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Chapter 38 Paper Man
Shengyefang, in a big house.
Bailang Gang leader Zhang Ye had just paid one month's rent.
If you don’t pay more, you might have to move next month.
Inner courtyard lobby.
Zhang Ye sat at the top.
There is a strong man with a dark face sitting on the left side below.
Behind him stood two equally strong and sturdy men.
His temperament and demeanor are quite tough.
"Boss Zhang, let's follow the old rules. The grain and goods will be shipped out of the city tomorrow morning, and my people will take over at the South Gate. This is the deposit." The dark-faced burly man took out a gray cloth purse and handed it to Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye, with a beard, looked at it hesitantly and did not answer.
"What? Boss Zhang, you don't want to raise the price again?!" The dark-faced sturdy man's face suddenly darkened.
The price they pay for grain is already 30% higher than the market price.
In recent months, prices have increased twice in succession.
This Zhang Ye still wants to raise the price, how greedy!
Zhang Ye hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it or not.
Seeing Zhang Ye hesitating, the dark-faced sturdy man suddenly became furious.
These Aishan bandits are a group of desperate criminals.
Being repeatedly bullied and oppressed, murderous intent grew in his heart.
It's just a gang of hooligans in the city.
It's okay to use some shady tricks, but when it comes to real fighting, we can defeat them in a snap!
"No price increase." Zhang Ye said to dispel the other party's anger: "Just change the payment method."
The dark-faced burly man frowned and said, "We agreed to pay first and then deliver the goods. I can't pay first."
"No need to pay first. Just deposit the deposit and payment into Datong Bank." Zhang Ye said.
"We don't accept cash when doing business at the Bailang Gang's base." Zhang Ye said sullenly.
The dark-faced burly man looked at Zhang Ye in confusion.
Where do these weird rules come from?
Suddenly he remembered a piece of information passed on by a spy in the city.
His expression suddenly turned teasing: "I heard that the Bailang Gang was tricked and suffered heavy losses. Is that true?"
Zhang Ye's face darkened and he said nothing.
"Hehe..." The black-faced sturdy man immediately sneered.
What the hell is the number one gang in the city?
They are just a bunch of rabble!
Zhang Ye looked unhappy, but he did not refute.
"Do you want me to leave a few brothers to help you?" The black-faced sturdy man smiled and said kindly.
Zhang Ye's face flushed red as he reached out to grab the ghost-head sword.
Touching the sword he had recovered from the ghost market, Zhang Ye's anger slowly dissipated.
I'm not as skilled as others, no wonder others laugh at me.
This was not the first time he had heard such ridicule in the past few months.
"We don't accept cash." Zhang Ye repeated in a muffled voice.
The dark-faced burly man sneered and put the purse in his arms.
He is indeed a wimp. He doesn't even dare to resist.
Zhang Ye subconsciously tightened his grip on the knife.
However, my palm did not feel the cold and hard feeling of the knife handle. Instead, it felt swollen, just like the feeling of congestion and swelling caused by accelerated blood flow after being drunk.
This familiar feeling, coming again?!
I don't know why, but he still feels a sense of familiarity.
Fighting back his sleepiness, Zhang Ye looked at the dark-faced burly man with a smile: "Third Master, you don't have any valuables with you, do you?"
The dark-faced sturdy man frowned and looked at Zhang Ye, then subconsciously touched his chest, where the payment for the purchase was placed.
Zhang Ye immediately laughed, a laugh of gloating.
at dusk.
The members of the Bailang Gang in their secret base woke up one after another.
Zhang Ye glanced at the table beside him and, as expected, the ghost-head sword was gone again.
"Looks like I have to go to the ghost market again."
The dark-faced burly man glared at Zhang Ye with an unpleasant expression.
Zhang Ye suppressed his smile, stood up, stretched, and said calmly, "We don't accept cash. Don't forget to deposit the deposit into Datong Bank later."
The dark-faced sturdy man touched his arms and his face became even darker.
……
One side of the Zuo family mansion.
In the bedroom close to the left courtyard wall.
Seven or eight gray cloth purses were placed on the table.
In the dark room, Chen Mu opened them one by one and poured them out, with a more and more joyful look on his face.
"I endured not going for a month, and it really paid off!"
Most of the ordinary gang members brought some copper coins.
All the big and small bosses have small change on them.
There was another sucker in the room.
Chen Mu opened a bulging cowhide bag the size of his palm and poured it out.
The clattering sound of silver coins made Chen Mu overjoyed.
There were seventeen or eighteen taels of silver in the bag, and the key point was that there was also a silver note inside - one hundred taels!
Sure enough, just like fishing, you can’t always catch fish in the same place.
We need to give them a period of recuperation to allow the fish to grow.
"It's a pity that Boss Zhang is still stingy." Chen Mu touched the machete beside the table and couldn't help but curl his lips.
"This knife looks familiar." Chen Mu took a look and said, "Isn't this the one I sold at the ghost market?"
This Zhang Gang leader is still a nostalgic man. Did he buy this knife back from the ghost market?
Chen Mu touched his chin.
"How about selling this knife directly to him?"
"Without the middleman, will it be good for him as well as me?"
Chen Mu finally gave up this tempting idea with regret.
I was afraid that the bearded man would get angry out of shame.
What if he doesn’t want it anymore?
"It's time to leave Qingshan County."
With this money, his personal savings exceeded three hundred taels.
It is enough for hiring a guard or settling down in Nanyang Prefecture.
"The city is becoming increasingly unsafe." Chen Mu sighed. He didn't dare to stay even if he wanted to.
In the past month, evil spirits have been causing trouble, criminals have been committing crimes, and all kinds of chaos have occurred frequently.
There are already signs of chaos in Qingshan County.
If there is another foreign invasion...
Ugh……
Just as he was confused about his future life, Chen Mu's ears suddenly moved.
In the quiet house, I could faintly hear voices!
……
"Master, we have found out that Lengyue Garden, where Zuo Sheng, the eldest son of the Zuo family, lives, is behind this wall." A young man with a pale face and blue lips whispered.
He was wearing a black Taoist robe, his face was so pale that you could see the veins, and his right hand was wrapped in a white cloth that had a faint hint of blood.
"Yesterday at the county government office, the other families began to waver, and it seemed that we could collect the money and leave. It was because of this Zuo Sheng's trouble that there were twists and turns." The white-faced young man said viciously: "For such a person, he must be dealt a heavy blow!"
"Idiot! Do you want to kill me?" Taoist Qianshan shouted in a low voice.
He has a full face and is in his forties.
Her hair was neatly combed back, except for a single strand of silver hair on the right side that fell by her face.
"To trouble the direct descendants of the Zuo family is to warn the Zuo family."
"Zuo Sheng is a ruthless guy who is pretending to be a pig but is actually a tiger. It's a thankless task to cause trouble for him!" Taoist Qianshan said impatiently.