Chapter 2241 2243【shooting oneself in the foot】
At eleven o''clock, the lunch market is about to arrive.
“Xiao Guo, come here~” Tong Xiangyu saw that the number of customers queuing up opposite was nearly double that of his own, so he quickly called Guo Furong to him and whispered a few words.
Upon hearing this, Guo Furong smiled, came to the door of the inn, and shouted loudly, "Tongfu Inn is a great treat for guests. Each distinguished guest will receive two plates of appetizers and a pot of cooking knives."
Hearing her shout, the guests rushed to Tongfu Inn from Yihong Building across the street.
“Yihonglou’s century-old wine has come out of the cellar. Welcome to taste it for free.” When the lobby manager of Yihonglou across the street saw it, he immediately shouted back.
Hearing her shout, hula la, the guests ran to the other side one after another.
“Each distinguished guest will be given a plate of charcoal-grilled tenderloin.” Tong Xiangyu saw this and shouted unceremoniously. She didn''t want to be compared to the steamed buns.
“I will give each distinguished guest eight fried prawns in oil.” The other person sneered and continued to increase the amount.
“I’ll give you one stewed elbow and two taels of Pu’er.” Tong Xiangyu added more and more.
“I’ll give you two bear paws from Changbaishan.” The lobby manager of Yihonglou also shouted again, continuing to push past Tongfu Inn.
?Seeing that Yihonglou gave away better things, the diners naturally cheered. Even the diners who originally ate at Tongfu Inn hurriedly ran over when they heard that bear paws were being delivered across the street.
"A big red envelope for everyone." Seeing this, Tong Xiangyu was so filled with hatred that he finally gave up.
Hearing that there was money to give away, a lot of diners came over again.
“Twenty taels of silver will be given to each person.” Yihonglou once again pressed Tongfu Inn.
Hearing that there were twenty taels of silver sent to each other, in an instant, all the pedestrians on the street, those who were eating and those who were not eating, all rushed to Yihong Building.
Even Xing Baotou, who was originally responsible for maintaining order, immediately rushed in with Yan Xiaoliu.
Tong Xiangyu saw that there was no one on the street. The store opposite was crowded, but my place was deserted. I couldn''t help but feel sad, so I simply closed the store door, out of sight and out of mind.
…
Xiang Nan was originally busy in the kitchen, cooking according to the orders of the guests.
But later Lao Bai came in and said that the guests had canceled all the orders, so that he no longer had to work.
Xiang Nan couldn''t help but be startled, "No way, all the guests have left, no one is left?"
??Lao Bai nodded, "The other side is really cruel. In order to attract customers, a customer will give twenty taels of silver. Who wouldn''t want to go after hearing this?"
Xiang Nan blinked, "No way?! Isn''t she afraid of bankruptcy? Even if she has a million dollars, she can''t help but give it away like this, right?"
Qixia Town is a large town with a population of more than 3,000 people. Even if half of the people went to collect the money, Yihonglou would still get 30,000 taels of silver. Not to mention that Sai Diaochan couldn''t afford so much money. Even if she could, how many years would it take to earn back the thirty thousand taels?
“Who knows, maybe I’ll give it to the first few.” Bai Zhantang thought for a while and said, to be honest, he didn’t understand why Yihonglou was so generous.
? Xiang Nan knew that Yihong Building was likely to repeat the same mistake and go bankrupt again due to vicious bidding with Tong Xiangyu. But that was none of his business. To be honest, he wished Yihong Tower would collapse soon.
After all, neither Sai Diaochan nor Xiao Cuier are good people.
…
Xiang Nan immediately put down the spatula and ran to the opposite side to see that Yihong Building had become a mess.
People swarmed in and robbed, robbing money, robbing decorations, robbing maids, robbing tables and chairs... There was really nothing to rob, they even robbed doors, windows, rice, flour, and oil, just like bandits.
“Shopkeepers, Lao Bai, Xiucai, and Xiao Guo, come out and take a look, there’s chaos on the other side.” Xiang Nan shouted quickly. Such a scene is not easy to see, so of course it must be shared with everyone.
Hearing him shouting, everyone opened the door and saw that the door opposite had been looted to pieces.
The people fought over each other and snatched away everything they could.
The opposite door was originally decorated magnificently, but now there are no doors, windows, tables and chairs, and it looks like a broken kiln. Seeing this scene, everyone was a little shocked.
“Old Xing, what’s going on?” Shopkeeper Tong saw Master Xing and Yan Xiaoliu in the crowd, and he quickly called out curiously.
“You still don’t understand, it was evacuated.” Xing Captou grinned.
“Why is this happening?” Shopkeeper Tong asked in confusion.
“I can give away things, I can give away anything, but in the end I don’t have anything to give away, so I just rob him.” Xing Captou explained.
“Then why don’t you care?” Guo Furong asked in surprise.
"I''m busy collecting red envelopes." Xing Baotou said with a smile, "Twenty taels of silver, why don''t you give it to me for free?"
When everyone heard this, they were dumbfounded.
I didn’t expect that such a big store would go bankrupt like this. It was really beyond everyone’s expectation.
…
At this moment, two officials from the Yamen came up and said, "Master Li, the county magistrate has invited me."
When Xiang Nan heard this, he quickly asked, "Two businessmen, what does my uncle want from me?"
“The prefect is here and wants to ask you a question,” the two envoys said again.
Xiang Nan was stunned. What did the prefect want to do with him? Did even the prefect know about the clearing of Heifeng Village?
?Thinking of this, he hurriedly followed the official business.
When I came to the Yamen, I saw the prefect sitting in the lobby. Magistrate Lou stood in the hall to listen to the trial, and Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui''s master and servant also knelt in the hall.
Xiang Nan became more and more puzzled when he saw this, but he still stepped forward and saluted, "Li Xiulian, a grassroots citizen, pays homage to the prefect."
"Li Xiulian, I want to ask you, Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui are now suing you for accepting a huge bribe in the name of Lou Magistrate under the pretense of a wedding. Can you plead guilty?" the magistrate asked in a deep voice.
Xiang Nan was stunned when he heard this.
??He has long suspected that with Sai Diao Chan''s intelligence, he would never commit such a stupid thing, giving each guest twenty taels of silver, and there is no limit on the number of guests.
??When Ganqingyi gave away the special gift at the Red House, she was not there at all. Instead, she went to the government office to complain.
"My lord, this is absolutely not the case. I have been wronged. Please look into it." Xiang Nan quickly kowtowed and then said that he would donate all the gifts and let the county government take over to help the people of Qixia Town.
"The villain said these words in front of all the guests, and the people of Qixia Town can testify for the villain." Xiang Nan added.
?Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui couldn''t help but be startled after hearing this.
They only knew that Xiang Nan collected money, but they really didn’t know about donations. Hearing Xiang Nan say that he has a nose and eyes, the two of them couldn''t help but be a little doubtful.
“Since you said you donated all the money to the county government, do you have any evidence?” the magistrate asked again.
"There is a receipt from the county government treasury and it is now hidden at home. Your Excellency, you can send someone to get it." Xiang Nan said immediately.
The prefect nodded and immediately sent someone to get the receipt and invited the treasurer.
After a while, the receipt was obtained and the treasurer came to the lobby.
The magistrate checked the receipt and found that it was not bad. He then asked the treasurer if he had any questions about it.
The treasurer handed over the account books and said, "I would like to report to the magistrate that this is indeed the case, and there are account books to prove it."
After the magistrate read it, he found it to be correct. He immediately slapped the crowd and angrily scolded Sai Diaochan, "You are a bold and cunning woman. You have falsely accused the imperial official. What else can you say?"
(End of this chapter)