097. Social conditions and public opinion
"Let him in."
Ren Pingsheng walked out of the room, he wore a bun on his head and wore a moon-white robe, which was loose and loose as if he was not wearing it, which was very comfortable.
"Good morning, sir."
As soon as the sugar man Pei came in, he bowed his head, his face was bitter, and he barely squeezed out an ugly smile, and when he arrived in front of Ren Pingsheng, he knelt on the ground with a "poof" and made a big salute.
"Lao Pei, get up first, what is the difficulty, see if I can help you."
Ren Pingsheng made a look, and Huzi hurriedly pulled the sugar man Pei up.
"Master, it's my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law suddenly fell ill a few days ago and was sent to the hospital for treatment, it's been four days, and the family's money has run out.
I don't dare to come to you on weekdays, I really can't think of any other way, the neighbors and relatives have borrowed everything they can borrow, even the money has been borrowed, but I really threw the money into the hospital, and I can't borrow money anymore. What if my mother-in-law is gone, and my baby who is still nursing... Woowoo woo ······"
As he spoke, the sugar man Pei hugged his head and cried bitterly.
The difficulties of the past few days may have broken through the psychological defense line of a middle-aged man.
Several maids glanced at each other, and they all felt a little sympathy for each other.
They all came from this kind of day, and when they were either sold or sold themselves, how could they not have experienced such difficulties?
This is just a common scene in this chaotic and cruel society.
"How much is missing?"
Ren Pingsheng asked.
"Borrow! Borrow consistently. ”
Sugar man Pei raised his head, with a bit of expectation in his teary eyes.
He came with hope, but he didn't expect that he would definitely be able to borrow money, after all, although the Ren Mansion was rich, it had nothing to do with him, just a casual nod when he came in and entered, and the Ren family allowed him to do business in front of the mansion, which was already his own advantage.
"Xiaowan, give him the usual money."
"Hmm."
Xiao Wan nodded, turned her head back to the house, took out a bunch of money, and put it in front of the sugar man Pei.
"Thank you, thank you, Master Ren, when I cure my mother-in-law······
The sugar man Pei was stunned and knelt down again.
Ren Pingsheng glanced at Huzi, and Huzi pulled him up again.
"Lao Pei, there are not many candy sellers in our town, I see that your business is good on weekdays, and you should have one or two taels of silver a month, right?
How can you not come up with money at such a time? ”
Ren Pingsheng sat down on the stone steps in front of the door and asked him.
"The lord doesn't know, Mayor Xie of the town is not a person, and he collects taxes too harshly. For those gentry's restaurants, inns, and hook bars are only symbolic taxes, but for us small people, they are extremely ruthless!
Every month, the tax has to be collected, sometimes more than 500 wen a month, and when it is less, there are more than 300, the cost of this sugar itself is high, and how much money can you save? ”
The relationship between Ren Pingsheng and Xie Yanwu is not to deal with, and after Ning Xiangzhai made that incident that day, Qingcheng Town is almost known to everyone.
Therefore, the sugar man Pei doesn't have to hide his fear.
"The gentry's money is returned, and the people's money is divided into three or seven."
Ren Pingsheng suddenly remembered a line in the movie.
"In addition, there is also the money of the Wolf Gang, which also costs hundreds of dollars a month. In addition, the people do not have any money in their hands now, and the business is actually not good. ”
Ren Pingsheng sighed: "After the government is finished, the gangsters are really exploited." ”
And the sugar man Pei listened to Ren Pingsheng's sigh, and sadness came from it: "The year before last, my eldest daughter and good sister were ······ by Xie Yanwu and Zheng Jinglong's sons, those beasts."
His mouth began to tremble uncontrollably, and the muscles on his face were a little distorted because of tension: "Those beasts, defile and strangle the good sister, my mother-in-law and I went out to look for it in the middle of the night, and we met those beasts in that alley, they are, they are ······ Woowoowoo······"
The sound of whimpering, there were too many emotions suppressed in it, he didn't dare to cry loudly, he wanted to stop, but he couldn't control it.
"Did you report it?"
Siqi couldn't help but ask.
"Revenge, how can this kind of revenge not be reported to the official! But their officials protected each other, and the county lord took Xie Yanwu's money.
I was beaten and threatened, how powerful the wolf gang was, saying that if I went to report to the police again, my whole family would disappear, and I still had my mother-in-law, children, and an old father······ How dare I!
I'm incompetent, useless, and a coward! ”
Sugar man Pei covered his head and cried bitterly. His fingers were already in the flesh, and blood was pouring out, but he didn't notice it.
"Lao Pei, take the money, hurry up and go home, first give your mother-in-law a good illness, your mother-in-law and children are waiting for you."
Remember, get through it, and good days will come! ”
Ren Pingsheng walked up to him, pulled the sugar man Pei up, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said comfortingly, but his voice was very firm, making people feel the power in his words.
"Thank you, Master Ren, my old Pei will be a cow and a horse for you in the future, and I will repay your kindness!"
Sugar man Pei felt the power in the voice, and only felt that in this dark environment, he grabbed a life-saving straw, as if he could poke his head out of the deep well and see a little light.
"Go ahead."
Ren Pingsheng sent away the sugar man Pei.
"The people living at the bottom of the society are already in the midst of fire and water, and a little spark falling on it may be able to set the prairie on fire.
Xiaowan, change your clothes in a while, let's go to the surrounding villages to visit the field and investigate the social situation and public opinion. ”
Ren Pingsheng took the clothes back to Earth, and quickly washed and dried them and brought them back.
Xiao Wan changed into men's clothes with patches and patches, her breasts were not big, and the thick clothes on the ship were even more invisible.
On her face and neck, if she is a little blacker, it is really not easy to see that she is a girl.
Ren Pingsheng also changed into ordinary people's clothes.
I don't know how long these clothes haven't been washed, mixed with the smell of mess, but after going back to wash and dry, there is a slight smell of jasmine at this time, and I don't feel so resistant when I wear them.
Soon, Ren Pingsheng took Xiaowan Sledgehammer, Liu Shu, Xiong Er, and Hu Dahai and the four of them, mixed in the crowd and quietly left Qingcheng.
"There are Baijia Village, Erdian Village, Wujiatun, and Mochizuki Village around here, among which Mochizuki Village has the largest population and the most complicated situation.
Xiao Wan took out the information she had collected before about Qingcheng Town and Village.