However, as soon as he said these words, he was pushed by his unscrupulous fellow countryman.
"Are you crazy? Do you really want to pay them ten taels? It's obvious that they are blackmailing you!"
Ten taels of silver is enough to feed you in an ordinary small restaurant for a month.
In short, he will not lose this money no matter what.
"Brother De, the rules are clearly stated. You are indeed being unreasonable. If we really get into trouble with the government, it won't be of any benefit to you."
If he is punished by the government for this, his career will be over.
Why doesn't he understand such a simple truth?
Zhou Deren was furious at this moment, and of course he refused to listen to him: "They are false propaganda and maliciously deceiving customers. The compensation of ten taels of silver is against the law. If you report it to the official, you will report it to the official. I want to see what the government will do."
How to judge.”
He was certain that there was one article in Dayuan's law, that is, anyone who maliciously raises prices and makes the items traded above the price set by the court would be punished with a rod.
Seeing his attitude of not giving up until he reached his goal, his fellow villagers were stunned.
At this time, a kind-hearted classmate stepped forward to give him a hand and persuaded him: "Brother Zhongqiu, if he wants to make trouble, just let him make trouble. You can't stop him, so you should stay away from him, so as not to harm you in the future."
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Li Huang, who was sitting not far away watching the show, couldn't help but twitch when he heard the name.
Mid-autumn?
Is it the Sai Zhongqiu on the list?
From this point of view, this person's character is pretty good.
As for his fellow countryman, even if he is really talented, with his temper and temperament, he is probably not suitable for being an official.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Sai Zhongqiu could only sigh with a sad face and sat back in his seat.
Zhou Deren looked unwilling to give up, so the shopkeeper of Erbao naturally did not disrespect him and even sent someone to report it to the official.
Soon, the governor's official from the capital came.
The evil person Zhou Deren first complained: "Brother Chai came just in time. This is a shady store. I only have a few snacks left to finish. Moreover, these snacks are clean, why can't they be recycled? I have to pay ten times the amount."
Silver, I suspect they are deliberately extorting money."
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, and after carefully explaining the situation to the officials, he reiterated: "Once the items in the store are on the customer's table, there is no reason to recycle them for resale. Otherwise, we will
This shop has closed down a long time ago, and Mr. Chai is also a regular customer of our shop. I think you know this better than anyone else."
The government officials nodded one after another. They agreed with this point. Even when shopkeeper Li was here, Yuzhenlou had never done anything like that.
What's more, these outsiders don't know, but they know in their hearts who the owner of this store is.
With the status of the Yin family, there is no need to do things that are not worthy of publicity.
When weighing the two aspects, Mr. Zhou, who is deliberately looking for trouble, seems to have a much worse character.
Immediately, several government officials took Zhou Deren away.
Zhou Deren was quite dissatisfied. As he walked, he shouted loudly, saying that they were colluding with officials and businessmen. He, a disciple of a saint, vowed to clear up all injustices and restore peace to the people...
Li Huang felt that this man might not have any serious illness in his brain.
In this room full of guests, no one thinks the rules here are unreasonable.
Besides, I made it clear before entering. If you don’t want to abide by it, you don’t have to come in to eat.
After eating this, I just came here and said something about being fair, I just don’t know what it means!
The troublemaker was taken away, and the diners returned to enjoying their delicious food.
After what had happened just now, those who had been lucky and wanted to sneak some snacks away suddenly stopped thinking.
It's just a tael of silver. Those who can get in will certainly not be short of that tael of silver. It would be really embarrassing to be caught after taking advantage of this.
Those students who had a good impression of Sai Zhongqiu came over one after another and kindly reminded him: "You and Zhou Deren are from the same hometown. Now that he has caused such a big trouble, you should go to Mr. Fu Yin to beg for mercy.
Otherwise, I'm afraid no one will be willing to guarantee you by then."
The capital city is the last hurdle for students after ten years of hard work. According to the rules, they must find a senior with high qualifications to be their guarantor. Otherwise, they will not be eligible to take the exam.
The rules of sponsorship are usually consecutive. A great Confucian name can sponsor five people. If one of these five people is disqualified from taking the exam, the other four will be implicated.
This method is usually used to allow these five people to supervise each other.
But if Zhou Deren is imprisoned, then as a fellow countryman, he will be implicated to some extent.
"I heard that the governor of the capital also came from a poor family. When he was taking the scientific examination, he met a noble man and was able to be where he is today. Go talk to him and I think he can give you a fair word."
Several people gave him advice and urged him to go quickly.
Sai Zhongqiu bowed deeply to them and said with gratitude: "Zhongqiu would like to thank you all. If this ends well, I will treat you to a drink."
With that said, he threw down a couple of pieces of silver and hurried away.
Li Huang winked at Ling Yuan, and Ling Yuan immediately followed him out.
Li Yuze asked curiously: "Why do you pay so much attention to him?"
Even if it was selecting talents for Dayuan, it was still a matter for the Ministry of Rites. As an eldest princess, could she have a hand in this matter?
Li Huang only glanced at him and knew that he was thinking too much. She lowered her head and took a bite of the sweet and sour crispy pork, narrowing her eyes in enjoyment.
It seems that the Yuzhen Building has been able to operate in the capital for so many years, and it does have some real skills.
At least, this cook's skills are really good.
Li Yuze saw that she was only focusing on eating and had no intention of talking to him, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
After Li Huang swallowed the meat, he felt that it was necessary to talk to him about this matter first.
He said, "After dinner, let's change places and talk again."
Li Yuze's heart suddenly became full of joy.
Li Huang was finally willing to take the initiative to chat with him. It seemed that the relationship between them was still expected to be further repaired.
Thinking this way, he suddenly felt that the food on his plate was even more delicious.
Li Huang didn't know that he had so much drama in his heart. After she paid a little for everything, Lingyuan came back.
She motioned to her: "You should hurry up and eat something. This tael of silver is well spent."
You can eat more than a dozen kinds of dishes for one tael of silver. If you order these dishes individually, you won't be able to eat them all for twenty or thirty taels.
Lingyuan got the permission and hurriedly went to the dining table to get food.
Half an hour later.
Li Yuze got on Li Huang's carriage and prepared to go back to Prince An's Mansion with her.
Suddenly, an arrogant voice sounded: "You poor scholar, don't you have eyesight when you walk? How do you want to compensate for the dirty shoes you stepped on?"