After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

When I got to the government office, the official who was in charge of household registration had not left yet. I gave him a few taels of silver as tea money, and he quickly processed it for me. However, the identity card had to be specially made, so it would not be available for a while, so I paid a few more taels of silver for the expedited fee, and the official immediately agreed that we could come and get it tomorrow.

Yiping saw that others who came to transfer, change their household registration or get identity badges only gave a few cents, but I spent more than ten taels of silver in a short time. She felt a little sorry for the money, but did not dare to say it in front of Ankang. When Ankang went to sign the documents, she whispered to me and blamed me for wasting money.

I smiled and said, "Things that can be done with money are not a big deal at all."

What's more, the silver is not mine, but I dare not say this.

Yiping was choked by me and couldn't speak.

I still had several thousand taels of silver in my arms that I had prepared to redeem Ankang. Since Bao Youli refused to take the money, I felt that I had to do something with the money.

So I said to Wei Chang, "Is there any cheaper shop in the capital?"

Wei Chang, who had been following us silently all the way, finally spoke up when I asked him this. He said, "It's not that there aren't any, but the cheap shops are definitely not in very popular locations."

Wei Chang glanced at me and said, "Why, you want to open a shop?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't want to open a shop, I just want to invest."

"Investment? What is investment?" Wei Chang asked puzzledly.

I had no choice but to explain: "I have no use for this money. I just want to buy a shop and then sell it when its value increases."

Wei Chang finally understood and said, "So you want to be a Fangyazi."

I......

I don't want to explain any further, lest it make matters worse.

At this time, Ankang ran towards us with a smile, like a big child, and waved the documents in his hand in front of us, saying: "The household registration documents are finally completed. I will no longer be a slave."

I was also really happy for him and said, "Let's go to the restaurant to celebrate your new life."

When Yiping heard that he had to spend money again, his face wrinkled.

Ankang was a little embarrassed and said, "Second Young Master, you spent so much money on me today. I don't want your wages in the future. I am willing to work like a cow or a horse for you for the rest of my life."

I quickly said, "Stop, stop, stop. You will no longer be someone's servant. You are yourself. You have to live for yourself. Now that you have the identity of a commoner, you can work as a farmhand for a rich family, go out to make a living, buy land and become a wealthy man, or take the imperial examination, as long as you like."

Ankang held the contract tightly in his hand, as if he was having a fierce ideological struggle. In the end, he handed it to me and said, "Second Young Master, don't test me again. I won't judge you."

I took the indenture contract and saw the disappointment flashing across Ankang's eyes. I smiled, tore up the indenture contract, and said, "Do you believe what I said is true now?"

Ankang and Yiping looked at me in surprise, and even Wei Chang's unchanging cold face was slightly moved.

A strong adult man like Ankang could be sold for at least thirty taels of silver, which is an ordinary family's income for several years. But I just tore up his indenture!

Ankang suddenly knelt down in front of me, kowtowed three times, and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master. I will always remember your kindness and will never forget it."

I pulled Ankang and said, "Come on, get up quickly, there are so many people watching us. I'll treat you today, let's go to Wangyue Tower and have a good meal."

At this time, many people who came to do their business were still there and they all looked at Ankang with envy.

Some even whispered: "This kid is really lucky. He met a kind master who not only freed him from slavery, but also gave him freedom."

"That's right, I wonder if this young master's house is still hiring. I also want to work there."

"I also think that if I follow a good master, I can suffer less."

Seeing everyone talking about it, Ankang couldn't help but raise his lips, stood up, and said loudly: "You are right, our young master is a kind person."

A large-scale social death scene occurred. I pulled Yiping and walked away quickly. If I walked a step slower, I was afraid that I would not be able to save my face.

We had agreed to celebrate at Moon Viewing Tower, so naturally we didn't consider the money. But when Yi Ping saw the price on the menu, he couldn't stop talking.

A drunken fish costs eighteen taels of silver, a plate of shrimp and tofu costs eight taels of silver, and even a plate of vegetables costs three taels of silver. How is such a price different from robbery?

A meal would cost at least a hundred or so taels, right?

Yi Ping pulled me aside and said, "Brother, you can get enough meat and fish for just one tael of silver out there. There's no need to waste this money."

Yi Ping had been to Wangyue Tower before, but that time it was Zheng Xian who treated her, so she had no idea that the dishes were so shockingly expensive.

I held Yiping down and said, "You don't know what will happen tomorrow. If you don't eat today, you don't know if you will have the chance to eat tomorrow. Why bother about money?"

Yiping looked at my face which was as pale as a ghost, sighed, and turned his head away, unable to bear to look at me again.

Ankang also felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, and he quickly poured me a cup of tea and said, "Second Master, Third Miss, Ankang is strong and healthy, and he will go out to earn money to support you in the future."

I smiled and said, "It's rare that Ankang is so filial. Just give me some for this meal. Just serve whatever is expensive. Don't think about saving money."

Yiping was hurt by my words "You don't know what will happen tomorrow", so he changed his usual stingy habit and ordered whatever dishes were expensive, and soon ordered a whole table.

Wei Chang remained silent, but Ankang was shocked by Yi Ping and kept saying, "Enough, enough, Miss San, please don't order any more. We can't finish it."

I waved my hand at Ankang and said, "Leave it to her. If she can't finish it, pack it up and bring it back for big brother."

Gongsun Wen found a school for Zhao Jinping. I don’t know where it is, but Ankang knows.

As soon as Yi Ping heard this, she went to visit Zhao Jinping after dinner. She ordered an extra drunken fish and packed it up separately to give to her dear brother.

This meal was indeed a luxurious one. We ordered drunken fish, grilled lamb chops, braised beef in soy sauce, shrimp and scrambled eggs, and yokan. Every dish was so expensive that it hurt.

In the end, we were all so full that there was still a lot of food left over that we had to pack up.

In ancient times, packing food was also interesting. The food would be put into a deep bowl and placed in an exquisite food box. This food box could be returned or not. If you returned it, you would get two taels of silver back. If you didn’t return it, it would also be nice to keep it for your own use.

Ankang was carrying a heavy food box, his eyes curved with laughter.

He had never eaten such delicious food in his life, and as a commoner, he was qualified to be on an equal footing with us and no longer had to worry about others looking down on him.