Chapter 1: The Wedding Night (New Book...)

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  This has moved my heart!

  Seeing Wu Mao's appearance, Guo Ye couldn't help but sigh, indeed, pursuing interests has always been the main theme and common topic of the arena of fame and fortune.

  At this time, Wu Maocai was like a great white shark in the sea, and as soon as he smelled blood, he quickly surrounded and caught up to Guo Ye, biting down on him tightly.

  "Son-in-law, come, come, come, you said it again more carefully, what kind of wealth and nobility is this?"

  Wu Maocai also brought his old face closer to Guo Ye, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly shouted to the outside: "Come on, serve tea to the young master, good tea. This blind kid doesn't know that it's not easy for the young master to come back this time?"

  The spittle flew across the room and landed on Guo Ye's face in a splatter of saliva.

  Damn it! Guo Ye couldn't help but wipe his face with his sleeve, thinking to himself, Father-in-law, can't you pay a bit more attention to your image?

  Wu Maocai also ignored Guo Ye's embarrassment, and with a smile on his face, he said: "Son-in-law, hurry up and say it, don't leave half of what you want to say unsaid. Are you trying to starve your father-in-law to death?"

  At this time, Wu Maocai was a completely different person from the Wu Maocai that Guo Yi had originally imagined, with a difference as great as heaven and earth.

  However, Guo Ye was delighted that Wu Mao Cai was so petty and despicable. Otherwise, how could his own plan be carried out? If not, how would the boast he made to the brothers in the soap factory today about taking down Hu Feng and the others be fulfilled?

  He slowly told his colleague Zhang Xiaoxi about the lost grain tax that was supposed to be dried in the sun at Dongliu Township's threshing ground.

  And cleared up the suspicions in the minds of himself and others like Pang Fei.

  Then, Guo Ye said to Wu Mao Cai: "Father-in-law, the tax grain of over 100 dan has disappeared into thin air. Even if we use our buttocks to think about it, we know that this matter must be related to Liu Jia's father and son. Think about it, if the government investigates and finds out that this is done by the Liu family, what good will come to Liu Lao Lai and his dozens of family members?"

  Wu Maocai listened with a scowl on his face, secretly marveling at Liu Lao's audacity, but it seemed he couldn't see where his own wealth was coming from.

  He straightened his face, sat up straight, slowly pulled away from Guo Ye, and asked in a calm tone: "Son-in-law, this matter seems to have nothing to do with me. From your words just now, I don't see the great wealth you're talking about either?"

  Whoa!

  The old fox is indeed not so easily fooled, she's a master who won't release the hawk without seeing the rabbit.

  Kuo Ye rebuked Wu Mao Cai at the same time, and secretly regretted that he did not speak to the point. If this continued, it would wear out the patience of Wu Mao Cai, a cunning old fox who was eager for profit.

  So he directly entered the topic and said: "Father-in-law, there are still two days before the deadline for delivering grain to the yamen. However, in just two short days, it is impossible to do anything to the Liu family without any evidence or grounds, nor can we recover the lost taxes. If we delay the delivery of grain, the entire group of runners will be held accountable, and even County Magistrate Gu will not be able to avoid blame and may be reprimanded by the county governor. Therefore..."

  "So you're thinking of taking advantage of our Wu family, wanting us to pay the 100 or so stones of grain for your soap-making business first, so that you can settle accounts, is that right?" Wu Maocai suddenly interjected.

  Hiss...

  Guo Ye was immediately stunned by Wu Mao's words, and it turned out that the old fox's face had a hypocritical and impatient look, but in fact, his heart was as clear as a mirror.

  At this time, Wu Maocai had already lost the smile of just now, replaced by a dull and lifeless face.

  "Wu Mao cai pinched his chin, that a handful of beard sinister hummed: "Guo Ye ah Guo Ye, old man did not disdain you tenant origin invited you to join Wu family, and spent money to bribe the county magistrate for you, in the government arranged for you this good job, you are so repay Wu family, thank me this father-in-law? You this arm elbow outward curve, also curve got too fierce? That is a hundred or so stone of silver! You this rascal want to empty my Wu family grain warehouse?"

  In the end, Wu Mao was so angry that he jumped up and down, shouting at the top of his lungs.

  He knew before sending Guo Ye away to the county town that this kid was not something to be trifled with, but he still didn't expect this guy to be so treacherous.

  One hundred dan of grain is about ten thousand jin, and one jin of grain can be sold for at least twenty or so wen this year. Ten thousand jin of grain is roughly five hundred liang of silver, which is the Wu family's annual harvest.

  Guo Ye actually hit him with Wu Jia's annual income, isn't this taking Wu Mao Cai's life?

  No way, no way, even if you kill me.

  Wu Maocai now can't wait to slap Guo Ye to death, this two-faced scoundrel.

  Seeing Wu Maocai on the verge of a violent outburst, Guo Ye also looked anxious and hastily got up to support him, then gently patted his back to calm him down, saying: "Father-in-law, don't be in a hurry, listen to me first."

  Wu Maocai grunted, shook off Guo Ye's support and sat directly on the large chair in his hall, panting heavily.

  "Shut up! You think you can just waltz in here and take our grain? Think again, we don't have any surplus grain to begin with!"

  Kuo Yeh heard this and felt a slight contempt for his father-in-law, the miserly landlord who didn't even have any leftover grain.

  Damn it, Wu's family has several large grain warehouses that are filled to the brim, you old miser, just waiting for the grain to grow worms and feed the mice.

  Anyway, today Guo Ye has made up his mind to let the Wu family pay for the stored grain first, and he is at odds with Wu Maocai, and it's a matter of life and death.

  He continued to tempt him, saying: "Father-in-law, why can't you see beyond the tip of your nose and look further ahead?"

  Wu Maocai gave Guo Ye a bad look and snorted: "After all, it's not your family's food, you can talk big because you're standing on the sidelines. How did the Wu family get to where we are today? It's thanks to several generations of thriftiness and hard work. You might as well give up now, Guo Ye."

  My god, why is it like a rock in a latrine, both smelly and hard?

  Guo Ye was about to collapse, Wu Mao Cai had now made up his mind, whoever dared to move the cheese in front of him would have to fight for their life.

  A typical petty landlord class, if you don't get beaten to death in a big revolutionary era, it's not possible.

  "Father-in-law, don't you think about it? How can these grains be let out for nothing? If you generously take out your purse and first pay the taxes on behalf of Zhuo Ban, that would solve Zhuo Ban's urgent problem. At the same time, it would also save County Magistrate's face. Such an opportunity is hard to come by! When the time comes, if we overthrow Liu family, County Magistrate will be so pleased that he'll directly let you take over Liu Lao's position as head of the Liuren village. Father-in-law, think about it, Liu and Wu families have been fighting for decades, such a rare opportunity cannot be missed!"

  Ahh...

  Wu Maocai stopped panting as soon as he heard Guo Ye's critical words, and stared at him blankly for a long time, as if awakened from a dream.

  Kuang Ye thought to himself, "Is there a way out?"

  He continued to talk, giving Wu Maocai another reassurance, saying: "Besides, as long as we bring down the Liu family and recover the stolen taxes, can't you still make a profit from that batch of grain? It's just a matter of left hand out, right hand in. Think about it, you won't lose anything, and in the end, you'll gain both fame and fortune. What's not to be happy about?"

  This sentence finally touched Wu Maocai's heartstrings.

  Wu Mao's face changed with the weather, sometimes showing his teeth and sometimes frowning, exhaling cold air, his expression changing unpredictably.

  After weighing the pros and cons, Wu Maocai sat up straight and looked at Guo Ye, asking: "If we bring down the Liu family and retrieve the taxes, can we return that 10,000 or so jin of grain to me, and not let my Wu family pay for it in vain?"

  Guo Ye nodded in agreement without explicitly confirming or denying it, and this was something he could guarantee to accomplish.

  Wu Maocai saw Guo Ye's expression and asked: "You said that County Magistrate would let me replace Liu Lao Lai as the head of Dongliu Township?"

  Uh...

  Guo Ye hesitated for a moment in his heart, this, this really hadn't been reported before, and even if he said it, it wouldn't count.

  But thinking so in her heart, she dare not say it out loud. Having finally persuaded Wu Maocai with great difficulty, she couldn't let a few hesitant words undo all her efforts.

  He steeled himself and said decisively: "This is nothing, just a mere county magistrate position. It's not even considered anything in the eyes of County Magistrate Gu."

  Seeing Guo Ye's prompt response, Wu Mao couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "You're just an ordinary yamen runner, how can your words be counted?"

  Oh my god!!

  Guo Ye was questioned by Wu Mao Cai like this, and he couldn't help but feel a bit displeased in his heart. Wasn't it looking down on people?

  He stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the guest house, saying sternly: "Father-in-law, times are different now. Your son-in-law is now at least the second-in-command of the constabulary, deeply trusted by Chief Pang Fei Hu. Today I came to Dongliu Village, leading a team, do you know what the brothers in the constabulary call me?"

  Wu Maocai looked at Guo Ye's majestic gesture of pointing with his big hand, and suddenly felt that Guo Ye was indeed a formidable figure. He then asked: "What should I call you?"

  Guo Ye let out a cold laugh: "I am Guo Ye, the patrol officer of the constabulary, nicknamed 'Little Second Brother'. I am only inferior to Pang Ban."

  Wu Maocai was skeptical, but Guo Ye's aura was indeed different from usual, so he asked weakly: "Really?"

  Kuo Yeh's mouth curled up, and he patted the iron ruler at his waist, saying loudly: "Of course, this is not fake. The yamen runners I brought are drinking and eating in the miscellaneous courtyard. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

  Wu Maocai slowly lowered his head, thinking about Guo Ye's words. He had said it to this extent, and it seemed that this kid was really getting along well in the soap class, and his arrogance had reached new heights.

  He then muttered in a voice so soft that only he could hear: "Damn it, can't bear to part with the child but can't catch the wolf. For the Wu family, I'll risk everything!!!"

  Then with a lift of his old face, he changed to a determined look and said to Guo Ye: "Alright, I'll trust you this once, go for it!"

  Kuang Ye saw this and was overjoyed in his heart, but on his face he wore a calm and composed expression, slowly turning around to walk out of the main hall.

  "While walking away without looking back, he said loudly: 'Father-in-law, you will definitely not regret today's decision.'"

  With that, he strode out of the main hall, leaving behind only his imagination of a promising future as a Wu family member and a bright future for Wu Maocai.

  Kuai Ye suppressed his excited emotions, walking steadily and slowly out of the main hall. After about a few hundred steps, his tightly wound heart finally relaxed.

  He's too damn handsome, and with just three inches of unrotten tongue, he settled the stingy old father-in-law. I absolutely have the style to be the world's number one debater!

  The more he thought about it, the more excited Guo Ye became. Just as he was thinking of dancing with joy, suddenly...

  "A soft and delicate voice with a hint of coldness suddenly came: 'Really a clever tongue, aren't you afraid that I will stop my father from speaking and disrupt your plans?'"