Jiang Yan and the others arrived at Linyi before sunset. They didn't have time to rest, so they started working hard the next day.

They first visited the streets and alleys of Linyi incognito. Although it was not as prosperous as the capital, it was quite lively, and it was not apparent that the people had been oppressed for a long time.

As Jin Weiyi walked, he memorized over and over what Jiang Yan asked him to memorize last night. He was so nervous and focused on memorizing that he didn't even hear the person next to him calling him.

It wasn't until he was walking and found that there was no one around him that he suddenly turned his head and saw Jiang Yan sitting at a tea stall not far away and drinking tea leisurely.

Jin Weiyi hurried over, and Jiang Yan casually placed a bowl in front of him: "Master Jin, please try the tea from Linyi."

Jin Weiyi picked it up and took a sip.

This tea stall was set up to quench the thirst of men while they were working. The tea they sold was just ordinary plain water, with no sugar or tea leaves, nothing special.

If I have to say something special, the price may be a bit high - a bowl of water that is not full costs five copper coins.

Probably because of this, the business here is very cold. Even if the workers are sweating profusely, they are not willing to waste time to take a break and drink a bowl of expensive water.

"What do you think of this water, Mr. Jin?"

Jin Weiyi replied: "Quiet your thirst."

This may be the only advantage.

Jiang Yan looked at the clear and transparent water in front of him swaying slightly, and the cracks on the bottom of the bowl could be reflected in the sparkling water.

Jiang Yan looked at Jin Weiyi again, but Jin Weiyi didn't react for a while and didn't know why.

What are you looking at him doing? Could it be because he just drank water without wiping his mouth?

The more Jin Weiyi thought about it, the more he felt that it was because of this, secretly thinking that the young master from an aristocratic family was different, he was really poor and refined!

He was about to look for a handkerchief in his arms when he saw Jiang Yan turned his head slightly, and at the end of his sight was the owner of the tea stall.

Jiang Yan said: "Master Jin didn't pay for that bowl of water."

Jin Weiyi paused at the handkerchief: "Then I'll give it to you now?"

Jiang Yanyi pointed out: "Five copper coins are indeed a bit expensive. Has Mr. Jin brought enough money?"

Jin Weiyi was confused at first. No matter how poor he was, he could still get out five copper coins, but he was confused for only two seconds. He immediately slapped his head hard.

He knows what Jiang Yan means!

Can you put it more bluntly? If you remind him in a roundabout way, it would be better to set off a firecracker, and he might react faster!

Jin Weiyi shook off the thoughts that he didn't want to do, went through the words in his mind, cleared his throat and walked over.

"Boss, I just drank a bowl of water, how much did it cost?"

"Five coppers." The tea stall owner looked him up and down, "Isn't the eldest brother a local?"

Jin Weiyi was surprised: "Does my accent have a strong accent?"

The tea stall owner smiled and said: "I just didn't hear that you have our accent. Is your eldest brother... from the north?"

"Yes, yes, I grew up in Quyi, and then stayed in the capital for another two years. I just arrived in Linyi yesterday."

"Qu Yi? That's no coincidence!" The tea stall owner patted the table, as if a fellow villager meeting a fellow villager, "My old mother's natal family is there. I lived there for a while when I was a child, but since my grandma and I

I haven’t been there since my grandpa passed away.”

I don’t know if the tea stall owner was talkative or boring, but they were having a great time chatting with each other.

The tea stall owner lamented the delicious food in Quyi: "It reminds me of the fried dough sticks and mochi made there, so crispy... I just can't make that taste myself."

Jin Weiyi agreed very much and nodded repeatedly: "But now the price of everything has increased. Before I came here, the price of fried dough sticks and mochi made with mochi had already risen to fifteen copper coins."

"But compared to your bowl of water, which costs five copper coins, it's not expensive."

Jin Weiyi touched his chin: "You're not trying to trick me because you think I'm from out of town, are you?"

"No, absolutely not!" The tea stall owner waved his hand, "My eldest brother and I hit it off instantly, and I can't trick anyone else!"

He lowered his voice: "To be honest, I only earn one copper from this bowl of water. The rest is tax and I have to pay it."

Jin Weiyi's eyes widened: "Why is this tax so high? I remember that according to our laws in the Great Xiao Dynasty, the business tax has been reduced a lot compared to the previous dynasty."

The tea stall owner made a sad face: "It's not that it's handed over to the treasury..."

He looked left and right to make sure no one dared to say in a very low voice: "It's for the Xie family."

Jin Weiyi went through the situation in Linyi in his mind, but asked: "Who is the Xie family? Is it bigger than your Majesty?"

The tea stall owner patted him on the shoulder: "You've just arrived and you still don't understand the rules here. Come over here and I'll give you a few pointers."

Jin Weiyi obediently put his ear to it.

"Although the Xie family is not the emperor, in Linyi Tiangao Emperor is far away, they are no different from the earth emperors... So when you see them, you must go around them, and don't offend them, otherwise you will die.

I don’t know how he died.”

Jin Weiyi whispered: "It's so serious."

"There are also the Li, Wang, Su, and Zhao families headed by the Xie family..." The tea stall owner shook his head and sighed, "Anyway, my five copper coins are really a reasonable price. I can't make any profit."

"If you ask me, it's not good for you to go anywhere. You have to come here? Just go away after a few days of fun."

If the whole family, property and fields were not here, and the old mother was not in good health and could not move around, he would have left long ago.

Jin Weiyi still felt it was a bit outrageous: "Then if you sell ten bowls and tell them you only sold one bowl, can the Xie family still watch here every day?"

"Hey, it's fine if I'm not discovered. If I'm discovered, do you still want the head on my neck?" The tea stall owner drooped his eyelids.

Jin Weiyi asked: "Is there no one who resists? No matter how many Xie family members there are, can they be more numerous than all the people in Linyi?"

"Even the Holy Emperor can't do anything to these intertwined families who have been stationed in Linyi for generations, so what can we do?" The tea stall owner shook his head again.

"Anyway, I have given up all hope now. I have sent my old mother away. My mother-in-law and I are getting older. When the time comes, we will be buried in the earth... I just hope that a few young ones can leave Linyi."

His tone was both optimistic and desperate, and Jin Weiyi felt unbearable towards this person he had just met: "I heard that the Holy One sent someone here again to solve the problem of not being able to protect everything?"

"It's difficult."

The tea stall owner smiled and said: "I can still live my life, so I should be grateful. It's much harder than mine."

"Have you seen the one in the tallest restaurant? The restaurant is big, but it doesn't make much money."

"There is a young master from the Zhao family who often goes there. He orders all the good things, but never gives any money. It would be good if he can make a living all year round. Also, go to the south of the city and see how many beggars can't even eat..."

The tea stall owner suddenly fell silent as he spoke, pushed Jin Weiyi, and said loudly: "You, if you say five copper coins, it means five copper coins! You can't lose a penny!"
Chapter completed!