Chapter 204

Hong Baichuan glared at his son for a long time. Finally, he let out a long sigh and said dejectedly, "These three thousand taels of silver are for you to start your business. I don't expect you to do a big business. I just want you to open a shop within a month. At the end of the month, I'll check the accounts. After deducting the cost, you'll have a small surplus. "

Law Tycoon was at a loss. He looked like a duck listening to thunder. When Hong Baichuan saw his son's stupid look, his anger rose. He was so angry that he almost died. He swallowed his anger and continued to give advice.

"When doing business, don't be stingy with your capital. Even if it's more expensive, you have to choose a bustling location. For example, you can open a shop on Cross Street. It doesn't need to be too big. Even if you sell some daily necessities, you won't lose money there. There's another advantage to selling groceries. This is something everyone needs daily. You don't need to do special research on it. You don't need to use any clever methods. "

Tycoon said, "Oh!"

When Hong Baichuan heard such a simple answer, he raised his eyebrows like a knife. Then, he slowly lowered his eyebrows and waved his hand weakly, "Remember! One month, it's one month! When the time comes, if you lose your business, go back to the county school. If you can't, at least you won't cause too much trouble there! "

After Hong Baichuan finished speaking, he cupped his hands at Ye Xiaotian and walked away with his head drooping. It seemed that he was just making a last attempt in despair. In fact, he didn't have much hope for his son. Ye Xiaotian looked at Hong Baichuan walking away with sympathy. He then turned to look at Law Tycoon.

Law Tycoon looked at the banknotes and pouted. He muttered unhappily, "Only this much capital …"

"Three thousand taels of silver. Only this much?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "Tycoon, be more careful. Your father just doesn't want you to lose the family business too quickly. You want to take over all of your father's business in one go? You can't become fat in one go. "

Law Tycoon suddenly realized and said, "That's right! I've been eating like this for a total of seventeen years. In business, one should guard against arrogance and rashness, and be steady at every step. Big brother … "

Law Tycoon looked at Ye Xiaotian with hope. Ye Xiaotian immediately understood what he meant and rejected decisively, "No!"

Law Tycoon was stunned. He asked curiously, "I haven't even said it, but you already know what I'm going to say?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "Of course! Of course I know. No, I can't agree to it this time! "

Luo Daheng said helplessly, "Alright then. Actually, after following you for the whole day, I see that you're really busy, so I really don't want to trouble you again tomorrow. I didn't expect Big Brother to be so concerned about me. Then … I'll come find Big Brother tomorrow and we'll go pick a location together. "

Ye Xiaotian: "…"

Law Tycoon waved at Ye Xiaotian cheerfully. "Big brother, see you tomorrow!"

Ye Xiaotian grabbed him and said fiercely, "Give me the money! You have money now. Give me the fifty taels of silver that you owe me first! "

Law Tycoon said, "Big brother, we haven't even been here for a month."

Ye Xiaotian said, "My family has been renting money for the whole day. I haven't even paid you the interest for the past two days. I can't drag it on any longer!"

When Luo Daheng heard this, he immediately beamed with joy and said complacently, "Wow! Now that you mention it, I'm the one who got the better end of the deal! Ha, Dad always says that I'm a prodigal. Didn't I help the family save money? "

Ye Xiaotian: "…"

Law Tycoon said, "Big brother, I have banknotes now. I can't change them now. I'll go to the bank to get the money. I'll give it to you tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "Then … alright! You have to remember, I'm leaving first! "

Ye Xiaotian originally wanted to find a doctor to treat his illness. But he gave up on that thought after knowing that it was a parasite. Since it was an extremely magical and mysterious parasite, could it be treated by a doctor? Zhan Ning 'er had already said that the only way to treat it was to cut open her stomach. This evil woman, she cursed me to never get married!

Ye Xiaotian cursed in his heart. He had just taken a few steps when he suddenly heard Law Tycoon's laughter behind him. Ye Xiaotian was now especially sensitive to laughter. He turned around in shock and asked, "Tycoon, are you also poisoned?"

Law Tycoon covered his mouth and snickered. "No, haha … I'm not poisoned. I just wanted to take advantage of your interest for another day. I couldn't help but laugh, haha …"

Ye Xiaotian: "…"

…

Ye Xiaotian led a group of constables back to the county office listlessly. Just as he arrived at the entrance of the county office, a petty official hurried out from inside. When he saw Ye Xiaotian, he said happily, "Lord Warden, you came back just in time. The First Master ordered me to invite you. The First Master is waiting in the second hall. He has something important to discuss with you."

The person who could be called the First Master by the petty official was naturally the County Magistrate of Gourd County. Ye Xiaotian did not know why Hua Qingfeng was looking for him. But since the petty official said it was urgent, he did not delay. Just as Ye Xiaotian was about to step through the door, he heard a cry coming from afar.

On this day, Ye Xiaotian's face changed color when he heard laughter. But when he heard the cry, he felt much more familiar. He turned his head and saw a group of people crying and shouting towards the county office. Among them, a few people even used a door plank to carry a person.

A constable immediately went up and shouted, "Why are you crying at the entrance of the county office? Go away, who dares to make trouble here, I will take you to see our Lord Warden. He will give you a good spanking. "

Hearing this, an old woman and a middle-aged woman immediately rushed out from the group of women who were walking around the door and crying. They wailed loudly, "Where is the Warden? We want to complain to the Lord Warden! The Lord Warden posted an announcement saying that he wants to rectify the law and order of Gourd County. We want to ask the Lord Warden to help us … "

When the constable heard that they were here to complain, he did not want to chase them away. He hurried back to Ye Xiaotian and said, "Lord Warden, that group of people said they want …"

Ye Xiaotian did not act up for a while. But because he laughed for too long, his voice was hoarse. He said weakly, "Alright, I heard everything. I am not deaf …"

Ye Xiaotian walked in front of the group of people, coughed and said, "I am the Lord Warden of this county. What grievances do you have to complain to me?"

"The Lord Warden! My Lord Warden … "

The two women cried out and threw themselves at Ye Xiaotian's feet. One of them hugged one of Ye Xiaotian's thighs and began to cry. Because they were too sad, they could not even say a complete word other than "the Lord Warden".

The two women cried miserably, and Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little sad. However, he couldn't go on like this. The two women hugged his thighs and cried, their tears drenching the hem of his official robe. However, Ye Xiaotian still didn't understand why they were being treated so unjustly.

Ye Xiaotian could only comfort them, "Alright, alright. Don't cry anymore. Who are you suing? What grievances do you have? Please tell me in detail."

The two women cried but could not say anything. Seeing that the women could not help, a white-haired old man with red and swollen eyes rushed out from the group. He knelt in front of Ye Xiaotian and knocked his head on the ground, "Lord Warden, you have to help me. My son … he … he died unjustly …"

"A murder case?"

Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian was horrified. Just now, he had thought that the person lying on the door was a sick person. Now that he took a closer look, he discovered that the person lying on the door had a swollen face and purple skin. His chest was bleeding profusely. It was obvious that he was as dead as a doornail.

Ye Xiaotian saw that the old man was also crying so hard that he could not catch his breath. He pointed to a man with a sorrowful but calm expression and said, "You speak!"

The man wiped the corner of his eyes and walked to Ye Xiaotian and kowtowed, "This commoner Gu Yue greets the Warden Lord."

Ye Xiaotian said, "Yes. Tell me, what happened?"

The man held back his tears and said, "Reporting to the Warden Lord, the person lying on the door is this commoner's cousin. He … he was beaten to death."

Ye Xiaotian was shocked, "Beaten to death? In broad daylight, someone dared to do such a thing? Who did it? Why did he kill him? Tell me from the beginning! "

Gu Yue kowtowed again, then told Ye Xiaotian everything in detail. It turned out that his cousin's surname was Guo, and his name was Guo Lifeng. He was a chef at the 'Drunken Immortal Restaurant', and his family's circumstances were quite good. His neighbor's surname was Xu and he was called Xu Lin. He was an evil neighbor who kicked down widows' doors and dug up graves.

The Guo and Xu families were separated by a small piece of land. Each family occupied half of the land and used to grow vegetables for their own use. Now that the Xu family was building a new house, not only did they enclose this piece of land, they also connected their own courtyard wall to the Guo family's house wall.

How could the Guo family tolerate such bullying? They went to the Xu family to reason with them. Who would have thought that the scoundrel Xu Lin was drinking with a group of fair-weather friends. These people were all ruthless characters in the streets. If they had a disagreement with Guo Li Feng, they would start fighting.

Guo Li Feng was punched and kicked so hard that he vomited blood on the spot. The Guo family panicked and quickly ordered people to remove the door planks and carried Guo Li Feng to see the doctor. When they got to the doctor, they saw five or six people in the hall. Some were sitting, some were standing, some were squatting and some were lying down. All of them were laughing for no reason, like a group of lunatics.

When Ye Xiaotian heard this, his cheeks twitched a few times. Thinking back to that agonizing laughter, he felt a lingering fear.

Gu Yue said, "My cousin's internal organs were injured and he kept vomiting blood on the way here. Although there seemed to be a few lunatics in the hall, we didn't have time to find a second doctor. We could only ask the doctor to save my cousin first. Who would have thought that my cousin's injuries were so serious that before the doctor could save him, he died. "

Gu Yue finished speaking and tears streamed down her face. The old woman who was hugging Ye Xiaotian's thigh was crying so hard that she couldn't make a sound. Suddenly there was a 'ga' sound and she fainted. The crying middle-aged woman next to her was her daughter-in-law and the crying old man was her husband. The two of them rushed forward to help her.

When Ye Xiaotian heard this, he was filled with anger. "This evil neighbor is so domineering! It's obvious what kind of trouble they've caused in the village! How dare you kill someone in broad daylight! "

When Ye Xiaotian turned his head, Li Yuncong immediately hid in the crowd and pretended to be a passerby. Ye Xiaotian glanced at him with disdain and then looked at the bailiffs. When he saw them, Ye Xiaotian felt a little discouraged.

The bailiffs in other places were described as tigers and wolves by the common people. Their ferocity was evident. However, the Fengshui of Gourd County was not good, so the bailiffs here were used to pretending to be quails. When Ye Xiaotian turned his head, the bailiffs' eyes darted around. None of them dared to look him in the eye.

Ye Xiaotian frowned. His eyes swept across the crowd and locked onto one person. He pointed at him and shouted, "Zhou Siyu, come here!" The other bailiffs immediately relaxed and looked at Zhou Siyu with schadenfreude.

Zhou Siyu was an old bailiff and a deputy foreman. It was reasonable for Ye Xiaotian to order him to arrest Gu Yue. However, the main reason why Ye Xiaotian chose him was because he was an honest person. He didn't have the slyness of the other bailiffs and didn't know how to pretend to agree but oppose in secret.

Ye Xiaotian had interacted with the bailiffs for many days and knew each of their temperaments very well. If he sent Zhou Siyu, Zhou Siyu would definitely not disobey his orders. Unexpectedly, Zhou Siyu walked to his side with a bitter face and whispered, "Old Warden, this person … we can't arrest him …"