Early the next morning.
Yun Chao set off in an ox cart.
The driver, Wang Shitou.
Target, Qingyang County.
As soon as we arrived at the entrance of the village, we heard someone shouting from behind: "Yun Er, stop for a moment, wait for us!"
Without looking back, Yun Chao knew who it was. He had a typical male duck voice. Who else could it be if he wasn't Lai Zhicheng's second son Lai Shouyi?
Brothers Lai Shouren and Lai Shouyi, each carrying two bamboo baskets, chased after them panting.
"I'll go, are you going to walk to the city on foot?"
There was a fishy smell. The two brothers must have picked fish. It seemed that they had a good harvest yesterday. They were preparing to sell fish in the city.
"Huh... let's go find you to borrow a car. Who knew you could run faster than a rabbit!"
Yun Chao despises Lai Zhicheng. The old guy is really stingy. It’s not like there is no oxcart at home, but he actually let his two sons borrow his own car. He is really stingy and wants to open the door for Stingy. He is so stingy!
"Hey, hey, don't worry, let's start talking ugly, and my bullock cart can't be in vain!"
"Well, Yun Er, what do you mean?" Lai Shouren's sinister triangular eyes narrowed, reminding Yun Chao of colorful venomous snakes.
“Do you know what I bought the car for?”
Lai Shouyi glared: "What are you doing?"
"Idiot, you don't know this, of course you are engaged in transportation!"
"Transportation?" The two brothers shook their heads together, not understanding what transportation meant.
Yun Chao looked contemptuous: "I didn't know that. Transportation is dedicated to delivering goods to others, and it can also pull people."
At this time, the Lai brothers understood: "Humph, Yun Er, if you have anything to say, just say it. Do you want money?"
"Yes, you two brothers are really smart. Let's take it. It's ten cents each. It's not much. Thank you for your patronage!"
"Asshole, you dare to ask us for money, I think you are impatient!"
With that said, Lai Shouyi raised his fist, ready to teach Yun Chao a lesson.
"Second brother, don't do it."
Lai Shouren was more rational. When he saw Wang Shitou raising his whip, he quickly stopped Lai Shouyi. Shitou was tall and strong, and the two brothers together were no match for him.
Lai Shouyi was not a fool. When he saw Shitou showing signs of taking action, he had no choice but to give up. There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with them in the future, so he couldn't bear the immediate loss now.
As a result, the Lai brothers were in a dilemma. Should they carry the fish into the city on foot, or should they pay to ride in Yunchao's ox cart?
As for going home to catch their own ox cart, forget it, they are afraid of being beaten.
In the end, the brothers gritted their teeth and decided to spend money to ride in Yunchao's bullock cart.
The snow on the road has not yet melted, so carrying a load weighing 180 kilograms for more than 30 miles is not a pleasant experience.
The ancients worked a lot, and many could carry loads weighing more than a hundred kilograms for dozens of miles, and the Lai brothers were no exception.
However, who is willing to waste their legs when there is a car? They are not fools.
So Yun Chao's bullock cart opened and he earned twenty cash from his first business.
"Wait a minute, don't rush to get in the car yet, you just gave your own money, you haven't paid for the fish yet!"
"What, you still have to pay for the fish?"
"Of course, your fish is overweight and must be checked in."
"Consignment?"
Brother Lai is going crazy. What happened today? I can't understand what Yun Er said. Could it be that he went to the city yesterday and gained knowledge?
"Yun Er, don't go too far. Do you believe we will smash your bullock cart?"
"Smash it? I happen to feel that my business is at a loss. If you smash my bullock cart, I will tell you the fishing method and let the villagers go fishing!"
"you……"
As soon as they heard that Yun Chao was going to repent, the Lai brothers immediately became impotent.
Yesterday, the three of them, father and son, plus a few helpers, harvested more than two hundred kilograms of fish in one day. How could such a profitable business be returned to Yun Chao?
As for why the Lai brothers went to the city to sell fish in person instead of asking for help, the reason was simple. Lai Zhicheng did not want others to know about the sales channels.
The method of spearing fish is so simple that most people can learn it. If a few helpers are allowed to control the market, the Lai family and his son will be fooled.
"Scoundrel, Yun Er, you are a big scoundrel!"
The Lai brothers were almost crying. If they couldn't defeat Wang Shitou, they would fight Yun Chao now!
Yun Chao was not angry and laughed: "To each other, you are also a rogue, I am also a rogue, we are all rogues, don't blame anyone, just give us money!"
"We won't sit here anymore, give us back the money!"
"No, the money has been cleared and there will be no returns. This is the latest rule promulgated by the Great Wu Dynasty. Didn't your father tell you?"
"Huh? Is there still such a rule?"
The Lai brothers, two country bumpkins, didn't know what the imperial decree was. After hearing what Yun Chao said was true, they immediately felt that they were outnumbered. It seemed that they had to enter the city today, otherwise even the country bumpkin Yun Er would be compared to him in the future. Not on!
"Then...how much do you want?"
"Not too much, not too much. A basket of fish costs ten cents. Four baskets of fish, a total of forty cents. Thank you for your patronage."
"Huh? Fish are more expensive than people?"
Yun Chao squinted at the brothers with disdain: "You country bumpkin, the sooner you send it to the city, the sooner you sell it. The fresher the fish, the higher the price it will sell for. If you don't understand this principle, what kind of business are you doing? , I advise you to go back to breastfeed!"
"you……"
The Lai brothers were speechless by Yun Chao and wanted to refute, but they still felt that what he said was reasonable. Suddenly, they felt that Yun Er had become taller.
"That...okay then."
Along the way, Yun Chao was not idle. He talked endlessly all over the world. Before they even arrived at the county seat, the Lai brothers were completely stunned by his talk. They didn't even ask what was in the two baskets Yun Chao brought.
These days, there is a serious lack of information. Whoever knows more is better. No matter how bad the Lai brothers are, they can't stand up to Yun Chao, who knows everything.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
Without Lai Zhicheng's belt, the soldiers guarding the gate were not as talkative as they were the day before yesterday.
There was an oxcart with several bamboo baskets on it. It had a fishy smell. Without asking, you could tell at a glance that Yunchao and the others were going to the city to sell fish.
The poor can't squeeze out money, and the hawkers who do business are relatively wealthy, and they are the main source of income for these poor soldiers.
"The city tax is two cents per person, ten cents for an ox cart, fifty cents for a bamboo basket... no, a hundred cents!"
"ah?"
The Lai brothers looked confused. They had followed their father into the city before, and they knew that ordinary people had to pay city tax, but they didn't know that it would be so much. They didn't even sell any fish, so they had to pay a hundred cash tax. , this is worse than robbery!
Seeing that the Lai brothers looked ignorant, the soldiers guarding the gate became more confident: "Ah, what? Pay the money quickly and don't block the way! By the way, I didn't make it clear just now. It's a hundred coins for a bamboo basket. There are six of you in total." A bamboo basket, a total of six hundred coins!"
The Lai brothers each picked two bamboo baskets, and Yun Chao also brought two bamboo baskets, making a total of six bamboo baskets.
The Lai brothers were angry and annoyed: "We won't go to the city anymore, and the fish won't be sold!"
"What? What kind of place do you think this is? Is this your home? You can come and leave as soon as you want? You don't have to go into the city. Just pay the tax before you leave!"
Several other soldiers also gathered around: "You can't leave even if you pay taxes, and you have to be fined!"
"Yes, hurry up, or I'll put you in jail!"
"Ah? Fine? How much is the fine?"
Even though the Lai brothers were running rampant in the village, they immediately became intimidated when faced with a group of vicious soldiers.
"Hmph, I think you are a first offender, so I will give you a little punishment, two taels of silver!"
"Two...two taels?"
