What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 23 The Heroine
The cost was twenty taels, but the workshop head He Yi alone collected more than ten taels. The calculation was quite easy to make.

A normal person would spend twenty taels of silver to buy a regular job, and they could recoup their investment right away!
However, if you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.

Su Mo never gets stuck on trivial matters.

He hadn't even finished sorting through the congratulatory gifts sent by the Bai family.

Wang Youcai's departure was like a clarion call.

After that, people came to deliver gifts in an endless stream.

First came the village head of Jiazi Lane, then the wealthy and powerful families in the neighborhood, and then the neighbors and residents of Jiazi Lane.

Some people gave eggs, some gave fresh meat, some gave mountain produce, some gave cakes, and some even gave small amounts of silver or large coins...

Su Mo accepted them all with a smile.

He secretly made a mental note of it, intending to return the favor one by one later.

Su Mo understood these kinds of social interactions, even though he was a homebody in his past life.

At the same time, they were also struck by the rigid social hierarchy of the Great Wu Dynasty.

Even when giving gifts, there's a strict order!

If the neighborhood head doesn't send someone off, the head of the sub-district won't dare to come; if the head of the sub-district doesn't come, the wealthy households have to wait!

No wonder so many people want to become officials!

I really need to work harder to quickly raise the female commander's favorability and hold onto this powerful figure!

If that day I became a minor official and then married the delicate young widow, Qin.

He bullies troublemakers by day and harasses his wife by night!

Life would be perfect!

This is so much better than being a single, nerdy guy in my previous life. It was definitely worth the time I traveled through time!
Su Mo felt wonderful!

……

Su Mo was receiving so many gifts that her hands were sore from holding them.

Yingjianwu, Chenjiazhai.

Chen Bao was stunned when he heard the news.

This is truly a rare and extraordinary event.

The victim filed a lawsuit against the perpetrator, who was beaten to death in court, while the defendant, in turn, became a government employee.

Even traditional vernacular novels wouldn't dare to write like this!

The connections within the Embroidered Uniform Guard were truly impressive!
He broke out in a cold sweat.

Did Su Mo hold a grudge against you for whipping him earlier?
Judging from his reaction, he didn't seem to hold a grudge.

Moreover, he appears gentle and refined, humble and polite, like a scholar, not someone petty and narrow-minded.

But with these kinds of things, you can't be too afraid of the unexpected happening!

After all, it's rather unreasonable that a ruthless old clerk would raise such a nephew.

Who knows if she's an even more cunning little fox than Chen Qian!
It is necessary to take remedial measures.

After thinking it over, Chen Bao summoned Chen Hu and told him the news he had just received.

Chen Hu's reaction was not as strong as Chen Bao's.

After all, I was mentally prepared.

This is the normal plot.

It's unreasonable for the county government to dare to touch the Imperial Guards!

Chen Bao frowned and asked, "Chen Hu, what do you think we should do?"

Chen Hu said casually, "The Chen family and that kid are both fine now, so we'll definitely send Qian and the others back to the county town!"

Chen Bao sighed, speechless.

I was so desperate that I tried anything, how could I have thought to ask this dim-witted person!

Chen Hu excitedly added, "Chen Qian used to be a servant, yet he managed to open so many doors for us!"

"Now that kid has become a regular soldier, our smuggled salt will sell even better!"

Thinking about this, he felt a surge of satisfaction.

Good days are coming for Chenjiazhai!
Maybe even without being an old bachelor like myself, I can save enough money to buy a beautiful wife at the marriage market!

Don't assume that selling smuggled salt is high-risk but also high-profit!
You can't just sell smuggled salt as you please.

Basically, each private salt boss has a fixed territory.

To increase profits and expand distribution channels, one has to fight fiercely with other illegal salt dealers, vying for territory, which results in many deaths.

and.

You need money to get salt, you need money to compensate your injured brothers and their families, and you need money to smooth things over with the government!

A profit of three to five hundred taels of silver a year is already extremely high. With over a thousand people in the village and various expenses, how can they be considered wealthy?

There isn't much mountainous land suitable for growing grain in Chenjiazhai.

Besides selling smuggled salt.

They also had to go up the mountain to hunt, find mountain products, chop firewood and make charcoal to make a living!
Seeing Chen Hu's excited expression, Chen Bao secretly began to ponder the matter.

My dim-witted cousin wasn't entirely wrong.

Regular service and auxiliary service are completely different.

Chenjiazhai was not afraid of fighting with other private salt dealers.

The problem is that even if we take over the territory, without the protection of the government, it will be taken back in a few days, and the brothers' lives will have been lost in vain!

It's easy to conquer territory, but hard to defend it!
If we befriend Su Mo and indirectly gain the support of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what would that be like?
The prerequisite is that I must repair my relationship with Su Mo!
Chen Bao gritted his teeth and slowly said, "Chen Hu, go and call Qianyu over right now!"

"Also, from now on, stop calling him 'that kid,' address him as 'Lord Su'! Otherwise, don't blame your cousin for being ruthless!"

Chen Hu said with a bitter face, "I know!"

"But why call Qianyu over?"

"Is our leader preparing for war? The salt team has over a hundred brothers, they don't need that girl, do they?"

Chen Bao glared at him: "Just go when I tell you to! Stop with all the nonsense!"

Chen Hu was fearless, except for this cousin, so he obediently went to call his niece over.

Not long after, a tall, slender girl, about 1.75 meters tall, with a slim waist, long legs, and a pert bottom, and an unusually full granary, dressed in white like a knight-errant, entered the room.

"Father, what do you want with me? I just settled Sister Qin in!"

As soon as Chen Qianyu came in, she started chattering nonstop: "Poor Sister Qin!"

"I was forced to leave the county town by those despicable clerks and officials, and I can't go home!"

"Humph!"

"Once I've mastered my swordsmanship, I'll kill that Zhou Laizi and avenge Sister Qin!"

Chen Bao had a black line on his forehead.

Who was that bastard who brought her that martial arts novel? Once we find it, he'll be in for a beating!

The daughter of a salt smuggling boss with blood on her hands is going to become a chivalrous knight-errant!
Isn't this a joke?

Is her own father the first person she wants to kill?

He coughed twice: "You don't need to go and kill that Zhou Laizi."

"He is dead!"

The female knight Chen Qianyu was stunned, staring wide-eyed at her father: "Dead?"

"How can he die! I haven't even gone to kill him yet!"

The female warrior was furious that someone else had stolen her business, and couldn't help but ask again, "Which hero killed him?"

Chen Bao said irritably, "He was beaten to death by the government!"

"He committed numerous crimes, including raping women and seizing farmland. He was sentenced to one hundred strokes of the cane and was beaten to death in court!"

The heroine was furious upon hearing this: "As expected! None of these clerks are any good!"

Chen Bao glared at her: "Who said that clerks are all bad!"

"Did you know that the person who took him to the authorities was also a mere clerk or bailiff?"

The female warrior blinked: "Really?"

Chen Bao was somewhat taken aback: "Didn't Qin tell you?"

Female warrior: "No!"

Chen Bao thought to himself that Qin Shi was tight-lipped, and immediately explained, "When Zhou Laizi bullied Qin Shi that day, it was Su Mo who stepped in to save her!"

"Su Mo even shattered Zhou Laizi's shoulder bone with one punch!"

"Furthermore, we joined forces with my uncle, a local constable, to bring Zhou the scoundrel to justice!"

The female warrior's eyes widened: "Is that so?"

Chen Bao said irritably, "Would your father lie to you? If you don't believe me, go ask that Qin woman!"

"I can't speak for others, but Su Mo is definitely a good constable!"

The female warrior nodded thoughtfully: "Sounds like a good person."

"But why did Father call me here?"

Chen Bao's expression instantly darkened, and he sighed deeply: "Do you know that our Chen Family Village is facing a great calamity!"

The female warrior was immediately startled and asked urgently, "Father, what happened?"

(End of this chapter)