The inner voice was overheard, and the whole court was eating melons together

Guagua: [Who knows? ]

When Mr. Hu saw Song Yaoyao accept the banknote, he whispered:

"Sir, today's incident is all a misunderstanding. Can you please just let it go?"

Song Yaoyao glanced at Mr. Hu, turned around and walked to the crowd without saying a word, raised the purse, and said:

"Brothers, Master Hu wants to treat us to tea!"

Someone asked:

"Sir, does this count as bribery?"

Song Yaoyao nodded:

"Of course it counts.

Everyone, tell me, what is the punishment for blatantly bribing officials in our Tianfeng Congress? "

Mr. Hu did not expect that the gentleman in front of him would not play by the rules and would blatantly take out the bag of money he had given away.

Mr. Hu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said:

"My Lord, I was wrong. It's all my fault!"

Song Yaoyao glanced at Mr. Hu, then looked away. She opened the purse and took out the banknotes.

Song Yaoyao opened the banknote and looked at the amount on it, pretending to be surprised and said:

"Wow!

100 taels, this is 100 taels of silver!

Mr. Hu is really generous! "

Mr. Hu's back was already wet with sweat:

"I was wrong, sir. I know I was wrong. Will you forgive me?"

Song Yaoyao then got back to the point and said:

“Let’s talk about Zhang Fangtian and the others first.

Mr. Hu, do you have anything to say about this matter? "

On the way here, Mr. Hu had already heard the whole story from his servants.

He secretly cursed Hu Qi for being an idiot and not knowing how to do things. Why did he attract the police?

"Sir, I have handed this matter over to Hu Qi to handle, and I am completely unaware of it.

It was because I didn't discipline him properly that Hu Qi, this wicked slave, did such a thing."

Gua Gua: [This Mr. Hu is very cunning. He pushed all the blame onto a housekeeper. He said he was at fault, but it was because he didn't discipline his children well enough!

Oh! I was born with a clever tongue! 】

Song Yaoyao: [He is indeed a dishonest businessman, he is really cunning! ]

Song Yaoyao asked:

"Mr. Hu is indeed a businessman, I have to admire his words!

Mr. Hu, please come and take a look at your garden. Is there anything that is not well maintained?

What exactly are you dissatisfied with?"

"satisfy!

I, the common people, have nothing to be dissatisfied with!"

"Since you are satisfied, then tell me, when can Zhang Fangtian and the others be paid?"

"Send it, send it right away!"

"This is not okay."

Mr. Hu was extremely puzzled. Didn't he come here to ask for wages for these poor people? Why didn't he want it now?

Mr. Hu thought so and asked:

"What do you mean, sir?"

Looking at Mr. Hu's expression, Song Yaoyao knew what he was thinking, and snorted in her heart:

“Since I know it’s your fault, you should be punished!

I hate profiteers like you the most. Zhang Fangtian and his men have worked so hard for more than a month, but the combined wages of so many of them do not exceed 20 taels.

Just look at the amount of money you bribed me and I can tell you are not short of money at all.

100 taels could be easily taken out, but the 20 taels of wages were not paid.

You are clearly bullying Zhang Fangtian and his people because they have no background and are a group of honest people!"

"Sir, I don't have any."

"I don't care what you think.

But we must not let it go easily!

I will punish you by making you pay Zhang Fangtian and his men 10 times their wages."

"Ten times the wages? Isn't that too much, sir?"

"Are you questioning my decision?

Come here, anyone who dares to question this officer will be dragged down and given twenty lashes of the cane!"

"Yes."

Mr. Hu didn't expect that he would be dragged away and beaten with a stick just for saying one word. He was anxious:

"Sir, I am innocent!

I don't mean to question you!

No matter how much the fine is, I will accept it! "

Song Yaoyao ignored Mr. Hu's pleas for mercy and said:

"Drag down."

"Yes."

"Sir, please spare me!

Twenty strokes of the board would be the end of my life!

I am willing to pay 20 times the wages, please forgive me, sir!"

"stop."

Song Yaoyao didn't expect that in order to avoid guilt, Mr. Hu would agree to pay 20 times the wages:

"Say what you just said again?"

Song Yaoyao's men let go of Master Hu, who was so frightened that he sat down on the ground. He didn't care about his embarrassment, and immediately knelt down and said:

"Sir, I am willing to pay 20 times the wages.

My Lord, I really know I was wrong!"

"That's what you said."

"That's what the common people said."

"Go get the account book and settle the wages for Zhang Fangtian and the others now."

"Yes."

Mr. Hu immediately ordered his men to get the account book, fearing that Song Yaoyao would change her mind and beat him with a stick the next second.

Between being beaten and paying money, Mr. Hu decisively chose to pay the money.

If you lose money, you can earn it again!

Mr. Hu is regretting his decision now. If he had known that things would become so serious, he would have paid Zhang Fangtian and the others their wages long ago.

Now, it has increased from 20 taels to 400 taels.

Zhang Fangtian and the others were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes. They knelt down:

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

"Everyone get up!

Don't thank me, this is what we should do.

Once you get the silver, I will send someone to escort you out of the city to prevent anyone from coveting the silver.

Also, you should all understand the principle of not showing off your wealth.

After returning, I will be careful with the money and not arouse other people's suspicion, so as not to bring about a fatal disaster!"

Zhang Fangtian nodded:

"Thank you for your advice, we all understand!"

"Just be sensible!"

The account book was delivered soon, and Zhang Fangtian and his colleagues were paid 20 times the wages recorded in the account book.

The moment Zhang Fangtian and his men received the money, they knelt down again:

"Thank you, sir. Thank you for taking charge for us!"

“Get up!

Come here, send Zhang Fangtian and the others out of the city, and come back when they are completely safe!"

"Yes."

When Zhang Fangtian and his companions left the Hu Mansion, many people were still standing at the door. They wanted to see what would happen next.

I didn’t expect Zhang Fangtian and the others to come out so soon.

Someone asked:

"Zhang Fangtian, have you received your wages?"

"got it."

"That's good."

"What's up with these officials around you?"

"They were sent by the adults to escort us out of the city."

"Your Excellency sent someone to escort you because you were afraid that Master Hu would take revenge on you, right?

I didn’t expect this adult to be so considerate!”

Zhang Fangtian and the others did not say much about how much money they had taken, as they knew they had to keep a low profile.

Zhang Fangtian said to the people:

“If you encounter any problems in the future, please go to the government.

Your Excellency will handle this impartially!"

"understood."

"From this incident, we can see that the court of Tianfeng Kingdom is still very good, and this gentleman is very upright."

"Yes, if we encounter any problems in the future, we will go to the government!"

……