Chapter 40: Meeting in the parlor
"Okay, county master."
After agreeing, Zhou Ping turned back with a smile and said to Liuli and them: "Two merchants, go to the living room and wait for our county master first." β
Xiao Xuanji nodded: "Okay, please ask this errand officer to lead the way." β
"Okay, two guest officers, come here-"
In this way, Zhou Ping led the two women to the living room.
Seeing the guests coming, two little maids soon came in and began to make tea for the guests.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Ping came outside the house.
He glanced at Wang Wu and Li Liu.
The two subordinates had already understood what he meant, and squeezed their eyes at him.
"Don't worry, boss, we have already prepared, and when it comes to the critical time, you have to stomp your feet and shout."
"Yes, yes, when the time comes, don't drop the cup."
The two guys grinned and didn't care, and teased Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping's eyes widened.
"Grandma is big, how can such a big thing be treated as child's play? Give me a little seriousness. β
"Hey, hey, heyβ"
Wang Wuyi smiled: "I think when I killed people and set fires, I was also smiling, I was born with a Buddha appearance, and I can't be serious." β
"Yes, yes, I can't help but feel the urge to laugh when I encounter a big scene."
Seeing that his two subordinates kept chopping and messing around, Zhou Ping had no choice but to say a cruel word.
"Grandma, if you dare to make trouble and cause trouble, I want your dog's head."
"Hey, heyβ"
Another bad laugh came.
I didn't expect that it would be like this, and two people could pick it up.
"Chief, since you went up to the mountain to be a robber, our dog's head has been hanging on the belt of your trousers, when will it be needed? Just take it. β
"yes, we don't blink."
The two subordinates were stalking, and Zhou Ping didn't dare to answer anymore and went directly into the house.
As soon as I entered, I heard a sound of footsteps outside, accompanied by a gentle cough.
"Ahemβ"
Hearing this cough, Zhou Ping knew that this was the county master.
In fact, this kind of cough, also called elastic cough, to put it bluntly, is to say hello secretly, I came.
With a smile on his face, Zhou Ping looked at the two female merchants.
"The two, our county master, have already come."
"Really?"
After hearing Zhou Ping say this, Xiao Xuanji was very knowledgeable and stood up directly from her seat.
Seeing the master like this, Liuli on the side, in desperation, had to stand up.
Only then did she realize that their current identities were merchants from other places, not the emperor and a third-class guard with a sword at all.
Although they are seventh-grade officials, their status is even lower now.
Therefore, after hearing that the county master was coming, he quickly stood up, which was very in line with the rules and etiquette.
Just thinking about this, suddenly a tall man appeared at the door.
The man had a handsome face, wearing an official uniform, and his face was full of majesty.
Because they had already seen this county master when they tried the case before, the other party came in, Xiao Xuanji and Liuli recognized it at a glance, and it was the county master of this county - Su Mu.
"Oh, Master Su, I am a merchant from out of town, I take the liberty to visit, and I invite a lot of Haihan."
Saying this, Xiao Xuanji bowed to Su Mu.
Seeing his master like this, Liuli also did the same.
The masters are all courteous to others, and they dare not be disrespectful.
"Oh, it turned out to be two merchants from other places, disrespectful and disrespectful."
After coming in, Su Mu's eyes fell on the two women.
The two women stood one after the other, clasping their fists at themselves one after the other.
It can be seen that the older woman in front of her is full of majesty and has the momentum of a superior person.
This kind of momentum cannot be hidden.
Although the other party is pretending to be very polite now, there is still a momentum of a superior person, and inadvertently, it is exuded.
After Su Mu saw this scene, he secretly said in his heart, when the case was tried that day, he felt that these two women were not simple, and now it seems that this is really the case.
Now after getting in close contact, I feel more and more the momentum of this superior.
It seems that my guess is right, these two women are either rich or expensive.
But why, they came to me today, and they brought gifts.
Originally, after crossing over to the original Zhixian County, through a series of reform measures, this Wu'an County was completely rich.
But this has also become a heart problem for him.
That's what I played, and I didn't want outsiders to know.
Although he thought so in his heart, Su Mu also understood that in fact, it was not easy to do.
It is true that he is the county master, and it is impossible to block the entire Wu'an County.
Therefore, we can only respond cautiously and take a variety of measures to try to cover up these.
But that's the case, Su Mu, in the end, this news will also be spread, it's just a matter of coming sooner or later.
Because of this, after Hei San disappeared mysteriously, he became the fuse for the explosion of his own heart.
But just now I heard Zhou Ping say that these two women also brought some gifts to themselves, which couldn't help but make Su Mu wonder if he had guessed wrong before.
But now after feeling the momentum of the other party up close, Su Mu quickly made a judgment.
My previous speculation was not wrong, these two women are definitely either rich or expensive.
The woman in the back, although she was a maid, had sharp eyes and murderous spirits, and when she turned around, she gave people a strange feeling.
And this woman in front, not to mention.
The momentum of the superior person, although it is a few meters away, can be clearly felt.
Thinking of the fact that the other party was carrying a gift, Su Mu was also a little puzzled.
He secretly said in his heart, did the other party want to salute with him first and then soldier?
Is this necessary?
Originally, his heart was still very quiet, but now after feeling all this, Su Mu felt that his heart instantly rose to his throat.
"Everyone who comes is a guest, everyone is not welcome."
"Two merchants, please take a seat, come on, look at the seat-"
Although he was nervous in his heart, as the host, he was still a county magistrate, and now these two women are here to do business, no matter what they say, under the banner of doing business.
Then you should also take out your own style.
Hearing the county master's words, Xiao Xuanji smiled faintly.
"Thank you county master, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, then we'll sit down and talk."
After sitting down, Su Mu's eyes fell on the woman who was the leader.
"I don't know where the two merchants came from, how many days have they come to our Wu'an County? What are the habits of comfort? β