In the scorching July, the sky was as hot as a fire.
Gao Sheng drove his car and drove out of a village.
Zhao'er was sitting in the car. She was wearing men's clothes. After most of the summer, she was much darker than before.
It was too hot, so the door was left open. Running out all the way, there is a breeze blowing in, but it can also add a bit of coolness.
Gao Sheng looked indignant, holding the reins with his big palms: "Sister Zhao'er, why didn't you let me mention the contract. We have the contract in hand, so I don't believe these people dare to break the contract."
Zhao'er looked calm, looked at him when she heard the words, and sighed: "You grew up in the countryside, but you still don't know the rules of this place? We can only use this thing as a last resort, but now it's not suitable to make trouble. Stupid. Besides, this village-by-village group, do you really have trouble with others? Even if this kind of trouble goes to the county government, do you believe that the county magistrate will still focus on appeasing the people, not us. "
The so-called law does not blame the public, that is what it means.
Is it easy to deal with one person or a group of people
it goes without saying. And this kind of thing is not serious. For example, when there is a life lawsuit or something, the county government mainly focuses on appeasement, and the result is naturally that they knocked down their teeth and swallowed blood.
Of course Gao Sheng understood this truth, but he still felt angry: "Is that the case?"
"Let's go back and make a total of it."
Things have to start from before.
After the beginning of this year, Zhao'er made a fortune by not picking up the green and yellow food. Although the price of vegetables was higher than before, because there was no such thing on the market, others could only recognize it by pinching their noses.
In general, Zhao'er is still a conscientious person, and she didn't add much, but she couldn't hold up the seven townships in Xia County, and she won six of them.
In fact, I want to know that although selling and delivering vegetables is a small amount of money, once the climate is formed, the small and large are all based on one's heart, and the supply of goods is seized, and the market price will naturally be determined by the person.
Zhao'er doesn't want to, it doesn't mean that others don't want to, these are seen in the eyes of caring people.
So I don't know when, a business man appeared.
At the beginning, these people were very powerful, the carriages were standard, the people in charge of delivering the food were also the same clothes, and they used horse carts instead of mule carts. It was probably something that had been targeted before. Originally, Zhao’er asked Gao Sheng to go to Dahe Township, which is the only township that has not been won yet, and put up the shelf there. Unexpectedly, he was blocked again and again after he went, and only later did he know that someone had already taken the lead.
Since then, these people have surfaced, and after inquiring from all parties in Zhao'er, they found out that the person who grabbed the business was a wealthy family in the county.
The owner of this wealthy family is surnamed Hu, known as Mr. Hu. He has done a good job in business, and he can be regarded as the number one person in Xia County. Although his business is not big, he is involved in all aspects, which is commonly known as the type of people who want to get in when they see money.
Such a family is like a gigantic creature to a grass-top team like Zhao'er, and he is the little ant at the feet of that gigantic creature.
But even ants were not trampled to death without fighting back. Soldiers came to block water and earth, making it impossible.
Zhao'er and others just do their own business, and they have had previous dealings, and they have signed a contract with others in advance, but they have been going smoothly. On the other hand, Mr. Hu used Dahe Township as a stronghold and gradually spread out, but it was resisted, and no one in the other townships sold them vegetables.
That is to say, in recent months, the price of vegetables in Dahe Township has doubled, and the merchants have complained a lot.
Some merchants even went out to look for sources of goods, and it was impossible not to do the door-to-door business. Zhao'er took advantage of the situation and invaded Master Hu's market.
This was the first confrontation between the two, and it ended in a complete defeat for Mr. Hu.
But after eating the sweetness before, it is impossible for Mr. Hu to let go. If you can't make it clear, you can go dark. You dig my corner, and I destroy your source. This has always been a common method used by businessmen to crush each other. Mr. Hu actually sent someone to contact those farmers privately and paid a high price for their vegetables, just to make them break the contract with Zhao'er.
Just like now, when there are many kinds of vegetables, the price of vegetables will fall by convention, and when Zhaoer and others receive vegetables from farmers, the price will also fall. These farmers also know, but Mr. Hu did not fall but rose, and the price per catty was about two cents higher than that of Zhao'er.
For several days recently, some farmers were reluctant to sell their vegetables to Zhaoer, assuming that the family ate all the vegetables and there was no surplus. As everyone knows, since the business of selling vegetables has been successful, the farmers who often cooperate with Zhao'er and the others are not able to open as many vegetable fields as they can, and some even change their own crops to grow vegetables.
How could it be possible to eat so many dishes
In fact, to put it bluntly, he secretly gave all the vegetables to Master Hu's excuse. This is also the reason why Gao Sheng said this. Today, Zhao'er came forward specifically for this matter. Huyang Township is fine, but the other townships are already out of control.
The two returned to the inn, and Xue Qinghuai returned shortly after. This time, the three of them were dispatched together, and Jiang Wu took Xue Qiang and the others to take care of them at home.
"Tell me what you think, how to solve this problem now, what is the best way?"
Gao Sheng and Xue Qinghuai looked at each other, and then Gao Sheng hesitated: "Sister Zhao'er, why don't we raise the price too?"
Zhao'er knocked on the table, thinking and said: "How to mention it? At this time, the price of vegetables is like this. If we increase the price of farmers, it means that we will offend those merchants. They are not fools, and the price of vegetables has risen. Falling, not falsely high, they know better than anyone else.”
"But you said you couldn't open the contract and couldn't raise the price, so you just watched that Hu robbed our business? If he robs us now, it will be difficult for us to get it back in the future."
Of course Zhao'er understood this, and she knew even more that their business was just speculation. The money is collected from farmers and sold to merchants, and what they earn is some hard-earned money. Without their own output, once the source changes, they will face an embarrassing situation like theirs.
This is why she wanted that mountain in the first place. With the foundation, no one is afraid. But obviously that mountain is a drop in the bucket for now, and there is no way to meet their needs.
Zhao'er can almost predict the next situation. If they can't help but talk about the contract, Mr. Hu will naturally encourage the farmers to make trouble with them. A blank sheet of paper does nothing.
But if there is no trouble, the farmers sell the vegetables to Mr. Hu, they have nothing to supply the merchants, and the business will be taken away by the other party.
This is a dilemma, and of course it can also raise prices like Gao Sheng.
But at the same time as they raised the price, Master Hu would definitely continue to raise prices. And this will inevitably affect the merchants, and when the price of vegetables reaches a certain level, it will definitely arouse the resentment of the merchants.
The three discussed it for a long time, but they didn't think of any good solution. Zhao'er could only sigh and say, "Then raise the price first, and then talk about it later."
After the matter was settled, Xue Qinghuai and Gao Sheng arranged it separately.
Now they will have a fixed place in each township, and they will only keep one person. The other people who are responsible for receiving and delivering vegetables are hired temporarily.
In fact, the biggest problem with Zhao'er and the others is not only because of their weak foundation and lack of their own supply of goods, but also because there are too few people who can be used with confidence. The stall was spread too big and too fast, but there was no manpower at all.
Pressing not to mention, the two sides have since entered a state of anxiety.
The farmers are very happy, anyway, they can see it now, the one who signed the contract can't do anything about them. Sandpipers and clams compete for the fisherman's profit, and whoever offers the highest price will sell it to whomever.
The price of vegetables was already as high as Zhao'er expected, and the merchants had complained a few times. Zhao'er and the others had no choice but to explain.
Even the explanation is a little weak, because Mr. Hu has already started to sell vegetables at a loss. He had already raised the price, and Zhao'er and the others also raised the price, so the price of vegetables went up. Now that Mr. Hu is selling at a loss, it is equivalent to pulling Zhaoer and the others to lose money together, or they can only watch the business be robbed.
Sure enough, the worst situation that Zhao'er had expected at the beginning happened, and now he can only grit his teeth and hold on to see who can't hold on first, or he will admit to the game.
Yuqing Village, Xue Family.
"Where did this girl Zhao'er go recently, and I haven't seen you for so long?" Zhao asked.
This was naturally asked by the Zhou family, and the two of them were at home at the moment.
"Mother, Zhao'er is doing business outside, don't worry about her, the fourth is with her, what can happen."
"I'm not worried about her, but she's a girl who runs around every day, and now she's not even home, no woman is like her. It's because she hasn't married a dog yet, otherwise I'll see how I deal with her ."
Zhou Shi didn't speak, just pouted and left.
Who can you pick up
Now the Zhao family can only take a few daughters-in-law and play with the prestige of being a mother-in-law.
You Qi Zi beat her with all her might to deliver food to Xue Qingshan, and now the other three rooms have stopped firing with her. Zhao’er and Xue Qinghuai didn’t spend much time at home, Xue Qingbai was usually busy on the mountain, and so were Zhou’s and Sun’s. After the new year, Xue Qingbai built two more houses next to Gao Sheng's house, so the two families could start a fire there. Usually, the family came back at night when they went to bed.
It is also unfortunate for the Yang family, who can't go anywhere, and can only face Zhao's old face every day.
Zhou shi locked the door and planned to go up the back mountain.
Not long after walking out of the house, he saw the opposite Yang Shi hurriedly walking back, his clothes were a little messy, as if something had happened.
In general, although Zhou has his own eyes, he is also a kind person. After being a concubine for decades, although there are usually many conflicts, but now the situation of the big house has completely changed, and the old sister-in-law has become like this.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Yang looked up at her and forced a smile: "No, it's nothing."
"Don't tire yourself too much. It's so hot, be careful not to get heatstroke."
"Hey, I see."
Without stopping, Mrs. Yang hurried away, leaving Mrs. Zhou to look at her emaciated back, and shook her head with a sigh.
But she didn't think too much, and walked all the way along the path to the outside of the village.
When she was about to leave the village, she saw someone walking forward with their backs scolding and scolding on the side of the road, and she looked a bit like Xue Qingshan from the back. But it passed in a flash, and she didn't see it clearly.
On the back mountain, she and Xue Qingbai said what Zhao said before.
Xue Qingbai sighed: "The business has encountered some difficulties recently, otherwise Zhao'er wouldn't be running outside every day."
"What's the problem?"
"It seems that there is a wealthy family who is fighting for business with Zhao'er and the others. I don't know the specifics."
Zhou Shi is a woman, and when she hears 'rich households' and 'grabbing business', she panics.
"What can we do then?"
Xue Qingbai hesitated for a moment: "Zhao'er, they should be able to do it."
Zhou Shi didn't speak, Xue Qingbai didn't speak either, and the two went to the vegetable field to work hard. After a while, Zhou shi suddenly said: "You said, if the business really goes wrong, will our wages be paid?"
Today, they are living happily with the second and third bedrooms. When they go out from their own land, the couple rely on Zhao'er to work on the mountain every month, and they can get a lot of wages a month. The past half a year has been the happiest day for the Zhou family since she was married, and she suddenly changed, no wonder she panicked.
"It's such a time, what's the point of being paid?!"
Xue Qingbai is a dull person, but he is not stupid. If it weren't for the seriousness outside, several people could have gone out. Jiang Wu is too busy these days. He has also called a lot of helpers, and occasionally he can hear a few words. From Jiang Wu's mouth, he revealed that Zhao'er has already prepared to stay only in the rear, so This Huyang Township must be well guarded.
Hearing what the man said, Zhou shi panicked even more: "Is it really that serious?"
"Then what shall we do?"
Xue Qingbai did not speak.
"We have also received a lot of wages. It is difficult for them to recruit them now. How about we tell her when she comes back, we only work without wages?"
Zhou Shi said so much, and Xue Qingbai could hear it.
"Okay, don't worry too much, maybe it's not as serious as we thought. But when I recruited her to help our family, now she's in trouble, we can help too, I'll talk to you later. Jiang Wu said, it can be considered as doing one's best."
Mrs Yang was too hasty, and Mrs Zhao saw her and scolded her that there were ghosts chasing her.
Yang shi ignored her, dropped the hoe in his hand, and went into the house. It wasn't until she closed the door that she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just now she was hoeing weeds in the field, when Xue Qingshan came suddenly.
I haven't seen each other for so many days, Xue Qingshan has changed a lot, he is very thin, his eyes are sunken and dark blue. If it wasn't for the familiar clothes, and he said something again, Mr. Yang wouldn't have recognized him.
She was thinking about whether Xue Qingshan hated her and wanted to take the opportunity to get revenge on her. Who would have thought that without saying a few words, he actually begged her to forgive him, and said that he would only know her benefits after leaving her, saying that Widow Xue was not a person who could live a life, and the two quarreled all the time.
But what are you doing earlier? !
It's not that Yang shi didn't think about the past these days, but she couldn't figure out who was right and who was wrong. The only thing she knew was to stay away from Xue Qingshan, otherwise it would ruin her talent.
It's just that, so how could she possibly forgive him.
But he didn't expect that Xue Qingshan would be so shameless, and he planned to use force if he couldn't get it. It was only then that Mrs. Yang knew that the man she married was so shameless.
Somewhat shocked, but not surprised.
Xue Qingshan still has nothing to do!
She was already under him, and felt the sour smell of his mouth full of pungent smell, while he scolded himself for being ignorant, he stretched out his hand to untie her clothes. There were two scabies the size of fingernails on the wrist, and the surface had peeled off, leaving two dark purple scars.
Yang Shi was in despair, but when he was struggling, he touched the hoe he brought and hit the opponent with the hoe, and then he was able to retreat.
She must be more careful in the future, Yang thought with lingering fears.