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Chapter 33 Please give me some face!

Hearing the voice, Liu Yize turned his head to check, and seeing it was Xu Yanran, he quickly stood up to greet her.

After Xu Yanran sat on the blanket, some people who had been planning to come over to make their acquaintance stopped in their tracks. Although the Xu family had always been excluded, that was only relative to the four major families.

For ordinary rich kids like them, the Xu family is still out of their reach.

Especially recently, the head of the Xu family has gradually retired, and most of the Xu family's business has been slowly handed over to Xu Yanran.

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Liu, do you have any old acquaintance with the county lieutenant?" Xu Yanran asked with a smile.

County Lieutenant Long was well-known for his decisiveness and overbearing behavior, especially toward the local gentry families in Heishan City. Few people were willing to work with him.

But due to his power, they had no choice but to submit.

If she could use this banquet to build a good relationship with them, what would it matter if the local families were xenophobic?

The Xu family's vision is not limited to a small Black Mountain City. One day, she will definitely go back and compete with those people again.

"Haha, to be honest, the Blood Flame Golden Spear in this courtyard was forged by a certain family. My brother Qin Jiang has been favored by the county lieutenant, who said that he could report his name when entering the inner city!"

Liu Yize stroked his chin with a somewhat arrogant smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with what he had just said, but he couldn't notice it for a while.

Xu Yanran was slightly surprised when she heard this. "So this Blood Flame Golden Spear was forged by Master Liu. Master Liu's forging skills are indeed the best in Black Mountain City."

"Thank you for the compliment. It's just some family craftsmanship." Liu Yize said with a smile.

Xu Yanran turned to look at Qin Jiang again, "Mr. Qin is favored by the county lieutenant. If you have free time, you can come to the west of the city often."

However, I don’t know what is so special about this Master Qin that he could win the favor of the county lieutenant.

After the three of them talked for a while, Xu Yanran basically knew that Qin Jiang was just a commoner, and she couldn't help but become a little curious about him, so she invited him to enjoy the lanterns together on the fifteenth day of next month.

Without waiting for Qin Jiang to refuse, Liu Yize agreed on his behalf.

After Xu Yanran left, Liu Yize couldn't help but marvel at it and looked Qin Jiang up and down.

He suddenly realized that he had never mentioned Qin Jiang's name in front of Xu Yanran, but when the other party came, he called him Young Master Qin.

It must have been investigated secretly!
As expected of the largest grain merchant in Black Mountain City, his spies must have spread all over Black Mountain City! It only took him an hour to complete the investigation!

She even pretended not to know and talked freely before? She is indeed a merchant's daughter, and her mind is very meticulous!

"Miss Xu is truly a hidden talent!" he sighed.

Qin Jiang looked at him in confusion when he heard this. What are you talking about?
Bang~!

The sound of a gong rang out, and Long Yuesheng and the heads of the four families came out.

Long Yuesheng had a smile on his face, but the expressions of the four family heads were not so good.

He walked to the Blood Flame Golden Spear in the middle of the yard, picked up the golden spear and stuck it into the ground, saying loudly: "This magical weapon is called the Blood Flame Golden Spear, which has the power to destroy evil. It was made by this county lieutenant specifically to deal with the strange commission from Liu!
I think you all know that there have been strange things appearing in the city recently. Although this county lieutenant has tried his best, it is difficult to suppress the increasing number of strange things with just this gun.

Therefore, I, the county lieutenant, would like to ask you to give me some face! Please support me a lot! "

The sound was so loud that everyone could hear it clearly.

Liu Yize suddenly realized what was going on and whispered, "No wonder the Song family didn't come. It turns out that Lord Long is trying to extort some military funds."

Tapping.

A series of footsteps were heard, and an old man who looked like a butler walked in from outside the yard, followed by two servants, carrying a wooden stick with a huge box hanging on it.

"Greetings, Lord County Lieutenant. I am the steward of the Lin Mansion. The head of the family asked me to come here to express that my Lin family is willing to fully support Lord County Lieutenant and donate ten thousand taels of silver to help Lord County Lieutenant to suppress the weirdness!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the yard was in an uproar.

I didn't expect that the Lin family, the most low-key of the four major families, would be so high-profile this time.

Qin Jiang couldn't help but look sideways. Ten thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. If converted, it was equivalent to 30 million in his previous life.

"Haha! On behalf of this county lieutenant, I would like to thank Master Lin!" Long Yuesheng laughed. In fact, this was something he and Master Lin had agreed on, and five thousand taels of silver was his own.

He looked at Zhao Yunsheng, and his gaze swept over the three heads of the Li, Lu, and Liu families respectively.

Zhao Yunsheng's eyes flashed with a hint of displeasure, then he slightly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My Zhao family is willing to pay four thousand taels to help you succeed!"

Li Songzheng also clasped his fists upon seeing this, "My Li family is also willing to pay four thousand taels!"

“My Lu family is not as good as the four major families, but I am willing to pay three thousand taels!”

"My Liu family is willing to pay three thousand taels."

After the four families paid the money, Long Yuesheng curled his lips in disdain.

I'm fighting to the death. If something unexpected happens and strange things happen, won't you be the ones who suffer in the end?

They still need to be punished! We need to find a chance to make them bleed!

Each family has to get at least eight thousand taels!

Looking into the yard, he scanned the crowd. Today, he had invited all the landlords and wealthy people, and even some gentry in the village were not spared.

Seeing this, everyone was hesitant. They were not hesitant about whether to give or not. They had to give, but how much to give was a question.

If you give too little, the county lieutenant will be unhappy. But if you give too much, won’t he be forcing others to give more too?

Everyone who can come here is a shrewd person, and no one wants to offend anyone.

Just as everyone was hesitating, a person suddenly stood up near the center, her skirt fluttering, looking quite dashing.

"Sir County Lieutenant, the Lin family is willing to help, and so is my Xu family! We are willing to give eight thousand taels of silver! In addition, we will also give a thousand pounds of pig iron and five carts of medicinal materials!"

hiss~
As soon as the words fell, everyone present was shocked. Almost all of them recognized this Xu girl. She was the future heir chosen by the old man of the Xu family.

But I never thought that this woman would have such courage!

Long Yuesheng was also surprised when he heard this, and then laughed, "Hahaha! Great! You are Xu Yanran, right? I've heard of your name a long time ago! This county lieutenant will remember you! If you have any trouble, come find me! Hahaha!"

Xu Yanran felt relieved after hearing this, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

After a moment, Long Yuesheng stopped smiling and looked at everyone in the courtyard with a scrutinizing gaze.

Seeing this, everyone stopped waiting and expressed their willingness to donate silver.

However, most of them are worth three to five hundred taels, and those worth a thousand taels are a minority.

After a while, basically everyone had expressed their opinions, Long Yuesheng waved his hand and said, "This county lieutenant is a rough man, you guys eat and drink well!"

In the corner, Liu Yize smiled with admiration, approached Qin Jiang and whispered, "Master Long is really amazing. He only needed to speak and got 50,000 taels of silver!"

This is fifty thousand taels! Enough to buy a dozen blacksmith shops!
I have to say, these landlords are really fucking rich!
Qin Jiang couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed the end of the dynasty. Money was not in the hands of the people, so of course there would be chaos.

Right now there is only the external threat of Huai State, otherwise there would have been uprisings in various places long ago.

Maybe it already exists now, but has just been suppressed.

After the banquet began, Qin Jiang thought of the strange things Liu Yize had just mentioned, and immediately asked, "Brother Liu, have the strange things you just mentioned appeared a lot in the city?"

Hearing this, Liu Yize glanced at Qin Jiang and touched his forehead. "Not much, I actually heard it from the craftsmen at home. They often get together to drink, so they are more informed of this kind of news."

"So that's how it is." Qin Jiang nodded slightly.

It seems that the strange danger is indeed becoming more and more serious. In the past, even the appearance of a monster in the Dahei Mountain was a rare thing.

And nowadays, such strange things have spread among the people.

It’s no wonder that County Captain Long is so eager for money. Perhaps the power he has in his hands is not enough at this moment.

"Come, come, come, it's so rare to have such good wine, let's drink this cup together!"

(End of this chapter)