Chapter 75 : Stealing a Chicken, Losing the Rice

This troublemaker has become a persistent nuisance on the street, always resorting to low-brow tricks. This isn’t the first or second time he’s been to the governor’s mansion.

Every time he is locked up for a few days before being released, but he still doesn’t learn his lesson and continues his troublemaking.

“I am the one who wants to file a complaint. I want to sue the owner of the He Ji noodle stall. Because he can’t do as much business as my family, he has evil intentions and even bribed people to come to my stall to deliberately cause trouble, intending to destroy my family’s business. The witness has already admitted it himself and confessed that the mastermind behind the scenes is this boss He.”

Jiang Sui didn’t give anyone a chance to speak first and took the initiative.

When Boss He heard this, he got anxious and quickly argued.

“No, Pavilion Master, don’t listen to her nonsense. How could I do such a thing?”

“The witness is here, what do you have to argue about?” Jiang Sui turned around and pulled the troublemaker to the pavilion chief, not knowing where she got the strength from.

The man who was causing the trouble lowered his head, not daring to look the head of the pavilion in the eye, feeling very guilty.

On the other side, Mr. Zeng had already pushed Su Yanqing to Xiao Lanlan’s side. The two glanced at each other inadvertently. Xiao Lanlan, who had been standing with her hands on her waist and looking indignant, saw Su Yanqing coming and quickly put down her hands and stood properly.

Su Yanqing noticed her little change and couldn’t help but curl his lips.

Xiao Hechuan’s eyes were full of his wife at the moment, and he looked at her with starry eyes and admired her very much. He felt that Jiang Sui was very powerful at the moment, and Boss He and the bad guys seemed to be very afraid of her.

The head of the pavilion stood with his hands behind his back, listening to Jiang Sui’s words, and looked meaningfully at Boss He, who looked guilty, and then at the troublemaker. He recognized him at a glance.

“Li Si, it’s you again, you rascal! You really don’t learn your lesson!”

Li Si came here many times, so he naturally recognized him. This kid was always idle and causing trouble.

Li Si was recognized and looked at the pavilion chief with an awkward smile.

“Pavilion Master, what a coincidence, we meet again.”

“Hmph, you are so relaxed, and this time you are helping others to cheat people again. Okay, quickly explain clearly, is it as this young lady said, that the owner of He Ji Noodle Stall ordered you to come here to cause trouble?”

The duty of the pavilion chief is to resolve these disputes, and he always has to find out the whole story.

Li Si knew that he couldn’t escape today. Xiao’s still had the support of Jishantang. If he didn’t explain himself, he would suffer a greater loss. He wasn’t someone who didn’t know the current situation.

So, Li Si explained in detail the details of how Boss He had come to him to cause trouble, and during the process, Boss He’s face turned blue and purple.

After Li Si finished speaking, Boss He speak up immediately and act pitiful to gain sympathy.

“Pavilion Master, I was blinded by greed. Ever since Xiao’s rice noodle stall came to our street, we have been unable to do business. We also have to support our family, so I was jealous and committed this stupid thing. I know I was wrong. Can’t I apologize to the two young ladies of the Xiao family?”

“Considering that this is my first offense, please make this matter smaller, Sir!”

“It seems that you have confessed to what you have done, but your behavior is really bad. Business is based on ability. How can you frame others? Don’t tell me these nonsense. Since you made a mistake, you should apologize to others. Moreover, since this matter has come to me, I must enforce the law impartially and cannot be partial.”

“You instructed Li Si to deliberately cause trouble. According to the law, you will be imprisoned for five days. And Li Si, who accepted bribes and did mean things, will be fined to return the copper coins to Boss He and be imprisoned for another three days.”

The head of the pavilion was indeed fair and impartial, which made Jiang Sui respect him very much, and she got the result she wanted.

When Boss He heard that he would be locked up for five days, his expression was as if he had been struck by lightning.

“Pavilion Master, you can’t lock me up. I still have business to run, and my family can’t do without me. So, you can just fine me a little money, but please don’t make me go to jail.”

He had been somewhat well-known in this town for so many years. If people found out that he had been locked up for a few days, wouldn’t they laugh at him to death? Wouldn’t his reputation be ruined?

“How dare you! How can the law allow you to bargain? If you say more, your crime will be even more serious!”

The head of the pavilion couldn’t stand his behavior and didn’t indulge him.

Boss He really looked ashame this time, as defeated as a rooster. He glanced at Li Si viciously, cursing him in his heart for being a spineless person who had betrayed him just with a random threat.

If he hadn’t seen him as a thorny rogue from the start, and thought that this kind of rogue was the most annoying, he wouldn’t have looked for him. Now, he hadn’t annoyed the Xiao family, but he had annoyed himself to death.

Li Si was also unhappy with him and reluctantly returned his money to him. He didn’t get any advantage and had to spend a few days in jail.

The head of the pavilion asked Boss He to apologize to Jiang Sui and the others. Boss He was very reluctant, but due to the master of the head of the pavilion, he still did it.

“I’m sorry, Miss Jiang.”

Although it wasn’t sincere, it was enough. Jiang Sui’s goal had been achieved. After this incident, they should behave themselves for a while.

Finally, Boss He and Li Si were escorted away by two yamen runners, and the onlookers began to applaud and praise the headman for his fairness.

The head of the pavilion had also gotten used to this, as he had always been well-known in the town.

With the matter resolved, the pavilion chief looked at Jiang Sui and said with a smile.

“I’ve heard that there’s a hot and sour noodle shop in our town. Everyone says your noodles are delicious. Now that I’m here, I’ll try a bowl!”

The aroma of the big bone soup wafted out of the pot, which made the pavilion chief very hungry.

“I’ve always known about it, but I didn’t have time to try it. I must try it today.”

“Master, please take a seat. I will cook some noodles for you. Would you like it spicy or not?” Jiang Sui was happy to entertain such a good official.

Although he had no rank, he still received a salary from the court. A good official is one who does practical things for the people and will be promoted in the future.

“Let’s make it a little spicier. I like spicy food,” the pavilion chief said with a smile.

He sat down and nodded to Mr. Zeng and Su Yanqing. He knew Mr. Zeng, who was originally from Baima Town.

Xiao Lanlan was also very considerate. She made mung bean soup for the pavilion chief to cool off, saying it was free. The pavilion chief praised them for their business skills and ingenuity. No wonder customers were willing to come here.

Jiang Sui quickly cooked the hot and sour noodles. She also made a bowl of mixed noodles and planned to let the pavilion chief taste them.

The pavilion chief was puzzled when he saw the two bowls of noodles. Jiang Sui quickly explained.

“Master Pavilion Chief, today we are all given justice thanks to your impartiality. You have worked hard. This is your first time eating noodles here. These two bowls of noodles are my treat.”