Wang Minzhi led Wang Kaitai and the rest to the First Teahouse. When the group of people arrived, the door of the First Teahouse was still closed and locked.
Wang Minzhi saw this and put a seal on the door.
Then, he led the group to Cai Bida's house. With Du Qi's information, Wang Minzhi easily arrived at the Cai family's house. Cai Bida had sneaked into the First Teahouse early in the morning, and Fu had left after locking the door.
After Cai Bida returned home, Fu also followed him home. Now, both of them were in the house.
Wang Minzhi asked the yamen runner to knock on the door. Fu came out after a while. She opened the door and saw the group of people outside, especially the officials. She was shocked and asked in a trembling voice, "What, what are you doing?"
Wang Minzhi said, "I'm Wang Minzhi, the county magistrate of Chang 'an. Today, I'm here to seek justice for Wang Kaitai and the rest. Ask Cai Bida to come out and follow me to the Chang 'an government office. "
Fu was completely flustered.
At this time, Cai Bida also came out of the house after hearing Wang Minzhi's words. He had met Crown Prince Li Jiancheng before, so he had some courage and calmness. He said, "County Magistrate Wang!"
Wang Minzhi said, "Since you're here, come with me. Wang Kaitai and the rest will go to the government office to complain that you owe them their wages and refuse to pay. "
Cai Bida quickly said, "County Magistrate Wang, it's not that I don't want to pay, but I've been raising money today. I'm a businessman, so I can't not pay. As long as you're a businessman, you have to keep your face and honor. "
Now, he was trying his best to make up for it. He could not admit that he owed them or go to the Chang 'an government office.
The county magistrate said, "Are you really willing to pay them?"
"Yes!"
Cai Bida answered immediately.
Madam Fu quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, we are willing to pay the money. It's just that we don't have enough money and are still raising money. That's why it's been delayed until now. "
Wang Kaitai did not believe him. He said, "Cai Bida, don't talk nonsense. Yesterday, you said that you would settle the accounts early in the morning. However, you completely ignored us and ignored what you had promised. You're only saying that because County Magistrate Wang is here. If you want to settle the bill, do it immediately. "
"Okay, okay, I'll settle the bill right away!"
Cai Bida looked at Madam Fu and ordered, "Quick, go get the money."
Madam Fu didn't dare to delay. Even if she didn't want to, Cai Bida might be arrested. She didn't dare to delay. She took out the money and handed it to Cai Bida.
Cai Bida was clear about the accounts of all these people. In front of everyone, he settled the accounts one by one. However, he had only settled half of the money.
Half of them didn't receive any money.
Cai Bida put on a smile and said, "County Magistrate Wang, look, I'm trying to think of a way. It's not that I don't want to settle the bill, but I don't have that much money right now. County Magistrate Wang, please give me some time. I will definitely settle the bill. "
Madam Fu agreed and said, "Yes, yes, we will definitely settle the accounts."
Wang Minzhi didn't answer. He looked at Wang Kaitai and the others and said, "All of you are willing to believe in Cai Bida. For now, shall we wait for a while? "
"No, we have to settle the accounts immediately."
Wang Kaitai shook his head and said, "Cai Bida has always been a liar. He said to wait for a while now, but after this matter is over, he won't care anymore. He might even leave. We can't just let this matter rest. We have to settle the accounts immediately. "
Wang Minzhi said, "No one is willing to believe you, so you have to settle the accounts immediately. Cai Bida, settle the accounts. "
Cai Bida said, "But I don't have money!"
Wang Minzhi said in a low voice, "Since you don't have money, you can use the mansion as payment. I'll confiscate this mansion. After selling it, I'll pay you all the wages. The rest of the money will be returned to you. "
"No, absolutely not!"
Madam Fu screamed at the top of her lungs. This mansion was everything to her. With this mansion, she still had a foundation in Chang 'an. If she didn't have this mansion, she would lose everything.
Cai Bida fell silent.
Wang Minzhi smiled and said, "It seems like you refuse to cooperate and don't want to settle the accounts. Fine, I'll take you back to the county yamen first. We'll deal with this matter after you're imprisoned. "
Madam Fu was crying, but she stopped crying when she heard that she was going to be imprisoned. She was terrified.
She didn't want to lose the mansion.
However, she was just an ordinary person. She didn't dare to go against the government. She was also afraid of the county yamen. She said weakly, "Accept it, we'll use the mansion as payment."
Cai Bida nodded in agreement when he heard that.
At this point, they had nowhere else to go. They could only use the house they lived in to pay the debt and settle the account.
Wang Minzhi smiled.
At this point, the matter was settled.
Wang Minzhi agreed to accept the mansion. Madam Fu took out the deed to the mansion and handed it to Wang Minzhi. Given Wang Minzhi's status as the county magistrate of Chang 'an, it was a piece of cake for him to dispose of such a mansion.
In less than half a day, the mansion was disposed of.
Wang Minzhi settled the accounts for Wang Kaitai and the others and returned the remaining money to Cai Bida and the others. However, there was still some money left after the accounts were settled. It was only about eight hundred yuan.
For the villagers, eight hundred yuan was a huge sum of money. But for the people living in Chang 'an, it was a small amount. Especially for Madam Fu, who was used to living a good life, it was too little.
Cai Bida stood outside the county yamen dejectedly. His eyes were listless.
It was gone!
He had lost everything!
He had lost the First Teahouse and his home.
Fortunately, the shop in the First Teahouse was habitable. So he took Madam Fu to the mansion in the First Teahouse for the time being. The couple still had some money, so they didn't lack food and clothes for the time being.
The two of them stayed in the teahouse and spent the day in sorrow.
Early the next morning.
Cai Bida pulled himself together and prepared to do something. Now that things had come to this, he had to live on. Otherwise, his home would really be ruined.
When Cai Bida went out, he suddenly noticed that many people were pointing at him and whispering. Cai Bida didn't care about that. He habitually read the daily newspaper of the Tang dynasty.
However, Cai Bida bought a copy and was stunned when he saw the content of the daily newspaper of the Tang dynasty.
There was a big headline in the daily newspaper of the Tang dynasty — Chang 'an County Magistrate Upholds Justice for the People. After the headline, it was written that Cai Bida's First Teahouse had lost the wages of the tea farmers. The farmers even went to the county yamen and asked Wang Minzhi to uphold justice.
In the end, Wang Minzhi got back the money for the tea farmers. In this article, Cai Bida's deeds were described in detail. The history of Cai Bida's rise and fall were all revealed.
Except for the fact that Cai Bida was ordered by the Crown Prince, everything else was revealed.
After reading it, Cai Bida's head was buzzing. He dragged his leaden legs back to the First Teahouse. When he saw his wife, Madam Fu, he fell to the ground.
At this moment, Cai Bida felt Du Qi's methods. It was like cutting flesh with a blunt knife. It was too cruel!
He no longer had a foothold in Chang 'an.
No one dared to use him.
His reputation was already in tatters.
Madam Fu also panicked and said, "Sir, sir, what's wrong with you? Wake up, wake up. What's wrong with you? "
Cai Bida recovered a little and said, "Let's go, let's go. Let's leave Chang 'an. The daily newspaper of the Tang dynasty has already reported what happened to me. Now that I'm out on the street, everyone is saying that I'm ungrateful and treacherous. I'm finished! "
"Boom!"
Madam Fu's heart was also blank.
She knew how important a person's reputation was. Now that her husband, Cai Bida, was completely ruined, he could no longer stay in Chang 'an.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Madam Fu's heart was also very sad.
Although she liked to live a luxurious life, now that her family was completely finished, she could only leave Chang 'an.
Cai Bida looked up at the beam and felt disappointed.
In the end, he had lost everything again.
Everything about him originated from Du Qi, and was also destined to end with Du Qi. Everything was because of Du Qi. It was Du Qi who made him, but in the end, it was Du Qi who destroyed him.
Two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
At this moment, Cai Bida felt even more regretful. This was because there had been a better choice placed in front of him. But in the end, he lost it. He didn't cherish it.
Madam Fu cried and felt even more regretful. If she hadn't whispered pillow talk, Cai Bida wouldn't have to leave the First Teahouse. He wouldn't have messed up his plan.
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