Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

Among the group of young men who dined and dashed was a man from Dongshan Village named Chen Yang. He knew Ma Laixi, and when he heard Manager Cao say that he would report the order to the authorities and have the person who ordered the food arrested, he immediately became anxious.

He only ordered an extra roasted lamb leg for 200 coins, how could he end up in jail?

"Brother Laixi, please plead for me! I'll have my family bring money right now, please don't throw me in jail."

Malai straightened his back and, listening to the pleading of the young man from the same village, he suddenly felt that his status was noble.

But he wouldn't agree to Chen Yang's request; everything depended on Manager Cao's decision.

Wang Damao and the others were in a panic. They had only eaten a meal; how could they be going to jail for it?

Wang Damao was kicking himself. Why did he have to invite Yuansheng to dinner? If he hadn't, none of this would have happened!

Why did he invite so many of his cronies to dinner? If it were just him and Yuansheng, it wouldn't cost much!

He's a complete idiot!

Wang Damao knelt down first with a thud, followed by Li Yong and Chen Tong, who begged Manager Cao to allow their family members to bring money.

Manager Cao tossed the abacus around, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about this, pay whatever you have on you first. You can pay the rest when your family arrives."

Wang Damao felt around and found two coins.

Li Yong, Chen Tong, Chen Yang, and Lin Tiedan didn't even have a penny left.

Wang Damao held up the two coins in front of Manager Cao.

Uh……

Manager Cao was speechless. Someone like Wang Damao actually tried to cheat his brother Yuansheng.

They're not even in the same league, they're worlds apart!

The burly man in the black robe who was watching laughed, "A butcher's son who calls himself Young Master Wang came to Donglaishun for a meal with only two coins."

"What did he think Donglaishun was? This farce today really cracked me up."

"Our trip today was worthwhile. We not only got to eat the legendary braised pork, but also had a great time."

Someone joked with Wang Damao, "Young Master Wang, you'll have to give me a hand in the future!"

Faced with everyone's ridicule and humiliation, Wang Damao wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

They were so arrogant just now, and now they're so pathetic.

Inside the private room, Wang Damao's cronies scattered to find Wang Damao and his family.

Several people felt very unlucky.

After this incident, they didn't want to talk to Wang Damao anymore, but since it involved such a serious matter as going to jail, passing on a message for him would be a way to preserve their friendship.

……

Butcher Wang sells meat at his stall. Business isn't good today; he's sold only a dozen or so kilograms out of more than 100 kilograms of meat.

No one knows what stroke of luck Li Changshun had, but when he arrived in the morning, he saw that there wasn't much meat left on his butcher's block.

These customers buying meat were like fools; seeing that there wasn't much meat on Li Changshun's meat counter, they flocked to buy from him.

He still had over 100 jin of meat left to sell, while Li Changshun had almost sold all his meat.

He wondered how well his son had taken advantage of Yuansheng, and he was envious of his son's life of luxury.

He only ate a sesame seed cake and drank some soup in the morning, and he was already hungry.

Thinking that Yuan Sheng might have already tearfully given away several ounces of his own flesh, he felt a little better.

Just then, Ma Erzhu rushed up to Butcher Wang and cried out, "Uncle, hurry and check on Da Mao! Da Mao is about to be arrested by the officials and thrown into jail!"

"What did you say?"

"Da Mao is going to be arrested by the officials and thrown into jail!"

Wang the butcher was struck dumb. "Erzhu, don't panic, tell me slowly, what exactly happened?"

"Today, Da Mao treated a group of us young men to dinner at Donglaishun. He ordered a lot of their signature dishes, as well as three jars of pear blossom liquor. After we finished eating and drinking, he had no money to pay the bill. The manager of Donglaishun is going to report him to the authorities and send Da Mao to jail..."

Butcher Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Erzhu, wait a minute. What did you say? Da Mao invited you to Donglaishun for dinner. Isn't Yuansheng treating? Is Yuansheng paying the bill?"

Ma Erzhu thought to himself, "Isn't it because your young master Wang is trying to show off? Da Mao ordered the food and drinks, and he ordered most of what we ate and drank. Yuan Sheng went for a short while and then left, as if he had something to do at home. He didn't order any food or eat anything."

Butcher Wang slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's really bad!"

What should we do?! If we calculate it this way, it really is going to be a big loss to pay the bill.

"How many taels of silver did it cost in total?" Butcher Wang's heart was bleeding.

He has the skill of slaughtering pigs and can earn a little more. He works hard from dawn till dusk and only earns about ten taels a year.

His mother's health is poor, and her medicine costs a lot of money every year. He's lucky if he can save five taels a year.

Da Mao wouldn't have spent his hard-earned savings of a year, would he?

"He ordered most of the food and drinks, which cost over twenty taels!"

What? Butcher Wang feels like he's about to die!

Wang Damao spent more than 20 taels of silver in one day?

"Erzhu! How much did it cost?" Butcher Wang's voice changed.

Ma Erzhu wasn't very bright and couldn't figure out how much money Wang Damao actually wanted to pay.

"Uncle, I don't know either. You'll find out when you go and see for yourself."

Butcher Wang quickly entrusted the meat to Butcher Li, saying, "Brother Li, please watch my stall for me and don't let anyone touch my meat."

"Okay." Seeing how anxious and flustered Wang was, Butcher Li knew that something serious had happened.

Butcher Wang followed Ma Erzhu and jogged all the way to Donglaishun Restaurant.

Before even entering the private room, I could hear the whispers of the people around me.

Including how Wang Damao pretended to be Young Master Wang.

He saw his son put on the best clothes he had kept hidden away, and a surge of anger rose in his head.

That son is so stupid! He had to act all high and mighty at this crucial moment, demanding that Yuansheng pay the bill. Didn't he know to keep a close eye on Yuansheng? He actually let him get away.

If Yuansheng is treating, then let Yuansheng order the food! Why should you order it yourself?

Pig brains!

He's stupid and pretentious, nothing like him!

When Wang Damao saw Butcher Wang arrive, he immediately burst into tears, crying, "Father!"

Butcher Wang kicked Wang Damao in the stomach, yelling, "You're Young Master Wang? I think you're just a big dick."

"How could I have given birth to such an idiot like you!"

A crowd gathered to watch the spectacle, but Wang Damao was numb and no longer cared about losing face.

"Father! You have to save me! I'll die if you don't!"

"I'll settle the score with you when we get home, and see how I beat you up!" Butcher Wang's thick eyebrows furrowed, making him look somewhat fierce.

Manager Cao had already gone off to attend to other matters, leaving two waiters to watch over things here.

Butcher Wang jogged over to Manager Cao and said, "I'm sorry, Manager Cao, I've failed to raise my son properly, and he's gotten into trouble."

"It's alright, just settle the bill."

"How much silver does Da Mao want to pay?"

"Twenty-six taels and eighty cash."

Wang the butcher was mentally prepared, but when he heard the exact number, his heart still trembled wildly.

Twenty-six taels, it would take him six years to save up that much!

It was all thrown out by his son in no time.

My mother has spent a lot of money on medicine in recent years, and we only have 21 taels of silver in savings, which is not enough to cover the cost!

He had to go back to the village to borrow money.

Butcher Wang didn't put on airs. "Boss, I'll go back to the village to borrow the money right away. I should be able to bring it over this afternoon. I hope you won't report me to the authorities and will give my son a chance."

"Alright, then let's do it before dark. If you don't come by then, I'll have to report it to the authorities."

"Thank you, thank you, Manager Cao." Butcher Wang bowed and scraped, much more humble than Young Master Wang.

Butcher Wang went back to the village to borrow money, but he couldn't sell the meat anymore, so he had to sell it to other butchers at a very low price.

After comparing prices, only Li Changshun offered the highest price and could also provide cash: ten coins per pound of meat, totaling one thousand one hundred coins for one hundred and ten pounds of meat.

Li Changshun bought this meat with the intention of wholesaling the bulk to Yuansheng for half a coin per pound.

He knew that Yuansheng's family had a well, so after cooking the meat, he would hang it in the well and it would still be fresh the next day.

He estimates he'll have a lot left over from retail sales.