vrcanaries Chapter 303 Collapse of Cooperation
Chapter 303 Collapse of Cooperation
In the south of the city, there is a private room on the second floor of Qianling Tower.
"County Magistrate Lin, this is our Qianlinglou's special dish, Jiuqu Stir-fried Pork, please try it."
Wang Cheng, the head of the Wang family, picked up a piece of meat and put it on Lin Xiaofan's plate. I don’t know what kind of cooking method was used to cook this meat. It turned into a dark mass, but it exuded an alluring fragrance.
With the attitude of giving it a try, Lin Xiaofan picked up a piece of meat and ate it, tutting his tongue and saying:
"good."
Despite this, his expression did not change at all.
In terms of taste alone, in this day and age, this is indeed a good dish. But he was already used to eating rice made with refined salt, and these dishes just felt bland.
"Haha, Magistrate Lin is so complimentary. Waiter, bring up the two jars of peach blossom wine that I treasure."
Wang Cheng greeted Lin Xiaofan and then said:
"Brother Lin, this peach blossom wine is made by a wine shop in the capital. Only a thousand jars are produced a year. It has the aroma of peach blossoms, and you will have endless aftertaste after drinking it. In the entire Degao County, we are the only one selling it in Qianlinglou. .”
Lin Xiaofan readily accepted Wang Cheng's hospitality. Naturally, there is no reason to refuse something that is free of charge.
After saying a few more polite words, Lin Xiaofan started to get down to business:
"Master Wang, when I come here this time, I actually have something to ask of you."
Hearing this, Wang Cheng, instead of feeling disgusted, showed a hint of joy on his face and said:
"Just as Magistrate Lin said, as long as I can help you, I will definitely do my best to help you."
Lin Xiaofan is now the largest official in the county. If he can be owed a favor, he is willing to pay a higher price.
And if he helped Lin Xiaofan this time, and Lin Xiaofan would do him a favor next time, the two of them would have established a relationship. If anything happens in the future, he can ask Lin Xiaofan for help.
"Is this true?"
Lin Xiaofan raised his eyebrows slightly and then said:
"Brother Wang Cheng, I want your Qianling Tower. I wonder if you can give it to me? Don't worry, I can tell you whatever the price is."
"puff!"
After hearing this, Wang Cheng almost spit out the sip of tea he just drank.
Did I hear you right? He wants this Qianling Tower? What a joke.
This Qianling Tower was passed down from their ancestors, and its value is hard to estimate, but in one year, it can bring thousands of taels of silver to the clan. The other properties of the family combined together probably amount to this amount.
Not to mention that the relationship between the two is not yet familiar, Lin Xiaofan has just taken office, how much money can he have in his hands? Can you get ten thousand taels? This Qianling Tower is worth more than ten thousand taels.
Looking at Lin Xiaofan's very sure eyes, Wang Cheng slowly accepted this fact.
He took a breath and said bitterly:
"Magistrate Lin, to be honest, this Thousand Spirits Tower was passed down from our ancestors and is very important to our family. My father said before he left that no matter what, this Thousand Spirits Tower cannot be given to others."
"If you talk about other properties, if County Magistrate Lin wants it, I can give it to you directly. But this Qianling Tower is absolutely not acceptable."
Wang Cheng's refusal was very decisive and he made it clear that it was impossible to take action.
Hearing this, Lin Xiaofan frowned slightly, as if he was not very satisfied with the result, and continued:
"Brother Wang Cheng, I really like this Qianling Tower. Why don't you think about it again? No matter how high the price is, I am willing to do it. If it doesn't work, I will write you an IOU and pay it back slowly in the future. Anyway, I You are the magistrate of Degao County, are you still afraid that I will run away? I will return it to you as soon as I get the money."
At this moment, the waiter brought up two jars of peach blossom stuffing.
Wang Cheng felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. Could it be that his rejection just now was not thorough enough?
In order to make Lin Xiaofan stop thinking about it, he even took out his deceased father, and he still wanted it for some reason?
If the person in front of him hadn't been the county magistrate, he might have turned against him long ago.
Thinking that he had to lower his head when he was under the eaves, he took a deep breath, picked up the peach blossom stuffing, poured a bowl for Lin Xiaofan, and said:
"Brother Lin is joking, I will never let this Qianling Tower go. Come and try our peach blossom wine. That wine shop in the capital only produces a thousand jars of peach blossom wine a year, and our family spends a lot of money on it. , I can make ten or twenty jars. These two jars are the last ones in stock last year. I usually just smell the fragrance and am reluctant to drink them. If Magistrate Lin hadn’t come to visit, I would have kept them until I arrived. Autumn."
What he said was true. If two jars of peach blossom wine can win Lin Xiaofan's favor, it will be worth it.
"Brother Wang Cheng, Qianling Tower..."
Lin Xiaofan wanted to say more, but when he saw Wang Cheng's face darken suddenly, he "forcibly" suppressed the words that came to his mouth.
At the dinner that followed, Lin Xiaofan didn't talk much. He just kept drinking peach blossom wine, and most of the two jars of wine went into his stomach.
It wasn't until he had cleared away most of the food on the table that he stood up and left.
"Magistrate Lin, please walk slowly on the road!"
Wang Cheng shouted, looking at Lin Xiaofan's retreating back, he sighed slightly.
It turned out that I had always overestimated this county magistrate.
Think about it, no matter how talented Lin Xiaofan is, he is just a teenager. Judging from his fair skin, it seems that he has not suffered any hardships since he was a child, and he still has a childish air about him.
It's funny to think that because he didn't give him the Qianling Tower, he had been sulking and even being indifferent to himself.
But no matter what, this Qianling Tower cannot be handed over to others.
"Master, why do you think your face looks wrong? Could it be that Lin Xiaofan made some excessive demands?"
A middle-aged man came closer and asked. Since cooperating with the Lin family, the family has been getting better and better, and the smile on the owner's face has never stopped, but it has not been like this for a long time.
"It doesn't matter. You can bring some gifts tomorrow and go to Magistrate Lin's house to make amends. Just say that it was our Wang family who neglected him yesterday, and I hope he won't be offended."
Wang Cheng said.
After all, Lin Xiaofan is also the county magistrate. If he turns against him, the Wang family will have trouble moving in the county in the future, and the Lin family may also keep distance from their family. In that case, things will be troublesome.
"it is good."
The middle-aged man just nodded in agreement without asking why, and then said again:
"The head of the Lin family, Lin Xiao, came to our place for dinner tonight. He asked me why Lin Xiaofan came to see you."
When Wang Cheng heard this, he immediately understood. It seemed that Lin Xiao was afraid that he would cooperate with Lin Xiaofan and not take the Lin family with him.
"We all hang out with the Lin family, we can't let them become suspicious of us. I'll write him a letter tomorrow and tell him what happened tonight."
His conversation with Lin Xiaofan was not a secret, so there was no harm in telling Lin Xiao the truth.