The next day, Wang Guanqiao, who was ill and too old, finished his lunch and continued to play money in the gambling bureau, as if nothing had happened.
Xiaoyao Tea House continues to operate, but there are no customers today.
At about three o'clock, Chen Jia came to the teahouse to have afternoon tea.
When he walked in, he saw that Shi Youyao, who was sitting at the bar, looked different from usual, with a worried look on his face, and the left side of his face seemed to be a little swollen.
He walked up to her and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy that I'm here to drink tea?"
"No." Shi Youyao smiled, but it was a bit forced.
"Then what happened to your face?"
"Nothing." She covered her face with her hands and turned her face away.
"It's swollen like this and you still say it's nothing. Who is so cruel to you and beats you like this?" Chen Jia said, "Tell me and I'll beat him for you."
When Shi Youyao heard what he said, his heart felt hot, his eyes were red, tears were rolling in his eyes and he almost fell down.
"Just tell me quickly, what happened?" Chen Jia asked again, "Aren't we good friends? Tell me, maybe I can solve it for you."
Under Chen Jia's repeated questioning, Shi Youyao told him roughly what happened in the store yesterday.
"You have to pay one thousand two hundred taels of silver in fines and taxes?" Chen Jia was also surprised when he heard this. He has been running a martial arts school for so many years and has never paid such a large amount of money. "Don't worry, then Huang Shiyi must be joking with you."
"Are you kidding? How is that possible? He said very seriously that one thousand two hundred taels of silver cannot be less than one tael," Shi Youyao said. "If we can't collect the money within ten days, we will be told not to open the door." Open for business.”
"It's all said and done. Didn't we give you a ten-day deadline? It's still early. There must be a road for the car to reach the mountain, and it will be straight for the boat to the bridge. Don't think too much."
Chen Jia comforted her a few words, then went out to the pharmacy to buy some anti-inflammatory medicine for her, and asked her to take it on time, and then returned to the martial arts gym.
He brought some tea and other gifts to the county government office and found his master Yuan Liuye.
"Master Chen, what kind of fragrant wind brought you here?" Mr. Yuan Liu was quite polite when he saw it was him, and said with a smile, "Did your brother Zhang Tianhe cause trouble again?"
"That's not true," Chen Jia said happily and presented the gift, "but I do not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything."
"You kid, you are so polite to me," Mr. Yuan Liu looked at the gift and said with a smile, "As soon as you came, I knew something was up to you."
"Master Liu, the situation is like this. I have a friend who opened a teahouse on East Street called Xiaoyao Teahouse. I wonder if you have heard of it." Chen Jia said.
"Xiaoyao Teahouse?" Yuan Liuye heard this and said, "Isn't that the teahouse owned by Wang Guanqiao, the sick Tai Sui?"
"Exactly, it turns out that adults also know about this teahouse."
"I heard that his mother-in-law is a peerless beauty," Mr. Yuan Liu said, paused, then looked at Chen Jia and asked, "Are you a good friend of Tai Sui, or a good friend of his wife?"
"This," Chen Jia blushed upon hearing this and stuttered a little, "should, should be considered."
"You, have you fallen in love with someone else's daughter-in-law again?" Mr. Yuan Liu pointed at him and said with a smile, "As soon as you said it, I knew you were a drunkard who didn't care about drinking. Go ahead and put it on the table. What happened?"
"Master Liu, one of your subordinates named Huang Shiyi went to the teahouse to collect fines and taxes. He said he wanted to collect a fine of two hundred taels of silver and an additional one thousand taels of taxes." Chen Jia paused, "This The number is too staggering, so my friend asked me to come over and find out more about the situation.”
"What? It's this kid again! I have long heard that he is extorting money and doing random things down here. I didn't expect that his appetite is so big, and he really dares to reach out for it. The image of our government has been ruined by these black sheep. ," Mr. Yuan Liu said angrily, "This Huang Shiyi was originally a rogue. Just because he knew how to infiltrate the camp and curry favor with the superiors, he was given the position of squad leader. Unexpectedly, he became arrogant and domineering. Get up and wait for me to give him a copy in front of your lord and dismiss him from his post and investigate."
Chen Jia thought that if Huang Shiyi was really dismissed from his position, then the matter would be a big deal, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "Sixth Master, calm down, there is no need to get so angry, and there is no need to dismiss him. As long as you can show your noble hand, Mr. Just charge some fines and taxes.”
"According to government regulations, when you open a business, you must first file and register before starting business. As for taxes, they are generally levied according to a certain proportion of operating profits. This proportion is usually very small," Yuan Liuye thought. He thought, and then said, "Well, since this sick Tai Sui Wang Guanqiao is in poor health, suffering from tuberculosis, and has no ability to work, I will issue you a document to waive their fines and taxes. If Huang Shiyi or others If you go to collect any fees later, just ask the teahouse to show them this document, and that’s it.”
After Mr. Yuan Liu finished speaking, he took the pen and paper, wrote the document, and stamped it with the official seal.
"Oh, Mr. Liu, you are really kind-hearted, thank you so much." Chen Jia took the document and looked at it, and he was very grateful.
"Brother, we have known each other for more than a day or two. Within the scope of government policies, helping a little is nothing." Yuan Liuye looked at Chen Jia, and then said, "However, I have a few I don’t know whether to say it or not.”
"Master Liu, please tell me," Chen Jia said.
"I think our brothers can't get along, so let me tell you, you'd better not provoke the teahouse proprietress. Why do I say this? First, she is a married woman, of course. , the sick Tai Sui Wang Guanqiao is really not a good match for her. As for whether the couple slept on the same kang, I don’t know, but on the surface, they are a family after all; secondly, this Wang Guanqiao, who is too old to be ill, has nothing to do all day long. He only plays money. He has no skills and nothing to say. However, as far as I know, Wang Yaqiao, the leader of the Ax Gang in Lingyuan County, is his biological brother. This man is known as the "No. 1 in the Far East". "A killer", his unique skill "Three Death-Chasing Axes" is unrivaled, and he also has a group of brothers who are quite powerful. What if there is any misunderstanding between you and Ying Taisui because of that woman? It’s so easy to handle.”
"Thank you for the reminder, sir. Don't worry, the teahouse proprietress and I are just ordinary friends. There will be no misunderstandings." Chen Jia said.
"Ordinary friends?" After hearing this, Mr. Yuan Liu shook his head, "Is there a true friendship between this man and woman? Are you deceiving yourself?"
"They are indeed ordinary friends. There is no love between children. Mr. Liu, don't worry." Chen Jia said affirmatively.
"That's good. In short, you have to take care of yourself and try to cause as little trouble as possible," Yuan Liuye said, "If you provoke the Ax Gang, don't talk about me. Even the Great Luo Immortal can't save you. Remember. "
"I know." Chen Jia wondered if it was as exaggerated as you said. Rumors in the world are often exaggerated and should not be believed.
