They say your illegitimate child is worthless, yet you rebel with seven wives?

Chapter 19 Where's the water?! It's all piles of silver!

Si Mingyu rolled her eyes. "I can't be bothered with you... We're just planning to take some measurements and renovate this courtyard properly."

"After all, we'll be living here for a long time from now on, so we can't let this courtyard remain so desolate and dilapidated."

At this point, Si Mingyu paused, "Su Luo, I've discussed it with a few of my sisters."

"While we may not be able to help you much right now, we do know some basic skills, like needlework..."

"At the very least, it can help supplement the family income during this most difficult time."

Su Luo was taken aback, not expecting Si Mingyu to say this.

For a moment, I was actually quite moved.

Such virtuous women are hard to find even with a lantern in one's past life, but Su Luo has found seven of them now.

And they all became his wives.

Seeing the six women busy at work, Su Luo didn't refuse, as that would dampen their enthusiasm.

He smiled and said, "Okay, let's get through this together."

"But don't worry, I've arranged for you to be my wives, not to suffer, but to enjoy happiness."

Si Mingyu smiled and said, "We all believe you."

Delia appeared, holding an axe, and said, "I can't do needlework, but I can chop wood."

Her wheat-colored face was full of seriousness as she said to Su Luo, "Sister Mingyu said that I can help you in this way too!"

"Su Luo, look, that's all the firewood I chopped, isn't that amazing?!"

Su Luo looked over and saw a small mountain of firewood piled up in the corner of the yard.

Su Luo and Si Mingyu exchanged a glance, and Si Mingyu couldn't help but chuckle. Su Luo also smiled slightly.

He reached out and ruffled Delia's hair. "Good, good, very impressive!"

"As a reward for you, I'll sleep with you tonight!"

After saying that, he strode away from the courtyard.

Delia blushed, her wheat-colored skin flushed, and she stamped her foot before going back to chopping wood.

……

Upon exiting the courtyard, they saw Ye Hu and the others waiting outside.

Ye Hu and Shen Laosan were talking about something.

Behind them, Zhang Daqiang and several of the Si family's former guards were whispering among themselves: "The son-in-law is really fierce. Not only was he so powerful in killing enemies yesterday, but he also married seven wives!"

"He is truly a role model for us all!"

"He's absolutely a fierce general..."

Hearing these voices, Su Luo was not embarrassed at all; instead, she straightened her chest.

Men should be fierce!

"Uncle!"

Upon seeing Su Luo, Ye Hu took the initiative to greet her.

Su Luo smiled and nodded: "Uncle Tiger, how's the matter I asked you to inquire about going?"

Ye Hu sighed softly, "A harsh government is more ferocious than a tiger!"

"Our Great Xia's taxes are already high, and local officials are constantly exploiting the people by taking advantage of the tax system..."

Ye Hu told Su Luo what he had learned about Xiaoyun Village.

Upon hearing this, Su Luo frowned immediately. "The village chief of Xiaoyun Village used to be so inhuman?!"

"Not only will they levy high taxes, but they will also force villagers to slaughter chickens and pigs, and even their oxen will not be spared... These are the villagers' means of livelihood!"

Old Shen said angrily, "Yes, these sons of bitches are simply trying to drive the villagers of Xiaoyun Village to their deaths..."

Su Luo was equally furious, and only then did she understand why Tang Daniu had acted that way last night.

What angered him even more was that these corrupt officials, knowing they couldn't squeeze any more money out of the villagers, didn't even spare them!

They arrested all the young people from Xiaoyun Village!

This is not only about driving the people of Xiaoyun Village to the brink of despair, but also about making Xiaoyun Village completely extinct!

"No wonder, all we saw along the way last night were the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled..."

Su Luo suddenly realized: "Tang Daniu also deliberately emphasized this point! They're afraid we'll be like those scoundrels in the past, conscripting men!"

Then, Su Luo had another question: "However, although Xiaoyun Village is located in a remote area, it is only about 20 miles away from Yunhai Town."

"Xiaoyun Village is also under the jurisdiction of Yunhai Town. These people are acting so outrageously and unruly. Don't the officials in Yunhai Town care?"

Ye Hu said, "Young master, guess who the village chief who conscripted men is?"

"He is the current mayor of Yunhai Town, and also... Xie Changyun, the third young master of the Xie family."

Upon hearing this, it was Su Luo's turn to fall silent.

Although I knew that I could guess that the way Xiaoyun Village was treated was not the only reason, I never expected it to have deteriorated to this extent.

"Oppressive government is more ferocious than a tiger..."

Su Luo smirked. He could at least dodge a tiger, but how could he deal with these man-eating officials?!

The tree withered and rotted at the roots.

If a village or town is this rotten, the Great Xia Dynasty I've transmigrated to is probably no better.

Su Luo shook his head to banish these thoughts from his mind and said, "Then Xiaoyun Village shouldn't really be left with only the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled; there are still some young people there..."

"Otherwise, Tang Daniu wouldn't have repeatedly emphasized that those young people must be hiding."

Ye Hu nodded, agreeing with Su Luo's point.

After thinking for a moment, Su Luo said, "For the time being, we will still need to stay in Xiaoyun Village as our base."

"Therefore, it is still essential to maintain good relations with the villagers."

"We must let the villagers know that we are different from the officials of the past..."

Shen Laosan asked, "Son-in-law, what should we do?"

"Should we mobilize all the villagers?"

Su Luo shook his head, a smile playing on his lips, and looked at Ye Hu: "Uncle Hu, do you remember what I told you? If you want to develop, what's the most important thing?"

Ye Hu said, "Money! Silver!"

"That's right!"

Su Luo waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's go up the mountain. I'll take you to make a fortune!"

"As long as I have money and silver, and the villagers see it, they will naturally understand that I am not here to exploit them... After all, they don't have much to offer!"

"I'm here to improve their lives!"

Ye Hu frowned and said, "Young Master, making money...up the mountain? Are we going hunting?!"

"Hunting won't make us a lot of money, but with our skills, we can easily make a living..."

Shen Laosan said, "Young master, if we're going hunting, we need to make a bow first!"

"The weapons we have are all swords and sabers, which aren't very convenient..."

Su Luo smiled mysteriously and shook his head: "There's no need for that. Just follow me."

"By the way, Uncle Tiger, have you found out the location of that spring that flows out salt water?"

"We want to make big money, that's the key point!"

Ye Hu looked at Su Luo and saw that his son-in-law's face was full of confidence, which made him even more puzzled. "I did find out, the locals call it Tiger Urine Spring..."

“Young master, the water flowing from Tiger Urine Spring is not salty, it is poisonous. Some people have been poisoned after drinking it, which is why it is called Tiger Urine Spring.”

Su Luo chuckled, "Poisonous water?"

"What's flowing out isn't water! It's all pure silver!"