Chapter 41 Ship shops collude to raise prices

Alayanzong's white wax rod was still pressed against the white-haired tiger's chest, and he asked further:

"Don't you dare?"

"I really don't dare!"

"What are you going to do with it?"

"Return the boat money. ”

"The boat money still has to be collected. ”

"Return the excess boat money. ”

"Where's the store money?"

Alayanzong glanced sideways at the proprietress who was still covering her ass.

"The excess store money will also be refunded, and it will also be refunded. ”

The white-haired tiger lying on the ground nodded straight, his white hair and white beard trembling.

"Can the three of us cross the river too?"

Alayanzong pointed to the peach of Ula and the fishing village shop.

"Yes, of course, the three young heroes crossed the river for free. ”

"It's not free, you just need to charge as much as you want. ”

With that, Alayanzong withdrew the white wax rod.

The white-haired tiger was about to crawl up, perhaps because of the pain in his right calf, and he walked and walked around, leaned over and picked up the hat and put it on.

A pair of gloomy blue eyes glared at the proprietress who was still panicking, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't hurry up and give you the guest check-out money!"

The proprietress hurriedly answered, ran back to the inn in a panic, and went to withdraw the money.

The white-haired tiger shouted at the group on the boat again: "Ladies and gentlemen, please come ashore and return the money." ”

Everyone on board was stunned.

It was still Jerah who was clever and shouted, "You want to give us back!" and jumped up from the cabin and ran ashore.

The people behind woke up like a dream, and left the ship one after another.

When she got the refund of the boat money, the young mother, who was holding the little girl, glanced at Alayanzong and felt a deep blessing.

Alayanzong silently replied.

Soon, the proprietress came down from the mountain with a money bag, an account book, and an abacus.

Everyone lined up and took the refund one by one.

Breaking the bones and muttering in the team, "And this good thing!"

Wan Yan punched him in the back, "You talk a lot!"

Alayanzong, Ula Peach and Xiao Er of the fishing village shop didn't rush to line up, just watched and waited from behind.

The traveler who had refunded the money returned to the pier, got on the boat, and found a place to sit.

Finally, the proprietress walked towards the side of the Alayanzong, and said with a smile on her face:

"Less...... Shaoxia, this is your money. ”

As he spoke, he handed over two silver dollars.

Alayanzong only took one silver dollar and said, "The money that should be collected must still be collected." ”

The proprietress nodded like a chicken running through broken rice, "That'...... Then thank you Shaoxia. ”

The proprietress returned the money to the second child of the fishing village shop. The shopkeeper Chong Alayanzong clenched his fist.

The proprietress stood aside and looked at the white-haired tiger in embarrassment.

The white-haired tiger ignored her, limped up to the dock, picked up the cable, turned his head and said:

"Please get on board!"

The three of them walked onto the wooden boat.

Alayanzong sat down at the bow of the boat, staring at the white-haired tiger all the time.

The white-haired tiger collected the cable, picked up the penny, and held the boat offshore.

The river gradually deepened, and the white-haired tiger put down the penny and shook the oar.

The river rippled, the boats creaked, the water was rattled, the boats moved, and the wooden boats slowly sailed towards the west bank.

Everyone on board was silent.

Alayanzong looked at the white-haired tiger, although he stood at the bow of the boat, swaying hard, but his face was always gloomy, and the blue eyes of the yin owl would glance over from time to time.

Alayanzong prevented the white-haired tiger from being jealous of him and causing it bad, and the safety of a boatload of people could not be taken lightly, so he kept an eye on his every move, and occasionally asked him a few words.

The white-haired tiger saw that Alayanzong had never let down his vigilance, so he answered the question without a word.

Gradually, Alayanzong learned about the trick devised by the white-haired tiger and the hotel proprietress to make money from tourists.

On weekdays, there are not many tourists who want to cross the river, so fishing boats come and go to carry passengers.

Tourists will stay at the inn only when they are sharp, or when it is too late.

If there are no tourists staying in the hotel for a long time, the proprietress will return to her home on the other side with the fishing boat and stay for a while.

In the more than two months since the exiles were on the loose, more people have crossed the river. The ferries stopped fishing, but carried people across the river, and the money came quickly.

The innkeeper was also busy for a while and made a lot of money.

Later, there were fewer tourists. The ferry has not decreased, there are more monks and less porridge, and no one can make any money.

Someone started to go back to fishing.

But there are always four or five boats parked at the pier competing for customers, and they are all busy for a day, so it is better to catch a fish.

complained and abused each other, and even fought with each other.

The white-haired tiger is about to come out at this time.

At first, it was mediation, but later the threat of force against those who did not obey the discipline made the other boatmen dare not ferry, and only the white-haired tiger was left in one boat.

The fat proprietress of the inn saw that there was an opportunity, so she took the initiative to find the white-haired tiger and came up with an idea to make money.

When the guests who want to cross the river reach about 10 people, the proprietress will hang a red flag on the flagpole, and the next day the white-haired tiger rocks the boat and crosses the river.

Bring some ingredients with you.

If the yellow flag is hung, it means that there are still few customers, not enough for a boat, let them live in the store, and the white-haired tiger can only go fishing.

The white-haired tiger is not a good species, and when he sees a red flag, he will quietly cross the river at night, hiding the boat in a sheltered bay upstream.

At night, I went to the proprietress shop to fool around.

By limiting the number of passengers on the boat, the two raised prices and defrauded tourists of money. Although there were not many tourists during this time, the two of them made a lot of money.

Just when the two of them were triumphant about their plan to realize their dream of making a fortune, Alayanzong came.

Looking at the inn on the other side, the yellow flag was already fluttering on the flagpole.

The white-haired tiger boat rocked slowly, but it was very steady, and it didn't play any tricks along the way.

As soon as the ship docked, everyone landed one after another, said goodbye to the head of the Alayan sect one by one, and continued west.

When everyone left the boat, the white-haired tiger said that he was going to fish, so he rowed his oars and went north.

Alayanzong, Ula Tao, and the fishing village shopkeeper two or three people traveled to the west together.

Alayanzong talked to the shopkeeper, saying that he was alone, how did he come on this journey, aren't you afraid?

The shopkeeper smiled, took out a kitchen knife from his arms, and said:

"I have this self-defense, and I have been playing with kitchen knives for a few years, and I think I can defend myself against wild beasts. Even if someone robs the road, it can be more courageous. Maybe it was late, and I didn't meet a single pedestrian on the road, but I didn't meet everyone until I arrived at the mountainside inn. ”

Alayanzong smiled and asked, "How do you know that inn is a black shop?"

The shopkeeper put the kitchen knife back in his arms, turned his head and said, "I heard what the few people who had never crossed the river before said in private. First, the store money and food are expensive, which is enough for other inns to live for ten days. The second is that the boat money is expensive, but there is no other way, how to cross the river without money, so I have to swallow my anger and be slaughtered. ”

Ula Zhitao leaned on the white wax rod, took a breath and sighed: "Such black-hearted businessmen, who make a fortune without conscience and have no sympathy, are really hateful!"

The shopkeeper said again: "Fortunately, I met the young man and sought justice for everyone." Otherwise, you will suffer a dumb loss. ”

Alayanzong sighed: "If you have money, you can afford to live in a store and cross the river." If you don't have any money, like the mother and daughter, you have to starve, maybe you won't be able to cross the river at all, and you will starve to death if you don't get it. ”

The shopkeeper seemed to suddenly remember something, "It seems that I have heard that even if there is no money, I will let you cross the river." ”

Alayanzong was amazed and said, "Oh, am I wrong to blame the white-haired tiger?