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Chapter 17 - Fan Lian's Decision

Fan Lian had never encountered such humiliation in his life, so his emaciated body trembled from anger. In his business experience, he had encountered all kinds of difficulties, but all the difficulties were just because he wanted money. For a successful businessman, as long as he could solve the problem with money, it was not a big deal.

However, he couldn't do it today. The bastard in front of him wanted to steal his most treasured daughter away, and was going to be a concubine for a sixty year old old man to be a concubine. Fan Lian now felt like a handful of dry grass in his heart had been ignited, and pungent smoke came out from his seven orifices.

Let's turn hostile, let's turn hostile now. There was nothing to say to this kind of animal. But is it really okay to turn hostile? Since ancient times, the people did not fight with the officials, especially with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was attached to the imperial authority, the yamen runners, they could not afford to offend him.

As the saying goes, the magistrate and the county magistrate who destroyed the family, in the eyes of this commoner, was Marquis Baili. He had countless ways to kill people without a trace. As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs s? That was the direct line to the yamen of the Forbidden City. Liu County Order didn't even dare to breathe when he saw Second Master Lian.

Insolence, bandit, tax evasion and even sleeping head first at night in the direction of the Forbidden City, they can give you a crime of beheading. Some of them were even more overbearing. They directly ordered their subordinates to intercept them along the way. No one would even consider the law.

To expect the Qing Dynasty to uphold justice for a Chinese, and even more so for a Chinese merchant's life and death? He might as well hope that Hong Xiuquan borrowed a ghost soldier from the Underworld to take revenge.

Fan Lian wanted to fall out, but he did not dare to. Second Master Lian Lian looked at Fan Lian with narrowed eyes. He felt that he had already figured out this ignorant old thing. This kind of merchant had been seen by Second Master Lian many times in his life. Back then, when he forged a room contract and forced the boss of a grain shop in the southern part of the city to his death. That old thing had the same expression as Fan Lian.

The expression on Second Master Lian's face was laughable as he thought back to that old thing who wanted to fight him with a small knife, but didn't dare to do so even if he wanted to. F * ck, if this was when Great Qing Dynasty was just established, I would have immediately ran to your home and annihilated your entire family. I took over your Han nationality's property to comfort your daughter, and yet you still dare to hesitate with me.

These bastards who were not even worth a donkey's money, they deserved to die. Second Master Lian gradually lost all patience as the ring in his hand spun faster and faster, as if he was going to explode at any moment.

"In your dreams!" Right at that moment, an ice-cold female voice came from behind the screen in the living room. Hu Niu walked out with a cold expression on her face. "I advise you to give up. If you want me to nod, you can just say 'No way'. At worst, you can just carry my corpse into your house …"

Hu Niu's sudden appearance shocked both Fan Lian and Ning'er. However, when Lian Er saw Hu Niu's young and spirited face again, he actually forgot to get angry. Her entire face was covered in a lewd smile, and the corner of her mouth even became so shiny that she started to drool.

With a "pa" sound, Fan Ru slapped the table. He really couldn't endure Second Master Lian's pig-like face anymore. If Hu Niu fell into the hands of this beast, his fate would definitely be even worse than his mother's.

"Second Master Lian!" "I'm sorry, but our little family can't reach your home. Please ask for another wife and concubine …" After saying that, Fan Lian actually carried the tea to the guest and did not even look at him.

When Hu Niu left, Fan Lian ignored him. This time, Lian Er was completely stunned. He never thought that a lowly merchant would actually dare to not give him face. At that moment, he even forgot his anger. She felt that it was inconceivable.

Rejected? He really was rejected? Second Master Lian laughed out of extreme anger: "Hahaha, Fan Lian, are you kidding me? You dare not listen to the decision of the Patriarch of the Fan family, you want to rebel and leave your home? Also, you don't want to continue doing business in Fan family, and you don't want to take the position of Royal Merchant anymore? "

"Hehe, Fan Lian, I advise you to calm down. Isn't the daughter of a concubine used to protect the interests of the family? What's the difference between them and the goods? "It's not like your legal wife gave birth to a young miss …"

"Get out!" Fan Lian roared. He really wanted to slap him ruthlessly, but the last bit of calmness a businessman had was able to control his anger. "Get out …" I'll say it again, second master Lian, I can't climb the threshold of your house! "

With a clang, Second Master Lian kicked down the Eight Immortals Table in front of him, causing the exquisite porcelain bowl to shatter into pieces with a "pa" sound. "Good, good, good, Fan Lian, I'll give you a message, don't regret it …" With that, he turned around and left.

Fan Lian looked at the departing Second Master Lian. His entire body was trembling with rage, and his vision was turning black. Hu Niu ran out from the rear hall and quickly supported his father, "Father, don't be angry, we're not afraid of him. "The Fan family is not easy to bully. If he dares to mess around, we can report him to the capital …"

Fan Lian shook his head, "My daughter, things are not as simple as you make them out to be … And the Mr. Xiao? What did you say when you saw Mr. Xiao last night? My daughter, just tell me the truth. I have entrusted you to the Mr. Xiao, are you willing? "

Hu Niu's face immediately turned red. Although everyone could see that she was thinking about Xiao Letian, being hit by her father's words, even if it was her thick skin, she would not be able to take it.

"Father …" It was a rare occasion for Hu Niu to be bashful about it, "Why are you bringing him up?" Just as she was talking, a waiter suddenly ran in and knelt down as soon as he entered the room.

"Shopkeeper, this isn't good. A group of people of unknown origins suddenly appeared around our shop. We have already been surrounded …" "According to the shop assistant at the counter, those are the military soldiers of the West Tomb …"

With a hiss, the father and daughter pair sucked in a breath of cold air. Did Lian'er want to make a move now? How could the Yi County be his home? "

All around the Guangde, all the teahouses, hotels, and even the street peddlers who were selling wontons had sat down and watched over them. All of them were the subordinates of Second Master Lian. When the Second Master did not think of a way to deal with this, their only goal was to keep Fan Lian and Hu Niu in check, so that the father and daughter would not run away.

"My daughter, did Mr. Xiao tell you how to contact him last night? Does he have any other place to stay in Yi County other than the Cauldron Restaurant? "Think about it …"

Hu Niu had never seen her father being so anxious before. In her impression of him, he was like a mountain that could block everything so long as he was by her side. But today, when she looked at his father again, she realized that his father had suddenly aged.

"He … He was just a weak white-faced scholar, what could he do? What's the use of finding him? "

"Oh my foolish daughter, other than the Mr. Xiao, who else can we rely on? Your uncle has already sold us out. Although the Liu County Order has received our gifts, it is impossible for him to go against that bastard Lian'er. This is not the Beijing, our mutual and good friends aren't here … "

"Mr. Xiao is not an ordinary person. To be able to write such a shocking book, he must have been reincarnated from heaven. If he has no other choice, then we will accept our fate …"

"What?" "Writing a book..." Hu Niu did not know about this matter at all, but under her father's urging, he finally said with a red face, "Last night, when Brother Xiao and I parted ways, she once told me that no matter what danger we encounter, I must not leave Guangde Merchant Shop without permission. He will think of a way to save us …"

Fan Lian thought for a while, then said to his trusted aide who was kneeling on the ground: Go, call the 10 bird gun hands trained by the Mr. Xiao from the caravan over, tell them … "Just tell them in secret that the Mr. Xiao has given them an order …"

At the very last moment, Fan Lian finally made up his mind. His own family was unreliable, the officials of the Qing Dynasty unreliable, and even unreliable with a million years of wealth. As for whether Xiao Letian was reliable or not, the old shopkeeper did not dare guarantee anything, but what choice did he have? Looking at his flustered daughter, could he make any other choice?

At this time, Xiao Letian was holding a big bowl of beef noodle soup, which was steaming hot. The clear aroma of beef, coriander and garlic sprouts wafted into his nose, and Xiao Letian, who had starved for an entire night, ate it like a pig.

This was the home of the Qing San Ye in the Yi County. Although the Qing San Ye had fallen due to family circumstances, the worms that had lived for a hundred feet did not die easily, and the honorable branch of the Fuca's house with the yellow flag still counted as a noble member of the eight flags. Even Second Master Lian had to be polite with Fu Qing when he saw him, even if he was the superior of the Qing San Ye, he didn't dare be disrespectful.

The family that the dryad Empress came from, was considered a rich family in terms of status among the standard-bearers. Even the descendant of the Qing San Ye, a fifth grade Cloud Knight, was given the title of a fifth grade Cloud Knight. Although it was only an honor, it was proof of the value of his identity.

The current him looked at the inelegant Xiao Letian, and then looked at the thought-provoking draft, and suddenly felt that this was not something that Xiao Letian could write. In his imagination, a great scholar who could establish his own sect with just three long whiskers and a peerless demeanor, could not even compare to Xiao Letian!

"Can you eat slower, be more gentle …"

"Just drop you. I lost consciousness after running for my life all night. It's all thanks to my heart that I didn't eat warm nourishment …"

Qing San Ye shook his head, he hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still voiced out the doubts in his heart, "Brother Xiao, you said you could recruit such a large number of Bandit? Is it true or false? "

"I know you have a lot of words in your stomach. If I don't give you a satisfactory answer, you probably won't even let me out." Xiao Letian wiped her mouth and tapped on the rough draft with her hand.

"Oh Qing San Ye, this brother will tell you the truth. You said that I, who have never read the Four Books and Five Classics, grew up in a foreign land, could become an official of the Great Qing Dynasty? " Fu Qing immediately shook his head with a bitter face.

"That's right, I can't even qualify for the imperial examinations, so how can I become an official? But what can I do if Great Qing Dynasty is not an official? Do you want to do business or buy a house and land? Don't you like it, there are also small landowners in the Great Qing Dynasty, wouldn't that be bullied by the officials? "

Fu Qing's face immediately turned red, he was a bit idealistic, belonging to the Eight Banner Alliance's young man. However, he was not an idiot. How did a person like Second Master Lian get rich? And how was Liu County Order and the rest corrupt? He had seen it all.

Xiao Letian smiled slightly, "I can't be a government official, and the business lord is even being bullied. It seems like the only way is to mix in Qing Liu to suit me … "Therefore, I want to write a book. I want to become the Grandmaster of the School of Great Qing Dynasty. I want all those who wish to study in the West to call me Mister …"

"Now that you think about it, being a bandit has a bright future! Or do you think that such a Grand Master of Western Studies has a future? Look at my arms and legs, do you want to eat the food on the knife? "Don't tease me …"

Xiao Letian's words made Fu Qing roll his eyes. He was not used to such an overbearing negotiating tone, but he was still unable to refute a single word. If he wanted to argue with Xiao Letian, a business negotiator, he really had to do it back before he could practice it.