Chapter 217: Relief
"Stop hitting me... Ouch... Stop hitting me... My daughter... Ouch..."
Several strong men punched and kicked Deng Gui.
Deng Gui kept begging for mercy and wanted to make a final struggle, but the guys didn't listen to his explanations at all and kept punching him like rain.
The usually gentle and friendly shopkeeper looked at Deng Gui coldly. Seeing that he was beaten beyond recognition, he shouted, "That's enough. If you hit me again, I'll kill you."
"Boss, this is forty-five taels of silver," the clerk said. "If he doesn't give it to us, our store will be at a loss. What will we say if the young lady comes to check the accounts?"
"Let him stay and do odd jobs. Throw all the hard, dirty and tiring work on him. Pay him 500 coins a month. He can leave when he pays off the money."
"No, shopkeeper, let me go find my daughter first and ask her to give you the silver! Shopkeeper..." Deng Gui screamed miserably.
Deng Shaoyao felt even happier when she saw Deng Gui's fate.
Deng Gui is good-for-nothing, lazy and incompetent. He can't even pick up dropped chopsticks at home. Now he is in debt and is forced to work to pay off his debts. You can imagine how exciting his future life will be.
"I've already told the shopkeeper about your situation and asked him to help keep an eye on Deng Gui and prevent him from causing trouble again. He will have a lot of work to do in the future, so you don't have to worry about him causing trouble for you again."
"Sister Qingying, you are really my savior." Deng Shaoyao hugged her excitedly.
Qingying patted her on the back and said, "You have to rely on yourself to become stronger in the future."
Deng Gui's problem was solved. Deng Shaoyao and Qingying bought the new sweet dishes that the young master liked and Luo's pastries, and went back home feeling relaxed.
When they were at the gate of the county government office, a man came out on horseback. Qingying looked at the man, her cheeks flushed, her eyes full of light.
Deng Shaoyao followed her line of sight and said, "Big Brother Song."
"Do you know him?" Qingying asked.
Deng Shaoyao nodded: "I have met him. He is my cousin's brother."
"Please introduce your cousin to me someday! I often hear you mention her, and Sister Shuhui has also mentioned her. She sounds like she's very capable, and I really want to meet her."
"Okay, I think you and cousin can definitely become friends, you are both very smart people." When Deng Shaoyao was speaking, Song Ruize had already ridden to the door. She hesitated for a moment, but still greeted, "Brother Song, I am cousin Huiyin's cousin."
Song Ruize nodded and rode over on horseback.
Qingying watched Song Ruize's back disappear.
"Sister Qingying, I want to go see my uncle and tell them about my father." Deng Shaoyao said to Qingying, "If the young master asks, can you help me ask for leave?"
"Go ahead!" Qingying took the things she was carrying. "I'll go with you some other day."
Deng Shaoyao felt happy when she thought of Deng Gui's miserable condition.
She bought some pastries and mentioned the "Sisters' String Flows". As soon as she entered the door, she shouted inside: "Uncle, aunt, cousins, Shaoyao is here to see you."
"Peony is here." Tang Dafu went to greet her.
"Uncle, I have paid you your wages. This is my little token of my appreciation."
“Is this Luo’s pastry? Girl, it’s not easy to make some money, and you have to save money to find out the whereabouts of your sister. Don’t waste it like this next time.”
"I have saved the money well. My mother can also make money now, and the two of us can save money much faster than one person. This is also what my mother meant. My mother said that my uncle, aunt and cousin are our benefactors, and we must always remember your kindness."
"You can remember the favor, but don't buy anything." Li Taohua said, "Why did you have time to come to us today?"
"I saw my father." Deng Shaoyao said.
"We've already met him." Li Taohua pointed to an empty table in the corner, told the waiter to bring some food and drinks, and walked over there with Deng Shaoyao. "Your father is really shameless."
Li Taohua did not hide it and told Deng Shaoyao about Deng Gui's outrageous actions.
Deng Shaoyao was filled with shame and told the story of what had just happened.
"I'm sorry, aunt, it's our family that has caused you trouble."
Li Taohua waved her hand, looking nonchalant.
She asked curiously, "You are lucky, you have noble people to help you everywhere. This maid named Qingying is brave and smart, very interesting."
"Sister Qingying is the young master's most trusted maid. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to take root in the county government so quickly. I'll bring Sister Qingying to visit her some other day. She especially wants to meet cousin Huiyin."
"Sure." Li Taohua said, "Yinyin went out and said she had an appointment with the kid from the Song family to discuss some business."
Deng Shaoyao reported Deng Gui's recent situation. Seeing that there were more guests, she stayed to help greet them.
At this time, Qin Huiyin was riding on a horse, and Song Ruize was walking in front of her, leading the horse. Qin Huiyin was staggering, with nervousness in her eyes.
"Relax." Song Ruize stroked the horse's head. "If you learn how to ride a horse, I'll find you a good horse."
"Then I have to study hard. But I can't do it now, I'm scared." Qin Huiyin lay down and looked at him with a bitter face.
Song Ruize was amused by her actions.
Qin Huiyin was stunned for a moment: "Brother, you smiled."
Song Ruize stepped on the footrest, jumped up, and sat behind her.
"I'm behind you, you can relax now." Song Ruize held the reins and pinched the horse's belly, making the horse run.
Qin Huiyin was not a timid person, she just didn't like the feeling of being out of control. Now that Song Ruize was protecting her from behind, she immediately became bolder, sitting upright, enjoying the joy of driving a sports car.
"The area in front is the housing I chose. There are 235 refugees in total, and every five people live in one room. This area of housing is already old, and most of the residents have moved out. I spent some money to buy the houses of the remaining residents, and then I went to the government to register and bought all of this area. There is a large house in the middle, which is a haunted house. I asked someone to repair it and use it as a workshop in the future."
"You bought such a large residential area?" Qin Huiyin pointed ahead, her eyes full of shock, "How much did that cost?"
"You forgot that I got dividends from the blacksmith shop. Later, I negotiated cooperation with several other merchants. I bought goods from them and left a good impression on the government for them. They all got plaques certified by the government, so naturally they would give me benefits." Song Ruize said, "It was still a little short, so I asked a few brothers to collect some money."
"Are you still short of money? I have some left."
"That's enough."
The horses stopped in front of the largest house.
Qin Huiyin looked at the house. It looked pretty good from the outside and didn't look like a haunted house at all.
The so-called haunted house is just a place where a murder happened and people think it is unlucky, so they give it the name of a haunted house. In fact, it is just an ordinary house, nothing scary.
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