mtl008 Chapter 379 Bullying and Threatening
Chapter 379 Bullying and Threatening
She had one last chance to use her mind-reading ability today, and was hesitating whether to use it on Shopkeeper Dong when she heard him speak.
"I was just about to ask you, there was such a big flood a few days ago. How is Banyue Village? Are the villagers all right?"
"..."
“Our village built the dike ahead of time, the villagers are doing well and the peppers are growing better.
Uncle Dong can send a boat from Linhai Town to collect the peppers."
“Oh, God bless me.
I heard that the downstream area was severely affected, but Banyue Village was completely unscathed. That's great!
Song An Ning didn't say anything. Even without using mind reading, she understood what Manager Dong meant.
"Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future!
We, the villagers of Banyue Village, are all blessed people.
Uncle Dong, can you give me a share of the profits from the braised pork seasoning package? I need money urgently for something at home."
Shopkeeper Dong wanted to say something else vaguely, but Song An Ning suddenly stood up from his chair, walked up to him and looked him in the eye.
"Uncle Dong, you've been avoiding the topic since I walked in. It's totally unnecessary.
If you have something to say, just speak up. If you keep dragging it out, how long will it take?"
The smile on Shopkeeper Dong's face froze. He glanced towards the backyard and then said:
"Hahaha, Aning is a straightforward girl!
Then I'll just say it.
I can give you the share of the silver, but you need to tear up the deeds for the peppers, eggplants, and preserved eggs.
To be honest, our people took the seeds of peppers and eggplants and planted them in various towns, and they are now bearing fruit.
It rained a few days ago and we had nothing to do, so after some experimentation, we figured out how to make preserved eggs and the recipe for the braised pork sauce.
That's... hehe... from a business perspective, we can save some money, right?"
"Then Aning would like to congratulate Zuixianju first. They developed the recipe on their own and it really saved a lot of money.
But Uncle Dong should have said it earlier. Oh, I forgot. Uncle Dong always felt that the villagers were not considered human beings, so there was no need to say anything deliberately.
This is the deed for the chili peppers and preserved eggs. Just give me your share of the silver, and we'll keep our distance from each other from now on."
To Shopkeeper Dong's surprise, Song An Ning didn't show any anger at all. Apart from speaking in a somewhat uncomfortable way, he took out the deed very readily.
"Hey, what are you talking about, girl?
Now that you are from Medicine King Valley, you don’t need these little things. Selling medicinal herbs can make more money than selling vegetables, haha..."
"I'll take the silver and leave."
Song An Ning didn't intend to waste time talking to him and directly reached out for money, but he sat down and coughed twice.
After two sounds, four strong men in black came in from the back door, surrounded Song An Ning, with murderous eyes.
"Don't be impatient, Aning, I haven't finished speaking yet.
Here is a deed. If you sign it, I will give you the money immediately and we will be even."
Song Anning had expected this result. She picked up the paper with her fingers and shook it gently. Seeing the question on it, Xiangxiang started to scold:
"Is this old immortal still a human being?
Not only did they break the contract, but they also didn't allow us to sell it to anyone else! What kind of grand dream are you having?!"
"Xiangxiang, don't be angry. It's just a small matter. If he wants to play big, then we will play with him."
Seeing that Song An Ning didn't say anything, Manager Dong added:
“We’ve put a lot of effort into researching these things, so we can’t let others get away with it.
Aning also knows the status of my young master. In the entire Nanyue Dynasty, there are no more than three people who can suppress him. Even if you sell your things, no one dares to buy them, right?
The last time I went to Banyue Village, I saw so many old people, children, women, and those who couldn’t carry anything on their shoulders or hands. They thought, “Don’t bother. Just stay honest and farm.”
"..."
"What if I don't agree?"
Shopkeeper Dong took a sip of tea, pointed at the four men in black, and said with difficulty:
"Ah Ning, you are a smart child.
Don't make things difficult for Uncle Dong. If you don't agree, they won't be in a good mood. And those villagers don't look like they know martial arts."
Song An Ning burst out laughing. Just because it was Zuixianju, did they dare to bully people so blatantly?
"Is this what Su Chen meant?"
Shopkeeper Dong didn't answer directly, but asked someone to bring fresh peppers from the kitchen and said:
"Our peppers at Zuixianju have already produced three crops."
"understood."
It takes at least three months from germinating peppers, raising seedlings, to flowering and fruiting. Three months ago, when Su Chen was still alive, Song An Ning took him to the valley twice.
So, everything goes without saying.
This old guy is capable and has enough plans, but she has no intention of signing that crappy contract.
“I won’t sign that deed.
I didn't take Manager Dong's threats seriously.
In Banyue Village, everyone, old or young, women or children, is protected. You can give it a try.
I'll take the money. See you next time. I hope to see you in your unruly form again!"
Song An Ning took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, shook it with disdain, and disappeared in an instant.
"this!"
Shopkeeper Dong felt a chill on his back and turned to look at the counter. The silver notes he had just settled were gone. Coincidentally, the more than 10,000 taels of silver were almost the same as Song An Ning's dividend.
"This girl can telekinetically retrieve objects? And her Qinggong is so advanced!
Master, is your plan really correct?"
Shopkeeper Dong stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. The four men in black felt extremely insulted and were about to chase him, but were stopped by Shopkeeper Dong.
"Come back! One person's Qinggong is so amazing, are you guys still planning to die?
I'm afraid our master has taken the wrong path this time."
"Yes."
Song An Ning didn't go far and teleported to his own courtyard in the town. Xiangxiang was just able to hear the sounds from Zuixianju.
After hearing what Manager Dong said, Song An Ning was very sure that this was Su Chen's idea.
What happened today just confirmed what Old Man Pan said yesterday. Su Chen and Ali are not threatened by anyone at all. They are blatantly doing evil things in collusion, one in the open and the other in secret.
When Su Chen brought Song Feng out of the mine, he might have wanted to use Song Feng's life as a threat in exchange for the recipes for preserved eggs and braised pork.
As for the fact that he sent Song Feng back safe and sound, there must be something fishy going on.
"Master, what should we do now? Why is Zuixianju like this?"
"Merchants are always looking for profit. As early as in Linhai Town, I knew that Manager Dong was unreliable. The second time he came to the village to test us, he didn't treat us as human beings.
Given what has happened before, what is happening now is not surprising.
Just keep those peppers for now, they are all green and pollution-free, and so are the preserved eggs.
No one can affect our ability to make money.”
"Yeah, Xiangxiang collected it.
But the price is not as high as that offered by Zuixianju.
Chili peppers are eight cents a pound, and duck eggs are six cents each. This is the highest price Xiangxiang can offer!"
"The price remains the same, you take what you want, and I'll use Ali's money to make up the rest.
But this is not enough. Doesn't Su Chen have a vault in Linhai Town? Find time to collect it.
Teach him a good lesson. The name of this lesson is: Losing the big picture for the sake of small gains.
Tomorrow morning I will take out my boat and send two puppets to Half Moon Village to collect the goods and give them silver.
Now, let's go find those two bastards.
Beating a child on a rainy day is just idle time.
If you see someone you’re not happy with, you can just collapse. We need to learn to solve problems at the source.”
"Hahaha, ok!
Shall we go then?"
"go!"