Then, Wang Yiran turned around and took out a list from the cabinet at the back. After writing it, he handed it to Bao Guowei.
"This is the royalties you deserve. According to the price we mentioned last time, the money is here. You can just go to the bank to exchange it directly."
Bao Guowei did not refuse and took the order. Now he had an extra income, and he would have more confidence to enroll in school.
"Brother Bao, Guns, Germs and Steel is expected to be published in the next month and a half. It's not good for you to be too ostentatious if you don't have a pen name yet."
Bao Guowei thinks it makes sense. He has thought about this issue before.
"If it's a pen name, let's call it weed!"
"Weeds? What's the meaning in it?"
Bao Guowei thought for a moment, "It doesn't make any sense."
…
When Bao Guowei came out of Wusu Newspaper Office, he not only saw Xiangzi, but also Li Yaohui who looked anxious.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Commander Li has brought people over to cause trouble again!" Bao Guowei was not afraid of the Li family at first, but seeing Li Yaohui's anxious and worried expression, he couldn't help but feel frightened.
"Get in the car! Let's talk in the car!"
Xiangzi didn't dare to neglect and let Li Yaohui and Bao Guowei get on. His rickshaw was a big one, even if it could accommodate two adult men, it would be no problem at all.
"Yao Hui, what happened? Speak slowly."
"This morning, I called a few people to prepare to reclaim the land and plant cotton. I never thought that one of them was a member of the Li family, named Li Ping. He didn't work for a long time, and for some reason, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He lay on the ground and shouted in pain, it must be that we injured him!"
"Then that bastard Mr. Li rushed over with his men and said that the injured poor man was a relative of his family and he wanted to get an explanation from him!"
After hearing this, Bao Guowei didn't feel much surprised. After all, with the Li family's vengeful character, they will definitely cause trouble. This is just an excuse.
"The Li family...by the way, your surname is Li too, right?"
Li Yaohui nodded and replied: "That's right, Mr. Li is still a relative of mine, but he has never been interested in poor relatives like us. He even refused to let us have the last name Li outside, saying that it would be a disgrace to him. people."
"If you don't want your surname to be Li, he is so capable. How can he still ask others to change their surname?"
"Isn't that right?!"
Bao Guowei is inexplicably sad. In feudal society, the village tyrants and gentry control the land, and in rural areas they basically cover the sky with one hand.
Even during the Republic of China, and now, the pace of change is still too slow, neglecting the vast majority of rural areas.
"Brother Bao, what are you thinking about?"
Bao Guowei couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Nothing, let's deal with the Li family's affairs first! He won't be able to stay around for long."
Xiangzi is indeed a good driver. He is young, powerful and well-proportioned. If placed in modern society, he would be considered a proper athlete.
He pulled the rickshaw very quickly, and even though there were two adult men sitting on the rickshaw behind him, his breathing was even and smooth, like a peristaltic stomach.
"Brother Bao is almost here."
The wheels grinding against the soil made a grunting sound, which was very rhythmic. When Bao Guowei heard it, he stretched out his head and looked forward.
As expected, it is a crop field. The soil is fertile and the crops grow extremely well.
"Uncle Bao!"
From a distance, a young man in gray clothes ran over. He saw Bao Guowei and stopped quickly. It was Chen Hongliang.
"How is the situation?" Bao Guowei asked anxiously.
"The Li family brought a lot of people here, and I heard there are also people from the police station and security team!"
"How is Li Ping doing?"
"He now insists that it was our people who injured him, saying that the Bao family deliberately targeted the Li family. Now that the police station is theirs, it's hard to explain why."
Bao Guowei found that this matter was more difficult.
"Are you Bao Guowei?"
A faint, vicissitudes of sound came, and Bao Guowei looked in the direction of the sound.
A skinny man wearing a dark blue uniform walked over. He had a beard and his eyes were narrowed into a line, looking extremely fierce.
Bao Guowei looked at him, frowned and said, "That's right."
"Are you from the Bao family?"
Bao Guowei said nothing and waited for his next words.
"Don't you know what your Bao family has done during this time? A few days ago you injured our housekeeper Huang, and now you bully my nephew Li Ping. What do you think we should do about this?"
Member Li glared at Bao Guowei with a sneer, and looked around at the people around Bao Guowei with a half-smile, "Your Bao family's dogs are so powerful! Do you really not care about the Li family?"
"I think you should know better than me what's going on, right?"
Member Li sneered, "Haha! I really don't know. You have to give an explanation to our Li family today. Otherwise, how can I gain a foothold in this water town!"
"Then give it a try!"
"Oh! Do you think you, Bao Guowei, can turn the world around by writing a few bad novels?"
Officer Li shouted suddenly, "Here, hit me!"
Following his order, twenty or thirty strong men followed him and surrounded Bao Guowei and the others, each holding a baseball bat in their hands and filled with murderous intent.
Xiangzi, who was pulling the cart on the side, was frightened. He had never seen such a scene before. He panicked and asked Bao Guowei for help, but saw that Bao Guowei looked calm, as if he was not afraid of the situation in front of him.
"Brother Bao, what should we do now?!"
Officer Li smiled ferociously, "What should I do? Let's have it cold! I'll see who dares to resist, and I'll kill him today!"
Xiangzi was so frightened that he hid behind Bao Guowei, trembling, while Bao Guowei patted him on the shoulder.
"Wait! You are all from the police station. Are you just standing here and letting others beat you?" Bao Guowei looked around at the people in police uniforms. It was obvious that they were all on the side of Mr. Li. .
One of the police chiefs held a baton and mocked nonchalantly: "You Bao family are used to being domineering in this area, and now you are finally encountering some serious problems, right? The Li family is a well-known big family in this water town. How could they be doing this?" It’s wrong, you must be wrong!”
Li Yuanwai agreed, "That's right! You Bao family bully others, bully others and avoid the strong. Now you have finally kicked the iron!"
Bao Guowei looked at the arrogant and domineering appearance of this group of people, cursed in his heart, and turned to look at the gangsters hired by Mr. Li to smash, smash, and rob.
"Is this the style of your security team?"
The captain snorted coldly, "Since you can solve it privately, then I don't have to worry so much."
Member Li showed a ferocious smile. Today he not only wanted to teach Bao Guowei a lesson, but also wanted to talk about the prestige of the Li family and regain the face of the Li family.
What's more important is to kill the chicken as a warning to the monkeys and show everyone in Shuixiang Town who is the real boss of Shuixiang Town!
