flstandardbreds Chapter 160: Reward from the County Government
Chapter 160: Reward from the County Government
Arm Bear thought his eyes were blurry and rubbed them quickly.
It was indeed that family's carriage, which stopped in front of stall number eight. The tall men of the Qiao family got out one by one, unharmed.
How is this possible?
When he informed Wang Mazi yesterday, Wang Mazi decided to do this. When he left, Wang Mazi had already taken people to prepare.
Wang Mazi's men numbered nearly thirty, so it could almost be said that he was outnumbered four to one.
But the Qiao family members were all fine. How did they escape from the ambush and encirclement?
Arm Bear looked confused and uneasy.
Qiao Jianer glanced at Bixiong and saw his expression as if he had seen a dead person resurrected, so he was basically certain that he was the one who did it.
At this time, a group of yamen runners suddenly came from not far away, running over with swords at their waists, and the head constable shouted loudly to clear the way.
"Get out of the way, the government has been ordered to arrest the criminal."
The pedestrians on the street quickly separated into two sides, and the yamen runners quickly came to this side.
They swarmed over, pinned down the confused bear, and immediately tied him up with ropes.
His stall was also confiscated.
Only then did Bixiong realize that these officers were here to arrest him.
When did he become a criminal?
He struggled hard and shouted, "I'm not a criminal. You've got the wrong guy. I'm just an honest little vendor."
The captain snorted, "You informed the bandit Wang Mazi, who led the bandits to ambush passersby, intending to rob them and kill them. Come on, I'll take you to confront Wang Mazi."
Only then did Bixiong realize that the truth had been revealed and Wang Mazi had exposed him.
It was over now, his face turned pale as a ghost.
He lost most of his strength, his whole body went limp, and he almost fell to the ground.
The officers took him away without mercy.
The stall where Arm Bear was located was empty, and the people and stall were also empty.
The Qiao family felt happy seeing this.
This bear with arms was the most serious instigator. Not only did he lead the stall owners to cause trouble, he also tipped off the bandits.
Now that the bear has been taken away, some stall owners look unhappy and unhappy.
Even Wang Mazi, the childhood friend of Bixiong, and his thirty men were unable to deal with this family, so they could only endure it from now on.
"Dad." Hearing a shout, Boss Qiao turned around and saw that it was Dayong and Dacheng who came.
The two of them had shining eyes and were in high spirits, walking as if they were about to fly.
Dayong was holding a box in his hand, which looked a bit heavy.
"The county magistrate praised us for our meritorious service in suppressing the bandits and for eliminating a major problem for the county government. He rewarded us with twenty taels of silver."
When he finished speaking, the Qiao family was surprised and delighted: “So many.”
I thought he was just giving me a few taels of money as a token of appreciation, but I didn't expect him to be so generous.
"Yes, that's it. The two brothers who went with me were also rewarded with two taels each."
Dacheng said: "They didn't take the credit. They said that the main credit should go to our Qiao family. They just helped out."
"They are two good kids and honest." Boss Qiao nodded.
It’s not that the Qiao family wants to monopolize the credit. They did contribute 90% of the effort to killing so many bandits yesterday.
Last night's events eliminated the hidden dangers on the road, and the Arm Bear who liked to stir up trouble was also taken away. I picked up weapons on the ground and got a reward.
It can be described in a few words: a great harvest.
Qiao Jianer continued to make chili sauce, and in half a morning, he made 100 kilograms.
This thing has a long shelf life. Even if you can't sell it all, you can keep it and sell it tomorrow.
When she came back in the carriage with the chili sauce, she found that there were several people waiting there who did not look like ordinary guests.
It's the style of someone who takes charge.
As soon as he saw her, Qiao Lao San said, "Jian'er, they are all the shopkeepers of the restaurant, waiting to buy ingredients from us."
The ingredients were all in the carriage. Qiao Jianer drove the carriage away, and they had nothing to sell even if they wanted to.
"Okay, I'm here. Sorry to have kept you waiting." Qiao Jianer apologized.
She parked the carriage, and Ada and the others also carried the chili sauce down. The carriage was filled with various ingredients, each of which had five bags, and each bag weighed 100 kilograms.
After the previous fermentation, Qiao Jianer believed that today should be the time.
These bosses and shopkeepers didn't waste any time and quickly squeezed forward.
"I want 200 kilograms of potatoes and 100 kilograms of peanuts."
"I want 100 kilograms of corn and 100 kilograms of potatoes."
"I want 100 kilograms of dried chili peppers, 100 kilograms each of peanuts, potatoes, and corn."
"I also want chili peppers, 50 kilograms of fresh ones and 100 kilograms of dried ones."
"..."
They rushed to buy the food, fearing that if they were late, the food would be bought up by others.
Jiuweilou and Fuguilou have been doing booming business these past few days because of these ingredients.
Mingyuelou makes spicy dishes that suit many people's tastes and has attracted a lot of customers. Upon asking, I found out that the chili peppers are bought from stall No. 8, and the mustard, ginger and other things are all from the younger ones.
These teahouses and taverns are all on the central street, and they are close to each other. If there is any movement in one, the others will know it soon, so the news spreads quickly.
The carriage was quickly emptied of the things, bag by bag.
The bamboo basket in Qiao Jianer's hand was filled with either banknotes or cash.
After the bosses and shopkeepers left, she counted them and found that it was a total of thirty-four taels.
In the carriage, except for a little corn and peppers, everything else was sold out. Qiao Jianer secretly put two more bags in the utility box.
Some bosses and shopkeepers came and stood not far away, looking at the place with hesitation on their faces.
They are from a small-scale restaurant or restaurant. For them, buying these ingredients is a considerable expense, and they don’t know whether they can make a profit, so they don’t make a decision very quickly.
Finally, they came over and each asked for thirty pounds of potatoes and twenty pounds of corn.
Qiao Lianer thought that those who bought large quantities of ingredients were all owners of big restaurants. It takes time to consume the ingredients, so it is unrealistic to make so much money every day.
Maybe today is the peak of this period.
However, once the sales channels are opened, there will be continuous wholesale purchases, and there will be profits, more or less.
The business had only been open for half a morning, but the company already had more than thirty taels of silver. Adding the reward from the county government, it now had more than fifty taels of silver.
The Qiao family was very happy.
They work with energy and feel energized all over. They don’t even know how to write the word “tired”.
Someone else passed by here, raised his arm and was beaten on the buttocks. He confessed everything and was thrown into prison directly.
He deserves it.
"Hello, give me two orders of fried potatoes and two corn cobs." A girl came to the stall, holding her seven-year-old brother's hand.
Dayong and Dacheng took a look and found that it was not the girl from yesterday.