The noise was so loud that the people around were startled and got up. It was a big deal that there were thieves in the village, so even the village chief came.

Each family first checked to see if anything was missing, and then started discussing what to do.

Because the thief had not had time to commit the crime yet, they finally decided to tie the man up and lock him up in the Li family's barn. The next day, the village chief and a few other men would send him to the town's inspection office.

The unlucky guy whose foot was pierced had to have his bleeding stopped, otherwise he would either have bled out or been in excruciating pain all night. It was all so much trouble and it was already late at night when the work was done.

Li Shao gently comforted the frightened Zhao Ye, "Be good, it's okay, they are just two petty thieves, and they have been caught. Tomorrow I will take Sun Liu to buy some blue bricks and gravel, and then build the wall between the wine shop and our house higher, and put sharp gravel in it, so that no thief can get in from now on."

"Husband, do you think it could be the person that Shopkeeper Wu hired last time? He didn't succeed in stealing this time, so he might have other tricks up his sleeve, right?!"

"Don't think too much, it's okay, Brother Ye. With your husband here, we are not afraid of anyone. Go to sleep quickly. It's already the middle of the night and your eyes are going to turn blue." Zhao Ye fell asleep after Li Shao's constant comforting. He felt distressed when he saw the person in his arms sleeping with his hands tightly holding the corner of his clothes.

The next morning, the two thieves were sent to the Inspection Office, and Yang Wei promised him that he would find out the mastermind behind the incident.

After Li Shao sent the village chief and others back to the village, he took Sun Liu to buy bricks and gravel, and raised the walls of his home and the winery a lot higher. The top of the wall was filled with sharp gravel, and Zhao Ye felt much more at ease now.

The village chief was indeed very efficient. Within two days, he had completed the two tasks that Li Shao had asked him to do.

The two men who came to work in the winery were named Li San and Zhao Dashan. Their ancestors had lived in the village. They were both honest families, but their lives were rather difficult.

When the village chief came to their door, the two families couldn't believe that such a good thing had happened to them, and they thanked the village chief profusely.

The village chief only told them to be obedient when they arrived at the winery, do what they were told, work hard and talk less, and not tell anyone what they saw inside. If they did anything bad, they would be driven out of the village.

Both families were very honest people. They repeatedly promised to work hard and not have any bad intentions.

Li Shao was very satisfied with the two men. After signing the employment contract, he handed them over to Shen An.

The village chief also helped to lower the price of the land to one mu and two taels. Mr. Liu was not present at the time of the transaction, so everything was handled by his housekeeper.

The three of them went to the household registration office of the Inspection Office, which was responsible for land sales registration. With the village chief as a witness, the two parties signed a sales contract. Li Shao gave the silver, and Butler Liu took out the authorization certificate from his master and the land deed and gave them to the responsible clerk for inspection and registration.

After checking the registration documents, the clerk handed over the land deed and the sales contract to Li Shao, and the land became his.

After leaving the inspection office and saying goodbye to housekeeper Liu, Li Shao saw that the village chief was hesitant to speak, so he asked: "Uncle Zhao, what's wrong? Just say what you want to say."

The village chief did not shy away and said, "Then I'll be frank. The name you asked the clerk to register on the land deed just now was Ye Ge'er's?"

Li Shao didn't care about it. "Yes, so what? He is my husband. What's mine is his and what's his is mine. It doesn't matter whose name is used."

The village chief shook his head and said nothing more. He secretly sighed that he had never seen a man who loved his husband so much. The land deed was written in the name of Zhao's brother.

Li Shao was in a good mood with the land deed in his pocket. He turned to the village chief and said, "Uncle Zhao, thank you so much for all your hard work for my family. Let's go. I'll treat you to a good meal at Ke Lai Restaurant. The food there is really good."

The village chief waved his hand and refused, "It's just a small favor. How can we go to a restaurant to eat? It will cost so much money. No, no."

"Don't be polite to me. You have helped me a lot since I came to our village. It's just a meal, so don't refuse it."

As he spoke, he dragged the village chief towards the restaurant. The village chief was no match for him with his size, so he was dragged into the restaurant.

They ordered a table full of dishes, which tasted really good. The village chief enjoyed the meal but couldn't help feeling sorry for Li Shao for spending so much money. While lamenting that Li Shao was generous and rich, he also saw how big his appetite was, which was terrifying.

After eating and drinking, Li Shao sent the village chief back home. When they parted, the village chief kept praising him as a good young man and told him to ask for his help if he had any problems in the future.

Before Li Shao went to the town, he told Zhao Ye that he would invite the village chief to dinner today, so there was no need to wait for him. Zhao Ye had already finished his meal, washed up, and was half lying on a cushioned recliner reading a storybook.

After Li Shao entered the room, he raised the things in his hand and said, "Look what I brought back for you."

Zhao Ye took it and put it on the table, then opened it and said, "Oh! It's sweet osmanthus candied lotus root!"

"Hahaha, we're inviting the village chief to dinner at Kelai Restaurant today. Don't you like their sweet-scented osmanthus candied lotus root the most? But it's getting late now, so eat some of the leftovers and have them tomorrow."

While eating, Zhao Ye fed Li Shao a piece as well, "My husband, you are so kind. You bought the land?"

Li Shao smiled and took out the contract and the title deed from his arms and handed them to Zhao Ye, "Well, fifty acres, a total of one hundred taels, the title deed is here."

Zhao Ye took it with excitement, "That's great, my husband. We will have farmland in the future."

As he spoke, he opened the deed and looked at it carefully. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he looked at Li Shao.

Li Shao chuckled, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me if not the title deed? Are you unhappy?"

Zhao Ye nodded vigorously, tears about to fall, "Husband, you are the head of the family, why do you put my name on the deed?"

Li Shao embraced him and rubbed his head. "Didn't I tell you last time that if I buy a shop in the future, I'll put your name on it. If I buy a piece of land, of course I'll put your name on it too."

"This way I won't dare do anything to let you down in the future. Otherwise, if you take the child and all the property and abandon me, I won't have anywhere to cry."

Zhao Ye burst into laughter after hearing these strange words, "You love me the most, so you won't do anything to let me down. My child and I will never leave you."

Oh, so confident! Li Shao looked at Ye Ge'er, who was holding his chin up in his arms and looking at him with sparkling eyes. He felt as if his heart was gently scratched by a kitten's claws, itching.

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