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Upon hearing this, Wu Santong suddenly understood: "So that's why Brother Xia is so calm!"
Old Fox is truly an Old Fox; he's avoiding Fu Zhongyang's aggressive approach for now, intending to confront him after the new magistrate arrives, isn't he?
"Brother Wu, the Imperial Court has already dispatched a new magistrate. Do you think Fu Zhongyang will stay long in Anxi City?" Xia Yongtu said, "Fu Zhongyang is young and impetuous; why should we stoop to his level? As elders, what harm is there in yielding to him for a month or two?"
"Brother Xia is right, absolutely right!" Wu Santong clapped his hands happily: "Harmony brings wealth, and it's beneath us as elders to argue with a young rash fellow!"
They're in it for the money, so there's no need to clash head-on with Fu Zhongyang. Once he leaves, won't Anxi City be under their control? By then, won't Lady Qin's shop open or close at their will?
