Chapter 45 Obtaining the Official Seal!
Fan Tong rushed to Zhao Zhou's residence in a panic. The servant at the gate saw that he was in a hurry and was panting heavily.
"Registrar, what's wrong with you?"
"Is Lord Zhao at his residence?" Fan Tong asked.
"Having tea in the backyard."
Fan Tongyi waved his hand: "Everyone, everyone, make way."
The two looked puzzled:
"The registrar doesn't seem to be in a good mood today..."
Fan Tong went straight to the backyard and told Zhao Zhou, who was drinking tea and listening to music, about the matter.
Zhao Zhou waved his hand with a gloomy face, and everyone left.
"This Su Jingge insists on your seal, sir. You said that this person has changed so much in just one month."
"How did that stupidity suddenly disappear?"
Fan Tong remained puzzled.
Zhao Zhou twirled the two walnuts in his hand, his eyes half-closed: "This person is sometimes shrewd and sometimes foolish, her personality is unpredictable. Our people have tried to cause her trouble three times before, but she has managed to turn danger into safety each time."
"Maybe she's not sick at all, but just pretending."
Fan Tong's eyes lit up, but his brows furrowed: "Is that what you mean, sir?"
"Think about it, she used to love the second young master of the Xiao family. Xiao Ziyu was madly in love with her and even declared at the top of the restaurant that she would marry no one but him. Everyone knew that the two families were preparing for the wedding."
"How could a person change so much in just one month? Unless another person entered her body, but that's just something you see in those martial arts novels, don't believe it."
"She might have used this preparation time to join forces with Xie Mo, and the two of them would have seized on me so that when I re-emerged, it would be when Su Jingge wanted to repair the city."
"Why can't she, a young woman, just get married properly? Why does she have to do engineering?"
Fan Tong chuckled: "Maybe she just wants to steal your job."
These words startled Zhao Zhou, who calmed himself down and said, "Continue."
“Look, her father had this unfulfilled wish before he died, and Su Changgeng has a grudge against you. If you don’t plot against him, Su Changgeng won’t die of anger.”
"She's here to get revenge on you."
"You know, if you don't handle her well in the future, she'll drive you crazy."
As soon as Fan Tong finished speaking frankly, he immediately covered his mouth. Could it be that another version of him had crawled into his body?
Seeing the man's face turn purple, she pointed at him and said, "You son of a bitch, shut up! She doesn't know that her father's death is related to me. Besides, how much trouble can a woman cause?"
"The princess did this to vent the people's anger. It won't be long before I'm back in office."
"If she wants to build a city, let her do it. I don't believe she can turn Yuxiang County into a paradise!"
"Get out of here, don't disturb my refined taste."
Zhao Zhou waved his hand, about to kick them out.
Fan Tong smiled and said, "My lord, I've come to ask for your official seal."
Zhao Zhou stood up, his face full of suspicion: "Say that again, what do you want? Are you trying to turn the world upside down? Do you have two of you living inside your body?"
Fan Tong hurriedly cupped his hands, looking flustered: "My lord, I dare not, I dare not!"
Zhao Zhou, enraged, grabbed the man's ear and yelled, "You little brat? You're an official! The registrar is an assistant to the county, not some livestock vendor!"
"Ah, yes, yes, sir, please don't get angry. Getting angry will only lead to a quick death. My mouth slipped, my mouth slipped, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah—this humble servant made a slip of the tongue."
Zhao Zhou was so angry that his eyes turned black, and he cursed inwardly, "What the hell can just become an official like this?"
"What do you need the official seal for?"
Fan Tong covered his ears: "It was Xie Mo who went crazy today, barging around like a madman. When he got to the county office, he pointed at me and cursed me. He even grabbed my collar and said that he would give me the official seal today, whether I wanted to or not."
"He said he was an official appointed by the imperial court. If it weren't for corrupt officials like you, shameless and treacherous dogs who prey on the people, he would be a fourth-rank official in Yuxiang County now. He said he was acting on the emperor's orders to benefit future generations, and not stamping the document would be disobeying the imperial decree!"
Zhao Zhou listened to the idiom and felt utterly miserable. His face turned pale. He pointed at the person and said, "Fine, Xie Mo, a fourth-rank official, acting on the Emperor's orders, you're all using the Emperor to suppress your schemes, right? Fine."
Zhao Zhou pointed at him: "Get the official seal and stamp it for him!"
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Su Jingge looked at the sealed document and put it away.
"Thank you, sir. I'll head back now."
Xie Mo cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I'd like to take my leave."
Back at the restaurant, everyone watched as the person returned after more than half an hour.
"How did it go, Assistant Manager Su?" Yan Shu and the others gathered around expectantly.
Su Jingge took out the document: "It's done!"
"Haha, we can tell how good Assistant Manager Su is just by looking at his actions."
"Everyone thanks Assistant Manager Su."
"Alright, brothers, now that we have the documents, everything you do is legal and legitimate. I hereby declare that Renyi Hall shall commence construction immediately!"
A large group of people, backs straight, walked down the street.
The onlookers stood on both sides, some initially afraid of the bandits, but later some thanked them for the good deeds they had done.
Children on the street sang in baby voices:
The bandits are no longer bandits; they are now part of the government office.
A visitor from the mountain brought firewood, and he left me half a bag yesterday.
This morning, while mending tattered straw sandals, officials rode their horses across the fields.
The whip makes the seedlings bend, and the chicks are snatched first, then the debts are settled.
The door panels were removed to remove the tax payment plaque, and the mountain wind did not blow, leaving the poor family home destitute.
The winds of officialdom blow until bones turn white, and bandits are good people waiting under the eaves.
The official is a real bandit, come with a knife, come with a knife!
A gentle breeze blew by as Su Jingge arranged her goods at the third-floor window, listening to the clear nursery rhymes drifting over the hills, into the wine alley, and reaching everyone's ears.
The people have discerning eyes; it's just a pity that Zhao Zhou didn't fall this time.
However, he gradually lost the support of the people, and once an official loses the support of the people, his downfall is not far away.
She heard footsteps coming upstairs.
It is Xiao Linyuan.
"Shall I help you?"
"good."
Su Jingge remembered this scene; it was Xiao Linyuan who helped her when she first entered the restaurant and was taking inventory.
Now everyone's rooftops are shiny and bright; time really flies.
Once the goods were almost ready, to avoid arousing suspicion, Su Jingge would deliver them to Linlang Drum Shop in two separate trips.
Xiao Linyuan used sign language: "You always manage to surprise people. Thank you for what you've done for Yan Shu and the others, for the people, although sometimes I don't quite understand you..."
Su Jingge dusted off her hands: "You must have wondered why I'm repairing the city. I might as well tell you. Well, I've taken someone else's name, their identity, and even got their... such a big restaurant. I have to fulfill their wishes, right?"
"Su Jingge's father's wish is my wish, do you understand?"
Xiao Linyuan frowned. She seemed a little confused, but she was very organized in her work, handling each task meticulously and even having the ability to plan ten steps ahead. This was not a sign of mental instability.
But the words sound like they were spoken by someone else.
It's like another person has taken over her body. Has she been possessed?
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