diskusbooks Chapter 190 Admit your mistake
Chapter 190 Admit your mistake
Even though Chu Ci was dissatisfied with the village chief, he couldn't bear to see the village chief's current situation.
However, she understood that everyone's path was their own choice, and Chu Ci would not force others to make decisions.
Therefore, Chu Ci stared at the village chief closely and asked word by word: "Village chief, do you agree with what they said?"
At this moment, there was a hint of complex emotions in Chu Ci's eyes, including questioning and scrutiny, as if he wanted to see through the village chief's heart through his expression.
"I..." The village chief stammered, endless sadness and pain suddenly welling up in his eyes. Naturally, he was extremely sad in his heart.
He never imagined that his family, who had been with him for many years, would be so heartless to push him out at such a critical moment.
However, when he slowly turned his head and saw the grandchildren whom he had always cherished and loved looking at him with pity, no matter how painful it was in his heart, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept it all.
"Yes, it's all my fault." As he said this, his face was full of helplessness and sadness, as if he had aged a lot in an instant. His slightly trembling body seemed to be telling of the torment and pain he was experiencing deep in his heart.
At this point, Chu Ci was too lazy to watch this farce anymore.
She frowned slightly and said, "In this case, the position of village chief will be revoked. From now on, the village chief and his family will not be allowed to interfere in the purchase of seafood in the fishing village."
The village chief may really be helpless, but the behavior of using children to take shortcuts must be punished to serve as a warning to others.
The village chief thought his life was in danger, but he only lost his position as village chief and the job of organizing the purchase of seafood. This was definitely a blessing in disguise for him.
Thinking of this, his heart was relieved a little, so his thanks were particularly sincere, his words were full of gratitude for surviving the disaster and deep gratitude to Chu Ci, and his face was also full of sincerity. "Thank you, my dear."
Many villagers in Houyu Village were also very upset. They initially thought that their livelihoods had been cut off, but they never expected the situation to be like this.
Even so, they are still full of anxiety and uneasiness at this moment.
Therefore, when seeing Chu Ci about to leave, a villager asked anxiously: "Sir, will you still buy seafood from our Houyu Village as before?"
After the words fell, everyone in Houyu Village stared at Chu Ci with burning eyes, eager to get a positive answer from him.
However, Chu Ci just had a half-smile on his face and glanced leisurely at everyone present.
Then, he said slowly: "The village chief is indeed the initiator of this matter, but the entire Houyu Village is not completely innocent. Now that the village chief has been punished, what about you, the beneficiaries?"
"What do you want us to do?" a villager couldn't help shouting, "We are just ordinary fishermen. Every family has nothing except a broken fishing boat."
Chu Ci couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking to himself: Is this because I am weak and I am right?
However, how could Chu Ci tolerate their behavior? She asked coldly, "Is this the cause of your situation?"
If Chu Ci had bypassed the village chief, the people in Houyu Village would have mistakenly believed that Chu Ci was a man who was easy to talk to. Now faced with such questioning, they realized belatedly that they might lose their lives by acting so recklessly.
"No...no...we..." The villager who was stared at by Chu Ci hesitated for a long time but was still unable to utter a complete sentence.
Big beads of sweat kept appearing on their foreheads, their faces had turned pale, and their eyes were full of fear and panic.
Finally, they all kowtowed fiercely, "Princess, please spare us! We are ignorant and stupid, and we really shouldn't be so presumptuous. We already know that we are wrong, and we beg the princess to have mercy and forgive us."
Seeing this, Chu Ci frowned slightly and said, "Three months, starting from today. During the next three months, the purchase price of seafood will be reduced by half, and after the three months are up, it will return to the normal price. Are you willing to accept the punishment?"
At this point, the people of Houyu Village really didn't dare to cause any more trouble, and they quickly responded, "We accept the punishment, we accept the punishment."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci looked calm and did not say anything extra. He just nodded slightly and then handed the matter over to the purple-robed envoy to handle.
Chu Ci firmly believed that no matter what kind of evil spirits were lurking in Houyu Village, with the ability and means of the Purple-Robed Envoy, he would be able to catch them one by one.
Even though everything went so smoothly it was a little unbelievable.
However, Chu Ci was open-minded and directly ordered Yuan Niang to go to the village to purchase seafood.
Now that he has made a name for himself, Chu Ci will certainly not indulge himself in food and drink.
Therefore, as delicious dishes came out of the pot one after another, a group of children gradually gathered outside An Niang's house.
It smells so good. It smells really good.
The fragrance captured the children's attention.
One of them couldn't help but said, "It smells so good! Why does the food we make only smell fishy?"
But as soon as he said this, he was immediately laughed at: "You are so stupid, don't you see how extravagant that woman is? Just look at the oil and the seasonings that are consumed. I'm afraid that the annual expenditure of our entire village is not as much as her meal. It's really too extravagant."
Although he complained like this, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, staring straight at the door of An Niang's house, as if a miracle would happen in this way.
At this moment, Chu Ci in the yard was already half full after eating a dish of steamed clams, a dish of stir-fried clams with spicy sauce, and a dish of steamed scallops with vermicelli and garlic sauce.
Hearing the voices of children talking outside, Chu Ci's eyes moved and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Then, he slowly said to the guard beside him: "Listen, what these children say is really interesting. Besides, it is difficult for me to finish all these delicacies by myself. In this case, please invite those children in."
The guard took the order and left. Not long after, a group of children walked in timidly.
"Princess Lady," a clever child knelt down immediately after seeing Chu Ci and shouted in a clear voice. The other children were stunned at first, and then they knelt down as if they had suddenly realized something, and shouted in unison: "Princess Lady."
Chu Ci smiled slightly, waved his hand gently, and said slowly: "Little guys, don't be afraid, come over here."