After the dark turmoil ended, Chen Binran did not continue to stay at Spear Academy, but returned to Lu Xi County.
What he didn't expect was that not long after he came back, Xi Qianye also came back.
In the past, he might not have known Xi Qianye, and he didn't take Xi Qianye seriously at all. But now, Xi Qianye is like his nightmare.
"Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you?"
A young man came up behind Chen Binran and looked at him strangely. As a monk in the sect, there was no way he could hold the wine glass unsteadily and not even know it fell to the ground.
"Oh, it's okay! I just saw an acquaintance."
Chen Binran came back to his senses and found that the wine glass had been broken to the ground, and then he realized that he had just lost his composure.
"Who?"
Meng Yuxuan walked over and asked curiously.
She had just been socializing with some famous ladies from Luxi County, so she didn't see anyone on the street.
"Just an old friend."
Chen Binran said lightly that for some reason, he did not tell Meng Yuxuan that Xi Qianye had returned to Luxi County.
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On the street, Xi Qianye held Xi Xiaoxin's hand and walked on the familiar street with emotion.
After many years, he finally came back again.
Zhu Qingyan followed the two of them silently, with a distance of more than ten meters, not daring to disturb them.
"Master, let's go to the restaurant. Madam must be at the restaurant." Xi Xiaoxin pulled the lapel of Xi Qianye's clothes to prevent Xi Qianye from walking forward, lowered her head and whispered.
Xi Qianye nodded slightly when he heard this. The house at home must have been sold by his aunt, so Xi Xiaoxin stopped him from going home.
Although Xi Xiaoxin didn't say anything to him, he already knew a lot of things from her sleep talk.
Xi Qianye's restaurant is located in the most prosperous central area of Luxi County. It is the property left to them by Xi Qianye's biological parents.
It is said that Xi Qianye's biological parents were once famous figures in Luxi County, but later they both died for unknown reasons. The cause of death is still unknown.
After Xi Qianye's parents died, many of the family's properties were taken away by the Xi family, leaving only a mansion and a restaurant left to them.
And that restaurant is currently Xi Qianye's family's only livelihood.
Luxi County is a majestic city with stacked streets extending in all directions.
The two of them walked for a long time before arriving at the central commercial street. A very simple and old old building appeared in front of them, which was incompatible with the surrounding magnificent and flowery tall buildings.
At this time, there was a circle of people gathered in front of the dilapidated attic, three floors inside and three floors outside. People were pointing and talking, as if something lively was happening.
I saw a plainly dressed woman lying at the door of the attic, her body covered in mud and footprints. She hugged the mahogany beam tightly, her eyes full of despair and helplessness.
Four or five big men surrounded her, tugging at the skirt of her clothes, trying to pull her away.
Xi Qianye frowned slightly, his expression slightly cold, and he strode forward.
"It's so abominable to blatantly seize people's property! Is there any natural justice and is there any royal law?"
"Xiu Niang's restaurant occupies the most prosperous location in the county. It is normal for those black-hearted businessmen to covet this place, but it is too arrogant and domineering to rob it by force and using despicable methods.
"It's so pitiful. Xi Zhentian was once a famous and powerful man in Luxi County. Unexpectedly, he was a hero and left orphans and widows after his death, but he was bullied like this."
"Shh, don't talk nonsense, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth. Don't you still understand today's battle? Not only the people from the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, but also the people from the Xi family and the county governor's mansion have intervened. Xiu Niang is the only one
A woman will never be able to defend this restaurant."
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Everyone was talking a lot, and their eyes were full of sympathy and intolerance as they looked at the woman who was clinging to the pillar and struggling desperately.
But no one drew a sword to help when there was injustice, and everyone stayed away for fear of getting into trouble, because the forces involved were too complicated and no one dared to provoke it.
"He Xiuniang, if you continue to act recklessly, don't blame me for being rude."
A middle-aged man in rich clothes, with a big belly and a fleshy face said coldly, glaring fiercely at the helpless woman with a pair of green bean-like eyes.
"Why did you take away my restaurant? You are all a group of thieves who take other people's things by force."
He Xiuniang's eyes were full of tears, she was extremely sad and desperate. As a woman, in front of a group of men who were like wolves and tigers, what else could she do except cry?
"Please speak with respect, otherwise I will beat you to death with a stick, believe it or not."
"Your restaurant is a dilapidated and dangerous building, which affects the beauty and safety of the city. For the sake of the construction of Luxi County, the Ministry of Urban Construction has issued a demolition notice. We are just executing the order of the Ministry of Urban Development."
As he said that, the obese middle-aged man threw an official letter in He Xiuniang's face. It was written in black and white, and the official seal was as red as blood. It was written clearly; it was just demolition, not robbery.
"I don't agree. The restaurant is my private property. Why do you demolish my restaurant?" He Xiuniang cried.
The obese middle-aged man smiled coldly when he heard this and said, "It doesn't matter whether you agree or not, the Xi family has already agreed for you."
"The land deed is mine, and the house deed is mine as well. Why should the Xi family agree on my behalf?"
"Hmph! The restaurant used to be the property of the Xi family and belonged to Xi Zhentian. According to the inheritance law, it is also the Xi family who inherits the restaurant. It is not your turn to inherit the restaurant. Now I seriously suspect that you were suspected of defrauding the Xi family's property and taking care of Xi Zhentian.
The orphan's purpose is also impure, so the demolition of the restaurant does not require your consent, just the Xi family's nod. And it doesn't matter if I tell you, this is also the intention of the county magistrate's office."
The obese middle-aged man said coldly.
"He Xiuniang, just accept your fate. The restaurant does not belong to you in the first place. Besides, the government has not compensated you. Didn't it also compensate you with a loft?"
A foreign affairs steward from the Xi family said calmly.
People from the Xi family, people from the government, and people from the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce are all here. The major forces have united and will never allow He Xiuniang to resist.
"I'm not convinced. I want to sue you. I'm going to the imperial capital to file a complaint."
He Xiuniang became hysterical and cried bitterly. After losing the restaurant, how would she support Ye'er to continue studying at Spear Academy? The so-called compensation from the government was nothing more than a dilapidated attic in the suburbs. Let alone doing business, even if it was taken out
It's not worth much money to sell.
"Complain? First you have to get to the imperial capital alive."
The obese middle-aged man laughed, his eyes full of ridicule.
"Drag this woman out for me. If she dares to continue to resist, she will be beaten to death with sticks. If anything happens, I will take full responsibility for it."
The obese middle-aged man said coldly.
"You can't afford it."
A cold voice suddenly sounded among the crowd, like the cold wind under the Nine Netherworld, chilling to the bones.