"It was cleaned up by the people of the Yamen."

"People from the Yamen?"

"Yes."

"Why did the people from the Yamen only clean up my stall?"

"I don't know much about this, but from today onwards, all vendors who set up stalls along the street will need to pay a fee to the yamen."

Zhang Xiaochi took a deep breath, nodded to the vendor in thanks, and then turned back to Lin Xiaoxi's side.

"Husband, have you asked clearly?"

"Let's go, let's go to the government."

Qingwa Town is located on the border, because the location is very remote, in order to facilitate the jurisdiction, so this small township has also been sent by the imperial court to manage.

The number one leader of the yamen of Qingwa Town is surnamed Zhang, named Zhang Songyang, who is the mayor of Qingwa Town, in charge of Qingwa Town-related affairs, and has six officials under his hands.

"This is an important place for the imperial court, and people stop coming!"

Zhang Xiaochi and the others came to the door of the yamen, and just wanted to go in, but they were blocked by the officials who were outside.

"Hello, we're going to see Lady Sato."

"Our lieutenant is so busy that we don't have time to see you."

The official waved his hand impatiently, and in his eyes, Zhang Xiaochi seemed to be a mouse and a fly.

"I want to ask, why did you dismantle my oven?"

"Zhang Xiaochi, you kid still want to be imprisoned, right?"

The officials actually knew Zhang Xiaochi, after all, the original owner had done too many bad things before, which caused public anger, so he and Liu Mazi and others were frequent visitors in Yamen Prison.

"I just wanted to ask, why did you destroy my oven?"

"Okay, don't you want to know?"

"I'll tell you."

The official sneered, only to see him holding the killing rod with one hand and crossing his waist with the other.

"There is a fee to set up stalls along the street in the town, and everything that has not been paid must be cleaned up."

"Let your kid set up a stall for free for a few days, we have done our best, and you are embarrassed to come over and question us?"

Zhang Xiaochi took a deep breath, he has been in Qingwa Town for so long, and he has never heard of a fee for setting up a stall along the street, isn't this obviously messing around with him?

Although he knew that the other party was full of nonsense, Zhang Xiaochi knew what era this was, and he could only endure it temporarily.

"I'm going to set up a stall, how do you charge?"

"Five taels of silver a month, and a one-time payment for three months."

"Five taels of silver!"

"Why don't you just grab it?"

Zhang Xiaochi was furious, this is not a big city, but a small border town, the main consumption still depends on these people in the town, the market is not big at all, some small transactions, a month revenue will not exceed five taels of silver.

Combined with the small vendors on the street, it is certain that these guys are deliberately targeting him.

"Boy, clean your mouth for me, if you don't want to pay, you don't have to rent, and then talk nonsense, be careful to let you go in and squat!"

"You ......"

"Husband, forget it, let's go back!"

Zhang Xiaochi still wanted to speak, but was stopped by Lin Xiaoxi on the side.

"Humph!"

Zhang Xiaochi snorted heavily, and under Lin Xiaoxi's persuasion, he turned around and left the yamen.

"Husband, I persuaded you in front of so many people just now, you won't be angry, right?"

Walking on the street, Lin Xiaoxi asked cautiously.

In this feudal era, women's status is naturally lower than that of men, and when they go out, it is most taboo for women not to give face to men.

Therefore, even if she did the right thing, she was still worried about hurting Zhang Xiaochi's self-esteem.

"Xiaoxi, you did the right thing, why should I be angry?"

Zhang Xiaochi replied seriously.

"Nine times out of ten, today's incident is the ghost of the cow shopkeeper and Li Yuanwai."

"Husband, what should we do then?"

Lin Xiaoxi asked subconsciously.

"They collude with officials and businessmen, we are just ordinary people, and neither financial resources nor power are enough to compete with them."

"We should stay out of the edge for now."

"Husband, I agree with your decision."

Hearing Zhang Xiaochi's decision, Lin Xiaoxi was overjoyed, she was really afraid that Zhang Xiaochi would choose to fight them because he was angry.

"Husband, let's go back."

"Hmm."

"Wait a minute."

Just as the two were about to leave Qingwa Town, a voice suddenly came from behind them.

When he stopped and looked back, he found that it was one of Wu Xiong's subordinates.

"Is Angkor looking for me?"

"Big brother already knows about you, so I asked you to come over and discuss the follow-up."

Zhang Xiaochi hesitated, he glanced at Lin Xiaoxi on his body, and his heart was full of thoughts, at this time, why did Wu Xiong come to him when he knew him?

"Okay, lead the way."

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Xiaochi made a decision.

The two followed Wu Xiong's people into the small alley of Qingwa Town, and the three of them turned left and right in the alley, and came to the back door of the butcher shop five or six minutes later.

"I won't go in, big brother is waiting for you inside."

"Thank you."

Zhang Xiaochi bowed his head slightly to express his gratitude, and with questions in his heart, he and Lin Xiaoxi walked into the back door of the butcher shop.

"Here we are."

As soon as he entered the butcher shop, Wu Xiong's voice suddenly sounded.

"Angkor."

Zhang Xiaochi's eyes fell on Wu Xiong, who was sitting on a chair drinking tea at this time.

"You may be seated."

"Angkor, do you have something to do with us?"

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Xiaochi asked directly.

"What do you think of today's events?"

"Angkor is talking about the cost of setting up a stall, right?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochi sighed and said in a deep voice.

"The collusion between officials and businessmen and the strong alliance, I am just an ordinary person, and I can't do anything at all."

"I called you here to discuss this issue."

"Angkor, what do you mean by that?"

Zhang Xiaochi asked curiously.

"If they can join forces, we can also join forces."

Wu Xiong said seriously.

"Angkor, are you kidding?"

"Although you have strength, I'm just a mud leg, and I am not qualified to join forces with you, on the contrary, it may even affect you."

"I won't bend around with you, the owner of Renhe Restaurant came to Qingwa Town this time, in fact, to deal with me."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Wu Xiong, the man who controlled the pork trading market in Qingwa Town, would actually deal with the owner of Renhe Restaurant.

It stands to reason that one is the owner of the only restaurant in Qingwa Town, and the other is the owner who controls the pork market in Qingwa Town.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaochi came up with the picture of the village entrance this morning, Li Yuanwai promised at the village entrance that as long as the game meat reached the standard, the purchase price would be 20 copper plates higher than the market price.

Could it be that there is a rift between the two?

"Curious how we could be enemies?"

"Yes."

"It's a long story, as long as you know, I can join forces with you to deal with Li Yongfu."

"Angkor, do you have any explanation?"

"Not for the time being, Li Yongfu just came back, and I haven't picked up the dust for him yet!"

"Angkor, you haven't torn your skin yet?"

"Not on the surface."

Wu Xiong replied with a sneer, and as he spoke, a touch of coldness flashed on his face.

"Alright, you guys go back first."

"Angkor, then let's go."

Zhang Xiaochi said hello and took Lin Xiaoxi's hand and walked outside.

"By the way, it's best not to let Li Yongfu see his younger siblings, this guy is lustful, his younger siblings are unparalleled, once Li Yongfu finds out, he will do whatever it takes to snatch his younger siblings."