After heavy rain, the roads were muddy.
The motorcade drove slowly towards West Sichuan City.
Outside the city gate, pedestrians were coming and going in a hurry.
Several soldiers drove the crowd away with curses.
In the open space on the side, a luxurious carriage just stopped.
In the car, Yuan Xi, the young master of the Yuan family, held a folding fan in his hand, gently lifted the door curtain, and looked into the distance.
Xie Fan was sitting at the front of the car, saw the conspicuous carriage, and waved as if to say hello.
"Master, is there someone to pick us up?"
"No one is there. That car probably belongs to the Yuan family." Xie Fan said calmly and stopped the carriage outside the city gate.
The two people, with a clear understanding of each other, got out of the carriage and walked towards each other.
Xie Fan saluted respectfully, "Master Yuan, are you waiting for me?"
"Thank you, Young Master, it's better to see once than to hear a hundred times!" Yuan Xi waved his folding fan and stood straight there.
The more arrogant the other party is, the more at ease Xie Fan feels. He hailed the convoy and headed toward the city.
"Leaving now?"
Xie Fan waved his hand without looking back, "Waiting for you to make a move!"
After entering the city, Xie Fan walked in front of the team aimlessly.
In the distance, the flag of an inn was very dark and conspicuous because it was soaked by rain.
Arriving at the inn, Xie Fan put the money on the counter, "Man, how many rooms are there?"
The waiter pushed the money and said, "Sir, the shop is full, please find another place!"
Xie Fan loaded up his money, left the inn, and winked at Zhang Chao.
After a while, Zhang Chao came back and reported, "Master, there is an empty room in the inn."
Xie Fan looked at the direction of the city gate and smiled disdainfully, "Is this the only trick?"
I searched a few more inns, but they all told the same story.
In fact, there is also a Li family's shop here, but Xie Fan doesn't want to trouble them.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he found the largest inn, took a big knife, and walked in.
Boom!
The big knife slashed towards the counter, and he said with a cold face, "Grandpa wants to stay in the hotel!"
When the customers in the store saw such a scene, they rushed out one after another.
The waiter trembled, took a few steps back, and said with a look of embarrassment, "Sir! There really are no vacancies in the store!"
Xie Fan touched the shining blade of the knife with a gloomy expression, "If there is no room, I will destroy your shop!"
Zhang Chao and several soldiers all drew their swords.
The waiter ran towards the backyard, "Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper! A distinguished guest wants to stay at the hotel!"
"There's no room, why bother asking?" A middle-aged man wearing a dark red robe came to the front hall.
He saw Xie Fan and others standing there and whispered to the waiter, "Go through the back door and report to the official!"
Xie Fan placed the knife on the table, picked up the teapot, and poured a bowl of water, "Shopkeeper! I'll give you a cup of tea!"
The shopkeeper took a few steps forward and said, "Heroes, put your knives away. You have something to say!"
Click!
Xie Fan threw the tea bowl on the ground and shook his sleeves, "Take the silver and prepare the guest room!"
"Sir, the shop is really full..."
Xie Fan waved his hand, and Zhang Chao's knife was already placed on the opponent's neck.
The shopkeeper's smile froze, and he stepped forward tremblingly, holding the money in his hand like a hot potato.
His face was strangely twisted, "Sir, wait a moment, I'll go to the back to take care of you!"
Xie Fan asked everyone to sit down, "Hurry up and serve some food and wine! If you're too late, I'll kill you!"
The shopkeeper trotted all the way and filled four tables with food and wine.
Xie Fan called to everyone, "Brothers, eat more!"
Zhang Chao came closer, "Master, let me just park the carriage in the backyard!"
Xie Fan shook his head and quickly threw the food into his mouth, "No need to stop, we will definitely not be able to find the inn today."
"Then why are we making such a fuss?"
Xie Fan said nothing, only looked at the shopkeeper in the corner, his eyes twinkling.
The guy is gone, probably to move reinforcements.
After everyone had almost eaten, a group of people dressed as government servants entered the shop and asked, "Who is making trouble here?"
Xie Fan wiped his mouth and rushed forward, "Brother, this inn is a black shop! It's already full, but they still charged us double the money!"
The waiter waved his hands anxiously, "Sir, this is the man who said he wanted to destroy our store!"
The leading yamen officer pointed at Xie Fan, "Why did you destroy the store?"
"Brother Tolerance Officer, I didn't destroy the store. We are law-abiding people!" Xie Fan pushed the clerk aside. "Don't be slanderous. If you have the ability, show us evidence!"
The waiter turned around and ran towards the counter, but after a closer look, there was no knife mark. "Just now, you clearly slashed on the counter!"
The yamen officer couldn't tell the truth for a moment, "Stop arguing and follow me back to the yamen. The court will decide!"
Xie Fan looked troubled, "Brother Tolerance, I am a businessman, and I have several carriages with me!"
The yamen servant looked outside the door and said, "Bring people and carriages back to the yamen!"
Xie Fan took everyone who was well fed and drunk to the government office in western Sichuan.
By the time everyone was settled, it would already be dark.
The government official went to see the county master, but he came back alone. "The master said, it's getting late. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow!"
The shopkeeper was so anxious that he stamped his feet, "Sir, we still have business at home!"
"Go back. I'll send someone to call you early tomorrow!"
After the shopkeeper and the waiter left, Xie Fan looked at everything in the courtyard with interest.
The officer patted him on the shoulder and said, "You, that one, you should go back first!"
Xie Fan bowed respectfully, "My lord, Xie Fan! Brother, we have nowhere to go. This case is unclear, so I can only sleep here."
"Do you think this is an inn? There is no place for you to sleep!" The government officials rushed everyone, but everyone's legs seemed to be filled with lead and they could not move.
Xie Fan took out ten taels of silver and put it in the palm of the other party's hand, "Anywhere, just stay for one night! When I have enough energy, I will argue with that evil shopkeeper tomorrow!"
The yamen servant looked at the money and stuffed it in his waist inadvertently, "Sir, my name is Wang Erhu. If you have to live in the county yamen, you can only live in a cell for one night."
Xie Fan smiled and replied, "Brother Wang, it's okay! It's better to have a place than to live on the street."
Wang Erhu touched the sword on his waist and said, "Forget it, come with me!"
Xie Fan asked everyone to take their bedding and followed Wang Erhu to the cell.
Because there were many people in the Xie family, Wang Erhu opened two rooms. "Sir, I won't lock the door. Don't run around at night!"
Xie Fan closed the cell door, "It's better to lock it! Thank you, Brother Wang!"
Wang Erhu locked the cell door, took out the money, and hummed a tune.
What kind of world is this? Even rich people have to spend money to live in a prison cell!
Xie Fan told everyone, "Brothers, have a good rest today."
Everyone looked at each other.
Go to sleep!
Just listen to the young master.
