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His wife's advice made the man temporarily give up his thoughts of going to extremes. He could only hold his head and cry, "But if I don't go to grab it, where will the food come from to support the family? Are you watching you starve to death before me?"

I heard my wife cry and said, "Husband, no matter what, we can't break the law. Do you want your child to have no father? Do you want your parents-in-law to cry all day long?"

The man and his wife cried bitterly with their heads in their arms. The old man who was eavesdropping on the couple's speech outside the house also wiped his wet eyes and could only sigh helplessly.

At this moment, the faintly hidden gate was pushed open. Liu Ce, Ye Bin, Wei Ding, Baron and others walked into the hospital and looked at the surrounding environment.

When Shuang Lao heard the movement outside the house, he immediately came out to check it out.

After seeing the clothes of the four people, they instinctively took a few steps back and showed a look of fear.

When Liu Ce saw the two elders, he smiled faintly and said, "Old man, we are businessmen from the north who come to do business. When we are thirsty, we want to ask for a bowl of water to drink. I wonder if it can be convenient?"

"Yes, some guests please go into the house to rest..."

The kind old man naturally did not refuse. Even though he felt scared, he still welcomed Liu Ce and others into the house enthusiastically.

After the four bowls of water were brought to the people, Liu Ce took a sip and said, "Old man, when I was doing business in the north, I heard that Jiangnan is rich and is a hometown of fish and rice, and Yangzhou is one of the four major cities in Jiangnan.

But to be honest, the place where you live is a bit dilapidated. Don’t be angry, old man. I’m so straightforward and won’t beat around the bush. Please forgive me, what’s going on?"

When the old man heard this, he saw that although Liu Ce was dressed in wealthy clothes, he had no airs at all. With the help of his boss, he sat opposite Liu Ce and said:

"Since the guest is here to do business, please listen to me, in this Yangzhou area, don't say anything you shouldn't say, so as not to cause trouble,

Also, when doing business in Yangzhou City, you must deal with the tycoons of the government, especially the Xu family and the prefect, who cannot be punished in any case.

Otherwise, this business cannot be carried out here at all. I hope the customers will remember it so that they will not suffer any reckless losses in the future and have no place to deal with it..."

Liu Ce smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice. I'm just coming to the precious land for the first time and not familiar with the specific environment. What's going on with the Xu family?"

The old man sighed and slowly told Liu Ce that several major forces in Yangzhou City had known each other.

What Xu Mansion knows is similar to Liu Ce’s place in Dr. Tea, and in addition to the information sent by the Intelligence Department, Ge Dongchun also has some more details...

However, it is mostly about the old-fashioned content of how Ge Dongchun and his family covered the sky with their hands in Yangzhou City. They basically do everything except good things, such as smuggling, forcing good people to become prostitutes, embezzling public funds, colluding with the underworld to harm neighbors, etc., without him, Ge Dongchun could not do it, only unexpected things.

"Dad, are there customers at home?"

The old man was talking excitedly. When the man who came out of the inner room saw Liu Ce and others, he was stunned at first, and then asked his father.

The old man said, "This is a merchant from the north. After our family asks for a bowl of water. Erlang, I'm about to ask you, are you causing some trouble? You won't come back until the curfew on weekdays?"

"Curruff?" Ye Bin frowned when he heard this. "In the first year of Xuanwu in the Han Dynasty, the court explicitly ordered the curfew to be abolished. Unless there is a war, all government offices under the rule have no right to interfere with the people's travel at night. What? Haven't you received news from the court in Yangzhou City yet?"

The man said, "Abolish the curfew? I have never heard of it. Those who abolished the curfew are just the children of scholars and nobles. When the curfew comes, we ordinary people will appear on the streets and be caught by patrols at night. It is considered light to be beaten."

Ye Bin glanced at Liu Ce suspiciously, but Liu Ce remained silent and had already remembered this detail in his heart.

After making some politeness, Liu Ce stood up and said to the old man, "Brother-in-law, there are so many disturbances today. Today, you and I have a fate, so I can't give it to him. Let's leave these yellow and white things here as a meeting gift..."

As he said that, Liu Ce placed a bag of 20 silver dollars and 5 taels of gold on the table.

The old man quickly refused: "Guest, it's just a bowl of water. You can't be so generous. Take it back, take it back quickly..."

Liu Ce shook his head and smiled, "Brother-in-law, if you don't accept it, I will feel really sorry. I just said that I should just regard it as a fate between you and me. If you refuse, I will be shameless..."

"This, this, benefactor~" The old man was so excited that he knelt in front of Liu Ce, "You have saved the life of my family, Erlang, kneel down and kowtow to his benefactor..."

The man was stunned for a moment, and only realized when his father called him, and knelt in front of Liu Ce with his father.

"Old man, get up quickly, and you, there is gold under your knees, why are you kneeling? Get up! What era is this? Is it still a pleasure to kneel down?" Liu Ce hurriedly helped the two of them up and persuaded them.

"Husband, what happened?"

When the man's wife heard the movements in the outer room, she also got up and walked out of the room to ask.

"Um?"

When Ye Bin saw this woman and child, he immediately had a small jaw. Since he followed Liu Ce, he has been in charge of the military reserve. He was also established by the doctor's hall and was proficient in medical skills. Now, when he saw this woman and child, he could see that he was seriously ill and could not help but look at it carefully.

After the man told his wife about the passing, his wife bowed slightly: "I thank my benefactor for help, but I have no relatives and no reason. Why should my benefactor help me? I also ask my benefactor to leave my name so that I can remember my benefactor's great kindness today..."

Liu Ce bowed and replied, "Everyone, this is just a matter of making a fuss, and it is also a matter of duty. It's better not to mention the reputation of being a shame. You can't treat each other like this. You are working for a few days, and I believe that this Feng Shui will be about to turn around."

Listening to Liu Ce’s irrelevant words, their family could not understand at all, but Liu Ce did not expect them to understand because he believed that they would understand everything after a while.

At this time, Ye Bin took two steps forward, performed a gentlemanly etiquette on women and children, and asked casually: "Dare you asking if your wife has a stubborn disease? I just know some magical skills. If your wife doesn't dislike you, I can ask you to take your pulse and confirm it."

When Ye Bin heard that he wanted to treat himself, the women and children were extremely excited and looked at her husband for inquiries.

The man hurriedly said to Ye Bin: "Sir, what you said is true? My wife has been sick for many years, but she just blames her for not having money to see a doctor. I'm afraid it's delayed. If you can see what disease my wife has, it would be great."

After obtaining permission, Ye Bin took his wife's pulse. After noon, Ye Bin wrote a prescription and handed it to the man, instructing him: "Your wife became ill in her early years and gave birth to a child at the age when she shouldn't have children.

In addition, my body has not been properly treated, so I got this disease. I took the medicine according to my prescription. In the first three months, I took one dose every day, and one dose every three months and three days. After half a year, your wife's illness will be cured..."

"Thank you sir..."

The man grabbed the prescription and his hands were trembling with excitement.

Liu Ce said goodbye again: "Old man, I still have something to do in the inn, so let's take a step forward. Take care of me and say goodbye..."

After talking, Liu Ce took the three of them to leave the man's house without caring for him, leaving only the man's family watching Liu Ce and his group disappearing.

"Good guy..."

After coming out of the man's house, Ye Bin stepped forward and followed Liu Ce and said, "Your Majesty, you can't blame Xu Shangshu for this matter. Xu Shangshu has not returned home for many years. He must have known that there is such a change in his family. Please do not vent his anger on this matter with Shangshu Xu. After all, he has made contributions to the country..."

Liu Ce looked angry and said as he walked, "Of course I know that this has nothing to do with Xu Wenjing, otherwise I wouldn't have cleaned up these messes for him, but the Xu family is simply lawless!"

Ye Bin said: "Your Majesty, it's better to thoroughly investigate it. After all, in recent years, the Xu family has supported the imperial court a lot. Last year, the silver dollars donated alone were as much as five million. Most of the silver dollars were used to build an institution.

Maybe his Xu family is a bit arrogant and domineering, but this is also a common problem among all ethnic groups in aristocratic families. Please do not ruin the overall situation for these small things. And no one is perfect. The Xu family will change from a businessman to a political career, and there will inevitably be many problems.

As long as you correct it now, there is still time to not make a big mistake."

Liu Ce stopped and shot a wisp of Li Guang at Ye Bin: "Shangshu Ye, what do you mean to excuse Xu Wenjing and the Xu family like this?"

Ye Bin replied calmly: "Your Majesty, the world has not yet been peaceful. I know that my ability is limited and I cannot share your worries with you and the Han court. Only Shangshu Xu can help Your Majesty to sanction the turbulent times.

Could it be that Your Majesty forgot the promise you made when you formed the Jingwei Camp?"

Then Liu Ce closed the sharp gaze in his eyes, nodded to Ye Bin and said lightly: "Mr. Ye, I was a little impulsive just now. I hope you will forgive me for hurting you in words."

Ye Bin replied: "Your Majesty should know that Ye is a human being, and you never care about these things..."

Liu Ce nodded and said, "You are right. The Xu family is not hopeless. I have to hit them. Let's do this. You go back to the inn to rest first. I will go to the intelligence department to discuss something. We will meet in the inn later."

Ye Bin did not doubt that he was there and bowed and replied, "Since that's the case, I will take the lead and wait for Your Majesty to return in the inn..."

After Ye Bin left, Liu Ce turned around and looked at Wei Dian: "Are you hungry?"

"I'm almost starving to death!"

Wei Ding's attitude was still arrogant. Even if Liu Ce had become the king of a country, there was no change at all. He showed his nature without any scruples in front of Liu Ce, which is also something that Liu Ce appreciated.

Liu Ce looked back at the direction of the Ge Mansion: "Since we are hungry, let's find a place to have a meal. I heard from Dr. Tea that the Ge Mansion is holding a banquet, so let's go there and make a try. What do you think, Baron?"
Chapter completed!