Chapter 365 Action (23)
"Unexpectedly, they became addicted to blackmail. They would deliver some goods every few days, and then come over and forcefully collect the money!"
With that said, Shen Mubai took out a box of goods from the house with disgust. An Jing took a look and saw that it was just some ordinary rice and corn, as well as some sour pomegranates and pickled vegetables used in northern Xinjiang to supplement nutrients.
"It's actually really edible."
An Jing was a little surprised: "I thought they would just give me a symbolic box filled with gravel and coarse grains - it would be nice to give them real grains."
"Hey, do you know how much this costs?" Shen Mubai sighed, An Jing asked curiously, and then got a number that even Bai Qinghan tilted his head: "Thirty taels!"
"Thirty taels?!"
An Jing glanced at the food in his hand, which could last for two or three days at most, and raised his brows: "That's it? Just this little food, even if it's Shuang Jie Tian, it's not like there are no trade routes, and one or two dollars is worth it. Thirty taels more!"
——This is not true of the Demon Cult, right?
"Thirty taels can be used to buy jade dew." Bai Qinghan whispered: "A whole bottle of jade dew is only thirty-five taels, which can cover the needs of ten days."
"Isn't it?" Shen Mubai shook her head. She heard footsteps outside the door and rubbed her forehead: "These people are here again... Son, we know you are not short of money now, but you can't waste it like this. Will they calm down? We should leave here quickly..."
"no problem."
After being entrusted by his mother, how could Anjing not obey? He readily agreed and headed for the door.
outside the door.
A small group of warriors wearing thick blue cotton armor stood impatiently at the door of An's courtyard.
"It's not necessary, brother, there are warriors in this family."
In the team, someone who seemed to be more mature said cautiously: "The voice was thick and resonant. Maybe he was already out of breath. It won't be a problem if he's missing this one."
"What do you know?"
The leader, some wealthy warriors, sneered: "What about the warriors? How can the warriors not eat? Either get out of our city as soon as possible, or just pay the money!"
"If you can't pay the money, you'll have to pay for the house. The brothers from the chamber of commerce will all come over by then. Sooner or later, these locals who have suffered the plague will have to get out."
He didn't speak loudly, so he wouldn't be heard by outsiders on a snowy day, but he didn't mean to cover it up at all. He was obviously extremely arrogant and too lazy to cover up anything.
But the Linlang Chamber of Commerce does have arrogant capital: they are the only source of food and medicine for everyone in Linjiang City. They monopolize the lifeblood of survival, so they can naturally consider themselves the master.
Not to mention, the task given to them is actually to "obtain the property rights of these key streets as much as possible" to facilitate the Chamber of Commerce to carry out some key work in the future. Whether it is money or not is not mentioned above.
Therefore, all the money that can be earned now can fall into their own pockets, so naturally it cannot be wasted.
"This family is so arrogant."
At this moment, the leading warrior was already a little annoyed: "You don't really think you can get away with it, do you?"
He raised his hand and motioned to the two warriors behind him to open the door: "Open..."
boom!
The door opened with a bang, and a surging wave of air surged out, knocking the two warriors who were about to open the door forward more than ten steps back. The leading warriors subconsciously raised their hands to cover their eyes.
An Jing walked out of the door calmly. He didn't pay attention to the warriors at the door who were yelling and quarreling. Instead, he looked around the streets around him.
In addition to this team, there are two other teams collecting fees in surrounding neighborhoods.
It's more of an extortion than a charge. The Linlang Chamber of Commerce did provide food and fuel, but their charges were staggeringly high, and few families could afford such high prices.
Of course, it's okay not to pay if you really don't have the money, but in Linjiang City now, only the Linlang Chamber of Commerce can sell food. If you don't have anything to eat, you will still have to spend a lot of money to buy food.
"You have no money or food, but you want to support your family? That's okay. We are not evil spirits after all. Come on, sign this contract..."
"House? You can indeed continue to live here. But when the frost disaster is over, you have to move out."
An Jing could hear such a conversation taking place in front of a small house not far away. Apparently, this time someone sold his real estate house in order to buy some grain - he did get a large box full of grain, which was ten times larger and hundreds of times larger than the small box Shen Mubai took out before.
In comparison, this is indeed a lot, enough for a family to survive the beast tide, but compared to the price of the house, it is difficult to say that this is not a bargain sale.
An Jing turned his head and looked at the group of warriors from the Linlang Chamber of Commerce in front of him. The invisible momentum spread, causing the small team of warriors who were originally cursing to subconsciously shut their mouths.
"You charge thirty silver for this kind of thing?"
An Jing said with a faint smile: "Even if it's three taels of silver, you can make a lot of money, right?"
“You don’t have to bargain whether you want to eat or not!”
Seeing that An Jing could still speak, instead of just starting a fight, the leading warrior became arrogant again, shook his chin and said: "What's more, what you bought is not only food, but also the protective services of our Linlang Chamber of Commerce!"
"Look over there!"
He squinted and looked at the ruins on the other side of the street: "The city is in chaos right now. There are many gangsters and thieves lurking in. If you don't want your house to be burned down suddenly in the middle of the night, you'd better pay and let us At your service!”
A naked threat. An Jing was not angry, and even felt nostalgic: "Sometimes I always think that there should not be such stupid people in this world - but from another perspective, you are indeed smart and capable. No wonder you always make money and always win.”
"But to be honest, if you keep winning and winning, you will definitely lose everything in the end."
Before the team of warriors could reply, An Jing raised his hand and waved it in the air.
The air rippled like layers of ripples like running water, and invisible energy surged across the air, all hitting this small group of warriors.
In an instant, they were just like all the miscellaneous utensils on the table being swept off the table by a big hand. They were directly shot away by An Jing's invisible big hand, crossing a perfect arc, and landed a few blocks away.
"Someone does it!"
"Quick! Notify headquarters!"
On the same street, the other two teams also noticed the movement here. They were immediately frightened and retreated as quickly as possible. They notified the Chamber of Commerce headquarters: "There are strong warriors to fight with force! Let us worship quickly...!"
An Jing raised his finger and pointed it at the two groups of warriors from the Linlang Chamber of Commerce. Suddenly, they fell one by one in the snow and twitched on the spot.
An Jing used Shaoyang swordsmanship to activate the vitality of the tendons and muscles in their bodies, making it difficult for them to control themselves.
Anjing was in a good mood, so he kept it, otherwise, these people would all have to lose a few parts.
"Light cold."
An Jing didn't look back and shouted directly. He knew that Bai Qinghan could understand what he meant and take good care of his mother.
"Jinger, what are you going to do?"
Shen Mubai poked her head out from behind the door. She saw An Jing swatting away these Linlang Chamber of Commerce warriors who had been blackmailing her for many days. She felt very relieved, but when she saw An Jing didn't come back, she couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Don't we pack our things earlier?" Go?"
"No, mother, I have something else to do."
An Jing originally planned to leave Linjiang City as soon as possible, and then go to Duanren Mountain to look for Fuxie fragments - but just now, he became interested instead: "Will all the brothers from the Chamber of Commerce come over? Linlang Chamber of Commerce is preparing to relocate the entire organization Come here? What’s so special about Linjiang City?”
Although there is no obvious evidence, various factors are telling An Jing that there must be some huge conspiracy behind Linjiang City... It is related to the demon and Dachen.
An Jing would not miss this opportunity. He planned to go to Xu Tai to see how the situation was on his side.
When Shen Mubai heard this, he knew that his son was in trouble - just like she couldn't stop An Jing from selling himself to save her. An Jing might respect her as a mother, but if he wanted to do something, he would definitely take action. .
"Then I'll hide first." So Shen Mubai sighed and encouraged: "Pay attention to safety!"
"Yes, mother, take care of yourself." An Jing smiled, swayed, and then disappeared.
(End of chapter)