northernbook Chapter 313: King Cheng in a Wheelchair
Chapter 313: King Cheng in a Wheelchair
The king?
In Xinping County, who else dares to call himself "this king" except King Cheng?
Su Wanwan couldn't help but turn her head to look next door, but she only saw an open window and a few strands of hair flying in the wind, but no face.
Su Wanwan was not surprised by the appearance of King Cheng, after all, he was specially invited by Shen Yuan.
She just felt that King Cheng's voice was inexplicably familiar.
Shen Yuan and others in the room also heard the noise, especially Manager Liu. When he heard the sound, he was immediately startled and stood up quickly.
"Brother Shen, next door is our Royal Highness Cheng Wang. Excuse me for leaving."
His Royal Highness King Cheng is here and is angry, so naturally he has to go and see him.
And he could probably guess what was going on.
King Cheng rarely leaves his palace and doesn't take care of affairs for many years, but it is unexpected that he will actually come out this time.
"Please go ahead, Manager Liu. We welcome you to come to our workshop and see it for yourself next time."
Shen Yuan stood up and clasped his fists in farewell.
After Manager Liu turned around, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and his ears moved slightly.
Manager Liu, I'm afraid you can't get out of this room.
"Shen Hua, you two should be careful. If you can fight, fight. If you can't fight, run away. Don't try to be brave."
Shen Yuan gave a warning. Shen Hua and Wang Baolin were still shocked that Cheng Wang was actually next door. When they heard this, they immediately nodded, and then were shocked again.
What's going on? Are we going to fight?
Before he could ask, the door over there was kicked open with a bang. Manager Liu, who had just walked to the door, was caught off guard and almost hit his nose by the door.
Fortunately, Shen Yuan was quick-witted and rescued him.
Manager Liu was so frightened that he gasped for breath, looked at the door that was kicked open, and angrily looked at the person who came.
The person who came was naturally Li Biao, followed by a dozen thugs, filling the corridor.
Li Biao saw that Manager Liu was obviously stiffened for a moment, but he quickly turned his gaze to Shen Yuan.
He narrowed his eyes when he saw this person.
He was quite handsome, but it was just this country bumpkin who beat up eight of his men?
Although this man was taller and looked to be in good shape, and perhaps had some strength, he still didn't believe that he could defeat eight of his thugs in a short period of time.
He felt that those people were exaggerating.
However, seeing him with Manager Liu, he understood that this person might be relying on his relationship with Manager Liu to dare to go against him.
Humph, what is a manager of a small coal mine? His uncle is the chief steward of Prince Cheng’s Mansion and his confidant!
"Master Biao San, what are you doing?"
Manager Liu was so angry that his voice was shaking. He stepped on the door below. If Shen Yuan hadn't held him back, he would have been flattened by the door!
"Manager Liu, I have some grievances with this man. I'm sorry to have frightened you. The following scenes may be a bit cruel. Manager Liu is old, so please leave."
Master Biao San twisted his neck with a very arrogant attitude.
These words sounded very domineering, and were indeed the behavior of a bully. Su Wanwan retreated to the window, and thinking that King Cheng was right next door, she couldn't help but observe a moment of silence for Master Biao San.
A man next door had just broken a teacup when he heard a group of people running in the corridor outside. The footsteps were messy but powerful, and there were more than ten people.
The guards immediately ran to the door and stood there, with several of them surrounding the wheelchair.
The man sitting in the wheelchair had fair skin, narrowed his peach blossom eyes, and pursed his thin lips:
"Don't move yet."
Then he heard a "bang" and the door of the next room was kicked open. An arrogant male voice was heard. He heard the voice of Liu, the manager of the coal mine.
The man in the wheelchair was King Cheng.
He gripped the armrest with both hands and tapped it gently, but still no movement.
I came to Fengxianlou today just because I heard that there is a dish called Candied Sweet Potato.
He had heard of sweet potatoes before. He heard that it was a new crop that was still in the promotion and trial stage and was only available in Tongxu County.
Some of the harvest must have come by now, but he had never seen it.
I heard that the owner of Fengxianlou is familiar with the people who grow sweet potatoes in a village in Tongxu County, and even the braised meat in the store comes from that village.
His biggest hobby is food.
He was extremely curious about this crop that could be used as a dish and also as food, and he couldn't wait to try it.
So, he came.
I really enjoyed the delicious food made from sweet potatoes.
It was sweet and sticky, and even though he didn't like sweet food, he ate a few more pieces.
However, what surprised him was not the dish, but the fact that the sweet potato was really a rare and good crop as the Tongxu County government said. No wonder the County Magistrate Xu promoted it so vigorously.
He was in a good mood, and after the autumn harvest, he sent someone to Tongxu County to ask the county magistrate Xu for some sweet potatoes so that they could grow this crop in Xinping County next year.
If the yield is really that high, we will never have to worry about food again.
But this good mood didn't last long before he saw a group of burly men walking around in the market downstairs, collecting protection fees from stall to stall. When he asked someone, he found out that it was twenty copper coins.
King Cheng was furious, so he naturally sent people out to investigate. Before the people who investigated came back, something happened here again.
"Who is Master Biao San? You are so arrogant. In this territory of mine, besides me, there is someone else who dares to call himself the master!"
King Cheng whispered, continuing to tap the armrests with his hands.
The people who followed him were all personal guards who only protected King Cheng's safety and did not care about what was happening outside. Moreover, King Cheng seldom left the palace, so naturally they also seldom left the palace.
But they had heard of Master Biao Sanye.
It seemed that he was the manager in charge of matters in the market. He had gone to Prince Cheng's Mansion before to report his work to the chief steward, and they had met him before.
"He's the manager of this street."
A guard answered.
King Cheng narrowed his eyes, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his lips:
"Is a steward so arrogant?"
He is a prince and the tenth uncle of the current emperor, but he doesn't dare to be so arrogant.
He usually doesn't care about anything and is only keen on food and fishing. People say he is a free and easy person, and some even say he is a cynical and dissolute prince, but this does not mean that he is stupid.
He specially built these two streets. In the past, if people wanted to sell something, it was too scattered and difficult to manage. It would be convenient and beneficial for the people to concentrate them together. He also waived the management fee for one year and stipulated that each stall would only charge two copper coins in future years.
result.....
It is obvious that some people think he is not doing his job and are using his name to rob and plunder.
He also looked at the accounts of the palace. The market's income was recorded at two copper coins per stall, and there was no problem with that.
So, did the extra money fatten the manager’s belly?
King Cheng’s eyes were deep.
On Shen Yuan's side, Manager Liu was about to leave after hearing Li Biao's threatening words, but when he remembered that the prince was next door, he suddenly stopped.
Why is he still afraid of Li Biao?
It would be fine if Li Biao just collected market protection fees indiscriminately, he even had his eyes on his coal mine. In the past, he didn't dare to provoke him, but now that the prince was present, he was afraid of nothing!