newbobooks Chapter 282 Why Don’t You Carry the Rice?
Chapter 282 Why Don’t You Carry the Rice?
"Jiang Zhen from Jiang's Rice Shop?" Yang Biao, who was watching all this not far away, heard this name and suddenly felt enlightened.
"Master, do you want to capture this man named Yin Qin?" Gui Wenbin was furious when he saw that this man was constantly instigating everyone to snatch food, as if he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.
He didn't take action himself, but instead encouraged others to do things that would lead to capital punishment. This was a very good plan.
But there are some brainless people who are deceived by him and happily do illegal things.
"No, let's wait and see." He wanted to see how brave these porters at the dock were and what they could do.
People have two hearts, one is greed, the other is unwillingness. This unwillingness is reflected in the fact that even if they know that robbery will result in hanging, they are not afraid and still choose to rob without hesitation.
"Yinqin, why aren't you carrying rice?" Someone saw that he had nothing on his shoulders and couldn't help but become suspicious of him.
"I hurt my waist today, and Ni San can testify for me." In order to prove that he was really injured, Yin Qin pulled up his clothes, revealing a large bruise on his waist.
"Oh, I'm sorry." The man saw the redness, swelling and bruises on his waist and apologized to him for his mean-spirited behavior.
"It's okay, Zhao He, you should move the food quickly. Even if you are caught by the government, just deny it to the death. They can't do anything to you." Yin Qin acted very generous about being misunderstood and continued to deceive everyone.
"Forget it, I won't move. My family is still waiting for me to support them..." Zhao He thought that a stone of rice was only seven hundred coins. It was not worth it to be hanged for these seven hundred coins. If more cargo ships came, he could make that much money in about half a month.
Before he could finish his words, he was stabbed in the stomach by the dagger that Yin Qin had taken out. "Yin Qin, you..." Why are you trying to kill me? Unfortunately, he could no longer ask this question.
"Zhao He, don't blame me for being cruel!" You are too smart, you will ruin my good deeds. Yin Qin stabbed Zhao He several times in a row, and when he saw Zhao He gradually falling to the ground, he pulled out his dagger and prepared to kick him into the river.
"Murder, murder!" Yang Biao shouted hurriedly when he saw this. Those who were running with bags on their backs heard the shouting and turned back to look for the source of the sound to go and see what was happening.
In ancient times, ordinary people had very few entertainment options. If there was an execution or beheading in the Caishikou, it would often be packed with people who loved to watch the fun.
The daily quarrels between neighbors, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, fights between sisters-in-law, etc., all add fun and topics of conversation to everyone's leisure time.
"Stop!" Gui Wenbin flew over to stop Yin Qin's attempt to destroy the body, but was stabbed by him. Without thinking, he used a counter-grapple technique to grab his wrist and squeezed his hand tightly. He felt pain and instinctively loosened his hand, and the dagger fell.
After Gui Wenbin subdued him, he and his companions handed the man and the dead to the patrolling city guards, explained their identities, and told them that if witnesses were needed for the trial, they could go to the Guangshu Prefecture government office to find them.
"Manager Zhan, right? I advise you to reorganize the manpower and quickly load all the grain onto the cargo ship." Even though a murder case had occurred at the dock, Yang Biao was still unwilling to reveal his identity. He walked up to Manager Zhan and spoke to him in an advising tone.
"Oh, okay." If his superiors knew about this, his job would be in jeopardy. In a panic, Manager Zhan hurriedly called everyone over and asked them to empty the cargo ship as soon as possible. Now it didn't matter whether they were people specially hired by Jiang Zhen or not, as long as they were porters at the dock, they could move the cargo.
As long as the dock porters had work to do, who would risk being beheaded to steal food? They hurried to the supervisor to get small pieces of wood as proof of quantity, and happily began to carry the bags.
"Wenbin, let's go meet Jiang Zhen." The owner of a rice shop, who runs such a big business, actually designated porters to carry such a small matter as transporting grain. This was really unprecedented and unheard of. Yang Biao decided to meet him.
With the guidance of enthusiastic passers-by, Yang Biao and his team found a shop with a plaque that read "Jiang's Rice Shop".
"How much is this stone of high-quality rice?" The shop is quite large, with two floors and a large backyard.
"Hey, you are so rude, how dare you peek into other people's backyard." Seeing him peek into the backyard without any care as soon as he came in, the owner of the rice shop shouted with great dissatisfaction.
"I'm sorry, I was in a hurry, so I was inevitably a little abrupt in my actions. I hope you don't mind." Yang Biao secretly reminded himself not to be anxious and to calm down.
"No matter how anxious you are, you can't act like this." This man didn't look like a good person at all, and the shopkeeper looked at him suspiciously.
"I'm sorry, I'm so rude. What's the boss's name?" Yang Biao bowed to him to express his apology for his impoliteness.
"My surname is Jiang, and my name is Nanji. May I know why you are here?" Seeing him perform such a great ceremony, Jiang Nanji's expression eased a little.
"Oh, that's right. Didn't I hear that there was a locust plague in Nanning Prefecture? Then the harvest next year will definitely be poor, which will definitely cause the price of rice to rise. So I want to cooperate with Guimi Store so that we can make money together. What do you think, Manager Jiang?"
On the way here, Yang Biao had already thought of the words to use when dealing with Jiang Zhen, but he didn't expect that when he arrived at the store, he would not discuss cooperation with him in person.
"Oh, how would you like to cooperate?" No businessman would be willing to let go of an opportunity to make money. Jiang Nanji asked about the specific method of cooperation.
"Well, your rice shop provides the goods, and I am responsible for selling them in Nanning Prefecture." Yang Biao's meaning was very clear. The two companies were in a simple buying and selling relationship. He just wanted the rice shop to supply rice at a lower price so that he could make a profit from the difference.
"This matter requires the consent of our boss. I can't make the decision." Jiang Nanji cursed inwardly, thinking that everyone else was a fool. He even wanted to reduce the profit margin of his own rice shop to make wedding dresses for you. It was really wishful thinking!
"Oh, I wonder where Manager Jiang's boss is now. Can I talk to him face to face?" Yang Biao naturally knew that he would not agree, but he still wanted to inquire about Jiang Zhen's situation indirectly.
"Sorry, our boss is not in Guangshu Mansion at the moment." Jiang Nanji frowned and didn't want to bother with him anymore, so he went to personally entertain the guests who came to buy rice.
"Wenbin, let's go." Yang Biao naturally knew that this was a disguised way of driving customers away, so he walked out of the store.
"Bah, what a thing, you still want to play the shabby trick of getting something for nothing in front of me!" Jiang Nanji spat when he saw him leave.
"Master, do you want to teach me a lesson?" Jiang Nanji's voice was so loud that even Yang Biao, who had already walked some distance out of the shop, could hear it.