The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Chapter 217 Relieve anger

"Stop hitting me... Ouch... Stop hitting me... My daughter... Ouch..."

Several strong men punched and kicked Deng Gui.

Deng Gui kept begging for mercy and wanted to make a final struggle, but the guys didn't listen to his explanation at all and kept punching him like rain.

The usually gentle and friendly shopkeeper looked at Deng Gui coldly. Seeing that he was beaten beyond recognition, he shouted, "That's enough. If you hit me again, I'll kill you."

"Boss, this is forty-five taels of silver," the clerk said. "If he doesn't give it to us, our store will be at a loss. What will we say if the young lady comes to check the accounts?"

"Let him stay and do odd jobs. Throw all the hard, dirty, and tiring work on him. Pay him 500 coins a month. He can leave when he pays off his wages."

"No, boss, let me go find my daughter first and ask her to give you the silver! Boss..." Deng Gui screamed miserably.

Deng Shaoyao felt even happier when she saw what happened to Deng Gui.

Deng Gui is good-for-nothing, lazy and incompetent. He can't even pick up dropped chopsticks at home. Now he is in debt and is forced to work to pay off his debts. You can imagine how exciting his future life will be.

"I've already told the shopkeeper about your situation and asked him to help keep an eye on Deng Gui and prevent him from causing trouble again. He'll have plenty of work to do in the future, so you don't have to worry about him causing trouble for you again."

"Sister Qingying, you are really my savior." Deng Shaoyao hugged her excitedly.

Qingying patted her on the back: "You have to rely on yourself to become stronger in the future."

Deng Gui's problem was solved. Deng Shaoyao and Qingying bought some sweet new dishes that the young master liked and Luo's pastries, and went back home feeling relaxed.

At the gate of the county government office, a man rode out on horseback. Qingying looked at the man, her cheeks flushed and her eyes were full of light.

Deng Shaoyao followed her gaze and said, "Big Brother Song."

"Do you know him?" Qingying asked.

Deng Shaoyao nodded: "I have met him. He is my cousin's brother."

"Please introduce your cousin to me someday! I often hear you mention her, and Sister Shuhui has mentioned her too. She sounds like she's very capable, and I really want to meet her."

"Okay, I think you and cousin will definitely become friends. You are both very smart people." When Deng Shaoyao spoke, Song Ruize had already ridden to the door. She hesitated for a moment, but still opened her mouth to greet him, "Brother Song, I am cousin Huiyin's cousin."

Song Ruize nodded and rode over on horseback.

Qingying watched Song Ruize's back disappear.

"Sister Qingying, I want to go see my uncle and tell him about my father." Deng Shaoyao said to Qingying, "If the young master asks, can you help me ask for leave?"

"Go ahead!" Qingying took the things she was carrying. "I'll go with you some other day."

Deng Shaoyao felt happy when she thought of Deng Gui's miserable condition.

She bought some pastries and mentioned "Sisters' Chuan Chuan Xiang." As soon as she entered the door, she called out, "Uncle, aunt, cousins, Shaoyao is here to see you."

"Peony is here." Tang Dafu went to greet her.

"Uncle, I have received my wages. This is my small token of appreciation."

"Is this Luo's pastry? Girl, it's not easy to make some money, and you have to save money to find out the whereabouts of your sister. Don't waste it like this next time."

"I have saved the money well. My mother can also make money now, and the two of us can save money much faster than if we save alone. This is also what my mother meant. My mother said that my uncle, aunt and cousin are our benefactors, and we must always remember your kindness."

"You can remember the favor, but don't buy anything." Li Taohua said, "Why did you have time to come to us today?"

"I saw my father." Deng Shaoyao said.

"We've already met him." Li Taohua pointed to an empty table in the corner, told the waiter to bring some food and drinks, and walked over there with Deng Shaoyao. "Your father is truly shameless."

Li Taohua did not hide it and told Deng Shaoyao about Deng Gui's outrageous actions.

Deng Shaoyao was extremely ashamed and told what had just happened.

"I'm sorry, aunt, it's our family that has caused you trouble."

Li Taohua waved her hand, looking nonchalant.

She asked curiously, "You are quite lucky, you have noble people to help you everywhere. This maid named Qingying is brave and smart, very interesting."

"Sister Qingying is the young master's most trusted maid. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to take root in the county government so quickly. I'll bring Sister Qingying to visit her someday. She especially wants to meet cousin Huiyin."

"Sure." Li Taohua said, "Yinyin went out. She said she had an appointment with the boy from the Song family to discuss some business."

Deng Shaoyao explained Deng Gui's recent situation and that since there were more guests, he stayed to help greet them.

At this time, Qin Huiyin was riding a horse, and Song Ruize was walking in front of her, leading the horse. Qin Huiyin was staggering, her eyes full of tension.

"Relax." Song Ruize stroked the horse's head. "If you learn to ride a horse, I'll find you a good horse."

"Then I have to study hard. But I can't do it now, I'm scared." Qin Huiyin lay down and looked at him with a bitter face.

Song Ruize was amused by her actions.

Qin Huiyin was stunned for a moment: "Brother, you smiled."

Song Ruize stepped on the pedal, jumped up, and sat behind her.

"I'm behind you, you can relax now." Song Ruize held the reins, pinched the horse's belly, and made the horse run.

Qin Huiyin was not a timid person to begin with, she just didn't like the feeling of being out of control. Now that Song Ruize was protecting her from behind, she immediately became bolder, sitting upright and enjoying the joy of driving a sports car.

"The area in front is where I chose to live. There are 235 refugees in total, with five people living in one room. This residential area is already old, and most of the residents have moved out. I spent some money to buy the houses of the remaining residents, then registered them with the government and bought the entire area. There's a large house in the middle, which is a haunted house. I had someone renovate it and will use it as a workshop."

"You bought such a large residential complex?" Qin Huiyin pointed ahead, her eyes filled with shock. "How much did that cost?"

"You forgot, I got a share of the profits from the blacksmith shop. Later, I negotiated cooperation agreements with several other merchants. I bought goods from them and made a good impression on them with the government. They all received plaques certified by the government, so naturally they would also give me benefits." Song Ruize said, "It's still a little short, so I asked a few brothers to chip in."

"Are you still short of something? I have some left."

"enough."

The horses stopped in front of the largest house.

Qin Huiyin looked at the house. It looked pretty good from the outside and didn't look like a haunted house at all.

The so-called haunted house is simply a place where a murder occurred, and people think it is unlucky, so they give it the name of a haunted house. In fact, it is just an ordinary house, nothing scary.