How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 4 Do you regret it?

Granny Tian, ​​who was picking vegetables in the backyard, came out when she heard someone talking. "Gousheng, where have you been? Didn't Grandma tell you to watch the house from the front?"

Farmers don't support idlers. Grandma Tian is almost always home alone most of the time.

Granny Tian called out as she walked outside. As soon as she stepped outside, she saw a man in official robes standing at her door. "My goodness!"

Granny Tian quickly knelt on the ground. Granny Tian didn't recognize Magistrate Hu, but she recognized the clothes he was wearing; only a county magistrate could wear such clothes.

Granny Tian kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Greetings, Magistrate! Greetings, Magistrate! This humble subject kowtows to you! Kousheng, quickly kowtow to the Magistrate!"

Gou Sheng knelt down on the ground, feeling dejected. "Greetings, Magistrate."

Magistrate Hu waited until the grandmother and granddaughter finished kowtowing before saying with a smile, "Get up. I'm here today to act as matchmaker."

Granny Tian dared not get up. "Magistrate, whose family are you looking to be a matchmaker for? I can show you the way." Granny Tian figured that the magistrate was probably lost since he had stopped at her door.

"your home."

"What?!" Granny Tian looked up in surprise. "My house?"

"Ah."

Granny Tian couldn't believe it. She thought Magistrate Hu must have made a mistake. "Magistrate...Magistrate, there are several Lai Fus in this area. The landlord Zhao from the next village is also...also named Lai Fu."

Madam Tang walked over to Granny Tian and helped her up from the ground. "Landlord Zhao doesn't have a granddaughter named Chunhua."

Granny Tian hadn't reacted yet. "Hello, Madam. The name of Landlord Zhao's granddaughter isn't Chunhua, it's Zhaojin."

Mrs. Tang covered her mouth with her handkerchief and chuckled. "Auntie, you're so funny."

A joke? She wasn't joking with her, was she? The landlord Zhao's granddaughter is named Zhao Jin?

When Xiao Gousheng saw that Madam Tang had helped his grandmother up, he stood up. "Grandma, she is Miss Tang's mother. Miss Tang said that her mother asked the county magistrate to come to our house to propose marriage on their behalf."

Now, Granny Tian realized what was happening. "My goodness! Our ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke! Come inside! Come inside! Gousheng, quickly go and call your grandfather and your uncle back from the fields."

The puppy didn't want to go. "Oh."

The little dog had only taken one step when Granny Tian called out to him, "Don't go, your legs are too short."

After saying that, Granny Tian ran off in a hurry.

A moment later, Gou Sheng's great-grandfather's second grandson rushed out from next door.

Gou Sheng was extremely upset. Judging from this, her grandmother didn't think the Tang family's "thank you gift" was too much at all.

Meanwhile, Granny Tian brought out all the good things in her house to entertain the county magistrate and his wife, as well as the Tang family mother and daughter.

On the other side, Qian Laifu laughed as he kicked his grand-nephew into the ditch. "You brat, you've come to mess with your great-uncle."

As Qian Erzhuang climbed up the ditch, he said, "Third Grandpa, I'm not trying to make fun of you. If I were, I would water your fields for a year."

No way?
Is his family's ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke?

Qian Laifu slung the hoe over his shoulder and headed home: "You brat, if you try to make your third grandfather unhappy, he'll have your dad break your legs."

Qian Laifu had barely finished speaking when his second and third sons grabbed him and lifted him up. Qian Laifu was stunned. "What are you doing?"

Qian Dashan took the hoe from Qian Laifu's shoulder. "Dad, you're walking too slowly. Wife, we'll go back first. You can pack your things and then go back."

"Understood. You should go back now, don't keep them waiting." Zhao's face flushed with excitement. She was about to have an official as a relative by marriage! She never dared to dream of such a thing.

When Gou Sheng saw her father and second uncle supporting her grandfather as they ran over from a distance, she knew they were also stunned by this "perfect match." However, Gou Sheng still wanted to struggle a little longer.

Gousheng ran towards them. "Grandpa, Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, can a wooden basin really be exchanged for a young master from an official family? Are young masters from official families as plentiful and worthless as weeds on the mountain?"

The Qian family father and son didn't have time to talk to Xiao Gousheng.

The Qian father and son ran straight past the little dog, Sheng.

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Oh well, whatever. At worst, I'll just reincarnate again. Eighteen years later, she's a beautiful young woman again. "Grandpa, Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, wait for me! Grandpa, can a wooden basin really be exchanged for a young master from an official family? Are young masters from official families so worthless? Grandpa, Grandpa..."

Grandpa disappeared.

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Oh well, let them be. She'd only been in this house for five years and didn't have much of a connection with anyone there.

After packing her things, Zhao led the others home. When they reached the village entrance, she saw her little niece sitting on a stone bench by the roadside and asked, "Little Dog Sheng, what are you doing here?"

The puppy asked the same question again.

Zhao's face darkened instantly. "Little Dog Sheng, what do you mean? Why don't you wish your older sister well? You were raised by your older sister. You spent more time on her back than on your mother's back."

The puppy, Sheng: "..." Tired, let's destroy it!
Seeing that Zhao was unhappy, Gousheng's mother, Xu, quickly said, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Gousheng didn't mean anything by it; he's just too young. Gousheng, quickly apologize to your aunt."

Gou Sheng wanted to yell! Who was she doing this for? Wasn't she just afraid they'd fall into someone else's trap? "Auntie, I'm sorry."

"Don't say things like that again. Your older sister only threw a basin at Miss Tang, but who knows what would have happened to Miss Tang if it weren't for that basin?"

"Oh."

"I hope your older sister gets better. If she does, you'll benefit too."

"Oh."

When Gousheng returned with his aunt and her entourage, the marriage had already been arranged. Not only was it arranged, but Madam Tang also gave the Qian family a two-thousand-tael silver note as a betrothal gift.

As soon as Madam Tang and the magistrate and his wife left, Qianjia Village was in an uproar!

Some people congratulated Qian Laifu; some told him that Qianjia Village had a great ancestor, and that he shouldn't forget them now that he was successful; some even chased after Qian Tiezhu and beat him up...

Gou Sheng was seeking some peace and quiet in the backyard when Qian Tiezhu suddenly climbed over the wall. Gou Sheng rubbed his forehead. "Uncle Tiezhu, how did you climb over the wall?"

Tie Zhu quickly ran to Gou Sheng's side and whispered, "Keep your voice down. Uncle Tie Zhu is hiding in your backyard. Right now, your backyard is the only safe place."

Gou Sheng understood after a moment's thought. "They're upset that you stopped them from going to the river to rescue people?"

Tie Zhu nodded. "Uncle Tie Zhu never expected that family to be so kind-hearted."

Gou Sheng: "..." Was she the only one who thought Tang Ju had ulterior motives? "Uncle Tiezhu, you also think this is a good thing?"

"Of course. But there aren't many families as conscientious as the Tang family. Your eldest cousin is really lucky."

Gousheng looked at Tiezhu and then at the spot where he had climbed over. "Uncle Tiezhu, is my wall easy to climb over?"

"Yeah, it's just a little jump and you can reach the top of the wall. What? You want to climb over the wall too?"

Gou Sheng didn't want to climb over the wall to play. Gou Sheng thought: The silver note that Madam Tang gave him might not have been a betrothal gift at all, but a death warrant.

Gou Sheng wanted to scream! She didn't know whether to continue judging others with her own petty mind, or wait until her guess came true before secretly seeking revenge for her family behind their memorial tablets. "Uncle Tiezhu, do you regret it?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Tiezhu replied, "What's there to regret? How many of those officials care about us ordinary people? Your older sister is just lucky to have met someone with a conscience."

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