If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

Since that day, Chen San followed Meixiang in and out openly. The villagers were no longer surprised by the mysterious Liu Mansion, and Village Chief Liu became more cautious about the Liu Mansion.

Meixiang quickly put the matter of Ergou behind her and started her own plan to make money. She took Chen San out before dawn and wandered in the mountains behind the village, and returned only after dark.

One day, they brought back a puppy with a broken leg. After the puppy's leg healed, they wanted to release it back to the mountain, but they couldn't drive it away no matter how hard they tried. From then on, the two-person trip became a trip of two people and one dog.

When Meixiang went out that day, she felt someone secretly following her, but she didn't feel any bad intentions and was in a hurry to go out, so she didn't let Chen Sanli step on her. As a result, this guy seemed to be addicted to it. Today was the fifth day in a row. Meixiang was annoyed by being followed, and she wanted to see who was so bored, so she wanted to tease him.

It just so happened that the place they were going to today required going around a small hill. Meixiang secretly winked at Chen San, and when turning the corner, Meixiang deliberately quickened her pace. Chen San took advantage of the bushes to block his body, and when the other party hurriedly caught up, he seized the opportunity and tripped him to the ground with his leg while he was not paying attention. When the other party struggled to get up, he stepped on his back.

"Oh, I wondered who the peeping thief was, but it turns out to be an acquaintance." Chen San raised his eyebrows slightly, with a teasing tone in his voice.

Meixiang turned around from behind the hill and looked closely. It turned out to be a familiar face: "Er Gouzi?"

Seeing that he couldn't break free, Er Gouzi, who was lying on his head, begged for mercy: "It's me, it's me."

Meixiang looked at Er Gouzi angrily and said, "Er Gouzi, why are you following us instead of doing your own thing?"

"I, I..." Er Gouzi didn't know how to start, and he kept scratching his head anxiously. Finally, he made up his mind, struggled to get up, and knelt down in front of Mei Xiang: "Please accept me, Miss."

"Hey," Meixiang jumped aside in fear. This was the first time in ten years that she had met someone who knelt down before her. "Hurry up and get up. I can't make the decision on this matter. Besides, I don't have the money to hire anyone."

"Please accept me, miss. I don't eat much and I don't want any wages. I can do a lot of work and I will absolutely be obedient." Ergouzi said anxiously when Meixiang refused.

"I told you, I have no say in this. Please stop pestering me here." Meixiang was annoyed when she saw this.

Er Gouzi carefully observed Mei Xiang's expression. Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying to fool him, he was afraid that if he continued to pester her, he would end up making things worse. "Then Miss, please discuss this with Madam. Er Gouzi will wait for your good news."

Then he stood up and tried to take the backpack from Chen San's back. Chen San suddenly leaned to the side and glared at him fiercely, missing his hand that was reaching for the backpack.

Er Gouzi smiled at Chen San's inexplicable hostility and did not insist any more. He rushed to the front to clear the way for Meixiang.

For several days in a row, whenever Meixiang and her friends went out, Ergouzi would follow them around and run errands. When Meixiang came home, Ergouzi would go out to find something to eat and would stay outside Meixiang's house at night.

One time, Meixiang couldn't help herself and said, "Er Gouzi, can you please stop following me? We have enough people in our family now and don't need any more. Besides, I really don't have the money to hire anyone."

"Miss, I don't want any wages." Ergouzi said stubbornly with his neck stiff.

"If you squat outside my door again tonight, I'll let Fat Tiger bite you to death!" Meixiang threatened viciously, and the dog behind her, which could not be driven away, wagged its tail happily in agreement.

That night Fat Tiger chased Er Gouzi for three miles away. People along the way shouted and dogs barked, and the whole village listened for most of the night.

But the next day, when Meixiang opened the door, she saw Ergouzi again, with ragged clothes and several scratches on his face. Meixiang was stunned for a moment, and walked out the door without paying attention. Ergouzi's eyes lit up, and he jumped up and followed her.

Until this day, it started raining heavily outside, and Ergouzi squatted outside the door, huddled up with his shivering body.

Meixiang, who was in the house, looked at the heavy rain outside and felt as if there were nails stuck on her butt - she was unable to sit still. The beautiful lady and Nanny Chen looked at her and couldn't help laughing.

"Mother," Meixiang looked at the two of them, hesitant and wanting to say something.

"Xiang'er, don't force yourself. Just do what you want." The beautiful woman patted her hands gently and encouraged her.

"Mom, there's going to be another mouth to feed at home?"

"It's okay for now. We still have Xiang'er. I believe you won't let us starve."

"Yeah," Meixiang nodded heavily and ran quickly to the gate. Behind her, Nanny Chen chased after her, shouting "Yo Yo!" with an umbrella in her hand.

"I, Ergou, greet the madam, the young lady, and the nanny," Ergou kowtowed to the three of them in turn, trembling. Nanny Chen turned slightly to the side and accepted a half-salute.

The beautiful woman nodded and gave a twenty-cent gift. Nanny Chen took out a complete set of new clothes, and Meixiang was stunned. Nanny Chen glanced at her and quietly handed her a purse with ten cents in it.

Er Gouzi did not accept the gift: "Er Gouzi has another unwelcome request, please madam and miss to fulfill it."

Meixiang looked at Ergouzi, who was shivering from the cold and soaking wet, and said hurriedly, "We can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything. Go downstairs and wash up and change into clean clothes first."

"It's hard to believe this will happen. I can't feel at ease." Er Gouzi insisted.

"What's the matter? Tell me now."

"Please Madam and Miss sign this small, death deed."

The three of them looked at each other, then turned to look at Er Gouzi who was kneeling on the ground, without saying a word.

"I know the doubts in the madam and the young lady's hearts, and they even suspect that I have ulterior motives. On the one hand, the young lady saved me last time. Secondly, through my observation over the past few days, I found that the madam and the young lady are both generous people. I have been an orphan since I was young, and what I worry about most every day is when I will fall asleep and never wake up again. My biggest wish is to have a full stomach. When I met the young lady, I was like a duckweed that finally found its roots. I am willing to sacrifice this worthless life and let you do whatever you want." Er Gouzi choked up as he expressed his feelings.

The three of them looked at each other again. The beautiful woman looked at Meixiang again. Seeing that she had no objection, she turned around and nodded to Nanny Chen.

After a while, Nanny Chen brought back a written indenture, and Er Gouzi bit his index finger and pressed his fingerprint without saying a word.

"Can you rest assured now?" Meixiang said with a pout.

Er Gouzi happily kowtowed to the three people again and took the gift that Nanny Chen handed over to him.

The beautiful woman smiled as she looked at Meixiang's blushing face due to the gift of meeting just now, and stopped teasing her: "Okay, don't be embarrassed, you will know what to do when you have more experience in the future." After that, she handed her a slightly larger purse, which contained five taels of silver and thirty cents in change.

Seeing this, Meixiang coquettishly rubbed the beautiful woman's arm and took it without hesitation: "Thank you, mother. Xiang'er will make a lot of money in the future to support you in your old age."

"Okay, okay, mother is waiting for Xiang'er's filial piety. It's getting late, so go to bed quickly." The beautiful woman patted Meixiang's back and instructed lovingly.

In another room, Ergouzi, who had taken a shower and changed into clean clothes, finally fell into a sound sleep.