No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

"Money? Just your one thousand taels?"

"That was the price three days ago, and now I owe six thousand taels!"

"You paid back one thousand taels today, so there are still five thousand taels left!"

"I advise you to mortgage this farm, or it will cost you ten thousand taels tomorrow."

A rough and vicious voice came, accompanied by a burst of laughter.

The leaves were so dense that I couldn't see what was going on over there.

However, Lin Mingyan felt a tingling sensation on her scalp just by listening to it.

Throughout history, both in China and abroad, loan sharks are unacceptable!

The Fourth Master had also heard about the people lending money at high interest rates, and he heard that the interest rates were astonishingly high.

But I didn’t expect the interest to compound so quickly, doubling every day.

He made a gesture to the guards hiding behind him, but pulled Lin Mingyan away to another fork in the road.

"Master? Shouldn't we go over and take a look?" Lin Mingyan frowned and turned his head frequently to see what was going on.

The Fourth Master, however, pulled her in the opposite direction without stopping: "Who knows who these people are?"

He never hesitates to assume the worst of everyone he meets.

Even about Cha Cha, he had dark suspicions at first.

But she is so easy to understand that you can get a pretty good grasp of her without much effort.

No matter what the situation is with the person he suddenly meets on Zhuangzi's farm, he doesn't need to take action personally.

What’s more, Cha Cha is pregnant. What if it’s aimed at her?

"Oh, then let's walk back." Lin Mingyan is not a saint. She wants to help people in need when she sees them.

Now that the Fourth Master doesn't want to intervene, she won't get angry with him and insist on intervening.

If that's the case, it would be better to let the Leshan Giant Buddha stand up and give her the seat.

The Fourth Master tilted his head and saw that Cha Cha really didn't care, which was a bit unexpected.

If it were any other woman in the backyard, she would have to act kind in front of him.

Anyway, with him around, they can express themselves by just talking without having to pay anything.

why not?

Cha Cha, you really didn’t mention it at all!

After walking back to the farm, Lin Mingyan had already forgotten about this matter.

In feudal society, sufferings were piled up like mountains, and even in her own family, she couldn't count them all.

At least that family had their land robbed, but her family had none.

Only when the guards brought a young girl over to express their gratitude did Lin Mingyan turn to look at the Fourth Master.

isn't it?

Instead of letting her take care of it, he secretly asked someone to do it!

The girl in front of her was about the same age as her, and was also bright and pretty.

Lin Mingyan couldn't help but think a little divergently.

According to the development of romance novels, this person might be the Fourth Master's confidante.

Lin Mingyan felt a little sad and glanced at the Fourth Master meaningfully.

He was caught red-handed.

This guy didn't look at the girl kneeling not far away, but stared at her.

Weird.

"Master, why are you looking at me?" She felt embarrassed and started to complain first.

The Fourth Master scoffed, "Cha Cha isn't looking at me, so how do you know I'm looking at you?"

And he used such an emotional look.

It seemed like he was unhappy, but also like he was saying, "As expected."

"Ahem, can't I watch it yet?" Lin Mingyan panicked for a moment and decided to stick to her guns.

Anyway, this is her grandfather, she can look at him however she wants.

Seeing that her ears had turned pink with embarrassment, the Fourth Master stopped teasing her in front of outsiders.

Don't tease me too much. It would be bad if I cried in front of you.

"You can see it, you can see it," he coaxed, pointing to the kneeling girl and said, "You want to save her, right? Ask her what's going on."

Lin Mingyan was confused and pointed at herself: "Me? I want to save?"

Hey, if you want to save me, just do it, but why do you have to blame me?

But the girl is innocent, and she doesn't have to clarify things at this time.

Then she followed his lead and asked in a friendly manner, "Where are you from, young lady? What happened to your family?"

She is not a saint and she is always curious.

Besides, if the Fourth Master really liked her, he wouldn’t just let it go just because she was unhappy.

The girl was straightforward and replied neither servilely nor arrogantly, "I am Tong, a commoner. My family has been from Xiaotangshan for generations."

Ouyo?

Your last name is Tong?!

Lin Mingyan looked at the Fourth Master again and saw that he was indeed attracted by this surname.

He had originally not even paid any attention to Miss Tong, but now he was staring at her with a burning gaze.

Miss Tong was suddenly stared at by them like this, and she couldn't help but shrink back, and turned around to explain:

"It's not Tong Jia, it's just an ordinary Tong, it has nothing to do with the Hou clan!"

This kind of misunderstanding has happened several times. Even the group of loan sharks had to ask questions before they dared to arrest people.

Unfortunately, her family has been pure Han Chinese for generations and has nothing to do with the Tongjia clan.

Lin Mingyan nodded without comment, and glanced at the Fourth Master secretly again, seeing that he was no longer paying attention.

Pooh!

Big pig hooves!

Miss Tong finally found the right opportunity to explain her family affairs clearly.

Originally, the Tong family lived in Xiaotangshan and was considered a wealthy family. They had a fiancé who was from Jiangsu and were waiting for him to come and marry them.

However, an illness caused her parents to pass away one after another, leaving her with her younger brother to live on a small farm.

Fortunately, her fiancé was a man of great ambition and brought his widowed mother to Beijing to help.

But after her widowed mother arrived, she fell ill again. She used up all her belongings to treat her illness, but in the end she still ended up in debt.

"...Today, Youjie finally sold the flowers his father left behind and asked me to use them to pay him back," Miss Tong almost burst into tears. "But those beasts raised the price again!"

"Fortunately, you have saved me, my humble lady is deeply grateful."

She had long known that her farm was surrounded by dignitaries, so she put herself in a low position in her words.

Lin Mingyan understood everything and went to look at the Fourth Master again. The Fourth Master was still staring at her with interest and didn't look at Miss Tong at all.

I could only blink and give him a look: I've asked all the questions, what else do you want to do?!

If you like it, take it. If you don’t like it, let it go home!

The Fourth Master was so attracted by her little appearance that he wanted to hold her in his arms and rub her tightly to satisfy himself.

But there were outsiders around, and he was afraid that the kitten would get angry and show its claws.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand, wanting the guards to take the man away.

Miss Tong kowtowed three times and said, "You saved the four lives of my family and our farm."

"I cannot repay your great kindness..."

"Are you going to pledge yourself to me?!" Lin Mingyan added the second half of the sentence excitedly.

The scenes that are often played out on TV are finally going to be played out in real life!

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent and everyone was speechless.

Hey, the girl promised herself to me, and I wasn't excited, so why are you excited, princess?!

Miss Tong trembled her lips and said, "Madam, I... I am a woman. I am afraid I cannot give myself to you, right?"