Xu Youcai's face became very ugly.
The most beneficial people in forming the rural soldiers were the few people at the main table. Unexpectedly, the first person to stand up to oppose him was Fatty Xu.
"Dr. Xu, I am doing this for everyone's benefit. Hutou Village is located in an official road. If they don't rob it now, who can guarantee that they won't rob it in the future? Let's send people to form rural soldiers to protect the Dongshan Iron Field and passing caravans. It will be natural in the future. There is no need to be afraid of these bandits and bandits." After saying that, Xu Youcai looked at Fatty Xu on his seat.
A sneer appeared on Fatty Xu's fat face, and he said: "Your Xu family is rich and powerful. If you want to form a rural army, you can do it yourself. I, Fatty Xu, have little wealth and power and cannot afford to interfere in the important affairs of your Xu family. I will take my leave." Help me up."
The last sentence was said to the two servants behind him.
There was so much fat on his body that it was difficult for Fatty Xu to sit up, so two servants helped him up from his seat.
After leaving the main table, Fatty Xu turned his head and said to someone at the main table: "Dr. Yang, could it be that you have made a fortune and have enough money to support the Xu family's losers?"
"Fat Xu, what do you mean?" Xu Youcai finally couldn't help it and slapped the table.
Fatty Xu sneered: "It's not interesting. I just don't want to sit at the same table with you to eat. Let's go."
Two servants helped Fatty Xu towards the stairs. The figure quickly disappeared from the stairs, leaving only the creaking sound of the wooden stairs.
Dongzhu Yang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Dr. Xu, I have something to do at the iron yard, so I'll take my leave now."
Without waiting for Xu Youcai to speak, he turned and walked towards the stairs on the second floor.
"Dr. Xu, I have some things to do back home, so I won't bother you anymore." The last iron owner at the main table also stood up and followed Dongzhu Yang and left the second floor of the banquet building.
Among the big iron pit owners at the main table, Xu Youcai was the only one left in a blink of an eye.
Snapped……
Xu Youcai threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground in anger.
As soon as the several big ironworks owners in Dongshan left, he knew that the matter of forming rural soldiers was no longer possible. The county magistrate gave his Xu family some face, but he would not allow his Xu family to form rural soldiers, even if he Xu family The family is not short of this little money.
The entire second floor fell silent for a moment, and all the owners of the steel mills, big and small, looked at Xu Youcai.
"Dr. Xu, I have something to do at home, so I'll take my leave now."
"Dongzhu Xu, there is something going on at home."
"There's something going on over there at the iron yard, so I'll take my leave."
"I have to go back to Dongshan. I'll say goodbye."
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On the second floor, most of the owners of the large and small steel mills had left in one fell swoop, and there were only a few people left on the tables that were full before.
"Dongzhu Xu, I..."
An ironworks owner came over and was about to speak when he heard Xu Youcai yell and curse: "Get out, get out, get out."
Wow...
The entire table was overturned by Xu Youcai. The plates and dishes on the table fell all over the floor and broke into pieces. Various vegetables and soup were mixed together, leaving a mess on the floor.
The few ironworks owners who had not left originally saw this and no one wanted to stay and get into trouble with Xu Youcai, so they all left the banquet building.
After everyone left, only the Xu family members were left. Butler Xu said softly: "Master..."
Before he finished speaking, he was greeted by Xu Youcai's murderous gaze, which frightened him into silence.
"Go back!" Xu Youcai walked around the mess at his feet and left the banquet building angrily.
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"Dr. Xu, wait a minute." After the words fell, Dongzhu Yang quickly walked out of the banquet building.
Fatty Xu was about to get on the carriage when he heard the shouting and retracted his outgoing leg, turned around and said, "Mr. Yang, what's the matter?"
Dongzhu Yang smiled and said: "My house has just received new tea from the south, and I would like to invite Dongzhu Xu and Dongzhu Li to taste it together."
The fat on Fatty Xu's face was squeezed together, and he smiled and said: "Haha, then I'm sorry."
Seeing that Fatty Xu agreed, Dongzhu Yang smiled and said, "Dragon Master Li is coming out soon, let's wait for a while."
The two of them only stood for a while, and then Li Lidong, another big iron yard owner in Dongshan, walked out of the banquet building.
As soon as he went out, Li Lidong saw Dongzhu Yang and Fatty Xu waiting outside. He immediately smiled and said: "I knew you two must have stayed. Come to my place and try the new tea that was just delivered to my house from the south two days ago."
"Dr. Yang also has new tea sent from the south. Please come over and try it." Fatty Xu pointed his thick finger at Dongzhu Yang beside him.
"Haha, since Boss Yang said it first, let's go to Boss Yang's place and then go to my house next time." Li Lidong said with a smile.
All three of them knew that drinking tea was just a pretext.
They each got on their own carriage and followed the Yang family's carriage towards the Yang Mansion.
Yang Mansion is in Xicheng, on the street near the Xicheng Gate. There is a lush green locust tree in front of the gate, and behind it is a large house with three entrances and three exits.
In the study, Li Lidong and Yang Dongzhu were sitting on the Taishi chairs, and Fatty Xu was sitting alone on the bench, which was two benches placed side by side.
The servants of the Yang family brought three cups of tea and left on their own.
"Try how it tastes. Zhang Taiyue liked this tea very much back then." Dongzhu Yang raised his finger and pointed to the tureen at his hand.
"I want to try the tea that even the chief minister likes." Fatty Xu picked up the tureen, used the lid to poke the teacup floating on it, put it to his mouth and took a sip, "Well, it's fragrant, and it leaves a lasting impression on your lips and teeth." Fragrant, endless aftertaste, good tea.”
Dongzhu Yang smiled and said, "Xu Dongzhi likes it, so I'll have someone prepare some to take back to the house."
"Then I'm welcome." Fatty Xu smiled and put down the bowl in his hand.
Dongzhu Yang smiled and said: "It's just some tea leaves. It's rare that Dongzhu Xu likes it."
"Okay, you two." Li Lidong, who was sitting on the other side, put down his bowl and said, "Let's talk about business first."
When it came to business, Fatty Xu and Dongzhu Yang became serious.
Dongzhu Yang said: "Our three families have always been advancing and retreating together. This time Xu Youcai proposed to form a rural army. What do you two think?"
Li Lidong said: "It is a good thing to form rural soldiers. We have been oppressed by bandits in Hutou Village in recent years. Every family has been robbed and a lot of money has been lost. By forming rural soldiers, we can protect ourselves more."
"It's a good thing that the iron field has its own rural soldiers, but if the Xu family gets involved, these rural soldiers will inevitably become the Xu family's thugs in the future." Fatty Xu said in a low voice.
Li Lidong said: "In the iron field of Dongshan, the Xu family is the strongest. If you want to form a rural army, you cannot avoid the Xu family."
"I'm just not feeling well." Fatty Xu said, "In the past few years, which family's fleet in Dongshan has not been robbed by the bandits of Hutou Village, only the Xu family has never. To say that the Xu family has not secretly colluded with the bandits of Hutou Village , I’m the first one not to believe it.”
Li Lidong said: "Didn't Xu Youcai say that their Xu family was also robbed by Hutou Village this time?"
"I don't believe it anyway." Fatty Xu picked up the bowl and took a big sip.
"I think this is true." Dongzhu Yang suddenly said.
Fatty Xu and Li Lidong looked at him at the same time.
Just listen to Yang Dongzhu continue to say: "This kind of thing cannot be hidden from others. I believe it will spread in less than two days. Xu Youcai will not use this kind of thing to deal with us. At most, he will conceal the quantity of the goods that were robbed."
But he didn't know that Xu Youcai really didn't hide anything this time. In the past, Hutou Village was a thug raised by the Xu family, but now the Xu family no longer has the final say in Hutou Village.
