Chapter 118: Wages Paid

Less than a moment after Xi Jian left, Shen Ling found that her hand would not emit black gas, she looked for a mirror again, and saw that all the black gas on her body had dispersed.

Shen Ling was pleasantly surprised in her heart, her black qi could be removed thanks to Jing Ci, and she reached out and hugged Jing Ci firmly while she was happy.

"Thank you so much for today!"

Feeling the softness in his arms, Jing Ci felt that his heart also softened, and rubbed Shen Ling's head, and the corners of Jing Ci's mouth hooked a gentle arc.

"You and I husband and wife, no need to say thank you."

After thanking Jing Ci, Shen Ling left Jing Ci's embrace, and her eyes were shining and she walked towards the opposite place of Jing Ci step by step.

While walking, Shen Ling was still observing, she changed directions back and forth several times, and finally found that no matter how far away she was from Jing Xi, there would be no more black gas on her body.

She breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that she has passed this level, but she is not a loser, and she has to find the Lin family to settle the score!

"Let's go, let's go to Lin's house!" Shen Ling took Jing Xi's hand and walked towards the place where the carriage had stopped before.

After arriving at the place, she let go of Jing Ci's hand, looking at the empty palm, Jing Ci couldn't help but clench her palm, only to feel that her chest was suddenly empty.

After getting into the carriage, Shen Ling sat opposite Jing Ci, separated from Jing Ci by a low table.

In the past, the two traveled together in a carriage, and they basically sat like this, without interfering with each other.

But today, Jing Ci took the initiative to reach out and grab Shen Ling's waist and forcibly scooped the person to his leg.

He held down Shen Ling, who was struggling, with one hand, and poked Shen Ling's round and white cheeks with the other.

"You little conscienceless, I just finished helping you solve the matter of Hot Spring Villa, and you left me aside."

"How can I!" Shen Ling was wronged, didn't she take him to the Lin family to find trouble? Why did you just throw him aside?

"Be nice, don't move!" As if to appease Shen Ling, Jing Xi also rubbed Shen Ling's head vigorously, making Shen Ling's hair a little loose.

"Talk, talk, why do you still do it!" Shen Ling refused to give in, moving around in Jing Xi's arms, "You let go of me!" ”

Jing Xi turned a deaf ear, and Shen Ling struggled as if his strength was exhausted.

But in fact, Shen Ling saw that the place where she left Jing Xi was black again, she pursed her lips and finally became honest.

Next, no matter how Jing Ci rubbed Shen Ling, Shen Ling didn't dare to move, but just accused Jing Ci with resentful eyes, Jing Ci saw it and smiled.

The laughter was hearty like an autumn spring breeze, and this was the first time Shen Ling had seen Jing Xi smile so freely.

The horse's hooves clattered and pulled the carriage to walk in the noisy and prosperous world, and the ease and comfort in the carriage seemed to isolate all distractions.

Half an hour ago, Xi Jian was ordered to check on Shen Ling's other industries.

The first property he went to check was a restaurant, but when he arrived, he saw a burly man dressed in a short beat, pinching the neck of the shopkeeper of the restaurant and lifting the person up, the shopkeeper's face had turned purple, and he could die at any time.

Xi Jian didn't think about it, a long sword crossed the man's neck, "Put the person down!" ”

His life was threatened, and the man smiled and put the shopkeeper down.

"This hero, I have something to say."

At this time, Xi Jian withdrew the long sword, and the smile on the man's face when he saw this was directly retracted, and he waved his fist and hit Xi Jian.

Fortunately, Xijian was wary of this person, and knocked this person away with a palm, and he glanced at the man coldly.

"Get out!"

The man was unwilling, but obviously couldn't beat Xijian, so he just turned his head and glared at the shopkeeper viciously.

"You have to be ready, I'll be here again!"

After the shopkeeper heard this, his face sank again.

Xi Jian asked suspiciously, "What's the matter with this person in charge?" ”

The shopkeeper recognized him as a member of the National Teacher's Mansion, sighed, and told the story of what happened today.

"This person was eating in the restaurant this morning, and he lost his temper, saying that the meat used in the dish was spoiled sour meat, I asked him where the sour meat was, and he said that he had accidentally eaten it, and in line with the principle that more is better than less, I gave him free food money, but he still insisted that I pay him 1,000 taels of silver, as compensation for his loss."

Xi Jian frowned, "Generally, the monthly flow of water in a small restaurant is only a few hundred taels of silver, and this person is so lion-mouthed!" ”

"Yes! The ingredients used in the restaurant are all collected from local farmers, and fresh ingredients are brought in every morning, and he said that he has eaten sour pork, but there is no evidence. The shopkeeper had a bitter face, and his tone was full of sorrow.

"But I didn't agree to his request, so he advertised at the door of the restaurant that we were cooking with bad meat, so many customers were afraid to come in and eat." As he spoke, he pointed to the empty seats, "In the past, these seats were full, but today there are very few. ”

Xi Jian looked in the direction of the shopkeeper's finger and found that it was indeed as the shopkeeper said, there was no meal yet, but there were only a few people in the restaurant.

After thinking for a moment, Xi Jian soothed: "Don't worry about this matter first, wait until I go back to report to the lord and the county lord and then deal with it." ”

"Huh." The shopkeeper should be down.

Later, Xijian went to check on other shops under Shen Ling's name, and found that these shops, without exception, were all harassed and could not operate normally.

After investigating all the shops, Xijian went to check on the people who harassed the shops, and learned that they were all ruffians on the street, and they had recently had dealings with the Lin family.

Time returned to the moment, and the window of the carriage was snapped from the outside.

Jing Ci lifted the curtain and saw Xijian following the carriage, and he said in a low voice: "Master, county lord, my subordinates have found something new." ”

"Stop." Jing Ci stopped the carriage and turned his head to look at Xi Jian, "What did you find?" ”

Xi Jian will tell the things about several shops one by one, Shen Ling gritted her teeth when she heard it, no wonder black gas suddenly appeared on her body again, it turned out that the Lin family was playing ghost again, and they really refused to stop for a moment!

Jing Xi pondered for a moment after hearing this, then lowered the curtain, "Go back to the house first." ”

After hearing this, the driver drove back to his home.

After getting out of the carriage, Jing Xi took Shen Ling straight to the study.

He picked up the brush in the study and began to write the contract, and after a moment he handed the finished thing to Shen Ling.

"You transfer the shop to my name, double the monthly profit and take it directly from my private treasury, and if you agree, you will sign and pledge."

Shen Ling was very happy to see that he could get money without having to manage those messes, "This is really good!" ”