Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling

old sweat. Without a moment's hesitation, he replied, "Those large households involved in textiles, weaving, and dyeing have always given bribes to the Weaving Bureau officials at every season.""At fi...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"piety of the people below“A wealthy merchant, with a fortune amassed from his business, offers one hundred taels of silver. A commoner, pooling all his meager savings, contributes only ten taels. Tell...