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

The next day, when the rooster crowed twice, Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi got up to prepare braised meat.

Today, Yuansheng plans to first deliver the braised meat to Manager Cao, and then go to his eldest sister and brother-in-law's house. It was too late yesterday, and Yuchuan didn't send a message, so he doesn't know whether his brother-in-law has finally decided to separate the family or sever ties.

Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua also got up. Sheng Guihua scolded, "You two should sleep in longer from now on. Get up only after the rooster crows three times. Your father and I have learned how to make braised meat. From now on, we'll get up first to make it."

"Mother, you and Father should rest well. My husband and I will get up early to prepare the food," Zhu Chenxi said dutifully.

Yuan Laifu said with a smile, "We old folks don't need much sleep. You and Yuanbao should sleep more. Getting up too early every day will prevent you from growing taller. Only by sleeping more can you grow well."

"Dad, you really have a good imagination. I guess I'm only this tall." Yuan Sheng is 1.8 meters tall, which is considered quite tall in this era.

Yuan Laifu said, "Nonsense, you're still growing at twenty-three, let alone you who's only sixteen and Chenxi who's only fifteen. It's decided then, from now on you two will sleep until the second rooster crows before getting up."

"Dad, I disagree. This will make things too hard for you and Mom."

Yuan Laifu jumped up and tapped Yuan Sheng on the head. "You still remember I'm your father? Then it's decided. You two can sleep in from now on. Your mother and I have learned how to make braised meat. From now on, we'll get up and make it first."

Sheng Guihua chimed in, "That's right. We don't get much sleep anyway. Sometimes your dad tosses and turns and can't sleep. If we don't let him get up to do chores, he'll just lie in bed like a pancake and waste the bed."

Yuan Sheng grabbed Yuan Laifu's arm. "Dad, no wonder people say that a child with a father is a treasure."

Yuan Laifu smiled, his eyes narrowed. Every word his darling said made him feel so at ease.

Sheng Guihua glared at the old man and her son. Zhu Chenxi grasped Sheng Guihua's hand and said, "Mother, people say that a child without a mother is like a weed, while a child with a mother is a treasure. I am now your treasure."

Sheng Guihua looked at Zhu Chenxi with a smile in her eyes. Her daughter-in-law was so sensible.

The family, full of warmth and energy, rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

Finally, all the braised meat was ready. Yuansheng was about to put the "refrigerator" on the oxcart when Yuanlaifu objected, "Can't you make two trips? Adding the refrigerator and all that stuff weighs 600 jin, won't that exhaust my Dahuang?"

“Dad, by the time we’ve made two trips, a lot of people have already gotten up. We need to keep a low profile; it wouldn’t be good if they saw us.”

"Alright," Yuan Laifu said reluctantly, "You'll walk yourself from here, don't take the oxcart, you weigh over a hundred pounds!"

Yuan Sheng had stayed up late waiting for Li Changshun to go to bed, and got up early today. He was planning to take a nap in the oxcart later, but then his father said that. Sure enough, Da Huang was his father's real son. "Dad, I take back what I just said."

Uh……

"You brat, you can't take back what you say." The father and son laughed and joked for a while.

Before leaving, Yuansheng took two pig-slaughtering knives with him.

Yuan Laifu looked at his son and shook his head. "Why did you bring two pig-slaughtering knives? This place is peaceful."

"Dad, better safe than sorry. We already showed off our wealth to Zhang Wen when we bought the land last night, so it's better to be careful." He had seen too many things like this in his past life. Money can be a powerful motivator. If you have money but no ability, you're easy prey. No matter how ruthless you are or how careful you are, you won't even know how you died.

Yuan Sheng carrying two butcher knives wasn't just for show; if there was real danger, he really would dare to stab someone.

"Okay, it's up to you."

The two quickly arrived at the delivery yard in town, where Manager Cao and two trusted confidants were already waiting.

"Brother, I've been waiting for you! The branch in the next county that took over our braised meat is selling like hotcakes. You'd better deliver a lot more tomorrow! You have no idea how much business Meishan Pavilion's business has been taking off these past few days since we started selling braised meat. Our braised meat is one of a kind! All the signature dishes that Meishan Pavilion makes, Donglaishun can make too, maybe with slight differences in taste. Our braised meat is unique, their chefs have been trying to figure it out, but they haven't even gotten the hang of it."

"To prevent them from finding you, I deliberately set up a smokescreen, saying that this braised meat was made by Chef Feng from Donglaishun. Chen Jinfeng, the young master of Meishange, has been putting a lot of effort into getting Chef Feng to work for him, reportedly paying him a monthly salary of one hundred taels. The upper class in our county takes pride in eating braised meat. I reckon that if things continue like this, Meishange won't last long." Manager Cao's face beamed with a smile.

Yuan Sheng gave a thumbs up, "It has to be my brother, who was prepared and set up a trap in advance."

"Brother, thank you for what happened with Doctor Zhong. I left in a hurry yesterday and didn't have time to thank you properly."

Manager Cao waved his hand, "Brother, if you keep being polite to me, you're just looking down on me."

Yuan Sheng grasped Manager Cao's hand and pulled it hard. "Brother, then I won't say any more. By the way, brother, I wanted to ask you something. Do you know where there are bookstores that buy storybooks?"

“I know this place well! The owner of Qingfeng Bookstore often comes to Donglaishun in our county to eat. They collect vernacular novels. Do you want me to introduce you to it?”

"No need to trouble you for now, brother. I'll contact you if I need any help later."

Manager Cao patted Yuan Sheng's hand and said, "Brother, from now on, treat me like your own elder brother." Then, he turned to Yuan Laifu and said, "Uncle, you don't mind having another son, do you?"

Yuan Laifu was stunned by Manager Cao's words and quickly waved his hand, saying, "I don't mind, I don't mind." He had lost his usual quick wit.

"Okay, thank you, brother." Yuan Sheng knew that Manager Cao was just being friendly and didn't really want to acknowledge them as family, so he didn't continue the conversation.

After saying goodbye to Manager Cao, Yuan Laifu kept muttering to himself the whole way. Manager Cao of Donglaishun wanted to be his son? He was so eager to be his son? This was too surreal!

……

Meishan Pavilion, Qingshan Town.

Young master Chen Jinfeng was playing with a gold hairpin in his hand, which weighed more than an ounce and was inlaid with a ruby ​​the size of a fingernail.

He ordered this hairpin from Xiulou a few days ago; it cost over seventy taels of silver per hairpin, and he ordered ten of them. Originally, he planned to use this hairpin to win over Zhu Meiru and sleep with her in the next few days, but now, because of the braised meat incident, he has lost all interest in it.

The story of Chen Jinfeng and Zhu Meiru begins on that day.

The Chen family owned 800 mu of fertile land in Shiwa Village, and he went to inspect the fields with his servants. In the distance, he saw a little girl wearing tattered hemp clothes walking along the road.

The girl, bathed in light, had fair skin that seemed to glow, and almond-shaped eyes as clear as water. So pure! So ethereal! His feet seemed to obey him, unconsciously following the fairy's lead.

He wanted to see which family this ethereal fairy belonged to, so he followed her into Zhu Family Village and stopped in front of a large brick and tile house.

At this moment, the fairy turned her face to the front, and he saw that she had a red birthmark the size of a fist on her face.

Hey! What are you doing, ugly thing pretending to be a fairy? What a buzzkill!

Just as Chen Jinfeng was about to leave, he saw a woman swaying her hips as she walked out of the house. She was pretty, but judging from her gait, she was a slut.

To verify this, Chen Jinfeng deliberately arranged a chance encounter with her. He removed his headdress, and through the earthen wall, the woman could only see his face.

Chen Jinfeng had a pockmarked face and buck teeth, and the girl looked at him with disgust.

As Chen Jinfeng walked past the earthen wall, revealing his silk robe and gold-threaded boots, the girl's eyes immediately lit up, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Ha! Chen Jinfeng immediately decided to take this slut; if he didn't sleep with her, he might as well.

Zhu Meiru, however, thought she had caught a big fish.