The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

After Huichuntang opened successfully, Xie Shuting took Lian Xi for a stroll in the county town to see the changes in Laigu County that she had brought about.

At nightfall, in accordance with the requirements of the county government, a row of lanterns were lit at the door of every shop that was open for business.

The lanterns are of various styles, and with the candlelight dimly lit, it looks like a grand scene of the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, adding a touch of fireworks to the county town.

Standing on the attic of Yuelai Inn, Xie Shuting looked at the prosperous scene in front of her and couldn't help but marvel: "If it can continue to develop in this trend, in a few years this place will surely be comparable to the Tang Dynasty City that Never Sleeps."

"The Tang Dynasty City That Never Sleeps?" Lian Xi asked with a frown, "Miss! What is the Tang Dynasty City That Never Sleeps?"

"It's a magnificent scene recorded in the books of the previous dynasty." Xie Shuting took a sip of tea and said softly.

Lian Xi stood on tiptoe and followed her young lady's gaze, scanning the street scene in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in her heart.

"Miss! This is all your work. Looking across the entire Song Dynasty, I have never seen anyone as powerful as you."

Lian Xi couldn't hide her admiration in her eyes as she spoke. After all, she knew her young lady's abilities.

"Hey!~"

Xie Shuting stroked the cup and sighed, her words slightly sad, "This prosperity is just an appearance. The real prosperity is when the old have someone to rely on, and the young have someone to depend on, but these are not what I can give you."

“The elderly have someone to rely on, and the young have someone to depend on?”

Lian Xi was wondering, but suddenly his expression became serious, and he said happily: "Miss, you have it! Don't we all have someone to rely on when we are old and young?"

Xie Shuting naturally understood the deeper meaning of Lian Xi's words, which was nothing more than the welfare policies of Lian's merchants, which they had never heard of before.

The so-called old age is a place to rely on. Lianjia merchants stipulated that anyone over the age of 50 could receive an additional two strings of silver coins every month, which was called birthday silver.

The orphans taken in by the Fanlian Chamber of Commerce must be adopted by girls until they reach the age of marriage, and boys must reach the age of twenty before they can be assigned tasks.

If the children are intelligent, the Lian family merchants must provide them with education and protect them from being integrated into the society. They can choose jobs and positions based on their own wishes, and the Lian family merchants cannot interfere.

There are countless other means of winning people's hearts, but Xie Shuting is doing them in a down-to-earth manner. It is precisely because of this that the people from the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce follow her wholeheartedly.

Even though she was a legendary figure and some people had never seen her in their entire lives, they actually received favors from the Lian family merchants.

Xie Shuting stroked the teacup and felt that the tea had cooled down a little. She raised her eyes and said, "Xi'er! It's getting dark. Let's go back!"

"Yes, Miss!" Lian Xi responded.

Xie Shuting slowly put on her veil and led Lian Xi down the stairs. Unlike the private rooms upstairs, there were dozens of tables scattered together downstairs.

As soon as the two of them walked down the stairs, Lian Xi took a few steps ahead and said, "Shopkeeper! Is ten cents enough for a stack of cakes and a pot of tea?"

"That's enough." Liancheng hurriedly responded.

Lian Xi was not pretentious. He quickly took out ten copper coins from his arms and handed them to Lian Cheng, then helped his young lady get on the carriage.

Unexpectedly! As soon as the carriage started, a noisy sound was heard coming from the Yuelai Inn.

Xie Shuting couldn't help but frowned when she heard this, and said coldly: "Xi'er! Stop."

Lian Xi also heard the quarrel in the inn at this moment, and stopped the carriage with anger in his heart. The master and servant sat in the carriage and paid attention to the Yuelai Inn.

"My dear officers! The total cost of this meal is one string and twelve coins." The waiter said timidly.

"Hahaha!~"

Suddenly, an arrogant laugh was heard, and a yamen runner drew out the knife in his hand and slammed it heavily on the table.

He glanced at the waiter and asked jokingly, "I'm drunk. I didn't hear what you just said clearly. Can you say it again?"

The waiter looked at the shiny oxtail knife, swallowed his saliva and said, "My dear officers! This meal costs a total of one pound..."

"Bang!~"

Hearing a loud noise, another yamen runner slammed the table, causing the dishes on the table to shake.

The waiter's heart trembled, and he took a few steps back, which made the other officers laugh.

"Haha! Master Gou! When I was a gangster, I was afraid of the government. I didn't expect that after wearing this outfit today, I don't feel nervous anymore."

"San'er! When you saw government officials before, you were always the first to run away. If you were caught, you would wet your pants. How come you are so brave today?"

"Isn't this the opportunity given by our Master Gou?" the man named San'er agreed.

Just when the situation was getting out of control, Lian Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, stepped forward quickly and said with a smile: "My dear officers! Are you satisfied with the food?"

"I was very satisfied before, but after you, the waiter, came, I became very dissatisfied." A man said boredly while picking his teeth.

Lian Cheng was shocked when he heard this, knowing that this matter would not end well today. He immediately looked at the waiter next to him and shouted, "Apologize to the gentlemen first and get off immediately."

Although the waiter was a bit stubborn, he also realized that the situation was beyond his control. After bowing to a few people based on the shopkeeper's words, he quickly left the place of trouble.

Seeing that the other party did not stop him, the shopkeeper took the opportunity to apologize with a smile: "My dear officers! You have been searching the streets every day for us small families, and you have suffered a lot. This meal is a reward from our shop for you officers. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

No one responded, and their eyes were focused on another middle-aged man. Lian Cheng also realized that he was probably the leader of this group of people.

Lian Cheng understood and quickly took a coin from the counter and put it on the table, smiling and saying, "Is this our store's compensation to you officers?"

"compensate?"

The leading man raised his eyes and said, "Boss, we have eaten. If we take another string of money, I'm afraid the government will find out and it will be a big deal!"

"What are you talking about, officer? You are here to maintain public order. There is no such thing as bribery between officials and businessmen. This is what we should do, it's what we should do." Lian Cheng stroked his hand and said.

No one dared to speak, and Lian Cheng was also very nervous, not sure what the man in front of him was going to do after falling to the ground.

Fortunately, after a moment of agony, the leading man laughed loudly and said, "Thank you very much, Manager Lian, for your kindness. Brothers! Why don't you thank Manager Lian?"

"Hahaha! Thank you, Manager Lian. If we get a chance, we brothers will definitely protect you." As one of them spoke, he took the money into his arms.

Liancheng could only follow with a smile. Just as they were about to send them away, the leading man suddenly turned around and glanced at Liancheng.

"Lian the shopkeeper! Otherwise, how can you be the shopkeeper?"

"Hahaha!~" Everyone laughed out loud again.

Watching the group leave, Xie Shuting opened the car curtain, looked at Lian Xi and said, "Go back and find out what these people are called, and then ask Captain Cao to come find me."

"Yes!~" Lian Xi responded and drove the carriage back to the county government office.

In the carriage, Xie Shuting's brows were still furrowed, not because of the restaurant incident, but because it was almost the coldest time of the year and there was no sign of rain or snow.