"My dear friend, I am from out of town. I have never heard of the Bai family's rules. I would like to hear the details."
Li Chenxi said calmly, as if he had never seen the world.
"Who is your dear brother? Everyone in this town respectfully calls me Mr. Bai. Since you come from other places and don't know the rules, I don't remember the faults of others, so I won't be as knowledgeable as you.
As long as you know that the Bai family has the final say here, anyone who comes to Linquan Town to make a living, no matter who they are, must abide by the rules;
The rules of the Bai family are that when selling things in Linquan Town, the price is determined by the Chamber of Commerce, and you have to go to the Bai family grocery store to buy things. "
Li Chenxi immediately became angry. Who gave them the confidence to bully and dominate such a small town?
"I said Mr. Bai, from what you said, your Bai family should be in the business of making a living. If this brother Orion goes to town to sell some of his own prey and makes a small profit, your Chamber of Commerce will also like it. ?”
Mr. Bai continued to say arrogantly:
"It doesn't matter what the big or small benefits are. The important thing is the rules. This rule was set by more than a dozen shopkeepers from the Chamber of Commerce. It is also for the prosperity of Linquan Town. This little brother broke the rules. Second Master, I have the obligation to remind him."
Li Chenxi seemed to have a lot of questions today. He continued to ask a question that would get him beaten:
"Then if this little brother feels that the price set by your chamber of commerce is unfair, he will definitely sell it here, and I will buy it from him. Your chamber of commerce seems to have nothing to do with it, right?"
Mr. Bai finally understood now that the pretty boy in front of him was playing tricks on him, and was deliberately causing trouble. It seemed that he didn't know the Bai family's methods.
Mr. Bai sneered and said:
"The Chamber of Commerce is a non-governmental organization. It is just a friendly reminder. We will not buy or sell by force. You can do whatever you want."
After saying that, he snorted coldly and left. As soon as he left, a group of gangsters came behind him, shouting that they had packed all Sifu's furs, and even took away the few furs that Hu Jingwen was interested in.
Little Pepper Hu Jingwen was about to go crazy on the spot, but was stopped by Li Chenxi. He wanted to see how far these people wanted to die!
When Sifu saw so many hoodlums, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend them. He would sell to anyone, so he could only smile apologetically at Li Chenxi and his wife, and then wait for the punks to pay.
A man who looked like a leader among the gangsters took out two big pieces of money and threw them to Sifu, which was obviously more than half the price offered by Sifu.
When Sifu saw that more than half of his money was missing, he became unhappy and bravely said:
"The price you gave me is too low, I won't sell it!"
The gangster leader had already anticipated Sifu's reaction and said directly:
"This price is set by the Chamber of Commerce. You are driving up prices. Your skin is rotten and it is only worth this price."
After the gangster leader finished speaking, several gangsters rushed up and blatantly made several holes in the leather with knives.
Sifu immediately became anxious when he saw it. These skins were his lifeblood. In order not to damage the integrity of the skins, he took a great risk and almost got eaten because he was too close to the beast.
His eyes widened, his fists clenched, and he was about to fight the gangster. Just when Li Chenxi was about to take action, several more people in Chinese tunic suits came from a distance. The leader even wore a red armband on his arm. That's the one who is an official.
Li Chenxi knew by looking at their attire that they were members of the newly established town government, specifically responsible for market management. He just wanted to see how they handled this matter.
"What's going on with you? What's the etiquette of making a noise in the market? I'm the market manager of the town government. Anyone who dares to make trouble in the market will be arrested."
The official wearing the red armband said seriously that as soon as Sifu saw the official, his clenched fists unclenched. Ordinary people like him were born with a sense of awe for officials.
He dared to fight with tigers when hunting, but when he saw an official, he didn't even dare to squeeze his fist, he couldn't afford to offend him!
The gangsters were different. Seeing the officials coming, their voices became even louder. They directly accused Sifu of jacking up prices and passing off inferior goods. He had to sell leather with several holes to them at a high price and asked the government to make the decision for them. , severely punish illegal traders.
After beating him up, Sifu became anxious on the spot and quickly explained that these people had scratched his skin and the price he wanted was very fair.
Sifu was still too young, and the man wearing the red armband didn't listen to him at all. He temporarily detained all his leather goods for price gouging and fined him two yuan.
After this operation, his skin was not enough to pay the fine. The other fellow villagers who came out to sell mountain goods understood it at a glance. They packed up their stalls and sent all the goods to the Bai family grocery store, although the Bai family kept the price very low. , but you can still get a few cubs.
Li Chenxi completely understood what was going on. During this period, he was busy fighting wars and reorganizing the troops. In order to maintain local stability, the county and town governments took over almost all of them, and officials were not changed much. It was a mixed bag of good and bad, which led to They collude with unscrupulous businessmen, bully and dominate the market, and prey on the people.
Li Chenxi knew that this was definitely not an accidental scene. It might be found in other places, or even more serious. Without uprooting these maggots, it would be impossible to talk about the base area in the Zhongtiao Mountain area;
He decided to start the operation from Linquan Town. This situation had to be reported to the military headquarters. If the operation was to be carried out, it should be carried out on a larger scale to eliminate all these ghosts and monsters and restore peace to the fellow villagers in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Sifu still wanted to argue, but Li Chenxi stopped him and said:
"Brother, if the people don't fight with the officials, we can't fight them, so just bear with it."
The man wearing the red armband saw that Li Chenxi was quite sensible, so he stopped pursuing the matter and left with a large bundle of leathers that had been temporarily detained.
The group of gangsters whistled arrogantly and looked at the fellow villagers who were still watching, intentionally or unintentionally;
The situation was so pressing that the remaining fellow villagers closed their stalls and left. Those who were in urgent need of money sold them to the Bai family at low prices, while those who were not in a hurry took them home with sighs. The market became even more depressed.
"Brother, younger brother and sister, I'm sorry. I originally wanted to pick up some good leathers to warm up my younger brother and sister, but now - alas, there is no way for the poor to survive in this world!"
After Sifu finished speaking, he was about to go home. His skin was robbed. He had to live a good life, but he would suffer for his mother-in-law and children at home.
Li Chenxi took out the few silver coins he had, handed them all to Sifu, and said:
“Brother, take these few dollars first, do you believe me?
Come sell your skins again in the next episode, and I guarantee that these bad people won’t bully you anymore, and I’ll get all the money you paid for your skins back! "
Sifu quickly declined:
"Brother, I didn't give you any money, how can I collect your money? It's not easy for anyone in this world."
"Brother, just take it. Your brother will take care of these people. He is wilting!"
According to Hu Jingwen's understanding of Li Chenxi, as long as his man doesn't get angry on the spot, those who settle the scores will only be more ruthless.
The corner of Li Chenxi's mouth twitched, and she pretended that she didn't hear what her stupid wife said. She said that she was stupid for three years after being pregnant. Really, how could anyone say that about her man?
"Brother, don't be polite. Your family is still waiting for the emergency money. It's getting late, so go back quickly!"
Sifu saw that Li Chenxi and his wife were very sincere, and they happened to be waiting for money at home, so they thought of taking the money first, buying more mountain goods when they returned, and giving it to them in the next episode.
Sifu took the money and went to the Bai family store. Only there could he buy the much-needed grain and salt, and he had to be peeled off by them.
"Oh, this world!"
After hearing this, Li Chenxi's face was full of murderous intent, and Hu Jingwen put her small hand into his big hand
The murderous look on Li Chenxi's face gradually disappeared. He had calmed down and said calmly:
"Let's go back to the brigade headquarters!"
