Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Chen Lang has been in Dayan for quite some time and has met many officials.

But Ling Zhen was the first one to directly ask for a bribe.

Chen Lang really wanted to ask Ling Zhen a question.

Who gave you the courage, Fish Leong?

"Have you thought it through? My patience is limited." Seeing that Chen Lang didn't say anything, Ling Zhen urged impatiently.

Chen Lang said, "I've thought about it."

After saying that, he raised his middle finger and said with a smile: "Fuck you."

Ling Zhen didn't understand the gesture, but when he understood what it meant, he instantly flew into a rage: "Mr. Chen, how dare you humiliate me!"

Chen Lang showed no fear and said, "I'm just humiliating you, so what?"

Ling Zhen pointed at Chen Lang and said, "Okay, you have guts."

"Don't come begging me later!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

After leaving Guhong Tower, Ling Zhen said to the accompanying officers, "Send someone over here immediately and seal off Guhong Tower for me!"

In less than a meal's time, a dozen constables rushed into Guhong Tower and began to clear the area.

"What are you doing?"

"I've waited for days for Miss Qing Huan to sing, and you're actually trying to kick me out?"

"Wine, my wine!"

"Fuck, is there still law? Is there still law?"

Although there were some young men from wealthy families in Linshui County among these diners, the constables were receiving orders from the county magistrate and were not afraid at all.

There were even some detectives who became interested in Xie Qinghuan who was singing on the stage and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make a move.

Xie Qinghuan had never seen such a scene before, and he stood there on the stage, feeling a little overwhelmed.

Just when the constable's hand was about to touch Xie Qinghuan's face, a leg flew out from the side and hit him hard in the waist.

The constable screamed, clutching his waist and kneeling on the ground, yelling in pain and cursing, "Who kicked me?"

Chen Lang signaled Xie Qinghuan to step back first, then said to the constable, "I kicked him!"

The constable grasped the knife handle and said, "Damn it! I'll arrest you and put you in jail. Do you believe it?"

Chen Lang sneered, "I'm a scholar, if you dare, try catching one!"

The constable was stunned.

Because he really couldn't catch the scholar, he didn't have the qualifications.

"Why are you chasing away my guests?" Chen Lang asked.

The constable stood up with a groan and said, "The county magistrate has ordered us to seal off Guhong Tower."

"There must be a reason for the seizure." Chen Lang said, "I want to know why."

The constable said, "The public has reported that the Red Beauty Drunk sold at Guhonglou is problematic. According to the laws of Dayan, Guhonglou is being sealed off."

Chen Lang said in a deep voice: "Where is the informant?"

"This is a government secret, I cannot disclose it." The constable said, "Everyone, get out now, or we will be locked in this building together!"

"Once the seal is broken, it will be tantamount to treason!"

Chen Lang sneered, "Okay, okay, that's how you play it, huh? I'll play along to the end."

"Everyone, get out."

Hu Heyuan wanted to come up and communicate with the constable, but was stopped by Chen Lang.

After the store was empty, the two constables took out the seal and put it on the door.

Another constable shouted to the crowd at the door, "Guhonglou is suspected of selling counterfeit liquor and is now sealed off according to law. During the county government's investigation, no one is allowed to enter Guhonglou. Anyone who breaks the seal will be considered a rebel."

Hu Heyuan was so angry that he jumped up and down, saying, "You are blatantly framing me. There is nothing wrong with our wine."

"Let's save these words for later in court," the constable said sarcastically. He then came up to Chen Lang and whispered, "Mr. Chen, the county magistrate asked me to bring you a message."

"You know what he means. When that matter is done, the Solitary Hong Tower will be unsealed."

Chen Lang said coldly: "Please also give a message to Lord Ling for me."

"I'll have him tear this seal off with his own hands!"

The constable mocked, "Mr. Chen, you are truly stubborn and recalcitrant."

"Close the team!"

After the detectives left, Hu Heyuan asked, "Mr. Chen, what's the conflict between you and the County Magistrate? Why did it escalate to the point of sealing off Guhong Tower?"

Chen Lang said, "He wants two thousand taels of silver per year."

Hu Haiyuan's eyes widened as he said, "Damn it! This corrupt official is so greedy!"

"I will go to the government office and sue him right now."

Chen Lang was actually a little puzzled.

Although the county magistrate does have the ability to seal off any shop under his jurisdiction, as Guhonglou is the wine and beverage supplier of the county government, the sealing of Guhonglou must be approved by the county magistrate.

Chang Anmin would never allow Ling Zhen to do this.

But Ling Zhen not only did it, but also succeeded.

Could it be that something happened to Chang Anmin?

Even if Chang Anmin condoned this, Supervisor Wang Yunzhang would not agree.

"Manager Hu, go to the government office and inquire about the county magistrate's situation. Don't rush to sue Ling Zhen yet." Chen Lang pondered and said, "I'll go to the market affairs department."

"Regardless of whether there is any result or not, meet me at my house in half an hour."

Hu Heyuan nodded, and the two of them immediately went their separate ways.

After Chen Lang arrived at the Field Affairs Office, he learned from the officers that Wang Yunzhang had received an urgent transfer order from his superiors and had left the city yesterday evening for Guangling Prefecture. It would take at least seven days for him to return.

After returning home, I met Hu Haiyuan and got similar information from him.

Chang Anmin also received a transfer order and set off for Guangling Prefecture yesterday evening.

If it were a coincidence that two people walked at the same time, it would be a complete coincidence.

It is very likely that someone deliberately transferred the two people away to make it easier for Ling Zhen to deal with him.

Currently, the only person who can accomplish this in Linshui County is the captain of the Imperial City Division.

Just because he refused to join the Imperial City Division, he resorted to such despicable means?

This is really unbelievable and even seems too ridiculous.

The Imperial City Bureau has thousands of ways to deal with people, but they chose to use this method.

Chen Lang would rather believe that this was Ling Zhen's revenge for failing to extort a bribe.

As for why he went to find Chang Anmin and Wang Yunzhang instead of Pei Ming, the reason is very simple.

Pei Ming had instructed that unless it was a matter of life and death, the two sides could not meet during this period.

Closing down a liquor store is not a matter of life and death.

"Ji Lang, what should we do?"

Li Xiuzhi's words interrupted Chen Lang's thoughts. He slowly exhaled and said with a smile, "Just treat it as a long vacation."

"I had originally planned to take a break. Right now, with only Brother Sun and Chen Tao making wine, production can no longer keep up with sales."

"I'll take advantage of this period of closure to fix up the brewery I just acquired, then go to the winery shop to buy some odd jobs and increase production."

"When the war is over and the Liao people return, Guhonglou will have wine to sell to them."

Sun Yuwei asked, "Erlang, is this battle really not going to happen?"

Chen Lang said: "It's probably a high probability, but I wouldn't dare to say it's 100% certain."

"Even if a fight breaks out, we can escape anyway, so don't worry."

"Brother Sun, I'll leave the matter of buying people from the pawnshop to you."

"Don't worry, if you see something suitable, buy it. If not, we'd rather have nothing than something bad."

Sun Yuwei nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely keep a close watch and not let those unqualified people sneak into our winery."

Chen Lang then said to Hu Heyuan, "Shopkeeper Hu, when you return, give this month's wages to the shop assistants and tell them that the next period of time will be a paid vacation. Tell them to relax and that Guhonglou will be able to reopen soon."

"Miss Xu, I'll leave Miss Xie's side to you."

Hu Heyuan and Xu Mengru nodded at the same time.

"Okay, let's all disperse."

"Xiao Qi, come with me. Let's go see what the brewery looks like."