I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]

Tang Xuan went to Hejian Mansion.

The children read books, learned arts, only Si Nan and Erdou, Xiao Mantou, and Xiao Eggplant were left in and out of the house, and it suddenly became very deserted.

As soon as the days are deserted, time passes very slowly.

Si Nan went to Xuandemen to wait every day, but he didn't hear from Tang Xuan.

This time is different from the last time. The last time was to control the water, and the distance was so close that Tang Xuan could send people to deliver letters every day, and he could even find time to write a few love words.

This time I went to the border town to fight against the Liao people. To be on the safe side, even the papers for the officials were secretly sent by the Secretary of the Imperial City. The reason for not contacting Sinan was to protect him.

According to the wishes of the officials, the war with the Liao army had to be kept secret, so as not to panic the people.

Recently, the Secretary of the Imperial City has been doing a lot of work. He has been arresting the salt dealers in the Liao Kingdom, and then involved some shops that buy Liao salt, and searched them together, causing panic.

The government has been in power for decades, and has never disturbed the people like this. Sinan saw something was wrong, and called Wuweishe for an emergency meeting.

"I think you all already know that the private salt case a while ago is not completely over yet, and people have been investigating it these days..."

Sinan is young and loves to laugh. The members think he has a good temper and are not afraid of him.

Hearing what he said now, most of them didn't take it to heart, "Don't worry about Sidong's family, we didn't buy private salt, what are we afraid of?"

Sinan's face darkened, "Are you sure you didn't buy it? Don't think I don't know. There are quite a few people in the Wuwei Club who have been involved with Bai Ye, and there are not a few people who have bought salt and pepper voluntarily or because of favors."

He scanned around and said in a cold voice: "Stand up yourself, let's think of a solution together. If you refuse to say it now, you will be investigated by the Imperial City Secretary tomorrow, and don't blame the club for not protecting you!"

This was the first time Sinan got angry since he took office as the president. He never lost his temper when he was under so much pressure to organize the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Those who had ghosts in their hearts could not help shrinking their necks, and did not dare to say more.

However, no one stood up.

They didn't think that Si Nan would only care about the members, but thought of his relationship with Tang Xuan, and wondered if he was helping Si Nan to defraud them.

Someone wanted to stand up, but was pushed down by the people next to him.

Si Nan saw it, and his face darkened, "Don't want to say?"

Wu Zixu raised his hand, and said awkwardly: "Well, you know, the surname Bai tricked me into buying salt and pepper..."

Si Nan said: "That's okay, I have already reported it to the Imperial City Secretary before the Baiwei game, and the officials know about it."

Wu Zixu picked at his fingers, and said with a guilty expression, "I bought it later... Isn't it cheap, and the taste is good. At that time, I didn't know it was illegal salt, so I bought more..."

"How much did you buy?"

"ten……"

Simon raised his eyebrows.

Wu Zixu changed his words: "One, one hundred catties."

Si Nan sneered, "Okay, it's enough to kill everyone."

Wu Zi pretended to cry and hugged his thigh, "Brother, dear brother, you have to save me!"

Si Nan poked his forehead bitterly, "Why didn't your own brother beat you to death?"

Wu Zixu cried and said, "If he finds out about Bao Buqi, he will really be beaten to death! Are you afraid to go home without seeing me?"

"Be honest first." Sinan kicked him aside and looked around, "Is there anyone else?"

Chef Jiang from Heyan'er Noodle Shop stood up and said embarrassingly, "I bought two catties, but I didn't dare to use it after the accident with shopkeeper Bai, so I threw it into the river."

At that time, Bai Ye called people to buy them, but he really didn't dare to offend them, so he bought some symbolically.

Si Nan nodded and told him to sit down, "The rest are gone?"

All of them stuck their heads in silence.

To put it bluntly, I still don't believe him.

Si Nan wasn't annoyed either, he just nodded calmly to the other principals.

The leader in charge clapped his hands, and immediately more than a dozen strong guards came in and saluted with fists in their hands.

When everyone saw it, they were immediately stunned.

Which one is this singing?

Si Nan curled his lips, half-smiling, "Please, brothers, go to various restaurants to check."

"Yes!" The men responded, without asking any extra questions, they just went out neatly.

Apparently, Sinan had already explained it in advance.

Everyone in the audience panicked, they didn't expect this to happen, and each made excuses to leave.

Si Nan smiled slightly, "Don't be in a hurry, the brothers are traveling very fast. Let's drink two cups of tea here slowly, and they will come back soon—Xiao Wu, serve the tea."

"Yes!"

Xiaowu is not young, he is already 20 years old, honest and capable, but his fortune is not good, he is a slave, and he has been doing odd jobs in Wuwei Club since he was a child.

This time it was Sinan who he reminded, Bai Ye used to sell rice, flour, grain and oil to the commune members, so Sinan thought of this.

Needless to say, Si Nan, Xiao Wu had already made tea, set out the bowls, poured dozens of cups, and served them to everyone one by one.

But no one thought well of him, instead they gave him several hard stares.

Xiao Wu didn't hurt or itch, since he recognized Si Nan, he only listened to him, and he wasn't afraid of offending others.

The members no longer felt that Si Nan was soft-tempered and easy-going, and no longer dared to challenge him.

Wuweishe does have the power to supervise its members.

On weekdays, whether the restaurants that join the club have financial difficulties, are bullied by gangsters, or are suppressed by their peers, Wuwei Club will do their best to help.

Correspondingly, Wuweishe is also responsible for monitoring.If the Imperial City Secretary finds out that there are members buying Liao salt, the leader of the Wuwei Society will be the first to be punished.

It was also because of this that Sinan spared no effort to investigate.

Those who have ghosts in their hearts are lucky, just hoping not to find out their own homes.Unexpectedly, the leader arranged by Sinan was Zhong Jiang.

Zhong Jiang was born in the Imperial City Department, and he has done big and small things with Tang Xuan. He can even find out how many crickets there are in a certain official's mansion, let alone such a big jar of Liao salt?

Not long after, Zhong Jiang came back with someone.

When everyone saw him, their hearts were completely cold.

Someone exclaimed: "President, you didn't tell Mr. Zhong to investigate!"

"Oh, I forgot to mention it. It's okay, it's not important." Sinan twitched the corners of his mouth, watching the men put the Liaoyan altar they found on the ground.

Zhong Jiang is also bad, as long as it is not conspicuous, each jar is tied with the nameplate of each store.

The faces of those involved were all gloomy, and they secretly said in their hearts: "It's over, it's over..."

Si Nan's expression was also not good, and he looked sharply at a middle-aged shopkeeper sitting in front.

This person is a franchisee of the hot pot restaurant, his name is Li Fu, he is naughty, and he is very good at dealing with affairs.He is the only one who manages the ten franchise stores well. Sinan originally thought that he would be awarded a certificate at the end of the year.

Fortunately, the certificate was not issued, but the evidence of his private purchase of Liao salt was seized first.

What made Sinan even more angry was that after asking several times just now, Li Fu actually didn't say a word, and now they are making each other look ugly!

The sign in Li Fu's store was originally given to Sinan by Zhong Jiang in private, but Sinan didn't hide it, and showed it openly.

Li Fu immediately turned pale.

The rest of the people involved immediately put their hearts back into their stomachs.

Alas, even hot pot restaurants have bought private salt, what are they afraid of?Let them close the store together if they have the ability!

Simon really has this ability.

He looked carefully, except for those who bought illegal salt like Chef Jiang, the rest were close to Bai Ye.

Although he was angry in his heart, his face was very calm, and he said unhurriedly: "Everyone knows the rules of Wuwei Club better than me. Except for Wushuilou and Heyan'er Noodle Restaurant, all other restaurants have withdrawn from the club and closed down. Wuwei Club has nothing to do with it!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked: "The punishment is too heavy!"

Someone shouted: "Si Xiaodong's family, you should think about it, if Li Fu's shop closes, you will lose a lot of dividends!"

Shopkeeper Li of Fengyi Building, one of the principals, said in a deep voice: "Whether the punishment is heavy or not, you know it in your mind. If the president is not kind, you will be turned over to the government!"

Another director also said: "According to the rules of the Wuwei Club, you were supposed to be prohibited from running a catering business in Bianjing City, but the president strongly opposed it and erased this... Oh, you are not only ungrateful, but also talking nonsense. "

He held his hand towards Sinan, "President, if you change your mind at this time, we will follow."

The rest of the principals expressed their opinions one by one.

But those people below turned pale with fright, and looked at Sinan in panic.

Sinan will not change his moral bottom line because of other people's faults. These people are not evil people, and there is no need to cut off their livelihoods to support their families.

"No need to change, close the store, go home and stay honestly, and open it again when the wind is over."

He paused for a moment, then looked at the person who challenged him just now, "Don't mention Li Fu's one store, even if ten franchise stores are involved in it, I will still punish you!"

The man's face became hot for a while, and he didn't dare to make a sound.

At this moment, Li Fu is the one who suffers the most in his heart.

He wanted to hug Sinan's thigh like Wu Zixu, but Zhong Jiang blocked him.

"If you have something to say, don't touch your hands."

I don't know if Brother Nan has a master?

Li Fu glanced at him sheepishly, and howled dryly: "Boss, you said before that there are [-] Si's hot pot restaurants, one is prosperous and the other is damaged, you can't just ignore it!"

Without Sinan's words, Wu Zixu turned on the mocking mode: "I know I'm crying now, why did I go so early? Brother Nan asked me no less than three times just now, have you recruited? Why don't you say something about glory and loss? Where's the face?"

Li Fu didn't even want to face, he just begged in a low voice.

Si Nan was unmoved, and said with a cold face: "When you signed the contract, it was written in black and white. Now that you have violated the law and breached the contract, no matter how the court punishes you, I will take back your family's authorization, and you will not be allowed to do so again in the future." Open a hot pot restaurant."

Li Fuzhen cried, "I was wrong this time, I shouldn't be greedy for petty gain, and please ask Si Xiaodong to forgive me."

Someone below echoed: "Yes, they are all from my own family, there is no need to make it so serious, just close the door and punish me."

Si Nan's face turned cold, "Now that things have happened, do you still think I'm playing tricks with you? Why did Bai Ye die in prison, why did the Imperial City Secretary search for days, have you ever thought about it?"

Everyone looked at each other, they really didn't think about it.

Didn't it mean that he offended the king of Yanjun, and the torture didn't stop him?

Sinan simply made it clear: "You are not buying ordinary private salt, but Liao salt, and you are sending money to the enemy country! I won't check today, but the one who will check you tomorrow is the Imperial City Secretary! head!"

Li Fu was a sensible person, he immediately raised his hand, and took the lead, saying: "It's my fault, the master can't punish me too much, please show me the way."

The rest of the people also reacted and pleaded repeatedly.

Sinan said: "The incident has already happened, the shop can't be kept, I can only find a way to save your lives - remember, there will be no next time. I am not abusing good people, if it is not for Wuweishe, I will not go to this mess water."

The crowd kept saying yes.

"If you believe me, stay at home honestly and listen to my arrangements tomorrow." Sinan said this, not boasting.

Tang Xuan told him that the strict law is to prevent Xiaoxiao from messing up the salt affairs. In fact, the officials are kind and understand that the lives of the people are not easy.

He wanted to start from this aspect and keep Li Fu and the others.

Also, keep the hot pot restaurant.

Although it was the franchise store that had the accident, if someone intentionally grabbed and bit him, he could hardly absolve himself of the blame.

Although Li Fu felt regretful in his heart, he still thanked him repeatedly. If the matter was really as serious as Si Nan said, it would be good if he could save his life.

Things are serious indeed.

Less than an hour after this incident happened, Huangcheng Secretary got the letter - if Sinan hadn't acted quickly, they would have gone to those stores first to check.

Fortunately, Si Nan did the investigation in time and did not let Huang Chengsi obtain direct evidence. Otherwise, even if Tang Xuan's face was taken into consideration, he would not be too partial.

Someone sent a message to Sinan to make him mentally prepare. Someone has already written a note and asked the official to punish him severely.

The focus is on hot pot restaurants.

Si's hot pot restaurant is very popular, which has harmed the interests of many people.On the surface, it was opened by Tang Xuan again. Those people he offended in the past wished they could take advantage of this and destroy the hot pot restaurant in one go, even if it was just to cause Tang Xuan a little trouble.

Zhao Xing came to the store specifically, and said to Si Nan Yitong: "Don't think that you can escape by acting quickly, let me tell you, this matter is no longer under the control of the Imperial City Division, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is looking for evidence. Once it is confirmed that the hot pot restaurant buys Liao salt, not only you, Tang Qiuqiu will be implicated!"

Si Nan just focused on ordering, and Zhao Xing said that he would order more.

Kill him!

Zhao Xing didn't notice that his purse was getting lighter little by little, so he continued to babble cheekily: "You said you, why are you so ignorant? Tang Qiuqiu is fighting on the front line, it's fine if you can't help, give it back He dragged his feet."

Si Nan glanced at him, then stabbed back coolly: "You are sensible. Your friend is fighting on the front line, so let's forget about not being able to help, and keep threatening his family."

Zhao Xing almost choked to death.

Really, thick-skinned for fear of being shameless.

Secretary Tang Qiuqiu's family Nan won.

Si Nan fell in love with Zhao Xing's words.

This time, it's not just about the hot pot restaurant, it's also about Tang Xuan.Si Nan absolutely didn't want to see someone attacking Tang Xuan in court with this incident.

Just like what Zhao Xing said, his men were fighting on the front line, not only could he not help, but he would also hinder him. He did not allow himself to be Tang Xuan's weakness.

Si Nan didn't sleep all night, thinking about it all night.

Before dawn the next day, I went out.

At the moment of Maochu, the city of Bianjing had already become lively.

Hundreds of officials discussed matters in the court hall, teahouses and restaurants opened their doors to welcome guests, and people outside the city drove ox carts and carried poles, and entered the city one after another.

A special team started from Yutang Lane, turned along Bianhe Street to Yujie, and walked along Yujie to Xuandemen.

Si Nan led the way, Xiao Guo and Xiao Wu stood on both sides, one was beating the gong and the other was beating the drum.

There are hundreds of people in the delivery team, all holding flags, and shouting after Sinan——

"Boycott Liaoyan, start with me!"

"Protect me Da Song, everyone is responsible!"

The sound is like a bell, majestic.

Men, women and children passing by could not help but be attracted by them and followed closely behind.

In front of the Xuande Gate, there is a Dengwen drum, and there is an eight-foot-high platform in front of the drum stand. Sinan stepped on it, and saw people crowded underneath.

Holding the homemade loudspeaker, he raised his voice and said: "Elders and neighbors, I am Sinan, the owner of Si's Hot Pot Restaurant, and I am here today with all the staff of the Hot Pot Restaurant to express my attitude - Si's Hot Pot Restaurant , I swear to the death that I will not use the private salt of the Liao people!"

The lads stood straddling all around, facing the common people, forming a circle, each of them was full of energy, and their faces were firm: "I swear to death that I will not use Liaoyan!"

The people were stunned, not knowing why.

Many of them bought Liao salt secretly.

They don't understand, what's wrong with buying some Liao salt?

Didn't the imperial court send New Year's coins to the Liao Kingdom every year?

Salt in Song Dynasty is much more expensive than salt in Liao Dynasty. Isn't it possible for ordinary people to save a little bit in their lives?

Si Nandao: "When you buy a catty of Liao salt, you will add a piece of iron to the battle armor of the Liao army, and send ten baskets of food for the Liao people's horses! You will personally tie a broken rope for Da Song Erlang on the battlefield!"

"Don't think that you bought a catty secretly, and I bought two catties secretly. A little salt is nothing. How many people are there in Bianjing, and how many people are there in Song Dynasty in Hebei Road? If you add up so many catties and two catties, how much is the total?" Si Nan paused every word, sonorously.

The common people panicked. They never thought that buying two catties of salt without making a fuss could be related to war?

Si Nan observed everyone's expressions, and his voice was deep: "The Liao people are ambitious and have long wanted to encroach on my fertile land in the Central Plains. Today they are secretly selling salt, and tomorrow they will occupy my forests and capture my wife and children! people, but the Liao people are too deceitful, when it comes to fighting, fight!"

"On the border between Song and Liao, there are our sons, our husbands, and our relatives and friends! They will be the ones who will fight against the Liao army! They will also be the ones who bleed and sweat!"

"Don't feel that it has nothing to do with you! Together with the war, taxes, military service, food and grass are all closely related to us."

"Even if there are no relatives in the Liao territory today, won't there be tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Ten years from now, or a hundred years from now?"

"When the Liao army sent troops to the south, and the horses stepped into the Central Plains, every Song person who bought salt privately was an accomplice who passed the knife to the Liao people!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Unknowingly, he was brought in by Si Nan.

I finally realized how serious this matter was.

Lai Da was the first to jump onto the stage, raised his fist and shouted: "Boycott Liaoyan, don't be an accomplice!"

Many people couldn't help shouting, there were old men with white hair, students in Confucian shirts, and women with red eye circles.

Yu Sanniang stood next to Sinan, and said loudly: "I am the foreman of Si's hot pot restaurant, and I am also an ordinary civilian woman. I also understand the principle of 'protecting the Song Dynasty, everyone is responsible'. I hereby promise, Never buy Liao salt privately, never pass knives to Liao people!"

There were many little ladies present, who were infected, and they all shouted, their tone sonorous, without any sense of frailty.

Zhao Lingxi immediately jumped up, "I am the daughter of the Zhao family, and I bear the title of the county head. I live in a thousand households. Today I stand with the people of Bianjing and solemnly promise that 'resist Liaoyan, start with me', If there is a violation, you are not worthy to be a descendant of the Zhao family!"

For a time, the crowd was passionate.

The resounding slogan spread from Xuande Gate to Xiangguo Temple.

When the Tai students heard the news, they dropped their books, ran out of the school building, held on to their pens and paper, and wrote down their heartfelt ambition to serve the country.

The patrolling imperial guards maintained law and order, carefully guarding the excited crowd, and it was rare that they were patient enough not to push and shove.

The morning court was not over yet, and the court also got a letter.

Zhao Zhen rushed to Xuande Gate with all the officials, and heard Sinan leading the people shouting slogans from a distance——

"Boycott Liaoyan, start with me!"

"Protect me Da Song, everyone is responsible!"

The sound was louder and louder, evoking Ling Yunzhi of Baiguan when he was young, and it made Zhao Zhen's heart feel hot.

He pushed away the supporting hands of the palace servants, stepped onto the high platform step by step, and glanced at the people one by one.

Si Nan put down the loudspeaker, and the people gradually quieted down.

Zhao Zhen held his hands and said slowly: "I am your official family and the king of a country in the Song Dynasty. In order to repay your patriotism, I promise that as long as you don't buy private salt from today, the past will never be blamed." .”

The common people breathed a sigh of relief and bowed their hands in salute, expressing their appreciation for the benevolence of the officials.

Zhao Zhen continued: "My most beloved adopted son has rushed to the border. He is also accompanied by the second son of General Di Qing. There are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the Song Dynasty. I promise you that as long as I am here, I will not let you die." The Liao army horses stepped into the Central Plains and deceived our people!"

After speaking, he glanced at Sinan.

Si Nan's expression froze, and he rushed to flatter him, "The officials are wise! Long live, long live, long live!"

The common people subconsciously shouted: "The officials are wise! Long live, long live, long live!"

"What a mess." Zhao Zhen cursed in a low voice, not very harshly.

Sinan stuck out his tongue and helped him step down the high platform.

Zhao Zhen didn't refuse, but took the elder's money instead.

Si Nan breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that the crisis of Si's Hot Pot Restaurant had been passed smoothly, and the lives of those in Wuwei Club had been saved.

More surprises are yet to come.

In order to reward Si Nan for this patriotic feat, Zhao Zhen brought all the civil and military officials to his shop to eat hot pot.

Prime Minister Fu Bi, privy envoy Han Qi, third envoy Zhang Fangping, Hanlin scholar and Kaifeng governor Ouyang Xiu, censor Zhongcheng Bao Zheng, and even the new elite Wang Anshi and Sima Guang...all came!

Except for the deceased Fan Zhongyan, and the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe who were mourning for their mother at home, the Da Song recitation and silent writing troupe are all assembled!

Master Ouyang Xiu, the core figure of the ancient prose movement in the Song Dynasty and one of the masters of Qianguwenwen, even smiled at him!

Simon is simply delighted!

Not only him, but the employees in the store were so excited that they walked with trepidation. They were all articulate, but now they couldn't speak completely.

So many big people actually sat in front of them so close and so real, listening to them order the menu, waiting for them to serve, and being served by them.

This is really... enough to brag for a lifetime!

Life is full of variables.

The night before, Sinan stayed up all night worrying about the future of the hot pot restaurant. In the blink of an eye, all civil and military men from all over the dynasty came to eat hot pot.

It is entirely conceivable what will be written in tomorrow's mansion newspaper. Within half a month, the entire Song Dynasty will know about this hot pot restaurant led by officials and gathered by hundreds of officials.

Si's hot pot restaurant, let's fire up.

Not only the current officials have come, but also the next officials, the next officials!

Seeing three generations of monarchs sitting in rows in his shop, eating hot pot, what could be more fulfilling than this?

Sinan has already made up his mind, tomorrow, no, hang a sign on the door later——

Do you want to eat hot pot?

The kind that happens to meet officials!