Chapter 775: The True Colors of a Bandit
At the time of soup kitchen, the Shen family began to issue registration cards made overnight according to the capitation, as long as the name, gender, age, family members, original household registration address, etc. were filled in on it, they could sign up on the spot.
Zhou Sen found that in addition to the dozen or so wooden tables that had been registered, there were many people in front of Shen's house who instructed or helped those illiterate victims fill out the cards.
Of course, this level is not a casual level, and the process is very rigorous to avoid the use of false identities by the victims. Zhou Sen secretly admired, because this kind of identity screening is very important, usually, the victims who have left their true identities will have scruples and dare not act recklessly.
By noon, the thousands of victims who had gathered in front of Shen's house had already been registered and taken to a subordinate store, waiting for news.
There were 2,370 people registered, including more than 400 old, weak, sick and disabled, and nearly 2,000 able-bodied laborers.
The Shen family first counted according to their age and place of origin, and then shuffled up the grouping to avoid gathering people to make trouble because there were too many fellow villagers, which was easy to manage.
Nearly 2,000 people were divided into twenty groups of 100 people. The more than 400 old, weak, sick and disabled were also placed in 20 small groups, and were arranged to do some light work, such as cooking, washing, sewing, and repairing.
At this time, the Shen family embodied the shrewdness and efficiency of a businessman.
The next day, 15 of the groups of victims began to work and were taken to the barren mountains and mountains to which the Shen family belonged and camped, and the other 5 groups of about 600 people began to do logistics work, transporting daily necessities and agricultural tools.
On the third day, 15 camps were set up in the wild, although they were not comfortable, but they were also able to shelter from the wind and rain, which was many times stronger than sleeping on the streets.
Winter clothes and bedding are distributed according to the head, and you can eat white steamed buns every day, and occasionally there will be meat open. The victims were satisfied, and it was a paradise for them who had experienced the cruel cold and hunger.
On the fourth day, 15 teams officially started work, and a vigorous winter clearing campaign began. The enthusiasm of the victims is very high, because the Shen family promised that all the fields that have been cleared will be rented by the victims first.
At the same time, the Shen family's high-priced purchase of grain was also in full swing.
At this time, there are still ten days left before the Chinese New Year.
Nie Jiaqiao returned to calm, the victims who gathered on the streets disappeared, and occasionally there were victims who fell to Nie Jiaqiao, and the Shen family would immediately resettle.
Nie Jiaqiao's other big families were all cynical about the actions taken by the Shen family.
Everyone knows what kind of concept it is to feed more than 2,000 people, if a person eats two catties of grain a day, then the Shen family now consumes at least more than 5,000 catties a day, not including winter clothes, bedding and other living expenses.
More than 5,000 catties a day, more than 50,000 catties in ten days, 500,000 catties in 100 days, and until spring, the Shen family will consume at least 500,000 catties of grain, and the seeds will be sown after three months, that is to say, the harvest season of the Shen family will be at least half a year later.
In half a year, one million catties of grain will be consumed.
Two sets of daily necessities such as winter clothes and shoes for each victim cost even more.
The most deadly thing is that the number of victims of the Shen family is increasing every day.
Everyone was watching the Shen family's jokes.
Just when the Shen family was buying grain on a large scale, some big households took the opportunity to sit on the ground and raise prices, especially the Zhao family, the largest household in Nie Jiaqiao, even raised the price of grain.
Although the Zhao family's business is very large, because the Zhao family is a high value-added business, its influence in Nie Jiaqiao is actually not as good as the Shen family, and they have long been jealous of the Shen family, especially the salt turmoil not long ago, because the Shen family came to the rescue of the market, so that the Zhao family has a large backlog of salt, and it is conservatively estimated that it will not be able to sell it for several years, and the most important thing is that the Zhao family has been saddled with the nickname of a "black-hearted businessman".
It seems that intentionally or unintentionally, the Zhao family began to meddle in the field operated by the Shen family, taking the opportunity to crack down on the Shen family's commercial activities in Nie Jiaqiao.
The Zhao family began to reduce prices and even sell some non-scarce materials at a loss, so that the inventory materials in the Shen family's east compound could not be turned into cash.
The Shen family's funds began to have problems.
There is no doubt that the Shen family is rich, and for a large family like the Shen family, it is not a problem to buy one million catties of grain, but the reality is different from the past. In the past, the Shen family was able to buy grain without cash at all, but now under the example of the Zhao family, some tenants not only ask for cash, but also take the opportunity to raise prices.
In fact, the Shen family not only needs to buy grain, but also to buy a large number of winter clothes and bedding, these things are more expensive than food, after all, it is nearly 3,000 poor and two white-clothed victims, in this cold season, they need a warm winter coat and thick bedding.
In fact, it is not that the Shen family has no money, but in the place of Nie Jiaqiao, there is not much liquid capital itself, and the Shen family's property exists in various forms, not cash.
In the Shen family, there are also some gold, silver, jewelry, energy stones and other value-preserving items, but now the transportation is inconvenient, the market is not smooth, and in a small market town like Niejiaqiao, it is impossible for those things to be turned into cash, even if they are to be sold, the buyers are very limited, nothing more than a big family like the Zhao family and the Xiao family.
The Zhao family, the Xiao family and other big families are all falling into the ground, hoping that the Shen family will collapse, so naturally they will not help the Shen family tide over the difficulties. Even, many big families are ready to carve up the Shen family.
Now, cash is needed to buy food and other materials, which is a headache for the Shen family.
Zhou Sen didn't know that the Zhu family was already in a hurry, he overestimated the Shen family's financial resources and underestimated the intricate relationship between the Nie family.
Today, it is the seventh day of his diarrhea, and Zhou Sen lay on the bed early and waited for that heart-wrenching moment.
It's the last day.
Zhou Sen, who was lying on the bed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and the feeling that life was worse than death was finally coming to an end.
Stayed up until two o'clock, Shen Huimin hadn't come yet, but Zhou Sen was in pain, rushed to the toilet and pulled for half an hour, and when he returned to the room, Shen Huimin was already sitting quietly on the edge of the bed.
Although Zhou Sen noticed that Shen Huimin was a little strange, he was really in too much pain, and he reluctantly climbed into bed and urged Shen Huimin to massage him quickly and dredge the meridians.
Shen Huimin didn't speak, and quietly used superpowers to massage Zhou Sen to dredge.
After more than ten minutes, Zhou Sen felt a little more comfortable, and he found that since Shen Huimin came in, he hadn't said a word, and his mood was very low, which was very different from the previous chatter.
"Thoughtful?" Zhou Sen asked.
"Uncle Guangyuan is here."
"Who is Uncle Guangyuan?"
"My uncle."
“……”
"My mother wants me and Uncle Guangyuan to leave Nie Jiaqiao."
"Where to go?"
"To the Cumbre del Sol."
"What?"
"Blind date."
"Blind date!" Zhou Sen's heart beat inexplicably.
"Hmm."
"There are only a few days to go before the New Year, why go at this time?" Zhou Sen was silent for a while and asked.
"Yes." Shen Huimin sighed and said, "I don't know why, and besides, Uncle Guangyuan doesn't know either, it seems that my mother made a temporary decision." ”
"When are you leaving?"
"Zhou Sen, what should I do? I don't want to get married, I don't want to get married, ahh......hh
"Don't make a sound." Zhou Sen sat up abruptly and covered Shen Huimin's mouth.
"Woo...... Zhou Sen, you have to help me, you have to help me, I don't want to get married......" Shen Huimin lay on Zhou Sen and cried.
"Don't cry, don't cry, there will be a way......" Zhou Sen cautiously patted Hui Min's shoulder, his heart was beating wildly again, and he felt the warmth emanating from Hui Min's soft and delicate body.
"Do you have a way?" The Man of All Souls sat up with tears in his eyes.
"Let me think about it...... This thing is a little wrong, if you want to go on a blind date, few women take the initiative to run to the man, and it is without the man knowing...... Hey...... Now it's the time for the Chinese New Year again...... By the way, it must be your mother who doesn't want you to stay in Nie Jiaqiao and wants to break you apart! ”
"Why are you pulling me apart?" Shen Huimin wiped a handful of tears with a puzzled expression.
"Why did you break you apart...... Unless...... Unless...... Unless you're in danger! Zhou Sen's body was shocked.
"What danger will I have?"
"It's probably not that you're in danger." Zhou Sen pondered for a moment and said, "Your Shen family is in danger, and your mother wants you to leave first." By the way, what's going on at home lately? Zhou Sen asked.
"It's nothing, everything is going well, my mother just said that there is no money, and she asked for all my private money......"
"The Shen family has no money?" Zhou Sen was stunned.
"What's so strange about having no money, which merchant do you see putting money at home?" Shen Huimin pinched Zhou Sen.
"Yes...... It seems that I miscalculated, your Shen family's business model is like a snowball, and it doesn't need much cash to maintain its operation. It's not the same now, with social unrest, more and more people needing a lot of cash. It seems that it won't last long, and the Shen family will go bankrupt. ”
"Ah...... Go belly up...... No, we have a lot of money. Shen Huimin looked panicked.
"This is a very complicated issue, it can't be said to be bankruptcy, it is a collapse, think about it, if the Shen family can't maintain the current situation, it will definitely cause riots and panic, and those who are relieved will spread their anger on the Shen family...... No, I have to go see your mother. ”
"See my mother?"
"Yes, go now."
"At this time, my mother should be asleep......"
"If I were your mother, I wouldn't be able to sleep."
"Are you feeling better?"
"It's better."
"Alright, let's go."
Shen Huimin didn't say a word, got out of bed, lifted the long sword beside the bed, dragged Zhou Sen up, and flew with the sword without stepping on it, and flew all the way to the west courtyard.
The main hall of the West Courtyard was indeed lit up.
"Knock knock knock......" Shen Huimin didn't think about it, pressed the flying sword, and knocked on the door when she landed in front of it.
"Who?"
"It's ...... me"
Shen Huimin glanced at Zhou Sen, only to see Zhou Sen looking at her with a stupid face, and suddenly understood.
"What to do, what to do...... I was in too much of a hurry just now, so I brought you over, I'm dead, I'm dead, if my mother sees this three watches and I'm with you in the middle of the night, I'll die...... It's all you, it's all you...... You don't remind me either...... Okay, okay, we're all done, we're all done together......" Shen Huimin was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
"Grandma, you are too fast, I was dragged up by you, I was so painful that I couldn't speak, and I arrived at this door in a blink of an eye." Zhou Sen looked down at his bare feet and said with a sad face.
From the East Courtyard to the West Courtyard, it was only a few hundred meters, and Shen Huimin's Ice Spirit Divine Sword was much faster than the Ugin Short Sword, almost in the blink of an eye, Zhou Sen didn't have time to react at all.
"What can I do about this......
"Ga ......" Just when Shen Huimin was crazy, the door was opened.
"Huimin, this midnight three-watch, you come...... Why are you together? When Zhu saw Zhou Sen, his face changed dramatically, and he said sharply.
"Ah...... I...... I...... I heard that my mother had a problem, and I caught this guy from the bed overnight to solve my mother's problems, you see, he didn't even have time to put on his shoes! ”
Shen Huimin stammered, suddenly became anxious, waved the long sword in his hand, and said with a righteous face.
"Really?" Zhu glanced at Zhou Sen's bare feet with a suspicious expression.
Fortunately, Zhou Sen also reacted immediately, pretending to be afraid and trembling. Of course, Zhou Sen himself has not fully recovered, and with his bare feet, he is really not completely pretending.
"Get in!" Shen Huimin walked around Zhou Sen's back and kicked Zhou Sen's ass.
"Huimin, be polite."
"Hmph, you can't be polite to this kind of subordinate." The long sword in Shen Huimin's hand pulled out a formidable sword aura in the air, and said with a murderous aura.
"Xiao Zhou, sit down, there is a charcoal stove here. Huimin, go and help Xiao Zhou get a pair of shoes. ”
"Uh-huh. Zhou Sen, if you don't come up with a way for my mother, don't think about stepping out of our Shen family half a step! Shen Huimin turned her back to her mother, squeezed her eyebrows at Zhou Sen, and then carried a long sword into it to get her shoes.
"Zhou Sen, do you have a way?"
"Nope." Zhou Sen's feet were shivering from the cold, and he secretly sighed that he was not afraid of the cold when he wore straw sandals, but now he is shivering from the cold when he doesn't wear shoes for a while. This person is really used to it.
"And what are you doing here?" Zhu snorted coldly.
"It was the young lady who forced me with a sword."
"Really?"
"Yes, ma'am." Looking at Zhu's perceptive eyes, Zhou Sen's heart was shocked, obviously, Zhu didn't believe in Huimin's fooling.
"Anyway, you think of a way first." Zhu didn't seem to want to get to the bottom of it, and after taking a deep look at Zhou Sen, he said lightly.
"Yes, ma'am."
There was silence in the hall.
After a while, Shen Huimin took a pair of socks and put a pair of cotton shoes in front of Zhou Sen.
Zhu saw that the shoes that Shen Huimin was holding were actually a new pair of shoes, and vaguely remembered that these shoes were made for Shen Wan, because they were small, they had been left there.
Obviously, Shen Huimin knew the size of Zhou Sen's feet, otherwise, he would never deliberately give Zhou Sen a pair of new shoes in small size.
"Dead girl!"
Zhu scolded secretly, but he remained silent, looking at Shen Huimin coldly, looking at Shen Huimin's movements, he actually wanted to help Zhou Sen put on shoes.
"Put your shoes on quickly, and find a way for my mom!" Shen Huimin, who was going to put on Zhou Sen's shoes, suddenly woke up, stopped her body stiffly, and sat honestly on the side without making a sound, obviously, she also noticed that her mother's expression was not good.
"Yes, yes, the villain is trying to figure it out."
Zhou Sen hurriedly put on his shoes and socks, and suddenly felt much warmer, without that feeling of torment.
"The villain doesn't know what kind of difficulties Mrs. has encountered, Mrs. must tell the villain the source of the matter, and the villain can come up with a way according to local conditions."
"Hmm." Zhu cleared his throat, "At present, there is a problem with the Shen family's liquidity, of course, this is not a key problem, the problem is that several other big families in Nie Jiaqiao are falling into the hole against the Shen family, they are working together to suppress the market price of ordinary commodities, and then hoard grain and raise the price of grain." Now, the Shen family's purchase of grain has met with great resistance...... In fact, not only food, but also the prices of winter clothes, bedding, coal and other materials are soaring, and these things are some necessities for wintering, although the Shen family has some inventory, they can't hold on......"
"Excuse me, how long can the Shen family's grain be eaten?"
"It's around March, but if the number of victims continues to increase, things will be in trouble."
"Enough food, ma'am."
"Enough?" Zhu was stunned.
"Yes, that's enough, the Shen family's food only needs to last for a month."
"And what about the remaining months?"
"When the time comes, there will naturally be people who will share the responsibility for the Shen family."
"Let's be clear." Zhu frowned.
"Madam, I don't know if there is a leader in hoarding grain and raising food prices this time?"
"Yes, the Zhao family is the leader, it is said that the Xiao family provides funds for the Zhao family, while some other big families are sitting on the ground and raising prices, hoping that the Shen family will go bankrupt and they will get a piece of the pie."
"Then, it's very simple, let the Zhao family fall."
"Let the Zhao family fall!" Zhu smiled lightly: "Our Shen family and the Zhao family have always been at odds, each of them wants to collapse the other party, the last time they snapped up salt, the mastermind behind the scenes was the Zhao family." However, in the past few decades, everyone has made the other party helpless, and the old body really can't think of any way for you to make the Zhao family fall suddenly. ”
"Now there are only a few days before the Chinese New Year, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the number of victims in Niejiaqiao has also soared in the past few days, which shows that the days outside have become more and more difficult. The villain guessed that in the next few days, a large number of mobs will definitely gather to make trouble, and in the trouble, there will naturally be officers and soldiers to suppress it, and the suppression will inevitably make some mobs run ......around."
"And then?" Zhu stared at Zhou Sen quietly.
"If a group of mobs suddenly wander to Nie Jiaqiao, what does Madam think will happen?"
"Xiao Zhou, I don't have the ability to let a group of mobs listen to the Shen family."
"Madam, since the Zhao family is unkind and unjust, then the Shen family should not be any gentleman. When the time comes, as long as the villain is allowed to blend in with the victims and say a few times that the Zhao family has food, the hungry mob will naturally go to the Zhao family, and there is no need for Mrs. to worry about it. At this moment, the ferocious nature of Zhou Sen's first bandit in the interstellar world was fully revealed.
"But......" Zhu's face showed hesitation.
"Madam, if the Zhao family was behind the last rush to buy salt, then it is enough to show that the Zhao family is short-sighted and mercenary, and they must not be merciful to this kind of family."
"What if those mobs don't go to the Zhao family and attack the Shen family instead?"
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