"Young master's confidence is in the same vein as his old master's."

Shopkeeper Shen said with unclear meaning.

Su Zijin shook his head, "Really? This is my first time getting along with my grandfather. I don't know much about my grandfather's behavior, but I don't have my grandfather's skills, so I can only be cautious."

"Did the Young Master's family say that Hou Yi and Lao Cai should be left to investigate?"

Shopkeeper Shen suddenly stopped smiling and said.

Su Zijin was not surprised. Hou Yi's acting skills just now were too exaggerated. Everyone could tell that he just wanted to stay and inquire about the situation.

"Shopkeeper Shen said that, is he afraid that Mr. Cai will say something?"

Shen Shixi shook his head, "I originally thought that the Shaodong family would not be able to bear the difficulty of traveling on the road and gave up halfway. I didn't expect that the Shaodong family had surprisingly good patience and physical strength at such a young age and insisted on going there. Lao Cai was ignorant and hinted at the Shaodong family in front of me. .I originally didn’t want to take action so quickly.”

Su Zijin looked at the two big men vaguely surrounding him and frowned, "There were five people just now, but now there are only two left. Are the other three going to Hou Yi's place?"

Shopkeeper Shen nodded, "Young Master's family is so smart."

Looking at the proud shopkeeper Shen, Su Zijin asked curiously, "Is shopkeeper Shen too hasty? You haven't seen me a few times, and you don't know my identity and abilities, so you take action so easily? What are you doing to me? My grandfather has been with me for many years, why don’t I continue to be respectful?”

Shopkeeper Shen finally lost his gentleness and showed a ferocious look on his face, "Back then, the young lady was seduced by a country man who didn't know where she came from, and now the young lady is sent back to get the family property. How can such a simple thing happen in this world? After so many years. , the old lady has no descendants, I am busy running the business of the Chang family, otherwise, the shopkeeper below would have betrayed the Chang family long ago. In other words, the old lady is blind, he does not know that he is now nearly sixty years old, and he has no For future generations, the people below want to find another way out and share the worries of their old employer. This is human nature."

After speaking excitedly, Shopkeeper Shen's expression returned to calm, "Young master, don't blame me. It's because you came back too suddenly, and your old master clearly wanted to hand over the Chang family to your hands. Otherwise, we can still wait for a while for our old master." Years, waiting for him to die."

Su Zijin was offended by Shopkeeper Shen's matter-of-fact tone, "What do you want?"

"The young master's family shouldn't have appeared in the first place. I just want the young master's family to disappear as soon as possible, so as not to give unnecessary hope to the old master. Instead of waiting for the Chang family to be given away as a dowry by you, a money-losing loser, why don't I give you a ride now. Do it!"

Two well-prepared men on both sides rushed forward. They looked like ordinary people who would not be found among the crowd. At this time, they showed ferocious looks and stretched out their hands to reach Su Zijin on the horse.

"stop!"

Su Zijin was going to get the riding crop that he tied to the saddle. Suddenly a clear voice sounded, which made the proud shopkeeper Shen stunned. The two strong men who came to catch Su Zijin quickened their movements, trying to catch the incoming person. Before, I subdued Su Zijin.

Su Zijin clamped the horse's belly hard, and the horse's head was raised high, frightening the two strong men. The man who just shouted to stop finally caught up, and each kicked the two strong men to the ground. land.

"Sister Zijin, are you okay?"

Facing the sudden appearance of the Xue brothers and sisters and Wang Chujun, not only Su Zijin was surprised, but Shopkeeper Shen was even more frightened.

He originally thought that with five strong men, he would be able to capture a little girl and a crooked henchman in the wilderness, but when they disappeared, he would make up any excuses and say that the young master's family fell in love with butterflies. After going down the cliff, Mr. Chang was so sad that he said that he could not see the King of Hell as soon as possible, and he could not do anything to him.

Who knew there would be extraneous consequences?

Xue Baozhu looked happy, "Fortunately, my eldest brother and Wang Gongzi, I got lost in the mountains and ended up here. Otherwise, you might have been in worse danger. Sister Zijin, how are you? You're not scared, are you?"

Su Zijin released his grip on the riding whip, turned over and dismounted, and shook his head, "It's okay."

Xue Zhaofeng looked at the panicked Shopkeeper Shen opposite, "Are you going to surrender and come back with us, or are you going to let us tie you up and go back?"

Shopkeeper Shen looked around. This was a rugged road that he had specially chosen. Even if he rode a horse, he couldn't go fast. There was no hope of escaping on horseback. He dismounted slumped and said, "Leave it to the two young masters."

Xue Zhaofeng stepped forward, tied up Shen Shixi neatly, and brought him to Su Zijin, "It is better to bring more guards with you when you go out in the future. You are still young and don't know how sinister people are."

Su Zijin didn't feel anything at all, but he still nodded in thanks, "Thank you Mr. Xue for your help."

"Let's go, we'll take you back."

Xue Baozhu said enthusiastically.

Su Zijin thought that Hou Yi would have no problem dealing with three people with his hands, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."

On the way back, Xue Baozhu proposed that Xue Zhaofeng take Su Zijin, but Su Zijin rejected it. Everyone saw that she was riding well and nodded in agreement.

Xue Baozhu curled her lips and sat behind her eldest brother's horse. Su Zijin suddenly realized that it was she who wanted to ride with Mr. Wang.

Returning to the Chang Mansion, Chang Qingzhou was angry and grateful at the generosity of the younger Xue family next door. After thanking the Xue family repeatedly, he returned home and looked at Shopkeeper Shen kneeling under the hall with a gloomy look on his face.

"Shen Shixi, back then you repeatedly refused to work in my Chang family's tea house. You were not engaged in farming and were not physically strong. It was I who gave you the opportunity to stay in the Chang family's house."

Shen Shixi was tied up and kneeling on the ground. He looked up at his old employer of more than ten years. However, he did not look as defeated as when he was just arrested. He said calmly, "Old employer, when you were in Shu County, you also A well-known person, both black and white will give you three points of praise. But in the past few years, you have become old and have not been away from home for several years. I don’t know that the Jiangnan shopkeeper and the northwest shopkeeper have had different intentions for a long time, and they are still trying to win over each other. I. I am grateful for your kindness in finding me. I rejected them and have been serving you and being loyal to you. Except for today, I have never done anything to feel sorry for you."

After hearing what Shen Shixi said, Chang Qingzhou seemed a little unbelievable and a little shocked.

Seeing his grandfather's dejected look, Su Zijin said, "You said you didn't do anything wrong to the Chang family. What did you say to Lao Cai today?"

At this time, Shen Shixi lost his usual respect for Su Zijin and said disdainfully, "Old Cai Tou is a stick, otherwise he wouldn't be able to guard his ancestor's tea garden and still be so poor, and even sell his family's tea garden. As a business for my subordinates, not to mention the food and drink arrangements when I go to collect tea every year, even the hard-earned tea fee every year is also difficult to pay. I classify the tea he collects as second-class, which is also to teach him Just be a human being."

Su Zijin shook his head, "Isn't it more? Lao Caitou said today that when there is no waterlogging, the tea garden's output is fixed and there won't be much difference every year. But the account book you handed over shows that the output is getting smaller every year. , I’m afraid you will take all this as hard-earned money for yourself, right?”

"Chen Shixi!" Chang Qingzhou said angrily, "You were not favored by the examiners because you were upright, and you failed repeatedly. I admire your integrity and gave you the opportunity to become the southwest shopkeeper for talents. Is this how you repay me? Taking kickbacks, withholding, and making false accounts! Do you still have the shame you had back then?"

Shen Shixi stiffened his neck when faced with Chang Qingzhou's questioning, "I was too stupid back then, and that's why I ended up working as a servant and a shopkeeper for others. If you really wanted to help me back then, help me study politics." Say hello, I have already passed high school and embarked on an official career with a bright future! Instead of being your slave at your mercy!"

Facing Shen Shixi's outburst of dissatisfaction, Chang Qingzhou opened his eyes wide and pointed at this shameless person, speechless.

"You dare to say, weren't you old and low on energy, so you went out of your way to show favor to me and let me take care of your business? I have worked hard for so many years, but I just received a little kickback. Look at the two areas in the south and northwest of the Yangtze River Shopkeeper Lu, what kind of life do they live? They have slaves and maidservants, and they wear gold and silver, just to show off in front of you."

When Shen Shixi talked about the two shopkeepers in the northwest and south of Jiangnan, he became even more resentful. He was tied up on his knees and walked a few steps forward, approaching Changqing Prefecture. "Your daughter did not follow the rules of women and eloped with others. She has not had contact with her for many years, so she came at this time." I have a granddaughter who popped up out of nowhere. She is so ridiculously young. You want to take over me? Not to mention that you are a woman, even a man, you are also a bastard of unknown origin. Do you know that this Chang family business has been my hard work all these years? Support, as long as the two old people return to the west, they will all belong to me!"
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