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

"Butcher Li, how much are your hind leg and pork belly? I need thirty jin, give me your lowest price."

Upon hearing that he was a big spender, Butcher Li was delighted. “Normally, pork belly costs 24 coins a pound and hind leg meat costs 20 coins a pound. If you want 30 pounds, I’ll give you a discount of half a coin for each type.”

Yuan Sheng shook his head. "It's still a bit expensive. How about you give me these bones and this pig's head?"

Although the bones were cleaned off, they are very nutritious, so I took them home to make soup for my family to nourish their bodies.

Butcher Li shook his head vigorously, "Brother, I can give you the bones, but a pig's head weighs ten catties. I usually sell it for sixty coins. How can I just give it to you like that? How about this, I'll sell you the pig's head for forty coins."

"Ten coins, Butcher Li. I'm buying your stuff for several hundred coins, so you have to give me a discount. Besides, it'll be noon soon, and if I can't sell it by the afternoon, you'll have to sell it cheap."

Butcher Li thought about it and realized it made sense. In this weather, pork couldn't be kept overnight, and the pig's head had a lot of bones and was a large piece weighing ten pounds, so it was indeed difficult to sell.

"Young man, twenty-five coins, that's the lowest I can go." Butcher Li was almost in tears; this young man was too good at bargaining.

Butcher Wang watched the play leisurely, waiting for Yuan Sheng to say the words "on credit".

Yuan Sheng thought the price was acceptable, so without further ado, "Deal!"

Butcher Li weighed the meat that Hao Yuansheng had chosen: "Ten catties of pork belly, totaling... 235 coins; twenty catties of hind leg meat, totaling... 390 coins; pig's head, 25 coins; all together, the total..."

Butcher Li counted on his fingers for a long time, "A total of... six hundred and fifty coins."

Yuan Sheng did the math and decided that it was more worthwhile to give Li the butcher 350 coins in change than to give him 650 coins in loose change.

He decisively pulled out a tael of silver. "Butcher Li, if I give you a tael of silver, do you want to give me 350 coins in change?"

Butcher Li counted on his fingers again, "Yes."

"Butcher Li, it's like this, I need to go to Dongshan Village to see my older sister first. Give me five catties of pork belly first. I'll get the rest of the meat bones and pig's head when I come back after I see my sister."

"no problem!"

Yuansheng wasn't afraid of being cheated by Butcher Li. They were all from the surrounding area, small businesses that relied on honest operation.

While giving him his change, Butcher Li said, "Who's your older sister? I'm from Dongshan Village. Are you taking five catties of meat to visit her?"

“My eldest sister is Zhou Changlin’s wife. Yes, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen her, so I’m going to visit her today.”

Zhou Changlin's wife's younger brother? Isn't that the infamous Lai Ziyuansheng?

Butcher Li carefully examined Yuan Sheng. The young man was tall and straight, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his gaze particularly spirited. Remembering how clearly he negotiated prices and how quickly he calculated, he immediately thought the rumors were utter nonsense. If such a young man was a scoundrel, then Qingshan Town couldn't find any other talent.

Butcher Li took the tael of silver, gave Yuan Sheng change, and his face beamed with joy.

That laugh pierced Wang the butcher's eyes deeply!

These 650 books originally belonged to him!

Why is Yuansheng suddenly rich? Did he steal it? This kid used to be a lazy bum who sponged off his parents, and now he's stealing?

Yuan Sheng just took out a tael of silver! A tael of silver!

Even if Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua had some savings, they would have taken them all out long ago to marry this ugly woman to bring them good luck. Therefore, Yuan Sheng couldn't have stolen money from his family; he must have stolen it from outside.

Butcher Wang was absolutely certain that Yuan Sheng had stolen the money; this was going to be quite a show!

Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua are both upright people. No matter how much they spoil their child, they would still give Yuan Sheng a good beating once they knew he had caused such a big mess.

If the owner reports it to the authorities, Yuan Sheng might end up in jail. That'll make things quite lively for the Yuan family!

Wang the Butcher's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Then he thought of the six hundred coins and became depressed again. Even if the money was stolen, it had already been paid to Butcher Li and could not be returned. Butcher Li had made a profit for nothing!

Butcher Wang was filled with regret and beat his chest in despair! The more annoyed he became, the more he hoped that Yuan Sheng would suffer misfortune, preferably being beaten up by Yuan Laifu and his wife first, and then being arrested and imprisoned by the authorities!

After Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi left, Old Lady Zhang from Shanhou Village went to Butcher Wang's meat stall to buy meat.

"Butcher Wang, give me half a pound of meat. We have guests today." Old Mrs. Zhang's face beamed like a chrysanthemum. Thanks to her relative, her family could also enjoy a meat feast.

"Sister-in-law Zhang, how about a pound of meat? Your good relative is here, why not buy more?"

"Where would I get that much money? Half a pound is enough. Weigh it out properly for me, make sure it's high up."

While weighing the meat, Butcher Wang casually remarked, "Sister-in-law Zhang, did you just see Yuansheng and his new wife arrive?"

"Didn't I see him? Did Yuansheng's wedding ceremony go well? He's come to town too?"

"Everything's ready! I just spent a tael of silver to buy several dozen catties of meat." Butcher Wang's heart was bleeding, but he spoke casually.

"What?!" Old Mrs. Zhang's voice suddenly rose. "Did I hear that right? Dozens of kilograms of meat?! One tael of silver?!"

"Yes! Ten catties of pork belly, twenty catties of hind leg meat, and a big pig's head, and he paid with one tael of silver."

Grandma Zhang shrieked, "Oh my goodness! The Yuan family spent so much money on this wedding to bring good luck, and they even borrowed a lot of money. Where did Yuan Sheng get the money to buy all this meat?"

"Really? You didn't steal it, did you?" Butcher Wang looked surprised, his expression deliberate and overtly theatrical.

The kind-hearted old lady Zhang was anxious. "No, I have to hurry back and tell Sheng Guihua that Yuan Sheng has probably caused a big disaster! I hope it's not too late." "Butcher Wang, why are you dawdling? Hurry up and wrap up the meat for me! I have to get back to the village quickly."

"Okay, okay, okay." Butcher Wang couldn't suppress the smile spreading across his face.

Butcher Li shook his head as he watched his clumsy performance; this was clearly an attempt to sow discord among Yuan Sheng's followers.

……

“My lord, you’ve only just recovered from your illness, let me take this basket of pork.” Zhu Chenxi’s dark eyes sparkled.

Five catties of pork, a bamboo basket, and a large jar, totaling more than ten catties.

"Do you feel sorry for me?"

Zhu Chenxi's fair face instantly turned bright red.

"I'm not teasing you anymore, let's get in the car."

"It costs two coins, so maybe you shouldn't sit here." Zhu Chenxi tugged at Yuan Sheng's sleeve.

"Two coins are nothing. In the future, I'll make you spend twenty taels without batting an eye."

Zhu Chenxi curled her lips into a smile, but said, "You're quite the charmer."

Yuan Sheng looked down at her; she was so cute.

In the end, Zhu Chenxi listened to Yuan Sheng, the head of the family, and splurged on a car trip to visit her eldest sister.

The two walked to the big locust tree at the entrance of town, and sure enough, Uncle Niu Gen, who drove the oxcart, was there.

The cart was almost full, so Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi boarded the oxcart, and Uncle Niu Gen set off.

The two sat comfortably, with the basket placed to the side. Yuan Sheng sighed inwardly, "This is the true meaning of making money."

Although he only earned three taels of silver in the morning, he was happier than if he had earned two hundred million in his previous life.

"Is this Yuansheng?" asked a long-faced woman in her twenties on the oxcart.

Yuan Sheng thought the woman looked somewhat familiar.

“I am your sister Shufen. I used to go with your sister Pan’er to cut pig feed.”

Yuan Sheng remembered, "Sister Shufen, you've come to town to buy things too."

"I've come to town to sell eggs."

Zhang Shufen and Yuan Pan'er both married into Dongshan Village and knew a lot about the Zhou family. They had been holding back their complaints for a long time, and when they met Pan'er's family, they started to complain.

“Yuansheng, you’re not a kid anymore, you need to stand up for yourself! If you can’t stand up for yourself, how can you support your sister?”

"How is my sister doing at the Zhou family's house?"

Zhang Shufen was unaware of the ten taels of silver. She brought up old stories and said, "Your brother-in-law Zhou Changlin is a good man, but your sister and brother-in-law are too honest. I see that they do all the work in the fields and at home. If they keep doing this, even the donkey will be exhausted."

"Sister Shufen, where are Zhou Changshui, the second son of the Zhou family, and his wife Ma Xiangqin? Aren't they doing anything?" Yuan Sheng frowned. In his previous life, he never knew that his eldest sister lived such a life until his death.

"Zhou Changshui is all talk and no action, but he's good at talking a good game and always tries to shirk his responsibilities." Zhang Shufen gave Yuan Sheng a meaningful look. To be honest, the two are somewhat similar, but Yuan Sheng seems to be even worse.

"As for Ma Xiangqin, she's even lazier and has gained a lot of weight. But what can you do when the Ma family dotes on their daughter? And what can you do when her younger brother, Ma Laixi, is so capable? He sends things to the Zhou family every now and then, so her status in the Zhou family is naturally much higher than your sister's."

“Ma Xiangqin’s three brothers are all very capable and dote on their sister, so the Zhou family wouldn’t dare to give Ma Xiangqin any trouble.”