Chapter 17 No money

Author: Science and Technology Innovation Board

Chapter 17 No money

"Has the Chen family's young lady been at home? The municipal tax has been delayed for a hundred years and can't be delayed any more?"

Li Mian was about to speak another method of tofu that was different from brine tofu, but there was a knock on the door and the shouts of the officers outside the corridor.

Listening to the officer's statement, it was like urging the city tax to pay, and it had been owed for more than ten days.

Chen Yuanyuan's face was a little embarrassed, and she walked to the front door of the exquisite building and opened the wooden door: "I'd like to ask me to give you a few more days. If I sell the tofu in the yard, I can pay this year's municipal tax."

There were two servants standing in front of the exquisite building. The middle-aged servant had a higher status. He wore a long robe with a cross-collar collar and a dense fold at the bottom, and a red webbing tied around his waist.

The young servant had a lower status, but he only wore a red cloth vest on his face and a blue ribbon tied around his waist.

The middle-aged man did not make things difficult for him as expected, so he bowed his hands and said helplessly: "The little lady has lived nearby for quite some time. You should know that Yan is still taking good care of the neighbors and it is okay to have arrears of three or five days. Yan is also making a living in the Shuntian Prefecture Office. If he continues to owe him, it may cause trouble."

When the middle-aged man spoke, he did not look like a hungry ghost in his lust. He took the opportunity to stare at Chen Yuanyuan's Yan Dai's peach face and keep showing his greedy eyes.

An old official like him is also a clerk in the Shuntian Prefecture Office in the capital. He knows the word "subtle" and knows that Chen Yuanyuan's natural beauty is not something that a minor official like him can touch, and he can't even look directly at Chen Yuanyuan.

Otherwise, if any official, gentry and young master are dissatisfied, their jobs will not be saved.

Chen Yuanyuan made a blessing and said embarrassedly: "Uncle Yan Er knew about my family's situation. The tofu that he had finally made was a little worse because it tasted a little bad. He bought donkeys, stone mills, beans and other materials and almost exhausted the only silver left in my family. Tomorrow, he would sell all the tofu at half price and pay back the arrears of the city tax."

Uncle Yan Er heard a saying that he sold tofu at half price, but he stopped talking. He opened his mouth and finally said nothing, just sighed.

His reaction would only be regarded as a pity for losing money. Chen Yuanyuan at the door and Li Mian Zhinu in the yard, all regarded this sigh as regret.

The young servant next to him has been staring at Chen Yuanyuan since he came to the exquisite building. He did not have the heat of the young man when he was full of energy, but was just curiously looking at Chen Yuanyuan, who was once the limelight on the Jinshui River.

When he heard Uncle Yan's sigh, his face suddenly showed a look of hatred for evil, and he couldn't help but speak out for justice: "Even if the little lady of the Chen family is at half price."

Before he could finish his words, he was pulled away by Uncle Yan next to him by Qingyi. He was far away and scolded in a low voice: "A Yuan dares to talk nonsense anymore, Uncle Er will drive you back to his hometown in Tongzhou."

The young officer was full of indignation: "The tofu of the little lady of the Chen family cannot be sold. It is because the taste is poor. It is obvious that the eldest son of the doctor of the Ministry of Rites Yifa deliberately made things difficult for him. He bribed Qingshou's manager from nearby streets and alleys and spoke, not allowing people nearby to buy the tofu of the little lady of the Chen family. A scholar made things difficult for a weak woman. What a seven-foot man."

Qingshou is also called "playing" and teaches a secret method of beating people. They can hit people, either with chest, ribs, lower abdomen, or waist and back, so that the person being beaten dies on the approximate day.

There are often no mistakes in three months, five months, or ten months, or one year.

After a long time, the victim took a complaint about murder and sued the government office, which had long exceeded the deadline of the law, so she would not have to pay her life.

The people in the market had to avoid Qingshou's business in the market. They were too late to hide, so they dared not to violate the instructions of Qingshou's manager. Not to mention selling tofu at half price, no one would ask for it for free.

"Shut up!"

Uncle Yan sternly scolded, and after he finished speaking, he regretted being too strict, and slowed down his tone: "Uncle Er has no son, you are the only nephew, the position of the official, and all the family business must be handed over to you. A Yuan's temper needs to be changed, otherwise how can he inherit the second uncle's official's official."

A Yuan was stammering his neck and wanted to argue for a few words. Seeing that his second uncle had grown a few white hairs on his temples, he closed his mouth, but he still looked dissatisfied.

Chen Yuanyuan, in the exquisite small building, watched his uncle and nephew leave, sighed sadly, walked to the yard, lowered his eyelids and claimed: "Please forgive me, I can't leave you to have a simple meal at home today. I have to grind more tofu and sell it, and pay back the arrears of the city tax."

Li Mian nodded, turned around and walked out, without any intention of staying.

Um?

Chen Yuanyuan's cherry lips opened slightly, revealing her beautiful teeth. Thinking of the woman's rules of smiling without showing her teeth, she quickly covered her cherry lips with her fair palms, her face full of surprise.

Something is wrong.

The officials, gentry and princes I met in the past were eager to have the opportunity to help. If I had known that Chen Yuanyuan was in a little dilemma, there was no need to say it clearly, I would have been rushing to lend a helping hand.

Not to mention owing the municipal taxes in the yamen and committing the death penalty, I would not help Chen Yuanyuan settle it with my entire family business.

I have never seen such a reaction as Li Mian. I didn't even say a polite word and turned around and left.

Chen Yuanyuan didn't want Li Mian to help, but she couldn't help but feel surprised and made her blush and acted shamelessly: "Don't the father-in-law have the intention of a hero to save the beauty?"

Chi Nu nodded frequently. Even though she didn't want to see her son-in-law having a relationship with such a good-looking woman, her son-in-law's behavior really made her unable to understand.

According to the rhetoric in the play, the son-in-law should shout indignantly and denounce corrupt officials. Although the two servants have good character, they should also stand up to save the beauty.

As a result, he left without any nostalgia.

Li Mian stopped walking outwards, turned around, and smiled: "I have no money."

Chen Yuanyuan: "."

Pheasant: "."

The two of them thought of many excuses and reasons, whether they were trying to get or deliberately sucking their appetite, they thought of all kinds of excuses, but they didn't expect that this was the reason.

Chen Yuanyuan also smiled, and the flowers were trembling: "Young Master is such a wonderful person."

Zhinu smiled and felt that it was so interesting to be with his son-in-law. It was even happier than eating candied fruits. However, his son-in-law was a little confused, so how could he get along with the princess in the future?

Chi Nu's face turned sad again, and at a young age, he became worried about Li Mian and Princess Changping's relationship.

My son-in-law is really not worry-free. I have to buy less candied fruit in the future, save more monthly money, and help me buy some rouge powder for the princess.

Women always like to be coaxed.
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