Chapter 680 The County Magistrate is About to Get into Trouble
Shu Yu raised an eyebrow. Was her father afraid she would worry?
As for the matter at the stall... well, as far as he knew, the only thing at the stall that mattered was the local bully.
Shu Yu paused, then asked in a low voice, "Is Father referring to the matter of Boss He?"
"Cough cough." Lu Erbai choked on the wine in his mouth. His eyes widened, and he suddenly turned to look at Madam Ruan. "You told Ayu?"
"No, Ayu just ran into it herself."
Lu Erbai frowned. "Did Boss He give you any trouble?"
Shu Yu shook her head. "Father, don't you know me? How could he possibly make things difficult for me?"
There's no need to go into how she fooled Boss He, since Carpenter Yao was also present.
Lu Erbai looked at her suspiciously for a moment, and thinking of Ayu's intelligence, he suddenly felt that the person who might be put in a difficult position would be Boss He.
Their Ah Yu is someone who can handle even Lord Xiang with ease, and she's a remarkable woman who remains calm even when exiled. Boss He, well, he's definitely no match for her.
Lu Erbai was relieved and then answered Shu Yu's earlier question, "Indeed, the matter I was referring to at the stall was that local thug. He demanded protection money from our family, asking for ten taels of silver right off the bat. This is clearly bullying."
Although their family could afford ten taels of silver, it was money they had worked hard to earn from dawn till dusk. Who would be willing to give such a large sum of money? Boss He was deliberately making things difficult for them and testing their bottom line.
They paid the money this time, and now Boss He has his eye on them; there will definitely be a next time.
The Lu family's intention is that this money cannot be given.
“Your mother and sister think that after you finish setting up your stall this morning, you won’t set up tomorrow to lay low for a while, but that’s not a long-term solution. I’ve already inquired, and that Boss He is no pushover. Even if you stop setting up your stall, he’ll still come knocking on your door. We can’t just give up this house because of him, can we?”
Shu Yu nodded. This was also what she had considered, so she hadn't thought about quitting her stall. She only wanted to solve the problem of Boss He from the root.
Lu Erbai looked at Yao the carpenter beside him and said, "I was thinking, is there any other way? But in this Heichang County, the only people I know besides the Huifeng Escort Agency are Brother Yao. I went to the Yao family this morning to ask Brother Yao for advice. And it turns out that Brother Yao has just taken on a job making ornaments for the county magistrate's brother-in-law's estate in the suburbs."
"Brother Yao took me to the village in the suburbs, and we even met the magistrate's brother-in-law. He promised me that he would find two constables to patrol the area near our stall tomorrow, and if any local bullies come, he would help take care of them."
Although he would ask for a small fee for his trouble, compared to ten taels of silver, it was just the cost of a meal, which he could afford.
However, upon hearing this, Shu Yu's expression turned strange.
"Father, you mean... the magistrate's brother-in-law?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Shu Yu was silent for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "That's probably because he won't be able to have the constables patrol our stall tomorrow."
Lu Erbai had just taken a leisurely sip of wine when he heard this, and he paused for a moment, putting down his glass. "Why?"
"Because the magistrate of Heichang County may be in trouble," Shu Yu said. "The governor is here at the county government office in Heichang County. When I passed by the county government office this afternoon, I saw that it was heavily guarded, and I vaguely heard that the magistrate had an accident."
(End of this chapter)
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