Chapter 30 Being rich without mercy
Walking on the street, Gu Chan touched the heavy bow in her hand with a smile on her face.
Ma Zheng was walking beside her and said, "Boss, why do I feel that the way the boss lady looked at you just now was not right!"
"What do you mean?" Gu Chan was confused.
She really didn't notice it just now. Maybe because she was a girl, she couldn't see some special emotions in women's eyes.
Ma Zheng put his mouth to her ear and said with a smile, "I feel like the boss lady likes you."
"Don't talk nonsense, she is so old, how old should I be!"
"Let me tell you, there are too many widows in our Tiancang Kingdom, and now many widows are adopting the idea of raising their husbands as children." Ma Zheng suddenly revealed the matter.
Gu Chan stared at him, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
She had heard of child brides before, but never heard of child brides.
This world is really magical, and there is such a topsy-turvy thing.
Ma Zheng explained to her, "Our Tiancang Kingdom has been fighting continuously. Many men have gone to the battlefield and have not come back. There are many old people, women and children left in various places. The richer widows who have no children will spend money to raise a boy." Son, when they are brought up, marry them and let them take care of you till the end of your life.”
"So that's it! Then I can understand it." Gu Chan was relieved, and the doubts in his heart were cleared.
She does not deny that in this era of war and chaos, women do need men to rely on.
This kind of raising a child and a husband can be regarded as a method of early investment and later reliance. However, in a sense, Gu Chan does not agree with this approach. After all, it is against human ethics, but from the perspective of Tiancang Kingdom From a practical point of view, it can be regarded as a helpless move to continue the country's population base.
Ma Zheng chuckled and said, "Boss, the way the landlady looked at you just now, I'm afraid she just wants to take you in as a child adopter!"
"Don't make trouble, I'm not in the mood to talk about this now." Gu Chan smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Dry!
If she were a man, she would have no choice but to endure it for the sake of survival.
But she is a girl in this body! What do you want her to do?
Even if the boss lady really fell in love with her, she couldn't be with her, right?
While the two of them were talking, they had already walked not far in front of Ding Meihua’s stall.
At this time, a group of people were gathered in front of the Ding Meihua stall. Gu and Chan were outside the circle and could not see what was going on inside.
Ma Zheng still looked happy, "Hey! Why is business so good today! It seems that grandma's cabbage should be sold out soon."
"Something's wrong, these people are not here to buy cabbage, they are here to watch the excitement. Hurry up and have a look." Gu Chan was startled at first, then quickly realized and ran forward quickly with his horse.
After running over, the two pushed through the crowd and rushed in.
Just when they rushed in, the two people's faces became stiff and furious.
At this time, a thin young man from a wealthy family, wearing expensive silk and long white clothes, was leading a servant and stood in front of the Ding Meihua stall.
The young master has a slender figure, a bun on his head, and a face with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He is also very fair. At first glance, he looks like a pretty boy. He is holding a white paper fan in his hand and standing there with his head high. He nodded his head and slowly waved the white paper fan in his hand in front of his chest. He was full of arrogance and was really crazy.
The pile of cabbage originally placed on the stall had already been trampled to pieces by the servants.
Ding Meihua sat slumped behind the stall, crying when she saw that the cabbage she had grown so hard was being ruined like this.
"My little cabbage, you are not human, you are even bullying me, an old woman selling vegetables."
"Someone come! Someone come and seek justice for me!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Ding Meihua cried and shouted.
The spectators around him retreated far away, and no one dared to step forward.
Ma Zheng tightened his fists angrily, ready to rush forward to protect his grandma.
Gu Chan quickly reached out to hold him, shaking her head secretly at him, signaling him not to be anxious.
Then Gu Chan looked at a woman next to him and asked angrily, "Sister, who is this person? Why does everyone seem to be afraid of him?"
"Why don't you know who he is, little brother?" the woman said cautiously.
Gu Chan shook his head.
The woman put her mouth to her ear and whispered, "His name is Wang Tianxiao, and he is the nephew of Wang Feilong, the prince of the Tiancang Kingdom. His father, Wang Feihu, relies on his brother to become the king of the alien surname in Kyoto, and he is the king in our Wuheng County." He is so dominant that even our county magistrate doesn’t dare to provoke him easily.”
"Oh! He's the one who collects taxes and money from Wuheng County specifically for Kyoto, right?" Gu Chan suddenly remembered.
Zhang Wanshan told her before.
All the taxes and money in this area of Wuheng County are not collected by the county government, but are collected by a specially appointed official named Wang under the decree of Kyoto, and then deducted from the county government's normal operations, and then sent to the Kyoto treasury. .
She didn't know who this Wang Yuanwai was before, but now that the eldest sister said it, she immediately understood.
The other member of the Wang family is Wang Feihu. His brother Wang Feilong is a king with a different surname in Kyoto. His son Wang Tianxiao is currently bullying Grandma Ding.
After understanding the situation, Gu Chan was ready to go up and help her grandma.
But at this time, Wang Tianxiao's servant raised his leg and kicked Ding Meihua in the chest. The kick caused her to lie directly on the ground, and cursed, "You damn old woman, you are so shameless. Our young master is passing by, you Even if you don’t give way, you still dare to throw rotten vegetable leaves on his shoes. Do you know how much a pair of shoes costs? Can you afford to pay for them if they are stained?”
"It's too much. I'll fight him." Ma Zheng, who was standing behind him, couldn't stand it anymore. He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, ready to rush forward and fight for his life.
Gu Chan stretched out her hand to stop him, "Use your brain. With your skills, you won't be able to beat him if you go up there."
"What should I do? I can't just watch my grandma being bullied by them like this!" Ma Zheng said with a painful expression.
"You stand here and don't move. I'll go over to help. You can act according to my eyes and cooperate with me at any time. We don't pretend to be cool, but this kind of beast who is rich and unkind must be taught a lesson severely." Gu Chan was livid. Face whispered.
Ma Zheng held the bow in his hand tightly, and his whole body was shaking with anger. He really wanted to open his bow and set an arrow, and shoot the dog in front of him with one arrow, but in the end he chose to listen to Gu Chan and endure it.
Gu Chan nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly rushed over, stood in front of the servant, pointed at Ding Meihua and cursed, "You old woman, how can you be so blind? You didn't even look at who is standing in front of you. , How dare you throw rotten vegetable leaves on his shoes, I think you are really tired of living. "
"Who is this kid?"
"Yes! Why did you run out suddenly?"
"He is still here to help the prince. It seems that he is not a good person and just wants to cling to the powerful."
The onlookers were immediately stunned and started talking in low voices.
But Wang Tianxiao stood in front of the stall with a proud face, thinking that he was so famous that even children would come out to fawn over him.
(End of chapter)