Chapter 227 Rampant
These words shocked everyone present!
“We can’t afford such expensive food, so we can only pick out the cheap stuff. That’s why they look down on us. We’re just ordinary people. We usually eat at home. Who would want to spend that kind of money?”
Jiang Mi never expected that there would be people who force others to eat at restaurants; it was no different from robbery!
Zhang Min'en asked incredulously, "Why are they so arrogant? Why are you all so afraid of him? What's his background?"
The hall was silent. The old man continued, "I heard he has a powerful background; even the county magistrate can't control him. What can we common folk do to him? We can only make do like this. At my age, they won't force me to do anything. Some of the wealthy ones who could move away from Linshui County have already left. As for the remaining people, some take pride in spending money on meals at Liuxiang Pavilion, since that place signifies the wealthy class."
Jiang Mi was greatly shocked. It seemed that only some of the people in Linshui County knew about these things. Outsiders like her might never have known that such things existed in the world if they hadn't come to Linshui County.
"Really? Well, I, Jiang Mi, am not one to take things lying down. If this is true, I will definitely report it to the officials, and then everyone can live more freely and easily."
After hearing Jiang Mi's words, no one seemed particularly happy. After all, it wasn't unheard of for someone not to have done something like this before, but the results were always the same—unsatisfactory. What could Jiang Mi, a woman, possibly do?
Since the meal was free, everyone accepted it without ceremony, and before leaving, they were all polite enough to thank Jiang Mi.
"Min-eun, I want to entrust this matter to you. Can you do it?"
Zhang Min'en immediately perked up and asked, "What is it? Of course, you can do it. Just tell me, and I will definitely do it for you."
Jiang Mi looked at Liuxiang Pavilion across the street and said, "Let's find out their background and who's behind them. I'll write a letter to Magistrate Zhao later and ask him to ask the magistrate of Linshui County what Liuxiang Pavilion is all about."
This was somewhat difficult, but Zhang Min'en did not delay and immediately took people to do it.
Starting the next day, business at Jiang Family Restaurant began to decline. It was unclear whether the brothers from Liuxiang Pavilion had exerted pressure on the local people, making them afraid to even pass by the entrance of Jiang Family Restaurant.
The workers were very anxious, since the manager wasn't making any money, so how could he pay them their wages?
Seeing that they were all more anxious than she was, Jiang Mi calmed them down, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. Didn't we already anticipate this outcome when we came here? Liuxiang Pavilion already thought we were stealing their business, and now they've simply torn off the mask, making it easier to deal with them. I won't shortchange you on your wages, don't worry."
Seeing that the shopkeeper wasn't in a hurry, everyone else wasn't either. Who wouldn't like to have nothing to do every day and still get such a high wage?
"You guys keep an eye on the shop, I'm going out for a walk."
Jiang Mi swaggered out as if nothing had happened. Many people knew her business was not doing well and wanted to see her reaction, but she didn't seem to care at all and was even in the mood to wander around the streets.
Liu Daheng closed the window and said unhappily, "That woman is really cunning. You're absolutely right. The restaurant business is not doing well, and she still has the mood to go out and have fun. Don't you think she's heartless? Does she know she can't beat us, so she's just giving up?"
Liu Zian said calmly, "Look at her demeanor yesterday. Does she think she's someone who gives up easily? She's so quiet. She must have some plan. Have our people keep a close eye on her. We need to keep an eye on everyone in this Jiang Family Restaurant, including every waiter and waiter, especially that young man next to her. We must keep a close eye on him."
Liu Daheng didn't take it seriously: "What can that little kid do? Are you afraid of him? I heard he's already run out of the city. Maybe he was scared back to Shushan County by us. It's only a matter of time before the Jiang Family Restaurant goes out of business. This woman is just putting on a brave front."
Seeing Liu Daheng's disdain for these people, Liu Zi'an couldn't help but remind him, "Brother, don't underestimate them."
"That woman can run such a successful restaurant, even on our turf, which means she's not a simple woman. Underestimating her is a big no-no. You must be careful and not be careless."
Liu Daheng nodded repeatedly at his brother's teachings, but he didn't take them to heart at all. This woman dared to talk back to him in front of so many people yesterday, and he had to teach her a lesson!
While Liu Zian wasn't paying attention, Liu Daheng led his men to catch up with Jiang Mi, cornering her in an alley. He grinned maliciously and said, "Oh, isn't this the head manager of Jiang Family Restaurant? You're quite the imposing figure. Why aren't you showing off at your restaurant today? Why are you here instead?"
Jiang Mi turned around and said confidently, "Isn't this what I've been waiting for?"
Liu Daheng was stunned for a moment. He looked back and saw no one there, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"You want to scare me? Do you want to learn Zhuge Liang's Empty City Stratagem? I'm not that stupid. You're all alone now. Let's see how arrogant you can be! If you kneel down and beg me now, maybe I can spare you this time."
Jiang Mi smiled broadly, showing no fear whatsoever.
"Of course you're not kidding me. You two brothers have taken shamelessness to the extreme. A bunch of grown men blocking my way and bullying a weak woman like me. You're really some big men."
The man behind Liu Daheng was a little embarrassed by Jiang Mi's mockery, but Liu Daheng didn't care.
"I don't care about gender, I only care about strength. The weak must obey the strong. You little wench, you're not bad looking, but you have such a bad temper. Let me teach you a lesson!"
After Liu Daheng finished speaking, he took the lead in attacking Jiang Mi, but Jiang Mi stood still. Liu Daheng thought she was too scared to move, but then he heard footsteps behind him and someone shouted at him to stop.
"stop!"
The person speaking was not Liu Zi'an. Liu Daheng only listened to Liu Zi'an, so he didn't care about anyone who wasn't Liu Zi'an.
"And who do you think you are, daring to talk to me like that..."
As soon as he spoke, he realized that the person who spoke was actually the magistrate of Linshui County, with Zhao Decai following behind him. Jiang Mi had brought reinforcements, and Zhang Min'en was standing behind them, smiling smugly at her.
This kid gets incredibly proud of himself after accomplishing just one thing.
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