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

Wang Shiru said, "Is Brother Chen's house very big? Then I really want to go and see it someday."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "You're welcome anytime."

"It's getting late. I'm leaving now."

"I'll see you off, brother."

Wang Shiru accompanied Chen Lang all the way to his doorstep and watched him go away.

At the same time, Wang Shiru had a puzzled feeling in his heart.

The shop was closed, why was Chen Lang not panicking at all?

Wang Shiru didn't understand, but the officials of Linshui County did.

Chen Lang’s Guhonglou adopts a membership system.

The membership system is divided into four levels.

Lifetime membership, annual membership, quarterly membership and monthly membership.

Those who choose the first two levels are all powerful people in Linshui County. The closure of Guhong Tower for ten days or half a month will not have much impact on them.

But the members in the last two tiers are mostly students and ordinary people.

The fees for membership were saved by cutting back on expenses. If Guhong Tower was closed for one day, it would mean that several hundred thousand dollars would be wasted for them.

Linshui County is currently facing the threat of the Liao army. Although the people in the city have not fled on a large scale, the tense and depressing atmosphere still exists. Guhong Tower has become a place for these people to numb themselves.

Now that Hongyanzui of Guhonglou is gone, these people have no way to vent their emotions. If things drag on any longer, there might be a big mess.

Of course, not all lifetime members and annual members are indifferent to the closure of Guhong Tower.

Among this group of members, quite a few of them came for Xie Qinghuan.

They spent a lot of money on Xie Qinghuan, but now they can't see him anymore. These people are feeling resentful.

When these two groups join forces to cause trouble, it is like a strong body with a shrewd mind, and the damage caused is immeasurable.

In addition to the members of Guhonglou who were brewing an outburst, the owners and managers of other shops in Linshui County also began to feel uneasy.

The reason is very simple. As the "designated liquor supplier of the county government" and a major taxpayer in Linshui County, Guhonglou was closed down just like that!

Some merchants even went to the government office to ask if they could get their advertising fees refunded so that they would stop advertising.

They bought the advertisements just to curry favor with the government, but now it seems that this government only wants their money and is not willing to let them curry favor with it.

The most anxious official in the yamen was the county lieutenant.

The constables were dispatched to seal off Guhong Tower, and the constables in the yamen were all under the command of the county lieutenant.

In other words, Ling Zhen directly skipped over him as the county lieutenant when doing things this time.

If Guhonglou surrenders, then everything will be fine.

But if Guhonglou resists and wins, he, the county lieutenant, will definitely be implicated when the reckoning comes in the future.

More importantly, there are not enough people responsible for maintaining public security in the city. Many constables and officers have not had a good night's sleep for several days. Now they have to devote some of their energy to keeping an eye on the members of Guhonglou and major businesses in the county.

If this continues, the merchants and members will not take any action before the constables and police officers will collapse.

The county lieutenant had visited Ling Zhen several times, but was always turned away. He was so worried that his head was almost going bald.

However, what the county lieutenant could not have imagined was that Ling Zhen was actually losing his hair in clumps just like him.

Ever since the Solitary Hong Tower was sealed, there has been no news from the Imperial City Division. I went to find Song Ke, but the people from the Imperial City Division just said that the captain was no longer there and sent him away.

The lawyer would report to Ling Zhen every day about what was happening in the county. When he learned that more and more shops were asking for a refund of their advertising fees, Ling Zhen felt like the sky was falling.

Ling Zhen is now looking forward to Chen Lang coming to his house. As long as he comes and says a few soft words, he will immediately unblock Guhong Tower.

As for the order from the Imperial City Department.

Whoever wants to comply can do so. I’m not playing anymore.

……

Two days later, Ling Zhen still hadn't waited for Chen Lang to come and surrender.

But he received another piece of great news.

The Liao Kingdom retreated!

Just like the previous troop deployment on the border, there was no sign of this withdrawal beforehand.

When the people heard the news, they were stunned at first, then ecstatic.

No need to fight!

Although the officials in Linshui were relieved, they wanted to know more about why the Liao Kingdom withdrew its troops as it said.

This question was answered a day later.

The Dayan army successfully captured Xiazhou!

After the fall of Xiazhou, the Western Xia took the initiative to express its intention to seek peace. The Emperor of Dayan agreed and selected several important officials from the cabinet to go to Xiazhou to be responsible for negotiations with the Western Xia.

At the same time, the Dayan army in Xiazhou, except for the local Yongkang army, began to evacuate in an orderly manner.

At the same time that Dayan withdrew its troops, Liao also withdrew its troops.

It had been a long time since Dayan had achieved such brilliant results in foreign wars. The emperor was so happy that he issued an edict for the whole country to celebrate!

This caused a bustle across the country.

Various lantern festivals and poetry gatherings have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Linshui County, as the first line of defense against the Liao Kingdom on the border, naturally did not want to lag behind. In just one night, the streets and alleys were filled with red lanterns. Those who didn't know would have thought it was the New Year.

Ling Zhen also seized this opportunity and secretly gave an order to the detectives, asking them to tear off the seal on the door of Guhong Tower.

But Ling Zhen never expected that his kindness would be rejected by the people of Guhong Tower.

Hu Heyuan, the owner of Guhonglou, stopped the constable from tearing off the seal.

"Manager Hu, the county magistrate has already agreed to lift the ban, but you're still refusing to do so. What's the point?"

Hu Heyuan said calmly, "The boss said that the seal must be torn off by the county magistrate himself."

"No one can touch this seal except him."

"You...are not qualified!"

The constable was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and chop the old man to death.

Just then, another group of detectives arrived at the scene, including a captain.

"What are you doing?" the captain asked coldly.

"Captain Cao, we came to unseal Guhong Tower, but this old guy is stopping us." The constable bowed.

Captain Cao sneered, "Why haven't I received the order to lift the ban?"

The constable whispered, "Captain Cao, how could there be an order for something like this? It was the county magistrate..."

Captain Cao said calmly, "Since there's no order, it means the matter hasn't been thoroughly investigated, so the blockade cannot be lifted."

"If you want to unblock it, ask County Magistrate Ling to produce the documents."

The constable's face turned pale. He said, "Captain Cao, are you going to openly oppose County Magistrate Ling?"

Captain Cao remained calm and said, "I wouldn't dare. I'm just following the laws of Dayan."

"If you have the guts, I will report this matter to the county magistrate right away. Just wait and see!" The constable left angrily.

Captain Cao rolled his eyes. "Ling County Magistrate? He won't be around for much longer, and you're still treating him like a backer."

After saying that, he turned around and faced Hu Heyuan, saying, "Shopkeeper Hu, don't worry, this store will be unsealed in a few days."

Hu Heyuan said: "Captain, I am not anxious at all, but I don't quite understand, you..."

Captain Cao said calmly, "Don't ask too much about the government office. Just stay at Guhong Tower and wait for the lockdown to be lifted."