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Chapter 17 Market Steward Fatty Li

There is a circle of people outside the village chief’s house at the head of the village,

Chen Yi walked over with Chen Shi and Chen Ran, and the neighbors nearby subconsciously took two steps back when they saw them.
Chen Yi and Chen Ran had allergic rashes on their faces. It was recently spread in the village that his family had an infectious disease.

Seeing this, Chen Yi didn't bother to greet everyone, he walked away from the front of the crowd,

Seeing Wang Dachui, Wang Xiaochui and his son kneeling on the ground, their hands were tied behind their backs, and the exposed parts of their bodies were even more bruised.

There are three people standing next to them, they are wearing black clothes, the leading fat man has a dragon fish tattooed on his chest,
Taking a closer look, this is exactly the Fatty Li who collects entry fees at the entrance of the farmer's market in the town!

At this time, Fatty Li's kind smile had long since disappeared, revealing a ruthless expression.
"Come and see, the head of your village, Wang Dazhui and his son Wang Xiaochui, colluded with traitors in the gang, privately recruited fishermen to jump over the gang to sell fish, and earned the tax difference from the gang. They were arrested today!"

"After discussion and decision by the elders of the gang, Wang Xiaochui, as a traitor in the gang, had his arm chopped off and was expelled from the gang, and Wang Dahui, as the village head and broker, was given 50 lashes.

"cut!"

The gangster next to him raised his knife and dropped it, only to hear Wang Xiaochui scream, his left arm was broken at the root, and blood spattered.

Many of the villagers next to him covered their children and refused to let them see.

On the other side, the sound of crackling whips could already be heard from Wang Dahui's body, but after a few whips, his skin was ripped open and his flesh was bloody.

After a long while, they were sentenced to death. After they brought out all the valuables from the Wang family, they threw the two of them on the ground like dead dogs.

The surrounding villagers were all silent and pale,
The village head, Wang Dachui, has been in the Huxi Village for more than ten years, but he never expected to end up in this way.
I can only blame him for being too courageous.

Fatty Li glanced around, then said:

"I know there are still people in your village who can catch big fish weighing more than 5 catties. If anyone violates the rules, stand up and double the money. Don't wait for me to find out. Otherwise, you will see what happens to these two people." arrive!"

Fatty Li looked at the villagers, and deliberately paused for a while on the faces of Chen Yi and another strong man in the village, Wang Zhuang.

Chen Yi was unmoved,
On the other hand, Wang Zhuang next to him was so frightened that his legs shook like chaff, and he couldn't stand up.
After Fatty Li stared at him twice, he pissed in fright, stood out of the crowd and knelt on the ground and said:

"Master Li, I was wrong. I shouldn't have listened to the words of the village chief. I sold three fat silver carps weighing 7 to 8 catties. This is 30 copper coins for my fish sale. I will give it all to you. I will give it all to you. Never dare again!"

Wang Zhuang, a black and thin man, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.

Fatty Li took the copper coin and waved his hand in satisfaction: "Okay, just know your mistake, I won't hold you accountable this time, but if you dare to do it again, your family will be ruined!"

"Thank you Master Li, thank you Master Li!"

Fatty Li pushed Wang Zhuang away, then looked at Chen Yi,

"Are there still people who are dishonest and unwilling to recruit?"

Brush brush!
Everyone around Chen Yi avoided, Chen Yi was far away,

Even Chen Shi trembled on his feet, grabbed Chen Yi's arm, and said in a trembling voice:
"Yi'er, you have sold big fish privately, right? If you have any, quickly take out the money, and don't embarrass Master Li."

And the Widow Sun at the side said in an indifferent way:
"I said, why does the Chen family have three meals a day recently? It turns out that they have made a lot of money by selling fish illegally!"

"Sister-in-law of the Sun family be careful, I watched Xiao Yi grow up, so he must not be able to do this." Tan Youfu, the boat repairman next to him, hurriedly pulled his sleeves to persuade him.

Chen Yi glanced at the widow grandson, but said nothing.
He glanced at Uncle Fu again, and nodded silently. He was kind-hearted who could speak for him under the pressure of the gang, and Chen Yi remembered it.

Then, he looked at Fatty Sun squarely, with a calm expression on his face.

Fatty Li frowned at the sight, so he stopped pretending and shouted directly:
"Chen Yi! Don't think that I don't know that you can catch a 10-jin big fish. I don't believe that Wang Dahammer didn't find you. Have you ever sold a big fish privately? Tell me the truth!"

Chen Yi unhurriedly took out a cloth bag from his bosom, folded it and unfolded it into a one-foot-square cloth,
上面用黑碳写着：7月25日，6斤鲢鱼卖10铜钱，交数3铜钱；8月1日，9斤青鱼卖12铜钱，交数4铜钱；8月10日，10斤青鱼卖14铜钱，交数5铜钱
Chen Yi read it one by one, and then asked:
"Master Li, every time I catch a big fish and sell it in the market, there is a record. Can you see when we ran out of money?!"

When Fatty Li saw Chen Yi take out the piece of cloth, he felt uncomfortable. At this time, when Chen Yi read out the amount he received each time, his face was even more ugly.
"Stop, stop, stop, stop."

Fatty Li's face was livid: "You can read and keep accounts?!"

Fatty Li has been in charge of the market in the past few years, but he has kept the gang's protection money a lot,

On weekdays, he bullies some ignorant fishermen and makes 5 catties of fish they sell into 7 catties of fish to collect money. The extra percentage is naturally included in his own pocket.

Otherwise, in this era of extremely high food prices, how could he eat like a greasy fat man?

But now it’s great to meet a fisherman who keeps accounts, and he still reads out the amount of tax paid in front of the villagers and the two gang members,
If this spread to the ears of the middle and upper echelons of the gang, and he checked it out one by one, Fatty Li would probably be worse off than Wang Dachui.

They are all filling their own pockets, one is stealing outside, the other is stealing in their own pockets, they are all the same.

Thinking of this, Fatty Li oozes a layer of cold sweat, and said with a dry smile:
"Ha, ha, forget that, forget it, I must have misremembered, how could a sensible person like little brother Chen Yi do something that colluded with the judgment of the gang.

Since it's a misunderstanding, just let it go!
Alright, that's all for today, let's all leave!
Hurry up, it's all over, this matter is over! "

Fatty Li waved away the villagers,

Finally, he walked up to Chen Yi and said in a low voice: "Little brother, you are so ruthless, and you keep secret accounts. Don't keep them in the future. Besides, why don't you just sell your account book to me?"

How could Chen Yi not understand, the thing in his hand was Fatty Li's life-threatening talisman,

After all, the other party is the middle-level management of the gang. Even if he is successful now, he never thought of really provoking the other party.
One thing more is worse than one thing less, Chen Yi crumpled the cloth ball and stuffed it into Fatty Li's hands,

"It's just a piece of rag, and it's worthless. Please, Mr. Li, please dispose of it for me."

"It's easy to say." Fatty Li put away the cloth, his face improved a little, and after taking a deep look at Chen Yi, he left Huxi Village with two gang members.

On the contrary, Chen Yi frowned a little. He always felt that after Fatty Li took away the evidence, he didn't seem to be completely satisfied.

This bastard, won't be satisfied after taking the account book, and still want to silence it?
I just want to calm things down, so don't make mistakes.

(End of this chapter)