[1] After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

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Chapter 61: You should know how to choose right?

Master Wu knew that his eldest son had always been very opinionated.

He asked, "What do you think?"

His son replied, "Xiao Hanzheng doesn't have a good relationship with the people from the Xiao family's old residence. I heard that they are selling their land and house. They want to go to the capital to look for Senior General Weiyuan."

He curled his lips. "Knowing the old Xiao family's personalities, if they knew that Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo earned 600 taels of silver from us, they would definitely make a fuss."

Ever since he had set his eyes on these little black balls, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo's backgrounds became his top investigating priority.

If Xiao Hanzheng wasn't a xiaosanyuan who was highly regarded by his teacher and hadn't had a senior general as his ex-father, he wouldn't have used his silver to buy it.

He would send some men to act as bandits, then kill them after snatching their goods.

He would then take it as if nothing had happened.

Furthermore, now that they had a new county magistrate with the family name Mo, who came with an excellent portfolio.

He believed that Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo wouldn't preemptively tell others that they had earned 600 taels of silver from the Wu family.

How about him helping them to spread the news?

Not only would the old Xiao family target Xiao Hanzheng and his wife, the thieves would also target them too.

Master Wu smiled sinisterly and agreed, "This is a good idea. Arrange for someone to tell the old Xiao family."

His son nodded. "Alright."

In the village.

Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo left the chief's house.

Coincidentally, the villagers had finished their farm work and were returning home.

When they met people who liked to gossip, they couldn't help but ask why they went to the chief's house.

Xiao Hanzheng shared how he had received 600 taels of silver and that his family wanted to buy land to build a house.

This was the decision made by him and his wife.

If they were to tell the others about it personally, the Wu family wouldn't cause more trouble. This would also prevent the villagers' imaginations from running wild.

The villagers who passed by were all shocked when they heard this.

They were even more dumbfounded. 600 taels of silver were a lot of money.

Had Elementary Scholar Xiao married a golden doll?

As for what the old Taoist priest left behind that could be sold for 600 taels, no one was that curious or surprised.

After all, he was an old immortal. How could the things he left behind not be worth anything?

Fortunately, Xiaxi village had good folk customs. Most of the villagers were honest and unpretentious.

Especially with Xiao Hanzheng's unlimited potential as an elementary scholar, his status was completely different from everyone else.

Even if he did not look down on others, they still respected him naturally.

Therefore, although the villagers envied him, most weren't jealous.

Soon, this news spread throughout the village.