Chapter 155: Fire in Fangxing Building
Zhang Zhiyi asked, "You and I are not the same kind of people, so you and Qian Junjie are the same kind of people?"
He has been thinking about it today.
Why should Qian Junjie, who is also a bastard and a prodigal son, be respected? Why can't he be respected?
Jiusu said: "Yes."
Zhang Zhiyi said viciously, "Jiusu, don't be shameless. Just follow me honestly. Believe it or not, I can kill you with just a flick of my finger!"
"Heh, are your fingers broken? Haven't you moved them several times?" Jiusu didn't want to indulge him.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiyi wanted to take action.
He hits women, and this is the first woman he wants to hit so much!
County Magistrate Zhang reached out to stop him. "What are you doing? You want to hit Lord Jiu? Don't you know that Lord Jiu has a special status and his words carry a lot of weight in Su Ming County? You bastard, you really don't know your place. Get to the back!"
Jiusu's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he was blaming others indirectly.
He cupped his hands and said, "Master Jiu, please forgive me."
Jiusu said, "Your Excellency the County Magistrate is too kind. I will have to rely on you in the future."
Magistrate Zhang laughed shrewdly.
"I just don't know what Master Jiu said to my son..."
Zitan bowed and said, "Mr. County Magistrate is very resourceful, how could he not know that girls are thin-skinned and easily angered?"
"Oh? What do you mean?" County Magistrate Zhang looked at Zitan. This maid was not simple either. She reversed the situation with just one or two words, and he had to ask and be led by the nose.
Zitan sighed and said helplessly.
"Mr. Zhang started teasing my young lady as soon as he entered the carriage. He also flirted with the Zhang family salt farm. His first words were a blunder. He threatened my young lady that she had to marry into the Zhang family before he could give her salt. He did the same with the other families.
The Emperor has been so gracious in giving Miss such an important task, so she naturally did her best. However, Master Zhang was playing around, so my Miss was very angry."
Bang!
Magistrate Zhang slapped his son in the face. "You bastard, is what she said true?"
Zhang Zhiyi covered his face and lost face.
He glared at Zitan fiercely. This little bitch was going to sell Jiusu off once she got her, and she even dared to report him, Young Master Zhang.
"Jiusu, you are the slut that General Chen doesn't want. Why are you so arrogant?"
County Magistrate Zhang launched a barrage of abuse at him, "Shut up! You've been causing trouble all day and never said anything serious. Now apologize to Lord Jiu."
Jiusu raised his hand to stop him.
"No need to apologize."
It's not sincere anyway.
"I hope that the county magistrate's career and my salt transportation will be smooth this year."
"Of course." Magistrate Zhang said with a smile.
Jiusu smiled and watched the two people walk away. Suddenly, her eyes turned cold. She knew very well that sooner or later, there would be a fierce battle between her and these people.
The smell of blood has begun to spread.
A sly look flashed in her eyes, and she whispered, "Whoever lies will be in trouble~"
In the following days, Zhang Zhiyi kept spreading bad things about Jiusu. Of course, no one believed it, and it also increased Jiusu's popularity. People kept asking, who is Jiusu?
Someone said, "Jiusu, is he a salt transport envoy or does he run a hot pot restaurant?"
"The salt transport taught me," he asked, "what this hot pot is."
The woman holding the child took out a flyer from the swaddling clothes and said, "This is hot pot. It will open soon. The people from Hua Ting Academy, the Qian family, and Shopkeeper Fang have all tried it and praised it for being delicious."
"But this meal will cost a lot of money."
"If I save up enough, it would be good to eat it once a month. I plan to eat it during the Chinese New Year."
“…”
In the dark alley, several people were trading. The thin figure under the cloak stretched out his sallow hand, took the silver, and handed over something wrapped in cloth.
"Smoke less, don't die."
"I understand." The man nodded woodenly. Only after everyone had walked a long way did he show a hint of joy. He returned home with stiff limbs and could finally live another day.
He took a deep breath.
I don't like this kind of fresh air, I only like the feeling of smoke.
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[Congratulations to the host for passing the 'Worship the God of Wealth' and obtaining 10 Fujin Pills]
Jiusu sat up, looked at the dimly lit sky outside the window, returned to the system, looked at the Fujin Pills, and fell silent. Take ten pills in ten days and you will recover.
She believed that the medicine given by the God of Wealth System was naturally a miracle drug.
Besides, there is still a week left, and we will know whether Ajing's hand can be healed.
"But why did you give him ten more?" She shook her head, shaking off the trapped insect. "Well, it doesn't necessarily have to be given to Chen Zhao. Even if we auction it off, I won't give it to him."
The morning was very busy. I went to the academy to attend a class for an hour, and then checked the quality of the wine and juice in the shop again.
The fire shot up into the sky.
Everyone outside was carrying buckets and running eastward. Jiusu looked over, took two quick steps, and grabbed a passerby to ask, "Is Fangxing Building on fire?"
"Yes, the fire is very big!" he said.
Jiusu ran quickly towards Fangxinglou. The fire was almost out. She looked at the dusty and desperate Shopkeeper Fang and fanned herself with her sleeves.
"Manager Fang, do you want me to call a doctor for you?"
"Miss Jiu." Shopkeeper Fang came back to his senses and called out politely. He waved his hand and said, "No need. I didn't burn it. It's just that everything is ruined. It's all gone..."
Jiusu consoled him, "If the restaurant is gone, we can just rebuild it. The chefs and their skills are still there."
Shopkeeper Fang raised his head, looked at the burned-down restaurant, and sighed heavily.
"How did it catch fire? The only place it could have started is in the kitchen, but Agui said he made no mistake and the fire didn't start in the kitchen."
Ah Gui came over with his head in his hands, and recalled carefully: "Boss, Miss Jiu, I really didn't lie."
Hearing this, Jiusu thought for a while, looked at the onlookers, and had an idea in her mind. She asked softly.
“Are there many diners at Zhenxinglou recently?”
"Almost nothing." Shopkeeper Fang was also a smart man. "Are you saying it was King Qi who set the fire?"
Jiusu analyzed, "If they weren't desperate, they wouldn't have set the fire. If Fangxing Building is destroyed, Zhenxing Building will definitely benefit. I suspect Qi Ba must be among the crowd."
Agui said: "Yes, the shopkeeper, I also think it is him. A few days ago, he said that he would pay ten times the marriage fee and asked me to go to Zhenxinglou."
The three of them decided to look for him quietly.
County Magistrate Zhang hurried over with his soldiers and found Shopkeeper Fang to find out what had happened. He slowly played with the new toy in his hand.
"Oh, it seems the fire started accidentally."
"Sir, I have been wronged. This fire was definitely man-made. I hope you can investigate it." Manager Fang stepped forward and stuffed a silver ingot into his waist.
County Magistrate Zhang's brows relaxed, and he changed the subject, "Yes, how could a fire start here? It was definitely man-made."
Jiusu guided.
"The arsonist had ulterior motives and would surely be watching the scene to see the joke. The county magistrate must have thought so, right?"
"Of course. I have handled many cases. This must have been done by an enemy. Come on, cordon off the scene and search one by one!" County Magistrate Zhang waved his hand.
The officers and soldiers surrounded the crowd.
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