After learning that he was not going to die soon, Zhou Shengcai lay down in front of the hall and cried loudly. His cry was loud and sad, attracting a crowd of passers-by to watch.
Some people couldn't stand his behavior. They threw rotten vegetable leaves on his head and cursed angrily: "How dare you cry! You rob other people's money and harm their lives. A black-hearted guy like you is worth thousands of dollars."
No matter how much he is cut into pieces with a knife!"
"Yes, I deserve to die, I accept my fate..." Zhou Shengcai looked up at Lin Changyu with tears in his eyes, "But before I die, I have one more wish, and I hope you will fulfill it."
Lin Changyu nodded: "You say."
"Please give me another chance to go home. I want to find out how much money I have saved in my life before I die, so that even if I die, I will die in peace."
Lin Changyu: "..."
No wonder Xiaotuanzi calls him Iron Rooster, even if his life is about to die, does it make sense to still worry about those three to five taels of silver?
Lin Changyu cleared his throat and shattered his last hope in a few words: "There is no need to go back and read. I will tell you that all the property in your name has been paid to the victim as compensation.
Zhou Shengcai, you are a pauper now, a pauper without a penny, do you understand?"
"What?!" Zhou Shengcai's eyes widened in disbelief, "All my money is gone?"
He had worked hard all his life and was reluctant to give up food and clothing. He managed to save a little bit of wealth, but it was all gone in one fell swoop?
"I don't! You can't touch my money! It's my life, my life!"
Zhou Shengcai was so furious that he jumped up from the ground like crazy and rushed towards Lin Changyu with all his teeth and claws. He wanted to argue with him because of his posture.
Unfortunately, he was too clumsy and was kicked over by Hei Dazhuang as soon as he got up.
Zhou Shengcai fell so hard that his mouth hit the floor, and blood dripped from his mouth, but he still cried out: "My money...you pay me back..."
Lin Changyu couldn't stand it any longer. He waved his hands to his men in disgust and said, "Tug it away, drag it away quickly."
Yuan Song, who was kneeling aside, had no reaction during the whole process. Only when Zhou Shengcai was dragged away, he couldn't help but say: "I am lucky to have such relatives."
Once upon a time, he also aspired to be a good and upright official, but later he was led to a path of no return by Zhou Shengcai.
He deserved to end up like this.
It's a pity that his wife and daughter at home have to suffer with him...
*
After killing two big borers in Qinshui County and earning a large sum of money, Lin Changyu was in a good mood. After leaving the Yamen, he invited everyone in the Shu family to a restaurant for dinner.
Xiaotuanzi fulfilled his original promise and brought him two new sets of clothes.
One was similar to the one he was wearing, and was as green as green bamboo.
The other piece is as black as thick ink, and Xiaotuanzi also gave an explanation for this: "My fifth uncle told me that black represents fairness and incorruptibility. I hope that Uncle Lin who wears this dress can always be a good official who is just and incorruptible."
"
Lin Changyu took over the new clothes and solemnly made a promise: "Uncle Lin promises you that he will always be a good official and let the people of this land live a good life in peace and contentment."
Speaking of this, he smiled and invited the family to sit down, and told the real purpose of the treat: "I want to help the people of Qiongzhou buy your recipes for making coconut oil and coconut mash, but..."
Lin Changyu licked his lips and stopped talking.
"Mr. Lin, do you want to talk about the money?" Mrs. Shu had already seen through everything.
Lin Changyu nodded in embarrassment, "Yes, I have counted all Yuan Song's property last night, and after supplementing the refugee relief food, there are only more than 700 taels left. Don't you want to sell a thousand taels?"
You think otherwise, I will give you the remaining seven hundred taels first, and I will pay you back the remaining part as an IOU after I receive my salary. Do you think that’s okay?”
Everyone looked at Mrs. Shu in unison, "What do you think?"
The old lady didn't answer, and turned her head to look at Xiaotuanzi, who was concentrating on fighting the big chicken legs, "Yan Bao, you think of the recipe, and it's up to you to decide whether to sell it or not."
Xiaotuanzi took a big bite of the chicken drumstick and smashed it in his mouth. He shook his head in disgust and said, "Grandma, the chicken drumsticks made in this restaurant are not as delicious as the ones you make. They are too chewy."
After evaluating the dishes, she was in the mood to think about selling the coconut oil prescription, "Uncle Lin, actually we don't want to sell coconut oil prescriptions at all. It's all because Iron Rooster is so bad and keeps causing trouble for us. Grandma has no choice but to open it casually.
A price.”
"Don't want to sell?" Lin Changyu sighed regretfully, looking at Xiaotuanzi's childish face, he wanted to give some advice, but was too embarrassed to speak.
He arrived in Qiongzhou with the people from Yaoshui Village. He could see how difficult everyone's life was at that time.
Now that someone has finally made some money by relying on coconut oil prescriptions, he wants to buy the prescriptions as soon as he talks, which does sound a bit excessive.
Just when he was debating whether to fight for it again, Xiaotuanzi spoke again: "But if Uncle Lin wants to buy it, we can also sell it. It doesn't cost a lot, just seven hundred taels of silver. Uncle Lin will keep the rest for himself."
Let’s eat.”
Lin Changyu felt warm in his heart. He was such a good boy. He didn't necessarily have enough food in his own pot, but he still missed him.
Nothing like his unlucky son, who only complains and eats all day long, which makes people angry just looking at him.
"But Uncle Lin has to promise me a condition." Xiaotuanzi put down the chicken legs, put his hands on the table and said seriously: "My restaurant will open soon, and Uncle Lin must go over and show it to everyone."
Lin Changyu was stunned and couldn't react for a while, "Huh?"
"Uncle Lin is a very powerful official. With Uncle Lin's support, no one will dare to bully us in the future. In this way, our restaurant can continue to open, make a lot of money, and provide wives for our uncles."
After saying this, Lin Changyu understood that Xiaotuanzi wanted to use his reputation as the governor of Qiongzhou to establish his authority in the local area.
He understands the character of the Shu family. They are all honest people, so there is no problem, so this small favor can help.
Lin Changyu happily agreed to her request, "I happen to be staying in Qinshui County for a while. Just let me know in advance when I need to appear."
Three hundred taels of silver were exchanged for the prestige of Lord Zhizhou. This deal was a great deal for the Shu family who had just arrived.
"Come on, Master Zhizhou, let's have a drink." Shu Mingzhi happily added a glass of wine to Lin Changyu, "Cheers to the bright future of Qiongzhou Island!"
"Cheers!" Lin Changyu raised his glass, collided with his, and said loudly: "I wish you a prosperous business and realize your dreams soon."
The people at the table were eating happily, when suddenly an official came in cleverly and delivered the news: "Sir, it's bad, there's a fire in the class room!"
"Is the situation serious? Are there any casualties?" Lin Changyu put down his bowls and chopsticks to ask about the situation.
The official replied: "The fire was quite big. The former county magistrate's family happened to be at the fire site, so the casualties were relatively serious..."
"The former county magistrate's family?" Shu Zhizhi's heart skipped a beat, "The county magistrate's daughter...how is Miss Yuan doing?"