Don’t Show the Son

Leaving Tianxiang Building, Lin Xiu walked on the street, always feeling something strange.

Although the dignitaries in the capital are lawless, the forces behind Tianxianglou are too lawless.

Lin Xiu even felt that they were deliberately making trouble for him.

But this is just his feeling. I have to admit that in this special season, the chain of interests in ice making is too great, so big that some big shots can't help being jealous. It can be said that the person who can make ice in summer is A walking cash cow.

There are two cash cows like Wangdu, one is Lingyin and the other is Linxiu.

Lingyin and the others couldn't afford to offend them, so they had no choice but to focus on Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu rejected the Yongping Hou Mansion today. Judging from the young man's final attitude, they will definitely not let this matter go. He must be more careful.

When Lin Xiu walked back to the gate of the Yueyue Building, Sun Dali jumped out of the carriage and asked, Master, where have you been, I've been waiting for you here for a while.

Lin Xiu said casually: Turn around casually, let's go, go home.

The carriage that Sun Dali bought from the dealership, including the horse and the cart, cost a total of fifty taels of silver, of which more than forty taels were spent on the horse.

In this world, horses are more expensive than people, and it only costs a few taels of silver to buy an untrained maid.

In addition to spending a lot of money at the beginning, the cost of raising horses is not low on weekdays. If Lin Xiu hadn't made a fortune in the past few days, he would not be willing to spend money on this.

Early the next morning, Lin Xiu went out in a carriage.

Judging from the previous situation, the ice he made for the palace was only enough for them for a day and a half, so today I had to go out early and go to the Yueyue Building first, so as not to lose the three hundred taels of silver.

In the backyard of Zhaiyue Building, Lin Xiu was making ice while saying to the shopkeeper of Zhaiyue Building: The people from Tianxiang Building came to look for me yesterday.

When the shopkeeper of Jieyuelou heard the words, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately said, My lord, you promised us not to make ice for other restaurants...

Lin Xiudao: I know, so I refused.

The shopkeeper of Zhaiyuelou heaved a sigh of relief. Although five taels of silver for a bucket of ice was already an unprecedented price, the monopoly of Wangdu's ice cubes has caused the passenger flow of Zhaiyuelou to surge in the past few days, and there is still a lot of surplus.

The more important significance is that when other restaurants have no ice available, Yueyue Tower can provide guests with a stable source of ice. As long as the guests get used to it, the future business of the building will definitely be better than before.

However, he hesitated for a moment, and reminded Lin Xiudao: Young master, be careful these days. Behind the Tianxiang Tower is the Yongping Hou Mansion. If you reject them, they will definitely use other means. If it doesn't work, pick the moon. The amount of ice in the building can be reduced, give them a portion, don't offend them too much...

Lin Xiu glanced at the shopkeeper of Zhaiyuelou, and said unexpectedly: Unexpectedly, you, a profiteer, still have a conscience.

To be honest, although Lin Xiu sometimes has a headache, she also knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

If Tianxianglou is willing to offer the same price as Zhaiyuelou, for the sake of Marquis Yongping, Lin Xiu can't consider the shopkeeper of Zhaiyuelou.

But the other party didn't have the sincerity to cooperate at all. They not only wanted ice, but also the faces of Lin Xiu and Uncle Pingan's house. Ever since she realized this, Lin Xiu would not give them a piece of ice.

The shopkeeper of Jieyuelou said helplessly: There is no way, we can't harm the young master.

Based on his words, Lin Xiu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said, Don't worry, there will be no less ice for the Yueyue Tower. As long as you are not afraid of Yongpinghou, I am not afraid.

The shopkeeper of Jieyuelou said: Although Marquis Yongping is very powerful, he still dare not do anything to the consort's mansion, but you, son, really have to be very careful...

After a while, Lin Xiu walked out of the Moon-picking Tower, handed over the reward to Sun Dali, and prepared to go back to the Lin residence, waiting for Manager Li to pick him up.

But when Lin Xiu walked to the carriage and was about to get on the carriage, an old man passing by suddenly bumped into him.

Ouch!

Lin Xiu stood there without moving a muscle, but the old man sat down on the ground, holding Lin Xiu's leg with one hand and his waist with the other, and wailed, Oh, my waist I'm going to be broken, you have to take me to see a doctor...

Sun Dali widened his eyes, pointed at the old man, and said, Obviously you bumped into it yourself!

This place is already in a busy city, and in a short time, many passers-by surrounded him. Lin Xiu thought he had met Peng Ci. After all, he came from the 21st century and was no stranger to such things. If he guessed correctly, this The old man also cooperated with the medical clinic, if he really followed him to the medical clinic, he would be taken for a fool today.

Lin Xiu originally thought it was just a simple touch, but before he could open his mouth, several figures squeezed in from outside the crowd, and the leader asked loudly, What happened, what are you all doing here?

Several people were wearing the official uniforms of officials, but they were not officials of the Qing Dynasty. The old man seemed to have been prepared for a long time. As soon as they appeared, he cried and said: My lords, you have to make decisions for the little old man! , this person bumped into me and still doesn't admit it...

Before the official had time to say anything, someone in the crowd said: Fart, you obviously did it yourself, and you didn't open your dog eyes to see, who is this lord, will he hit someone and refuse to admit it?

Obviously, someone in the crowd knew Lin Xiu. After the case of the Wang woman, Lin Xiu also gained a slight reputation among the common people in the capital.

The leading officer gave the person who spoke in the crowd a hard look, and then said loudly: What's the matter, go back to the yamen and bring them all back to the yamen!

After he finished speaking, two people stepped forward, trying to arrest Lin Xiu.

Sun Dali, as Lin Xiu's guard, of course would not stand on the sidelines. He took a step forward and was about to block Lin Xiu, but Lin Xiu reached out to stop him.

Lin Xiu patted him on the shoulder and said, You go back first, give the silver to my mother, and then just wait at home.

Sun Dali said anxiously: But young master...

Lin Xiu waved her hand, and then asked the official, Which Yamen are you from?

For some reason, the gaze of the young man in front of him made him feel a little terrified, but the arrester still bit his bullet and said: We belong to the Dongcheng Yamen, don't worry, if you didn't do it, we will let you go soon.

King Daxia has four jurisdictions, that is, four urban areas in the southeast, northwest, and each urban area is managed by a yamen. The highest official of the Dongcheng yamen is the Dongcheng Order, which is roughly equivalent to the head of the DC district of the imperial capital. All civil and criminal matters that occur in the DC area , and trivial matters are all under the management of the Dongcheng government.

Only when there is a homicide case, or if the case has too much influence, will the clean officials directly take over.

Lin Xiu glanced at them, and said lightly: Dongcheng Yamen, right? What are you still doing in a daze, let's go...

After finishing speaking, he put his hands behind his back and walked towards the Dongcheng Yamen on his own initiative.

Several arresters from the Dongcheng Yamen looked stunned. They thought they would encounter some obstacles in arresting people today, but they didn't expect this person to be more active than them. Should he go to the Yamen or go home?

But as long as they can bring him to the yamen, their task will be completed. The arrester didn't think too much, waved his sleeves and said, Let's go back to the yamen!

Dongcheng Ya.

Lin Xiu walked leisurely all the way, like strolling in a courtyard, and walked to the East City Yamen. Just as he stepped into the Yamen, he saw a familiar person.

The young man who met in Tianxiang Tower yesterday smiled at Lin Xiu and said, What a coincidence, we met so soon.

Lin Xiu said with emotion: It's a bit of a coincidence...

Tianxianglou's movements were faster than he had imagined. Obviously, the old man on the street and the police who appeared in time were all arranged by this person in advance.

Lin Xiu looked at him and asked, Who is your father, Dongcheng Ling, or Dongcheng Wei?

Dongcheng Ling is a yamen official who manages all affairs in the DC area, and Dongchengwei is an adjutant who is in charge of apprehending and arresting theft. Only the two of them can drive the Dongcheng Yamen to catch up quickly.

The young man was noncommittal and said, You are smart.

Lin Xiu knew it in her heart, no wonder, she was in someone else's territory.

The young man looked at Lin Xiu with a smile, and said, How about it, a bucket of ice, a penny, you nod, you can go now.

Lin Xiu asked, What if I disagree?

The young man said: It's very simple. You didn't admit it when you bumped into someone in the street, and then suddenly broke out in the yamen and broke the poor old man's leg. It's simply lawless. I will imprison you for a month according to the law, isn't it too much?

Lin Xiu asked, When did I break his leg?

The young man took the water and fire stick from a yamen servant, and slammed it down on the old man's leg. He only heard a click, and the old man fell to the ground, wailing like a slaughtered pig. One of his legs has been bent into a strange angle.

The young man looked down at the old man and asked, Who broke your leg?

The old man's face was grim because of the pain. He raised his hand, pointed at Lin Xiu with difficulty, and said, It's him, he did it all!

Lin Xiu sighed, looked at the old man helplessly, and asked, Won't your conscience hurt?

The old man was still howling, and the young man threw down the water and fire stick, then looked at Lin Xiu, and asked, How about what I just said, do you think about it?

Lin Xiu looked at the young man, shook her head and said, It's better to be kind.

The smile on the young man's face gradually faded, he glanced at Lin Xiu lightly, and said, You will change your mind.

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and said, You are still so arrogant after beating someone, put him in jail first, and starve for three days before we talk about it.

Dongcheng Yamen, Lin Xiu was taken to prison.

Not long after, a luxurious carriage stopped at the Lin residence.

Mr. Li jumped off the carriage, ran into Lin's house in a hurry, and said loudly, Young master Lin, young master Lin, come with me quickly, don't make the girls wait...

Sun Dali shook his head and said, My son is not here.

Your Majesty and the ladies are all waiting to use the ice, Mr. Li felt a little bit in his heart, and said in shock: What, he's not here, where did he go?

I’m away from home, and I don’t have any code status. I’ve been consuming my manuscripts for the past few days. The few manuscripts I finally saved may not be able to make it to the shelves. I’d better refuse any activities that I can refuse in the future. Also, regarding this new book, there are some ideas and plans that need to be explained to everyone. I will probably tell you about it before it goes on the shelves in the middle of next month. The main energy now is still spent on saving the manuscript and putting it on the shelf.