The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 185 Like a Stray Dog

He turned around and smiled at Wen Luozhi, "What are you planning to do now? Your little brain is always coming up with something new."

Wen Luozhi pretended to be angry and muttered, "How can you just do whatever comes to mind! There's nothing that people can't do if they want to!"

Wen Zijin simply chuckled without speaking, and took out an exquisite brocade box from the bottom shelf.

"This is for you, open it and take a look."

He bought this with the money he saved up by copying books outside for several days, and he didn't know if she would like it.

"Thank you, Fifth Brother!" she said sweetly, happily accepting the brocade box.

The smile on her face froze the moment she opened it.

Inside lay a peach blossom hairpin, its blossoms in bud, looking quite beautiful.

Seeing her reaction, Wen Zijin asked nervously, "What's wrong? Don't you like it? Then Fifth Brother will buy you another one."

This was the first time he had ever given a gift to a girl. He thought his younger sister loved beauty and he bought it because he thought it looked nice, without thinking too much about it.

As he was saying this, he tried to take back the brocade box, but Wen Luozhi quickly closed it and held it protectively in her arms. "How can you take back something you've given away?"

"I like it! I like everything my brothers give me."

Wen Zijin then gave up. He had just seen his sister pause for a moment and thought the little girl didn't like it.

"What important thing have you remembered to do again?" The hairpin interrupted him, and he almost forgot that his younger sister had run in and seemed to have something to say to him.

Wen Luozhi put the brocade box down and sat opposite him with a serious expression. "Fifth Brother, I am determined to become a royal merchant!"

Wen Zijin was slightly surprised. It was already difficult enough to make a business successful, so wouldn't it be even more difficult to become an imperial merchant?

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Wen Luozhi sighed and said, "Of the four classes—scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—merchants are the lowest."

"So what if our family business is huge? People will still say we're just money-grubbing businessmen."

Don't think she didn't know that many people in the academy were saying behind her back that it was a disgrace to her family to have a scholar while she herself was still doing business in town.

Although I know they're not just being sour grapes, who would be happy to hear something like that?

Imperial merchants were different; they supplied goods to the imperial court and weren't afraid of what others would say.

With such a title, she'd better see who dares to bully her!

Wen Zijin tapped her fingers lightly on the table, the tapping sound making Wen Luozhi a little anxious.

Aside from Wen Zijin offering her opinions, everyone else in the family always supports her whenever she says so.

This is something that can't be accomplished overnight, and she wanted to hear Wen Zijin's thoughts.

After not receiving a response for a while, she initially thought that the most opinionated person in the family didn't approve.

Just as Wen Zijin was about to say "never mind," she took a sip of her tea and smiled, saying, "Then Luo'er, you'd better work hard. From now on, your fifth brother will cling to your powerful backer."

His smile, with its curved eyes, was strikingly similar to Wen Luozhi's.

Yan Che has a great talent for business, and Yan Feng has told him many times that Yan Feng has praised her highly.

He also felt that a young woman with such intelligence and spirit was in no way inferior to others.

The Yan family's business is far more extensive than it appears on the surface, so the fact that Yan Feng praised his younger sister shows how capable she truly is.

He had originally planned to protect her after he passed the imperial examinations, but now it seems he should be ashamed.

Wen Luozhi was all smiles, her teeth practically disappearing from her eyes. She patted Wen Zijin on the shoulder like a buddy, saying, "From now on, your big brother will protect you! He'll let his little brother walk with his head held high wherever he goes!"

Wen Zijin was amused by her and quickly picked up the brocade box, stuffing it into her hand before shooing her away, "You have no manners! Go downstairs and find DouDou! I need to check my studies!"

Upon hearing the name Wolf Overlord, Wen Luozhi remembered that she had just secretly sent it to deal with those soldiers, and she wondered how it had gone.

She ran to the room that had been prepared specifically for Wolf Overlord, but it was completely empty, without a single wolf hair.

Just as I was about to leave, a white shadow darted in like lightning, then quickly climbed onto the soft bed and collapsed on it.

"I'm exhausted! How come those stinky men could run so fast!"

It had just followed behind them and startled them, and the group immediately scattered.

There was nothing it could do but scare this one and that two times.

It didn't return until it scared them so much that they ran into the mountains.

Hehe! Those beggars in the mountains set up a lot of traps to catch prey; I wonder if any of them fell into them.

"How did things go?"

Wen Luozhi leaned against the door frame, arms crossed, watching it. The creature didn't seem too tired yet; she'd let it run a few more laps later.

Wolf Overlord didn't answer her immediately. He changed positions several times until he found the most comfortable one, then lifted his eyelids and looked at her smugly.

"How could I possibly mess things up when I'm in charge? They were all so scared of me that they almost forgot about the grain carts!"

"They all went into the woods, not one was left behind!"

It even regrets it a little now; why didn't it try harder back then?

Once they abandon the grain carts, they can have someone retrieve the grain. Wouldn't that be wonderful? For a moment, Wen Luozhi even saw annoyance on its wolf face.

"Relax, relax, didn't you say you were going into the woods? That's enough to give them a hard time."

Indeed, there are currently two tall, thin men trapped in Lin Feng's trap for catching wild boars.

Luckily, the two of them were thin and didn't hit any of the sharp wooden stakes.

The other two people above were reaching down into the trap with two tree branches, shouting, "Hurry up and grab them! If we can't get back after dark, we're doomed!"

This forest looks huge; you never know what might jump out at night.

The two people trapped clung desperately to the tree branches, and it took them many attempts to finally climb out.

The four men were exhausted. Remembering that there was still grain on the grain cart, they didn't dare to take a break and stumbled out.

One by one, they went from being imposing figures when they first entered the village to looking like stray dogs.

Lin Feng walked out of the cave and coldly looked at the group of people who seemed to be fleeing in panic. He had seen what these people had done while he was in the crowd.

He's been in the village for quite a few days now. At most, everyone can eat their fill and after paying their grain tax, how much is left?

Not only did they harvest so much more than they should have, but they also spilled so much of it on the soil. He felt heartbroken seeing the villagers' expressions.

The grain collectors finally reached the grain truck and, upon inspection, discovered that a bag of rice was missing.

"Brother, I'll go look for it on the road! Maybe that damn dog lost it while chasing me."

A skinny man clutched his back, pretending to go back, but the foreman grabbed him and continued driving, impatiently yelling, "What are you looking for?!"

"We've already collected so much extra, who cares about the small difference! Hurry up and drive the cart! Otherwise we won't reach town before dark!"

He's waiting to go to town to sell the extra harvest so he can go to a brothel to drink and see beautiful women! Don't let that bag of grain hold you back.

Lai Zi waited in the grass until they were far away before daring to come out. Looking at the large bag of grain in the grass, he grinned, revealing two rows of big yellow teeth.

What a lucky day! I even managed to carry a bag of grain home while taking a dump, so I can trade it for alcohol!