Chen Zhou walked back to Houya with the sunset, and looked at them sitting in the corridor with a smile, "I'm back."

"Dad." Dongdong flew on him, "Hug him and ride a horse."

Chen Zhouheng bent down and picked up his son, rode on his neck, "Riding a big horse!"

"You're holding on, don't throw him down." Chen said, looking at the father and son in fear.

"I've grabbed it very tightly." Chen Zhou Heng held his son's chubby little hand tightly, raised his eyes and said, "Son, hug your father's head tightly."

"Yeah!" Dongdong hugged his head tightly.

Chen Zhouheng hugged his son and walked back and forth in the yard for a few times.

It was not until dinner was delivered that Chen Zhouheng carried his son down, took him to wash his hands, and sat obediently at the bamboo table.

"I'll feed him." Chen Zhouheng hugged his son and fed him first.

Chen finished eating and took Dongdong out to play.

&*&

"You are in a bad mood." Qi Yaoyao put down his empty bowls and looked at him and said.

"No." Chen Zhouheng was stunned when he heard this and shook his head.

"Let's talk about it when you finish your meal!" Qi Yaoyao looked at him with deep and dark eyes.

Chen Zhouheng took a bite of steamed buns, a bite of side dishes, a bite of porridge, and ate all the supper.

Chunxi and Mingyue took away the empty bowls and chopsticks, and Dongdong pulled Chen over.

"Hug Dad!" Dongdong pounced on Shen Zhouheng and said.

"You are not allowed to let him ride." Qi Yaoyao said quickly when she saw this, pinching Dongdong's perky nose with her index finger, "Do it honestly."

"Oh!" Dongdong sat honestly on Chen Zhouheng's leg.

"You can talk now!" Qi Yaoyao asked with dark eyes looking at him.

"There is nothing to say. The gambling house in the city is about to be closed." Chen Zhouheng looked at her with gentle eyes and said gently.

"Oh, this is a good thing! That gambling has caused many families to be destroyed." Chen said happily when he heard this.

"Is the gambling house's business now okay?" Qi Yaoyao asked purely curiously.

"Daughter-in-law, why are you asking about this?" Chen said to her in surprise.

"Let me see if our county magistrate's words work?" Qi Yaoyao said with his interesting eyes looking at Chen Zhouheng.

Chen Zhouheng smiled slightly when he heard this, "Business has plummeted."

"That's good." Qi Yaoyao raised her eyebrows and looked at him and asked again, "Mr. Mo and the others can agree."

"Don't you agree! I'll use the rectification of the administration. Do they dare to disagree?" Chen Zhouheng chuckled and said.

"It should have been shut down long ago, this harmful thing." Chen said with great relief.

"When the gambling house is closed, wouldn't the income of this county government be much less?" Qi Yaoyao said with a smile on his face.

"Yes!" Chen Zhouheng nodded lightly when he heard this, "But it is insignificant compared to the career of the officialdom."

"Wait a minute." Chen said, "Does this gambling house still have to pay the yamen?"

"It's not just a gambling shop, but also a romantic place, and the shops on the street have to pay." Chen Zhou looked across her and said, "This is a tax and tax."

"It's the small treasury of the yamen, that is, the private treasury." Qi Yaoyao said bluntly.

Chen Zhouheng smiled bitterly when he heard this, "The salary of the servants is paid here, and the food, clothing and expenses are also here."

"I have to be good, this is more than the salary from the court." Chen couldn't help but smack his tongue, "No wonder he's all squeezed his head and entered the official career!" Suddenly he remembered, "Why didn't I see this part of the money?"

"I just gave the food, clothing and food," Chen Zhouheng said hurriedly when he heard this.

"Why don't you want money?" Chen said, looking at him with his eyebrows raised.

"We don't lack money, and the money from the gambling house and the romantic place is a bit insignificant." Chen Zhouheng said to her with a frown.

"Oh! Then forget it." Chen said, pursing his lips, suddenly remembering and looking directly at him, "The gambling house can be sealed, why is this place of romance not sealed?"

"This place of Fengyue is not illegal, I can't block it." Chen Zhouheng sighed and looked at her and said bluntly.

"The gambling shop is illegal, why is it still open so open!" Chen said to him with a puzzled face, "It seems that there are still opens a lot, a lot."

"I can't even open up without any ties with the yamen." Qi Yaoyao snorted coldly, and the eyes condensed into ice.

"What does it mean?" Chen said in confusion, thinking about it and then said, "There is someone behind the daughter-in-law, who is still a person in the yamen."

"Yeah!" Chen Zhouheng nodded when he heard this, looking at them with deep and dark eyes and said, "This gambling house and the romantic place have to give a certain amount of money to the yamen every month. This is called 'prostitution and gambling fees'."

"How many?" Chen asked at him curiously.

"We have a total of 100 taels of silver for two items per month."

"I have so much heaven." Chen said with a thumping mouth.

"There are more road platforms, 300 taels of silver per month." Chen Zhouheng squeezed out a sentence from his teeth and said, "This is already a routine."

"Then why don't you cut it off!" Chen said with hatred.

"If you can't cut it, you'll cut it. What should you do if the monthly salary of those servants?" Chen Zhouheng closed his eyes and looked at them helplessly, "I can only use the tiger's skin to make a big banner and follow the trend. If I don't rectify the administration, I won't think about it."

"I have checked our Pingyi that it is just a simple cash register. People in other places directly participate in opening gambling houses and romantic places."

"Ah!" Chen looked at him in disbelief.

"What are you doing so surprised?" Qi Yaoyao looked at her with a funny look and said, "It can't be opened without a little background."

"I heard of it, but I didn't expect that the people in the yamen participated directly." Chen said in a low voice, "What sister-in-law, brother-in-law, etc."

"Haha..." Qi Yaoyao shook her head and laughed, "That's just a name. If something happens, you can be a scapegoat."

"You are so straightforward." Chen said, biting his lips and looking at her.

"This is not an obvious thing. There is no free lunch in the world." Qi Yaoyao looked at them angrily and said.

"Then we're going to meet a tough guy, catch it!" Chen asked again curiously.

"It's a fine." Chen Zhouheng looked at them with ginger brown eyes.

"Can those who run a gambling shop lack money? Isn't this a disguised encouragement?" Chen snorted.

"Yes!" Chen Zhouheng said helplessly.

"Well Heng'er sealed the gambling house, what should we do if the monthly salary of the servants?" Chen said worriedly, looking at him in horror and said, "I won't let you go!"
Chapter completed!