Chapter 319: The Truth
Don't look at the old horse as a cripple, but the hammer and watermelon knife in his hand are not long-sighted, and the victims who were aggressively asking the old horse to hand over the food just now suddenly dispersed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
What to eat is important, but this life is also given by my parents, unless it is a mental problem, who wants to give it up easily?
"Profiteer!" Fiona scolded angrily.
Ruan Daniu touched his chin thoughtfully and did not express an opinion.
Food has become an important strategic reserve for medical teams that have been temporarily deprived of supplies, not to mention the victims who have been here for days.
For them, who have nothing, they can do crazy things at any time for a little food.
The shopkeeper named Lao Ma did not back down, and resolutely sat on the ground to sell the food in his shop.
Among the victims on the side, there were also people who knew the shopkeeper, so someone walked up to the front and questioned: "Old Ma, they are all villagers in the village, is it inappropriate for you to do this?"
The old horse's face turned sideways, and he said coldly: "If you like to buy it or not, my lame thing is at this price, if you don't buy it, you will wait for the government to help!"
The tough attitude, and the hammer and watermelon knife in his hand are prohibitive, if you really provoke him, who knows what he can do.
As for the victims, they are not as united as they imagined, and they must get food from the old horses.
There are always people who can't bear it and take the lead in taking the money to buy noodles.
People are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.
When you are really hungry, the money becomes a piece of broken paper, and it has no meaning.
The old horse said unrelentingly: "Everyone can only buy one bowl a day, I don't know when this ghost day will pass, and the landlord's family has no surplus grain!"
Han Meimei, who was not far away, nodded thoughtfully as if she was suddenly thinking, and said to Fiona: "This shopkeeper is not a bad person, and there is no problem with what he does. ”
Fiona asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that? He's obviously a profiteer!"
Before Dr. Han could speak, Ruan Daniu on the side said: "Because everything should not only be good or bad, but also look at the pros and cons." This old horse is also being forced to be in a hurry, and there is no way. By the way, have communications been restored? Supplies can't keep up, and we can't move an inch. ”
Fortunately, the rescue team of PLA arrived at the scene that night and delivered water and food to the scene as soon as possible.
A victim of the disaster came to Lao Ma's door with relief food and boasted: "Profiteer! What about your 200 yuan bucket of noodles? Why don't you take them out and sell them? You are deliberately speculating and driving up prices, so be careful that the police will arrest you." ”
Lao Ma did not hurry to move all the food in the small shop, and he only had 2 boxes of bucket noodles and half a box of ham sausages in his hands.
Lao Ma smiled: "There are so many left, I am selling it at the original price now, or the same sentence, I love to buy it or not." As for speculation, hehe, you go sue me!"
This time, no one thought about surrounding the old horse anymore.
Fiona suddenly realized, and she realized why May and Bull said this, they must have discovered the good intentions of the shopkeeper in the first place.
Ruan Da Niu later said to Fiona: "That old horse lives in this place, and there are all his villagers next to him, so there must be a reason for him to be so tough."
It is better to leave some hope than none at all.
Fiona, have you ever heard a story about how the big ship capsized on the sea, and a dozen people fled to the boat. Only the captain had a kettle and a gun in his hand, and whoever wanted water, he did not agree.
Several people on the boat surrounded him, taking turns to rest, trying to grab water from the captain, but the captain was stunned for three days and three nights without closing his eyes, guarding the kettle, and did not let anyone approach.
When the rescue boat arrived, someone finally snatched the kettle from the captain. Guess what, what is the end?"
Fiona is not stupid, she quickly guesses the correct answer: "There is no water in the kettle!"
Ruan Daniu nodded and said, "That's right, a strong will to survive can sometimes be produced under the double weight of hope and despair.
Lao Ma only had that little food in his hand, and he was kind enough to provide it to the victims for free, because if the supplies did not arrive, everyone would be hungry for a long time.
He sat on the ground not so much to raise the price, but to give the victims a hope, after such a great despair as the earthquake, at least there is a chance to get a mouthful of food, which is already the greatest humanity.
In fact, even if he has enough food and sells it at a high price, it is beyond reproach, according to the values of the United States, this is a reaction of supply and demand, and it is also commercial freedom. Of course, the pressure of public opinion and moral judgment to be endured in the future is another matter. ”
Whether it is for Ruan Erniu or Fiona, Da Niu is an existence that can be called a life mentor, and his theory is a bit subversive at times, but when you think about it, it is reasonable.
The eldest brother is like a father, and Erniu has admired his eldest brother since he was a child, even today.
Of course, Ruan Erniu, who was in the United States, still didn't receive a message from his eldest brother and Dr. Han, but his partner and agent, Ouyang Haotian, made a video call.
On the other end of the phone, Ouyang had returned to the imperial capital from the disaster area, not because he didn't want to insist, but because this business elite who was on the front line was forcibly persuaded to come back.
Ruan Erniu saw from the video that Ouyang Haotian's left arm was still bandaged and hung around his neck.
"Steven, you're my partner, you're okay, you're crazy! When you called me that day, you were already on your way, right? If you dare to do that again, we'll break up. ”
Ouyang Haotian said proudly: "Without me as a housekeeper, aren't you doing well? I have seen it from the Internet, you have done a very good job, now whether it is the daily activity of Weibo, or your own influence has risen to a new level, if you can go further in the playoffs, you will be the first person in the sports circle of the Celestial Empire!"
Ruan Erniu finally forgave Ouyang, a Chinese American, even if it was to make money, but he was able to risk his life to go to the disaster area to get first-hand information, this spirit is also worthy of admiration.
In the major media, there are also news about being rescued by swiping Weibo in the ruins, and the influence of Manniu Weibo has indeed made a qualitative leap.
Again, in the face of life, nothing else matters.
"What's going on with your arm?" Ruan Erniu couldn't help but care.
Ouyang Haotian said lightly: "Oh! I was crushed by a stone and broke my bones." It does not affect the work. ”
"Come on, give yourself a vacation, adjust your mood, and everyone will turn the same when the earth is gone. In this regard, Ruan Erniu is indeed a good boss and did not squeeze his labor.
Ouyang Haotian is a hard worker, since he ended his secluded life in the suburbs of the imperial capital, he has completely become a machine that does not know tiredness.
"Now is not the time to rest, Erniu, I have booked a plane ticket for noon today, and it is estimated that I will be in Atlanta tomorrow afternoon. Ouyang Haotian said.
"What do you say? Mi Guo's company or Weibo has an accident?" Erniu asked puzzled.
Ouyang Haotian said directly: "The Wild Bull Fund is going to be launched as soon as possible! This is the most important reason why I want to come back from the disaster area!"