After these words, the two of them did not wander around again, so they simply found a teahouse to sit down for tea. When they went in, there were already many people sitting in the hall, but the shopkeeper frowned. He did not say hello when they saw the two of them coming. Zhiniao went up to ask the shopkeeper.

"How do you do business, and you don't even greet the customers when you see them?"

Seeing this, the shopkeeper was so angry that he called the guy beside him.

"Come here to greet the ladies..."

The waiter came up and asked,

"Are the two ladies in the lobby or in the private room?"

Wu Xinan originally thought about the quietness of the elegant room, but his thoughts changed and answered.

"Just in the lobby!"

The waiter led the two to the corner and sat down by the window. They ordered a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks. They sat down and ate while talking. Xiao Guirong cried before him, and felt a little depressed and relieved, so he couldn't mention his marriage anymore. He just asked Wu Xin'an about some of his experiences in the south and talked about interesting things in Jinghai County. The two talked and laughed, but they also replied to their moods.

Seeing that the refreshments were almost over, Xiao Guirong got up to go to the toilet. Wu Xin'an hurriedly called the waiter beside him.

"Little brother, I have something to ask you!"

"Miss, please give me some instructions!"

The waiter nodded and bowed, Wu Xinan asked,

"How is your business in your store?"

The waiter pointed in the hall,

"You saw it, it's neither good nor bad!"

"Then why did the shopkeeper frown and seem to be not welcome to the guests?"

The waiter looked around and bent down and whispered,

"I saw that you were not like a local, so I told you the truth. When we do business in our teahouse, we will lose a share of money when we get a customer. The shopkeeper will naturally not be happy!"

Wu Xinan was even more surprised when he heard this.

"Isn't it profitable if there are customers coming to the door? How can you lose money?"

"Hi!"

The waiter sighed and looked at Wu Xin'an as a lady from another place. She was young and she was less alert in her heart. She came over and said quietly,

"I'm telling you, don't talk nonsense outside..."

After saying that, he looked around and said,

"We need to charge the head tax when doing business. Every time a customer comes in, we will charge three copper coins..."

Wu Xinan heard this strangely.

"There is a tax on land in this land, and there is a commercial tax. This is the rule set by our ancestors. Thirty taxes are paid on a monthly basis. I have never heard of collecting a capita tax. How could it be... Can the tax department still send people to guard the door and count the number of people?"

The waiter responded,

"Of course those old men won't come. They just need to pay for you according to the location or business of this teahouse. Just pay for you every month... At first, we only paid more than ten copper coins in a month, but we don't know what the tyrant of our county magistrate has been trying to raise taxes every month. Now, our teahouse has to pay ten taels of silver in a month. These officials often come to eat free food and go back and forth, and our shopkeepers lose money in their business, and they can't even hold on!"

Wu Xinan frowned when he heard this.

"No wonder the shopkeeper didn't even greet us when he saw us come in!"

The waiter smiled bitterly,

"I dare not say hello. Every time I come in, I lose one. The youngest can't afford to pay the silver in the moon. After doing this month, the youngest will have to go back to their hometown to farm!"

After the waiter said that, he looked up and saw Xiao Guirong coming back. He quickly straightened his waist and turned to the side. Xiao Guirong came back and asked,

"What are the sister saying to her younger brother?"

Wu Xinan said with a smile,

"But ask what delicious food is here, it's fun..."

Xiao Guirong smiled,

"There is a Juzhen Building in front of us. The masters there are good craftsmen. I went there to use food when I came out during the New Year's Day. Why not have lunch here for us today?"

Wu Xinan said with a smile,

"The guest follows the host's will, and my sister says she will go there..."

After the two of them had tea, they went to Juzhen Building for lunch. Wu Xin'an carefully observed and found that the shopkeeper and the waiter were both listless and unwilling to entertain guests. After the lunch, they turned back to the county government.

Wu Hongwen asked with a smile when she saw her daughter.

"Where did An'an go to play today?"

Wu Xinan smiled and said to her experience today. Wu Hongwen nodded,

"Tomorrow, my uncle Xiao and I will go to the nearby place to visit, do you want to go?"

Wu Xinan said with a smile,

"Even if you are traveling around, you can lose your daughter, so you will naturally be willing to go!"

Turning around and pulling Xiao Guirong again,

"Sister Rong, we will be playing together tomorrow!"

Xiao Guirong glanced at Xiao Xian with a serious expression on the side, and Xiao Qiong said,

"You sister An An came from afar, so you, the landlord, should naturally treat it with all your heart!"

Xiao Guirong also answered,

"Yes, father!"

That night, Wu Xin'an and Wu Huaide helped Wu Hongwen, who was slightly drunk, go back to the guesthouse. Wu Huaide remembered the situation during the meal and couldn't help but whisper to Wu Xin'an.

"Big sister, why do I see that the brothers and sisters of the Xiao family are very afraid of Uncle Xiao?"

After thinking about it,

"I thought my father was already very strict with us, but I didn't expect that Uncle Xiao was really strict with his children..."

During the meal, the youngest young masters and ladies from the Xiao family were very careful when they were having dinner, as if they were not afraid to breathe. The youngest young master Xiao Si accidentally dropped the chopsticks to the ground. Uncle Xiao glanced over, but he was so scared that his body shivered. Wu Huaide sat next to him and couldn't help but look at him a few more times when he saw this.

The children of the Xiao family were so strange. They were like shadow puppets holding a thread, not smiling or talking. Uncle Xiao asked to bow and bow, and let the food be eaten before eating. He asked him to leave and retreat one by one. I don’t know how Uncle Xiao disciplined them!

Wu Xinan frowned when he heard this and said,

"You should say this to that boy Xianrong, so that he can know how much his father is to him!"

Wu Huaide just laughed when he heard this.

"Like his temperament, I'm afraid my butt will be blown out in this family!"

Wu Xinan laughed,

"These are the Xiao family's family's chores, and it's hard for us to ask about it. You just saw the bento and didn't see it!"

Wu Huaide stuck out his tongue,

"Of course I know, but I'm just talking to you!"

The relationship between the Wu brothers and sisters has now eased a lot, and the younger brothers and sisters are much closer to Wu Xin'an. In private, they also have to whisper something like ordinary children!

The two helped Wu Hongwen back to their room to sleep, and then they each rested without mentioning it.

The next day, the group took a bus to visit outside Jinghai County, but went to Jiang Taigong's Diaoyutai. Legend has it that when Jiang Ziya was not successful in his early years, he took refuge in the Jinghai area. There is still Ziya River and Ziya Village near Jinghai. This Diaoyutai is next to Ziya River.

The carriage went all the way to Naziya River. When they arrived at Diaoyutai, they saw that the Taigong Temple was built, and the incense was prosperous. The villagers nearby came to worship. Wu Hongwen and Xiao Xian walked around the temple, and then went to see the Diaoyutai stone tablet placed in front of the temple. They gestured at the handwriting on the head, and commented with their hands behind their backs shaking their heads.

They did their own literati and scholars. The children were so impatient that they went to the river to play together. Wu Xin'an and Wu Huaide immediately took off their shoes and got into the water.

If you talk about naughty things, Wu Huaide, Xiao Guirong and Xiao Qiyue, the eldest son of the Xiao family, would not be as good as Wu Xin'an.

She lifted her skirt and tucked her waist, bent down and reached out to explore the cracks of the stone. Soon, she grabbed a river crab with fangs and claws from it.

"Waide, then!"

Wu Xin'an threw the bad things on his brother's face. Wu Huaide screamed in fear and flashed to the side. Seeing that the river crab fell into the water again, he was about to wave his big clamp to escape in a panic. Wu Huaide hurriedly took two steps, bent down and pressed the crab's back, then squeezed the crab's back with his left and right, and caught it again. The river crab, the size of a palm, waved its eight claws in despair, and was doomed today!

Wu Xinan laughed and called Zhiniao who was guarding the river.

"Go and find something to pack, grab a few more, let's eat river crabs today!"

Zhiniao agreed and ran back to the temple, searched for a bamboo granny in the temple, put the river crab in, Wu Xin'an caught it in front, Wu Huaide followed behind to pick it up, the two brothers cooperated tacitly, laughing and laughing, but it made the Xiao siblings standing by the river envious. Xiao Guirong was fine, but Xiao Qiyue was a young man after all. After looking back at the temple, he saw that his father had not come out, so he took off his shoes and socks and went into the water.

Xiao Guirong was so scared that he grabbed him.

"Qiyue, never... My father knows it, he must be beaten!"

Xiao Xian had a strong power. Xiao Qiyue hesitated for a while after hearing this, but he could not resist the temptation. He responded,

"Sister, please help me watch. If my father comes out, hello, and let me play for a while!"

After saying that, he broke free from her hand and went into the water.

Xiao Guirong had no choice but to look at the wind for his younger brother with anxiety. Seeing Xiao Qiyue following Wu Xin'an's siblings go further and further away, Wu Xin'an bent down in front of him for a while, but suddenly shook his hand and threw out a soft, long, and twisting water snake.

"Willed then!"

When Wu Huaide looked up, he saw a long thing flying towards his chest with his white belly.

"Oh my god..."

He was so scared that he jumped away, but Xiao Qiyue behind him was not wary of it. He was put on his shoulder by the oncoming water snake. When he turned his head, he saw the water snake's head in his ear.

"ah……"

He screamed in fear, and his body tilted and he planted in the water beside him. Seeing that the joke was getting bigger, Wu Xinan stuck out his tongue, but when he sprung his body, he came to Xiao Qiyue, reached out and grabbed his collar, and pulled the person back.

Xiao Qiyue is one year older than Wu Xin'an, and she is much taller and stronger. Wu Xin'an is like a chicken, and she is picked up and sent back to the shore. Xiao Qiyue stepped onto the shore and was still thinking about the snake on her shoulders, and jumped to her feet.

"Snake! Snake! Snake..."

Wu Xinan laughed and shook the dead snake in her hand.
Chapter completed!