My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 103 The Consequences of Favoritism

Big Tiger swallowed hard, swallowing his shock.

But not saying anything would be impolite, since one is obligated to receive a gift.

After thinking it over, Da Hu sighed from the bottom of his heart, "Third Uncle, you weren't like this before..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Si Shaoheng turn to look at him with a questioning look in his eyes.

What was I like before?

Da Hu said honestly, "You used to look down on us because we weren't well-educated and were just peasants, so you always looked down on us and didn't care about us younger generation... You didn't even care much about Third Aunt, Brother Xin, and Sister Nian."

"And what about now?"

“You’re finally looking at everyone in the family properly now, that’s great! We kids all say that after the earthquake, everyone changed, and you and your third aunt changed the most and the best.”

“I don’t want to change either, but your third aunt gave me too much, I had no choice. So you have to remember, money can make the devil turn the millstone, but ill-gotten gains won’t.”

You should study hard and learn your skills so you can earn more money in the future. If you don't like someone and want to change them, just throw money at them.

Si Shaoheng was not only subtly instilling in Da Hu that all the good life he had was brought about by Cheng Ruoan.

At the same time, it also gave him advice on how he should treat his father and mother in the future.

Si Shaoheng had heard Cheng Ruoan complain about it many times, but he still had to find Si Dalang and Xia Shi.

Once found, Si Dalang and Xia Shi must be forced to divorce.

If a divorce is truly impossible, either sever ties with the family or keep Xia Shi under their very noses.

Otherwise, her profile would pop up with -5 reputation points every now and then, which would be unbearable for anyone.

Da Hu remained silent, pondering his third uncle's words, and he found them to make a lot of sense.

It seems that all of Uncle San's changes started when Aunt San took over the management of the household and kept throwing money at the Si family with her family's money.

"Okay! Third Uncle, I'll definitely make a lot of money and spoil it so much that my parents will listen to me. Then can you let them come home?"

Si Shaoheng raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this child was indeed smart, understanding things immediately.

"Once your parents are found, whether they can return home is no longer up to your third aunt and me; it depends on the current head of the family."

"Second Uncle?" Da Hu waved his hand and asserted with certainty. "Second Uncle won't be in charge for long. Right now, everyone in the family, regardless of age, has deep resentment towards him. Just wait and see."

When Si Shaoheng took Da Hu to Qi Biao Tou's place and returned to Bai Cao Tang to pick up Zhao Shi, he didn't see Si Erlang there.

But before he could ask, Zhao told him, "Son, it will cost a lot of money to build doors, windows and cabinets. I just made the decision to have your second brother sell the carriage he drove to the county town. Third son, you won't be angry, will you?"

Si Shaoheng sneered inwardly, but didn't show it on his face.

"Why would I be angry? That carriage was purchased with Dr. Hu's money. Just let your second brother figure out how to explain it to Dr. Hu."

But the horse's deed is still in Doctor Hu's hands. Would Second Brother dare to secretly sell the carriage?

If Doctor Hu reports this to the authorities, my second brother won't escape; he'll be arrested.

Upon hearing this, Zhao panicked, "How come this horse has a contract?"

In the village, only cattle required to be registered with the government; other livestock such as mules and donkeys, which could both work and pull carts, did not require registration.

"These horses can't be used for plowing; they're only used for pulling carts. Why do we need to report the sale of these things to the government?"

"Because it's expensive."

Zhao asked in a trembling voice, "How...how much?"

"Four horses, Dr. Hu spent over a thousand yuan to buy them... Mother! Doctor, come quickly, my mother has fainted!"

Si Shaoheng was also somewhat speechless.

He told Zhao these things not to scare her into fainting, but simply to let her know how serious the consequences could be if she made decisions without consulting the rest of the family and just listened to one of her sons.

This was also the case when the Zhao family favored the original master, Si Sanlang.

She believed whatever Si Sanlang told her.

Then, using his position as the head of the family, he would force the other children to do the same.

Now she feels that Si Shaoheng has changed, becoming mindless in protecting the Cheng family, which has hurt her feelings, so she has started to favor Erlang, her second favorite son.

That's why, even though she knew that Si Erlang had said some things wrong and done some things in an ugly way, she still took his side.

Si Shaoheng wouldn't tolerate it.

You like to show favoritism, then I'll show you that favoritism doesn't end well.

After being pricked with needles, Zhao slowly woke up and immediately began to sob and cry to Si Shaoheng:

"Why didn't you say so earlier? This horse is under a contract! You should stop your second brother right away and not let him sell it. What if Doctor Hu takes us to court?"

Si Shaoheng sneered, "So you can just sell it whenever you want if there's no contract?"

Zhao blurted out, "Why can't I, as the mother, decide to sell our own things?"

Si Shaoheng laughed angrily: "But this is not our family's property at all. I've told you so many times. Everything we eat and use along the way was provided by the Cheng family. The carriage and the bodyguards were provided by my wife's master."

You knew this all along, so why did you believe your second brother when he thought we were lying to him? Well then, just wait for the authorities to come knocking on your door.

Let me remind you, Mother.

If the authorities come knocking on my door, I can forget about ever taking the imperial examinations again.

After saying that, Si Shaoheng muttered to himself, "They've already broken ties with the Si family clan, all just to get a place to live so I could participate in the imperial examinations properly. Who knew they could ruin it so easily?"

Zhao:......

What else could she say? She could only cry.

Fortunately, Si Erlang was never able to sell the carriage.

Or rather, the carriages can be sold, but the horses cannot be sold at all without a contract.

According to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, horses are considered strategic resources, and no carriage and horse trading company dares to buy or sell them casually.

Si Erlang had just arrived in Songshan County and was unfamiliar with the place, so he had no way to find a private channel to sell it at a low price.

On the way back to the village, Si Shaoheng's carriage was ahead, with Zhao Shi in it.

Si Erlang's carriage was far behind him.

Si Erlang originally thought that since he couldn't sell the carriage, he shouldn't make the trip for nothing. He should at least take a few people back to the village and earn some money for the fare to make up for the expenses of the trip.

The hay for the horses was dug up by the family's children every day from the old mountain behind the house. They didn't feed it to the family's horses, but they could sell it for twenty or thirty coins.

Si Erlang had a wonderful plan: to earn some money for horse feed by picking up passengers along the way. But little did he know that Daxi Village was a notoriously poor village, and hardly anyone was willing to pay for a horse-drawn carriage ride.

When Si Shaoheng brought Zhao back to the village, he heard all the villagers' gossip about the Si family: "They're broke but pretending to be rich," and "They're trying to take advantage of the villagers as soon as they arrive." Si Erlang was still driving the carriage along the way, shouting:

"Let's take a horse-drawn carriage back to Daxi Village! It costs two coins for half the journey and three coins for the whole trip, a ride that only the rich can enjoy!"