Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Bai Wanwan sighed and said, "Alright, tell the steward here that I'll buy all these people for 15 taels!"

Shen Tao and Wang Jingheng were stunned. Shen Tao glared at her and said:

"You're confused! An unmarried girl wants to buy twelve boys?

If this gets out, it will be a huge scandal! Do you still want to save the reputation of your Bai family? "

Bai Wanwan threw off his shackles with her backhand, her eyes wide open: "Face? What's it worth when it comes to human life!"

She glared at Shen Tao and said:

“These children should be reading and learning to write, but now they are being dragged through the mud.

If I just stand by and watch, how can I sleep well at night?

Why don’t you buy it for me?”

The steward raised his chin towards the teenagers and said, "Want to die? Fine."

Several thugs suddenly rushed into the backyard and dragged out a crying old woman.

"Mother... Mother..." The youngest boy rushed over, but was kicked to the ground by the steward: "Look, this is your mother, right? If you dare to commit suicide, I will let her go down to accompany you."

The boys froze in an instant, tears welling up in their eyes. The boy in the lead was trembling all over, with suppressed sobs escaping from his throat.

Bai Wanwan felt a surge of energy and blood rushing up her spine. "Shen Tao! One hundred and fifty thousand taels! Go get it immediately!"

Shen Tao looked at her resolute expression and sighed heavily.

He said with some helplessness: "It's my bad luck to have such an ancestor like you. I will buy these people for 150,000 taels."

Someone pointed at the stage and shouted, "Who is this? Why is he buying all these children?"

Someone immediately poked him in the arm: "You don't even know the prince of the Princess's Mansion?"

As soon as these words were spoken, whispers suddenly broke out around them.

Someone muttered in a low voice, "Buying so many boys for no reason, don't they have any weird habits?"

"Who knows? If it's true, where would the princess put her face?"

Another man waved his hands hastily, "Shut up! If the princess gets wind of this, we'll all lose our heads!"

The steward smiled widely and quickly tried to curry favor: "Since the prince has taken a fancy to them, I will definitely keep these children for you!"

The wealthy businessman who had just been bidding against the prince turned pale and his voice trembled:

"No, no, no!

This little money is from a humble person. If I had known that it was the prince who wanted it, I wouldn't have dared to argue with you and would have just given it to you as a gift!"

"It's not too late to honor me now." Shen Tao said loudly.

The wealthy businessman wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, I'll pay for it."

This wealthy businessman is very smart! He can tell at a glance who he shouldn't mess with.

After all, this person is the eldest princess's favorite, who would dare to offend him easily?

Not long after, all twelve young men's indentures were delivered.

Shen Tao handed the deed to Bai Wanwan and couldn't help complaining:

“I really don’t understand you. You didn’t show any mercy to that cook who wanted to harm us before.

Now, twelve people are buying it just because they want to. Are you soft-hearted or hard-hearted?"

Bai Wanwan looked at him and explained seriously:

"The cook has already decided to kill me, so why would he show any mercy?

But these twelve children were born in such a hard place. If I spend some money, maybe I can make their later lives a little better.

It's just a matter of spending some money, and it can save people from danger, so why not do it? "

After hearing this, Shen Tao sighed helplessly: "It's up to you!"

The shop owner walked in, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and said in a flattering voice, "Look, I've gathered everything I could. Please take a look at these apologies."

He clapped his hands, and several maids came in one after another, each carrying a heavy carved tray.

On the tray in the front was a thumb-sized mutton-fat jade Guanyin statue.

Next to it was a pair of South Sea pearl earrings. Each pearl was the size of a longan, and the surface seemed to be wrapped in a layer of moonlight. When it turned in a circle under the candlelight, a faint pink and purple halo could be seen.

On the second tray lay a palm-sized Tianhuang stone seal with nine coiled dragons engraved on it.

It is said that only a few pieces of Tianhuang stone of this level can be dug out in the entire capital city in a year.

Next to the seal was a brocade box. When it was opened, twelve pigeon-blood rubies lay on the velvet. Taking out any one of them would be enough for an ordinary person to eat and drink for half a lifetime.

The most eye-catching item on the third tray is a bracelet inlaid with gold wire and emeralds.

Each of those emeralds was as big as a quail egg, as green as freshly cut jade, with small diamonds embedded in the middle.

A rolled-up painting was placed on the corner of the tray, the axis of which was made of rosewood inlaid with gold. Just from the material, one could tell that the painting inside must be extraordinary.

The last few pallets were filled with boxes of silver ingots and gold bars, stacked so high that they were dazzling.

Shen Tao looked at these and sneered, "Are you using these rubbish to get rid of people?"

The shop owner was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead and he quickly explained:

"How dare I! I have a shop and a large farm on the outskirts of the city, with flocks of chickens and ducks and fertile land.

Just consider it as my apology to the young lady?"

Shen Tao glanced at him:

"Let my sister take a look first. If she says it's okay, then forget it.

If she is not satisfied, your cook will try to poison us. If my mother knows about this, what will happen to you?"

The shop owner fell to his knees with a thud, his knees banging against the tiles, his voice trembling: "I'll add another grain store! The one with the best business in the city! Please calm down..."

"Well, get up! Give all the things to my sister, Wanwan. Are you almost calmed down now?"

Bai Wanwan nodded and said, "Yeah! I guess I can just barely do it!"

Shen Tao waved his hand impatiently and said coldly: "Get out of here!"

The shop owner was as if he had been pardoned. He crawled out, his robe covered with dust and his hair was a little loose.

Shen Tao turned around abruptly, looked at Bai Wanwan and said, "You're usually the most devious thinker, but now that it's time to propose conditions, why are you silent?"

Bai Wanwan gently pushed the ruby ​​on the tray back into the brocade box, her fingertips brushing against the gold velvet lining as she said slowly, "Just quit while you're ahead. He's been able to empty his family's savings to this extent, so he's sincere."

"Sincerity?" Shen Tao sneered.

"This old vixen is quite cunning! She pretends to be pitiful on the surface, but in reality, the monthly turnover from her underground gambling house in the west of the city alone is enough to buy up half of Suzaku Street!

The gold and silver hidden in the backyard warehouse could probably be piled up into a mountain of gold!

You are too soft-hearted and have no idea how ruthless these businessmen are!"

As he was speaking, Chuyi hurried in and said in a low voice:

“Miss, I’m afraid it wasn’t Xiao Yi who poisoned you today.

I've inquired carefully and found out that someone else did it. I suspect the Su family is involved."

"Are you talking about Su Niantang?" Bai Wanwan frowned.

Chuyi shook his head: "It's hard to say now, but it's certain that Xiao Yi was wronged."

Bai Wanwan reached out and touched Nautang who was squatting at her feet.

Naitang shook his chubby body and stood up slowly.

It is said that mice have a short lifespan, so it is rare for Milk Candy to survive to this day.

It has obviously aged in the past two years. Its paws tremble when it walks, and it even chews its favorite peanuts slowly. It is no longer like when it was young and could jump onto the windowsill in a flash.

It shook its gray fur, dragged its tail on the ground, and moved towards the door step by step.