Adhere to the gentleman's principles

The next day, the sun was shining brightly, and Zhao Junning and Yuan Xinghui strolled in the food shop together. They carefully inspected every corner, and then came to the Rouge Shop. As the shop was about to open, the shop was very beautifully decorated, and Junning was very happy.

"Jun Ning, you are really amazing! When I was in Yangzhou Bianjing, I only saw you accompanying your mother to do the accounting in your family's restaurant, and you always made mistakes. Later, you got married and helped your mother-in-law to manage the shop. Now you can manage it on your own. Are you still the girl I knew who was less than fifteen years old, only knew how to read, and was dignified and generous?" Yuan Xinghui praised sincerely.

Zhao Junning felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. She lowered her head shyly, her hands fiddling with the corner of her clothes unconsciously. "Alright, alright, stop praising me. Why do you always bring up my past?" There was a hint of reproach in her voice.

Seeing this, Yuan Xinghui smiled even more happily, "What, are you still unhappy? Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore." She patted Jun Ning's shoulder gently, her eyes full of appreciation and encouragement for her friend.

Jun Ning raised her head and smiled at Xing Hui. At that moment, they seemed to have returned to their youth, sharing their dreams and secrets with each other. Time flies, and now they have grown into independent and strong women.

"Actually, I'm not as great as you say. I've encountered many difficulties and setbacks along the way." Jun Ning said with emotion.

"I know you have put in a lot of effort. But it is these experiences that make you more mature and confident," Xing Hui comforted.

Yuan Xinghui looked into the distance with a longing look on her face, and asked with a smile: "How are you and Li Ziyan doing recently? Are you still in harmony?" As she spoke, her eyes revealed a hint of expectation, as if she was looking forward to a beautiful love story. Then, she sighed softly, thinking of the affectionate confession on the Magpie Bridge on the Qixi Festival that day, and couldn't help but sigh: "When can I meet such a love!" There was a little melancholy in her voice, as if she was full of yearning for such a romantic scene.

Zhao Junning looked at Yuan Xinghui, smiled and pushed her shoulder, teasing: "Okay, stop it, Granny Liang told you that you don't like so many families in your in-laws, Miss Yuan, now that Uncle Yuan is not at home, you are not anxious at all!" Her tone was full of concern and worry. When Yuan Xinghui heard this, a helpless smile appeared on her face.

She quickly covered Zhao Junning's mouth and begged, "I beg you not to mention this, it's so embarrassing. I don't like Song Ci Qiu now. He is so pretentious, and just like Lin Muchen, he talks about principles from the Book of Songs. It makes me dizzy listening to him. I don't want him." A blush appeared on her face, as if she remembered her past secret love, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

Yuan Xinghui held Zhao Junning's arm tightly and said firmly: "Don't worry about me. I'm only sixteen years old. There's no rush. If I meet someone who really makes my heart move, I will not hesitate to point the gun at him and tell him, 'Hey, I like you.'" Her eyes flashed with determination and confidence, showing her unique personality and courageous pursuit of love.

Zhao Junning felt Yuan Xinghui's determination. She gently patted Yuan Xinghui's hand and comforted her, "Okay, I know you have your own ideas, so wait until you meet that special person." Her eyes were full of understanding and support for Yuan Xinghui.

Zhao Junning lowered her eyebrows and smiled.

Inside the yamen, Lin Zhubo and the other two are my good friends, and they are here to help me today. Then he said, "Chen Hu, this Mr. Xu is your martial arts master. From today on, he will teach you kung fu. Tell the brothers."

Chen Hu replied, "Yes, sir." He took Xu Wenhe to the backyard, the training ground, and clapped his hands, "Brothers, come here. Let me introduce you. This is Xu Wenhe. Young Master Xu is our future martial arts master."

The yamen runners looked at Xu Wenhe. In their eyes, Xu Wenhe was tall and thin, with the same good-looking face as Li Ziyan, the only difference being that he had inherited his mother's almond-shaped eyes and fair skin. Although he did not look sinister, it was obvious at first glance that he was in poor health.

Xu Wenhe bowed and said, "Everyone, I am Xu Wenhe. Even though you are older than me, I cannot let you call me big brother. From now on, you can call me Wenhe or my courtesy name - Yuhuai."

The guards at the training ground asked, "Mr. Xu, you look skinny and weak, and you don't look like you know martial arts. Do you want us to teach you?"

Another yamen runner said, "Okay, have you forgotten that our master also thought he was skinny and weak at first, but he turned out to be very skilled. Look at this guy's appearance, he looks so much like our master, so they must be related."

Xu Wenhe curled his lips and smiled: "You guys don't believe that I know martial arts? Then let's have a competition."

Some of the yamen runners had the same intention and wanted to attack in a group, but they were quickly knocked down one by one by Xu Wenhe. The yamen runners who did not take action muttered: "Did you see that? Many of his moves are the same as yours. Look at that horse-turning punch and that leg hook, they are exactly the same. Forget it, let's not fight him, he's a powerful guy." After the fight, Xu Wenhe straightened his clothes and said, "Do you want to fight again?" Everyone shook their heads and said they didn't want to fight anymore.

Xu Wenhe thought: Comfortable, Li Ziyan and I were taught kung fu by our grandfather himself. Who is my grandfather? The Marquis of Zhendong, who fought all over the country, always tied with Li Ziyan. So this is what victory feels like! The yamen runners were also respectful. Some of them asked curiously, "Mr. Xu, you have a boy, so do our masters have one?"

Xu Wenhe looked at everyone: "Didn't he tell you?" Everyone shook their heads. Xu Wenhe lowered his head and laughed wildly in his heart: "He must be afraid that people would know that there is a jade character in his name and laugh at him."

He suppressed his laughter and said, "How would I know your adults' small characters? Go ask them."

In the inner hall, Li Ziyan sneezed, and Lin Hai hurriedly asked, "Did you catch a cold, sir?"

Li Ziyan waved his hand and said, "That's not the case. Go on." Then he asked, "You mean there was money for the moat, but it wasn't used to repair it?"

Lin Hai nodded. At this time, Lin Muchen brought the account book: "The accounts on it don't seem to be public accounts. Five hundred taels for repairing the mansion, five hundred taels for the birth of Mr. Qian's wife, and five hundred taels for the full moon of Mr. Qian's son!"

Li Ziyan slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Is this Lord Qian sick? He actually wrote public funds into the renovation of the mansion, the birth of his daughter-in-law, and the full moon of the child! The birth of a child and the full moon are also public affairs?" Then he looked at Lin Hai and asked: "Is this Lord Qian the fair and impartial county magistrate supported by all of you? Can you also call this fair? He included the private account into the public account to make up the number? This will cause another loss of 1,500 taels. In addition, there is 30,000 taels for the moat. Misappropriation of public funds is a serious crime. This Lord Qian is really bold."

Lin Hai trembled and said, "Actually, Lord Qian is quite good. He personally led people to the mountains to suppress the bandits." Lin Muchen asked, "Did the suppression succeed?"

Lin Hai shook his head and continued, "But those bandits didn't come again, but he used his own money for disaster relief." Li Ziyan sneered, "His own money. Disaster relief was probably public funds that he swallowed up. The bandit suppression was probably just giving money to the bandits. You all still worship him. Is he still in Lucheng now?"

Lin Hai nodded: "Yes, he voluntarily abdicated and let others take over."

Li Ziyan sneered, "He said he was just like the emperor when he said he was giving up the throne. I think he was just guilty. He wrote his account in the middle and the gentleman who checked it just glanced over it without looking at it carefully."

Then he asked, "Where does Mr. Qian live?" Lin Hai said, "On the East Street of the West Market."

Lin Muchen smiled and said, "It's quite smart to choose a mediocre place as your residence." Li Ziyan poked at the account, "Then I will make him spit out the money he swallowed bit by bit."

Lin Hai looked anxious and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, pleading in his tone: "Sir, you must not do this! The wife of Lord Qian and the princess have a close relationship in the palace. Forget it, don't cause any trouble."

Li Ziyan's eyes were cold, staring at Lin Hai like a sharp blade, and he said sternly: "This is the last time I hear you say this, and the last time you say this! If it happens again, I will definitely punish you severely! He is a parent official, but he embezzled money and didn't care about the lives of the people.

The people are starving and poorly clothed, but he is still corrupt and committing crimes. Now that he has stepped down, does he think that no one can control him? When the tide comes, the moat will overflow, and the people in the city will suffer terribly! Now is the best time to recover the stolen money and use it to repair the moat!"

Lin Muchen nodded repeatedly, his face full of approval, and said solemnly: "Master Li is right, we must get the money back.