Wang Kefu said: "As it is, then this small shop is too simple. How can you eat well here? You also invite a few to sit in the humble house for a while, and prepare a little wine to express your feelings."

Ban Xiaowei spoke German to Riddle again before saying to Wang Kefu: "Master Yang said that even if the road is not peaceful, we will not stay here for a long time. Today, we will be exempted from it. At most, we will come here to survey. At that time, we will trouble you again. And we will not be busy this time. Since your brother has passed away, we should prepare some sacrifices." After a pause, he said: "If we really want to mine here in the future, there will be places that need your help. In addition to accommodation, there are also manpower and material resources required for mining. We need to ask you for help."

Seeing Ban Xiaowei say this, Wang Kefu dared not force himself to stay, and others said it reasonably. If he knew that the boxers in this area were quarrels, he would definitely not dare to stay outside for a long time. Besides, others have said that they will come back at most three or five days, and there will be many places to use Wangjia Village in the future, so this is basically a matter of connection. Lao Xi is indeed not a Rizi to entertain guests, because Wang Kefu didn't lie just now, Wang Ketong, the three elders of the Wang family, would have died in that battle, so now there is still a mourning hall at home. And if there are really foreigners coming to worship their younger brother, then this is a good face. At that time, we will entertain foreigners well.

So Wang Kefu nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, the villain won't bother you anymore and wait for you to come at home." After saying that, he gave another bow and left.

Before leaving, Wang Kefu called the shopkeeper of the restaurant and told him to keep the money of the meal in the Wang family's account, and wait for a while to settle it, and not ask the two guests for it. The shopkeeper secretly complained in his heart that he dared to go into the village to ask for money from the Wang family. He finally hoped to open it, but he didn't expect it to be a loss-making business, and he also paid a lot of money because the dishes served were all good dishes from the restaurant. But he didn't dare to say anything, and he had to laugh and nodded in agreement.

After Wang Kefu left, the time travel warrior who had just talked to the shop cliché came over and reported to Ban Xiaowei and others what he had just found out. According to the shopkeeper, the group of people who were arrested just now were tenants from Wangjiazhai, and the dead man was named Wang Dingliu. He called him Wang Laoliu in the village. There was also a wife, a young brother and three children at home. Moreover, the shopkeeper did not think that they had colluded with the Boxer Rebellion, but ran away from the village to hide debts.

It turned out that there was a lot of turmoil in Shandong this year. In the first half of the year, the drought was severe and the rebels were caused. Although it rained in June, it alleviated the drought and the government tried hard to suppress the Boxer Rebellion, it still had a great impact on agricultural production. Therefore, the agricultural income in Shandong this year was generally poor. Compared with the normal years, the income was reduced by at least 30%, and in some places it even reduced by more than 50%. For this income, tenants and farmers naturally did not pay the rent. The Wang family had captured more than 20 tenants who could not afford the rent, hired farmers, and there were more than a dozen tenants who hired farmers to escape. Wang Dingliu's family actually couldn't pay back the debt, so they had to escape. As a result, they were caught by the Wang family, and even Wang Laoliu was beaten to death.

After hearing the information, Riddle was a little surprised and said, "They actually have a cell in their family."

Qi Wei said: "What's so strange about this? In the rural areas of China in this era, families with a little more powerful usually have cells at home. I remember that many European nobles also have cells in their manors."

Reed said: "This kind of thing only happened in the Middle Ages, and now there are basically no private cells."

Ban Xiaowei said: "China is actually similar to the Middle Ages in Europe, and it is considered a feudal society."

Several people were talking, and the soldiers who went to other stores to inquire about the news also came back. The information collected was basically all the bad things the Wang family and his son did in this area. According to this information, there were four or five human lives alone.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came in, carrying two large food boxes, saying that they were given a few side dishes to the second young master Wang, and also sent them a bronze medal, so that they could go directly to the village with this bronze medal next time. Wang Kefu sent a total of eight dishes. Although they were not delicacies, they were all chicken, duck, fish and meat, and also sent two jars of wine. Others also told Ban Xiaowei that there were three horses tied at the door of the store, which were given to them for footwork.

Ban Xiaowei was also a little surprised when he heard this. These dishes were nothing, but the three horses were worth a lot of money, at least worth 180 taels of silver. Therefore, Wang Kefu's capital was not small.

Qi Wei laughed in a low voice and said, "I want to know what he would feel if he knew we were actually here to scout their house and was preparing to destroy them."

Ban Xiaowei snorted and said, "As far as the information we collected today, Wang Jiaji is still alive, and he is so affectionate to us, what do you think it is for? We are foreigners in the future and want to take the foreigners line, so we have to add a collusion with foreigners."

Qi Wei said: "Then what should I do if I have this wine or food?"

Ban Xiaowei laughed and said, "Of course I ate it. Since it was given to us by him, it would be useless not to eat it, but don't drink it."

It has to be said that the dishes delivered by Wang Kefu are indeed much more abundant than those in this restaurant. Since the beginning of the Shandong Battle, although the soldiers' basic rations are guaranteed, they are definitely not as good as those eaten at the Tianjin base. Everyone hasn't eaten such a sumptuous meal for a long time, so they all had a full meal, and they had to take away two bottles of wine.

After dinner, Ban Xiaowei called the shopkeeper and asked him to settle the accounts. The shopkeeper dared to collect the money and kept saying that the meal had been recorded in Young Master Wang's account and there was no need to pay.

Ban Xiaowei smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, I think that Mr. Wang Er said that most of the money for this meal will not be given. Your restaurant is also a small business, and I am afraid it can't afford to lose money. So even if it is a lot, we won't tell Mr. Wang Er that if he really gives money, he will make a fortune."

After hearing Ban Xiaowei's words, the shopkeeper was very moved. He could not tell that this fake foreigner was a good person. And after losing this meal, he suffered a lot of losses. So after thinking about it, he finally decided to collect the money.

When settled the score, Ban Xiaowei asked casually: "Does the young masters of the Wang family often come to your store to eat and drink for free?"

At this time, the shopkeeper had a good impression of Ban Xiaowei, and his vigilance was greatly reduced. He said, "The young men of the Wang family looked down on small shops like us, but they almost never came. They came from a few distant relatives of the Wang family, as well as masters. The accountant's gentleman often came, but whether to give money or not is entirely based on their preferences. If they are happy, they will give a little. Not only do they not give money, they will also bring some things with them."

Ban Xiaowei said: "So your restaurant is not easy to do business."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but complain, "Isn't it? In the past, my store was just doing some business of nearby villagers to avoid force maintenance. However, the harvest this year was not good and the villagers came fewer. This business was really impossible. I just hoped that I would not make any more troubles in the coming year. If there was a good harvest, my business would be better."

Ban Xiaowei nodded, thought for a while, and said, "We will come again in a few days, and we are not the ones at that time. I'm afraid there are hundreds of people. I don't know if you can make it in your store."

After hearing Ban Xiaowei's words, the shopkeeper couldn't help but feel excited and said, "Don't worry, although our store can't be made, the store opposite is also opened by a relative of a villain. When the two stores are combined, they will ask some friends to help. The meals of these 180 people can still be made."

Ban Xiaowei said meaningfully: "That's good. As long as you work hard and work with us, you will definitely have a time of development."

The shopkeeper couldn't hear Ban Xiaowei's intention and said, "I wonder what this old man calls him?"

Ban Xiaowei smiled and said, "My surname is Ban, where are you?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "The little man's surname is Liu. May I ask Mr. Ban, when did you start? The meals for these 180 people are not small. The shop has to prepare vegetables, rice, oil and salt a few days in advance."

Ban Xiaowei understood what he meant and smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, are you going to collect some deposit, right?"

Manager Liu praised the clever mind of the Ban Master, and hurriedly said, "The villain can't trust Mr. Ban, I will collect your deposit, but the villain's store is really small and does not have that much capital to prepare these..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ban Xiaowei and said, "No need to say, it is worth collecting a deposit. How much does it cost? You can tell me."

Manager Liu thought for a while before saying, "You can give me a tael of silver first."

When the reconnaissance team came out, they brought some silver, so Ban Xiaowei took out a ingot of silver with five taels of marking from his pocket and said, "How much food can one tael of silver be prepared? I will give you five taels of silver first, and you will start preparing immediately. Even if you prepare more oil, salt and vegetables, flour, you can also buy some live chickens, live ducks and other meats. We don't just eat them for one day or two."

Manager Liu hardly believed in his eyes. Five taels of silver was not a small amount in this era. When his restaurant was doing well, he could not make five taels of silver a year. This fake foreigner said he would give it to himself and gave it to himself. The foreigner had been sitting aside without any hesitation. In the past few years, he had heard a lot of news about foreigners doing evil. It seemed that he had good luck. He had met a good foreigner. Their affairs could not be delayed. If he had to deal with the matter, as long as the foreigner was blowing in the ears of Master Wang Er, he would not have said that his store would not be opened, and the family would not be able to save his life.
Chapter completed!