Chapter 7: The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked
Uncle Fu heard that Ye Jingchuan suspected that he was stealing from the company.
"Master, please understand. I don't know why the wheat suddenly disappeared. We have been guarding it in three shifts and have never slacked off."
After the rainy day, he opened the warehouse and saw that the wheat was there.
Ye Jingchuan listened to the untenable explanation and sneered, "Do you believe this explanation?"
Uncle Fu also knew that what he said sounded like nonsense and no one would believe it.
His lips trembled, "Everything I say is true!"
"Everything you said is true, and you want me to bear the loss of 200 dan of wheat?"
Just as Uncle Fu was about to admit the loss, Ye Chutang, who was watching the show on the side, spoke up.
"The wheat can't just disappear for no reason. You're just on guard outside. Could it be that someone dug a tunnel into the warehouse?"
Uncle Fu's gray eyes lit up, "I'll go check it out right away."
Ye Jingchuan glanced at Chen Zhong.
Chen Zhong understood and followed immediately.
About an incense stick of time later, Chen Zhongxian, who was nimble and agile, returned to the village.
"Master, there is indeed a tunnel in the corner of the warehouse, extending deep into the mountains. The guard has gone to check it out."
Ye Jingchuan's face was gloomy and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
"They have managed to steal from me. Tell the guards to report this to the police. They must bring the thief to justice!"
"Yes, sir."
Chen Zhong went to the warehouse again and came back with Uncle Fu.
Ye Jingchuan looked at Uncle Fu, who seemed relieved.
"You and the guard stay here and wait for the government to send the wheat back."
After saying that, he looked at Ye Chutang and said, "Chu'er, let's go back to the Shangshu Mansion."
It is two hundred miles from Zhuangzi to the capital, and it takes more than two hours to walk.
On the way, the three of them had lunch at the post station.
Ye Chutang would order whatever was expensive.
Although the taste is average, the quality of the ingredients is very good.
She took advantage of Ye Jingchuan and Chen Zhong's inattention and collected some of them into the space.
When we arrived in the capital, it was just past midnight and the weather was hot.
Ye Chutang opened the curtains and admired the bustling ancient street scene and the hustle and bustle of pedestrians.
Thinking about the next revenge plan.
Not only does she want to take back everything that belonged to the original owner, she also wants to make her scumbag father regret it and her stepmother lose everything!
Ye Jingchuan thought Ye Chutang was curious about everything, so he immediately acted like a kind father.
"Chu'er, when the sun isn't so hot, let Ling'er take you out for a walk and buy some rouge, powder, jewelry and clothes."
“Who pays?”
"Father will pay for two hundred taels, enough for you to buy several sets of clothes."
"Okay, Master Ye."
Ye Jingchuan was dissatisfied with her address.
"Now that we're back in the capital, you have to call me 'Dad'."
Ye Chutang closed the curtains and looked at him with a smile, "No problem, but you have to pay me for changing my statement."
"I am your father, why should I give you money to change your words?"
"That's true, but you forgot about me for fifteen years. To be fair, I will remember you as my father after fifteen years, and it won't be too late to call you my father then."
Ye Jingchuan: “…”
"Where did you learn these nonsense?"
"Learning without a teacher is probably what they call a crooked top beam, crooked bottom beams."
Ye Jingchuan was very glad that he sent Ye Chutang to the countryside to be raised, otherwise he would have been angered to death by her.
"Didn't I promise to give you 10,000 taels as compensation for these fifteen years?"
What he meant was that if Ye Chutang accepted the compensation, he would be accepting him as his biological father.
Ye Chutang touched Ye Jingchuan's forehead with the back of his hand.
"I don't have a fever. Why are you talking nonsense, Lord Ye? The ten thousand taels are the condition for me to return home."
Ye Jingchuan looked at Ye Chutang, who only had money in his eyes, and took a deep breath.
"How much do you want to change your statement?"
Ye Chutang stretched out his index finger and shook it, "Not much, still ten thousand taels."
Ye Jingchuan almost vomited blood.
“No money!”
Ye Chutang was not angry and looked indifferent.
"It's just a small matter, but you're still so angry. I think the three words 'Lord Ye' are both easy to pronounce and can express respect, which is good."
Ye Jingchuan wished he could take Ye Chutang directly into the palace and throw her in front of Eunuch De.
He said to the lustful old eunuch: "My eldest daughter is much prettier than my second daughter. She is more suitable to be your wife!"
But he didn't dare.
Although he brought Ye Chutang back just to have her marry in his place.
But this cannot be done openly.
Otherwise, Eunuch De would think that it was he who was unwilling to marry his second daughter, who was both talented and beautiful, to him as a consort, so he brought back his eldest daughter, who was only beautiful, from the countryside to appease him.
Ye Jingchuan took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to agree.
"Okay, even if I have to sell everything I have, I will still get you another 10,000 taels!"
Just endure it for three days, and then endure it for another three days!
Ye Chutang didn't expect Ye Jingchuan to agree.
She was now really curious about what kind of marriage had made him endure it in silence.
"Then I would like to thank Master Ye first."
She didn't mind calling Ye Jingchuan "Dad". This was the necessary process for revenge.
Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the Shangshu Mansion.
Chen Zhong jumped off the carriage and lifted the curtain, "Master, we're here."
Ye Chutang looked outside the carriage immediately.
The three gold-plated characters "Shangshu Mansion" come into view, neither elegant nor strong.
"Who wrote the words on this plaque? It's too..."
Before he could even utter the word "ugly", he was interrupted by Ye Jingchuan, who was horrified.
"This plaque was written by the emperor himself, and it represents the glory of the Ye family. Don't talk nonsense!"
Among the six ministers, only his residence was given a plaque with the emperor's personal name, and was called "Shangshu Mansion".
The other five Shangshu could only name their mansions according to their surnames.
Ye Chutang moved closer to Ye Jingchuan and said with a smile, "It turns out that Lord Ye also thinks that the emperor's handwriting is ugly."
"You..." How outrageous!
“Don’t shout, Lord Ye. I tend to speak the truth loudly when I’m scared. If I accidentally offend the emperor, the Ye family will be finished.”
After saying that, she ignored Ye Jingchuan who looked constipated and jumped off the carriage first.
Ye Jingchuan suddenly began to doubt whether his decision to bring Ye Chutang back as a replacement bride was the right one.
He now had the illusion that she would not only destroy the Ye family, but also overturn the capital!
The second wife Kong Ru had just stepped out of the gate of the Shangshu Mansion, ready to welcome Ye Jingchuan.
Then I saw a thin but beautiful woman jumping down from the carriage.
She paused slightly, looking surprised.
I thought I would see a skinny, timid village woman, but I didn't expect her to be a beautiful lady with a rosy complexion.
Although his behavior is crude, he has the aura of a master.
Kong Ru quickly recovered as usual, walked down the stairs with a smile and stood in front of Ye Chutang.
"Is it Chu'er? You look so much like your mother."
After she finished speaking, she said to the two personal maids behind her, "Come here and greet the young lady."
The maid stepped forward and saluted, "Meet the young lady."
Ye Chutang ignored the maid and looked at the young woman in front of him who was wearing a light blue gauze dress and had pearl hairpins on her head. He guessed her identity.
The original owner’s stepmother—Kong Ru.
She stared at Kong Ru without hesitation and said, "If you can't manage the household, then don't be in charge of the household."
Kong Ru: “???”
"What do you mean by this, Chu'er?"
"The Ye family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat. This shows that you, the head of the family, have no ability to amass wealth. Compared to my mother, you are really a million miles behind."
The fake smile on Kong Ru's face froze, and she dug her nails into her palms, using the pain to remind herself to stay calm.
The maid didn't expect that the young lady who grew up in the countryside would be so unreasonable to the mistress of the house.
Just as one of them was about to open his mouth to scold, Kong Ru stopped him with a look.
For the sake of her daughter, she must endure it!
She looked at Ye Jingchuan who was walking over, and immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Master, you have come a long way, thank you for your hard work."
Ye Jingchuan nodded and said, "Let's go in and talk."
After saying that, he looked at Ye Chutang with a serious face.
"Chu'er, the capital is not like the countryside. You must be careful with your words and actions, otherwise you will get into trouble and your life will be in danger."
"Don't worry, Lord Ye. I cherish my life."
Ye Chutang knew very well that if he wanted to live well in the world he traveled through, he had to integrate into it completely.
Instead of trying to change the rules of this era by one's own efforts as written in time-travel novels.
madness!
What she needs to do is to familiarize herself with the rules, use the rules, and control the rules.
Then, within the scope of your ability, earn more merits.
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