Saying goodbye to the second uncle, Fan Ning came to the county office.

Just yesterday afternoon, Song Wugen, the senior head of Mudu Town, informed Fan Tiezhou that Li County Ling hoped that Fan Ning would go to the county government today to close the case.

Fan Ning could understand the mood of the county magistrate Li Yun, seeing that the imperial court was reviewing his promotion to the Jiangning county magistrate, but at this time, there was a case of theft of imperial gifts.

If the news reaches the capital, let alone promotion, I am afraid that even the current Wu County County Order may not be able to be kept.

Fan Ning can also agree to close the case, the key is what kind of compensation sincerity the Xu family can show.

If the Xu family still has the same attitude as Mrs. Wang yesterday, then this case will not be closed.

Fan Ning came to the gate of the county government and met Lu Yougen, the head of the capital.

"Lu Dutou!" Fanning greeted him with a smile.

"Oops! The petty officials are finally here. ”

Lu Yougen hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "The county gentleman is still asking when you will arrive in the morning?" I said that it would take some time to come from Mudu Town, and I estimated that I could arrive in the afternoon, and sure enough, I said yes, come with me! ”

Fan Ning followed him into the county office and asked with a smile: "Lu Dutou, is there any news from the Xu family?" ”

"There is a news, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Xu family went to Xuanzhou early this morning, and they left by boat, and they left in a hurry, it is said that Xu Xiaoguan wants to enter Xuancheng County to study, and he is in a hurry."

Fan Ning was stunned, and the Xu family ran away?

He was a little dissatisfied: "The Xu family is gone, so how will my case be concluded?" ”

"Rest assured, since the county magistrate invited you to close the case, he will definitely give you an explanation."

Lu Yougen saw that there was no one left and right, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday morning, Old Man Xu came to the county government and talked with the county government for almost half an hour, and it was almost settled, so the county government immediately sent someone to inform you, and I will compensate you for coming to the county government to close the case today." ”

Fan Ning didn't say anything more, and followed Lu Yougen to the official office of the county order.

"Qiyu County Jun, Fanning is here!" Lu Yougen reported at the door.

Li Yun immediately greeted him with a smile, "Our little Wenqu star is here, this official has missed the welcome, forgive the sin!" Forgiveness! ”

He was joking and seemed to be in a good mood.

Fanning stepped forward and saluted, "Students, see the county gentleman!" ”

"Come on! Come! Please come in and sit. ”

Li Yun warmly invited Fan Ning into the official room, while Lu Yougen stood aside.

Li Yun asked Fan Ning to sit down, and asked him to serve tea.

Li Yun smiled again and said, "Fan Shaolang's Xishan Travel Stone caused a sensation in Zhu Mansion yesterday!" It's a pity that Zhu Daguan started first, and he didn't have a chance with this official, which is a pity! ”

"The county gentleman also went yesterday?" Fanning asked curiously.

"I haven't been free for the past two days, and I can't go to celebrate my birthday until tomorrow, I heard from Yang Xiancheng, he went yesterday."

After chatting for a few words, Li Yun turned the topic to business.

He stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Regarding the theft case, I have already negotiated with the Xu family twice, and the reason for this incident is that Xu Chong's grandson Xu Ji was dissatisfied with you and said a few angry words.

Li Quan invited merit, in order to please the little master, he sent someone to your house to steal, Li Quan has now pleaded guilty and detained, and the official sentenced him and Zhou Xiaomao to serve two years in prison for theft. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yun quickly glanced at Fan Ning, and saw that he was silent, his eyes were flat, but he also admired Fan Ning's ability to calm down, and he was so calm at such a young age.

Li Yun continued: "As for Fan Shaolang's stolen items, the Taihu Stone has been recovered, and the whereabouts of another white jade fan pendant are temporarily unknown, of course this official will continue to pursue it for you, but this case itself should be over, so this official wants to close the case, I don't know what Fan Shaolang means.....

Fan Ning said lightly: "The student is not a paranoid person, although there is a gap between me and Xu Ji, it will not ruin the future, the student is willing to close the case, but the student also hopes that the Xu family can give me an explanation." ”

"What does Fan Shaolang want?" Li Yun asked again.

Fan Ning pondered for a moment and said, "The student wants the Xu family to apologize to me in person, but I heard that the ancestors and grandchildren of the Xu family have already left Pingjiang Mansion?" ”

Li Yun nodded, and said earnestly: "Xu Ji must arrive at the Xuancheng County Newspaper within three days, so he left in a hurry before his injuries healed."

His grandfather also went with him, and Xu Chong had been hired as a teacher in Xuanzhou Prefecture, and he would not return to Wu County for a year or two, so it was probably not realistic for them to apologize. ”

Fanning smiled, "Even if they apologize, there will be no sincerity, rather than listening to a few insincere apologies, it is better not to listen, then the students will retreat to the next best, hoping that they will compensate me for the loss of the fan pendant." ”

"It's a sane decision!"

Li Yun gave Fanning a thumbs up and praised his decision.

"Actually, this is also my solution, we have to face the reality, the stolen white jade fan pendant is likely to be unable to be recovered.

Therefore, the official also asked the Xu family for compensation, and the Xu family is willing to compensate you for five hundred taels of silver, or any piece of Taihu stone in his shop. ”

Fan Ning waited for Li Yun's words, he thought for a while and said, "Since the Xu family started by stealing my Taihu Stone, let's compensate for the Taihu Stone as the end!" ”

"Good! Joyfully! This official likes a smart and rational person like Fan Shaolang, who doesn't drill the horns of the bull, everyone takes what they need, and everyone is happy. ”

Li Yun was secretly proud in his heart, in order to settle the case, the Xu family promised to compensate Fan Ning with 3,000 taels of silver, since Fan Ning chose Taihu Stone, then the 3,000 taels of silver would belong to him.

Fan Ning signed the closing letter and drew the charge, and Li Yun's heart finally landed.

In fact, Li Yun did not file a case at all, and naturally he could not talk about closing the case.

But he wants to give an explanation to the Xu family, this is the agreement he reached with the Xu family, and this closing letter is for the Xu family to see.

As for Li Quan, one tax evasion charge was enough to keep him in the prison camp for two or three years.

"Lu Dutou, take Fan Shaolang to the warehouse! No matter which piece of Taihu Lake stone he fancies, he can transport it away. ”

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Fan Ning said goodbye and followed Lu Yougen towards the warehouse.

"Lu Dutou, I'm going to go to the capital on a business trip recently!" Fanning asked nonchalantly.

Lu Yougen stopped and asked in surprise, "How do the little officials know?" ”

"I guess casually, isn't the county gentleman on the verge of promotion? At this time, you have to give a gift, I think the county gentleman trusts Lu Dutou so much, he should work hard for Lu Dutou to go to the capital. ”

Lu Yougen gave a thumbs up and praised: "He is worthy of being the leader of the county magistrate, he is really smart, and he will be successful in his guess, and I will escort the ship into Beijing tomorrow." ”

Fanning breathed a sigh of relief, the piece of green coral was still there.

Lu Yougen led Fan Ning to a small warehouse next to the river, and he opened the warehouse door, which was full of Taihu stones seized and transported from the Strange Stone Pavilion.

Lu Yougen said angrily: "These stones are not worth five thousand yuan in total, and half of the tax is not enough, and we have lost a lot." ”

Fan Ning was secretly amused, this Lu Yougen was a rough man, and he actually used the purchase price of the Strange Stone Pavilion to measure the value of these Taihu Lake stones.

What is not worth 5,000 yuan, that piece of green coral is far more than 5,000 yuan, right?

Fan Ning saw the green coral at a glance, and was pressed under the two large Taihu Lake stones, and he felt distressed for a while, this is the stone of the Strange Stone Pavilion! How can I be abused like this?

"Little official, I'm sorry, there are only so many, there were originally a few good small Taihu stones, but the county gentleman wants to give them to his father-in-law, so it's not easy to take them out."

Fanning suddenly had a violent dry cough, which he used to hide his gaffe.

It turned out that Li Xianling was half a bottle of vinegar, pretending to know stones very well, but in fact, he didn't understand, and took away a few small Taihu Lake stones, but left the real best green coral here.

Fanning almost wanted to laugh out loud.

"How about it, which piece do you like, I'll let a few brothers move the stones for you and transport them directly on the ship."

Fanning pretended to pick for a long time before pointing to the green coral, "That's it!" It's a little smaller, I can fit in the atrium, and everything else is too big. ”

"No problem!"

Lu Yougen found a few subordinates, and everyone worked together to carry the green coral out, but fortunately, the officials did not barbarously load and unload, and the green coral was intact.

The crowd put the blue coral directly on a boat.

Fan Ning hugged his fist to Lu Yougen and smiled: "I will take this boat back, tell the county monarch for me, and wish him a prosperous future and a high rise as soon as possible!" ”

"Take care of the little officials!"

The boatman sailed away, and gradually disappeared into the far side of the river.

At this time, Li Yun slowly walked to the dock and looked at Fanning's boat as he walked away.

He glanced back at the warehouse and asked, "Which piece did he take?" ”

Lu Yougen hurriedly stepped forward to report, "Take away a medium-sized one, he said that other stones are too big to fit at home." ”

"He didn't touch the Taihu Lake stones I picked, right?"

"Nope!"

Lu Yougen hurriedly shook his head, "I didn't show him the lowly position." ”

Li Yun just didn't feel at ease before he rushed over, that stinky boy had poisonous eyes, don't get the best Taihu Lake stone he selected.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Lu Yougen: "All the remaining stones are loaded on the ship tonight, and it will be hard for you, you and Wu's staff will enter Beijing overnight, and you won't wait for tomorrow." ”

"It is an honor to serve the county monarch."

After a moment of silence, Li Yun asked again, "What did Zhou Damao say?" ”

"He swore repeatedly to his humble position that he absolutely did not steal any white jade fan pendant, nor did he see the fan pendant, so he stole a stone and handed it to Li Quan."

"Release him and Zhou Xiaomao together, and tell their brothers that they are not allowed to set foot in Pingjiang Mansion within five years, otherwise this official will punish them for serious crimes!"

"Obey the order!"

Li Yun sighed softly, "The dragon and the crouching tiger are hidden in the land south of the Yangtze River!" A nine-year-old child is so powerful, he uses the topic to play and make the Xu family disgraced. ”

Lu Yougen smiled and patted his ass: "He's not powerful, the county monarch is really powerful." ”

Li Yun's face sank, "I can't say that, this official has always been honest and honest, loyal to his duties, and never does anything to use power for personal gain." ”

Lu Yougen hurriedly slapped himself, "Mistaken speech!" ”

Li Yun snorted and returned to the official room with his hands down, Lu Yougen turned around and smiled at the two subordinates: "Our county monarch has indeed always been like this!" ”

He chased after him with a smirk on his face.

When the two of them were far away, the two officials spat heavily on the ground.