"You are going to discuss this matter with the county lord, but you have to take care of the father-in-law, lest he get out of prison and go crazy and make trouble!" Master Yan admonished.

His father-in-law is really uneasy, not only because he feels a headache, but also because the two masters of the county government feel helpless.

Lotte had already had a plan in his heart about this, and stepped forward and said: "The subordinates have already thought of a plan for the master, Xiong Er's case of framing his subordinates will not be tried for the time being, my father-in-law can apply for medical parole on the grounds of old age and illness, and release it first, the subordinate father-in-law is out of the county jail, if he is still obsessed, then he will use the excuse to retry the case, and then arrest and put him in prison!" ”

"Yes!" Master Yan nodded, and said: "Tomorrow, let the Qin family come to the county government to pick up this Qin Laowan, if this Qin Laowan dares to make trouble again, this official will let him squat in the county government prison until the end of his life." ”

Each of these two is more ruthless than the other.

"Yes, my subordinates will definitely restrain my father-in-law!" Lotte hurriedly responded, and remembered the affairs of several merchants in his heart, and said: "Master of the book, there are four merchants in contact with their subordinates at the moment, and they want to undertake the business of rebuilding Pingyu building materials and earthwork!" ”

He wears the hat of the Gongfang Priest on his head, but Lotte knows in his heart that he is just an errand character, and the real ones are the two masters in the county office, and such things must be reported truthfully.

"Which four?" Master Yan asked.

Lotte replied: "In addition to that Zhuang Xi, yesterday the county student Jiang Xueyu matched the two merchants surnamed Lin and Xie in this county!" ”

"The county school is the Qingshui Yamen, Jiang Xueyu has a hard life, and it is reasonable to earn some leg money!" Master Yan knew Jiang Xueyu's situation, so he said that it was accurate, and after a pause, he asked, "Who is this last merchant who came to look for you?" ”

"It's the subordinate brother, Qin Fang, the son of Qin Yuanwai!" Now that he has accepted Qin's concubine, Qin Fang is his uncle, and Lotte is a little embarrassed when he speaks.

In this regard, Master Yan's expression was indifferent and noncommittal. After half a ring, he sighed and said: "Since I went to Pingyu, the county and the official have worked hard for official affairs, and they have not been easy!" ”

Does this mean to give yourself a hint that you want to get some benefits? Lotte speculated in his heart, and asked cautiously: "What does the master of the book mean......"

"Rebuild the peace, Mu Huang's grace, and care for the people, the silver accounts must be clean, and there is no room for sloppiness!" Lotte didn't wait for the specific instructions of the strict master book, but just got such a clueless sentence.

The sentence that Yan Zhushu said in the front of the book, the meaning is obviously to cry for himself, and the words in the back, and suddenly want to be honest as water, what does it mean, Lotte is a little confused.

"The matter of negotiating with the four of them will be handed over to you, and the official and the county will not participate!" Master Yan said, and then waved his hand again: "You go down!" ”

After giving a salute, Lotte was just about to turn around and retreat, only to hear Yan Zhushu say again: "The county lord has ordered, you should finish writing that word quickly, and submit it to the county lord for annotation as soon as possible!" ”

It seems that the county is more anxious than himself, and Lotte said.

Walking out of the main bookkeeper's office, it was almost noon, remembering the agreement with Jiang Xueyu yesterday, Lotte went out of the county office and walked straight to Baihualou.

After a while, Lotte came to the front of Baihualou, and saw Jiang Xueyu waiting there from a distance, and there were two middle-aged people standing next to him.

"Thank you, Mr. Le, for giving me this face!" Before Lotte could speak, Jiang Xueyu spoke first.

Lotte couldn't help but secretly despise Jiang Xueyu in his heart, and as a student member of his county, he wanted to open his mouth to call Jiang Xueyu a teacher, but now he turned around, and this Jiang Xueyu lost his backbone in order to seek wealth. Lotte still looked at the two of them and said, "Could these two be the people who were introduced by the teacher to the students?" ”

The two of them were also very polite, greeting Lotte and saying something about the scene that had been welcoming for a long time.

In the guest room between Lotte and Lin and Xie, Qin Fang and Zhuang Xi, who were invited by Lotte, also saw Lotte, and hurriedly walked over, and when they saw Lin and Xie Erchang next to Lotte, there was a little worry in their eyes, and they immediately understood something.

They are all ordinary merchants, ordinary people bow their heads and don't look up to see each other, they are not strangers, they greet each other, and they are polite.

"Lin and Xie two friends, this Zhuang member and Brother Qin were invited by Le, won't you mind?" After seeing the ceremony, Lotte said with a smile.

"Those who come are guests, and Mr. Le's friends are my friends!" Lin and Xie are both people who are messing around on the field, and they speak naturally and decently. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he did not dare to show them.

While talking, a group of people entered the Baihua Building, and were led by the guys in the store to a quiet and airy small hall.

Everyone sat down separately, and everyone was polite, but they had their own calculations in their hearts.

After the wine and food, the six of them are all old fritters-like characters, no one talks about business matters, they only eat, drink, chat and persuade, as if they have been friends for many years, and the atmosphere has become relaxed.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Jiang Xueyu couldn't help it at first, suddenly slapped his head, cut to the point and said: "Everyone, you are so happy to gossip, you have forgotten the business!" ”

Everyone knows it, but they are just waiting for who will open this mouth first.

He is the protagonist of the matter, and Lotte is also willing to praise this: "Teacher Jiang, you say!" ”

Jiang Xueyu's eyes swept over everyone and smiled, and said to Lotte: "This matter is also a vulgar thing, I heard that Mr. Le presided over the reconstruction of Pingyu, my two relatives want to find a few mouthfuls of food from it, I don't know if this matter is difficult with Mr. Le?" ”

Finally getting down to business, Lotte smiled lightly: "Don't be embarrassed!" His eyes turned to Qin Fang and Zhuang Xi again, and said: "These two also want to find some food to eat in the project, so they were also called by Le today!" ”

Na Lin, Xie and the others, as well as Zhuang Yuanwai and Qin Fang, didn't know what Lotte meant.

But everyone knows that in this project of reconstruction, two or three people work separately to make wood, stone, bricks and tiles, and they all make some money, and if four or five people do it together, it will not be interesting.

Everyone's expressions, Lotte saw it in his eyes, and smiled faintly: "You only fancy this piece of fish meat in the Pingyu Project, but you don't see the bear paw behind!" ”

Except for Zhuang Xi, who was penetrated by Lotte in advance, the other four people were all confused.

Lotte began to talk about the big truth: "The reconstruction of peace and public opinion is not only a political achievement project, but also for the state government, the road government, and even for the court and today's officials, and there is no room for the slightest sloppiness." Everything must be of good quality and quantity, and the accounts and expenditures must be clear and accurate, and they are all donated by the imperial court and the people, and it is too eye-catching to earn such money. ”

Then Lotte's eyes swept over the few people present and said: "Everyone here has to give face, but Le Mou also advises you to look at it longer, don't just stare at the little profit in front of you!" ”

Lotte's general truth was not clear, and the forester was puzzled in his heart: "I don't understand what Mr. Le means!" ”

"Le's meaning is very simple, you have taken over the errand of rebuilding Pingyu to supply materials, and sell wood, stones, bricks and tiles to the county government at a flat price, except for a little freight cost, you must not make a profit!" Lotte said seriously.

"Doesn't this make me wait for nothing, who would do this business that makes money and doesn't make money?" The Xie Yuanwai shook his head and said.

Lotte smiled: "If Friend Xie wants not to do this business, it's okay, but Shu Le said ugly things in front, the business of building embankments, bridges and paving roads after the autumn, Friend Xie probably won't want to get involved again!" ”

Xie Yuanwai was shocked, it turned out that the county government still had to build embankments and bridges to pave roads, and it was only at this time that he understood in his heart that Lotte could not have both fish and bear's paws.

Things went well, and the crowd quickly accepted Lotte's suggestion.

However, Lotte finally decided to let each family earn a little money, and Lotte naturally had its own calculations in the middle, so as to raise some benefits from the middle and make a difference with the two masters in the yazhong. Anyway, the accounts are clear, and the stone and building materials needed to rebuild the peace are cheaper than those on the market, and this reputation for honesty is also there.

While the wine was hot, Lotte touched Zhuang Xi's glass of wine, lowered his voice and said: "Brother Zhuang, I didn't expect so many people to come to grab business, and they have to take care of face!" ”

"Zhuang is self-aware, and the big business can not be managed by Zhuang alone, that is, it is monopolized, and it is inevitable that people will be jealous and plotted behind it!" Zhuang Xi was also interested in speaking, and then the two of them drank it all.

When he borrowed a small explanation, Lotte entangled Jiang Xueyu again, and said: "Recently, students have been busy with official affairs and have no time to study and study. ”

Jiang Xueyu was surprised, he didn't expect Lotte to be so lazy, but he got a benefit from the middle, so he naturally nodded and agreed.

The two lords in the county government deliberately avoided handling the financial affairs of the reconstruction of Pingyu, and Lotte, the director of the workshop, became the nominal general manager, and the materials needed for the reconstruction of Pingyu were supplied by the four companies.

After the banquet was dispersed, Lotte and Qin Fang went downstairs side by side, and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow morning, you can go to the county office to pick up Lao Taishan from prison!" ”

"Thank you sister-in-law for saving my father!" Qin Fang was very overjoyed, and hurriedly said.

"You and my uncle don't have to be polite!" Lotte waved his hand, and then changed his voice and said: "After Lao Taishan was released from prison, he also hoped that his uncle would talk to Lao Taishan, the case was not closed for a day, and Lao Taishan never got rid of suspicion in a day, but the county respected and pitied Lao Taishan for being old and frail, and could not bear to see him suffer in prison, so he was granted medical parole, if there is any change in the case in the future, it is inevitable that Lao Taishan will be detained in prison for review!" ”

Qin Fang is not a fool, he naturally understands the meaning of Lotte's voice, and if he dares to make trouble, he will be arrested and returned to the county jail, and hurriedly said: "I will definitely pass the word to my father and let him cultivate his old man's mind!" ”

Lotte was talking to Qin Fang, when he suddenly saw that Jiang Xueyu turned back again, and looked like he was coming straight to him.

"What's the matter with Mr. Jiang?" Seeing Jiang Xueyu coming, Lotte asked.

Jiang Xueyu said: "I forgot to tell you about something, Senior Cheng called you to go to the county school tomorrow to make up the exam!" ”

"There is Teacher Lao Jiang!" Lotte hurriedly gave up his hand and handed Jiang Xueyu a meaning that you understand.

Jiang Xueyu understood what Lotte meant, and he was a little helpless in his heart.

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