Mr. Qian was like an ant on hot pan, pacing anxiously in the room waiting.

He had never been so tormented in his life. He felt that his life was hanging by a thread and the Qian family was about to be destroyed.

The more Mr. Qian thought about it, the more scared he became. He was almost scared to death. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Li Jiutian said made sense. If his son-in-law died, he would be paralyzed, seriously injured, and unable to take care of himself. His whole family would be in trouble!

Hey, why is it so cruel? It was clearly just a family dispute that was not worth telling others, how did it evolve into such a bloody situation?

It’s all that damn daughter’s fault!

Mr. Qian gritted his teeth and finally found a target to vent his anger. He began to think about whether to fry his daughter or eat her raw to vent his anger.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Li Jiutian finally returned.

Mr. Qian rushed over and asked anxiously, "What do you mean?"

"Alas, I have tried my best to persuade them not to report to the police," Li Jiutian sat down on the chair, looking tired, and said, "That will not benefit anyone."

"That's right, the officer is absolutely right. They will get nothing from that except venting their anger." Mr. Qian nodded like crazy and said excitedly, "The dead can't be resurrected, so it's more cost-effective to pay for it."

"But he's not short of money now." Li Jiutian curled his lips and said, "Wei Ji Xian is owned by his family, and he's counting on his uncle to advance in the officialdom. How much do you think it will cost to settle the matter?"

"Is that so..." Mr. Qian's heart tightened when he heard this. His daughter dreamed of opening a branch of Wei Ji Xian, and he was the one who instigated it. How could he not know how much money the Zhao family had now?

Now he knew that he couldn't settle the matter without spending a lot of money. So he made up his mind and said, "My family has a total of 5,000 taels of silver, all of which will be compensated to them. Then I will transfer a 500-acre farm in this county to the Zhao family. Is this all right?"

"Oh my..." Li Jiutian was startled. He didn't expect that he had scared Master Qian so much that he even vomited out the coffin money.

~~

Outside, Zhao Hao was also shocked when he heard Li Jiutian report the results of the blending.

He thought that he could cheat the Qian family out of a few thousand taels, and that would be the end of it. He did not expect that the Qian family was so wealthy and even had such a large farm in the county...

Thinking that most of this money was earned under the old man's name, Zhao Hao didn't bother to be polite with them. He waved his hand and took it all.

On the other side, Master Qian was relieved to hear that the Zhao family finally agreed to settle the matter privately. Fearing that there would be more changes, he quickly ordered people to go to the money cellar in the back house and dig out all the buried gold and silver.

Seeing all the money and property in the house being carried out, the women of the Qian family naturally cried out in pain, and even Qian Shi joined in the crying.

"Why are you crying? Which is more important, money or the lives of your family?" Master Qian was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger. He first yelled to scare these women, then kicked Qian to the ground with a fierce kick, and angrily ordered the bruised servant: "Tie up this evil creature!"

~~

In the front yard, Zhao Hao looked at ten entire jars of silver ingots being carried out, and couldn't help but be secretly amazed, thinking that later generations had indeed not wronged these local rich men.

The book says that the wealthy people in the Ming Dynasty had the habit of hoarding gold and silver. Only one-tenth or one-twelve percent of the silver in pawnshops and banknote houses was used as working capital. Most of the money they earned, in addition to squandering, was cast into large ingots and buried deep underground. It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, more than 70% of the gold and silver that flowed in from overseas were buried by them... This resulted in 70% of the world's silver flowing into China, but the Ming Dynasty was still in a crisis of money shortage...

It was not until Li Jiutian handed him the drafted settlement agreement that Zhao Hao came back to his senses from his wandering thoughts. He took the settlement document and read it carefully.

The general idea was that Zhao Shouye was seriously ill, and whether he lived or died had nothing to do with the Qian family. However, considering their long-term friendship, Mr. Qian was willing to give Zhao Shouye five thousand taels of silver to treat his illness, and transfer a manor to Zhao Xian's name for future living expenses. After signing the document, the matter was completely settled, and neither party could make trouble over it, let alone report it to the authorities.

Although the statement is high-sounding, between the lines, the Qian family is pitiful, weak and helpless...

Zhao Hao handed the document to Zhao Xian and said, "Brother, take a look. Is there anything else you want to add?"

Zhao Xian had been instructed not to speak without permission, so he shook his head.

At this moment, Zhao Shouye's throat suddenly made a loud noise. He stared at the tied-up Qian and said with difficulty in a weak voice, "Divorce her..."

After saying this, his head tilted and he fainted.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Master Qian kicked Qian fiercely again and said, "This mortal thing, I wish I could sever the father-daughter relationship with her!"

Li Jiutian drafted a divorce letter on the spot. He first took Zhao Shouye's hand and pressed his palm print on it, then handed it to Qian and ordered her to sign it.

Qian had been beaten black and blue by her father, and she never expected things to get to this point.

The Qian family will definitely not tolerate her now. If she is divorced by her husband's family again, how will she live in the future?

Qian cast a pleading look at Zhao Xian and said in a sad voice, "My son doesn't care about me anymore?"

Zhao Xian couldn't open one eye yet, so he simply closed it upon hearing this.

The drama had reached this point, so how could he dare to create any more trouble? He turned his head away and said nothing.

In order to avoid any complications, there was still Master Qian. He slapped Qian hard on the face and cursed: "It's all your fault, you unlucky star. If you don't sign, I will beat you to death now!"

Qian knew there was no hope, so she cursed everyone for being heartless and ungrateful, picked up a pen, and signed the divorce letter.

Zhao Hao took away the divorce letter and asked Zhao Xian to sign the settlement document, and the matter was completely settled.

He waved his hand and asked the shirtless men to carry ten jars of silver and the unconscious Zhao Shouye onto the carriage.

Then, accompanied by Gao Wu, he leisurely left the Qian family.

Li Jiutian also left with satisfaction, taking with him his men and the hundred taels of silver given by Master Qian.

The entire Qian Mansion was completely emptied, and all the men and servants were injured.

Mr. Qian's son said indignantly, "Dad, are we just going to let it go after being beaten like this?"

"Shut up!" Master Qian slapped him in the face and cursed him viciously, "I just managed to get rid of this disaster that wiped out my entire family. If you think your life is too long, go and sue the authorities!"

"Oh..." His son covered his face and dared not speak.

~~

On the way back, Zhao Shouzheng went to Zhao Shouye's carriage, but Zhao Hao called Zhao Xian to his own carriage.

Zhao Xian buried his head in his knees, not feeling the slightest bit of joy at having made a fortune.

After the carriage left Xinjiekou, Zhao Hao ordered Gao Wu, who was driving, to slow down a little.

Then Li Jiutian, sweating profusely, quickly caught up with him.

Zhao Hao asked Wu Yu to let him up, and Wu Yu stretched out his stick and easily brought Li Jiutian into the carriage.

"Young Master, Young Master." Li Jiutian smiled, without any trace of his previous arrogance. "How did I perform today?"

"Not bad." Zhao Hao smiled faintly and said, "A little exaggerated."

"I'm glad I didn't delay your business. I'll make sure to improve next time." Li Jiutian's smile became more flattering, and he asked nervously, "Master, can you forgive me now?"

"All right." Zhao Hao brushed off the dust on the corner of his clothes and said, "Go back and tell your master that our Zhao family will not pursue the previous matter."

"Thank you for your generosity, sir. Jiutian kowtows to you!" Li Jiutian kowtowed to Zhao Hao fiercely as if he had been pardoned. "When I return to Caijia Lane, I will definitely be a new person, stand guard for Weijixian, and never bully the neighbors again..."

"That's better. Go ahead." Zhao Hao waved his hand, and Wu Yu lifted the curtain and used a stick to help Li Jiutian get out of the car.

Zhao Hao then patted Zhao Xian on the shoulder and said softly: "Since your father divorced her, she is no longer a member of our Zhao family..."

"I know, I know..." Zhao Xian's tears flowed down.

"But you can still help her." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "What you do in the future is your own business. Just try to keep it a secret from your father for now."

Zhao Xian was stunned at first, but then he suddenly realized something. He seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, and nodded heavily, "Brother, it's great to have you."

Zhao Hao smiled and looked outside the car without saying anything.

ps. It's a new day. The monk has a stomach cold and a low fever. He insists on working despite the illness. Please recommend, comment, and collect for encouragement~~~~