Chapter 378 Dreaming of Marrying a Wife - Thinking of Good Things
When Zhou Biao was racking his brains, his housekeeper suddenly took advantage of everyone's inattention and ran directly to the door of the woodshed. However, the door was locked and he couldn't open it, but he could push the door open a crack and look inside.
"What are you doing? If you keep running around in my house, I'll sue you for trespassing and send you to jail." Wan Laosi walked forward angrily and pulled the housekeeper away.
But it was too late. The butler had seen the people inside through the crack in the door. He immediately shouted, "Master, those are our butlers. They are all tied up. It stinks in there. Our people must have been abused by these unruly people."
Zhou Biao's eyes were slightly cold. He pinched his palms and then looked at Wan Laosi. "What do you say? Why did my servant appear in your woodshed? You must give me an explanation today, otherwise I will go to the county government to sue you for kidnapping my servant."
Wan Laosi was not afraid of Zhou Biao at all. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He crossed his arms, leaned against the wooden door, and pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Okay, Master Zhou, please go ahead and file a complaint. If you don't know the gate of the county government office, I can show you the way. By the way, you can find a man named Wan Jingui when you get there. He is my eldest brother and has now been promoted to the head of the county government office. He knows that we are acquaintances, so he might be able to open a back door for you so that you can see the county magistrate earlier."
Zhou Biao's face suddenly changed when he heard this. He wondered why this family was so fearless. It turned out that they had someone in the government office. No wonder the whole village followed their lead.
Wait, Wan Jingui, why does this name sound so familiar? Wan Jingui? The general who was recently named the General of the Central Army of Dezhou also seems to have the surname Wan. I heard that his father was a constable in the government. Could it be this Wan Jingui?
Zhou Biao had been traveling back and forth between the border and Jiangnan, so he was well-informed, especially about changes in military generals at the border. Dezhou was not far from them, only half a month's journey away, so he had heard about it, not to mention that the imperial edict had been issued to Shizi Village.
"What is the relationship between the Lieutenant General of Dezhou and your family?" Zhou Biao's voice had obviously changed a lot, with a hint of temptation and caution.
Wan Laosi raised his eyebrows, and the expression on his face faded a lot. He glanced at Zhou Biao and said, "I don't know whether it has anything to do with our family, but I know it has nothing to do with you. I advise you to ask less, otherwise you will be embarrassed."
Zhou Biao's face turned red and white when the young man said that. For many years, he had been pampered and had long been accustomed to being flattered. He never thought that a country boy would dare to ignore him and repeatedly say something to choke him.
Zhou Biao wanted to lose his temper, but he was afraid that if this General of Dezhou was really a member of his family, he would have to think carefully. It seemed that his backing was not as strong as his, and he would be the one who would be in trouble.
It's better to go back and check it out first. This kind of thing is easy to investigate. He can find out by asking in the town. If he remembers correctly, this family seems to have bought a shop in the town, but he doesn't know what business they are doing. It seems that he still needs to carefully investigate the other party's background.
"Since you don't want to say, I won't ask any more. But it is a fact that my servant is in your house. Since I'm here today, I'm going to take him away. You should let him go quickly. I won't pursue you anymore, and we're even now." Zhou Biao had an expression that said, "I'm willing to forgive you, so you should just quit while you're ahead."
Wan Lao Si laughed out loud: "Hahaha, I think you are just dreaming about marrying a wife - you are just thinking about good things. You won't hold us accountable? We didn't say we won't hold you accountable. Is it a big deal that you are rich? What do you think of our family? A thunderstorm in June - it comes and goes as it pleases."
"You still want to hold me accountable? What do you want to hold me accountable for?" Although Zhou Biao felt a little guilty, he asked with confidence, making people feel that he was indeed not the one at fault.
"We are neither a town nor a county town, let alone a prefectural capital. I would like to ask Master Zhou, why do your servants come to our village repeatedly to gather intelligence? And they ask all kinds of questions. What is the purpose of this?"
"They just went out and got lost. You are just overthinking it. You even detained my people. You are committing lynching and violating the laws of our Da Qi." Zhou Biao said righteously, as if the Wan family had committed a serious crime.
"But if you let the man go now and let me take him away, I won't hold you responsible. I will just pretend that this incident never happened." Zhou Biao raised his head and said coldly.
"Then you should go and sue me. By the way, your servants have signed that they were sent by you to find out about our village. They didn't get lost. Since you and my second brother are old acquaintances, I'm going to inform you in advance to avoid you causing a misunderstanding at the county government office and getting beaten."
As Wan Lao Si was talking, he came to Wan Lao Er.
"Second brother, do you have the confessions signed by those people?"
"It's with me. I carry it with me." Wan Laoer took out the confession that was forced upon him. There were also the signatures of those people on it. The evidence was conclusive and Zhou Biao could not deny it.
"So what do you want?" Zhou Biao asked, gritting his teeth.
Wan Lao Si took back his confession and returned it to Wan Lao Er, then looked at Zhou Biao and said, "If you don't want to do anything, you can take the person back, but our family has provided food and drink for so long. Master Zhou is very wealthy, so wouldn't it be inappropriate if we don't show some appreciation?"
Zhou Biao was so angry that he laughed at Wan Laosi's words. So this guy was waiting for him here? He was indeed a peasant who was not presentable. Since he wanted money, it would be easy to deal with him. Zhou Biao was not short of money.
Zhou Biao finally held himself high for a moment, raised his chin, looked at Wan Lao Si with great disdain, and said sarcastically, "Okay, since your family is so poor, I'll do a good deed every day. Tell me, how much money do you want to release me? Ten taels of silver is enough, right?"
Zhou Biao burst into laughter and said to the housekeeper behind him, "I don't know if these people have ever seen so much silver. Ten taels of silver is enough for their family to eat and drink for several years."
The housekeeper quickly agreed: "Master, you are right. Their family can't even earn two taels of silver a year. These ten taels of silver are a huge sum of money for them."
"Okay, then quickly go get them ten taels of silver. Considering how poor they are, I'll give them the cakes and pastries that I had left over from the carriage."
"Yes, sir, you are such a kind man." After flattering the master, the butler was about to get on the carriage, but was tripped by Wan Laosi's sneer.
"Tsk tsk, ten taels of silver? Then you should just go back to where you came from. Our family doesn't need these ten taels of silver, so get out of here."
The housekeeper also got angry. He was usually a well-known person in the Zhou family, but today when he came to this small farmer's house, he was scolded repeatedly, and he was also angry.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
