Chapter 511 This matter is not over yet
"I'm the owner of the No. 1 noodle shop in Qingshi Town. My surname is Shang. A few days ago, two yamen runners came to our noodle shop with a girl and ate a few bowls of noodles. I want to know if these two yamen runners work in the county government?"
Qingshi Town, two yamen runners, a girl...
The yamen runner thought for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "You are talking about Shi Bao and Shen Quan, right? They went to Fengjiazhuang before, and they said they had a bowl of noodles at a noodle shop on the way back. The noodles were delicious, and they said that if they get the chance in the future, they must go and try it again."
"Then I guess it's these two." Shang Chengen smiled even more.
Being told that the noodles are delicious is a recognition of his cooking skills!
"I just wonder if these two officers are here. Can you help me find them?" Shang Chengen saw that the officer in front of him was a little surprised that he came to look for someone, and hurriedly said, "I have something important to ask you two."
"Shen Quan is here today as he is accompanying Lord Ding on an investigation of a case. Shi Bao is here, however, and he just came back from patrolling the streets. I guess he is behind us now. I'll go and call out to you." The bailiff was quite enthusiastic.
"Thank you." Shang Chengen bowed to express his gratitude.
"You're welcome." The yamen runner smiled and turned to go into the yamen. After a moment he came back and said, "Manager Shang, please wait a moment. He will be out soon."
"Okay, then I'll wait a little while." Shang Chengen nodded, and waited for a while there.
He squatted at the foot of the wall for a long time, staring at Feng Yongfu at the gate of the county government office. Now he could not stay there any longer, so he stood up and walked quickly to the yamen runner.
"Li Zheng Feng?" The yamen runner saw Feng Yongfu leave just now and thought he had gone far away. Now he suddenly came back and scared him.
"Why did you say Lord Ding wasn't here when I came to look for him, but when someone else came, you went in to tell them?" Feng Yongfu pointed at the yamen runner and shouted, "Are you looking down on me because I'm dressed in shabby clothes and others are dressed in luxurious clothes?"
"You are too snobbish!"
The yamen runner was bewildered by the accusation. After he understood what was going on, he felt that Feng Yongfu was being unreasonable and was furious. "You are such a funny person. You came to look for Lord Ding, but Lord Ding was not here. But this shopkeeper Shang came to look for someone else. I went in to pass on a message for him. These are two different things. Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Are you trying to fool people like this? I just heard the three words "Lord Ding". Do you still dare to say that he is not here to see Lord Ding?" Feng Yongfu retorted.
The yamen runner was stunned at first, then realized that he had indeed mentioned these three words, and explained, "This storekeeper Shang just came to look for two people. I said that one of them went to work with Lord Ding, and the other one was here, but he was not looking for Lord Ding at all..."
"Don't try to fool me! I've seen this kind of thing many times. When someone lets something slip, they try to cover up the lie and try to fool people. I'm telling you, my mind is as clear as a mirror. I can see everything clearly. Don't try to fool people!"
The yamen runner was choked by Feng Yongfu's words and was speechless for a long time. He stamped his feet anxiously and said, "If you don't believe me, you will know whether what I said is true when the people come out later."
"Everyone knows how to use this trick. On the surface, you say that Lord Ding is not here, but in fact, you are acting according to the situation. If the person who comes does not want to see you, you say that Lord Ding is not here. If the person who comes wants to see you, you find someone to come out and lead him to the side to meet him."
Feng Yongfu shouted, "If you don't explain this matter to me clearly today, this matter will not end!"
“You are…”
How did I end up with such a weird person? It doesn't make sense at all.
The yamen runner was so angry that he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only sigh, "I am so unlucky today. I met someone like you. I can't explain myself even if I have a mouth full of words."
"Okay, I'm wrong, okay? Please leave now, don't stay here, okay? Look, there's a teahouse next door, I usually go there to drink tea, you can go there and have a cup of tea, do whatever you need to do, just put it on my account..."
The yamen runner persuaded earnestly.
This guy is someone you can't afford to offend, but he can still hide from you.
"Look, what I said. If you are not guilty, why don't you dare to tell me? Instead, you have to try every means to explain to me. If you are not lying, why do you have to apologize to me? I think you have a pair of dog eyes growing on the top of your head, and you are deliberately making things difficult for me here!" Feng Yongfu shouted and scolded again.
Yamen runner: “…”
Damn it, my forehead is definitely dark today. I didn’t check the almanac before going out.
"You...this...this..." The yamen runner turned around three times in a hurry.
"You all know that we are deliberately making things difficult for you, but you are still staying here. Are you expecting us to continue to make things difficult for you? You are really an interesting person."
Shi Bao originally heard that the owner of the world's number one noodle shop had arrived, so he came out in surprise and wanted to see what was going on. As a result, he saw Feng Yongfu making a scene here.
Thinking of how Feng Yongfu had plotted to embarrass Zhuang Qingning, Shi Bao's face suddenly darkened. "Li Zheng Feng came to see Lord Ding because of the noodle workshop, right? We have told Lord Ding about this matter, and Lord Ding also told us that the noodle workshop will no longer be opened in Fengjiazhuang in the future, so Li Zheng Feng doesn't have to worry about it."
Feng Yongfu saw that Shi Bao was one of the two yamen runners who had gone with Zhuang Qingning earlier, and curled his lips, "If it wasn't Lord Ding who said that, who knows if it's true or not? Don't try to fool me."
"Oh?" Shi Bao tried to loosen his clenched fists, looked at Feng Yongfu and sneered, "By the way, Lord Ding also said that the taxes in your village can be slightly reduced this year."
Feng Yongfu was startled at first, and then he asked subconsciously, "How much reduction?"
"Didn't Li Zheng Feng say that it wasn't Lord Ding who said it himself, so he was just fooling you? Why do you believe it when you hear about the tax?"
This is not a case of not believing, it is simply pretending to be ignorant even though one knows the truth. He pretends to be able to hear what is beneficial to him, and pretends not to hear what is not beneficial to him.
Feng Yongfu saw that he was exposed, his face did not even blush, and he said, "I don't care. Anyway, I didn't hear what Lord Ding said about the workshop. I don't believe it at all. I will sit here today and not leave. I'll see what you dare to do to me!"
As he spoke, Feng Yongfu sat on the ground at the main entrance of the county government office.
"You..." The yamen runner, who was initially very angry with Feng Yongfu, became even more anxious now.
There are so many people coming and going on this street, wouldn't everyone passing by point and talk? But Shi Bao was very calm, and waved to him and another yamen runner, "Come here, Feng Li is making a big noise here, slandering the reputation of the county yamen, making trouble here in broad daylight, tie him up first, beat him with a few sticks, and if he doesn't repent, throw him in jail for a few days."
(End of this chapter)
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