Chapter 451

Back in the house, Li Hongmei asked the waiter to bring hot water. She wanted to take a bath for her two children.

As a result, the water brought up was almost cold.

Li Hongmei couldn't help asking again: "I asked you to carry hot water. How can you carry cold water?"

The waiter still looked like a drag: "our inn only has this water. You can make do with it."

"..." Li Hongmei was gnashing her teeth in anger and was about to theory.

Ye Xiaoxian hurriedly said, "Mom, it's hot now, and the water temperature is quite appropriate. Let's make do with washing."

Li Hongmei knew that ye Xiaoxian was going to be a partner again, so she stopped talking.

After waiting for the waiter to go out, Li Hongmei asked Ye Xiaoxian, "Ye, why didn't you let me scold him just now? You see, we've lived in so many Inns all the way. Which one's hospitality is not good. People ask us to stay. This one doesn't take us as guests."

Ye Xiaoxian said: "yes, that's why I feel strange. I always feel that there seems to be something wrong in Hexin county. Before this problem is clarified, we still need to be friendly. We can't easily conflict with others. We can make things clear only by lowering our attitude. Let them think we are easy to bully."

Xiao Baoshan also said, "Ye is right. Let's not worry about this. Let Xiaobai investigate what's wrong in the city tomorrow."

……

It was noon the next day.

Because yesterday's food was so bad, everyone didn't want to eat in this inn, but Xiaobai bought it instead.

When Xiaobai came back, he had soybean milk, fried dough sticks and some pancakes in his hand. It looked good.

Xiaobaidao: "The masters and madam, they bought these from some stall vendors. Their subordinates strolled around the city and found that where there are shops, the things sold are not very good and no one eats. On the contrary, the things sold by some stalls look good, but they can only be bought in hidden places, and the sellers always look around, as if they are afraid of being eaten Catch it and hide as soon as there is any news. "

Ye Xiaoxian thought, isn't this like a modern stall, afraid of being caught by the steward in the city?

Xiaobai said again, "there's another thing. My subordinates feel very strange."

"Oh? What's up?" Xiao Baoshan asked.

Xiaobai said: "when my subordinates went out, they strolled around the city and found that most of the shops here are related to those surnamed Qin, such as the Qin family inn where we live, as well as the front Qin family pawnshop, Qin family silver village and Qin family gambling house. As long as they are larger places, they all have the Qin family name."

"Surname Qin?" Xiao Baoshan couldn't help saying, "when you finish eating, you can go to the city to inquire about the origin of the Qin family?"

"Yes!" Xiaobai quickly replied.

Ye Xiaoxian and others ate cakes and fried dough sticks in the inn. Although they are ordinary snacks, they taste much better than last night's dinner.

In the afternoon, Xiaobai came back and brought back another news: the local magistrate is surnamed Qin. All those with the surname Qin in the county are their relatives.

In other words, all the larger shops in the county are monopolized by the family surnamed Qin. No matter what industry, they are the only one.

After listening, Li Hongmei angrily said, "no wonder they make things so bad. They can be so righteous."

Ye Xiaoxian asked Xiaobai again, "is there any other Inn in this city?" 　

Xiaobai said, "there are some, but they are not high-grade. They can only live in a few people. The place is small and there is no stable. The same is true for restaurants. If there are no people with the surname of Qin, they will make a small fuss. My subordinates estimate that these small restaurants don't even dare to make things too delicious to avoid being suppressed by people with the surname of Qin."

Li Hongmei said angrily, "it's unreasonable. It seems that they regard Hexin County as their home?"

Xiaobai nodded, "isn't that so?"

Everyone looked at xiaobaoshan. Xiaobaoshan came with an inspection mission. Li Chengru has given him privileges. Whenever he meets corrupt or evil officials, xiaobaoshan can solve them on the spot.

Xiao Baoshan thought for a moment and then said, "this matter still needs to be considered in the long run. We need to collect evidence and public opinion. In addition, we need to find out the origin of the Qin county magistrate. Although Hexin county is located at the border, it has no certain forces. He dare not be so bold."

People also think it makes sense.

Ye Xiaoxian said, "Baoshan, no matter what plan you have, we will support you!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Baoshan had an idea in his heart. He said to everyone, "my plan really needs your cooperation."

……

The next day.

Ye Xiaoxian and Xiao Baoshan went out alone.

The small county town is relatively small and looks deserted. There are still some shops on the street to be transferred.

After visiting for some time, they locked three adjacent shops, including a snack bar, a tailor's shop and a ceramic bowl seller.

The business of the three stores is cold, and the goods in the store have no characteristics. The business is bad at first sight.

Xiao Baoshan asked Ye Xiaoxian to wait outside. He went out to find the shopkeepers of the three shops, and then he asked the three shopkeepers to the snack bar.

In the snack bar.

The shopkeeper of the tailor's shop first said, "Sir, you say you can bring our shop back to life? You can make a lot of money? Is this true?"

The shopkeeper of the ceramic shop looked at xiaobaoshan and asked, "I'm going to go back to the countryside to plant land next month. Now it's really hard to do business in this county, and things can't be done too well. Alas."

The shopkeeper of the snack bar said, "Sir, are you from other places? Don't you know anything about the situation in this county? Our small county, alas... I don't dare to say more, for fear of offending some people."

Xiao Baoshan smiled: "you are afraid to offend county magistrate Qin and his relatives, because all his relatives do business in the county, and the big shops in the county are their own."

Several people looked at xiaobaoshan suspiciously, and then the snack bar shopkeeper said, "Sir, since you know the situation here, you said there was a way to bring our shop back to life? What can you do?"

Then came Ye Xiaoxian.

Ye Xiaoxian and Xiao Baoshan discussed these things.

Ye Xiaoxian said, "first, if you want to stabilize in this county and expand your business, you should combine your shops and make restaurants first."

Several shopkeepers were surprised when they heard this: "make one? Make a restaurant?"

"Yes, you don't have to worry about it in the early stage. I can deal with this for you. You just need to help. When the restaurant is finished, you will take the plate in the future. After all, we're not local. We'll leave here sooner or later."