Gu Hong stood aside and hesitated to speak.
Thirty taels, so much money, he wouldn't even be willing to pay it to death!
But if Xu Ling compensates, he has nothing else to say.
Seeing Bao Li's hesitation, Xu Ling said again: "Not enough? How about fifty taels?"
Bao Li looked up at Xu Ling but remained silent.
People on the side were anxious.
"Fifty taels is already a lot! Wouldn't you be a fool if you still don't agree?"
"He's not a fool. I think this young man is a fool. It's not like he caused this. He came to his door and let others trick him!"
"This man is going too far. His fellow villagers only gave him three taels, and he almost agreed. Now you don't think fifty taels is enough?"
Xu Ling looked at Bao Li coldly and sneered: "Everyone else thinks you are greedy. Are you sure fifty taels is not enough?"
Bao Li's face turned red. When he saw Xu Ling dressed up as a businessman and appearing in Yazhou again, he must have come to do business. Since he was also a businessman and was kind-hearted enough to pay for his brother, he really wanted to take advantage.
"I don't owe you anything. If you give my brother more money, I will work as an ox and a horse for you from now on! You take care of food and housing, and you don't have to pay me wages!" Bao Li said in a rough voice with a red face.
Xu Ling sneered: "I just heard you say that you have a mother at home who works as a cow and a horse for me for free, and your mother starves to death at home?"
"My mother has taught me to be conscientious since I was a child. I brought them out. If it weren't for me, Da Zhuang wouldn't have died. This is what I deserve!" Bao Li had a sad face, but there was something in his words. Very firmly, "My mother is not the only son of mine!"
"Okay!" Xu Ling raised his eyebrows and applauded in appreciation: "I respect you as a man, so I agree to give you sixty taels for the funeral expenses of your brother."
"Sixty taels!" Gu Hong's eyes darkened. What kind of person was he being taken advantage of? He quickly cleared the air: "You have to pay for this. I didn't agree to it. You have to pay for it yourself!"
Xu Ling was not angry at all and said with a smile: "Not only will I compensate him, but I will also give you another fortune."
"Is there such a fool in the world?"
Even Gu Hong looked suspicious. What kind of auspicious day is today that would allow him to meet such a rich fool?
"Why do you still want to give me money?" Gu Honghu asked.
"I'm not just giving you money, I can also give you a place to return to." Xu Ling persuaded you with kind words: "I'm not a fool, I just feel sorry for you. We are both businessmen, and I can't bear to see you abandoning your family for profit." Friends, so much so that I can’t go back to my home, and my reputation is everywhere.”
"I know you have a good heart. If you weren't out of money and desperate, you would definitely not do such a scandal that would bury your fellow villagers in a different place. It's just that for those of us who travel all over the country to do business, we look good on the surface, but who knows the difficulties behind the scenes?"
"In my opinion, it's not good for you to go to sea, so you might as well start a small business in your hometown. You will be rich and at least have peace of mind!"
Xu Ling was different from others. He did not directly scold Gu Hong for being shameless. He put himself in his shoes and tried to persuade him. Gu Hong was hesitant to speak directly.
What Xu Ling said was in his heart. He did such a villainous thing today. To put it bluntly, he has a gambler's mentality.
Make big profits with little money. If he succeeds, he will be able to accumulate a large amount of capital, and with more capital, he can do bigger business.
Who knew failure could come so quickly.
Is it true that, as Xu Ling said, he is not suitable for doing business overseas?
"But I have already used all my family wealth to buy a seagoing ship. Apart from this ship, I have nothing left." Gu Hong was also quite honest and directly told Xu Ling the difficulty.
Xu Ling patted him on the shoulder with a look of relief, "Brother Gu, look, I'm telling you that you are in trouble, otherwise how could you do such a shameless thing? How much did you spend on your seagoing ship? ?”
Not only was Gu Hong not angry when he was scolded, but he looked at Xu Ling gratefully. This man really understood him!
"I bought it for one hundred and forty taels, and I couldn't even scrape together any money!"
"Sitong's death sounds unlucky, so I asked you how could such a thing happen to you. Let's do this," Xu Ling frowned, pretending to be embarrassed and thought over and over again, "Brother Gu, I am willing to spend sixty Buy your boat for two..."
"How much!??" Gu Hong's expression changed immediately.
"In addition, I will give you another twenty taels. If I make an eight, six or six will go well, and eight or eight will make a fortune. It sounds auspicious. Whatever business you do after you go back, you will make a fortune smoothly!"
With a smile on his face, Xu Ling said these auspicious words calmly and watched Gu Hong's expression change from anger to thoughtfulness.
He was thinking and hesitating.
This accident has already made him regret going to sea.
But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Now someone has taken responsibility for his mistakes, helped him pay sixty taels for his funeral expenses, and spent another eighty taels to buy his boat, so that he would not lose all his money.
No matter how you think about it, it’s a bit heart-warming.
Seeing that Gu Hong didn't speak, Xu Ling also began to hesitate.
"Well, let's forget it. This boat is indeed unlucky. Let me think about it carefully..."
"Brother! I am willing to sell this boat to you!"
Gu Hong was afraid that Xu Ling would regret it, so he quickly shouted: "Eighty taels!"
"Am I a little too impulsive? Why did I agree to help you compensate for the funeral expenses? This has nothing to do with me." Xu Ling hesitated and said with a wry smile: "No wonder my family persuaded me and said that I didn't do it. Business stuff, I’m so stupid..."
"Sixty taels! Sixty-six taels! This ship is a new ship. Even if you go to the shipyard to buy an old ship, it will cost more than this!" Gu Hong gritted his teeth, fearing that Xu Ling would regret it.
Xu Ling secretly laughed in his heart, fearing that if he retreated again, Gu Hong would react.
He could only smile bitterly and said: "That's all. Since you call me brother, how can I bear to see you in trouble? Sixty taels, I bought it."
As he spoke, he took Gu Hong's neck and pulled him aside, and said earnestly: "I will give you six taels later. When you return to your hometown, you must visit Da Zhuang's home. Although I will compensate you, the money is Money, love is love, you can't be the heartless and unrighteous person your neighbors say."
Gu Hong opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time. He looked at Xu Ling's sincere face and couldn't help but shed tears of shame.
"Good brother, I won't accept the money. I'll go visit him at his home myself! Thank you for waking me up!"
Xu Ling looked at him pitifully, "Brother Gu, as expected, you are really not a bad person... It turns out I was not wrong about the person!"
Gu Hong felt warm in his heart. The pain of being scolded and looked down upon by others, in the face of Xu Ling's praise, was like ice and snow that melted when it met the sun.
Xu Ling patted Gu Hong on the shoulder, returned to the crowd, and said to Bao Li: "The matter is settled. I will pay your brother's compensation. Not only that, Brother Gu will also come to visit him personally after returning home."
"Since you came here to work with Brother Gu, do you have any objection to following me now?"
Bao Li and others looked at each other and shook their heads to show that they had no objection.
The onlookers who were watching the melon eating were somewhat satisfied after eating the good melon with a good ending.
Xu Ling was even more happy. He got a boat at a low price and a cheap labor force. Maybe he could go back to Lianhua Bay directly from Yazhou!
