The pieces of satin Xu Zizhen asked for today are worth more than a thousand taels of silver in total. If one penalty is ten, it means more than ten thousand. The fat on Shopkeeper Tai's cheeks trembled. He wanted to default on the bill, but he raised his eyes and peeked at the door.
In addition, the dozens of knives frightened him so much that he shrank back, and finally he obediently asked someone to take out the money and pay it to Xu Zizhen.
Several waiters carried two large boxes full of snowflakes and silver outside the door, and were about to put them on Xu Zizhen's car. Unexpectedly, the car curtain moved and someone jumped out, startling the waiters unexpectedly. Just as they were about to put it on Xu Zizhen's car,
When I asked, I saw that the man was holding several pieces of fabric. The packaging seemed to be from Taiji.
The man who jumped out of the car was none other than Liu Fengsui. He had been hiding in the car and did not appear because he had made an appointment with Xu Zizhen. He came to the store with the cloth in his arms and threw it in front of shopkeeper Tai.
, sneered and said: "Shopkeeper, please pay for these horses as well."
Shopkeeper Tai didn't understand why Xu Zizhen would bring so many people to plot against him, but when he saw Liu Fengsui, he suddenly realized that Liu Fengsui had just bought a few pieces of satin from his shop in the afternoon.
Seeing that he had a foreign accent, I secretly made some tricks and replaced it with moldy cloth. I didn't expect that this change would attract a swarm of wasps.
A good man will not suffer the immediate loss. Although shopkeeper Tai was bleeding from heartache, there were five hundred sharp knives outside the door. He could not tolerate not paying the penalty. Soon, two more boxes of snowflake silver were carried out and put in together with the previous silver.
got into Xu Zizhen's car.
Shopkeeper Tai's face was as pale as a mourning heir, and he begged bitterly: "Master Tutong, I know I'm wrong, please let me go!"
Xu Zizhen waved his hand: "Okay, since you are happy, I will be happy too. Of course, you have also lost some money today. I will find a way to subsidize you later... Let's do this. From now on, the uniforms of my brothers will be here.
If you place an order here, we will sign a long-term contract for you."
Shopkeeper Tai almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Long-term contract? Give me a subsidy? If the official issued a document saying that the store will take over the job of fighting uniforms, then you can really make some money, but this Lord Tutong has made it clear that he has no plans.
If you let yourself go, then it will be considered good if you can pay the full cost price for the battle clothes or long johns of the hundreds of people outside the door. Doesn't this mean that you have signed a long-term loss-making contract?
Xu Zizhen didn't wait for him to refuse, strode outside the store, waved over four sergeants from the Shenji Battalion, and whispered a few instructions.
Not long after, the four people came back quickly with a man and a woman in their arms. It was the restaurant manager and the noodle shop owner who had supported Shopkeeper Tai just now. The two of them were obviously frightened. As soon as they were put on the ground, they
His legs gave way and he fell to the ground, trembling all over and unable to speak.
Xu Zizhen had five hundred Shenji battalions by his side, so he had the upper hand. Without being wordy, he asked the restaurant manager to take his cooks to the military camp from tomorrow to cook for the Shenji battalions, three meals a day.
The nutrition must be balanced. When these men get tired of the food he cooks, they can come back and open a restaurant again.
As for the noodle shop proprietress, Xu Zizhen's words were simpler: "You sell beef noodles, right? From tomorrow on, give me fifty ox tails every day. If you miss one, I will settle the score with you!"
With hundreds of knives surrounding them, the two of them had no choice but to agree even if they didn't want to. At this point, the matter was basically considered complete. Xu Zizhen no longer lingered. He whistled and walked away with the five hundred brothers, leaving the street stunned.
common people.
On the way back, Shui Liuli couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "It's just a matter of knocking off some money. Why did you call the restaurant manager here to help you? Also, what's the use of your ox tail?"
Xu Zizhen chuckled: "You don't understand, I am here to benefit the Shenji Camp. We look majestic, but in fact we are a non-staff team. We can only eat with other people in the military camp, but our training intensity is not theirs at all."
It can be compared, but it is not appropriate to hire a few gang leaders for five hundred people, so let the restaurant owner do some hard work."
"As for the oxtail...hehe!" Xu Zizhen laughed evilly, "You probably don't know the benefits of this thing. You must know that the oxtail stew is no worse than the beef whip. When the time comes, everyone will drink it and be very tonic.
Yeah, tsk tsk... that's right, and oxtails aren't worth much in the northwest."
Shui Liuli blushed immediately and spat: "How can you deal with it if you let them overdo it? Lanzhou City doesn't have that many brothels."
Xu Zizhen said solemnly: "Don't slander me. These boys will never have excessive energy under my training. They are not brothels. I didn't expect your ideas to be really dirty..."
Seeing that Shui Liuli was getting angry from embarrassment and showing signs of going crazy, Xu Zizhen quickly changed the subject: "I haven't had time to ask you, where have you been these past few days? You didn't even bother to take care of me when the Xixia Army came calling."
Shui Liuli glared at him fiercely, and finally didn't pursue what happened just now. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's not just to help you."
Xu Zizhen asked curiously: "What can you help me with?"
Shui Liuli said: "I'll help you find the whereabouts of Sanjuetang."
When Xu Zizhen heard this, he immediately jumped up, but forgot that he was in the car. He immediately hit the roof of the car with a loud bang, and his head almost broke through the car.
"Ouch... found it?"
Shui Liuli was angry and funny and said: "Just stand and listen, so as not to bump into you again... The main hall was not found, but I found the location of the craftsmanship."
When Xu Zizhen heard the word "gongshu", he immediately thought of the majestic fireball car outside Jincheng Pass, and the oil that surprised him.
"Where is it?"
"Here..." Shui Liuli saw his anxious look and felt funny in her heart. Just as she was about to whet his appetite, she saw from a distance a large group of people rushing past the Lanzhou Magistrate's Yamen who was about to arrive.
All was well, I immediately recognized that the leader was the shopkeeper of Taiji Cloth Shop.
Xu Zizhen was startled: "How come this grandson can run faster than us?"
Shui Liuli said: "They are all natives of Lanzhou, so they are naturally very familiar with the shortcuts in the city. Are they coming to the Yamen in such a hurry to file a lawsuit against you?"
Xu Zizhen curled his lips: "He wants to complain or not... Don't talk about Gongshu yet. Wait until I settle them." After saying that, he jumped out of the car and strode to the front of the government office before leaving.
Halfway through, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He waved to a yamen servant from a distance and whispered something into his ear.
Shopkeeper Tai, the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and the proprietress of the noodle shop all came, and together with a group of neighbors from Xiliang Street, they blocked the gate of the government office and made a lot of noise, demanding that Magistrate Wen give them justice.
Xu Zizhen watched from a distance, and soon Magistrate Wen called all the people in and asked the yamen servants to light candles as thick as a child's arm, lighting up the courtroom as bright as day.
Magistrate Wen had changed into his official uniform and was sitting in the hall. Although it was already dark, he was not angry at all. He still had a kind smile and asked everyone in the hall, "What are you wronged?"
Xu Zizhen looked amused outside the hall. These grandsons should suffer a lot today. Are they seeking death by seeking death from their father-in-law and suing their son-in-law?