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Chapter 42 The Dust Settles

Magistrate Huang staggered into the official sedan chair and returned to the yamen.

The county magistrate suppressed the magistrate with his power, and in the end the magistrate was forced to retreat in a mess. This was unprecedented, but it happened in this small Jiangpu. This extremely abnormal political atmosphere will dominate the Jiangpu officialdom from now on.

The crowd of onlookers sighed with satisfaction, and today they saw a wonderful show. For a long time, they had enough topics to talk about.

Cao Yi still bowed respectfully and sent Huang Magistrate Shangguan Seal, and watched Huang Magistrate leave with Zhubu Xie, Li Dianshi and others, and made full use of the etiquette as subordinate officials. It was not until the sedan chair disappeared from the corner of the street that they turned around, exchanged glances with each other, and then smiled knowingly, and everything was silent.

Chen Siliu held his thick and fat bucket waist and welcomed Cao Yi and others into the Zuixian Tower with a flattering smile on his face.

Xiao Fan turned around inadvertently and saw that the shopkeeper Zhou of Jinyulou was still kneeling foolishly at the door of Zuixianlou, with a dull expression and a look of despair. Xiao Fan frowned and walked forward. In front of the crowd that had not yet dispersed, he first smiled at the shopkeeper Zhou with a gentle smile, and then suddenly changed his expression, raised his hand and slapped him hard in the face, slapped Zhou heavily in the face.

"Bang!"

The crisp and loud slap once again made the onlookers stop and look around frequently.

Manager Zhou was buzzing in the head by Xiao Fan's slap. Finally, he came to his senses, covered his face and looked at Xiao Fan in disbelief, and after a while, he ate, "You... dare you hit me?"

Xiao Fan shrugged: "It's normal to hit you."

"You...why did you hit me?"

Xiao Fan was stunned. Yes, why did he hit him? He didn't offend me, why did I hit him? It's so rude...

Looking at the sad and angry eyes of Manager Zhou, Xiao Fan felt a little embarrassed. He raised his head and thought for a long time, and finally found a reason. So Xiao Fan squatted down and said to Manager Zhou sincerely: "Because you look very annoying and you can't help it, so... you understand."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Fan stopped talking, looked at Manager Zhou with sympathy, then stood up, gently brushed his sleeves, turned around and entered the Zuixian Tower, leaving Manager Zhou with an angry face but dared not speak.

Xiao Fan, who stepped into the Zuixian Tower, smiled slightly. The slap was very pleasant. He was not afraid of offending County Magistrate Huang. Anyway, he had already offended him, so he would offend him more thoroughly. If a man doesn’t even have the courage to do so, would he still be called a man?

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In the most luxurious Accord on the third floor of Zuixian Tower, when I was drinking with the cups of wine, Li Dianshi, and Liu, Cao Yi turned his head and whispered to the servants who stood behind him: "Send someone to send a secret letter to His Highness Yan, I am in charge of Jiangpu."

The servants from the hometown responded and left.

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In the third hall of Jiangpu County, Huang Magistrate trembled all over and tried to calm down for a long time. Finally, he calmed down. Then a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and called Changsui beside him, and said coldly: "Prepare a sedan chair, go to the capital, and go to the Huang Shilang Mansion of the Ministry of Rites."

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Zuixianlou has reopened.

On the day of opening, the county magistrate and the county magistrate of Jiangpu completely tore off their faces because of Chen's elder sister-in-law Xiao Fan. After a fight, the county magistrate won the battle. The news spread like a plague and instantly spread throughout the county town.

The wind direction changed, and from then on, Huang Magistrate was no longer the one who was in power. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the person in charge of Jiangpu is the new eighth-rank county magistrate Cao, and Huang Magistrate has been completely undermined.

As the political trend changed, Zuixianlou naturally welcomed guests from all directions. From ancient times to the present, there have been no shortage of snobbish people in the world who have changed their responsibilities. On the day when Zuixianlou opened, the county magistrate Cao led officials from all over the yamen to celebrate. He also torn apart with Huang Magistrate Huang because of Xiao Fan, the shopkeeper of Zuixianlou. Who doesn’t understand what Lord Cao meant?

So, the business of Zuixianlou was booming.

Of course, the mood of the shopkeeper Xiao in Zuixian Tower also rose with the rise and the constraints of official figures were not restricted. Now is the time for him to make his business bigger and stronger with the superior knowledge of time travelers. This is his first career after all. Although he still works for Chen Siliu, he does not mind making wedding clothes for his father-in-law. Xiao Fan is an ambitious person, and his future achievements are of course not limited to this. Now he just wants to integrate into the ancient times as soon as possible through this method. Only by adapting to the environment can he have a brighter future.

In the lobby, Xiao Fanzheng took advantage of the lack of customers in the afternoon to assign work to Lao Cai and the first two shop assistants.

"Old Cai, your task is to collect money, manage accounts, and pay the flow every day. Show it to me. The accounts must be clear and there is no corruption allowed..."

Xiao Fan suddenly showed his white front teeth: "Do you know how the emperor deals with corrupt officials today?"

Old Cai was frightened by Xiao Fan's hideous appearance and shook his head in panic.

"Those who are greedy for sixty taels of silver will peel their skin and show them to the public."

Lao Cai became more and more trembling.

"Do you know what skinned grass is? It means letting the executioner peel off his skin with a knife. At this time, the person has not yet died, and then cut his belly open. While the person is still hot, take out all the water in his stomach and feed the dog. When the water is clean, what should I do if my stomach is empty? It's very simple. Put two straws in, and the whole person looks full..."

Lao Cai and the two shop guys looked as if they wanted to vomit but couldn't.

"Are you scared?"

"Scared!" The three of them nodded together.

Xiao Fan smiled and patted Lao Cai on the shoulder: "So, don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught..."

Lao Cai was so shocked that he was photographed and suddenly said with a sad face: "Shopkeeper, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I won't dare to do it next time..."

After saying that, Lao Cai took out three or four taels of scattered silver from his arms, carefully put it on the counter, and said in panic: "The old man swears to the sky that he has only been greedy for these two days, and the old man will never be greedy again next time..."

The two shop guys immediately looked at Xiao Fan with respect on their faces.

Xiao Fan's eyes were straight: "I just scared you casually, you really reached out..."

With a whoosh, Xiao Fan quickly took action and took the scattered silver on the counter into his arms.

"Dirty silver is confiscated!"

If subordinates make money, it is called corruption. If you make money by yourself, it is called legal income, and there are essential differences.

Turning his head and looking at the two shop assistants, these two were the two shop assistants who bet on dice with Xiao Fan. Their names were very popular. The tall one was called Gouzi and the one with acne-faced one was called Dashuan. They were considered veterans of Zuixianlou and were of the ashes... The shop assistants.

"A few days ago, we hired ten new guys, five of whom were responsible for the lobby, five of whom were responsible for the second and third floors, Gouzi and Dashuan. I will promote you to lobby managers and Accord managers..."

"Shopkeeper, what is a manager?"

"...It's the manager, the supervisor. The five guys who are in charge of the lobby and the five guys who are in charge of the Dashun and the Accord, each of them will take their own responsibilities."

Gouzi and Dashuan immediately shed tears of emotion: "The shopkeeper respects us and knows that we are better than the ten new wastes. The shopkeeper, the villain, is willing to live and die for the shopkeeper's birth and death..."

Xiao Fan said slowly: "Actually, don't think too much. To be honest, you two are just like those ten new guys, they are all wastes. If you have to distinguish them from each other, I can only say that you two are just wastes who are older than them..."

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After the assignment, Xiao Fan moved a stool and placed it at the gate of Zuixian Tower. Then he sat on the stool, tilted his head and squinted his eyes, and began to enjoy the warm sunshine of the winter afternoon.

The key word for stealing a half-day leisure in this sentence is not "idle", but "stealing". When a person is busy in his life, enjoyment becomes a rare leisure, but the true meaning of life does not lie in how to enjoy it, but in knowing how to enjoy it. From this point of view, beggars are happy singing and are happy, and they are actually the same in nature as the luxurious life of a rich man in the wine pool and meat forest.

Xiao Fan is a person who knows how to enjoy himself. He has become a robber in his previous life. He still robs two bottles of wine by the way. In addition to adventure and courage, he also has a blood-red revolutionary romantic factor. He invites the moon to drink on the cliff and sings under the dangerous wall. Life must be so happy.

The slightly dazzling light suddenly darkened. Xiao Fan opened his eyes with some dissatisfaction, but saw a pretty figure blocking the sunshine above his head.

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up and he grabbed the graceful figure's hand with affection: "Hold the piano, are you here to see me?"

Bao Qin was so scared by Xiao Fan's passionate movement that he screamed, and then stared at Xiao Fan in fear and anger.

"Let go!"

"No, I won't let it go!"

Huqin was anxious, and his other hand turned into a palm, as fast as a meteor chasing the moon, and with one move, he "slashed Huashan" and hit Xiao Fan's forehead hard.

"You let go and let go--"

Xiao Fan had to let go because he wanted to free up his hands to rub his painful forehead. Besides, he really didn't want his forehead to be chopped by her like firewood. The little girl hadn't seen her for several days and her strength became stronger. Xiao Fan wondered if she had been hiding at home all day to practice palm power, and then ran to the Zuixian Tower to clean up him.

In martial arts novels, a young hero is burdened with a deep hatred for blood and then accidentally falls off the cliff. It is strange that there is a peerless martial arts secret book under each cliff waiting for the young hero to practice. A cliff without secret book is not a good cliff. Then the young hero is devoted to practicing hard, from a few years to a few hours, and from a few hours to a few times. The young hero breaks out and kills his relatives with his hands...

Xiao Fan felt that Bao Qin was developing in this direction, and he forced him to do so. This was a little girl with great suffering...

Bao Qin is now staring at him angrily, maintaining a high alert state all over her body. Looking at Xiao Fan's eyes are like looking at a pervert.

Xiao Fan felt helpless, and it was undeniable that he really felt a little about Baoqin. It was a pity that the initial misunderstanding made Baoqin extremely wary of him.

This is something Xiao Fan didn't want to see. Compared to Chen Ying'er, the daughter of the Chen family, Xiao Fan actually wanted to hold the piano more.

If you don’t like a lady, you like a maid. This is not a shame. When a man looks at a woman, the first thing he sees is not her halo and identity. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t like it, you don’t like it. If you have to ask why, Xiao Fan can’t answer. He only thinks that the hugging Qin has a little more spiritual energy and charm than Chen Ying'er. This spiritual energy and charm attracted Xiao Fan’s attention.

Perhaps Chen Ying'er has been raised in the deep boudoir for a long time, and her temperament seems a bit dull and unattainable. What makes Xiao Fan feel even more uncomfortable is her cold and indifferent eyes. If possible, Xiao Fan really wants to ask Chen Siliu, can she just marry a maid and not a lady? - I guess Chen Siliu will not let her go, and she will be more likely to kill him by cheating.

Xiao Fan looked at Huqin calmly, motionless, and thoughts in his mind.

Baoqin was numb by Xiao Fan's eyes, and her whole body was covered with goose bumps. Her legs were slightly bent, her eyes were highly alert, and she looked like she was running away if she was in the wrong state. She was extremely cute.

"Baqin, what are you doing in Zuixianlou?" Xiao Fan tried to make his expression more kind, at least not like a pervert in her eyes.

Xiao Fan's kindness played a role. Bao Qin really relaxed his guard slightly. Facing Xiao Fan's elegant smiling face, Bao Qin even felt a little red in her pretty face. - How can a girl not be in love with her? Xiao Fan was originally a handsome young man. If it weren't for the unpleasant past, Xiao Fan would definitely have the strength to make Bao Qin's little heart rush like a deer.

Hu Qin's little heart is now beating very fast. She is not a very revengeful person.

"I... my lady is coming, I will come first and say hello to you... to say hello to Mr. Xiao." Baoqin said in the end, his voice was already low, like a mosquito, and her head was lower and lower, almost buried in her chest.

Facing this extremely shy little girl, Xiao Fan lost his mind for a moment.

"You...what are you watching?" Baoqin was so uncomfortable that she was staring at Xiao Fan, and she twisted her body lightly unconsciously.

"Hold the piano..." Xiao Fan called out with deep affection.

"Hmm?" Baoqin still lowered her head shyly.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, you..."

"What's wrong with me?" Hu Qin's pretty face turned red like the sunset in the sunset.

"You... are developing more full."

silence……

a long time……

He hugged the piano and started screaming.

"Ah--You scoundrel! You can't change the dog's shit! Look at the palm--"

"Bang!"
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