Changxing Street, the most prosperous street in Shouchun City, connects the West Market and the East Market at the east and west ends, and will become a very good pedestrian street if it is placed in the future. Wine shops and shops on both sides of the street are next to each other, and the street side vendors are also connected by stalls, and among the people who come and go, there are people in short coats and trousers, scribes with long robes and streamers, and rich merchants who are covered in fat and oil.

Wangjiang Building, the largest liquor store on Changxing Street, has the best business, and the best dish is called steamed river fish. The big fish that has just been caught from the Huai River are peeled and cleaned, and steamed without any seasoning. The river fish is not more fishy than the sea fish, the fishy smell is a little less, and the river fish near Shouchun has no fishy smell, but there is a strong umami after steaming, and it is also a must-have in Shouchun.

As usual, the business of Wangjianglou today is as good as ever, but the shopkeeper looks lazy, sitting alone in the corner and drinking one by one. The busy stalls didn't dare to step forward, and the people they knew on the side also consciously stayed away from the shopkeeper, they all knew that the shopkeeper Lin was in a bad mood these days.

A person came out of the room opposite the shopkeeper Lin, holding a wine glass in his hand, and his appearance was obscene. This person's surname is Xue, and he is the most famous Chinese person in the neighborhood, as long as someone asks him for a guarantee, there is never anything that cannot be done.

Xue Zhongren bared his yellow teeth and sat opposite Shopkeeper Lin: "Shopkeeper Lin, have you thought about it?" ”

Shopkeeper Lin rolled his eyelids and glared at Xue Zhongren, did not answer his words, and continued to drink his stuffy wine.

Xue Zhongren smiled: "Don't be so stubborn, the other party has a lot of money, although your wine shop is good, you haven't been able to make so much money after opening for so long, right?" Now that you're old, you only have one daughter under your knees, and they're both married, what's the point of still guarding this wine shop? If you make a move immediately, and then go outside the city to buy a few dumps of fertile land, and live the rest of your life in peace, and save the daily busyness. ”

Shopkeeper Lin still didn't speak, and drank the glass of wine in front of him with a tilt of his neck.

Xue Zhongren was not angry, with a smile on his face: "I know what you think, but you have no roots, if you are not the help of the neighborhood over the years, let alone your Wangjiang Tower, I am afraid that you have lost your life a few times!" Although the other party has no famous words to do something, I can see that the means are definitely not ordinary, take advantage of the price is not bad, hurry up, so as not to be remembered by others, and then get a chicken and egg to beat, then it will not be able to draw. ”

Xue Zhongren also drank the wine in his cup: "Shopkeeper Lin, I only said these words to you because of our love for many years, if I change to someone else, I will be lazy!" Your arms can't twist your thighs! ”

Shopkeeper Lin got up, glared at Xue Zhongren fiercely, grabbed his wine jug and wine bottle and went back to the backyard directly. Xue Zhongren shouted twice, but the shopkeeper Lin didn't reply. The corners of Xue Zhongren's mouth curled, with a smile on his face, he sighed, shook his head, and watched the shopkeeper Lin enter the backyard before he got up and returned to his seat.

That night, Changxing Street was in the water, and the first thing to catch fire was Wangjiang Tower. The fire burned very much, the flames of the sky can be seen every few streets, the whole Shouchun people were awakened by the fire, when the sleeping people ran out of the house, Wangjiang Tower has been surrounded by flames. Shopkeeper Lin ran back and forth, hoping that the basin of water in his hand would extinguish the fire.

Because Wangjiang Tower is a separate courtyard, and the two sides are far away from the neighbors, the fire in Wangjiang Tower did not cause much damage to the two neighbors. Watching the fire swallow up Wangjiang Tower little by little, Shopkeeper Lin sat on the ground and cried.

Xue Zhongren sighed, stood beside Shopkeeper Lin, and looked at the sky-high fire: "How about what I said?" Why do you bother? ”

"It's mine, even if it's burned, it's mine! Want my place unless I'm dead! Shopkeeper Lin stared at the red eyes and roared at Xue Zhongren.

This time Xue Zhongren was angry, and snorted coldly: "The surname Lin, don't think that you can use death threats, it's not a big deal for you to die, I'll make a note at noon tomorrow, and if anything happens, you will be responsible for yourself!" After Xue Zhongren finished speaking, he turned around and separated the crowd and disappeared into the night.

The fire burned all night, and after dawn the next day, the original Wangjiang Tower became a ruin, only those altars and jars were still well preserved. The sporadic flames burned on the beams and rafters, and when the wind blew the flames swayed left and right, it looked even more desolate. The shopkeeper Lin and his wife were busy all night, and there was no change because of their efforts, and there was still nothing left after they should be burned.

Xue Zhongren came again, holding a silk silk in his hand, and glanced at the Wangjiang Tower that was burned to the ground: "It's a pity, such a good wine shop was ruined by Zhu Rong, oops!" There will be nowhere to eat and drink in the future. ”

When the shopkeeper Lin saw Xue Zhongren, he got up from the ground like crazy, grabbed Xue Zhongren's collar with both hands, and roared loudly: "It's you, it's you, it's you who burned my wine shop!" ”

The two relatives next to Xue Zhongren immediately stepped forward and pulled the shopkeeper Lin away. Shopkeeper Lin still didn't relentlessly pounce on Xue Zhongren, Xue Zhongren straightened his clothes, and sneered: "Shopkeeper Lin can be kind when he speaks, what proof do you say I burned it?" Yesterday I asked you to sell, but you didn't sell it, and today you were burned and blamed on me. ”

The crowd of onlookers came to see this excitement one after another, and the people who knew Xue Zhong slandered and talked about it one after another.

Xue Zhongren threw the silk silk in his hand to Shopkeeper Lin: "Take a look?" This is the other party's conditions, they are all burned like this, and people are willing to pay half of the price, which can be regarded as benevolent and righteous, if I don't say good things from it, hum, who can see your piece of scorched earth? ”

The wife of the shopkeeper Lin was already crying heartbreakingly, and the shopkeeper Lin turned into a puddle of mud after he finished spilling, and the husband and wife looked at the white silk silk in the ashes, hugged their heads and cried.

Xue Zhongren waved his hand, beckoned the two relatives over, and said to the shopkeeper Lin: "This price is before the sun goes down, if it's late, it's hard to say, go!" ”

This farce has become the topic of conversation throughout Changxing Street, whether it is a wine shop, a restaurant, or a street stall, everyone is talking about it, guessing who is making trouble behind. Some people said that it was Xue Zhongren, but he was immediately denied by others. Xue Zhongren is just a middleman, and whether the deal is successful or not has little to do with him, so there is no need to make such a heavy hand. When someone in the know revealed a person's name, everyone was surprised.

Su Ren and Han Qing were sitting in the wine shop opposite Wangjiang Tower, they could see what was happening outside the window clearly, and glanced at the shopkeeper Lin and his wife sitting in a pile of ashes, Han Qing couldn't bear it: "Sir, isn't it a bit ...... to do this?"

Su Ren sighed: "It's really a little uneasy to do this, but who made his family's wine shop do a good business?" There can only be one best wine shop in Shouchun, and that is the future Cuixiang Building! This is also a last resort, we have limited time in Shouchun, and we can't afford to toss, so we can only give more compensation, so that the couple will not be left unsettled for the rest of their lives. ”

Han Qing also sighed, nodded and sat down again.

Su Ren glanced back at Huang Shisan: "Are you sure you didn't hurt anyone?" ”

Huang Shisan hurriedly poured: "No! The fire was started from the kitchen, and before leaving, I looked at it to make sure that all the guys had run out before leaving. ”

"That's good! Tell the person surnamed Xue that he dares to touch the money given to the shopkeeper and his wife, and I want the life of his whole family! ”

"Whoa!"

The shopkeeper Lin finally put his handprint on the contract, put a lot of money in his pocket, packed up his belongings that were not burned, and hired an ox cart to reluctantly go out of the city. When everyone saw the little boy Liu Jian standing on the side of the street of Wangjianglou directing people to work, things became clear at once.

When Liu Hong heard the news, he smiled: "This kid is okay, he can play such a trick and snatch Wangjiang Tower over, but I don't know if he can watch it." ”

Wu was said: "I asked the Chinese surnamed Xue, and it was not the eldest prince who paid the money. ”

"Oh? It can't be Su Ren, right? Liu Hong sat up straight: "If Su Ren is right, only he will do this, he has the means, courage, and manpower, and the eldest prince and Liu Jian can't do it." ”

"It seems that Su Ren and the eldest prince have really mixed together!" Zuo Wu frowned: "A few hundred gold just to open a wine shop?" I don't know what kind of flowers can bloom? ”

Liu Hong glanced at Sang Yuji: "Opening a wine shop is just a small fight, since Su Ren wants to help the eldest prince behave in front of his father, no matter how good the wine shop is, you have to keep an eye on Su Ren to see what he wants to do?" ”

"The villain understands, please rest assured."

Liu Hong and his people were surprised, and Liu Qian was also surprised. From the beginning, they were not optimistic about Liu Buharm's father and son, but the incident of Wangjianglou made them wary. According to the current development situation, I don't know where Su Ren will pluck Liu Bu harmlessly, if he doesn't have anyone by Su Ren's side, Liu Qian feels uneasy.

"Doctor Su, do you want us to give 300 gold to any of Su's shares? I heard that Liu Hong sent Sang Yuji to Su Ren's side to find out the news, are we ......?"

Su Fei pondered for a long time and shook his head: "Su Ren is from a businessman's background, even if he wants to help the eldest prince, he can only use the business of the eldest son, and the business will make the king even more disappointed in the eldest prince, no matter what Su Ren does, the ultimate goal is still the eldest prince, we just need to stare at the eldest prince." ”

Liu Qian nodded: "Doctor Su is right, three hundred gold is also a lot of money, and it can't be given to Su Ren in vain." ”

Su Fei said again: "A few days ago, the king called the eldest prince into the palace, and he has already inquired clearly, the eldest prince is persuading the eldest prince to stay away from Su Ren, but with the current situation, the eldest prince doesn't seem to have listened to the king's words, and the closer they go, the more the prince should feel at ease." ”

"Oh?" Liu Qian was overjoyed: "Okay, great, Liu Hong's strategy to contain me has failed, we just need to deal with him wholeheartedly, hahaha......"