A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Chapter 166 A Bizarre Gift

Thanks to Lord He Bi's tireless promotion, the name of Supervisor Xiao is widely known in Xuzhou City.

The local wealthy merchants wanted to offer tribute as quickly as they had done to imperial envoys in the past, but they were also afraid that this Governor Xiao might just randomly pick someone who came to their door to eat, just like in the legends.

They were far from the emperor and rarely came into contact with eunuchs. Furthermore, Lord He, who could barely be considered a member of the imperial family, had intimidated these people and unconsciously demonized Xiao Yuan.

Rumors are often based on hearsay and speculation, and they tend to be influenced by a lot of imagination as they are passed down.

It's unclear which clever person came up with this ingenious idea, but the head of the Lu family actually picked out two chubby little babies from among the servants who had given birth in the mansion and sent them over.

They called it a small token of their respect to the Grand Supervisor.

The two little babies were drugged and brought over in a big box. Little Bean has been receiving so many gifts lately that she's gotten used to it.

Hearing that it was presented to the Grand Eunuch by the patriarch of the city's most powerful clan, he didn't even check it. After taking the silver notes stuffed into his hands by the steward and asking for permission, he brought the person before Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan, the biggest local tyrant in Xuzhou, rarely gave face by personally receiving him.

The first few boxes were all quite normal, containing gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and jade that looked very valuable. However, the two large boxes at the end startled Xiao Yuan.

Two toddlers, who looked to be under two years old, a boy and a girl, were wearing bright red bibs and had their hair tied in pigtails.

I must say, he slept quite soundly.

Xiao Yuan rarely showed a puzzled expression, "What does your Lu family mean by this?"

Even if I couldn't have children, I wouldn't bother coming to your backwater village to adopt two wild children.

The butler, sensing something amiss, immediately knelt down.

"No, no, Your Excellency is a great man from the capital. These two little bastards are not worthy to be your adopted sons."

This is something our master specially found for you to sample.

Appreciation, what a subtle word.

Xiao Yuan, who had misunderstood, immediately frowned and said, "Are you treating me, the Grand Supervisor, as a pervert who defiles young children?"

"Patriarch Lu is truly thoughtful!"

Steward Lu was also stunned by Supervisor Xiao's reputation, and his mind went blank and his mouth started to run wild.

I don't know how he heard that, but he actually had the nerve to explain it like that.

"If the supervisor really wants to defile young children, it would be better to do so at five or six years old, or even seven or eight years old. Our master will certainly honor him in return."

These two are for you.

It's not just about eating; it's about actually eating it, whether it's with drinks or in soup.

Okay, okay, that's a very clear explanation. It's not about letting him judge the feelings, it's about letting him savor them.

People can actually laugh when they're extremely speechless. Xiao Yuan never expected that he, the fake Yama, would actually encounter the real Yama in this remote and impoverished place.

Those people in the capital who say he's inhuman should see that compared to this Lu family head, they feel like they're bathed in Buddha's light.

The butler wiped his sweat, unsure if what he said was right or wrong, but since Supervisor Xiao smiled, it must have been a perfect gift.

We should hurry up and have the head of the family find two more children; the food has been arranged, and the playthings shouldn't be left behind.

They were just too ignorant. They had only ever heard of eunuchs who were obsessed with regaining their virility and would use children as tonics. They never expected that this rootless eunuch would be so adept at it.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

No matter how high their official rank, such people are still insecure in front of women. They find it more satisfying to molest innocent young children who know nothing about the world to satisfy their perverted psychology.

One look at the smile on the eunuch's face and Xiaodouzi knew that things were not going to end well today; the Lu family would at least face confiscation of their property and extermination of their clan.

After the steward and the servants left, Xiaodouzi looked at the two children and twitched her lips.

"Master, please leave these two things behind..."

Should I put it in the kitchen or the bedroom?

Xiao Yuan poked the child's little face and rolled his eyes at Xiao Douzi.

"Have you gotten too cocky lately from taking so much money? Why don't you go out and find out what's going on?"

The man surnamed Lu, who can hold the title of the richest man in Xuzhou, must not be stupid. It is impossible for him to do such a stupid thing without knowing the temperament of this governor.

Have someone investigate where the rumor that I, the Grand Eunuch, eat people came from. I wouldn't mind making the rumor true.

Furthermore, we should send someone to meet with the families that compete with the Lu family; it's time for a change in the richest person in Xuzhou.

Little Bean agreed and quickly did as instructed, inwardly feeling a pang of sympathy for the Lu family head.

Why did you have to send two living people? Hopefully, no more idiots will try to provoke us.

Unfortunately, what I feared most came to pass. After the Lu family sent their gifts, several other prominent families in the city came to Governor Xiao's place to offer tribute.

Of course, most people are quite normal; gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and medicinal herbs are all valuable, easy to liquidate, and not taboo.

Only two families are related to Master Lu.

One of them somehow found out the inside story of the Lu family's gift-giving, and heard that Chief Supervisor Xiao liked to play with young children, so he eagerly sent over a pair of seven- or eight-year-old boys and girls.

Another family, believing the rumors to be unbelievable, sent over a male prostitute and a slender female prostitute, both graceful and charming beauties.

This is better.

In the courtyard of the Imperial Censorate, there were two infants, two toddlers aged seven or eight, plus a boy and a girl. If someone were to bring an old man and an old woman, they would make a complete family.

Xiao Yuan, who was holding back his big move, was too lazy to argue with them one by one and simply accepted whatever came his way.

Seeing the increasingly bizarre items being delivered, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Douzi were both amused and exasperated.

Not only were there gifts of living people, but also gifts of rare birds and animals.

At this moment, Supervisor Xiao was squatting on the ground, staring at the two crocodiles, pondering whether he should take them for a walk at the banquet that evening.

Little Bean has found out that it was the Fifth Prince's unfortunate uncle who deliberately ruined his reputation in order to squeeze grain from the wealthy merchants, by portraying him as the reincarnation of the King of Hell and a demon reborn.

Unfortunately, those idiots believed it wholeheartedly and even interpreted "evil" as "hunger."

One person sent him kidneys, another sent him whips, and yet another sent him two live crocodiles to try.

Do they think he's a foodie?

Alright, at least these are edible for humans, better than the two babies the Lu family sent.

As expected, a small temple has many demons and shallow waters, and many turtles. People in this remote and impoverished place know how to have fun much better than those in the capital.

He wanted to see just how many more monsters and demons he could unleash.

Ever since Supervisor Xiao arrived, Lord He had been feeling uneasy. He only felt a little relieved after three days without being bothered.

He Bi felt a pang of envy as he watched people coming and going, giving gifts to the Grand Eunuch.

Asking these people to donate money or grain is like digging up their ancestral graves, but now they're willing to spend money.

But he didn't want to think about it.

If he hadn't gone to great lengths to promote how terrifying the imperial envoy was, would these people have bothered to send him so many gifts?

Anyone with money can spend it; you're the one who scared them.

However, the wealthy merchants were grateful to Lord He at this moment. It was fortunate that this relative of the emperor had given them a heads-up beforehand; otherwise, offending this living devil would have been more than just a matter of spending money.

It's true what they say, having connections in the court makes things easier. Who would have thought that this Grand Eunuch was actually a cannibal?

Unfortunately, they still had a conscience and couldn't bring themselves to do something like the Lu family, offering living people as sacrifices. They could only send more jewelry to buy peace of mind.

After investigating the matter thoroughly, Xiao Yuan arranged a banquet to entertain the prominent families of Xuzhou City, and those who had sent gifts in recent days were all invited.

Of course, Lord He Bi is also indispensable.

He must give this hard-working and meritorious person who has promoted his cause a great deal of respect today:

good man!