Female Hero

The cost was twenty taels, and the ward chief's congratulatory gift alone was over ten taels. This was easy to figure out.

A normal person would have spent twenty taels to buy a regular servant, and the money would be recouped immediately!

However, if he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it.

Su Mo never dwelled on things.

Before he could even finish organizing the congratulatory gifts from the Bai Family.

As soon as Wang Youcai left, it was as if a bugle had sounded.

After that, gift-givers arrived one after another.

First came the lane chief of Jiazi Lane, then the influential families and wealthy households in the ward, followed by neighbors and acquaintances from Jiazi Lane, and so on.

Some brought eggs, some brought fresh meat, some brought mountain delicacies, some brought pastries, and some directly offered silver fragments and coins...

Su Mo accepted them all with a smile.

He secretly made a mental note to return their gifts one by one in the future.

Su Mo understood these social exchanges, even though he had been a shut-in in his previous life.

At the same time, he marveled at the strict social hierarchy of the Great Wu Dynasty.

Even gift-giving had an order!

The ward chief didn't send a gift, so the lane chief didn't dare to come. If the lane chief hadn't come, the wealthy households had to wait!

No wonder so many people wanted to become officials!

He really needed to put in more effort and quickly gain the favor of the Female Captain, to secure this powerful connection!

If one day he became a minor official, and then married the delicate young widow, Madam Qin.

He could bully commoners by day and tease his wife by night!

Life would be perfect!

It would be so much better than being a single dog shut-in in his previous life, and it wouldn't be a wasted transmigration!

Su Mo felt wonderful!

While Su Mo was receiving gifts until his hands were sore.

In Eagle Ravine Dock, Chen Family Village.

Chen Bao was dumbfounded when he heard the news.

This was a bizarre event under the heavens.

The victim accused someone and was beaten to death in court, yet the defendant turned around and became a registered yamen official.

Even fictional stories wouldn't dare to write something like this!

The Imperial Guard's connections were truly formidable!

He broke out in a cold sweat.

He had whipped Su Mo before; he hoped Su Mo didn't hold a grudge.

Judging by his reaction, he didn't seem to be holding a grudge.

Moreover, he looked as gentle as jade, humble, and courteous, like a scholar, not someone petty.

But with matters like these, it was better to be safe than sorry!

After all, it was unreasonable for a ruthless old subordinate clerk to raise such a nephew.

Who knew if he was a cunning little fox, even more so than Chen Gan!

He still needed to make amends.

After much thought, Chen Bao called Chen Hu over and told him the news he had just received.

Chen Hu's reaction wasn't as strong as Chen Bao's.

After all, he had been mentally prepared.

This was the normal course of events.

It would be unreasonable for the county yamen to dare to meddle with someone from the Imperial Guard!

Chen Bao frowned and asked, "Chen Hu, what do you think we should do?"

Chen Hu said carelessly, "Since the Chen Family and that kid are fine, they'll definitely send Madam Qian and the others back to the county town!"

Chen Bao put his hand to his forehead, speechless.

He was desperate and grasping at straws, why would he think of asking this dim-witted person!

Chen Hu excitedly added, "Before, Chen Gan was just a helper, and he could open so many doors for us!"

"Now that that kid has become a regular servant, won't our illegal salt sell even better!"

Thinking of this, he felt quite pleased with himself.

Chen Village's good days are coming!

Maybe even I, this old bachelor, can save enough money to buy a pretty wife at the human market!

Don't think that selling illegal salt means high risk and high profit!

You can't just sell illegal salt whenever you want.

Basically, every illegal salt boss has a fixed territory.

To increase profits and expand channels, you have to fight with other illegal salt dealers, snatch territory, and many people will die.

And.

Getting salt costs silver, compensating injured brothers costs silver, supporting their families costs silver, and bribing officials costs even more silver!

At the end of the year, a profit of three to five hundred taels of silver is already extremely high.

With thousands of people in Chen Village and various expenses, how can there be any surplus!

Chen Village doesn't have much mountainous land suitable for growing grain.

Besides selling illegal salt.

They also have to hunt in the mountains, search for mountain goods, chop wood to make charcoal, and so on to make a living!

Seeing Chen Hu's excited appearance, Chen Bao also pondered in his heart.

His dim-witted cousin wasn't entirely wrong.

Regular Servants and auxiliary servants are completely different.

Chen Village isn't afraid of fighting with other illegal salt dealers.

The problem is, even if they take the territory, without official protection, they'll be robbed back in a few days, and their brothers' lives will have been wasted!

It's easy to take territory, but hard to defend it!

If they could befriend Su Mo and indirectly gain the support of the Imperial Guard, what then?

The prerequisite is to repair the relationship with Su Mo!

Chen Bao gritted his teeth and slowly said, "Chen Hu, go and call Qianyu over immediately!"

"Also, don't call him 'that kid' anymore. You must address him as Officer Su! Otherwise, don't blame your cousin for being ruthless!"

Chen Hu had a bitter expression: "Got it!"

"But why call Qianyu over?"

"Is Big Brother planning to go to war? The salt team has over a hundred brothers, do we need that girl?"

Chen Bao glared at him: "Just go when I tell you to! Stop with the nonsense!"

Chen Hu feared nothing, except his cousin. He immediately went to call his niece.

Not long after, a tall girl, about 1.75 meters tall, with a slender waist, long legs, a perky butt, and disproportionately full breasts, dressed as a knight in white, entered the room.

"Dad, why are you looking for me? I just settled Sister Qin in!"

As soon as Chen Qianyu entered, she started chattering non-stop: "Sister Qin is so pitiful!"

"Forced to leave the county town by those hateful yamen subordinate clerks, unable to return home!"

"Hmph!"

"When my swordsmanship is perfected, I'll go kill that Leper Zhou and avenge Sister Qin!"

Chen Bao's forehead twitched.

Which bastard gave her those martial arts novels? When I find him, he'll be in trouble!

The daughter of an illegal salt boss, with blood on her hands, wants to be a chivalrous knight!

Isn't this a joke?

Will the first person she wants to kill be her own father?

He coughed twice: "You don't need to go kill that Leper Zhou."

"He's already dead!"

The female knight Chen Qianyu was instantly stunned, staring at her father with wide eyes: "Dead?"

"How can he be dead! I haven't killed him yet!"

Her achievements were snatched away by someone else. The female knight was very annoyed and couldn't help but ask, "Which great hero killed him?"

Chen Bao said irritably: "He was beaten to death by the officials!"

"He was guilty of numerous crimes, raping women and seizing civilian land, and was sentenced to one hundred strokes. He was beaten to death in court!"

The female knight was furious when she heard this: "As expected! Subordinate clerks are all bad people!"

Chen Bao glared at her: "Who says subordinate clerks are bad people!"

"Do you know that the one who reported him to the officials was also a yamen subordinate clerk?"

The female knight blinked: "No way?"

Chen Bao was a little stunned. "Madam Qin didn't tell you?"

Heroine: "No!"

Chen Bao thought to himself that Madam Qin was quite tight-lipped. He then explained, "When Leper Zhou insulted Madam Qin that day, it was Su Mo who chivalrously stepped in to save her!"

"Su Mo even broke Leper Zhou's shoulder bone with a single punch!"

"He even teamed up with the helper, Old Uncle, to bring Leper Zhou to justice!"

The Heroine's eyes widened. "That happened too?"

Chen Bao said irritably, "Do you think your father would lie to you? If you don't believe me, go ask Madam Qin!"

"I can't speak for others, but Su Mo is definitely a good yamen runner!"

The Heroine nodded thoughtfully. "He sounds like a good person."

"But why did you call me over, Father?"

Chen Bao's expression instantly turned grim, and he sighed heavily. "Do you know that our Chen Family Village is in grave danger!"

The Heroine was startled and asked urgently, "Father, what happened?"