When Ma Yi bent down to move the stone, he was still a little confused. When the man with the square face scolded him fiercely, he realized that the person who was blocking the car by throwing rocks in the middle of the road was targeting him and wanted to teach him a lesson. He concluded that the person who did this bad thing was the man with the square face.
In fact, he was not too afraid. While removing the stone, he told the square-faced man that the country's constitution did not stipulate that outsiders could not run transportation in Xiling Town.
Are you still stubborn? You still say something, don't blame me for deflating the wheel of your sacred cow, turning your "sacred cow" into a pile of dead iron, worse than a scalper, do you believe it or not? The man with the square face became more and more excited as he talked, and he stamped the hoe in his hand on the ground, making a clanging sound.
Ma Yi felt that this guy was not a reasonable person, and this was not a reasonable place. He said wisely, I must have said the wrong thing, I'm sorry. Then he got into the cab, started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and the Shenniu drove away from the rural road that had troubled him.
After Ma Yi pulled a cart of goods to the designated road maintenance site, he unloaded the stones, wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed with a lonely face.
Guan Xin, the leader of the road maintenance team, noticed it and asked him why he was unhappy. Ma Yi told the story about someone blocking the road with stones on the rural road, and said that the matter of hauling stones would not last long.
Guan Xin wiped the asphalt on her feet on the ground, raised her head and said, our road maintenance workers are not in charge of rural roads. We only care about national roads, provincial roads, county roads and town roads. You are talking about village roads, we are in charge of them. If you can't stop it, it's hard to interfere. The man who piled rocks on the village road to block traffic was a local "crazy snake" and should not be messed with.
Ma Yi said, where did I offend him? It was him who was looking for trouble. Guan Xin smiled secretly, leaned close to Ma Yi and whispered, "It's easy to deal with. I've heard of that man. His name is Xia Li. He used to collect protection fees from three-carriage drivers on rural roads. He charged 10 yuan for each trip." , later someone reported him, and the Xiling Town Police Station arrested him and detained him for half a month. He was held in the detention center and did not come out. The driver who reported him was picked on by his thugs, and the thugs ran away. Later, when he did any bad things, people didn't dare to report him, and they always turned a blind eye.
That guy Xia Li was extremely bad, except he didn't kill anyone. Of course, if you want to do your job of transporting stones for a long time, you have to have a good relationship with him and pay him some protection money. Maybe you can find peace.
Ma Yi did not answer immediately, feeling rather confused. The last thought was to pay the protection fee. The second time, Ma Yi drove the sacred bull loaded with stones to the village road and saw that Shasli had invited three more gangsters, including him, each holding different instruments such as wooden sticks and knives and forks. Across the middle of the road.
He had no choice but to stop the car, get out of the car, put on a forced smile, and said to Shasili, I was so blind that I couldn't see Taishan before. I was really offended. Brother Xia, let’s see if this is possible. According to your old rules, just charge me a little protection fee, 10 yuan for each trip, okay?
I guess you are aware, but the protection fee has been raised now. It is 20 yuan per trip. That still refers to the three carriages. You are a sacred cow. It is more high-end. It carries more goods and makes more money. You need 40 yuan per trip. Yuan.
He said this and glanced at the other three gangsters. They then said, since the four of us brothers took action today, each of us should get 10 yuan, right?
I'm a little embarrassed about this. If I load a truck of stone and transport it to the road maintenance site, excluding the cost of burning oil, I may not be able to earn 40 yuan. If you want me to pay you 40 yuan in protection fees, won't I run away in vain? Ma Yi said, spreading his hands.
If you think it’s not worthwhile, don’t go down this road. Shasili's attitude was very firm.
He was being cunning and delivered a cart of stones, but he only made 40 yuan? The price is at least 60 yuan, and more is 80 to 100 yuan. The three gangsters were talking among themselves.
Can it be just 20 yuan for a trip? The more trips I make, the more I will pay. If you make me miserable all of a sudden, and I don’t run away, you won’t receive protection money. Ma Yi looked at Shasili and said in a bargaining tone.
That's okay. You can make at least 4 trips on this road every day. Each trip costs 20 yuan, totaling 80 yuan. Ok, deal. Shasli spoke aggressively.
Ma Yi felt that it was not worthwhile, so in order to get rid of them, he reluctantly said, "Okay." Just as he was about to get in the car, Xia Li stretched out a thick hand to hold him. Please give him the 20 yuan for this trip!
Can we give it together after four trips? Ma Yi asked for his opinion. He said it would be okay next time. Not this time. Ma Yi had no choice but to take out 20 yuan from his body and hand it to Xia Li, and then Xia Li allowed him to drive away the sacred cow that was dragging the stones.
The more Ma Yi thought about it, the more something was wrong. He always felt that Xia Li's methods were too much and he couldn't afford to offend him, so he should hide! So he drove the empty truck back to the quarry and stopped delivering goods. He asked his boss Huo Caimao to explain to the cashier of the financial department and leave as soon as he settled the account.
Huo Caimao threw away his half-smoked cigarette, looked at him and asked, Xiaoma, I didn't offend you, and I didn't deduct your wages, why are you leaving? Ma Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned on the driver's door of the sacred cow, and told Huo Caimao about the situation when Xia Li and his group stopped the car on the village road to collect protection fees.
He said Shasli was a "local crazy snake" and I couldn't offend him. Before you, he had transported stones from our quarry, but not long ago, he said that his agricultural vehicle was broken down and was being repaired. I finally learned that his agricultural vehicle was defrauded from an acquaintance in a neighboring village. The acquaintance came over and found out through the police station before returning the vehicle to him. In this case, I had to find a driver who could handle Shasli to drive the stone. However, you don’t have to leave. You can just drive a short distance within the scope of our quarry and transport the stones from one side of the mountain to the other. Some of the stones are used to build bridges and pave roads, some are used to burn lime, and some are used to burn lime. Used to make cement. Anyway, you have something to do.
Ma Yi asked, how is the salary? Huo Caimao said that it is slightly different from long-distance transportation, but basically the same. Ma Yi immediately expressed his position: Then I will stay.
At the end of the month, Ma Yi paid his salary and drove the Shenniu car back to Beiling Town, first to reunite with his wife and second to rest for a few days. On the fourth day, he drove the Shenniu car to Xiling Town again. He had not yet arrived at the quarry. On the way, four people suddenly appeared in front of the road and stood in the middle of the road.
Ma Yi looked familiar. The leader was Xia Li, who was making a sign to stop the car with a cold look. The other three gangsters were holding more powerful instruments like last time. One of them was a fat dwarf holding a cannon hole. The steel drill was staring at Ma Yi who was driving, with a fighting posture.
Ma Yi saw that the situation was not good and could not force his way through. The four guys stood side by side in the middle of the road with fierce looks. Ma Yi had no choice but to slow down until he parked the Shenniu car on the side of the road. He rolled down the door and window of the car, stuck out his head and pretended to smile, looked at Xia Li and said, Brother, what do you mean? You forced my car to stop. This is not your village road. This is a town-level road. Do you also want to charge protection fees?
A dishonest guy. Shasli's face darkened, and he said indifferently, "I want you to experience our power today." He waved his hand and said "hit", and the three gangsters rushed into battle.
Ma Yi saw the flat-nosed man rushing forward holding a wooden stick and hitting him. He quickly closed the car door, and with a "bang", the wooden stick smashed a piece of car door glass. Another man with a big belly was not willing to lag behind. He raised a hoe, walked around to the front, and smashed the windshield of the Shenniu car with a "crash".
Ma Yi was outnumbered and looked resigned. Looking at Xia Li who was still standing in the middle of the road with an indifferent expression, he said, Brother, if you have something to say, don't smash my car!
There’s nothing to say, let’s see if you still dare to coax me! Shasli finally spoke.
