in2ebook Chapter 326 Notification
Chapter 326 Notification
Lin Chuyi reached out and helped Wang Fugui, who was a little exhausted after venting his anger, up. He smiled and said, "My two friends are very impressed by your loyalty and righteousness. In addition, they took away a lot of the bandits' treasures in Fufeng Village, so they asked me to tell you that you don't have to pay for them to take action."
After Lin Chuyi finished speaking, he took out the IOU that Wang Fugui had written earlier from his sleeve and handed it back to Wang Fugui.
Wang Fugui didn't expect Lin Chuyi to tell him this. This was good news for him, but there was no joy on Wang Fugui's face.
Wang Fugui stood up, pushed back Lin Chuyi's hand holding the IOU, and then looked at Lin Chuyi seriously and said, "That's not what I meant. Your friends agreed to go to Fufeng Village to avenge the people in the caravan, which was a huge risk."
"They were able to succeed in one fell swoop and gain other benefits in Fufeng Village. That was all due to their abilities. The reward I asked them to pay was the conditions we agreed upon at the beginning. These are two different things and cannot be confused."
"Besides, I am a businessman, and businessmen value integrity the most. I cannot go back on my word, so no matter what the consideration is, I have to pay the money."
Lin Chuyi knew that Wang Fugui was not being polite, so she didn't continue arguing with him and wasted time. Instead, she put the IOU back into her sleeve. At the same time, she gave Ping'an an innocent look: See, it's not me who insists on taking the money, it's others who insist on giving it.
Ping An immediately understood the meaning of Lin Chuyi's eyes and shook his head helplessly. Obviously, he did not expect Wang Fugui to be so honest.
Lin Chuyi turned his gaze back to Wang Fugui and sighed softly, "Okay, since you insist on giving it to me, I won't say much. If I meet them again, I will give them the IOU and let them decide whether to accept the money. If they finally decide to accept the money, they will go to Kyoto to find you according to the address you gave me before."
"There's no rush for this matter. You can put it aside for now. You'll have more important things to do later. Clean up your image a bit and then go to the notice board at the entrance of the government office. The collective capture of the Fufengzhai bandits is a rare and great thing. No matter what the government's considerations are, they will not conceal this matter. At the very least, they will post a notice to inform the people of this matter."
"Once this matter is made public, you can prepare a petition, clearly describe your experience and losses in Tujun Mountain, and then go to the government office to file a complaint. With the people from the caravan as witnesses, the chances of recovering your losses are still very high. By the way, whether you are writing a petition or facing the interrogation of those adults, you must not let them find out that you know that Lu Fang and the others are still alive, so that they don't get to the bottom of it and cause unnecessary trouble to us."
"Okay! I'll prepare it in a moment. Don't worry, I know what to say and what not to say. I won't cause you any trouble." Wang Fugui nodded repeatedly.
Although he was not very smart, he still had the ability to analyze interests. When Lin Chuyi said this, he understood why Lin Chuyi wanted him to do this.
Just now, when Lin Chuyi was telling him the whole process of how her two friends captured the bandits, she knew that the government officials did not see their true faces. If the government officials knew that he was the one who hired the bandits, they would definitely catch him and get to the bottom of it.
But in fact, he had never seen what the two people looked like. If he really wanted to ask, he would have to involve the Lin brothers and sisters who were the middlemen. They were willing to act as matchmakers out of kindness, but that didn't mean they were willing to spend time dealing with the government afterwards, so they reminded him. It would have been fine if he hadn't thought about this matter carefully before, but now that they had brought it up on their own initiative, he naturally couldn't and would not be confused about this matter.
Besides that, Wang Fugui also sensed some other meaning in Lin Chuyi's words. He looked at Lin Chuyi and asked, "Aren't you going to go with me?"
Lin Chuyi smiled and shook his head, "We won't go. My brother and I were just passing by here. It was purely coincidental that we met you. We stayed here just to wait for the follow-up development of the matter. Now that all the bandits have been arrested and the matter has been settled, there is nothing left for us to do. It is time to set off again and complete our travel mission."
"Are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you stay for a few more days? When I get the goods returned by the government, I will treat you to a good meal at Juxingju to thank you for your help." Wang Fugui saw that Lin Chuyi wanted to refuse, so he immediately changed his words, "You can also treat it as a farewell drink, wishing you a smooth journey."
Lin Chuyi still politely declined Wang Fugui's proposal: "Given our friendship, there is no need for a thank-you banquet. You are not well off recently, so forget about the farewell wine. If you must treat me, I will treat you when I go to Kyoto later."
After hearing the first half of the conversation, Wang Fugui was about to continue to persuade him, but before he could say anything, all his attention was diverted by Lin Chuyi's second half of the conversation.
"You're going to Kyoto?"
"Yes, but not now. The earliest will be early next year."
"Okay, okay, by the beginning of next year, I will have returned to Kyoto. When you get to Kyoto, you must come find me. I was born and raised in Kyoto, and there is nothing I don't know about the delicious food and fun things in Kyoto. When the time comes, I will personally take you there to play, and I guarantee that your trip to Kyoto will not be in vain."
"Okay, I'll definitely look for you when I get to Kyoto. When things are over here, you should take your people back to Kyoto as soon as possible. You've already wasted a lot of time here. If you go back too late, your family will be worried. I don't know how the government will compensate you for your losses. I can't help you with anything else. Take these two hundred taels for emergency use."
"Listen to my advice. After you return to Beijing, don't think about going south to do business. I think you are not good at traveling far away. Nothing good happens every time you travel far away. If you still want to do the dried seafood business, just buy dried seafood from those merchants and open a restaurant according to the recipe I gave you to test the waters. Although the cost of ingredients is high, at least your life will not be in danger, and your family will not have to worry about you getting into trouble outside every day."
Wang Fugui looked at the four fifty-liang silver notes that were stuffed into his hands, and his shoulders slumped. "To be honest, these two experiences have really dealt me a heavy blow. Even if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't want to go south to do business in person anymore. Right now, I'm really short of silver, so consider this money as a loan from me to you."