How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 5 Sleeping like a log even as disaster looms.
That evening, Granny Tian killed a chicken, and Qian Laifu bought two jugs of wine.

Granny Tian put a chicken leg on Gou Sheng's plate. Her little granddaughter was already premature, and if she didn't eat well, her childbirth would definitely be more difficult than others.

Zhao put all the meat from her bowl into Gou Sheng's bowl. "Little Gou Sheng, your aunt is so happy today that she's confused. Don't be angry with your aunt."

That year, they were harvesting crops in the fields when a large dark cloud suddenly drifted in. They dropped what they were doing and ran home. A lot of grain was drying at home; if it got rained on, how would they survive the year? This year's harvest was already bad. Everything was fine when they left; how could the weather have changed so suddenly?

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they ran, they couldn't outrun Mother Nature. The rain started pouring down when they were only halfway there.

She was desperate at the time and started to wonder what she would do if her in-laws wanted to sell her child.

To my surprise, when I got home, I found that all the grain in the yard had been brought inside.

She was stunned.

Before she could even feel happy, she saw her third sister-in-law lying on the ground with a large pregnant belly. Only then did she remember that her mother-in-law had asked her to come back and cook because her sister-in-law was heavily pregnant.

The food supply was saved, and my third brother and sister-in-law also gave birth prematurely.

When the puppy was born, it didn't even have the strength to cry. Her father-in-law was afraid it wouldn't survive, so he named it Gou Sheng (meaning "leftover dog").

The reason they treated Xiaogou Sheng differently from the other children was twofold: first, because their third sister-in-law was born prematurely to ensure the family's food supply; and second, because they had raised Xiaogou Sheng with tremendous effort, and naturally, they would cherish a child raised with such care.

Gou Sheng wasn't angry with her aunt; she was just incredibly depressed. "Auntie, I'm not angry. I just feel... um..."

As soon as Gousheng started to speak, her mother picked up a chicken leg from her bowl and stuffed it into her mouth. "You just can't bear to part with your older sister. Sister-in-law, she's just a child, why are you apologizing to her? Sister-in-law, let me get you a steamed bun, the steamed buns are really good today."

Gou Sheng: "..." I'm tired, let's destroy it!
Zhao glared at Xu. "Why are you using so much force?"

Mrs. Xu quickly admitted her mistake. "Yes, yes, I'll be gentler next time. Sister-in-law, have some steamed buns."

Zhao patted Gou Sheng's little head. "Did you bump your teeth?"

"No." Gou Sheng took a big bite of the chicken leg. Who knows when he'll get to eat chicken legs again?
Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Gou Sheng start to focus on eating the chicken leg.

After dinner, the Qian family members, young and old, began to dream about the future. They talked about sending their children to school, acquiring a large tract of fertile land, and going to the capital to broaden their horizons…

Besides the engagement, Madam Tang came today to talk about how she plans to help her future in-laws.

Qian Chunhua saw that Xiaogou Sheng was huddled in the corner, lost in thought, so she came over and picked him up. "Xiaogou Sheng, why are you so listless? Are you sleepy?"

"Hmm." Gou Sheng rubbed her face. If she had known this would happen, she would have cultivated a precocious persona. Now, nobody takes her words seriously. "Big sister, did Miss Tang give you something nice today? You seem quite happy."

Qian Chunhua's face flushed red instantly. "She didn't give me anything good. She...she talked to me about her second brother."

Gou Sheng rolled his eyes inwardly. "Did she tell you that her second brother is not only handsome, but also a good writer and a good fighter?"

Qian Chunhua nodded shyly.

Gou Sheng wanted to ask, "Then why did they marry you? There are many ways to repay a debt of gratitude."

But even after she persuaded her elder sister, it was no use. First, the Tang family had brought in the county magistrate. Second, the marriage was already arranged. Third, here, marriage is based on parental consent and the matchmaker's words. The opinions of the parties involved are completely irrelevant.

Gou Sheng wanted to bark!
Did her family dig up the Tang family's ancestral graves in their past life or something? "Big sister, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

After saying that, Gousheng was about to go back into the house.

Qian Chunhua pinched Gou Sheng's chubby cheeks. "Lazybones, you go to sleep without washing your feet. Come on, let me take you to wash your feet."

After washing his feet, Gou Sheng went to sleep. In the middle of the night, Qian Laifu was sound asleep when he was suddenly kicked.

Qian Laifu thought he was dreaming. But just as he was about to go back to sleep, he was kicked again.

Now Qian Laifu knew he wasn't dreaming.

As soon as Qian Laifu opened his eyes, he saw his little granddaughter standing next to him with her hands behind her back and a dark expression on her face. Just as Qian Laifu was about to ask Xiaogou Sheng if she was going to the outhouse, he heard Xiaogou Sheng coldly say, "How did I give birth to such an idiot? You're sleeping like a pig when disaster is about to strike."

Gou Sheng didn't want to play tricks, but she had no other options.

Gou Sheng regretted once again not creating a persona of precocious intelligence.

After giving birth to Gousheng, Xu not only had no milk but also fell ill, and quite seriously. Granny Tian, ​​fearing that Xu would pass on her illness to Gousheng, took Gousheng into her room.

Gousheng was both well-behaved and adorable. Once Xu Shi recovered, Granny Tian was reluctant to return Gousheng to her. Gousheng also didn't want to hear the story. So, the grandmother and grandson happily continued to live together in the same house.

Granny Tian had a few drinks tonight, so she slept more soundly than usual. Normally, she would have been woken up by Gou Sheng long ago.

Qian Laifu's hair stood on end. "You...you...who are you?" This action, this expression, this tone—it couldn't possibly be his granddaughter.

Gou Sheng's eyes widened. "I'm your father! You idiot!"

"You...you...you're my father?"

Gou Sheng glared at Qian Laifu and said through gritted teeth, "You idiot! You can't even recognize your own father. Let me tell you, the Tang family has no good intentions. What the Tang family is giving you isn't a dowry, it's money to buy your lives. The Tang family wants to buy your lives."

"What?! The Tang family wants to kill us?"

"Hmm. I got a job down there. I was on duty today when that old ghost Bai Wuchang suddenly came to me and asked me to buy him a drink. I asked him why he wanted to buy him a drink. He said he saw in the Book of Life and Death of the King of Hell that the names of my third son's family, except for one named Chunhua, were all emitting black smoke."

"Emitting...emitting black smoke?"

"Hmm. That old ghost said that black smoke meant impending doom. As soon as I heard that, I rushed over to see what despicable things you guys had done. I didn't expect to hear you guys talking about arranging a good marriage, saying the Tang family is grateful. Grateful my ass. Have you ever seen an official eager to marry into a peasant family?"

“This… Chunhua saved Miss Tang.”

Gou Sheng kicked Qian Laifu again. "You idiot! Have you ever seen anyone use their son to repay a debt of gratitude for their daughter? Do you want to take your whole family down to serve me?"

"I...I..." Qian Laifu refused to believe it. "If the Tang family didn't want to get married, why would they give us two thousand taels of silver?"

Gou Sheng kicked Qian Laifu again. "You idiot! Didn't I tell you? That wasn't a dowry, it was money to save your life."

Qian Laifu couldn't understand it. "How did it become money to buy one's life?"

Gou Sheng stared into Qian Laifu's eyes and said, "If the Tang family just lets their servants tell the bandits that they gave you two thousand taels of silver, the bandits will come to rob you. If the bandits come to rob you, will you and your stupid sons and grandsons stop them? If you stop them, will the bandits kill you?"

"This……"

Gou Sheng kicked Qian Laifu again. "You idiot, I've already told you that your whole family is in big trouble, and you're still 'this' 'this'? Are you trying to piss me off?"

"You...you've already...you've already done that."

Gou Sheng kicked Qian Laifu again. "You idiot, you're about to die and you still have the mind to argue with me about whether I'm dead or not? That old ghost Bai Wuchang told me that anyone whose name starts to emit black aura will have to report to the underworld within five days unless they have a special opportunity. Do you want to take your whole family to report to the underworld?"

(End of this chapter)