Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

After walking back for a few miles, we came to a village surrounded by cotton fields.

The village is quite big, with two to three hundred households, and the large sun terrace in the center of the village is crowded with people.

In the distance, I could hear the sounds of everyone scrambling.

"Boss, I'll sell it."

"I also sell."

"My house is right next to it, I'll pick it up right away.'

Everyone is impatient, as if they are afraid of not being able to sell.

The aunt also kept shouting and urging her men.

"Master, please drive the oxcart faster. If you collect enough and don't want any more, it will be troublesome."

Shen Yue couldn't help but feel sad for them. With such a low price, who would be so eager to sell if they weren't desperate?
"Let's go up and have a look." Shen Yuyu greeted Jiang Yuyu, and the two tied their horses to the big tree next to them and walked towards the village.

Over there, people have picked cotton from home one after another and started weighing it there.

When Shen Yue came closer, he found that the man sitting at the table calculating accounts and paying money looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

At this moment, the man was calculating accounts with his head raised and his face could not be seen clearly.

Shen Yuyu stared at it for a while, but didn't remember who it was.

"Jiang Zuolin, a thousand pounds of cotton, a total of three taels of silver." The man raised his head while speaking loudly, took out three taels of broken silver from the money box, and gave it to a dark-faced farmer.

As soon as he raised his head, Shen Yuyu saw his entire face and seemed to have remembered.

Isn't this person the manager of Tongzhou Branch of Sihai Commercial Bank? What's his name? By the way, Zhong Buyu, that's him.

No wonder the price of cotton has been pushed down so low. It turns out that Sihai Trading Company was behind it. This kind of behavior is really abominable!
Seeing many cotton farmers wiping away tears and selling the cotton they had stored for three years at such a low price, Shen Yue couldn't help but push aside the crowd and stepped forward.

"Uncle and aunt, I will collect your cotton for twenty cents a pound, so sell it to me.'

As soon as she said this, the entire sun terrace was silent, and everyone looked at Shen Yuyu with suspicion.

Twenty cents per pound? Are you kidding me?
Although everyone dreams of selling it at this price, who dares to believe it?
Everyone is rushing to sell three cents here, and you suddenly offer twenty cents. Isn’t this making trouble? After hearing this, Zhong Buyu looked over with a sneer.

Shen Yugu changed her appearance, but Zhong Buyu didn't recognize her at all.

After looking Shen Yuyu up and down, Zhong Buyu twitched the corners of his lips and said contemptuously:
"Girl, don't make trouble here, otherwise if I don't collect everyone's cotton, everyone will scold you to death?"

A good family sells cotton. If you interfere with other people's good deeds and the cotton cannot be sold, I will probably beat you to death.

He didn't believe that this teenage girl could come up with so much money, nor did he believe that she could transport so much cotton.

He designed to make cotton prices fall again and again, and cotton farmers stocked up on goods for three years.

Each household has at least a thousand kilograms. How much money does a kilogram of twenty coins cost?
This girl is dressed in ordinary clothes and doesn't look like someone who can afford so much money.

Not to mention the freight, which large commercial firm like them can afford it?
The villagers had the same idea, and all of them became dissatisfied, and impatiently began to push Shen Yuyu away.

"Girl, just be okay and don't mess around here. If you drive away the cotton harvest boss, we won't be able to spare you."

The uncles and aunts I met on the road also rushed to give advice.

"Girl, aren't you thirsty and came here to drink water? After drinking the water, hurry up and go on your way."

"Yes, you are a kid, why are you meddling in such nosy business?"

"Of course we have to take care of it. The price of cotton is not so cheap. It is so unjust. I will fight for justice today." Shen Yue said as he broke away from them and squeezed into the crowd again.Zhong Buyu glanced at Shen Yuyu with his lips raised, slapped the pen in his hand on the table, and stood up.

"That's it, let this girl collect the cotton."

"There is a lot of cheap cotton in Texas. Even if we charge two cents a pound, there are still people selling it."

"By the way, whoever sold the cotton and settled the bill just now, please return the money quickly. I won't accept it anymore."

When the villagers heard this, their eyes turned red, and everyone rushed forward. Some people begged Zhong Buyu, begging him to do a good job and continue to collect everyone's cotton.

Some people collapsed immediately when they heard that cotton could no longer be sold and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Look at the good deeds of an ignorant girl like you. You have cut off our livelihood."

"Isn't it? Now that we can't sell it, everyone will just wait to starve to death."

Seeing how anxious everyone was, Zhong Buyu rolled his eyes and said proudly:
"Do you still want to sell it? If you don't pay two cents a pound, I will never collect any more cotton from your village."

In the blink of an eye, another penny was lost. Everyone's heart was bleeding, but what could be done?
The town and county only charge one penny, but I can sell it for two pence per catty, nearly doubling my income. I have to sell it!
After hesitating for a while, many people gritted their teeth and agreed again.

"I'm selling it. Just weigh it for me."

"Yes, I sell it too.'

"I'll just sell mine too."

While everyone was scrambling, Shen Yue spoke loudly.

"Who just sold the cotton to this boss for three cents? Hurry up and withdraw the money, or don't regret it when I get twenty cents later.'

Seeing that what Shen Yuyu said was true, everyone couldn't help but be stunned and in a trance.

Some people believed her words and actually ran to return the money.

But some people didn't believe it and cursed Shen Yuyu angrily.

"Bah~~ Telling you to mind your own business? Get out of the village quickly."

Shen Yue shrugged silently, took the baggage handed over by Jiang Yue, and took out a bag of broken silver and a stack of silver notes.

Seeing Shen Yuyu taking out so much money at once, the villagers' eyes widened.

Could it be that what this girl just said is true?
Does she really want twenty cents per pound to collect everyone’s cotton?
This, this money has been taken out, how can I still fake it?
The families who had just refunded their money were so happy that they burst into tears. Fortunately, they believed this girl.

Shen Yuyu, who didn't believe it, felt regretful at this moment and wanted to slap herself.

Zhong Buyu's eyes couldn't help but change when he looked at Shen Yuyu. He underestimated this bitch and was actually willing to waste money like this.

But I think she's a little ridiculous. Most of the farmers in Texas grow cotton. She can harvest so much cotton for twenty cents?
Let her collect it today and see how much money she has to spend.

Besides, she couldn't take it away even if she could afford it, so it was just free money.

And although I signed a large cotton order with Beidi, what if I received less cotton from one village?
Thinking of this, Zhong Buyu sneered and stepped aside.

"Since this girl is so grand, come on, let me give you this position.'

Shen Yuyu sat down with an indifferent expression, picked up the pen on the table and turned it around on his finger, then smiled at everyone.

"Today I will not only collect your cotton, but from now on I will harvest everyone else's cotton at twenty cents per pound. Let everyone spread the word and don't let the cotton farmers get the wrong price and suffer a big loss."

Zhong Buyu's head buzzed after hearing this and he almost fainted.