However, when they arrived at the garden, it was too late. The people had already dug up the bags of grain buried underground. They were piled up in a shocking manner.

Someone immediately spotted the bag of food they were using and couldn't help but start cursing...

"Damn it, isn't this the bag that I use to store my food? You are such a hypocritical Mr. Zhang. On the surface, you pretend to be a good person and give porridge to the people every day, but secretly, you are doing the work of a bandit. It's really abominable."

Other people came forward to search and soon found their own bags of food...

“This is the bag my family uses to store food.”

"this is my house."

“These are from my family.”

At this moment, the housekeeper arrived with his servants, roaring angrily...

"You unruly people came to our house to dig things up. Do you have any respect for the imperial law? Get out of here right now."

After saying this, he waved his hand and ordered his servants to drive the common people out.

The common people were already very angry when they saw their own grain bags appearing in Mr. Zhang's house, and now the housekeeper brought people to drive them away, which immediately made them furious. They raised their hoes and started fighting with the servants.

Soon, the screams became continuous.

Many servants were injured by them.

The butler was very smart. He asked his servants to fight while he hid aside and watched the fun.

He deliberately provoked hatred between the common people and Mr. Zhang, and then he reaped the benefits.

Just when the back garden was in chaos, Mr. Zhang arrived.

As soon as he entered the archway of the garden, he saw a large group of people fighting. Many of them fell to the ground with bloody heads and screaming. He knew that something was wrong. If something happened to the common people in his house, it would definitely alarm the government, and it would be investigated layer by layer.

His identity could no longer be concealed.

He shouted angrily...

"Where's the butler? Where did the butler go?"

The housekeeper came running up and said...

"Master, Master, I'm here. These villains destroyed our back garden. I asked the servants to teach them a lesson. Let them know that we in the Zhang Mansion are not so easy to mess with."

Mr. Zhang: "You bastard, who told you to hurt someone? Tell them to stop now."

"Also, this matter cannot be made a big deal. You should pay the compensation you deserve and you cannot alert the government, understand?"

The butler glanced back at the chaotic scene and said with embarrassment...

"Master, our people are no match for these troublemakers. They are all injured. We can't just stop now. It depends on what these troublemakers want."

"Master, what should we do? Should we send more people to control these unruly people?"

Mr. Zhang took a closer look and saw that most of the injured were servants in the mansion. He immediately became furious and blurted out...

"Why are you still standing there? Send someone over to control them."

"Yes." The butler nodded, turned around and ran away.

Soon, he rushed forward with hundreds of armed thugs, knocked all the civilians to the ground and controlled them.

As a result, the already angry people became even angrier, and they cursed angrily...

"Mr. Zhang, you are a hypocrite. You stole our food and even dared to hurt us. If you have the guts, kill us all today. Otherwise, your stealing of our food will be exposed to the world and your reputation as a kind man will be ruined."

There were more than 100 civilians who rushed into the mansion today, and there were hundreds of civilians outside the door. They all saw them rushing into the mansion with their own eyes. If they disappeared for no reason, Mr. Zhang would also be exposed.

In fact, to be honest, Mr. Zhang also wanted to kill them and put an end to it all, but there were so many people outside who witnessed them rushing into the mansion.

It is simply impossible to silence them.

Mr. Zhang's mind raced, and suddenly, he reached out and slapped the housekeeper hard on the face, roaring angrily...

"Butler, what good things did you do behind my back? Did you steal the people's food? Do you know that you will kill me by doing this?"

"Huh?" The butler blinked and didn't react for a moment, because he never dreamed that Mr. Zhang would be so shameless as to put the blame on him.

Mr. Zhang kicked him, suggesting that he cooperate, otherwise, he would not be given the antidote and he would die of the poison.

The housekeeper was stunned: "......"

He was very uncooperative, but when he thought about the fact that he was poisoned and his family's life was in danger, he didn't care if he died, but he couldn't let go of his family.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to fall out with Mr. Zhang.

Afterwards, Mr. Zhang explained to everyone with a look of grievance on his face, saying that everything was done by the housekeeper behind his back and it had nothing to do with him.

The common people looked at each other, not knowing whether they should believe him.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man fell to the ground, his face covered in blood. He said angrily, "Mr. Zhang, it was the steward who stole our food, but it was you who ordered us to be beaten today, right? Don't deny it, we heard you give the order with our own ears."

Mr. Zhang apologized to everyone with a guilty look on his face, saying that he was scared when so many people suddenly ran into his house with hoes in their hands, so he panicked and asked his servants to stop them.

"Dear fellow villagers, I want to say sorry to you because I have caused you to be injured, but I am willing to compensate you for all your medical expenses today. Also, how much food did the housekeeper steal from you? As long as you report the amount, I will compensate you. What do you think?"

When the people saw that Mr. Zhang was so sincere, they all agreed.

Afterwards, Mr. Zhang invited a doctor to bandage their wounds and compensated them with some silver. The beating was then settled.

But, about the food thing.

We will have to wait until they send the accounts to Zhang’s house before compensating them one by one.

Before the common people left, they said to Mr. Zhang: "Mr. Zhang, your housekeeper is so abominable. He used your name to steal the common people's food and injured us. Isn't it too dangerous for you to keep such a cunning servant by your side?"

"In my opinion, it is better to send him to the government. You can't keep such a person around, otherwise he will kill you sooner or later."

Mr. Zhang nodded and said he would consider it.

The housekeeper is speechless and suffers from coptis chinensis.

I felt extremely hateful.

But there was nothing we could do about Mr. Zhang.

After the people left.

Mr. Zhang didn't even apologize to him, as if it was natural for him to take the blame.

This made the butler hate him even more.

But that's not a big deal.

Mr. Zhang’s next move shocked the housekeeper.

It turned out that Mr. Zhang had sent people to spread rumors everywhere, saying that the plague was also caused by the housekeeper, and that he had accepted bribes from others and therefore betrayed the people of Youzhou City.

As a result, the people of Youzhou City became even more angry with the steward, and they ran to the government, demanding that he be arrested and sentenced to death.

Zhang Mansion.

That morning, the housekeeper went out to buy vegetables with several servants from the kitchen as usual. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived on the street, he was attacked by a large group of people. They threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at him, and cursed him for being a beast. Not only did he steal the people's food, but he also betrayed the people of Youzhou city. He said that people like him deserved to die and did not deserve to live in this world.

At first, the housekeeper was completely confused, but later he learned the truth from a servant and was furious.

It turns out that he was acting as a shield for the good man again.

But he couldn't explain it.

No, no one would believe him even if he explained.

After all, after what happened yesterday, his reputation has been ruined.

In the end, they didn't buy any vegetables, and they all fled back home, dirty all over, dragging the wooden cart.

The housekeeper became angrier and angrier, so he ran to Mr. Zhang's bedroom and asked him why he did this.

Mr. Zhang smiled coldly and said--

"Do I need to explain my actions to a servant like you? You are my servant. If I want you to die, you die. If I want you to live, you live."

The housekeeper was furious and roared loudly: "Master, have you forgotten? I didn't sell myself to you. I just came here to work. Why do you want me to die and I will die, and you want me to live and I will live? Why?"

Mr. Zhang stood up, walked up to him, and said arrogantly: "Why? Of course, because I have money, because you are now poisoned and need my antidote to save your life. This master solemnly warns you that if you talk to me so loudly again, you will forget about the antidote and you will die."

The housekeeper's face turned red with anger: "What's the difference between letting me take the blame and letting me die?"

Mr. Zhang said coldly, "Yes, that's right. I want you to die. What can you do to me?"

The housekeeper was in extreme despair at this time, but he was of humble status, had no money and no power, and could do nothing to Mr. Zhang.

Finally, after thinking it over, he suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Mr. Zhang and said...

"Master, I can take the blame for you and I can die, but can you let my family go?"

After hearing this, Mr. Zhang was confused and said...

"Butler, what are you talking about? What do you mean by releasing your family? Didn't you send them back to the countryside?"

Talking about this matter, Mr. Zhang was also very angry. He had felt that the housekeeper was too scheming. He actually secretly sent his family back to the countryside and out of his control, so he deliberately let him take the blame.

The housekeeper looked up at Mr. Zhang and said pitifully, "Master, don't pretend. I know everything. You intercepted them on their way back. Master, I beg you. I want to see them one last time before I die. Is that okay?"

Mr. Zhang finally realized that the housekeeper's family had been kidnapped by unknown persons, but it was not him who did it. He said he did not want to take the blame, so he said seriously...

"Butler, please listen to me carefully. I am not the kind of person who likes to stab people in the back. Your family's affairs really have nothing to do with me."

The housekeeper looked at him and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Didn't you do it?"

Mr. Zhang shook his head: "It's really not."

"Where did they go?"

"how could I know."

Mr. Zhang was obviously a little impatient.

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