Ji Changying smiled and sat down before getting to the point: "This is what I did. I bought a shop, but the owner, Xu, refused to leave. He said his family was imprisoned in the county jail, and he had to collect enough money before the county would release them. Now he's counting on selling this shop to make some money!"
"He was crying and making a fuss in the shop and refused to leave. I had no choice but to come over and ask him what happened at home and how much money he needed. If that doesn't work, I'll pay for it!"
Zhang Ziru looked surprised: "What's the shopkeeper's name? What shop is it?"
"My name is Xu Cai, and I'm the owner of Wanfulou!"
Zhang Ziru frowned, stood up and called the guards: "Go and call Han Dianshi!"
When Han Dianshi arrived, he saw the county magistrate sitting with a little girl. He glanced at her and then looked away: "Sir, I wonder why you called me here?"
Zhang Ziru asked with a stern face, "Did your men capture the family of Manager Xu of Wanfulou?"
Han Dianshi's heart tightened. He didn't expect that County Magistrate Zhang would ask about such a trivial matter.
"yes."
"What did his family do wrong?" Zhang Ziru looked at him coldly.
He hasn't tried any cases recently! If Han Dianshi arrested people privately...
"...Xu Cai's family got into a fight on the street a few days ago, which was a bad influence. A neighbor reported it to the yamen runners, so they arrested them and planned to lock them up for a few days to make them behave themselves."
Han Dianshi was not prepared at the time, so he had to make one up on the spot.
Zhang Ziru's expression softened after hearing this: "Since he's been detained for a few days, let him go!"
Han Dianshi was shocked and began to wonder if Magistrate Zhang knew something.
He sweated on his back: "If I let it go like this, it might have a bad influence, and others might follow my example..."
Han Dianshi saw that Magistrate Zhang was looking at him with increasingly cold eyes, so he quickly changed his words and said, "I'll let him go right away!"
At this moment, he only regretted why he made such a poor excuse.
Ji Changying sat aside and listened to the two people talking silently.
When she was waiting for Han Dianshi to go down, she glanced at him as he walked out the door, sighing, "Alas! Life is not easy."
Zhang Ziru's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
He knew that Ji Changying also understood what was going on.
But after being pointed out in front of him, Zhang Ziru still felt a little embarrassed: "Ahem, I've been too busy recently and didn't notice these things. I still have to pay attention to this kind of thing in the future."
He immediately turned around and wrote a letter to urge his superiors to ask when the new county magistrate and chief clerk would take office. He really was too busy to handle it all by himself.
"I know you're busy, so I won't delay. I'll take the person away. I have to take the person away quickly so I can take over the shop."
Zhang Ziru lost face in front of her, and was a little embarrassed: "Don't you go see the wife? She's still thinking about you after not seeing you for a long time."
Ji Changying grinned and said, "I've been really busy these past few days. I'll definitely come and bother you in a few days."
"In that case, I won't force it."
Zhang Ziru put on a serious face and tried to restore some dignity.
Ji Changying smiled and waved goodbye to County Magistrate Zhang. When they walked out of the gate, Han Dianshi and several yamen runners were standing there escorting Xu Cai's family of six.
Seeing Ji Changying come out, Han Dianshi's expression did not change. He smiled and stepped forward to bow: "I was not very good at seeing before and did not recognize you as Miss Ji. I have long heard of your name!"
Ji Changying seemed unaware of his hidden dagger in his smile: "That's too kind. Han Dianshi is very busy with official duties, how could he remember a little girl like me? Since you're alright, I'll take these people with me. Otherwise, the shopkeeper might stay in my shop and refuse to leave!"
She turned to look at the yamen runners who were holding the person and refusing to let him go.
Several yamen runners waited unwillingly for Han Dianshi's instructions. Han Dianshi's face darkened and he waved his hand: "Didn't you hear what Miss Ji said? Release them!"
A few yamen runners struggled for a while, pushed Xu Cai's family of six forward, and released them.
The bailiff was unwilling to give in and pushed a little too hard. Xu Cai's six-year-old son was not paying attention and was pushed to the ground, with his mouth bleeding.
Xu Cai's wife shuddered and quickly went forward to hug her son, patting him gently, covering his mouth and retreating behind Ji Changying.
She glanced at the yamen runners and walked towards the door without any expression. The six people behind her followed closely behind her.
Although they didn't know this girl, they knew that it was this girl who got them out.
Watching her walk away, several yamen runners gathered around Han Dianshi and asked, "You're almost getting the money, and you're just going to let it go?"
Everyone had originally planned that once they got the money they could go to Lanxiang Pavilion to find a lover, but now all their efforts were in vain.
Han Dianshi said with a cold face: "What else? Go against the master?"
Several people fell silent.
This master has been here for several years, and the county government has been under his control for a long time. It is not up to a few local tyrants to have the final say.
If you dare to go against the master, you will definitely get into trouble.
"Don't be anxious, calm down for a while." Han Dianshi put his hands behind his back, said this, and turned away.
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Ji Changying took these six people directly to meet Xu Cai.
The family naturally cried and poured out their hearts to each other when they met. Ji Changying didn't wait for Xu Cai to thank her profusely. She looked at him calmly and said, "I saw that they were still a little unwilling when we left. Are you sure you want to waste your time?"
Hearing this, Xu Cai was startled and explained the situation to his family in a few words. The group of people packed their bags in a hurry without even having time to wash up, and set off in the carriage that had been prepared long ago.
Xu Cai didn't bother to introduce Ji Changying to the entire shop. He handed her the key and said, "This shop will be yours from now on. You have plenty of time to look around here. I'm sorry for my inconsiderateness. I have to leave first. Take care!"
Ji Changying waved her hand: "Go ahead."
Xu Cai ordered the driver to hurry up, and the carriage swayed but sped towards the city gate at a very fast speed.
After getting the shop, Ji Changying just took a quick look around. It was also a two-story shop, but the one in Gan County was more than half the size.
Even the backyard where Xu Cai's family originally lived was just a few simple rooms, with only a well in the yard.
Ji Changying does not plan to have flowers, trees, or potted plants bloom here.
After all, there are not even a few educated people here, so where do we find so many people who know how to appreciate flowers and trees?
After looking around, she was about to close the door and go home, when she suddenly felt a large shadow cast down from the sky.
She looked up and saw a Saker Falcon circling above her head.
The blue-gray feathers are shiny and smooth, the belly is snow-white, and the wings look very long when spread.
"Could it be that dead bird?" Ji Changying murmured to himself.
It shouldn’t be the one that Xie Siheng stepped on her head, pooped on her head, and threw a rabbit at her, right?
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