By eleven o'clock, the lunch market is about to begin.

"Xiao Guo, come here~" Tong Xiangyu saw that the number of customers queuing up across the street was nearly double that of his own, so he quickly called Guo Furong to come closer and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, Guo Furong smiled, came to the door of the inn, and shouted loudly, "Tongfu Inn is offering a special treat. Each distinguished guest will receive two plates of appetizers and a pot of cooking knives."

Hearing her shout, the guests came running to Tongfu Inn from Yihong Building across the street.

"Yihonglou's century-old wine has come out of the cellar. Welcome to taste it for free." When the lobby manager of Yihonglou across the street saw it, he immediately shouted tit for tat.

Hearing her shout, hula la, the guests ran to the other side one after another.

"Each distinguished guest will be given a plate of charcoal-grilled pork ribs." Upon seeing this, Tong Xiangyu shouted unceremoniously. She didn't want to be compared with the steamed buns.

"I will give each distinguished guest eight oil-fried prawns." The other person sneered and continued to add more.

"I'll give you one stewed elbow and two taels of Pu'er." Tong Xiangyu also added more and more.

"I'll give you two bear paws from Changbai Mountain." The lobby manager of Yihong Building also shouted again, continuing to push past the Tongfu Inn.

Seeing that Yihonglou had given away better things, the diners naturally joined in their support. Even the diners who originally ate at Tongfu Inn hurriedly ran over when they heard that there was a bear paw delivery opposite.

"A big red envelope for everyone." Seeing this, Tong Xiangyu was so filled with hatred that she finally spoke out.

Hearing that there was money for free, a lot of diners came over again.

"Twenty taels of silver will be given to each person." Yihonglou pressed down on Tongfu Inn again.

When they heard that there were twenty taels of silver sent to each other, in an instant, all the pedestrians on the street, those who were eating and those who were not eating, all rushed to Yihong Tower.

Even Xing Captou, who was originally responsible for maintaining order, immediately rushed in with Yan Xiaoliu.

Tong Xiangyu saw that there was no one on the street. The store opposite was crowded, but his place was deserted. He couldn't help but feel sad, so he simply closed the store, out of sight and out of mind.

…

Xiang Nan was originally busy in the kitchen, cooking according to the guests' orders.

But then Lao Bai came in and said that the customer had canceled all the orders, so that he no longer had to work.

Xiang Nan couldn't help but be startled, "No way, all the guests have left, there is no one left?"

Lao Bai nodded, "The other side is really ruthless. In order to attract customers, a customer will give twenty taels of silver as a gift. Who wouldn't want to go after hearing this?"

Xiang Nan blinked, "No way?! Isn't she afraid of bankruptcy? Even if she has a millionaire, she can't help but give it away like this, right?"

Qixia Town is a big town with a population of more than 3,000 people. Even if half of the people go to collect the money, Yihonglou will get 30,000 taels of silver. Not to mention Sai Diaochan can't get so much money, even if she can get it, and

How many years will it take to earn back thirty thousand taels?

"Who knows, maybe I'll give it to the first few." Bai Zhantang thought for a while and said, to be honest, he didn't understand why Yihonglou was so generous.

Xiang Nan knew that Yihong Tower was likely to repeat the same mistake and go bankrupt again due to vicious bidding with Tong Xiangyu. But that was none of his business. To be honest, he wished that Yihong Tower would collapse soon.

After all, neither Sai Diaochan nor Xiao Cuier are good people.

…

Xiang Nan immediately put down the spatula and ran to the opposite side to see that Yihong Building had become a mess.

People swarmed in and robbed, some for money, some for decorations, some for maids, some for tables and chairs... There was really nothing to rob, they even robbed doors, windows, rice, noodles and oil, just like bandits.

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"Shopkeeper, Lao Bai, Xiucai, Xiao Guo, come out and take a look, there's chaos on the other side." Xiang Nan shouted quickly. Such a scene is not easy to see, so of course it must be shared with everyone.

Hearing him shouting, everyone opened the door and saw that the door opposite had been looted to pieces.

The people fought over each other and snatched away everything they could.

The opposite door was originally decorated magnificently, but now there are no doors, windows, tables and chairs, and it looks like a broken kiln.

Seeing this scene, everyone was a little shocked.

"Old Xing, what's going on?" Shopkeeper Tong saw Mr. Xing and Master Yan Xiaoliu in the crowd, and he quickly called over curiously and asked.

"You still don't understand, it was evacuated." Mr. Xing said with a grin.

"Why is this happening?" Shopkeeper Tong asked in confusion.

"You can give away things, anything. But in the end, if you don't have anything to give away, you might as well just grab it." Xing Captou explained.

"Then why don't you care?" Guo Furong asked in surprise.

"I'm busy collecting red envelopes." Xing Baotou said with a smile, "Twenty taels of silver, you don't want it for free?"

When everyone heard this, they were dumbfounded.

I didn't expect that such a big store would go bankrupt like this. It was really beyond everyone's expectation.

…

At this moment, two official servants from the Yamen came closer and said, "Master Li, the county magistrate has invited me."

When Xiang Nan heard this, he quickly asked, "Two businessmen, what does my uncle want from me?"

"The prefect is here and wants to question you," the two envoys said again.

Xiang Nan was stunned. What did the prefect want to do with him? Did even the prefect know about the liquidation of Heifeng Village?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly followed the official business.

When I arrived at the Yamen, I saw the prefect sitting in the lobby. Magistrate Lou was standing under the hall to hear the trial, and Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui's master and servant were also kneeling under the hall.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan became more and more puzzled, but he still stepped forward and saluted, "Li Xiulian, a common citizen, pays homage to the prefect."

"Li Xiulian, I want to ask you, now that Diaochan and Xiaocui have accused you of accepting a huge bribe in the name of Lou Magistrate under the pretense of a wedding, can you plead guilty?" the magistrate asked in a deep voice.

When Xiang Nan heard this, he was stunned.

He had long suspected that with Sai Diaochan's intelligence, she would never commit such a stupid thing, giving each guest twenty taels of silver, and there was no limit on the number of guests.

When Ganqingyi gave away the special gift at the Red House, she was not there at all, but went to the government office to complain.

"My lord, this is absolutely not the case. I have been wronged. Please look into it." Xiang Nan quickly kowtowed and then said that he would donate all the gifts and let the county government take over to help the people of Qixia Town.

"The villain said these words in front of all the guests, and the people of Qixia Town can testify for the villain." Xiang Nan said again.

Sai Diaochan, Xiaocui couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.

They only knew that Xiang Nan collected money, but they really didn't know about donations. Hearing that Xiang Nan said it with a clear nose and eyes, the two of them couldn't help but be a little doubtful.

"Since you said you donated all the money to the county government, do you have any evidence?" the magistrate asked again.

"There is a receipt from the county government treasury, which is now hidden at home. Your Excellency, you can send someone to get it." Xiang Nan said immediately.

The prefect nodded, then sent someone to get the receipt and invited the treasurer.

After a while, the receipt was obtained and the treasurer came to the lobby.

The prefect checked the receipt and found that it was indeed good. He asked the treasurer if he had anything to do with it.

The treasurer handed over the account books and said, "I would like to report to the magistrate that this is indeed the case, and there are account books to prove it."
Chapter completed!