Chapter 13: Reluctant Invitation
Boss Su's wife cried for a while, and seemed to have come to her senses, and when she saw Dean Feng standing in front of her, she hurriedly kowtowed to Dean Feng and said, "Dean Feng, our head of the house is dead, and your payment for the goods cannot be compensated for the time being, please forgive me for some time." ”
As she spoke, the woman pressed the child's head and asked the child to kowtow with her.
Dean Feng hurriedly said: "Madam, don't be like this, I'm not here to collect debts, Boss Su has already left, please mourn." ”
The woman cried and kowtowed to Dean Feng again, but was finally stopped by Dean Feng.
Dean Feng got up, looked at the rest of the shopkeepers and said, "When you encounter a black flag thief, everyone doesn't want to, so it's okay." Although everyone owes the academy money, but the future is long, no one should do stupid things anymore. ”
When everyone heard this, they said gratefully: "Thank you Dean Feng for your righteousness, we will definitely pay back the money owed to the academy." ”
Just then, the crowd on the periphery shouted, "The mayor is here." ”
The crowd hurriedly made a way.
When Mayor Peng came to the center, he just glanced at the ground, shook his head and sighed, and ordered the subordinates behind him: "A few of you, help Boss Su's family take care of the funeral, and all expenses will go from Peng's house." ”
The subordinate responded, and Mayor Peng turned around and hugged his fist to Dean Feng on the side: "It turns out that Dean Feng is also here." ”
Dean Feng also returned the salute with a fist.
"Can Dean Feng take a step to speak?"
Dean Feng looked at the vastness, pointed to a teahouse next to him and said to Mayor Peng, "Then let's go over there and talk." ”
The three of them arrived at the teahouse, which consisted of just a few simple sheds.
You only need to spend a spirit coin, you can sit here for half a day, and the boss will provide you with unlimited hot water for you to drink enough.
If you're willing to spend an extra spirit coin, they'll throw a few tea leaves into your teacup.
Because of the cheap price, many people also love to come to this place to chat with people.
But the main purpose of most people coming here is not to drink tea and chat, but to wait for work.
There are a lot of shops on the main street, and from time to time there will be some work to load and unload goods, if you can catch up with one, you only need to be busy for half a day, how can you have an income of thirty or forty spirit coins.
There is such a place where everyone can hide from the sun and chat, and everyone likes it.
It's just that there are not many people who drink tea, and most people choose to drink plain water.
Mayor Peng generously gave the boss a hundred spirit coins: "Find us a quiet place." ”
The boss hurriedly put away the spirit coins and invited a few tables of people around him to a slightly farther place, these are all old customers here, so everyone has no opinion on this.
Seeing that the boss just invited a few tables of people away from him, and did not make a shed for himself, Mayor Peng looked a little unhappy.
Dean Feng didn't care and said, "Mayor Peng, it's okay, so be it." ”
As he spoke, he sat down with Cangmang, and when Mayor Peng saw this, he also sat down.
The boss quickly brought a pot of hot tea: "Mayor, this is the best tea we have here." ”
As he spoke, he poured a glass for each of them.
Mayor Peng glanced at the color of the tea with his eyes, and said to the boss: "You go and get busy, you don't need to greet us, let's sit for a while and leave." ”
The boss hurriedly retired.
Only then did Mayor Peng turn to Dean Feng and ask, "Dare to ask Dean Feng, I don't know how much the Wind Discipline Academy has lost this time?"
Dean Feng didn't hide it either: "I lost about two million spirit coins. ”
"So many?" Mayor Peng also looked surprised.
Then he continued: "Before, Dean Feng came to talk to me about the purchase price of silk, but I was worried about it, so I rejected the price, and I hope Dean Feng can understand. ”
Dean Feng just nodded and didn't say anything.
"These merchants have lost so much, I'm afraid it's impossible for them to pay back. ”
Dean Feng didn't speak, just took a sip of tea.
Thinking of Boss Su's death, although Dean Feng was not heartbroken, he was also a little sad, and he took pity on his wife and children.
"Peng has a reluctant request, I don't know if to say it?"
"Oh? Mayor Peng, please. ”
"Ordinary merchants simply don't have the ability to buy the silk of Fengji Academy, and after this incident, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for the academy to cooperate with them in the future. Mayor Peng sighed as he spoke.
"Does Mayor Peng have any ideas?"
"No one knows the situation of the Fengji Academy better than me, the mayor of the town. The academy needs a large amount of money every year, and now that there is such a business as silk, it can't be broken like this. ”
When Dean Feng heard this, he nodded yes.
Mayor Peng continued: "Presumably, this time such a loss, Fengji Academy may not be able to bear it a few times. ”
"The mayor is right, students need a lot of resources to cultivate, and the academy's funds are indeed not easy to come by. ”
Mayor Peng picked up the tea, just wanted to drink it, saw the crude tea leaves in the tea bowl, put the bowl down again, and said: "So I thought about it, for the better development of the academy, I decided to buy the silk of the academy." As soon as we come to our Peng family, there are a large number of security personnel every time we escort the goods, and the chance of encountering black flag thieves is smaller. Second, although the Peng family is not wealthy, it can also guarantee that there is no need to pay on credit, and the academy will not take such a big risk. As for the price, the academy distributed the cocoons that had not yet been processed to the farmers for one hundred and fifteen, so the Peng family should collect them at the price of one hundred and five. As for the work of reeling silk in the back, the subordinates of the Peng Mansion should be able to complete it, and the money that the academy should earn is also a lot. Even if I, the mayor of the town, do a little bit of my best for the academy, what does Dean Feng want?"
Dean Feng began to think that if it was only the interests of the academy, then the conditions given by Mayor Peng were good, but the reason why the academy outsourced the work of silk reeling to farmers was not only to make money for themselves, but also to hope that farmers could earn some money.
So Dean Feng hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "This matter, Mayor Peng let me think about it." ”
Seeing that Dean Feng didn't directly agree, Mayor Peng was somewhat disappointed: "Could it be that Dean Feng has a better idea?"
"The Black Flag Thieves are too rampant, and the actions in the town in the past have been fruitless, so this time, I want to report the matter to Greenwater City and ask Greenwater City to solve this problem. ”
Mayor Peng frowned, and said: "The matter of the Black Flag robbery is a local affair, and Green Water City will not care about it at all, and will only issue a piece of paper, asking Qushui Town to come forward to suppress the bandits." But the result of the town's suppression of bandits, presumably Dean Feng knows, it is nothing more than spending more than unjust money, and in the future, it may also cause the Black Flag Thieves to retaliate, how can this be good?"
Dean Feng nodded and said, "Of course I know Mayor Peng's concerns, if it is reported at the administrative level of Qushui Town, it will be the result that the mayor said. ”
"Since Dean Feng knows, then forget it. ”
Dean Feng did not agree, but explained: "Now Fengji Academy is a first-class academy, a key support object of Green Water City, and a directly affiliated academy of the Academy of Culture and Education. I would like to inform the Bunshoin of this matter that the teaching of the Fukishoin has been seriously damaged, and the Bunshoin will propose it to the Castle Lord's Mansion. In that case, maybe the City Lord's Mansion will send the City Guards to solve this matter, what does the Mayor think?"
"Uh, well, good idea. You can give it a try. Then I'll go back and submit the matter to the Academy. If the Black Flag Thieves can be completely eliminated, then the townspeople of Qushui Town will not need to live in fear in the future. ”
"Oh, the mayor means that it's up to you to report this to the Academy?"
"Of course, Dean Feng worked day and night for the development of Qushui Town. As the mayor of the town, I should have been thinking hard about this. ”
Dean Feng thought for a while and said, "That's fine, the Peng family's caravan often goes to Green Water City, and by the way, bring the paperwork with me, and save me a special trip." ”
"Then without further ado, Peng will go back to write the paperwork and strive to deliver the paperwork as soon as possible. ”
"Mayor Peng is tired. ”
This was the end of a brief meeting.