Yaqian has been very lively since ancient times. Suzhou Fuqian Street is naturally more lively than outside the ordinary Yamen.
On both sides of the eight-character wall, there are shops responsible for patrolling the streets; there are yin and yang studies for the government and the common people to read Feng Shui and choose days; there are also medical schools that run both public and private businesses, providing free medical treatment to officials and making money from treating patients.
In addition, there are hotels, teahouses, restaurants, pharmacies, etc., and all kinds of businesses that rely on the yamen to make ends meet are all booming.
At noon, Yaqian Street was crowded and noisy. All kinds of people who came to file lawsuits, find connections, write petitions, inquire and even watch the excitement, all gathered outside the gate of the government office, noisily asking questions and chatting about everything.
And there is a lot of fun here.
"Someone is going to be unlucky again."
A cheer of gloating made everyone who was chatting animatedly crane their necks to look.
The pain of others is the source of their happiness.
I saw several officers dragging a man in brocade clothes out and fixing him on a wooden frame specially used for executions.
At this time someone recognized the man.
"Hey, isn't this Manager Xu?"
"Which Manager Xu is in charge?"
"Who else could it be? Manager Xu from the Humble Administrator's Garden of the Xu Family."
At this time, the subordinate officer in charge of the execution put on cowhide gloves and started slapping his hands!
"Scared, how could he be beaten?" More and more people were watching.
"Yes, you dare to fight even members of the Xu family? Mr. Fu Zun is so domineering."
"If Mr. Xu Ge is still in office, do you think he would dare?"
"Hey, the tea has gone cold since we left"
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Humble Administrator¡¯s Garden.
The Xiangxiang Pavilion faces the water and is separated from the mountain. It has floor-to-ceiling windows and the interior is spacious and bright.
On the skirt board of each long window, there is a pair of finely carved and lifelike wood carvings, which make the whole room simple, elegant and interesting.
Holding his beloved ruler in his hand, Xu Fan stood at the door of the study, watching his son sitting in front of the window concentrating on writing.
He had been standing here for a long time, and saw that Xu Yuanchun had been sitting as calm as a clock, without raising his head, and had been writing intensively.
This made Xu Fan feel relieved that his son who focused on his studies was back again.
But if you look at it from another angle, such as from the table, you can find that although Xu Yuanchun is giving a sermon to a thick book, he is actually not reading at all.
Instead, he chiseled the margins of the sermon with lead and drew simple little figures.
Mr. Xu¡¯s painting skills are very good, and he can outline the graceful figures of ladies with just a few strokes.
He was so focused on painting that he didn¡¯t realize that his father had already arrived outside the door for such a long time.
At this time, Xu Fan felt that he should be given a sweet date once in a while because he played too many tricks, so he quietly crossed the threshold and prepared to go forward and praise his son.
Seeing that his father has passed away, Xu Yuanchun is still unaware of it and is immersed in painting.
At this time, Xu Fan reached out and patted his son on the shoulder.
"Ah!" Xu Yuanchun was so frightened that the pencil flew out of his hand, and he suddenly raised his head. "Father!"
He immediately turned pale and subconsciously hid the book behind his back.
"Don't be surprised. If Mount Tai collapses, your appearance will remain unchanged." Xu Fan taught his son a lesson, then stretched out his hand and said, "Show me, what were you writing just now?"
"No, I didn't write anything." Xu Yuanchun was trembling, not daring to tell the truth, but his hands were controlled by fear, and he held the sermon in front of him.
"Are you taking notes on reading?" Xu Fan said naturally.
Xu Yuanchun nodded as if sifting chaff.
"Father, take a look, is your opinion worthy of my eyes?" Xu Fan wanted to take the sermon, but Xu Yuanchun did not let go.
"What are you so shy about? Let go." Xu Fan smiled and stared, so scared that Xu Yuanchun quickly let go.
Then he closed his eyes in despair.
A new beating is coming
Unexpectedly, just as Xu Fan was about to open the book, he heard the sounds of footsteps and panicked shouts outside.
"Master! Master! It's not good!"
Xu Fan looked back and saw several servants supporting an unrecognizable man, running in panic.
"Let Cai Guoxi beat the person in charge!"
"What?!" When Xu Fan heard this, his head buzzed, and he didn't bother to give instructions to his son. He threw the sermon on the ground and walked out quickly.
Xu Yuanchun sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
There was a breeze blowing in from outside the door, and when the pages of the sermon were lifted, the ladies on it danced lifelikely, as if they were really alive!
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Xu Fan walked out with a dark face and saw that Manager Xu¡¯s mouth was swollen into two sausages, his cheeks were like crystal cakes, and there were only a few teeth left that had been beaten
"This is what Cai Guoxi did?!"
Manager Xu nodded and cried: "Uncle, racing dogs are not tied with silver. Dogs are interested in my Xu family"
The old man in front of the small pavilion suddenly became furious and knocked over a flower pot with his kick.
"Well, the old man has only retired for two months, and no one takes my Xu family seriously anymore! Let's see how I deal with him!"
"You think that since my father and son have retired, I can be manipulated by others? Just dream!" Xu Fan roared, waving his hands, pacing back and forth by the lotus pond, and said viciously:
"My Xu family will kill you, Cai Guoxi, as easily as squeezing a bedbug to death!"
"Uncle, what should I do with my pillow?" Manager Xu, who was slurring his words, was excited and said, Cai Guoxi, you see, our Xu family is so arrogant!
Those humiliations placed on me will definitely be repaid tenfold by you!
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Who knows the next moment, the Xu family uncle fell into an embarrassing silence.
Manager Xu and the servants looked at each other in shock. He thought to himself, isn't it possible that the uncle can't deal with Cai Gou?
It really kept them guessing. The former Xiaoge elder was frustrated to find that he could have been dismissed from the fourth-grade prefect with just one sentence.
Now there is nothing we can do, let the other party kneel down and sing "Conquer" immediately
After a long while, all the servants heard Xu Fan say in a muffled voice: "I promoted Lin Xunjian, so let people go to him to seek justice!"
"That's great!" The servants quickly flattered them and said enthusiastically:
"If Governor Lin reprimands him, Cai Guoxi will immediately apologize"
"Ahem." Xu Fan blushed and whispered, "I'm talking about Su Song, Inspector Lin Pingzhi."
"Ah, not the governor?" The servants were stunned. Although it was only a word difference, the energy was completely different!
The dignified Governor Su Song is the immediate superior of the Suzhou magistrate, and Cai Guoxi must carry out his orders.
Inspector Su Song is only a seventh-grade inspector. It is okay to scare the county magistrate, but he is more than willing to deal with the magistrate.
"What do you know? The imperial court has control over the superiors. The magistrate must also listen to the words of the patrol." Xu Fan reprimanded in a low voice, and then added without confidence:
"At least it won't be a problem to fish Xu Kun out"
Of course he also wants to take the road of governor instead of seeking a small patrol.
But Governor Lin hated evil as much as he hated his enemies, and Yuan Liu rebelled against the enemy, causing the Xu brothers' plan to act as messengers of justice to come to naught.
If you get closer to Governor Lin, you might be the first to be unlucky.
¡°It¡¯s better to fish him out first and then think about it in the long term.¡± The old man from Qianxiaogei finally realized that he was no longer what he used to be.
It¡¯s really a tiger being bullied by a dog
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