Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Sai Diaochan was so frightened that her face turned pale and she trembled like chaff. She couldn't utter a word, and could only kowtow and beg for mercy.

She didn't expect that Xiang Nan would donate all the gift money he received. It was thousands of taels of silver, which might be enough for him as a cook to earn for a lifetime.

She also didn't expect that Lou Zhi County didn't keep the money secret, but actually put it into the county treasury, and really planned to benefit the people of Qixia Town. This is completely beyond her cognition.

"Hmph, according to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", you falsely accuse Lou Zhixian of accepting bribes in the name of his nephew Li Xiulian's wedding, and you will be charged with a third class. One hundred rods, three thousand miles." Five hundred taels of silver."

Hearing the magistrate's sentence, Sai Diaochan was so frightened that he lost his mind.

With one hundred sticks, the flow is three thousand miles. With her frail body, she might die if she can't hit ten sticks. Even if you manage to endure a hundred sticks, you will die in exile for three thousand miles.

"My lord, please forgive me, the little girl will never dare again. My lord, please forgive me, the little girl will never dare again." She kowtowed repeatedly, breaking her forehead.

As for Xiaocui, she was so frightened that she froze, not even thinking of begging for mercy.

"My lord, since she is young and ignorant, and she is a first-time offender, please show me your hand and let her go." Seeing this, Lou Zhixian couldn't bear it, and begged the prefect to be kind.

"Magistrate Lou, you know that if the crime of accepting bribes is found out, according to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", you will be sentenced to skinning and weeding." The prefect reminded.

Daming severely punished officials for accepting bribes, not to mention accepting bribes exceeding two thousand taels. Even if it's a few hundred taels of silver, it's enough to be skinned and weeded.

"Your official understands." Lou Zhixian said with a bow, "but as the official of Qixia Town, the official did not educate the people well, and did not take precautions against possible misunderstandings. It is all the fault of the official. Please, Lord Prefect, be lenient."

"Well, for the sake of pleading for mercy, the punishment of cane and exile can be avoided, but the fine still needs to be paid, so as to serve as an example to others." The magistrate then pronounced the verdict.

Although Sai Diaochan was heartbroken for the two thousand five hundred taels of silver, she was already very lucky to have escaped death. As for the money, you will be fined, and you can earn it later.

"Magistrate Lou, you love the people like a son, and bow yourself to self-examination, which really makes me admire." The magistrate nodded and said, "Li Xiulian, you donate money with righteousness and care for the people, and I also appreciate it very much.

This time you two have been wronged. I hope you two will not be discouraged, continue to be a good official, continue to be a good person, and don't be influenced by ghosts and villains. "

"Thank you for your advice!" Lou Zhixian and Xiang Nan both saluted.

Subsequently, the prefect announced his withdrawal.

...

Sai Diaochan's master and servant were escorted by the tolerance, and went to Yihonglou to pay a fine of 2,500 taels.

As a creditor, Xiang Nan went with the team.

In fact, he knew that Sai Diaochan had gone bankrupt, but he just didn't want to miss out on the expression on her face when she learned the truth.

Along the way, when the townspeople saw Sai Diaochan, they all pointed and whispered, probably talking about Yihonglou's bankruptcy.

But Sai Diaochan had just escaped a catastrophe at this time, even though he was in a nervous mood, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to these things at all.

All the way to Yihong Building, Sai Diaochan was stunned when he saw the restaurant that looked like a broken tile kiln, and then he rushed in like crazy, looked east and west, and saw that there was nothing there.

Glass lampshades, emerald vases, celadon dishes, calligraphy and paintings of famous people, even the tables, chairs and benches are gone, all are empty. The maids, cooks, and entertainers are all gone, and the whole thing has been emptied.

"How could this happen to my people, what about my things?, how could this happen?" Sai Diaochan shouted at the top of her voice, unbelievable to everything in front of her eyes.

Her shout drew out all the people in the opposite Tongfu Inn.

Everyone looked at Sai Diaochan who seemed crazy, and couldn't help showing expressions of unbearable.

"Stop shouting, let me tell you." Xiang Nan stepped forward and told the story of how the lobby manager of Yihonglou was trying to attract customers, compared with Tong Xiangyu to deliver things, which resulted in the evacuation of Yihonglou.

After Sai Diaochan heard it, she was stunned.

Give each guest twenty taels of silver, no wonder his shop will be evacuated. What kind of manager did I hire to be so muddled in doing things.

It's just that it's useless to blame her at this time. It is estimated that she was either snatched away by someone, or she escaped long ago. Will she stay and wait for her punishment.

It is estimated that those stolen money and goods will never come back. On the one hand, it was the lobby manager who spoke first, and on the other hand, she didn't know who snatched it from her, and who she asked for it from.

"If I were here today, I would definitely not let her yell. Who told me to go to Fucheng to file a complaint?" Sai Diaochan suddenly thought again, and then burst into tears, "This is retribution, retribution."

She originally wanted to harm others, but in the end she ended up bankrupt. It was really retribution!

...

"Master Sai, if you don't hand over two thousand five hundred taels of silver, you will have to come with me again." At this time, Tolerance stepped forward again.

He was in charge of supervising Sai Diaochan's payment of two thousand five hundred taels of silver to Xiang Nan. Now that the Yihong Building had collapsed, there was no money to pay, so naturally it couldn't be done that way.

Sai Diaochan's master and servant were then taken back.

When Lou Zhixian heard that Sai Diaochan's Yihonglou was evacuated because of a gift, he couldn't help but sigh.

If she doesn't succeed in harming others, she will end up harming herself, which is her retribution.

"Since you can't pay the penalty money, you can only sell your master and servant, and all the money you get will be compensated to Li Xiulian." Lou Zhixian then judged.

If you can't pay the money, you will pay someone. In ancient times, there were many people who sold themselves or were sold as slaves by the government because of debts, lack of livelihood, or even committing criminal punishments.

Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui knew how miserable they would end up as slaves, handmaids, or even prostitutes after being sold, but they could do nothing at this moment.

"Daxia Li, Brother Li, I beg you to raise your hand and save us." In desperation, Sai Diaochan thought of Xiang Nan beside him, and quickly pulled Xiaocui to kneel down and kowtowed, "Take us away, we are here for you." You are like a cow and a horse, please, please, please."

Since Xiang Nan is willing to donate money to the people, he is obviously not mean. Selling him as a slave should not be treated harshly. Even if people retaliate against themselves and don't let them have enough food and clothing, that's much better than selling them in a brothel.

Once they entered there, they would really fall into the pit of fire, life would be worse than death.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan thought for a while, and finally nodded.

He is not interested in Sai Diaochan and Xiao Cui's beauty, but in Sai Diaochan's management talent.

Tong Xiangyu boasted that he had great management skills, but when Tongfu Inn was doing its best, its daily profit was only six renminbi. But Sai Diaochan's Yihonglou can earn dozens of taels of silver a day.

It can be seen from this that Sai Diaochan's business methods are much higher than Tong Xiangyu's. Beautiful women are easy to find, as long as you have money, you can always get them, but talented professional managers are hard to find.

Xiang Nan is trying to start a business and needs someone like Sai Diaochan.