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Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen
The room was deserted and deserted, and the whole place was in a mess like the rest of life after a catastrophe.

The wooden counters were crumbling and mostly crumbling beyond use.The wall was empty. It was supposed to be a place to display various products. There were only bare hooks left. The rivets in several places had fallen out, and there were holes in the wall skin.

This branch looks like a shop in the front and a workshop in the back.

Yan Kaiting stood in the center of the room, looked around, pointed to a curtain, and said to the little steward who had just stood still: "Go and call someone out!"

Meng Erya responded, he was no stranger to the layout of this kind of craftsman's workshop, and the corridor leading to the workshop should be behind the Fang Xianhe Yunsong curtain.As soon as his hand touched the curtain, Yan opened the court and said: "Looking at it like this, the workshop has not been hit, so it shouldn't be a big loss."

Meng Erya was stunned when he heard this, and was thinking about this sentence, when he was bumped head-on by a strong force, he was totally defenseless, he backed up several steps with an "Ai yo", he couldn't let go of his hand, and pulled the curtain It's a little crooked.

Meng Erya stood firm and took a closer look. A 27 or [-]-year-old young man rushed out from the opposite side, wearing a brown straight jacket.

The young man was full of anger, and immediately said: "Who is talking sarcastic here! What do you mean the loss is not big!"

Meng Erya was a little dazed, touched her nose, and said with a good temper: "The master of the palace is here, please come out!"

The young man glared at him, glanced at Yan Kaiting, then turned to the door, and seeing no one was there, he couldn't help asking suspiciously: "Just the two of you?"

Meng Erya turned sideways to the direction of Yan Kaiting, and said, "This is Lord Yan." He couldn't help but look up and down the young man as he said that, the branch clerks in the Yujing area didn't know Master Yan. , it's really strange, if you say it's a new apprentice, why did you come out to greet guests so recklessly?
At this time, the curtain was moved again, and an old man rushed out with two apprentices, saluting: "The villain Fang Nanen has seen Lord Yan. The child has no shape, the child has no shape, Lu Hang is the eldest son of the villain, just came Not long after returning from studying art in Jingzhou, I haven't had the honor to meet Master Yan yet."

Yan Kaiting nodded lightly and said: "Master Fang, you don't need to be too polite. We met each other at the end of the carpenter's mansion. I remember that it was Chief He Qi'an who introduced you to me."

Fang Nanen's right eyelid twitched. When he raised his head, his gaze involuntarily glanced at the door. Before he could say anything, Yan Kaiting had already said, "What happened, please tell me in detail."

Fang Nanen hesitated for a moment, and said, "Didn't the stewards come with you? Do you have to wait?"

Yan opened the court and said: "Oh? The mansion only told me that Dongtun's urgent report called for me to come here. Could it be that some steward was ordered to be there?"

Fang Nanen couldn't bear the meaning of these words, so he quickly bent down and said, "How dare we give advice on what the Lord's Mansion should do?! Please move. There is really a big matter that needs to be decided by you, and you have to do it as a last resort."

Yan Kaiting nodded and said, "I'm already here, let's talk."

Fang Nanen was stunned, and before he could think about what to say, a figure shook suddenly at the door, and a middle-aged man in his 40s with a white face and a broad body walked in, and he smiled half-smile before he spoke.

As soon as the visitor entered the door, he bowed in groups, greeted Yan Kaiting warmly, and then greeted the rest of the people.This person is Song Zi, the guard of Dongtun Town.

According to Yujing's city building agreement, the city lord is publicly elected by the big and small families and forces in the city, and major issues such as taxation, city defense, and construction are discussed by the public election alliance, and the daily affairs are all run by the city lord's mansion, including maintaining city order and the safety of the vassal towns .

The city lord's mansion stationed in various towns to mediate internal conflicts and maintain external security is called a garrison, but in name it is stationed, but in fact, many local big families are appointed to take on this position, and the forces behind them are also intricate, and they may not be the direct line of the city lord.

After exchanging pleasantries, Song Zi said: "I heard that Carpenter Fang had an accident early in the morning. 'Tiangong Kaiwu' is an important industry in the town, and it must have gone wrong. Now that Master Yan attaches so much importance to it, he came down to deal with it personally. My heart is half relieved."

Yan Kaiting's expression remained the same, regardless of whether the other party's words were for the occasion or the truth, he accepted them all, and said, "Mr. Song just came by coincidence, just to be a witness. I haven't seen anyone provoke me like this for many years." Then he turned his gaze to Fang Nanen, full of urging.

So far what else Fang Nanen could say, he lowered his eyes, sorted out his words, and explained the cause and effect.

His apprentices hurriedly found three intact chairs from the mess, but the tables in the hall were all scattered, so the three chairs found a clean place and arranged them in the shape of a Chinese character.Yan opened the court, Fang and Song sat on both sides, and the rest stood on one side.

It turns out that there is also a small car and ship company "Wenjiadian" who participated in the freight of "Yanyue Zongmen" this time. They are no better than Tan Xiangying's "Yunduhang". Asking for an additional deposit to prepare for compensation is a ruinous sum for "Wenjiadian".

The scale of this car and boat shop is not large enough to have a presence in Yujing City. It only has contact points in a few surrounding towns.They rushed to the store in the early hours of the morning. After the two sides quarreled and shoved, the car dealer smashed the store. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Yan Kaiting was still sitting decently at first, but after hearing this, he returned to a lazy posture, resting his left elbow on the armrest and touching his chin with his palm.After Fang Nanen finished speaking, his face remained motionless, he only raised his eyes, and said, "Oh, out of 'righteous indignation', the car dealer of 'Wenjiadian' came to ask for an 'explanation'?"

Meng Erya's heart skipped a beat, and she raised her eyes to look across.Fang Nanen and his two apprentices lowered their heads and couldn't see their expressions clearly, while his eldest son Fang Luhang looked aggrieved.Song Zi's face was still full of smiles, and he couldn't tell the real expression.

Meng Erya was a little confused. He also heard that Master Yan was approached by people from outside the city, but the Tu, Yan, and Fu families kept their mouths shut, so the rumors were vague, and no one dared to directly identify Yan in court.Why does it sound like a small car and boat dealer has already insisted on him?

Yan Kaiting said with a half-smile: "They can't bear the huge loss and face disbandment. It's very pitiful for orphans and widows to be displaced. Well, I understand. I don't need Master Fang to come here for this matter, so what else is there? "

Before Fang Nanen had time to speak, Fang Luhang shouted with righteous indignation: "Master Yan, don't you have any compassion at all?!"

Yan Kaiting's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Is it my responsibility?"

Fang Luhang wanted to say something, but Fang Nanen covered his mouth.

Yan Kaiting slowly said: "It's not my responsibility, so what does it have to do with me? Alright, don't talk about outsiders anymore, what do you want to say to me, Master Fang?"

Fang Nanen stood up, bowed to the end, and said sincerely and deeply: "Fang has joined 'Tiangong Kaiwu' for almost ten years, but in recent years, everything has been complicated and I feel powerless. If there is friction, alas, I am getting old, I should resign."

The room was so quiet that only the sound of people breathing could be heard. There are many famous craftsmen in Yujing where the "Tiangong Kaiwu" mansion is located. Even so, Fang Nanen is somewhat famous. It is a big or small thing for the branch he presides over to withdraw from the craftsman's mansion.

The smile on Song Zi's face faded first, and he frowned, and said, "Brother Fang, how can there be no disputes when opening the door for business?" As for the famous craftsman quitting the craftsman's mansion, he didn't want to bear the reputation.

(End of this chapter)