Huang Qianshan, the steward of Meishou Liquor Shop, never dreamed that he would become a wanted criminal along with murder and arson after just receiving a small benefit and then accepting 300 bottles from the other party.
When he received the news from his family, he almost cried without tears. At this time, he was staying in a small inn outside Xicheng. It was already late at night. He was lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
What should I do? Return the one hundred taels of silver to Li Shaoyuan, and then go to the county government to surrender, Huang Qianshan thought vaguely.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door. Huang Qianshan was so frightened that he sat up and asked in a trembling voice.
"It's me!"
The waiter's voice came from outside, "Your family has sent you a letter."
"I'll open the door right now!"
Hearing that his family had sent him a letter, Huang Qianshan didn't even have time to put on his shoes, so he ran out of bed and opened the door barefoot.
As soon as he opened the door, "Boom!", a huge force rushed towards him and knocked him to the ground. Several black figures rushed in and pushed him to the ground. Huang Qianshan felt that his arm was about to be twisted off. The violent force
The pain made him cry out hoarsely.
"Spare my life!"
At this time, the room was brightly lit, and five or six inner guard soldiers walked in. The leader was Wang Yue, the commander of the inner guard.
When Wang Yue saw his men pinning Huang Qianshan to the ground, as if facing a formidable enemy, he couldn't help but feel angry and funny, "Let him go! He's just a small businessman, there's no need to be so exaggerated."
The soldiers let go of Huang Qianshan, but Huang Qianshan was so frightened that he became incontinent and his whole body was shaking like chaff.
"Commander, he was so frightened that he fell unconscious."
Wang Yue looked down at him and asked, "How many years have you been working at Meishou Liquor Shop?"
"Ten years!" Huang Qianshan whispered.
"Then how much benefit did you receive from Li Shaoyuan to put those wine bottles in the wine shop?"
"I...I'm confused!"
Huang Qianshan burst into tears, and slapped himself hard in the face while crying, "I was confused for a moment, I'm sorry to the proprietor, I'm sorry to the big shopkeeper, Cui, I harmed Meishoujiu!"
Wang Yue shook his head, stood up and ordered: "Take him away!"
The soldiers picked up Huang Qianshan and took him away from the inn...
Early the next morning, Zhang Jianwu, the owner of Hanbi Wine Shop, found Zhang Pu, the governor of Xishi City. He had a good relationship with Zhang Pu, and normally he would not come to see Zhang Pu, but he stayed up all night last night and became more and more worried.
The more he thought something was wrong, the government was very concerned about Meishou Liquor Shop, but yesterday the county government's care for Meishou Liquor Shop was a bit abnormal. It actually wanted to issue a wanted order for a steward who took two days off. It was simply unheard of. He began to doubt Meishou Liquor.
The background of the shop is extraordinary.
Zhang Pu smiled and said: "You actually want to check the background of Meishou Liquor Shop?"
"Why, is it inconvenient?"
"It's not that it's inconvenient, it's that I can't find it. The information on some stores has been taken away by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Municipal Department doesn't have it here. Meishou Wine Shop is one of them. But I can tell you that my predecessor left me a
There is a list of special shops that I must not mess with, and Meishou Liquor Shop is at the top of the list, so I advise you not to mess with it."
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Pu lowered his voice and said: "It is rumored that Meishou Liquor Shop is related to the King of Jin, but it is just a rumor. I don't know whether it is true or not."
Zhang Jianwu came out of the city office in despair. Although Zhang Pu did not tell him clearly, he had already vaguely guessed that Meishou Wine Shop must be related to the King of Jin. He was so blind that he boarded Li Shaoyuan's pirate ship.
Zhang Jianwu thought of one person at this time, and saw if he could mediate the conflict for him. At this time, Zhang Jianwu's only hope was.
Zhang Jianwu hurried to Dongshi.
Half an hour later, Zhang Jianwu finally met Li An. Li An was over sixty years old. In addition to intervening in newspaper affairs, the family business had been handed over to his two sons.
Li An also has another position, the president of the Guanlong Chamber of Commerce. This is a non-governmental organization whose members include big businessmen from Guanlong. It mainly regulates business order and speaks for the interests of businessmen.
Li An squinted his eyes and listened to Zhang Jianwu's story. He was angry and funny in his heart, and said to Zhang Jianwu: "Meishou wine is a high-end wine, and your Hanbi wine is a mid-range wine. You don't want to offend the river. Why don't you go to this muddy lake?" What does water do?”
"I was confused and thought that if Meishou wine fell, Hanbi wine would get a share of the pie. I regretted it that night. It's just that I signed the list and got on the pirate ship. It was a bit difficult to get off."
"What list?" Li An asked again.
"Li Shaoyuan took the lead in creating a list that united three restaurants and five wine shops to compete with Meishou Liquor Shop. However, they were unable to compete, so they began to resort to abusive tactics."
Li An looked at Zhang Jianwu and said, "Then what are you going to do?"
"I would like to apologize to Dongzhu Guo. If there is any loss that needs compensation, I will definitely bear it."
Li An nodded, "Your attitude is good, so be it! I happen to be going to Xi'anmen Street, you go with me, I will intercede for you, if Guo Dongzhu is willing to accept, then you come and apologize, this paragraph The grudges will be resolved."
Zhang Jianwu felt extremely grateful and stood up to thank him again and again.
In front of the Meishou Wine Shop on Xi'anmen Street, Zhang Jianwu watched eagerly as Li An walked into the shop. He was really uneasy. He had struggled for twenty years to bring Hanbi Wine from Yong County to Chang'an step by step. He really didn't want to He would never dare to offend a powerful person who could decide the life or death of his liquor store with just one word.
For twenty years, he has been cautious and never dared to easily offend anyone who had anything to do with the government. Unexpectedly, this time he was so stupid that he actually offended Meishou Liquor Shop. Li An obviously knew the details of Meishou Liquor Shop. Even he didn't dare to criticize Meishou Wine Shop, which shows how deep the backstage of the wine shop is, but he... Hey! I don't know if I can survive this today.
At this time, Li An appeared at the door of the shop and waved to him. Zhang Jianwu's heart beat violently, and he quickly got off the carriage and nervously came to the wine shop.
"You're lucky. Boss Guo said it's better to reconcile enemies than to end them. Since you admit your mistake and are willing to apologize, she can give you this chance. Come with me!"
Zhang Jianwu was overjoyed and hurriedly followed Li An into the store. At this time, a middle-aged woman with thick and dark skin appeared in front of him, her face covered with vicissitudes of life.
Zhang Jianwu was startled, "This woman looks so familiar."
Guo Ping looked him over and said coldly: "Aren't you Zhang Mazi from Sanhe Liquor Store? It's only been a few years and you don't recognize me anymore?"
This voice... sounded familiar. Zhang Jianwu looked at Guo Ping carefully again and suddenly remembered it. He stammered: "Are you... the Mrs. Guo who sells tofu?"
Guo Ping snorted, "When I set up a stall in front of your wine shop, you scolded me like crazy!"
Zhang Jianwu was immediately terrified. The owner of Meishou Liquor Shop, Guo, turned out to be the same Widow Guo who sold tofu back then. Her liquor shop had a good business, and she often came to his shop to steal business, and she was often scolded by him.
His legs went weak, "Plop!" He knelt down and kowtowed: "Sister-in-law Guo, it was my fault back then. I kowtow to you to apologize. You don't care about the faults of small people. Please let me go!"
Guo Ping was also a woman with a sharp tongue and a cruel heart. When she saw that Zhang Mazi, who was so superior back then, knelt down and kowtowed to her to apologize, the anger in her heart immediately disappeared. She laughed, "Speaking of which, Boss Zhang is still an old friend. Even though you scolded me back then.
He didn't really drive me away, but he also allowed me to earn a little money to support my family. Get up! I won't remember your hatred."
When Zhang Jianwu heard about the amnesty, he stood up and said with a smile: "I never imagined that Sister-in-law Guo would be so prosperous back then. I thought I was doing well among businessmen in Yong County, but compared to Sister-in-law Guo, I can hardly even lift my shoes."
None of them deserve it.”
Guo Ping did not accept his flattery, and said calmly: "I can barely survive from starvation by selling tofu. It is thanks to my brother that I am where I am today. Now Boss Zhang can make Yong County's Sanhe Wine step by step."
Cheng Jingcheng Hanbi Wine, this is the skill."
Zhang Jianwu's heart jumped suddenly. He suddenly understood that Guo Ping must be the eldest sister of Jin Wang Guo Song. Isn't Guo Ping from Lingzhou? Back then, he called her a Lingzhou bumpkin.
He said with a face full of shame: "This time I was bewitched by Li Shaoyuan. I only woke up last night. It's thanks to Mr. Li that he was willing to mediate for me. Otherwise, I would really regret it to death. Mr. Guo is actually an old friend."
Li An said with a smile: "I am willing to mediate for you because I see that you are sincere in admitting your mistake. I think since Boss Guo has forgiven you, you'd better go to the county government now to explain the matter clearly, so that the county government can dismiss you.
"
Guo Ping thought for a while and realized that if she didn't go there in person, the county government would not dare to dismiss the case so easily, so she said to Zhang Jianwu: "Let's go! I'll accompany you to the county government and I'll lift your accusation."