Mrs. Leah knew how to know when to stop. After Woolley was stunned, she only said, "This must be a new turning point in Greendo Manor," and then she stopped talking about the engagement. Instead, she ate and chatted with Woolley, leaving many fantasies to Woolley.

Although he had guessed Mrs. Leah's intention, Tina's rosy cheeks after she symbolically drank two glasses of wine finally conquered Wu Lai - after drinking several glasses of wine in a row, he felt that Tina was a beauty like Diao Chan, every move was so beautiful, every frown and smile was so charming, and as he looked at her, he couldn't take his eyes off her.

This kid is just like his father. Mrs. Leah's cheeks were flushed with wine, but she kept signaling Tina to persuade Wu Lai to drink.

When Gauguin filled the empty glass in front of Wu Lai with wine again, Wu Lai stood up unsteadily: "I'm very sorry, I have to leave."

After saying that, Wu Lai staggered out of the restaurant. He was already drunk and if he didn't leave now, he would probably get into trouble if he stayed any longer.

Madam Leah stood up quickly: "Wooley, your bedroom is ready for you, where are you going?"

"Go back to Baishilou." Wu Lai waved his hand, stumbled out of the restaurant, and then ran towards the gate of the manor.

"Woo Lai..." At the signal of Mrs. Leah, Tina and Gauguin chased after him.

After all, Wu Lai was young and drunk, so he was caught by Gao Geng before he ran far.

"Gauguin." Wu Lai struggled twice but failed to break free. He saw Tina jogging after him and quickly lowered his voice and said, "Do you want to live in Greendo Manor like this for the rest of your life? If not, then send me out of the manor immediately and come to the mill to find me after the Winter Festival. What I can give you will far exceed that of Lady Leah."

Gauguin was startled, and then hesitant. If someone else had said this, he might not have believed it, but the other person was Wu Lai, a Wu Lai who had been doing very well since he left Greendo Manor.

"You only have this one chance, Gauguin Freeman." Wu Lai frowned.

"Okay." Gauguin nodded and let go of Wu Lai's hand.

"Goodbye." Wu Lai turned and ran towards the gate of the manor. Without Gauguin's obstruction, the slave guarding the gate would never dare to fail to open the door.

When Neptune, who was drunk and red-faced in the mill, staggered back to the White Stone Building pushing his wheelbarrow, he saw Woolley, who was also red-faced and staggering.

"I was originally an idle person on Wolonggang..." Wu Lai sang vaguely.

At the same time, Gauguin returned to his room with a tired look on his face. During the period of time just now, he had been "enjoying" Madame Leah's scolding, but for some reason, he didn't hear a single word clearly this time. From beginning to end, Wu Lai's words were echoing in his mind.

"Maybe..." Gauguin stammered and climbed onto the bed.

On the morning of the second day of the Winter Festival, Gauguin took the opportunity to go shopping and sneaked to Wu Lei's mill. In the large shed next to the big wooden fence, he really saw Wu Lei walking towards the fire.

"You have good taste. I like it." Wu Lai smiled and pointed to the chair next to him, asking Gao Geng to sit down. "I've been waiting for you for quite some time."

After Gauguin sat down, he glanced around and praised with a smile: "Master Woolley's mill is really big. It is estimated to be more than three hundred cubits long and wide."

"They are all 450 cubits. This stretch of riverbank was originally a cornfield of the temple. High Priest Mikoyan allocated it to me. There is not much harvest from planting corn anyway." Wu Lai said, pointing to the two pottery jars on the small table next to the chair. "I know it is not convenient for you to drink, so I prepared some dried meat and snacks. Eat."

Gauguin hesitated for a moment, nodded and said thank you, then reached out to lift the lid of the pottery jar, and his breathing suddenly stopped - one of the two pottery jars was actually filled with dried meat, and the other one was filled with white silver coins. Judging from the size of the pottery jar and the height of the silver coins piled up, there must be hundreds of them.

"These are all prepared for you. Don't be in a hurry to eat them. Just pack them up and take them away later." Wu Lai gently closed the lid of the pottery jar with a smile, then suddenly stopped smiling and asked, "Gauguin, what would have happened if I hadn't left that night?"

Is this something a twelve-year-old child can do? He is much more difficult to deal with than Master Simon. Gauguin thought to himself while counting the silver coins in the pottery jar.

"Go ahead, Gauguin. You have to show your loyalty to me, just like you did to my father." Wu Lai's expression and tone undoubtedly made it more difficult for Gauguin to guess. "My father gave you freedom, and I am happy to give dignity to those who are loyal to me. By the way, in this world, dignity is based on wealth, right?"

"Yes, Master Wu Lai, you are right." Gauguin finally made up his mind. "If Master Wu Lai was drunk that night, I think when you woke up, you would find yourself sleeping with Miss Tina. Of course, this is just my guess and may not be accurate. However, Master Simon married the widowed Lady Leah for similar reasons. Please believe my judgment, Master Wu Lai."

If it were just this, it wouldn't be a big deal. I almost thought it was a murder for money or something. Wu Lai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Gauguin, I believe in your judgment, but this also raises a question. With Tina's beauty, as long as Lady Leah nods, there will be many nobles in Seneca City who want to marry her. Why are you targeting me?"

"Master Woolley, you don't know." Gauguin replied, "It is said that Miss Tina had some trouble in Assyria, which seemed to be very shameful, so Lady Liya took her back. This matter has reached the ears of the nobles in Seneca City, and Lady Liya is very ashamed of it."

There is such a thing? Wu Lai was stunned for a moment, then he sighed and said, "No wonder, what is the current financial situation of Greendo Manor?"

"Since Master Wu Lai left, the family has been losing money." Gauguin flattered Wu Lai without leaving any trace. "Mrs. Leah is worried about the expenses for the New Year, and the plan to renovate the manor has been cancelled."

Wu Lai nodded and said, "For the sake of Tina and Eton, I will help her. I hope that she will not bother me when she is no longer worried. Gao Geng, you can remind her at the right time."

"Okay, Master Wu Lai." Gauguin said.

"By the way, if you leave, who do you think Lady Leah is most likely to let take over your management of Glendo Manor?" Wu Lai asked again.

"It should be Druid who is managing the land now." Gauguin thought for a moment and replied.

"Is that the fat old woman who always has a stern face?" Wu Lai didn't have a good impression of Druid.

"Yes, Master Wu Lai, but she is only in her forties." Gauguin replied with a smile.

"Okay, let's talk business." Wu Lai looked at Gao Geng, "After the New Year, you will be my housekeeper. I will pay you 20 silver coins a month. How about that?"

"I am very happy to serve you, Master Wu Lai." Gauguin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated by nearly 100%. The reward offered by Wu Lai was twice that of Madam Leah. If Wu Lai had not stated that he should come back after the New Year, he would have wanted to start working for Wu Lai right now.

"As long as you are satisfied, I will be satisfied if you are satisfied." Seeing that Gauguin's attitude was just as he expected, Wu Lai said with a smile, "Didn't I just say that I would help Madam Leah? When you return to Glindo Manor today, buy all the straw from Glindo Manor for me. One silver coin for one standard ox cart. The drier the better."

"Master Wu Lai, one silver coin can buy seven or eight ox carts at the market price," Gauguin reminded quickly.

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"I'm just helping Madam Leah." Wu Lai pointed to the pottery jar filled with silver coins. "There are a total of 320 silver coins in here. 20 of them are your salary this month, and the other 300 are for buying straw for Grindo Manor. I only want 300 ox carts. I don't want any more."

When Gauguin heard that most of the money in the pottery jar had nothing to do with him, he felt as if a raging fire had been doused with cold water. He felt extremely uncomfortable. But then he thought again, Wu Lai had never stated at the beginning that the silver coins in the pottery jar were for him. He was just wishful thinking.

Never mind, at least I still have 20 silver coins, so I should be content. Gauguin consoled himself.

"Eh? Gauguin, why do you look so different? What are you thinking about?" Wu Lai's voice rang in his ears, "You don't think all the money in the jar is yours, do you? You misunderstood, I'm talking about jerky."

"Master Wu, Master Wu Lai, I didn't misunderstand at first. How could so many silver coins be given to me?" Gauguin explained with some embarrassment.

"It's good to have this awareness. This is the first thing I ask you to do. You must do it beautifully and openly." Wu Lai's face was stern, and he gave serious instructions, "I like things to be upright. If you are allowed to take something, you must take it even if you are not allowed to take it. If you are not allowed to take something, never touch it, because even I am afraid of the consequences."

Gauguin nodded quickly.

Before noon, Gauguin returned to Glindo Manor. When he reported to Mrs. Leah about Wu Lai's purchase of straw, holding the silver coin pottery jar, Mrs. Leah was silent for a long time before asking, "Gauguin, is there any special news about straw recently?"

"Absolutely not, Mrs. Leah." After answering, Gauguin despised Mrs. Leah in his heart, thinking that you really dare to have such wild thoughts, and you really wasted Master Wu Lai's kindness.

"You go and arrange it. Well, never mind. Just do as Wu Lai asks." Mrs. Leah said after hesitating for a moment.

"Okay, Mrs. Leah." Gauguin put the pottery jar on the table and turned to leave.

After Gauguin left, Mrs. Leah opened the lid of the pottery jar and looked at it, then took out a few silver coins and weighed them in her hand. Her mood gradually improved. Although three hundred silver coins were not a lot, it was more than enough to handle the New Year's banquet.

What on earth does this boy want with straw? Lady Leah thought to herself as she counted the silver coins.

While Madam Leah was counting money, Wu Lai appeared leisurely in the slave market. Not long after he walked in, the slave trader Hola came up to him with a flattering look on his face: "Dear Master Wu Lai, I haven't seen you for a while. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Oh, it's Hola." Wu Lai replied with a smile, "I'm just strolling around, but if there is a suitable slave..."

Hearing Wu Lai's deliberately dragging words, Hola had no reason not to follow suit: "Hey, Master Wu Lai, you look so modest, how can you just be here for a stroll? Everyone in Seneca City knows Master Wu Lai's name. He is the owner of the Magic Mill and has been granted the right to sign contracts by the temple. What kind of slave can't you afford? What kind of slave can't you buy?"

"Look at you, you're so sweet." Wu Lai shook his head with a wry smile and asked, "Do you have any better slaves?"

"Yes, yes, yes. I just happened to import a batch of 'goods' from the Rodanae Plain before the Winter Festival. Thanks to your luck, they are all between sixteen and twenty years old. The men are healthy and strong, and the women are healthy and beautiful. Master Wu Lai will definitely be satisfied. Otherwise, I will take you to see it right away?" Hola's saliva splashed with excitement. In his impression, Wu Lai was the most generous nobleman in Seneca City.

Wu Lai smiled and nodded.