"Bao Li, are you really going to follow a businessman and not go home with us?"
"You have to think about it! This may be your chance to make a fortune once in your life!"
Under intense pressure from his fellow villagers, Bao Li remained unmoved.
"Hurry up and go on guard duty. I won't tell anyone what happened tonight."
"Bao Li!!"
"Don't make me do anything to you!"
Bao Li was panting like an ox, the tendons on his arms were bulging, and he clenched his fists to demonstrate to his former brother.
He has been playing with these people since he was a child, and is a famous fighting king in the village. If he hadn't gotten angry with others and injured them, he wouldn't have been working outside without going home.
He Bao Li was indeed not a good person, but he would never do such despicable things as betraying his trust and neglecting his wealth.
Originally Bao Li was on their side, and even if they were discovered by Xu Ling, they would be able to attack him with ease, but Bao Li wanted to go against them.
The two men reluctantly left words of disdain and gritted their teeth and left.
Bao Li looked at the empty corridor and lowered his head dejectedly.
He has not forgotten the ambition he had when he came out. He thought about making money with his brothers. How did it end up like this?
In the cabin behind the door, Da Zhuang was lying. If he were still alive, perhaps so many things wouldn't have happened.
Suddenly there was a "squeaking" sound of the door opening behind him, and Bao Li quickly stood up straight and looked back.
The moon on the sea exuded a silvery glow, shining into the cabin behind Xu Ling. He turned his back to the light, with a smile on his face.
Bao Li could see very clearly that he clearly had a dagger in his hand, and he patted the palm of his hand gently.
"Is there someone else to keep vigil?" Xu Ling's voice was very soft, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Bao Li was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Did Xu Ling hear it?
But Xu Ling didn't mention the quarrel just now. Bao Li calmed down and stammered: "Dong...Dong, did I wake you up?"
Xu Ling stretched out and said, "I haven't had enough sleep. I'm almost done."
"But now it seems that I can still sleep for a while."
Xu Ling smiled, put his hands behind his back, and walked briskly back to the room. The bright dagger was still in his hand, making people shudder.
After Xu Ling closed the door tightly, Bao Li stood outside for a long time. When the sea breeze blew, he felt cold all over.
If he hadn't stopped him just now and followed them with evil intentions, what would happen now?
In the room, Xu Ling inserted the dagger into the sheath and felt a little emotional.
He was such a good citizen, why did he end up like this! ?
Xu Ling's mentality has changed a lot since what happened to Wang Zhu last time.
He became paranoid and very insecure.
Even if you partner with someone to do business, you would rather find a stupid person who is careless, a stupid person, and a lazy person than a smart person who is too thoughtful.
Not to mention sharing the truth with others.
Sometimes he couldn't sleep for a long time, which made Xu Ling very uncomfortable.
He was not afraid or guilty because he killed someone, but he deeply felt the danger and injustice of this world.
If he's not careful, he might lose everything he owns.
Xu Ling can escape reality, hide in the village, and use the space he has to survive, which is enough for him to become a rich man.
if everything goes well.
But for Xu Ling, instead of escaping like an ostrich and unwilling to face reality, she wanted to be a petrel, flying in the storm.
She restrained her weakness and was good at escaping, and forced herself to break out of the darkness.
Now she should be considered half successful, right?
She can also see through the disguised kindness of others and take corresponding countermeasures, and she will never be merciful for this.
Being able to deal with all possible dangers is what gives her peace of mind.
After thinking about this, Xu Ling slept until dawn.
The next day, the atmosphere on the boat was not as tense as Xu Ling had imagined. The people who were trying to steal his money still looked honest, as if yesterday was just a dream of Xu Ling's.
Soon, the ship passed by Minzhou, and Bao Li and others wanted to disembark in Minzhou and send Bao Dazhuang's body back to his hometown first.
"You will wait for me on the boat for half a day."
When arriving in Minzhou, Xu Ling ordered Bao Li to watch the others on the boat, and then left the port dock.
As soon as he left, someone scolded Bao Li: "Don't he want to pay for the funeral? It's already here, why don't you give us money?"
Bao Li frowned and said, "Maybe he went to withdraw money from the bank account. What are you in a hurry for? Moreover, that is Da Zhuang's funeral expenses. If you dare to touch this money, I will never finish with you!"
"Tch, let's help him collect the cargo ship. There's no way he won't give us any money, right?"
"That's right, if you gave Da Zhuang so much funeral expenses, why don't you give us hard work expenses?"
Bao Li looked at these "good brothers" who had completely revealed their true colors and was suddenly speechless.
Xu Ling didn't know anything about what happened on the ship, but since he chose Bao Li, he didn't trust the people he hired and didn't use the people he suspected.
Most of the goods on his ship were seafood. Minzhou was close to the sea and there were a lot of seafood. Even if they were sold in Minzhou, they wouldn't be able to get a good price.
Xu Ling returned to his old business and started selling space vegetables in Minzhou.
There were a lot of ripe vegetables, so he took a cart of vegetables to a restaurant to negotiate business.
Especially those big main stores, when they saw Xu Lingla's various off-season vegetables, they all rushed to get them.
There are many merchants in Minzhou, including many rich people. The competition among these restaurant businesses is fierce. If you can make such a table of fresh vegetables in the winter, you will definitely attract many distinguished guests who are not short of money.
It only took Xu Ling half a day to sell thousands of kilograms of vegetables and successfully earn the other half of the cost of buying the boat.
Back on the boat, Xu Ling took out the sixty taels of silver he had promised to Da Zhuang.
Bao Li's three fellow villagers immediately looked happy and stretched out their hands to take it.
Xu Ling sneered and handed the money to Bao Li.
"You take the money to escort your brother's coffin back to your hometown. I'll give you a few days to take care of things at home, and then go to Xu's Grocery Store in Quanzhou to find me."
Xu Ling gave Bao Li an extra two taels of silver, "These are considered travel expenses. Isn't it too much?"
Bao Li took the money and said, "Aren't you afraid that I won't go?"
Xu Ling chuckled, "So what if I don't go?"
Saving these people was just a matter of course. He did it for the sake of the ship and to pave the way for future actions.
The other three people were a little anxious when they saw that Xu Ling had no intention of giving any more money.
After pushing each other around, a man finally stood up and asked Xu Ling, "What about us?"
They were working for Xu Ling and gave him a ship, so they should give him some hard-earned money, right?
Xu Ling said impatiently: "I didn't promise you anything. Gu Hong left you in Yazhou, and I sent you back to your hometown regardless of past suspicions. Don't you need money to eat, drink, and have sex along the way?"
"If you're not happy, then give me the cost of the boat ride!"
This is Minzhou, not a barren land like Yazhou. Those people bullied the weak and feared the strong. Seeing Xu Ling being so stubborn, they felt helpless and let out a frustrated sigh.
Xu Ling sighed in his heart. There are good people and bad people in this world, but there are more people caught in the middle who don't know the difference between right and wrong.
