Chapter 1: The Debauched and Dissolute Son

  Liu Shanhe had been reborn in the late Qin Dynasty for many days, and he was unexpectedly reborn as Liu Bang in his youth. At this time, Liu Shanhe was leading a group of his usual friends to his sister-in-law's house to freeload a meal!

  Just now, Liu Shanhe was still strolling on the street with his gang of friends, and the sun had already set. This group of society's dregs also started to feel a little hungry. Looking at the smoke rising from the rooftop of someone else's house, Liu Shanhe suddenly thought of the food in his sister-in-law's house. Alas, although her cooking can't be said to be particularly good, but these days, as long as there's a bowl of rice to eat, who dares to hope for anything better?

  "Come on, brothers! Let's go to my sister-in-law's house for dinner!" Liu Shanhe generously waved his hand at his fellow friends, the action was very bold. His brothers were worried about having no place to eat dinner, hearing their big brother say this, they all became excited and said: "Hehe, hehe, our third brother is always reliable, at critical moments he will always think of us."

  "Right! From now on, we'd better follow San Ge closely. I've always thought that as long as we follow San Ge, we'll always have food to eat!" One of them said with a smile, his mouth curled up so much that it couldn't be closed.

  "Is there a bowl of rice to eat? Hehe, following San Ge will not only have a bowl of rice to eat! Maybe in the future, we'll even become officials! Right, San Ge? At that time, we can also enjoy the glory and wealth of the emperor, experience the taste of the three palaces and six courtyards. Hmm, hmm!" Another guy also climbed up the pole.

  "Hey, you guys, stop talking nonsense! Come with me quickly, or else we won't have dinner!" Liu Shanhe scolded the guy who was just boasting. Because they were used to joking around every day, none of them took offense at what the other said.

  So, Liu Shanhe led his brothers to his sister-in-law's house. From a distance, he saw smoke rising from the chimney and felt a surge of joy in his heart. He said to everyone, "Good, good! It seems we'll have our meal today!" As he spoke, he led his group of friends into his sister-in-law's home.

  The elder sister-in-law felt extremely annoyed when she saw her younger brother-in-law coming to eat at her place again today, bringing a group of people with him. However, she couldn't lose her temper. After all, in the era where women were expected to be obedient and virtuous, it was considered a good deed for a woman to endure silently even if she had grievances. Nevertheless, if she didn't put her foot down and allowed her useless younger brother-in-law to come and eat at her place every day, she would really be furious. So, after thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a good idea. As soon as Liu Shanhe and his brothers sat down, she walked out, and her expression was no longer as unpleasant as it had been earlier.

  Then, Liu Shanhe sat with his friends in the main room of Dajie's house, chatting and waiting for Dajie to bring up the rice pot after a while. However, soon Liu Shanhe and his friends heard the sound of scrubbing pots coming from the kitchen! What? They had already eaten? Unbelievable! Earlier, there was still smoke coming out of their chimney, but now they were already washing the pots? This is outrageous!

  Liu Shanhe had wanted to lose his temper, but with so many brothers present, his outburst might affect his image. After all, family conflicts should not be made public! Thinking this way, Liu Shanhe swallowed hard and forced himself to calm down, but his face had already turned iron-gray.

  "Brothers, brothers, sorry about that, sorry about that! It seems like my sister-in-law has already had dinner today, we're too late, we're too late!" Liu Shanhe apologized to everyone while bowing his head, and then stood up. Everyone else was also tactful, seeing the situation, although they were all clear in their minds, but it wasn't good to say anything, so they all laughed and chatted, ushering each other out of Liu Shanhe's sister-in-law's house in a flurry.

  When all his brothers had left, Liu Shanhe quickly walked into the kitchen of his eldest brother's wife and saw that his nephew, the son of his eldest brother and sister-in-law, was eating a bowl of rice. Seeing this situation, Liu Shanhe suddenly became furious and pointed at his sister-in-law's nose: "You wicked woman, how can you do this? Although I, Liu San, am now poor, you are still my sister-in-law after all. Even though my eldest brother has passed away, this is still his home. Can't I even get a little bit of food from you? You don't have to give me food, but what you absolutely shouldn't do is humiliate me in front of my friends! You're going too far!" Having said that, Liu Shanhe stormed over to the pot of rice that his sister-in-law was guarding and suddenly lifted the lid. Ah, inside was a big pot of congee!

  "What, what, what do you want to do?" The eyes of the elder sister-in-law revealed a terrified gaze. After all, she had just done something wrong, and for this younger brother-in-law, she still had some fear.

  "Hmph, what's going on? You know very well what you've done!" Liu Shanhe sneered coldly, and while his sister-in-law wasn't paying attention, he suddenly picked up the pot and held it high above his head before smashing it to the ground!

  A big pot of thin porridge was spilled all over the ground. Moreover, the pot that held the porridge was also smashed into eight pieces.

  Then Liu Shanhe stamped his foot, raised his head and turned around to leave. Behind him, the sound of his elder sister-in-law and nephew's wailing was heard.

  After leaving his sister-in-law's house, Liu Shanhe headed straight to Wu Si Niang's hotel. He was very familiar with the place, which was almost more welcoming than his own home. There was wine, meat, and women. Although Liu Shanhe wasn't particularly interested in the middle-aged woman, he had a strong liking for her daughter, who was as beautiful as a flower and just 28 years old. He had been eyeing her for a long time but never had the chance to make his move. Hmm, maybe tonight would bring some unexpected good fortune!

  As he thought, Liu Shanhe had already arrived at the door of Wu Si Niang's hotel. Pushing open the door, Liu Shanhe saw that Wu Si Niang was sweeping away the clutter on the table, while her daughter, as beautiful as a flower, was helping out beside her. Looking at Wu Si Niang's daughter's perfectly developed figure, Liu Shanhe's eyes widened in surprise and he stood there, staring blankly at the girl's waist for half a day. Later, he finally turned his gaze to Wu Si Niang and said, "Si Niang, how was business today?"