he was blaming her for hitting her, and said anxiously, "It wasn't severe."

"No," Meng Ziyang said, "You just said that you bought her?"

Tang Shuizhi secretly observed his expression and said, "Yes...her grandmother agreed."

"Great!" Meng Ziyang's eyes lit up: "Why didn't you say it earlier! Now, let's see if this little girl can still jump out of my palm!"

…………

At this time, Tang’s Wine Shop.

Tang Shiyue was talking to Shopkeeper Yang in the back when he heard a sudden commotion outside. A waiter rushed in: "Shopkeeper! A group of people said they want to see Mr. Tang!"

Shopkeeper Yang said, "Just look for Mr. Tang! Why are you in such a hurry? Who is he?"

"Several of them!" the waiter said, "Judging from their clothes, they look like servants of a wealthy family. They just barged in, saying... they wanted to catch their runaway slave!"

Tang Shiyue also heard it without him saying anything. Someone outside said, "Who are you? Don't you know whose store we are?"

The man said, "We have documents in hand to catch the escaped slave of the Meng family! There is no reason why he cannot be caught wherever he goes!"

Runaway slave?

Tang Shiyue frowned.

Although I don’t know what’s going on...but how should I put it? In fact, no matter what time, people who know the rules are easy to deal with. What we should be afraid of are those who act recklessly.

A master was beaten to death with random punches.

The Tang family wine shop has no back door. If they think they are right and are not afraid of offending the county magistrate's wife, it would be easy for them to break in. If they continue to make trouble, it will damage the reputation of the wine shop.

Tang Shiyue thought for a moment and said directly to Shopkeeper Yang: "Please notify Madam Yang for me."

Then he said to Tang Junliang beside him: "After we leave, you hurry back to the village and tell Qi Xiaolang."

She went out as soon as she came out. When the people saw her coming out, they quickly surrounded her. Tang Shiyue asked directly, "Is it Meng Ziyang who is looking for me?"

Seeing her calm and composed, those people were actually frightened by her and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Tang Shiyue asked, "Is that so?"

"How dare you!" one person shouted, "How dare a slave like you call our young master by his name?"

It was indeed Meng Ziyang.

Tang Shiyue said directly: "Lead the way, I will go to meet him."

One of them walked ahead, and the others were stunned for a moment, then quickly followed, as if they were escorting her.

Shopkeeper Yang quickly asked someone to follow them secretly to see if they had entered the Meng Mansion, and at the same time he went to the county government office in person to inform Madam Yang.

As soon as he left, Tang Junliang rushed out and hurried back to the village.

Tang Shiyue took a few steps and turned back, then he saw the wine shop clerk following him quietly. He nodded secretly, thinking that Manager Yang was quite reliable.

We soon arrived at Meng's house.

Tang Shiyue entered the hall and saw Meng Ziyang coming up to her. He smiled and asked, "You're here?"

Seeing his smug look, Tang Shiyue smiled slightly and asked directly, "When did I become your family's runaway slave?"

Meng Ziyang smiled and said, "What do you think?"

One look at his expression revealed that he couldn't keep it covered for long, so Tang Shiyue just waited quietly.

Sure enough, he didn't turn around twice before he smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that Zhi'er bought you as a maid?"

This is indeed where the problem lies.

Tang Shiyue said: "Is there such a thing? I don't believe it!"

Meng Ziyang smiled and said, "You can't help but believe this!"

Tang Shiyue said tentatively: "I was still a fool at that time, don't bully me for not remembering anything! Do you have any evidence?"

Meng Ziyang was obviously fearless and said with a smile, "Show it to her!"

Tang Shuizhi took out the document with a proud look on her face.