"Oh, I understand, Miss." Xiao Cui quickly lowered her head and responded.
She had been with Sai Diaochan since she was a child and knew everything she said and did. Listening to Sai Diaochan's secretly angry tone, she knew that she would be punished again when she returned.
However, she couldn't help but steal another glance at Xiao Liu, and then opened the box in her hand.
This box is neatly filled with five large ingots. The size of each ingot should be twenty taels.
If Shopkeeper Tong were here at this moment, his pupils would be dilated and his face would look shocked when he saw this scene.
But for Xiao Liu now, this one hundred taels of silver is not enough to move him.
Although he understood what Shopkeeper Sai meant, Xiao Liu still asked:
"Shopkeeper Sai, who are you?"
"It's just a small gift. I would like to express my gratitude. I hope Deputy Yan will not refuse." Shopkeeper Sai said softly.
When Xiao Liu heard this, he shook his head and sighed:
"Shopkeeper Sai, this is not a small gift! Even if you save one hundred taels of silver based on Yan's current monthly salary, you will have to save it for ten or twenty years without eating or drinking. So, I don’t dare accept that much money.”
"And as Yan said just now, killing the thief is a public matter, and the public will have its own reward. I accept your offer, Shopkeeper Sai, but please take back this thank you gift."
Xiao Liu's words are really not polite. Lou Zhi County is very strict. If he knew that Xiao Liu had collected one hundred taels of silver from Shopkeeper Sai in one go, he would inevitably have some opinions about Xiao Liu.
Moreover, Xiaoliu was also guarding against Shopkeeper Sai. He really couldn't trust Shopkeeper Sai's character. If this was some kind of sugar-coated bullet, then he would be under the control of others.
"Deputy Yan arrests the head, this is our intention, please accept it. If you don't accept it, the slave family will not feel at ease." Shopkeeper Sai quickly advised in a gentle voice.
But Xiao Liu also smiled and said:
"Shopkeeper Sai, this is not because Yan is arrogant, nor is he unkind, but this thing really cannot be accepted. My family teacher and Lou Magistrate have warned me many times that once you are in public office, you must abide by public laws. You must not It is not acceptable to accept gifts from the people, even as a thank-you gift. I appreciate your kindness, but please take the things back."
"Besides, if Shopkeeper Sai has nothing else to do, then Yan will leave first. He has important matters to attend to."
Xiao Liu clasped his fists and said goodbye. After saying this, he ignored the two women and turned around to leave.
Shopkeeper Sai saw Xiaoliu refusing many times, and now he turned around and left. He felt a little embarrassed, but also a little admired.
She has been traveling to Nanchuangbei for so many years, and has dealt with countless people, but it is rare to find people like Xiao Liu who are unmoved by sex and not greedy for money.
Xiaocui on the side looked at Xiaoliu's leaving figure with even more beautiful eyes. This was the hero in her heart, who was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also gave favors to others without asking for anything in return.
Sai Diaochan turned around and saw Xiaocui like this, and she felt even more angry. She coughed quickly.
"Uh-huh!"
Xiaocui quickly came to her senses and lowered her head in fear.
Seeing Xiaocui like this, Sai Diaochan shook her head helplessly. She didn't know how to blame her, so she could only say seriously:
"let's go!"
"Miss, are we going back now?" Xiao Cui asked quietly, she was still reluctant to let go.
But Shopkeeper Sai didn't know if she could see Xiao Cui's thoughts, she smiled and said:
"No, let's go to the Yamen."
"Yamen? Miss, didn't Deputy Yan say he wouldn't accept it?" Xiaocui said in shock.
"Oh, don't ask so many questions. Anyway, I have my own solution." Shopkeeper Sai didn't explain that much, and just walked towards the Yamen with Xiao Cui.
Although Sai Diaochan is a woman, her character is very strong. If Xiao Liu refuses to accept her, then she must let Xiao Liu accept her.
Since Xiao Liu used the excuse that Lou Zhixian had regulations and couldn't accept it, then let Lou Zhixian accept it for him, so that he wouldn't be able to rely on it.
And regardless of whether Lou Zhixian will hand over the money to Xiaoliu in the end, she will definitely make a profit without losing anything.
One hundred taels of silver not only repaid her kindness and showed her character, but also made her presence felt in front of the local parents and officials.
With their attention settled, Shopkeeper Sai and the other two came to the county government office and were notified that they had met Lou Magistrate.
Then they told Lou Zhixian about their previous conversation with Xiao Liu. Although Lou Zhixian didn't say anything, he nodded repeatedly in his heart.
'Xiao Liu really lived up to his cultivation and listened to his words. '
Then the two people from Shopkeeper Sai quickly explained their intention and presented the one hundred taels of silver to the table.
But this time she didn't say it was given to Xiao Liu, but she said it was a gift to the Qixia town and county government for saving people. She extended this saving grace from Xiao Liu to all the county government offices. It can be said that he knows how to be a good person.
Although Louzhi County is usually very strict, he is not a pedantic person. In addition, at this time, the bandits are encircling and suppressing the bandits in the front, and the financial pressure is quite high, so he accepted it after some hesitation and humility.
However, Lou Zhixian did not hand over all the money to Xiao Liu, or put it all into the treasury.
Instead, it was divided into two, 50% was sold to Xiaoliu, and 50% went to the treasury.
From then on, after going around in circles, half of the one hundred taels finally came into Xiao Liu's hands.
And where is our Xiaoliu at this time?
He is at Tongfu Inn. He just told shopkeeper Sai that he had something important to do. It was not all an excuse, but something really important.
In fact, when asked in Louzhi County today about the strategy to eliminate the bandits, Xiao Liu did not tell the truth. He actually thought of a strategy to defeat the bandits.
But he didn't say it out loud because the identity of the key person in this strategy was too sensitive, and that key person was Lao Bai.
The bandits in Heifeng Village were guarding the steep terrain, which even though Xiao Liu's lightness skills could not climb.
But if it were Lao Bai, then Xiaoliu felt that he should be able to go up.
After all, Lao Bai's Qing Gong was aided by internal strength, but had nothing to draw on. Jumping three or four meters was just a piece of cake. With his Qing Gong, it shouldn't be difficult to climb over the cliff.
But the difficulty in this matter is how to persuade Lao Bai.
And just when Xiao Liu came to Tongfu Inn, an interesting thing was happening in Tongfu Inn.
That is, Mr. Zhu came to visit home again.
When Mr. Zhu came to visit his home for the first time, it was Xiaobei who beat his classmate and destroyed his ancient books.
As a result, when he came to visit Xiaobei's home, instead of blaming Xiaobei and asking the shopkeepers to pay for it, he even praised Xiaobei.
On the contrary, the scholar on the side was lying on his back and was scolded bloody by Mr. Zhu.
This second home visit was due to the consequences of the previous home visit.
When Xiaobei saw that he had made a mistake, not only was he not punished, but he was even praised. That made things worse, and he immediately rebelled in the academy. Tying Mr. Zhu up was a complete punishment, leaving Mr. Zhu with no choice but to come to Tongfu Inn for help.
And now this third home visit. . .
