American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Hearing what Qi Shan said, Uncle Fu became happy and patted his chest, saying, "Then you've come to the right place! Back in the day, I, Uncle Fu, traveled all over the country. I've been a coachman and a follower of high officials. I've mined in the Nanshan Mountains and worked as a boat tracker in the river. I dare not say about other places, but there's nothing I don't know about the villages within a radius of ten li around here!"

"So Uncle Fu is so amazing. I'm really impressed!"

Qi Shan echoed with a few compliments. Seeing that Uncle Fu was about to brag again, he quickly said, "Uncle Fu, do you know a Tan family in our Beizhuang Village? I heard that they specialize in running a caravan and are very rich!"

"Who doesn't know Master Tan? He's a very famous philanthropist! Every year during festivals, he always gives out porridge and money! Everyone in our Beizhuang Village gives him a thumbs up when they mention him!"

Uncle Fu subconsciously said a few words, but then he couldn't help but feel a little strange and asked, "Young Master, why are you asking about this?"

"It's nothing. I just happened to see Master Tan at the county office today and was a little curious, so I just asked casually!"

Uncle Fu nodded and said, "I did hear that Master Tan has been very close to the clerk in the county office recently, but I don't know about other things. Oh, right, speaking of Master Tan, I remembered an old story!"

When Uncle Fu said this, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something, revealing a smile, and said to the coachmen in front of him, "This matter is a bit of an interesting story. It can be traced back to more than ten years ago. At that time, not to mention the young master, even you guys were still naked kids running around in the streets!"

The coachmen were very interested and kept urging him.

Qi Shan smiled, took out a piece of loose silver, and threw it over. Uncle Fu quickly smiled and grabbed it in his hand, hurriedly bringing out the few cold dishes hidden below and placing them neatly in front of Qi Shan.

"Young Master, take your time and eat. Listen to Uncle Fu's slow story!"

"More than ten years ago, there was a severe drought. There was no harvest in the fields, and everyone was not doing very well. Poor families couldn't make a living and actually started thinking about crooked ways, so there were especially many thieves that year!"

"Master Tan had been doing business since he was young, so he didn't rely on the fields for food."

"He went to many places and made a lot of money, so the drought didn't have too much of a negative impact on Master Tan. On the contrary, it made his reputation even greater."

"With a great reputation and money at home, he was naturally targeted by thieves."

"But Master Tan had a large family and a large business, and he kept fierce dogs and hired guards. Ordinary thieves couldn't get in and out, and those with slightly weaker methods didn't dare to climb over the high gate."

"Later, I don't know how, a group of thieves gathered together. There were more than a dozen people who planned to go to Master Tan's house to make a fortune together."

When he said this, everyone had widened their eyes and listened attentively. The coachmen even forgot to eat their tofu brains.

Uncle Fu couldn't help but feel a little proud when he saw that everyone's attention was on him. He glanced at the incense in front of a few coachmen and pointed to one, saying, "Your incense is about to burn out, and you're still hanging around here!"

Only then did the coachman come back to his senses, took a look, and reluctantly dropped a large coin, instructing the coachman next to him to relay the message to him next time, before walking away with three steps back.

"Many people are powerful, which applies everywhere. Even a group of thieves can come up with good ideas if they brainstorm together."

"Although these people were terribly poor, they were willing to invest their capital."

"In addition, they used to be gentlemen on the roof, and they had a few tricks up their sleeves, so they pooled together some money and bribed a tiler who was in charge of repairing the walls of Master Tan's house at that time."

"They had him point out the location of the dog hole in Master Tan's house."

"That night, this group of thieves sneaked into the courtyard through the dog hole. They were prepared, using meat buns mixed with sleeping pills to knock out the dogs, and quickly knocked out a few patrolling guards. They broke through the barriers all the way and smoothly touched the basement of Master Tan's house."

The coachmen gasped.

"Really? It's all glittering silver? How much silver is that?"

"Of course it's true. What kind of person is Master Tan? He's been doing business since his father's generation, and his family has a lot of money. It's just that he's low-key and doesn't show it on the surface, so there's a lot of silver hidden in the secret room!"

"Don't worry, the twist is coming!"

Uncle Fu cleared his throat and said, "Just when a group of thieves thought they were going to make a fortune, they were immediately dumbfounded. Guess what?"

"Master Tan actually melted all the silver in his house into huge pumpkins, each pumpkin weighing eight thousand taels."

"Such heavy silver made it impossible for the thieves to move or hug."

"In addition, the secret room was hidden underground, and there was a long, steep slope to climb to get out."

"This was fatal. They used all their tricks, but they couldn't do anything with the silver."

"But the money was right in front of them, and they were all red-eyed, refusing to return empty-handed. More than a dozen people started competing with the pumpkins."

"It wasn't until the patrolling guards discovered something was wrong and surrounded the secret room with a large number of people that these stupid thieves were so exhausted that they were paralyzed on the ground, only knowing how to pant, unable to move!"

The coachmen swallowed.

Uncle Fu said with a smile, "See? The rich have so much money that you can't even move it!"

"As this group of thieves was sent to the government for interrogation, the story of Master Tan's family also spread, causing a stir more than ten years ago."

"Later, I heard that there were wealthy households nearby who also learned from Master Tan and melted the gold and silver in their homes into large pumpkins."

"The effect of preventing thieves is very good!"

After the story was finished, the coachmen were still immersed in the atmosphere of the rich. After a long while, they took a breath and shook their heads as they ate the tofu brains in their bowls.

"Uncle Fu, you old ghost, why didn't you say this earlier? You just had to say these things when we were eating."

"Thinking of the eight thousand tael pumpkin, and then thinking of the three dates and two melons we earn every month, it's simply like we're not living in the same world!"

"You still want an eight thousand tael pumpkin? Why don't you go to heaven? The incense is about to burn out, and you're still daydreaming here. Get out of here!" Uncle Fu scolded with a smile and drove the coachmen away.

Qi Shan also smiled and raised his hand to snap his fingers.