Chapter 199 Mostly Rebellion

Apart from the room he lived in, there were two rooms left. Liang Yuanwang and he could squeeze into one room, and the three children could live in one room. It was just right for Shen Yuefu and Liang Huanxue to have a room all to themselves.

Su Laosan was busy inside and outside, preparing a table full of delicious food for the family, and even fried two plates of meat as a luxury.

While serving rice to several people, Su Lao San sighed: "Thanks to you, otherwise I don't know how I can finish all this meat."

Shen Yuefu smiled: "Third brother, you are too polite."

Su Lao San raised his brows and said, "I'm not being polite. These were all sent by the city lord. I accidentally saved the city lord's wife. The city lord not only found me my current job, but also sent me a piece of meat every now and then. You said you didn't want it, but the city lord said you looked down on him. So we became friends after this."

After explaining everything clearly, Su Lao San reminded again: "So I said, you just need to prepare your speech, and when you meet the city lord, tell him in detail what happened, and he will definitely help you."

As he spoke, Su Laosan couldn't help but brag about the city lord.

Pile by pile, piece by piece, it really sounds great.

Liang Huanxue thought about what happened at the city gate and sighed.

"This is an official who is dedicated to serving the people, but it must cost a lot of money to do these things. I don't know if the city lord will get into trouble if he does this."

Su Lao San smiled and continued, "Speaking of which, the prosperity of our Linjiang City is closely related to the city lord's family. The city lord's family has been engaged in business for generations and is rich enough to rival a country. He has an older brother who inherited the family property, and the city lord entered the government. Since he succeeded as the city lord of Linjiang City, he has poured a lot of money into Linjiang City until the people in the city lived and worked in peace and contentment. Only then did the city lord restrain himself."

Liang Huanxue thought that her family had been in business for generations and were rich enough to rival a country. But when she thought about her family's current situation, she shed two lines of tears. What a hard life she had lived.

Although the Dajing Dynasty did not impose any explicit restrictions on women, women could engage in business, practice medicine, or even do anything that men could do. The only exception was that although women could apply to become officials, they were often eliminated in the first round because of their gender.

Liang Huanxue didn't understand this yet, but she had no interest in entering the government. Instead, she was quite interested in doing business. After all, who doesn't like the feeling of happiness of counting money until their hands cramp?

Just thinking about it, Liang Huanxue seemed to see the scene of Qian standing in a row and rushing towards her.

She couldn't help but giggle, which immediately attracted the attention of several people. They didn't say anything, but just looked at her and giggled.

When she finally realized what was happening and met the gazes of several people, she wished she could hide in a hole in the ground.

“This is so embarrassing.”

Liang Huanxue thought.

"But I just want to make money, what's wrong with that? Linjiang City is so big and prosperous, I want to make some money to supplement my poverty, what's wrong with that?"

She dropped her hands with a loud noise.

"Yes, I am absolutely right. My idea is completely feasible, correct and should be done!"

I don’t know if it’s because Liang Huanxue is too confident, but her words are particularly convincing. Several people couldn’t help but nod their heads in agreement.

But I couldn't help thinking that this little treasure of their Liang family is still a little money-grubber.

After eating and drinking enough and resting for a while, Su Laosan took Liang Yuanwang to the City Lord's Mansion.

Liang Huanxue did not go with them, but she was very happy about this city lord who spent a lot of money to develop the area. After her mother gave her a bath, she quickly followed her old father and looked around curiously.

The city lord is rich and loved by the people. In addition, the emperor is far away and no one cares whether his living conditions are inappropriate or not. In short, the city lord's mansion looks extremely luxurious at first glance.

It is not the kind of extravagance that appears outwardly but is frivolous underneath, but a kind of subtle extravagance, from the bricks under your feet to the roadside ornaments, seemingly insignificant, but upon closer inspection, you will discover the mysteries within.

The entire city lord's mansion is divided into two parts, one is the private residential area, and the other is the place for handling government affairs.

After walking through the gate and crossing a stone road lined with locust trees, two paths suddenly appeared in front of you.

The person leading the way said that to the left was where the city lord handled government affairs, and to the right was also a private area.

Now that it was getting dark, everyone walked to the right. Soon, gorgeous buildings came into view. Lanterns of various colors on the corridors illuminated the roads. From a distance, it felt like thousands of families gathered in one place. Although the place was large, it did not feel deserted.

This was also the first time Liang Yuanwang had seen such a place, and shock flashed in his eyes again and again.

Su Laosan felt a little relieved. He was like this when he first met them. Now that he saw that everyone was like this, he felt more balanced.

After walking for a long time, they finally arrived at the hall where the city lord entertained guests. The city lord had been sitting there waiting for a long time. When he saw someone coming, he immediately stood up to greet him, but he couldn't help but blame him.

"Su Lao San, Su Lao San, I told you a long time ago that I would find you a driver, but you refused. Now it's hard for our eldest brother."

The city lord warmly invited Liang Yuanwang to take a seat: "I just entered the mansion and was unable to greet you at the door. I hope you won't blame me, big brother."

Su Lao San didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "City Lord, my eldest brother would be embarrassed if you were like this."

The city lord said, "We are like brothers. Your elder brother is my elder brother. It is normal for you to be enthusiastic."

As he spoke, the city lord called his servants to serve the dishes. Su Lao San hurriedly stopped him and said, "City lord, we are here for other things. Do you want to listen first?"

Liang Yuanwang added this point cautiously, and did not forget to ask: "Lord City Lord, this is not some evil cult organization, right?"

A cult would not raise soldiers privately, let alone raise so many under the pretext of a famine. This is most likely a conspiracy.

The city lord's family has been doing business for generations and has accumulated a lot of connections. After discovering that their youngest son had the idea of ​​entering officialdom, the whole family tried their best to cultivate him. Although the city lord looks smiling and simple, he actually has more skills than ordinary people.

Just by listening to Liang Yuanwang's few words, the city lord had already seen too many things.

However, he remained calm and comforted Su Lao, saying, "Brother, don't worry. Your business is my business. I will definitely rescue the person and give everyone an explanation."

To show his closeness, the city lord specially called the housekeeper of the city lord's mansion and instructed: "This is the eldest brother of the third brother, and also my eldest brother. All the people from their village have come to our Linjiang City. Take them over tomorrow and treat them well. Give them priority in any work."

“Is this what it feels like to have your back to the power center?”

Everything comes here first. When others hear it, they will be jealous to death.

Liang Huanxue was also an ordinary person, no exception. When such a good thing happened to her, she had to smile happily. At the same time, she couldn't help but look at her third uncle again.

"Third uncle looks like he didn't just save the city lord's wife's life."

Although she had some doubts, she did not delve into it. Liang Huanxue obediently played the role of a good boy and waited for Liang Yuanwang and Su Laosan to come back.

The next morning, the city lord immediately assembled three thousand soldiers and took Liang Yuanwang and Su Laosan back to the place Liang Yuanwang mentioned.