diskusbooks Chapter 152: Forced Purchase and Sale, Leave Quickly
Chapter 152: Forced Purchase and Sale, Leave Quickly
"A bucket of water, two coins."
As the man's voice fell, everyone in the team was stunned. The scene was completely silent and quiet.
According to the laws of this dynasty, one tael of silver is equal to one thousand coins, one coin of silver is equal to one hundred coins, and two coins of silver is equal to two hundred coins. Considering the normal price level, an ordinary family can buy a lot of grain or fruits, vegetables, and meat with this amount. It is really not cheap.
Not to mention, after the man said this, he took a bucket from his side and motioned for everyone to look. The bucket of water bought with two cents of silver was a medium-sized bucket that was only half the size of the bucket used to fetch water.
Looking at it this way, I feel that the price of water is becoming increasingly outrageous.
No one knew how to speak, so they could only stare blankly.
Captain Liu wanted to speak, but was stopped by Hong Xiao.
The reason why Hong Xiao blocked this was not because he wanted to stop something, but because he knew that during negotiations, it would be best for one person to play the good cop and the other to play the bad cop.
Captain Liu had just been speaking in a nice tone, but now he was the one who directly pointed out that the water was expensive and acted like he was not someone who was easy to mess with.
"My brother, these are all refugees fleeing disasters. They are a team organized by the government under the order of the court. Even if they are charged for fetching water, isn't your price too high? Normally, it only costs twenty coins to fill a water tank, and it's sweet mountain spring water. Not everyone can afford these two coins!"
Hong Xiao's appearance is serious and fierce. Although his words and attitude are relatively polite when he speaks, his appearance and uncontrollable expression do not make him seem that kind.
It’s a pity that although he looks fierce, the person opposite him is even more fierce than him.
The man who was leading the fight on the opposite side listened to his words as if he had heard nothing. He used the axe handle in his other hand to hit his opponent repeatedly.
"You think it's too expensive? Even if you think it's too expensive, you have to buy me at least one bucket. You have to buy it if I ask you!" The man said angrily, "If you want to drink the water from our Liushao Town, you have to pay! This is the rule!"
It was clearly a forced sale, and the act involved weapons.
They didn't want to listen to Captain Liu or Hong Xiao anymore, so they all showed their weapons with disdain and ill intentions on their faces, as if they only wanted the entire fleeing team to come out to buy water. If either Captain Liu or Hong Xiao came out to play the good cop or the bad cop, they would just take action.
Everyone sensed the malicious intent, so no one dared to step forward.
Song Rending took a look at the text plot and found that there was no word that could be changed - because, in this part, the Su family and the heroine were not involved at all.
There is no plot description, so there is nothing to change.
Therefore, Song Rending stayed obediently with his family and watched the direction of the entire team.
The Song family learned from Song Rending that the Su family did not join in this period, and they were actually relieved.
After all, without the participation of the Su family and the so-called text plot in Song Rending's mind, the direction of this matter would at most be a little troublesome, and there would not be too many weird things.
Song Rendong looked at the direction of the Su family in the third team and saw that they were really quiet. After seeing the fierce people in front, they huddled back, led by Old Lady Su. The young man rescued by Su Fuzhu was full of passion and wanted to rush forward, but Su Fuzhu grabbed his clothes. After Su Fuzhu pulled him, the young man hesitated for a while, and then he really stopped his passion.
"You are buying and selling by force!"
Because the second team was blocking the way, someone from the third team came out and shouted this.
It was originally quiet here, but facing such a local tyrant who obviously has someone behind him, all they had to do was to pool some money and buy some peace and security.
But the matter of buying comfort had not yet been implemented, and the sudden voice directly broke the existing peace.
The ferocious-looking man opposite swung his axe. Although no one was hurt, his brothers behind him came forward one after another as he moved. It seemed as if as long as the eldest brother gave the order, everyone would take action in unison.
"Forced buying and selling? Yes! I am forcing buying and selling, what's wrong with that?" The man spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and began to raise the price: "From now on, three taels of silver per bucket of water, at least five buckets. If you don't buy, don't even think about leaving!"
As he spoke, the man snapped his fingers, and a shifty-looking boy behind him struck the gong in his hand.
As the sound of the gong spread, in the sight of everyone in the fleeing team, many people ran out from Liushao Town. Some were dressed like ordinary people, while others were dressed in government clothes, but it was obvious that they were not official government officials.
After Captain Liu and Captain Hong Xiao noticed this situation, they both felt a pang in their hearts. After looking at each other, they didn't ask the people in the team to pay. They took out the money and paid the toll with the man first, and then quickly led the team away.
This group of people who force people to buy and sell water don't look like good people. The people who are dressed in proper official clothes don't look like government officials at all. The people from the town obey their words. There is only one possibility, that is, there is no proper government official left in Liushao Town, or they are completely controlled by another group of people.
Although they didn't know when this situation started, neither Captain Liu nor Captain Hong Xiao wanted to get involved in it at this time.
They have their own mission. When leading such a large team, the most important thing is to ensure the safety of the entire team. Even if they want to take more care of the affairs of Liushao Town, they have to leave here first and reach the next checkpoint Linzhou to report the situation here to the Linzhou army or the prefect.
With their current human and material resources, if they wanted to meddle in other people's affairs on the spot, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg, and end up in a miserable end.
Seeing so many people running out, the person who was shouting in the third team just now turned into a turtle again, wishing that no one would notice him.
However, what he didn't know was that he had been targeted by Captain Hong Xiao.
While Captain Hong Xiao was buying water with Captain Liu, he was thinking in his mind how to teach this man a lesson.
He knew that the team he led was not a worry-free one. He had not dealt with it immediately because he had been busy traveling and dealing with various situations.
But he now feels that some lessons must be taught in time, otherwise, the next time something life-threatening happens, if this person has not learned his lesson, he will definitely cause trouble again.
Seeing that Captain Liu and Captain Hong Xiao chose to spend money to avoid disaster, the man on the opposite side was very satisfied and raised the price again.
Finally, Captain Liu and his team bought ten buckets of water, which allowed the crowd to disperse and gave them a chance to leave.
Now, no one dared to rest. The team set off again, leaving Liushao Town at the fastest pace and heading towards the border between Pingzhou and Linzhou.