Jinyi champion

Chapter 9 Cleaning Up the Mess

A cell near the skylight in the county government prison.

Su Xigui was sitting on a rattan chair, humming a tune, shaking his head, drinking tea leisurely.

"Boss, just accept it when you see it. If you make a big mess, you are not afraid of ruining my son-in-law's reputation?" The accountant and a few followers next to him are all urging the boss to stop in time.

Su Xigui smiled and said: "You are afraid, there are people who are more afraid than you... Do you think the magistrates here don't want to be promoted? I insist on sitting here, not because I feel that I have lost face and need to make up for it, but to make a clear calculation. How much is a brother-in-law's face worth? If you don't know how to make the best use of the situation in business, how can you make a fortune?"

Su Xigui drank a few cups of tea, and was about to have the chamber pot delivered to him for convenience, when he suddenly heard footsteps, he thought it was Shenli, the magistrate, who had left and returned, and immediately sat upright.

But it was an old woman, strolling in the courtyard like visiting her own back garden, and walked into the cell.

Su Xigui was also considered a man of the scene, got up and came to the prison door, looked at the graceful old lady in front of him, with a puzzled look on his face: "The old lady is...?"

Zhu Jiashi nodded: "I am the wife of Zhu Mingshan from a thousand households in the hereditary Jinyiwei. The person who previously reported to the Yamen for selling illegal salt is the son of a dog."

Su Xigui immediately turned his face away, and smiled: "Oh, my son made a mistake, and my mother came out to clean up the mess?"

talking.

Before returning to the table, I poured myself another cup of tea, but found that the urge to urinate was surging, so I stopped there.

Zhu Jiashi didn't respond, but turned around and said to Song Xiancheng: "I wonder if I can talk to Su Dongzhu alone?"

"This……"

Before Su Xigui said anything, Song Xiancheng hurriedly greeted him, not only calling the jailer away, but also taking out the accountant and others who were imprisoned with Su Xigui.

Soon, only Zhu Jiashi and Su Xigui were left in the cell.

"Old madam, let's just say it, apology or something, if you can avoid it, there is no serious way to say it, I won't go out."

Su Xigui's attitude was indifferent, and he was not interested in sitting down with Zhu Jiashi for a detailed talk.

Zhu Jiashi sat down on the bench beside him, and wrote lightly: "Su Dongzhu won't even give my Zhu family face?"

Su Xigui thought that the other party came to admit his mistake, but the old lady put on a domineering posture when she came up, which not only puzzled him, but also aroused his competitive spirit.

"Humph."

I will not go out even if the magistrate comes to beg me.

Do you dare to threaten?

Jin Yiwei is awesome?
On this Huguang land, no matter how big you are, you can surpass Fantai?

Zhu Jiashi said: "It's been [-] years since my Zhu family moved to Anlu in the seventh year of Hongzhi. The eldest son is currently serving as the Deputy Qianhu in Fusi Yamen, North Town, Beijing."

Su Xigui frowned: "Old Madam, it's meaningless for you to say that."

"What did Su Dongzhu say? I just want to catch up on the old days."

"It is said that my Zhu family has been favored by the emperor for generations, and has been given the national surname. Su Dongzhu knows that my husband and wife will not stay in the northern and southern capitals, but come to Anlu, a place where birds don't shit. Why?"

Zhu Jia's words are still calm, and he will not talk about making an apology with you, but only talking about my family's past.

Su Xigui frowned slightly: "Anlu... King Xing?"

"It's Prince Xing's Mansion... It is said that in the last years of Chenghua, there was a treacherous concubine in the court who tried to abolish the crown prince Li Xingwang but failed. Soon after the first emperor succeeded to the throne, he ordered Xingwang to become a vassal. The court sent my Zhu family to move to Huguang to supervise it, which shows that the former emperor was very serious. My Zhu family holds it in high esteem."

Zhu Jiashi eloquently said, "After the new emperor ascended the throne, His Majesty doesn't pay much attention to the past. After all, it's been a long time, but the Empress Dowager never forgets it. She often writes to ask if there is any trouble on the ground in Anlu, and my Zhu family will know it." Report it truthfully. Could it be that Su Dongzhu wants my Zhu family to make a little arrangement of what happened in the past two days and report it to the Queen Mother so that the whole court can know?"

Su Xigui was extremely angry, and jumped up against the case: "Madam, are you threatening me?"

Zhu Jiashi said: "Su Dongzhu, there is a saying that is good, it is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain."

"Pooh."

Su Xigui spat the tea leaves off his lips in one gulp: "You mean, your Zhu family is full of villains?"

The cell smelled of gunpowder.

Zhu Jiashi stood up, turned around as if he was about to leave, but still said in a peaceful tone: "Adults take the main road, and villains take the small road. Sometimes the main road is blocked, so people must be forced to drive to the small road." , or even go to a dead end, what can I do?"

What Zhu Jiashi meant was obvious.

It doesn't matter whether our Zhu family is a villain or not, you are the one who forced us to go to a dead end, so let's die!
Su Xigui gritted his teeth and didn't express anything.

Zhu Jiashi walked away with graceful steps, and a voice came from outside the prison door: "The Zhu family has never been involved in local affairs, Huang Fantai has a bright future, maybe he doesn't care about some gossip."

After speaking, Zhu Jiashi went out of the prison without looking back.

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Three poles in the sun.

Zhu Jiashi came out of the cell.

Song Xiancheng stared nervously at the prison door, seeing Zhu Jiashi appearing, not knowing what was going on inside, so he hurried over, intending to consult.

Zhu Jiashi waved his hand: "Farewell, old man, my son, let's go."

Zhu Wanjian was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but quickly followed, so as not to be arrested by the government and charged with false accusation.

Song County Prime Minister wanted to stop him, but saw Su Xigui slowly stepping out from the prison door.

"Su...Mr. Su, you...you can figure it out. My county magistrate has prepared a surprise banquet and is waiting to be seated." County Chancellor Song hurried over to compliment him.

Su Xigui looked gloomy, looked at Zhu Jiashi's back, and said with a sneer, "Little Anlu is actually a place where dragons hide and tigers crouch, it seems that we should try our best to avoid doing business in the future! Hmph!"

He is not afraid of the local government.

But if he had a bad relationship with Jin Yiwei, especially Jin Yiwei who was still able to communicate with his superiors, then things would be a big deal.

Mrs. Zhu Jia said beforehand that we will never tell the truth when we report, but will "make up" something. Su Xigui will never do business again, and he will not dare to bet on his brother-in-law Huang Zan's political future.

"Su...Mr. Su, I don't know...what Mrs. Zhu told you... just now?" Xiancheng Song became curious, and couldn't help asking when he accompanied Su Xigui to the backyard of the county government.

Su Xigui said angrily: "It's just about the business affairs after a friendly communication. This Mrs. Zhu is good at calculating, Su feels ashamed!"

"Wait, where is the toilet?"

……

……

Zhu Jia came out of the county government office with his son and housekeeper Liu.

She didn't get into the carriage, and walked south with a sullen face, and the carriage consciously followed behind.

"Mom, what did you say to that Su? Let's just leave? Aren't you afraid that the government will come back and make trouble?" Zhu Wanjian is still entangled in whether the government will settle accounts after the fall.

Zhu Jiashi glanced at him, "If my Zhu family doesn't even have this bit of face, how can I gain a foothold in Anlu? Needless to say, I will go to the shop of the third family with my mother."

When Zhu Wanjian heard this, she immediately became angry: "It's that woman who is cheating and providing false information. This is going to turn the world upside down... See if I don't peel her alive this time... Mother, you must vent your anger on me!"

Zhu Jiashi ignored him, his face was cloudy and uncertain.

Zhu Wanjian was also very upset: "Who asked me to go to the government to report yesterday? The disaster was obviously caused by your old lady, so it doesn't count if I'm a scapegoat, and you still have to put on a bad face?"

A group of people came to Zhu Niang's rice shop with a murderous look.

At this time, the rice shop had just opened, and Zhu Niang was handling the accounts behind the counter. When she saw Zhu Jiashi coming, she hurried to the door: "Mother, why are you here? My daughter-in-law is not far away..."

Zhu Niang stepped into the shop first, looked around, didn't go to the counter, just walked to the chairs on the side, Shi Shiran sat down, as if she didn't intend to overwhelm the host.

"It's okay, I just went to the county government office and stopped by to have a look." Zhu Jiashi said with a gentle attitude.

Soldiers first and then soldiers.

Zhu Haoben designed a salt pond suitable for drying salt in the Huguang hilly area at the back. Hearing movement in front, he hurried out.

This was the first time he saw the old lady of the Zhu family.

At first glance, the old woman's gray hair was in a neat bun, with a plum blossom hairpin inserted obliquely, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, a smile on her lips, and her modest attitude gave people a feeling of calmness and prestige.

"Xiaohao, come here and kowtow to grandma."

Zhu Niang greeted.

Of course Zhu Hao didn't want to kneel down to an old woman who repeatedly framed his own mother and child. While hesitating, Zhu Jiashi waved his hand: "Don't worry about these red tape...my grandson is old, smart, and has a mother by his side." Don't worry about being treated badly, and being a grandmother is also at ease."

"Well, I wanted to take you home to enjoy the blessings, and my grandson can also learn, but since you don't want to, then you can stay in the city with peace of mind. Third daughter-in-law, if you have extra money in the future, you must remember to hire my grandson Sir, live up to the spirit of the third child in heaven."

Neither overbearing nor overbearing.

These words sounded right, but Zhu Hao always felt that something was wrong.

The old lady was determined to take back the shop before, but now she meant to let the orphans and widows of the third house go?
There is a conspiracy!
Zhu Niang bowed in fear and trepidation: "What Mother said is that my daughter-in-law will do her best to raise Xiao Hao into a talent."

"Ah."

Zhu Jiashi nodded again, "I heard that recently you sold salt to pay off your foreign debts. My son has a good vision, and married a woman who manages a family well."

Zhu Niang said: "Mother's words are serious, my daughter-in-law is just doing her best."

Zhu Jiashi sighed softly: "Don't underestimate yourself, for your mother's knees, if you say you can do business, you are the best."

"My mother has already explained to you the current situation at home. You need to spend money everywhere. I only hope that your uncle can get out of the sea of ​​suffering soon. As for the previous misunderstanding, just pretend it never happened and let it go away."

"I was worried that your orphans and widows would not be able to run the business, so I assigned you a tent. I didn't expect him to poison the salt. This is a bad thing with good intentions! How about this, and pay forty taels of silver every month to At home, just treat it as your filial piety for the third child, and the family will no longer interfere in the business here..."

It's finally here.

Zhu Hao understood Zhu Jiashi's conspiracy.

Seeing that there was no reason to take back the shop, Zhu Jiashi took the initiative to change his strategy.

Now that the shop has offended Anlu prefecture and county governments and local salt merchants, it is basically impossible to do business normally. If the rule of paying [-]% of the profits every month is still adhered to, the Zhu family’s income will drop sharply, and the shop will continue to exist. In Zhu Niang's hands, it ran counter to the original intention.

Zhu Jiashi simply "decentralizes power".

It is not impossible for you to take care of the shop, but you have to pay the family forty taels of silver every month as a price, even though the business at this time is more than [-]% less than before the accident.

If you can't afford the share money, it's justifiable for the family to take over the shop.

"mother……"

Faced with this rude request, Zhu Niang would of course have to fight.

But Zhu Jiashi got up and raised his hand to interrupt his daughter-in-law: "Third daughter-in-law, we understand that people don't talk foolishly. As long as you hand in the money on time and in the amount every month, not only will the family not trouble you, but you will also be able to help if you have difficulties." Will help."

"But if you insist on saying that you can't even pay forty taels of silver, it proves that you are not capable. Let the shop be managed by someone who can complete the task, and you can go back to Zhu's house with peace of mind... Zhu's family has a great career, and there is nothing wrong with raising people in your yard." Question! Second child, let's go!"

The words of the old lady in Zhu's family are close to the imperial decree.

She sent a message, which means that there is no room for change in this matter.

Zhu Wanjian raised her eyebrows to one side, and with a sinister smile, she gave Zhu Niang mother and son a malicious look, and followed Zhu Jiashi out of the shop.

At this time, the carriage drove over, and the party prepared to get on the carriage and leave the city.

"Mother, you are wise. With the current business situation of the shop, let the third daughter-in-law pay forty taels a month, and she can't raise it even if she sells everything. In this way, we will take back the shop logically."

Zhu Wanjian realized later that before Zhu Jiashi was talking to Zhu Niang with Yan Yuese, he was still puffing his beard and staring, looking unwilling.

Zhu Jiashi glanced at him sideways: "Go home with your mother."

"Mother, there is something wrong with the cloth business at home, and I have to deal with it." Zhu Wanjian immediately let go of Zhu Jiashi's arm, ready to run away.

Zhu Jiashi grabbed him, then raised his chin, Liu Butler approached him with acquaintance.

"Old Liu, go and check the accounts of all the shops in the city...Second brother, you drive the carriage back!"

Zhu Wanjian was unhappy when he heard it: "Mom, what do you mean? Ask an outsider to check the accounts?"

Zhu Jiashi turned around, stepped on the horse stool and got into the carriage, and before the curtain was lowered, he said coldly: "It's okay if you don't want to go back, my mother will ask someone to send you to the county government."

As soon as Zhu Wanjian heard this, she argued, "Mom, why are you putting the blame on the baby? It's obviously a conspiracy by that woman!"

A cold and stern voice came from behind the curtain: "I'll give you a hole, and you'll jump. The sand can't cover your head, so you don't know how to look up to the sky? Seeing so many salt trucks and salt boats, you don't wake up. How did the Zhu family come out?" You idiot!"

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