Hearing this, Qin Fan raised his eyebrows and said, "Why shouldn't you appear here?"

The old man's eyes flickered, as if he was caught in some kind of thought.

After a while, he reined in his thoughts, glanced at Xiao Yuxin next to him, and said indifferently after a long silence: "Today, it is the auction of our Zuihualou, idle people, etc., quickly avoid it."

"Drunken Flower Building?" Qin Fan was stunned for a moment, but was quickly relieved.

After all, Zuihualou is one of the largest restaurants in Qingyang Town, and it is reasonable to be able to hold an auction here.

"Uncle, let's go, leave this guy alone." Xiao Yuxin tugged at Qin Fan's sleeve and glanced at the old man with disdain.

Obviously, the old man's words just now made her a little unhappy.

Qin Fan shrugged helplessly: "Let's go."

After the words fell, he led Xiao Yuxin out of the restaurant, and before leaving, he didn't forget to look back at the old man, and muttered, "This drunken flower building is a little interesting, it seems that I want to take a good look at it tonight."

"Uncle, will you sleep with me tonight?" After walking out of the restaurant, Xiao Yuxin suddenly grabbed Qin Fan's arm and said coquettishly.

"Ugh." Qin Fan was speechless.

"Haha, uncle, did you agree?"

Seeing that Qin Fan did not refuse, Xiao Yuxin immediately smiled and narrowed her eyes.

"Let's go." Qin Fan smiled bitterly and took Xiao Yuxin towards the east.

"Uncle, where are you taking me?" Following Qin Fan, Xiao Yuxin asked puzzled.

Qin Fan said casually, "I want to find a job."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuxin's eyes flashed with gloom and muttered, "Uncle, you are so powerful, you must not be short of money, why do you want to find a job."

Qin Fan smiled and didn't explain much.

"By the way, where are we staying tonight? You can't live on the streets." Xiao Yuxin asked.

Qin Fan raised his head and looked around, his eyes froze, and said, "Not far away is the City Lord's Mansion, why don't we go there first."

"Okay, okay, uncle, I haven't been to the City Lord's Mansion for a long time."

Xiao Yuxin said with a smile, obviously very curious about the City Lord's Mansion.

The two left the restaurant and headed towards the City Lord's Mansion.

After a while, they entered the city lord's mansion and went straight to a luxurious courtyard. Z.br>

At the entrance of the courtyard, there is a plaque with the words "City Lord's Mansion" written on it.

Under the plaque, eight guards stood.

"This is the City Lord's Mansion, and idle people are not allowed to trespass." One of them scolded.

Hearing the guard's shouting and scolding, Xiao Yuxin shrank her neck in fright and hid behind Qin Fan.

Seeing this scene, Qin Fan was slightly stunned, then shook his head and smiled, and comforted softly, "Yuxin, don't worry."

After appeasing him, Qin Fan walked in front of the guard, took out the silver ticket in his arms, and handed it to the other party: "Trouble to report, I want to ask to see His Royal Highness the King of the County."

"His Royal Highness?"

The guard glanced at the amount of the silver ticket, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly smiled and said, "Little dereliction of duty, I don't know your surname?"

"Don't give your surname Qin."

"It turned out to be Gongzi Qin, you wait a minute, the little one will go and spread it." The guard said respectfully, then turned to leave.

It didn't take long for the guards to turn back and say, "Young Master Qin, His Royal Highness the County King invites you in."

"Thank you." Qin Fan thanked him, then led Xiao Yuxin and walked towards the hall.

Walking through the hall and coming inside, I saw a mahogany round table in the living room, and an old man with gray hair and elegant temperament was sitting in the first place, talking in a low voice.

"Father, Master Qin is here." Seeing the white-haired old man, the guard bowed down and reminded.

Hearing this, Qin Yufeng and Qin Fan both stopped talking, and their eyes fell on Qin Fan.

Qin Yufeng looked at Qin Fan for a while, stroked his beard, and smiled, "Little friend, we meet again."

Qin Fan nodded, clenched his fists and said, "I've seen the county king."

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Hehe, sit down." Qin Yufeng said with a smile.

After Qin Fan sat down, Qin Yufeng asked again, "Little friend, what are you doing when you came to find this king this time?"

"I want to work under the Lord." Qin Fan said straight to the point.

Hearing this, Qin Yufeng was stunned, and then a gleam flashed in his deep pupils.

Qin Fan smiled lightly and didn't say anything, but waited quietly.

"In that case, let me tell you clearly, your conditions are very harsh, what qualifications do you have to join the City Lord's Mansion?"

After a slight hesitation, Qin Fan spoke, "I am willing to exchange 100,000 taels of silver for the opportunity to join the City Lord's Mansion."

"Sss Qin Yufeng took a sharp breath, looked at Qin Fan with deep meaning, and said, "One hundred thousand taels of silver, you are willing to take it out."

Although Qin Yufeng knew that Qin Fan had a lot of wealth, he didn't expect that just because of a word, he would take out 100,000 taels.

You must know that the entire Qingyun Town is less than a thousand gold coins, and these 100,000 taels are equivalent to the tax revenue of Qingyun Town for five or six months.

I have to admit that Qin Yufeng was tempted.

But Qin Yufeng still shook his head and sighed, "Although 100,000 taels of silver is a lot, this king is not sure that he can protect you."

After listening to Qin Yufeng's words, Qin Fan's brows tightened a little.

"Little brother, let's not hide it, although our City Lord's Mansion controls the security of Qingyun Town, it is not monolithic, if you really join, you will definitely be suppressed or even assassinated."

Qin Yufeng persuaded him.

"I'd like to give it a try." Qin Fan said firmly.

"You're really decided?" Qin Yufeng asked again.

"Yes." Qin Fan nodded, looking at Qin Yufeng with a calm expression.

Qin Yufeng stared at Qin Fan's gaze for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "That's it, since you insist on joining, then this king will fulfill you."

"From today onwards, you are the Outer Gate Elder of the City Lord's Mansion."

Listening to Qin Yufeng's words, a smile lifted on the corner of Qin Fan's mouth.

Outer Gate Elders?

Although it is only a false title, Qin Yufeng is the king of the county after all, and the rights and protection he gives him are stronger than anyone else.

"Little friend, you must remember that although the City Lord's Mansion has the responsibility to protect you, it needs to rely on your own strength to protect it. If you don't even have the ability to protect yourself, then it's too weak." Qin Yufeng instructed in a deep voice.

"The little one obeys the teachings of the king." Qin Fan clenched his fists heavily.

Qin Yufeng nodded with a smile and said, "In addition, this king has another news to tell you that the City Lord's Mansion has sent someone to secretly investigate the whereabouts of that batch of grain and grass, if nothing else, the granary was stolen, it was you who did it."

Qin Yufeng didn't look angry at all, but looked at Qin Fan with a smile.

Hearing this, Qin Fan was taken aback, no wonder Steward Li wanted to deal with himself, it turned out that he had already noticed something abnormal.

"The lord of the county is wise, and the little one did send someone to hijack the grain and grass in the treasury of the city lord's mansion." Qin Fan replied truthfully.

"Do you know what it means to hijack food and grass?" Qin Yufeng shouted in a deep voice, "Once it is found out, then you will be guilty of a capital crime."