After being warned by Tongfu Inn, Sai Diaochan stopped making small moves and seemed quite honest on the surface.
But no one knows whether she has really changed for the better or is brewing a bigger conspiracy.
At the end of April, after more than 20 days of hard work, Tongfu Inn finally had a new look.
The floor was changed from blue tiles to marble; the dining table was changed from elm to mahogany; the walls were repainted and celebrity calligraphy and paintings were hung; two guest rooms upstairs were demolished and eight private rooms were separated. ... Even the plaque has been remade, with gold characters on a black background and carved dragons and phoenixes, which looks much more impressive.
"Our inn looks good now." Lao Bai looked at the inn and couldn't help but sigh.
"Oh, I don't know, I'm shocked. Compared with now, our previous inn is just like a pig's nest." Guo Furong also said in wonder.
"What a pig's nest, I think it's more like a latrine." Mo Xiaobei complained.
"What did you say?" Lu Xiucai said dissatisfied.
"I'm talking about a house made of thatch." Xiaobei explained quickly.
"After all, it cost 1,600 taels of silver to decorate. It's really different." Tong Xiangyu also sighed.
This inn with the house and title deed only cost one thousand taels, but now it has spent one thousand five hundred taels on decoration. No wonder it looks different.
"Shopkeeper, I want to hold Huilan and I's wedding at our inn." Xiang Nan took the opportunity to say, "On the one hand, we can benefit from the glory of our inn, and on the other hand, we can also bring happiness to our inn. When the time comes, I will also bring my uncle to the wedding." Please come, let’s have a good time.”
"Okay, Dazui, this is a good idea." Tong Xiangyu agreed immediately after hearing this.
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Xiang Nan then began to make preparations, inviting guests, purchasing betrothal gifts, and arranging banquets.
On April 28th, an auspicious day, I officially married Yang Huilan.
Because Xiang Nan now has a lot of money, the wedding was very grand.
He rode a tall horse, led an eight-carriage sedan, and carried a sixteen-bar bride price to welcome the bride. The procession was huge and it could be said to be quite lively, attracting the people in the city to stop one after another.
"It's really lively for Master Li to welcome his bride."
"Oh, with so many betrothal gifts, you are really rich."
"After all, he is the nephew of the county magistrate, and his style is extraordinary."
The people talked one after another.
As the wedding team arrived at Tongfu Inn, they could hear gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, colorful flags waving, and dragons and lions congratulating each other. It was very lively.
Tongfu Inn has also already decorated the Haoxi Hall.
After Xiang Nan dismounted, he kicked open the sedan door and led Yang Huilan to the wedding hall. Then Mr. Zhu from Baima Academy personally shouted the salute, "First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to high hall, and husband and wife to each other!"
Li Dazui has no father, and Yang Huilan has no relatives. Therefore, in addition to Dazui Niang, everyone also invited the magistrate of Lou County up to the high hall.
Since the last time Xiang Nan wiped out Heifeng Village, Magistrate Lou's opinion of his nephew has changed drastically, from being disgusted and disliked to being admired and favored.
Xiang Nan has also been trying his best to make friends with Lou Zhixian recently. He visits his home every now and then, and he doesn't go empty-handed every time.
Of course, Lou Zhixian is an upright official and his official reputation has always been very good. What Xiang Nan gave him was not gold, silver jewelry, silks and satins, but some Eastern Guangdong snacks, such as bozi cake, Lunjiao cake, water chestnut cake, double skin milk, wife cake and so on. …
Lou Zhixian is from eastern Guangdong and came to Guanzhong to work as an official. He is thousands of miles away from his hometown, so one can imagine his homesickness. And a taste of hometown is undoubtedly the best comfort for him.
However, there have never been Cantonese cooks in Qixia Town, and there are even very few good cooks. Therefore, Lou Zhixian has not tasted the taste of his hometown for more than ten years. Now he is naturally happy to see the Cantonese snacks sent by Xiang Nan.
These snacks are delicious and can soothe his homesickness. The key is that they are not a heavy gift and there is no psychological burden on him when eating them.
Therefore, over time, the relationship between the aunt and nephew naturally deepened and their relationship became increasingly close.
Now that Xiang Nan is getting married, as his uncle, he is naturally happy to support it.
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"Miss, I didn't expect Lou Zhixian to be his uncle. No wonder he dares to be arrogant." Xiaocui said to Sai Diaochan bitterly.
Tongfu Inn is just opposite Yihong Building. It is so lively there now, how could Sai Diaochan not notice it. Early in the morning, I took my maid Xiaocui with me and couldn't stop looking at the window.
Sai Diaochan nodded.
She originally wanted to squeeze out Tongfu Inn and dominate the business in Qixia Town, but she didn't want to be frustrated repeatedly. Now seeing Lou Zhixian coming to Tongfu Inn to support her, she was even more angry.
With Lou Zhi County as the backend, it is impossible for Tongfu Inn not to make a fortune. What else can I use to fight against others? !
"Hmph! If you want to use Lou Zhixian to suppress me, I will defeat you all together." Sai Diaochan said suddenly.
"Miss, you want to defeat Magistrate Lou?! How is that possible?" Xiaocui said in surprise when she heard this.
Louzhi County is the largest parent official in Qixia Town. The Tu Emperor and Bailihou are all under the control of others. Now if we want to defeat others, wouldn't that be a huge change?
"Hmph, look at the guests who came today. Some of them are here because of Li Dazui, and not all of them are because of Lou Zhixian's face. And look at the gifts they sent, they were as small as dozens of taels of silver, and there were so many. They all have hundreds of taels of silver.
They usually don't deal with each other in a friendly way, so why send such an expensive gift? It's not all for the sake of Lou Zhixian. Therefore, Li Dazui's acceptance of the gift is the gift received by Lou Zhixian.
He accepted bribes and violated the criminal law. When I report it to the prefect's Yamen, he will definitely be miserable. Sai Diaochan said viciously.
Today, the magistrate of Lou came forward. When the merchants, landlords, and gentry from Qixia Town and even surrounding towns heard about it, they all came to attend the wedding banquet and gave Xiang Nan thousands of taels of gifts.
"Miss, that's a good idea." Xiao Cui nodded after hearing this.
"Stop flattering and hire a car quickly." Sai Diaochan said again.
"Yes." Xiao Cui hurried over.
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"Mom, drink tea! Uncle, drink tea!" After the ceremony, Xiang Nan and Yang Huilan served tea to Dazui Niang and Lou Zhixian.
"Son, you must continue to make progress in the future and don't disappoint me." Dazui Niang smiled and warned, "Huilan, my mother hopes that you will have a son soon and spread the branches and leaves of our Li family."
"Nephew, nephew-in-law, uncle, I have nothing to give you, so I will give you this calligraphy." Lou Zhixian also said, and then ordered the master to hand over the scroll. When I opened it, I saw four big characters in the letter, "A Hundred Years of Good Harmony".
"Okay, this writing is really interesting."
"As expected of the magistrate of Lou County, he writes well."
"Oh, this calligraphy work from Lou Zhixian can be said to be the most precious gift."
Everyone praised him one after another.
"The child must remember the teachings of mother and uncle, work hard to make progress, and cultivate himself to support the family." Xiang Nan smiled, "By the way, uncle, I feel very honored and honored to have so many guests attending Huilan and I's wedding today. Thank you all for your love.
But I really can’t afford such a large amount of gift money. Uncle, I plan to donate all of it for charity in Qixia Town. I hope you can agree. "
