In Tianshui County, the nearest county to the prefecture, the river bank was being repaired. Several old and weak people were piling up the soil with shovels.
If you say there is no one in charge, there are still a few people. If you say there are people in charge, it is the same as if there are none.
Xie Yunzhao was holding his breath, and took out the token from his lapel and walked over, "See, this is the token of the prefect's eldest son. If the river bank is not repaired, you, the county magistrate, will be stripped of your Wusha hat."
Everyone present was stunned, including the workers and the prefect's eldest son himself, "Didn't the second son say not to show it?"
"Nonsense, we are already out of the city, no one here knows you, you can only take out the token."
Xie Yunzhao walked over and demonstrated them one by one in front of the workers.
"Remember, the eldest master will come again tomorrow. If you guys are the only ones messing around, you will be stripped of your official hat."
After seeing the situation clearly, one person ran to the county magistrate in a panic.
Sun Changyao followed him and begged his grandfather and ancestors, "Second Master, please give it back to me. If my father knew about this, he would beat me to death."
Xie Yunzhao looked very disappointed. "Why should I kill you? You were supervising the management for him, and he couldn't praise you enough. Besides, how could he know if you didn't tell me? By the time they knew, the river would have been managed, and you would have been the first to do so."
"I will go back to the capital to find my father and ask His Majesty to give you an official position. If you follow me, you will be no worse than your father in the future. It is not certain who will be beaten to death by then."
Sun Changyao was confused. How could he be an official?
Can his official position be higher than father’s?
But even if he is successful, he can't beat his own father.
"I just said that. Anyway, what you need to do now is to stand out from the crowd. Your goal is to be more successful than your father. Don't worry about it. You can climb up to the Duke of Lu's Mansion. Just be happy about it."
Sun Changyao had no choice but to take it away. "Then I would like to thank the Second Young Master first."
"Let's go into the county to eat."
When they arrived at the county town, Xie Yunzhao grabbed a person and asked, "Where is the most expensive restaurant in your county town?"
"This eunuch, young master..."
"Speak politely, you are the eunuch. See, this is the prefect's eldest son," Xie Yunzhao patted Sun Changyao's chest.
"Go ahead, turn left, Crane Garden."
Xie Yunzhao let go of the person, "Young Master, please,"
Sun Changyao was confused, "Why did the second young master tell me his name?"
"How can he take it seriously if I don't report it?"
"Then why don't you report yours? Your status is much more noble than mine."
"The emperor is far away, how could they know who the Duke of Lu is? But everyone must know who Prefect Sun is."
After Xie Yunzhao finished speaking, he walked away without caring whether the people behind him were crying or laughing.
After entering the Heyuan Restaurant, he slapped the token on the counter.
The eldest son of Magistrate Sun?
Looking at the shopkeeper's wide eyes, it was great.
"Hey, Mr. Sun, please go to the private room."
"You called the wrong name, it wasn't me," Xie Yunzhao grabbed Sun Changyao who was behind Qingzhu.
"It's this one,"
"You are all honored guests, you are all honored guests, please come upstairs."
Sun Changyao suddenly felt that this was more satisfying than showing off his reputation in the capital city. What was going on?
Sit down, the shopkeeper comes in,
Without waiting for Xie Yunzhao to speak, Sun Changyao slammed the table and said, "Pick out the best wine and food in your restaurant."
"Okay, young master, just wait and see," the shopkeeper walked out, hunched over.
"That's right," Xie Yunzhao applauded him.
"Is the Second Young Master like this in the capital as well?"
"Of course, Dad's strength cannot be in vain. We should make use of him. This is called rational use of resources. Young masters in Beijing understand this."
Sun Changyao understood. So that's how it was. What was the point of his previous sneaky behavior?
Dad should be content. Compared to Hunlai, he is far worse.
The shopkeeper selected the best and freshest vegetables, hoping to sell them at a lower price to the prefect's son.
As a result, the group wiped their lips, patted him on the shoulder, and left, "It's delicious, not bad, we'll come again next time."
"Gone?" The prefect's son didn't pay for his meal?
Sun Changyao wanted to turn back, but was stopped by Xie Yunzhao. "What are you looking at? Don't feel guilty."
"But I never failed to pay,"
"That's nothing. I'll show you something more fun." Xie Yunzhao hooked his shoulder and walked away.
Several people arrived at the largest gambling house in Tianshui County. Xie Yunzhao took out three hundred taels, handed it to Sun Changyao, and patted him on the shoulder, "Play as you like."
Sun Changyao was surprised. Three hundred taels was not a small sum of money for him, so how could it be given to him just for free?
But I don't dare to gamble. My father takes care of this.
"Go ahead, it's okay, no one will tell anyone."
“Oh,” yes, Dad didn’t know, and went to play in a daze, not daring to play too big, just betting a few taels at a time.
"The bet is too small. I still have more than enough," Xie Yunzhao stood behind him, watching with his arms folded.
Sun Changyao was stunned. He lost 50 taels so quickly. He’s still young?
Xie Yunzhao took out a thousand taels of silver and asked, "Is it enough?"
Sun Changyao swallowed his saliva. It was just 1,300 taels of silver. Is this young man from Beijing so rich?
He is considered a spendthrift, a frequent visitor to brothels and other brothels. This money is enough for him to squander for a long time.
Xie Yunzhao raised his eyebrows and blinked: "Be generous!"
While no one was paying attention, one of the people at the gambling table quietly left.
Sun Changyao was overwhelmed with enthusiasm and said, "Okay!" It's not his own money, so he won't feel bad if he loses.
"Buy now and forget it," the dealer shouted.
Sun Changyao bet twenty taels and twenty taels for several times, and unexpectedly won in succession. He turned around and looked at Xie Yunzhao in surprise, his eyes seemed to be begging for praise.
Xie Yunzhao applauded and said, "See, gambling requires courage to bet. Bet big while you are in the mood."
Sun Changyao was very excited. After all, the capital was his. If he won, it would be great. If he lost, it would be revenge for causing him to fall into the water last night.
He pushed the one in his hand away and took the one in Xie Yunzhao's hand, "All in for big!" He wanted to play the biggest one.
The dealer swallowed his saliva unconsciously, "Buy, buy and don't hold on," you can't regret it!
At the moment when the small number was drawn, Xie Yunzhao quickly took away the banknote.
Everyone at the table reacted and stared at him. Sun Changyao was also stunned. Didn’t he ask for a big bet? Why didn’t he admit it?
He put the banknote into his lapel and said, "This is my banknote. If he loses, he can pay for it himself."
As soon as the words fell,
Clang——
The door of the gambling house was locked from the inside, so no one could leave. "To accept defeat is the greatest virtue in the world. I'm sure you have heard of this," a big bearded man walked out slowly.
Dozens of people gathered from both sides, holding sticks in their hands and with teasing eyes, but no one could deny the gambling house's debt.
It was not uncommon for other gamblers to step aside and watch the fun.
A few blows would leave him crippled if not dead.
Sun Changyao was frightened by this scene. He grabbed Xie Yunzhao's arm tightly and huddled behind him. "Second Master, Second Grandfather, let me borrow this money. I didn't bring so much with me today. Is that okay?"
"What are you afraid of?" Xie Yunzhao glared at him, "Have you forgotten who you are?"
Sun Changyao remembered that his biological father was the prefect.
"Ahem, my father is..." He just straightened his chest and shrank it again, "Even if my father is the prefect, he can't just deny his defeat."
[Neither the male nor the female protagonist is a good person, one is obviously evil, the other is slightly evil. Seeing that the children accept it well, I don’t have any psychological burden, haha. ]
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