() It's the middle of summer, and there is not much rain except for a few early spring, and many people have a vague bad feeling.

As soon as the incident came out this time, the reaction was much more intense than the first time, and even some people with a violent temper went to smash the official mansion.

With the disguised reminder of the system, she was very firm in her thoughts.

Xia Ting went to close the door to prevent someone outside from coming in and disturbing the conversation.

She said the idea of selling the rice flower fish, looked at them, and said, "What about you?" Any ideas? ”

She wants to bring everyone together and put together a greater force.

Da Qi pondered for a moment: "My brothers are actually those fixed ones, and the rest are scattered. The ones they are also self-reliant, probably ...... Leave it alone. But I'll probably be away for a few days, sell news, and then prepare supplies. ”

Xia Ting nodded, fortunately, their "organization" was more mature than the management of her Malatang shop, so there was no need to worry too much. Xia Ting looked at Gu Lin.

"These days they all go up to the mountains to hunt, and I plan to dispose of the prey, and most of it is not sold, but it is dried and stored for myself. After a while, I should be busy, and rich people usually ask us to escort goods. Gu Lin knew very well in his heart, and he also had a certain idea, what he was struggling with now was whether he should go when he was charging darts, if he didn't go, I was afraid that he would have to make a few fewer darts to get money. If you go...... Only Ah Ting was left alone, and he couldn't rest assured of such a situation.

Xia Ting looked at Qiu Yue and understood that she wanted to follow her. After Qiu Yue's eyes crossed Xia Ting's eyes, her clasped hands were clenched tightly.

Xia Ting straightened out their approach, when they were about to leave, it was basically time for the situation to be uncontrollable and break out. They will all be together some time ago and can do themselves a favor. After all, although her rice fish is still 2 months away from being completely fat, the weight is about the same now. Multiple people, sell faster. After that, the Malatang shop will be repaired to save people from troubled times.

Their situation is really not bad, except for the earth~~ lord and officials, I am afraid that their lives are more arbitrary. The people of the lower classes are the real dire situation.

"In this way, from tomorrow onwards, we will take turns to go to the village to transport rice and fish to sell...... Qiu Yue took care of the shop's business...... If it's any more chaotic, we'll close our doors and stop doing business. "For a period of time in the future, it is estimated that she will be at home, and she will also prepare food and entertainment activities. Otherwise, it is estimated that people will not starve to death in the long days, but will die of boredom.

So in the next few days, Xia Ting and several people rushed to the town and village, transported fish again and again, and bought flour, rice and other grains. The fish they sell is not expensive, it is also fatty and tender, and the fish can be salted or dried for a long time, but there is no shortage of people to buy it.

It seems that many people are gradually becoming aware of the problem of grain stockpiling.

"Oh, how can you rob my wife of something, come here, heaven does not tolerate this world!"

Xia Ting looked sideways, and between them, an old woman fell to the ground and cried, watching the thief run away, no one stepped forward to stop him, and no one was curious.

The eldest brother wanted to step forward to chase the thief, but Xia Ting pressed him, it's not that he can't beat him, it's just that those people are gangs who committed crimes, even if they chase this, I'm afraid the money will be gone, and people may be in danger. The government is now too busy to take care of itself, how can it pay attention to them?

Human life is very cheap.

After crying for a while, the old woman resigned herself to her fate

, the whole person seemed to be more than ten years old, trembling and dejected.

It was silent, and at noon, there were only a few people wandering the streets, with no intention of buying anything. Only the people who set up the stalls on both sides were gathered together and talking.

"Tsk, can't this fish be sold to dogs?" Business is difficult to do day by day, fish is meat, after all, it can't match the fullness of coarse grains. Now only the richer people are left to buy it, and ordinary people are greedy for it.

This fish can no longer be sold, and it is piled up on itself, lest it will cause trouble.

Gu Lin glanced at her, as if surprised by her sudden bad temper, and said without waiting for her to explode again: "Go if you want." I can still protect you. ”

Xia Ting's face flushed, and he stood up crampedly and muttered, "I'm not blind and kind." Then he walked over to the old woman.

is not in a desperate situation, she still can't bear it in her heart. The entanglement between reason and emotion torments her, but fortunately she has a husband who understands her.

"Don't come out and run around in the future, just let your children come out to buy things, you know it's messy now, don't you? You take this money first, not give it to you, remember to collect it, and I won't be able to rob it again. Catching up with the old woman, she stuffed 20 copper coins into the bad one, and left after saying it.

The old woman glanced back at her, her eyes were deep and sharp, and the decline had long since disappeared.

When Xia Ting came back, Gu Lin was already cleaning up the stall.

"Huh? Selling so fast today? "Xia Ting was very pleasantly surprised. Sure enough, if you do a good deed, luck will befall you.

On the way back, when I passed by a shop, I was stopped: "Eh, I said your family, this time is not good, the tax is so serious, have you ever thought about it......" The man pointed in the direction of the government.

Gu Lin remained silent: "That's a great risk, just relying on a few families, you can't even lose your life." ”

"Oh, yes. In these years, it is going to force people to death. The man agreed, it was just a temptation just now, everyone said this in private, who doesn't have the heart and no guts?

Everyone dragged their families with their mouths, where could they not worry about doing that risky thing.

But if this thing doesn't work out, it will really explode.

"Tsk, collect money, collect money!" I haven't returned to my shop yet, and along the way, I saw three or two people in household clothes arrogantly collecting protection money at the door of each shop?

"What's this money for? I bought this land. I collected everything that should have been collected, but I didn't say what protection money I had to pay. The merchants of the multigrain shops argued with reason, and some even came up with contracts to prove it.

"Isn't that Lai Er? The landlord's subordinates. Xia Ting leaned over and quietly reported to his eldest brother.

Before they could react, they saw that Lai Er suddenly spit out the dog's tail grass to the side, and waved his hand in a drag, and a few minions in the back immediately stepped forward and smashed things when they saw them, and when the boss reacted to stop them, they were beaten.

Gu Lin glanced at Xia Ting, it happened that Xia Ting pushed him, he nodded and stepped forward to grab a small one, when the other party turned his head and swung his fist, he turned to one side, and smashed an over-the-shoulder fall with his left fist all the way to Lai Er, punched him in the stomach, and suddenly quieted down

"Are you still fighting?" The eldest brother was a little out of breath, and compared to those who were lying on the ground and wailing, he still seemed to be at ease.

Lai Er's cold sweat flowed down, and the eldest brother's fist was not

Anyone can afford it. Lai Erqiang made a gesture, his eyes were already cowardly: "You! What's your business, nosy! ”

That's the point.

"Our house is in front, do you think it's none of my business?" Big brother is another punch!

Raiji struggled to get up and touched his foot and fell again. This time, he really couldn't get up.

"If you don't want to die, get out of here!" The eldest brother became fierce, and his momentum changed all over his body, which had the meaning of Rakshasa.

Lai Er rolled out with his hands propped up, and didn't forget to shout before running: "You wait for me, I will come back!" ”

Xia Ting looked at them with disdain, they thought they were gray wolves!

Seeing them leave, people from other shops came over and chattered. The owner of the grocer shop picked up some of them painfully, some of them were too dirty to use, he wiped his tears and thanked: "Oh, Gu family, thank you so much." ”

"That's it, I don't know if he will come to seek revenge then, and we don't know what to do." Some people worry about the future.

Gu Lin frowned slightly: "What reason are these people collecting protection money?" If there is no basis, immediately report to the official, no matter how busy they are, they will have to manage. "If they don't come to manage, they just want to have more people to make trouble.

The county magistrate is not a fool.

Some people had embarrassment on their faces: "This ...... This land was indeed the old landlord's, but then he sold it and was bought, and we bought it in the first batch, and some bought it in the second batch......" The words were very messy, and Xia Ting still understood.

In the end, the land originally belonged to the landlord, and it was sold to them, and now they are playing scoundrels and collecting "land" protection fees.

This is not illegal, there is no explicit provision that it cannot be collected, it can be said that it has taken a legal loophole, and the landlords have many families and great influence, and they can't afford to provoke those who do small business.

"It's absolutely impossible to compromise, he wants a lot of money, and then it's us who will be sad. As for threats or something, let's unite and take a step. Xia Ting expressed their position on Gu Jia Malatang.

The owner of the grocer shop was the second to say: "Yes." I support you, you are all grasshoppers on a rope, all of them are damaged, and under the nest, there are no eggs? ”

The people behind expressed their positions one after another, most of them were supportive, and of course some of them hesitated and took the opportunity to leave. Xia Ting understands that this will be the case, and everyone thinks differently.

But, unconsciously, they have become the leaders of these people?

Xia Ting's little head turned around when he returned to the store, and when the time came, they would be the target of the arrow.

Xia Ting told the eldest brother in exchange for the eldest brother's helplessness: "I just know." But even if it doesn't, they'll focus on 'taking care' of us. ”

Xia Ting thought about it, indeed. Their shop is one of the best in town, so how can such a large piece of fat not be coveted?

They would have thought of retaliation, but they didn't expect it to come so quickly.

They didn't deal with Xia Ting directly, they just stood at the door of the store, didn't collide and argue with you directly, and beat them up when they saw a guest coming to their house to eat Malatang.