"County Lord, is something wrong with you?" Yang Jiachen saw County Magistrate Huang at his door and thought he was here to see him.
County Magistrate Huang said with a smile: "I heard something moving in your house just now. I knew you were awake and I just happened to take you to meet someone."
"Who are you meeting?" Yang Jiachen asked curiously.
County Magistrate Huang, who was walking in front, said: "Wang Shuochen, a proprietor of Dongshan Iron Works."
"I know this person. He is one of the directors of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce and the earliest director when the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce was established." Yang Jiachen had read some information about Lingqiu before coming here. He knew several directors of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce, but he had never met them.
The two people walked together and soon arrived at the dining room.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a strange man sitting next to the dining table stood up and greeted him with a smile on his face, "Brother Shi'an, no, I should say it's Mr. Huang County."
The man greeted County Magistrate Huang who had just entered the house affectionately.
Immediately, he looked at Yang Jiachen aside and said with a smile: "This must be Yang County Cheng! He is really young and promising. He has become a county seat at such a young age. His future is limitless!"
"This is Boss Wang, one of the directors of our Tiger Banner Dongshan Chamber of Commerce." County Magistrate Huang Shi'an introduced Wang Shuochen to Yang Jiachen with an enthusiastic look on his face.
Yang Jiachen looked at Wang Shuochen with a smile and said, "It turns out to be Director Wang. I have admired you for a long time! I have admired you for a long time!"
"Haha, don't call me Director Wang. We are all our own people. I am a few years older than you, and I can also be considered your father. You can usually call me uncle. Of course, it is not in vain. If anything happens to Lingqiu in the future, just call me. Me." Wang Shuochen said, patting his chest.
Yang Jiachen frowned slightly.
"Okay, we are all our own people, please take your seats quickly!" He Yongping, the guard at the table, called out to several people to take their seats.
Huang Shi'an held Wang Shuochen's arm and said with a smile: "He Shoubei is right. We are all our own people. Come on, everyone should take a seat first. Let's talk about what we have to say while we eat."
Being bickered by two people, Yang Jiachen had no choice but to temporarily suppress the words that were about to come to his lips.
Several people took their seats respectively, and Huang Shi'an was moved to the main seat.
"Huang Xianzun and Yang Xiancheng have just come to Lingqiu to take office. As a landlord, I would like to propose a toast to you both." Wang Shuochen raised his wine cup in his hand to toast.
Huang Shi'an and Yang Jiachen clinked their glasses with him.
"I drank the wine, but Director Wang said that he was toasting as a landlord. I don't agree. Prime Minister Yang and I came to Lingqiu to take office. We are not outsiders, so we should be punished." Huang Shi'an picked up the wine pot and poured it into Wang Shuochen's cup. Full.
Wang Shuochen held the wine cup with both hands until it was full before picking it up and said with a smile: "It was a slip of the tongue. I will be punished. I will do it."
After saying that, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.
"Don't just drink, eat some food." Huang Shi'an filled the cup for him again.
After drinking two cups of sorghum wine in a row, Wang Shuochen was indeed feeling drunk. He didn't make it too much. He picked up the dishes on the table with his chopsticks and threw them into his mouth to suppress the alcohol.
"Tonight's meal is so sumptuous only because of Director Wang, otherwise this table of fish and meat would not be available." He Yongping smiled and explained the origin of the table of food in front of him.
After hearing this, Wang Shuochen waved his hands and said: "These are all officials who stayed in Lingqiu under the Tiger Character Banner. I am also a director of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce. We are all a family. Treating us to a banquet is nothing."
"It seems that Director Wang has made a lot of money these days, and we have all benefited from it together." Huang Shi'an said with a smile.
Wang Shuochen laughed loudly and said: "It can't be said that I have made a fortune. It can only be said that some people are ignorant. Dongzhu Liu has helped them so much, but he betrayed Dongzhu Liu and went to the court. Do you think I can be polite to such people?" ?"
"Those who dare to betray the proprietor must be dealt with severely." Yang Jiachen interrupted abruptly.
Wang Shuochen turned his head to look at Yang Jiachen and said with a smile: "Yang County Cheng is right. We must not keep invitations to those who betrayed us. Fortunately, as soon as our Tiger-Character Banner army arrived, all these monsters and monsters were cleaned up."
"Eat the food, eat the food. The food will be cold after a while." He Yongping asked everyone to use their chopsticks.
After three rounds of wine, the five flavors of food are over.
Everyone had almost eaten, so He Yongping arranged for people to remove all the leftovers from the table and replace them with tea for everyone.
"Director Wang is here today, not just to treat us to a meal! If you have anything to say, we are all our own people and we all work for the boss." Huang Shi'an looked at Wang Shuochen who was sitting in his seat.
During the meal, he would know that something was wrong with the other party if he referred the conversation to the Yamen several times.
Wang Shuochen put down the tureen in his hand and said with a smile: "Nothing can be hidden from brother Shi'an's eyes. There is indeed something going on, but brother Shi'an, don't worry, it's not a big thing, just a little thing."
Now he no longer calls him the county magistrate. In order to show his intimacy, he calls himself brother and brother again.
Yang Jiachen glanced sideways at Wang Shuochen, curious about what the little thing he was talking about was.
"I wonder why you need to bother Director Wang to come forward?" Huang Shi'an asked with interest.
Wang Shuochen said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Some officials who used to work in the yamen found me, hoping to return to the yamen to run errands. I thought that Brother Shi'an must be lacking helpers when he comes here, so I took over for Brother Shi'an. You agreed, do you believe that Brother Shi'an will give this face to me?"
As he said that, he looked at Huang Shian.
"I thought it was such a big deal, but it's just such a small thing. I agreed, and I will definitely give it to Brother Shuochen." Huang Shi'an didn't even hesitate and agreed directly.
Yang Jiachen, who was sitting next to him, suddenly became ugly.
However, although Wang Shuochen saw it, he didn't care.
When a young man like Yang Jiachen came to Lingqiu to be the county magistrate, he didn't take it seriously at all. He didn't even take the county magistrate Huang Shi'an too seriously.
When he was the proprietor of one of the iron yards in Dongshan, Huang Shian was just a thief on Hutou Village. Later, he got lucky and joined the Tiger Flag. His status was not worthy of being compared with him.
Being able to call the other person a worldly brother means that he has already given Huang Shian face.
After a cup of tea, Wang Shuochen's goal was achieved and he took the initiative to say goodbye.
Huang Shi'an sent Wang Shuochen out of the dining room affectionately, and his expression turned gloomy until Wang Shuochen walked away.
"County Lord, this Wang Shuochen is simply too much. He doesn't take us seriously at all." Seeing Wang Shuochen leaving, Yang Jiachen finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
Huang Shi'an looked at He Yongping and asked in a cold tone: "What's going on with this Wang Shuochen?"
It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Wang Shuochen.
"Hmph, in the words of the proprietor, this guy is floating." He Yongping snorted coldly.
