Chapter 148: Lucky Han Xiaojiu
Although Xue Xuan did not immediately agree to Chen Xinli's proposal, he did not leave either.
After all, even if the throne of the crown prince was abolished, Jiang Yu was still the son of Emperor Xuanyi, not to mention that he had the military power behind Duke Xu's Mansion to support him.
The only thing that made Chen Xinli a little irritated these days was that Ah Hua had fallen into a deep sleep again since she transformed into an ordinary little snake that day.
To give the sad girl some vitality.
Jiang Yu took her and Jiang Qi for a walk outside to understand the people's sentiments.
That day, several people walked into a cloth shop.
"Greetings... Little Miss Shen, is it really you? I didn't expect to see you here!"
While Han Xiaojiu was checking the accounts, he saw someone entering the room and decided to entertain them.
But when he saw clearly that one of them was Chen Xinli, he immediately exclaimed.
"Mayor Han? Why are you here? Are you not doing your job as mayor anymore?" Chen Xinli was also very surprised. She had been away from home for several months and couldn't even make it back to Gouxiong Village for the New Year. Now she met someone from Sifang County on the road. Even though this person had had some unpleasantness with her family before, Chen Xinli was still a little excited.
"Little sister of the Shen family, you really are..." Han Xiaojiu touched his head embarrassedly and said, "My job as the mayor is just to report for work every day. My uncle is too busy, so he let me out to gain some experience."
"I see." Chen Xinli breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this man had returned to his former arrogance.
Noticing that although Han Xiaojiu still had a red nose, his features were less mercenary and he looked much fresher, though with a hint of melancholy, Chen Xinli asked, "How's your business?"
"Oh, now I understand what my uncle said about the difficulties of doing business." Han Xiaojiu sighed and said, "Our shop has been open for ten years.
Last year, we closed for a while because we heard that the Rong people were coming.
Finally, we've survived the plague. This year, not long ago, the county magistrate has been sending people to collect heavy taxes every few days. I can't even run my business anymore. I plan to go back and apologize to my uncle."
"These officials will definitely be punished." Chen Xinli said angrily.
"Little sister of the Shen family, don't you dare say such nonsense." Han Xiaojiu no longer had the arrogance he had before. He walked past the two "bodyguards" on the left and right of Shen Xinli and a small follower behind him, and waved his hands repeatedly and said, "My uncle said that we must not offend the government. Fortunately, our Han family has another shop, so I can just change places to gain experience."
"Okay." Chen Xinli was stunned.
"You don't have to move your shop." Jiang Yu said this in a resounding voice as soon as Chen Xinli and Han Xiaojiu finished their conversation.
Han Xiaojiu looked at the young man standing on the left of Shen Xinli in surprise. After just a quick glance, he sighed in his heart: What a handsome young man, especially his eyes, which are so captivating that people dare not look directly at them.
"Why does this young master say that?" Han Xiaojiu asked puzzledly.
"The county magistrate will not be like this in the future." Jiang Yu replied and said no more.
Han Xiaojiu pondered for a long time, his brows twitching a few times, wondering where this young master got the confidence from.
Just as I was wondering, I saw a little boy of eight or nine years old rushing towards me with a piece of fine Tianshui Bishu brocade.
"Brother Yu, give me some money quickly. I want to buy some clothes for my little sister Ali."
The little follower Jiang Qi doesn't like to listen to his cousin pretending to be a deep adult, nor does he like Xue Xuan's unapproachable look. He only likes the delicious food that Chen Xinli often delivers.
Therefore, while Shen Xinli was talking to Han Xiaojiu, he went to check the fabric alone.
"Aqi, are you going to give me some cloth?" Chen Xinli unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.
"Yes, sister Ali, this is for you. Come quickly, there are many beautiful materials. I will give you whichever one you like."
Although Jiang Qi is older than Chen Xinli, he seems to have not grown at all and is not even as tall as Chen Xinli. He took Chen Xinli's hand with his chubby little hand and went to check the fabric area.
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "You bought something as a gift and asked me to pay for it. Does that mean it's your gift or mine?"
"Of course it's mine. It's my gift." Jiang Qi looked incredulous.
Jiang Yu wasn't too surprised, he just laughed and said, "If it's your own idea, then pay for it yourself!"
"That won't work. I don't have any money." The little boy stopped what he was doing and crossed his arms across his chest angrily.
"I can lend it to you first." Jiang Yu teased.
"My cousin is a bad guy, and he bullied me again..." Jiang Qi turned into a chattering duck and started a non-stop verbal attack.
"Oh, okay, I don't want that piece of cloth anymore. Okay?" Chen Xinli couldn't stand the little boy's crying.
Han Xiaojiu glanced at a few young men who were dressed in ordinary clothes but had an air of nobility, and immediately said, "My shop is closing down anyway, so I'll just give this material to the little sister of the Shen family. Little Master, please stop crying."
As he said this, he was about to take the cloth back and give it to Chen Xinli.
"Hmph! No way, it's from me, it's from me." Jiang Qi stopped crying and searched around for a long time. He only found a jade pendant that was close to his skin. He immediately tore it off and handed it to Han Xiaojiu: "Here you go."
Han Xiaojiu hadn't noticed the little fat boy until he handed him the jade pendant. Only then did he see that it was a dragon ring and chicken heart pendant, representing the status of the Shu Palace. And the identity of the little fat boy in front of him...
With a thud, Han Xiaojiu knelt on his knees and said, "Your Highness, I am sorry for embarrassing you. I really cannot bear this."
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