Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

It was a day off today, and Ji's father stared in amazement at Qin Xiuyuan who was returning with his daughter. "Xiuyuan?"

Haven't you heard about the army returning to the city? Such a big thing and no one's making any noise?

Wangshu didn't care about them reminiscing about the past. He happily pulled Ji's mother into the house and asked Qin Xiuyuan to take out the silver ingots of ten taels each. He piled all the silver on the table and waved his hand. "Dangdangdang! Daddy and Mommy, look!"

She raised her chin to the sky, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Hmph!" This is the kingdom my daughter has built for you!

"Yingying really sold it? Two hundred taels!?!"

Father Ji's excited heart trembled as he stroked the pile of silver ingots with his hands, his eyes wide open. He couldn't believe that his daughter, who had been running around for most of the month and came back empty-handed, had actually succeeded this time. "Is there really someone so stupid and rich that you, my good daughter, could have fooled them?"

This wasn't Ji's father's fault for not keeping his mouth shut. After all, Wangshu encouraged himself every day when he went out, "I don't believe there isn't a single fool in Yaocheng who has too much money. Mother, I'm going out to cheat people..."

When he got home, he said again, "I didn't succeed in fooling people today. Oh my God, I hope this fool with lots of money and easy to cheat will meet a rare and beautiful bird like me tomorrow!"

Wangshu quickly pushed his stupid teammate to stop him from spilling the beans. "Daddy, Third Young Master Qin is a man of great taste. Out of filial piety, he prepared Yingying as a birthday gift for Old Madam Qin. Yingying is living the life of a rich lady in a wealthy family."

"Oh, taste... yes, congratulations... congratulations." Father Ji pinched his swollen lips and said hypocritically: "You are so filial!"

Qin Xiuyuan: ...Maybe Uncle Ji is trying to say that it's easy to fool people with lots of money.

"That's right, how filial!" Ji's mother quickly stopped herself from saying anything. Each silver ingot felt heavy in her hands. The silver on the table was more than she, who controlled the family's finances...

"Nannan, there is so much silver, let me help you put it away?" As she said this, she was about to look for the bag.

"No need, mother. I need to spend this money." Wangshu picked up a silver ingot and smashed it onto another silver ingot. There was a crisp, pleasant sound. "I want to give a horse to Daddy and Qin Xiuyuan."

As soon as these words came out, the three of them focused their attention on her. Father Ji was surprised and excited, dancing with joy, as if saying, "My daughter has me in her heart, my daughter bought me a horse, I am the happiest father in the world." Tears suddenly ran out, "Woo woo, daddy's good daughter!"

Qin Xiuyuan was surprised: a gift... As a child, I had been eagerly anticipating rewards from my father, a pen, an ingot of ink... A warm feeling welled up in his heart, but he mechanically refused, "Xiuyuan, what have I done to deserve this? Sister Wangshu, you... don't have to spend this money..."

Ji's mother opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but she didn't.

"Mother, when Shushu has money in the future, I will buy you a set of head ornaments from the Gold and Silver House. This time, let's buy a horse first. Qin Xiuyuan is a good rider on the battlefield. Not to mention anything else, he can also escape faster. With a horse, Dad can sleep longer in the morning and get home faster to be with his daughter and mother after work..."

If you don't have money, you should think about how to use it. Wangshu shook his mother's hand and complained calmly, "Humph! Anyway, Daddy has a fine horse, so don't try to use the old donkey's slow pace as an excuse to delay. In fact, you ran to the restaurant to drink some wine halfway!"

Father Ji cried and laughed, "Dad just had a drink..." Although he shouldn't have used Lao Lu as a shield for that lie...but he couldn't have mentioned it more than ten times!

Wangshu raised his chin, his nose pointed upwards, and was extremely proud. He refused to listen to any explanation. "Hmph! No matter what, I've been caught this time. If I can't catch you, I won't acknowledge you. I know what I'm doing, so don't try to make excuses!"

Father Ji: ...It’s really just once!

In contrast, Qin Xiuyuan, who had bought him a horse to train him in riding so he could escape quickly, was speechless. What if she said that although she had never seen him escape, she knew it in her heart? How should she respond...

Father Ji wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said, "Xiuyuan, today is worse than tomorrow. Today is a day off. Let's go to the horse market and see how the horses are doing."

I just like my dad's straightforward personality, so I accept it calmly. "Yes, go quickly. Old Donkey will stay at home to pull the cart and deliver goods. Ah, I'll ask Xiaoxiao to put the chickens under the eaves of the east wing to make room for the horses!"

Wangshu actually regretted buying so many chicks because they were so cute. Now he had a bunch of roosters and hens, making a mess. "I'll just sell them tomorrow. They're smelly and noisy!"

"The eggs don't taste good anymore?" Ji's mother teased her daughter. Shushu now lives on milk and eggs every day. "Just keep it. I clean it up very well."

Wangshu waved her hand and asked her father to take people to buy horses, "Go quickly, choose well while the sun is still shining." The horse market was too smelly, and she was determined not to go.

So Ji's father obeyed the order, hired a carriage, and went to the horse market with his future son-in-law.

"Xiuyuan, are you injured right now? Shushu is impatient, and since she interrupted me, my uncle should have congratulated you first. I heard yesterday that you were on the list of winners, but because it wasn't confirmed, I didn't have time to tell my family the good news."

Ji Wenshu, who is about to become a horse owner, stroked his mustache. He was in high spirits and looked at his future son-in-law with great affection and satisfaction.

"Thank you, uncle. Xiuyuan only suffered minor injuries and is not seriously injured. This time, based on merit, the three generals intend to promote Xiuyuan to centurion."

This was a promotion to centurion, skipping the ranks of sergeant and squad leader. This was a small official title that could be boasted about among ordinary people.

"Xiuyuan is young and promising, with a bright future!"

"Uncle, you are too kind."

Qin Xiuyuan learned the whole story of selling Yingying. He had just seen people jumping and skipping with joy like little kids along the way, and now he didn't hesitate to spend the money on two horses...

Father Ji talked about how he trained his daughter Yingying when she was sick, the visit of Mrs. Li and her family during this period, and the arrival of his brother's elderly mother soon.

Finally, she didn't hide it. "Wangshu must be tired of Yingying. She doesn't have much patience and is quite fickle. In order to train her well and exchange her for more silver, she endured her temper and taught Yingying to speak. For these two hundred taels, she ran around with the middleman for most of the month and refused to pay even a tael less, saying that it was all her own hard work and mental damage compensation, and also the compensation for being haggled over and laughed at for being ignorant of the sky and the earth when she was selling her things on the street... Haha..."

It is true that he gets bored easily and easily. He has thrown away Jizi, Wangcai and Yingying one by one.

"...Wangshu was not happy with what my aunt and her family did. They said we were helping the rich by helping the poor. They said my wife and I didn't have much money in our pockets, so we didn't need to spend all our money to treat the rich..."

I think the reason for giving him the horse this time was to spend all the money and interrupt his thoughts of buying a house for his eldest brother and mother...

Ji Wenshu was a little distressed. His daughter seemed to have gone astray in terms of filial piety, brotherly love, loyalty, faith, propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame. She had only one purpose from beginning to end: she would be good to whoever was good to her. Everything else was not within her concern.

"Shushu is, of course, a perfect person in my and your aunt's eyes. But in the eyes of others, she's not virtuous, virtuous, or respectful... You and Shushu are engaged, and your aunt and uncle hope you two can get to know each other better. If you have any questions, feel free to discuss them. We'll have a long way to go."

As they were nearing the horse market, Ji Wenshu was about to finish his speech. "Shushu isn't the type to put her husband first, so we'll let her be. Xiuyuan is a man of his word, so we won't force anything. Fate is predestined, and if you have any regrets, we won't blame you."

What this means is that my daughter is a good person and doesn't need to change. If you're not happy with this, just bring it up and break off the engagement.

Qin Xiuyuan stood up immediately. The spacious carriage suddenly became too cramped for him to move. He bowed deeply and said solemnly, "Xiuyuan is deeply grateful for the warm hospitality of my uncle, aunt, and sister Wangshu. Sister Wangshu is a true person. Xiuyuan, like my uncle and aunt, hopes that she will live happily and worry-free. Moreover, sister Wangshu has made many thoughtful arrangements for Xiuyuan. Xiuyuan has already decided to spend his life with sister Wangshu."

Ji Wenshu hurriedly helped him up. "Excellent, excellent. Sit down. Uncle shouldn't have been suspicious. A father treats his daughter like a fairy from heaven, which is a bit exaggerated. When you have a child as cute as a sticky rice dumpling in the future, you will understand. Even when she grows up, she is still the little ball in the palm of her parents' hands..."

"Xiuyuan understands the love that his uncle and aunt have for their daughter, and he is often moved by it."

"Haha, you're our future son-in-law. If Wangshu gets mad at you in the future, we'll stand by you. The three of us can complain to each other and let off some steam. Haha!"

Look, what his future father-in-law said was that even if his daughter angered his son-in-law, he could file a complaint, but he wouldn't make the decision for him and would just let him handle it himself...

Qin Xiuyuan smiled helplessly, somewhat anticipating how Wangshu would piss him off later. She was a bit overbearing and unethical, but both families were simple, so there was no need for formalities. He'd let her have her way. As for his mother, since her son always declined to meet her, she probably didn't mind Wangshu either.

Today, the horse market received a batch of fine horses from the Dashi Kingdom, which were originally intercepted in this war. In order to raise military funds, the army has always had a tradition of selling spoils in exchange for silver, so it attracted a large number of curious people to come and watch.