I secretly memorized this man's appearance in my heart and waited for the matter to be over so that he could get the punishment he deserved.
Because of the arrival of the soldiers, the five rough guys were tied up and taken to the government office. Mr. Zhou had just received the news and his face immediately turned dark. He never expected that the man would be so shameless. It was he who violated the agreement and raised the price first, and after cooperating with others, he still wanted to make trouble.
Mr. Zhou quickly asked, "Is Madam Jiang not injured?"
"No injuries."
I'm lucky I wasn't hurt. So where are they now?
"He must have gone to the government office."
"Okay, then I'll go there quickly too."
In the government office, five people were pressed down in the main hall. Jiang Tuantuan held Yubao's hand, followed by Li Jingchen. They walked straight to the chair and sat down. The man looked at Jiang Tuantuan with bloodshot eyes.
The county magistrate came out and respectfully walked up to Li Jingchen and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Then he came to Jiang Tuan Tuan and said, "Greetings, Princess."
The man was dumbfounded. He bit his tongue hard, wondering if he was dreaming. As a result, his tongue hurt so much!
It seems that this is reality. How did she become a princess?
His originally scarlet eyes turned dull, and the four people kneeling behind him were also stunned. No one had expected that they would actually offend the prince. If they had known, they would not have followed him to cause trouble.
The county magistrate banged the gavel and asked, "Do you admit to the crime of malicious wounding and damaging the store?"
The man held back his tears and said, "I admit it." Even if he refuted it now, it would be useless. After all, these were facts.
But the man shouted, "She was at fault in this matter."
The man looked up at Jiang Tuantuan. "I've been working with the Zhou family for a long time, but she's the one who sabotaged it, making it so I can't even sell my ginger."
Master Zhou's voice came from behind, "Sir, I can testify that everything he said is wrong and slanderous."
Everyone turned their heads to look behind them and saw that it was Mr. Zhou who had arrived.
Mr. Zhou came to the court and said, "Sir, he was the first to violate the contract and raise the price without authorization. I stopped cooperating with him and then bought the ginger grown by the princess."
Look, this is the contract record. You can take a look, sir. It is written clearly on it.
Mr. Zhou handed over the contract. The county magistrate quickly read it and threw it directly in the man's face. "Now you have an additional crime, which is slandering the princess. This is an aggravated crime!"
At this point, the man was completely desperate and knew that he was finished!
So he slumped down on the ground, waiting for his punishment. But he couldn't ignore the four people behind him. The man raised his head and said, "Sir, please let these people behind me go. They were all bewitched by me and don't know the truth of the matter."
The man confessed, "These are farmers from outside the city who grow ginger. Every year, I buy it from them. This year, I wanted to make more money, so I deliberately raised the price and sold it to the Zhou family. When I found out that the Zhou family had bought it from someone else, I lied to them and said someone had intercepted it, so they came with me."
"It's all my fault. Please let them go. They have families to take care of. They are the only working men in their families."
I didn't expect that although this person was bad, he at least knew to care about these farmers and had some conscience.
The four people behind him lowered their heads and said nothing, their eyes red.
The county magistrate glanced at Jiang Tuantuan, who nodded. He said that one should not push people into a desperate situation, otherwise, even a desperate dog will jump over the wall, and even a desperate rabbit will bite!
Seeing Jiang Tuantuan nod, the county magistrate understood and said, "Sentence him to a fine of fifty taels of silver and three years of hard labor!"
"Thank you, sir."
This matter was resolved, and it was time for the next thing. Li Jingchen coughed and looked at the county magistrate and said, "It seems that someone in this government office has not fulfilled his duties."
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate knew that something was wrong. "Please tell me clearly, Your Highness. I will definitely take good care of it."
The guard's legs went weak when he heard this. Before Li Jingchen could continue, he walked to the court and knelt down, "Sir, it's my fault."
Jiang Tuantuan was really shocked by the speed at which he admitted his mistake.
In the end, he was only dismissed because of his good attitude in admitting his mistakes, but this was enough to make him feel bad for a long time. After all, his family spent a lot of money and used many connections to get this position. Now that he was dismissed because of his own reasons, it would be difficult for him to go home.
Later, Erji heard the news, successfully got his revenge, and was happy for the whole afternoon.
After Jiang Tuantuan and his group left the court, Master Zhou quickly chased after them, "I'm very sorry that this incident has wronged Madam Jiang and almost put her in danger."
Jiang Tuantuan said, "It's okay. I'm sure Master Zhou wouldn't have thought he was that kind of person. Besides, there were no casualties. It's just that the door is broken. It can be fixed. Master Zhou, don't blame yourself."
Although Jiang Tuantuan said so, Mr. Zhou still sent Erjin over afterwards and personally delivered many gifts to express his apology.
Jiang Tuantuan also accepted the gifts without refusing them. After knowing that the gifts were accepted, Mr. Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of this incident, Li Jingchen directly sent ten secret guards to follow Jiang Tuantuan at all times and guard outside. Fortunately, he was there this time. If he had not been there, who knows what would have happened. It’s scary to think about it.
Since the door needed to be replaced and he had received fifty taels of silver, Jiang Tuantuan generously went to the carpenter to order a new door. Everyone exclaimed that this was the first time he was so generous and did not even go to a second-hand store to buy it.
The doors have been replaced with new ones, the second floor has also been covered, and the plaque has also been replaced with a new one. The original plaque was really small, so this time I just replaced it with a big one, which is eye-catching!
After seven days, all the shops were repaired and were ready to reopen.
Because of the second floor, the space has become larger, and there is no longer a long line at the door, but the store has become busier. It takes two Liu, two Ji and two Tou to barely keep up. Even if one person is missing, the store will be in chaos.
Two people in the kitchen are not enough, and the speed of serving the dishes can hardly keep up. We have to hire more people.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to recruit people, Jiang Tuantuan directly raised Erliu's monthly salary by another 500 coins. Erji also officially became the shopkeeper and started to earn the shopkeeper's money. Ertou's monthly salary was also increased by 500 coins, which made these people very happy.
But Erji is still a little unfamiliar with being a shopkeeper, and needs Erliu to guide him for a while. Once he can be independent, Erliu can shuttle between the two stores and be the shopkeeper of both stores.
At Jiangyue Pavilion, Lin Ping's work was not going smoothly in the first two days, but he was able to take it easy afterwards. He had worked as an accountant in other shops, so he was very proficient in accounting. In addition, he was eloquent and had dealt with all kinds of wealthy families, so he had no problem talking to these rich and noble women.
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