"Of course not." Situ Yao shook his head, "It's just that I can't decide the family business alone. If there are no customers, my father won't agree."
"Don't worry about that." Wang Shouli interrupted him, "After a while, there will naturally be more customers."
How did it become so many? How did he plan to solve the plague in Chu City? Su Mengyan's mind was full of questions. If they continued to conceal this, this place would sooner or later become a deserted dead city.
Situ Yao wanted to test what he meant by this, so he continued to ask, "What do you mean, sir?"
"Master Wang means that you should not worry about these things, but take care of everything first to facilitate future business." Master Zhang reminded him impatiently and was just about to ask for money.
"Brother, what should we do?" Su Mengyan asked with her eyes wide open, "We never heard of such a thing when we were in the capital."
These words made the officials sitting in the room with ulterior motives feel ashamed, and they almost had a fit on the spot. However, they gave up for the sake of the silver.
However, Su Mengyan's words also helped Situ Yao out of the predicament, "I need to write a letter back to the capital to ask my father about this matter. I can't make the decision on my own."
"Then we'll wait for you for a few days," Wang Shouli said meaningfully, "but you have to hurry up and don't miss the best opportunity."
"Thank you Lord Wang for your advice." Situ Yao said and left.
After Master Zhang and the others left, he angrily asked, "Does that guy really not know, or is he just pretending to know and trying to fool us?"
Wang Shouli didn't say anything, but he felt that Mr. Si looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
This person has an outstanding appearance and temperament. If he had seen him, he would definitely not forget him. He had been in the capital for a few years. Could it be that he had met him once before?
Seeing Wang Shouli remained silent, Lord Zhang became anxious. "Lord Wang, do you think we can still get the silver?"
"Why are you worried about this?" Wang Shouli finally agreed to pay attention to him. "He is now in our territory. I have the final say on what he does. Can he run away?"
Only then did Mr. Zhang feel relieved that the money he had earned was not lost.
"Hey, where did that kid He Xuyu go?" Lord Zhang rubbed his eyes hard. There was no one in the dark corner at the end.
Situ Yao and Su Mengyan didn't take a carriage when they returned, but instead walked slowly. When they were quite far from Zuihonglou, Su Mengyan finally asked, "What are Wang Shouli and the others going to do?"
"You thought I was a wealthy businessman and wanted to take some money from me, so you used the excuse of doing business. You are such a greedy person!" Su Mengyan had never heard him scold anyone like that before, and she was a little stunned for a moment.
But on second thought, people like Wang Shouli, who only care about money and don't care about the lives of the people, really deserve to be scolded.
"He's probably afraid that he can't hide it anymore. There will be a big move soon. We have to find the people they are hiding as soon as possible." Situ Yao was worried that Wang Shouli would do something desperate. After all, the longer the plague is concealed, the easier it is for people to discover it.
"I just discovered something. At the banquet, there was a person who didn't speak the whole time." Su Mengyan felt that the person didn't seem to be in the same group with Wang Shouli and the others, but she didn't know why they were sitting together.
Situ Yao had been dealing with Wang Shouli the entire time and hadn't noticed the person Su Mengyan was talking about. However, after listening to her detailed description, he had a slight impression of her.
"This person must have been forcibly dragged in by Wang Shouli."
"Forcing women of good character into prostitution, Wang Shouli is such a scoundrel!" Su Mengyan cursed.
Situ Yao frowned, "Where did you learn such dirty words?"
Su Mengyan touched the back of her hand awkwardly, "Sir, I'm not very knowledgeable, so I only thought of this. Please don't mind."
Situ Yao ignored her and continued talking about business, "If we can find this person, we can know more."
"Will he be willing to help us?" Su Mengyan was very skeptical. "Few people can resist the temptation of money. He..."
Before he finished speaking, a person rushed out from behind. Su Mengyan looked closely and found that this was the person they had just discussed. What a coincidence that he appeared here?
"Mr. Si, save me, save the people of Chucheng." He Xuyu caught up and pulled Situ Yao's sleeve for help, looking quite embarrassed.
Situ Yao vaguely heard someone chasing him from behind. After a moment of silence, he said, "Hide first."
The three people took advantage of the night and hid in an uninhabited yard.
The yamen runner's footsteps slowly approached, and he noticed that the man had suddenly disappeared. He wondered, "He was clearly here just now. Could it be that he has the ability to fly and hide?"
"Keep searching, don't leave any place untouched!"
Naturally, the yard where Su Mengyan and the others were hiding would not be spared. As long as the yamen runners opened the door, the three of them would be exposed.
"Let's go inside and take a look." Su Mengyan heard the people outside say that and felt that they were about to open the door and come in. Her nervous breathing became heavier and she looked at Situ Yao to ask what to do.
In a hurry, Situ Yao pulled the two men back, and at the moment the yamen runner opened the door, he used his internal force to throw a stone to the other side.
The yamen runner heard the sound and paused in his motion to open the door. "Over there, don't let him get away!"
Half an incense stick later, everyone left.
"Why are you chasing us?" Su Mengyan asked him.
He Xuyu stood upright, "Because only Master Si can save the people of this city." He was no longer as embarrassed as before, and his blue gown looked particularly warm and soft under the moonlight.
Situ Yao was not deceived by his frail appearance. He raised an eyebrow and asked him, "I'm just a businessman. How can I save the people? And I see that Chucheng is doing well. Is there anyone who needs me to save him?"
"Young Master doesn't look like a businessman." He Xuyu said calmly without panicking, "I heard that Young Master went to great lengths to enter the city. If he was just an ordinary businessman, why would he have to enter the city at this time?"
"If you say you are going into the city to recuperate, I don't believe it. Because fifty miles to the west is Yumen, there is no need for you to come to Chucheng." He Xuyu observed very carefully, but Wang Shouli and his men had long been dazzled by the silver and did not notice this small flaw.
"Aren't you afraid that Wang Shouli and I are in cahoots?" Situ Yao sneered disdainfully. "And I remember you were at the Hongmen Banquet just now. How can you guarantee that they didn't deliberately send you to test me?"
"You can rest assured, sir. I was forced into a corner and did not collude with them." He Xuyu vouched for himself and took out the official seal he carried with him. "I am the magistrate of Qinghe County. If anything I said before is false, I will be punished by heaven."
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