Chapter 135 Looking for Someone
The man understood what the constable was saying, but he still didn't want to give in. After all, he was trying to extort money. He slowly said, "Officer, how can you use your power to take someone away just because you know Madam Chang?"
When the constable heard what the man said, the corners of his mouth curled up and he laughed out loud.
"Are you not convinced? That's fine. How about you come with me to the government office first? We can tell you what grievances we have and see what you decide. If you feel I'm bullying you, you can take the opportunity to sue me."
Chang Xixi shook her head. This guy really has a problem with his brain!
If she knew that I had such a close relationship with the government, she would definitely not be as ungrateful as this person. She would definitely know the situation... and even want to cooperate with me.
"No, why should I go? If you ask me to go, I will go."
The man took a step back and tried to escape, but the constable grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and pulled him back. "Where are you going? If not here, where else do you want to go? You're causing trouble in front of someone else's door, so of course you have to go to the government office."
"Why should I go to the government office? I won't go!"
"If you don't go, then apologize to Madam Chang. How can you act like a spoiled child here? Don't you know that this is a teahouse owned by Mr. Zhou's adopted daughter? Her character is known to all, and the bakery that provides the pastries is also well-known. The tea merchant who provides the tea is also from the palace comprador, so it's not your place to point fingers. You'd better explain everything to me now... or you'll suffer physical pain in the government office again."
After a while of persuasion from the constable, the man finally showed some emotion.
He confessed his crime process, which was the same as what Chang Xixi had thought. He had been observing the area around the teahouse for several days and felt that the business was good. He thought that if he came to cause trouble, the boss would give in because of the good business and would not allow him to claim that there were bugs in the food, so that he could get more money.
That's what I thought at the beginning, but I didn't expect that Chang Xixi was not a good person. On the first day, let alone making a penny, I didn't even get any benefits.
The next day was even more bizarre. The thugs he hired were poached away, and someone even started a gambling game because of him. How could this not be infuriating? He was very angry.
Although he never paid those thugs, but... but! He also spent a lot of time and effort to get those people to come to him.
I persuaded him anyway! I even treated him to a meal, even though it only cost thirty copper coins, it was still money after all.
"Then you want to apologize?"
Chang Xixi saw this man and spoke with a haughty look. She was obviously not a mean person, but now she looked like she had that kind of aura.
This person was forced into a corner and actually apologized, admitting it was his fault! He was being petty.
Chang Xixi finally let her go, and the constable whispered to Chang Xixi, "He's apologized, so this matter can be considered a private settlement between you. Lord Zhang over there said that if anyone causes trouble again, just mention his name. In Ruzhou City, even small matters can be solved for you."
"Go back and thank your master for me and tell him I'll come visit you when I'm free."
"good."
Afterwards, the shopkeeper dismissed the people who came to watch the fun, and Chang Xixi also made a lot of money. The ten taels of silver became as much as twenty taels of silver.
At least the family's expenses are balanced this month.
Chang Xixi whispered to the shopkeeper some issues about how to deal with the aftermath of the incident. The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, thinking that what she said was right, and did as she said.
After all, this matter was handled so well thanks to Chang Xixi's mouth!
The shopkeeper hadn't been blind to Chang Xixi before, but he had felt that she was just a woman after all, and there were some things she couldn't do... After this time, he suddenly realized that she wasn't incapable at all! She was very capable!
She can do anything! She can do it a hundred times better than men, which makes people admire her.
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After Chang Xixi returned home, she found a group of people in front of her house, but she didn't say anything. Now she didn't know who the other party was, so it was better not to say anything.
After returning, I saw Li Da dancing with a sword in the yard, Xiaohong in the room, and the sound of children babbling, giggling from time to time, and talking.
The child was fine, and Chang Xixi breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Gu Rongyu's background was very impressive, and those with selfish interests would learn of the child's existence and take the child away, repeating the same mistakes... She would not let such a thing happen again.
"Are those people outside yours?"
"These are my former brothers. Let them protect the yard."
"Well, take them all! Pay them every month according to the salary of other guards... I won't treat them unfairly. As for the rest, you can do whatever you want."
"Thank you, ma'am."
Chang Xixi returned to the room and saw the child playing with Xiaohong. She walked up to the child, hugged him in her arms and kissed him for a long time before letting go.
After leaving Ruzhou City, the man went straight to a nearby mountain, where there happened to be a group of lazy people who liked to rob and plunder.
People who can do these things are naturally not good people!
This man felt that he had been fooled by Chang Xixi for the past two days, so he was naturally unhappy! He wanted to take revenge and definitely didn't want to see the official.
He was very familiar with the laws of the Southern Dynasty. It was nothing more than that someone like him who was committing extortion would be imprisoned for ten or twenty years at most, and he was unwilling to suffer.
The thugs he hired were all second-rate guys, definitely not as strong as those who specialize in this kind of thing!
He took a few taels of silver and went straight to the door and knocked. When the door opened, the man asked him what he was doing there. He said he was there to do some work for them.
When these people saw that he had silver in his hand, they let him in. He walked to the front and told the boss what he had said.
The boss asked him to hand over the silver and asked, "What do you want me to do with this money?"
"That family is very wealthy. They live alone outside, without any walls to protect them! They own a teahouse in the city. You know... that teahouse is very popular."
"oh?"
"Don't disbelieve me, you'll find out when you go. I wanted to extort some money, but she went ahead and called the police. And... they're just bullying me. I just can't stand these people... so I want you to come out and do justice for me. I don't want any of that money. I'll give it all to you... as a filial piety. I also heard that woman is pretty. We can even snatch her up to entertain the brothers and have some fun."
"You're right! Let me think about it."
"Don't worry about it. Everyone in Ruzhou knows that Chang."
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