The Lai brothers cried.
Tears welled up.
One is angry.
The second is scary.
Mainly it's scary.
Early in the morning, I happily carried two hundred kilograms of fish into the city, thinking I was going to make a small profit. Unexpectedly, I didn't see a penny of income, but instead I had to lose a lot of money first.
The fine of two taels of silver was definitely a huge sum of money for the Lai brothers. Not to mention that they didn't have it with them at all, and even if they had it, they would be reluctant to pay it!
"Why are you crying! Pay the money quickly! If you don't pay, your fish will be confiscated!"
"Yes, we will also confiscate your bullock cart!"
"That's right, not only will your things be confiscated, but you will also be arrested and put in jail!"
"..."
A group of soldiers were shouting, and the Lai brothers became more and more frightened as they listened.
In unison, the two brothers all looked at Yun Chao.
A few military lords just said that even your bullock cart will be confiscated. Can't you? You can outsell everyone along the way. What do you do?
What makes the Lai brothers depressed is that the old god Yun Chao is there, acting as if it has nothing to do with him, as if he didn't even see their eyes.
In desperation, the brothers had no choice but to pull Yun Chao and signal that they wanted to talk to him in private.
Yun Chao was stunned. He didn't know what the Lai brothers wanted to do, so he said to several soldiers: "Sir, can you wait a moment? I have a few words to explain to my two men."
"Hmph, hurry up, we don't have time to talk to you!"
Several military men have been guarding the gate for a long time, and they are all old fat men. When I saw that Yun Chao was neither humble nor arrogant, and his temperament was completely different from the scumbag Lai brothers, I felt that this guy was special, and his attitude towards him was not the same as towards the Lai brothers. So bad.
Yun Chao and the Lai brothers walked aside and whispered: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Hmph, Yun Er, stop pretending! It's not like you haven't heard that they want to fine you. They have two taels of silver, but we can't pay it. Your bullock cart is worth more than our fish, so you have to pay the fine!" "
Yun Chao was completely defeated. He knew that the Lai brothers were not things, but he didn't know that they were not things.
You are so cowardly in front of soldiers and so cruel to yourself. You are specifically bullying honest people, right?
"Ah, what, hurry up and get the money. We were in a hurry to go to the city to sell the fish. We wasted time. If the fish smells bad, it will be blamed on you!"
They asked for fifty taels of silver from their family. If Yun Er didn't pay, who would?
Yun Chao shook his head. Since someone was unkind first, don't blame him for being unjust later.
"You two are wolf-hearted, I had good intentions and was going to pay to buy your fish so that you could have an explanation after you go home. Forget it now, let them catch us all and put us in jail!"
"this……"
The Lai brothers don't want to go to jail. I heard that the place is very scary. Don't even think about coming out after you go in!
It's really not worth putting yourself in for a few taels of silver.
"How much do you want to take, Yun Er? Let's agree first. You have to pay at least one tael of silver!"
"Okay, I'll pay you one tael of silver, and you'll pay the other half."
The two brothers were stunned. They didn't expect Yun Er to agree so readily. They would have said more if they had known about it. They really regret it.
"Yun Er, we don't have any money with us. You put it down for us first, and we'll pay it back to you when we get back." Lai Shouren squinted his eyes, and he knew at a glance that he didn't mean anything good.
Yun Chao was speechless, these two cowards still wanted to plot against him at this point.
"Let's do this. I'll buy your fish for one tael of silver, and you use the one tael of silver to pay the fine. I'll also pay one tael of silver, and we'll each pay half of it, okay?"
"What? We have two hundred catties of fish, and you want to buy them for just one tael of silver. Are you dreaming?"
"Forget it if you don't sell it. I'll pay my own fine and you two brothers will go to jail."
After saying that, Yun Chao turned around and left, so frightened that the Lai brothers quickly stopped him.
"Yun Er, don't be impatient. If you have anything to say, talk to us. Let's discuss it later..."
Seeing them muttering, the soldier guarding the gate gave up: "Why are you dawdling? Come here and pay, or we will arrest them now!"
"Okay, sir, be right there!"
Yun Chao bowed his hands to the soldier guarding the gate from a distance, and then whispered to the Lai brothers: "Let's do this, I will give you one tael of silver, you can leave now, and you don't have to pay the fine. The fish belongs to me, and the fine will be mine." It’s up to me to hand it over, if it works, then forget it!”
"this……"
Four baskets of fish were exchanged for one tael of silver from Yun Chao, and Yun Chao had to pay a fine of one tael of silver for them, which was equivalent to selling the fish for two taels of silver.
Two hundred catties of fish are sold for twenty taels of silver, an average of ten cents per catty. It seems a bit cheap?
However, if I can avoid going to jail and get a few taels of silver back to pay for my business, this deal doesn't seem to be too bad.
No one in Wolong Village had ever sold fish before, and the Lai brothers didn't know whether the fish was worth anything. If they didn't agree to Yun Chao's conditions, they would have to pay a fine and go to the city to sell the fish themselves.
What if the fish can no longer be sold?
There is too much uncertainty.
Coupled with the fierce military men's constant urging, the brothers did not have much time to make plans in a hurry, so they had to agree to Yun Chao.
"I'm giving you two an advantage. If I go to the city again, I won't go with you no matter what. It's bad luck!"
Yun Chao threw a tael of silver over and told the Lai brothers to get out of here.
After taking the money, the Lai brothers immediately became happy. They didn't pay any costs and got a tael of silver for free. This business seemed to be a good one!
Well, in the eyes of the brothers, a few baskets of fish are not a big cost at all. They just cost some effort. Country people have a lot of energy.
What's more, there are also helpers who do the work without being paid.
The only thing that made the Lai brothers unhappy was that this boy Yun Er said that he would not come with them in the future. What would happen if he caught fish again?
Originally they wanted to go into the city for a walk, but seeing the few soldiers guarding the gate, the brothers decided to go home now.
After the Lai brothers left, Yun Chao turned and walked towards the city gate.
"Sir, I didn't want those two countrymen to know just now, so I didn't say that these fish were sent to me by the shopkeeper of Shishi Tower. You see..."
Saying that, Yun Chao handed over a bunch of copper coins without any fuss.
"this……"
Several soldiers looked at each other. The military status of the Wu Dynasty was low, and they were often called thieves to support the army. A group of big-headed soldiers who looked after the gates were fine with ordinary people, but in front of powerful people, they didn't do anything. Can't reach the countertop.
Lion House is located in the center of Cross Street and is the best restaurant in Qingyang County.
The power behind such a large restaurant is obvious. How dare a few poor soldiers dare to provoke it.
As for asking people to go to the Lion House to verify and see if what Yun Chao said is true?
Let's forget it, whether it's true or not, if they dare to ask, they won't give Lion House any face, and they'll be left with nothing to eat!
Weighing the copper coin in his hand, it felt like it was worth a hundred dollars. The leading soldier fell into a deep tangle.
Should I just take the hundred cents and let it go, or should I continue to steal money from this country boy?
