noffsinger Chapter 173 I Can't Believe My Ears
Chapter 173 I Can't Believe My Ears
The air around them seemed to freeze, and with a few shrill breezes blowing, the young man holding the sickle stared at Lan Ying in front of him with a firm expression.
However, Lan Ying's expression suddenly became complicated. She looked directly at Li Meifen and said, "If that's the case, you sounded as if you had doubts in your heart from the beginning."
Li Meifen nodded: "You like to show off so much, spend a lot of money on luxury goods, and dress up gorgeously in the village every day. It's inevitable that people will doubt your motives. Seeing that there are so many of you, are you here in a gang? Let me ask, how much can so many people earn by hunting in a month?" Li Meifen asked in a calm voice.
After a long silence, Lan Ying slowly closed her eyes: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Before, Li Meifen had never thought that she would find out such a shocking secret. In the past, she had only heard some gossip about underground transactions, but now the reality before her made her stunned for a moment.
You know, the real income of these people is not transparent.
"One hundred yuan." Li Meifen suddenly said a number, and Su Wanwan, who was listening with bated breath, was also amazed.
This amount is close to the cost of half a fresh pork. Although the braised pork they make may be sold for a higher price, one hundred yuan is still a huge amount for them.
Just based on the performance of Lan Ying and her people, hunting wild boars and making braised meat to share the spoils, the average reward each person gets will not be too high.
Li Meifen's words may represent someone's hard-earned income for several months.
"Do you understand what you are saying?" Lan Ying narrowed her eyes, unable to believe her ears.
"Is it too little? Then two hundred. I won't give more than that."
"Are you crazy?" Lan Ying clenched her sickle tightly. "Twenty dollars, not a penny more!"
This was the maximum hush money she thought was acceptable.
"It's just twenty yuan. It's probably not even enough to fill the gaps in your teeth for a bunch of people who are doing this. So you just want to send me away like this? In my eyes, am I not worth the price?" Li Meifen, who earns nearly 20 yuan a month, said bluntly.
The young man behind Lan Ying spoke calmly, obviously not afraid of Li Meifen's threats, "Sister, ignore this kind of person! You must be tough to deal with her. If you give her twenty today, she will ask for more next time. She always has an excuse!"
The young man behind him spoke with sophistication, as if he was used to this kind of situation. Lan Ying in front of him gritted her teeth.
This was her first time to set foot in business, and although she had imagined countless times in her mind the various difficulties and coping methods that might be encountered, she was still somewhat at a loss when the reality came. Nevertheless, Li Meifen was a young person from the exchange program after all, and her days here were not far away.
Returning to her village was a real source of danger.
Now that they were in Baihua Village, at least they still had some control, but if she reported the villagers, and if these things that were revealed were verified...
Liu Ruo's voice was calm but had an impact that could not be underestimated. It was like a catalyst that broke the silence: "I think fifty yuan is really unfair."
Although the sound was light, it was like a heavy hammer.
She could give two choices: either take the twenty dollars, pretend that she had never noticed anything, and proceed according to the original plan; or... the sickle in Lan Ying's hand gleamed in the sunset, as if issuing a warning.
Li Meifen smiled, with contempt in her smile, "You want to scare me? I'm afraid you don't have the ability to do so! Two hundred yuan, not a cent less, otherwise I will let everyone know your secrets immediately!"
Lan Ying's words successfully provoked Li Mei's anger, and she stepped forward with fearlessness in her eyes. Lan Ying did not seem to stop this scene, and the young man with a deep voice immediately grasped the sickle and rushed over swiftly.
Perhaps she did not realize her opponent's determination, and was so frightened that her legs went limp for a moment. She came to her senses a little later, and she ran down the mountain without even having time to scream.
The young man had anticipated this move by swinging his sickle, and it was so fast that it blocked Li Meifen's path in the blink of an eye. She could feel the pain of the sickle approaching her.
At the critical moment of life and death, Su Wanwan's eyes focused instantly, and a faster figure rushed forward, accurately snatched the sickle from the boy's hand, and threw it to the ground with a "bang". Before the young man could react, he was controlled, his hands were twisted behind his back, and he was subdued to the ground.
Li Meifen, who had already fallen down due to weakness, was now awake and saw Xu Yan holding down the boy, while Su Wanwan also slowly walked out of her hiding place. Lan Ying approached slowly in horror, her voice trembling: "Just now... if Xu Yan hadn't come... would you really have done it?"
When Su Wanwan walked past Lan Ying, she caught a hint of fear in her eyes - why was there such fear?
Are they really not on the same path?
"So many people have come?" The young man who was pinned to the ground by Xu Yan and struggled tried twice and realized that he could not resist, so he finally gave up and stood still.
"Of course it's not fake. Do you think you can still get along well with the villagers like before after doing all these things? Do you understand how terrible the jealousy of human beings is?"
The young man who was being held down seemed to have some realization. He suddenly smiled cheerfully and said, "For people who are driven by desire, we need to leave them with an unforgettable memory. When they think of extortion in the future, they will remember the lesson they learned. This will prevent them from committing the same crime again."
After hearing what the young man on the ground said, Lan Ying fell into deep thought on the spot, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.
This situation was obviously beyond her original understanding. Su Wanwan had not expected such a plot, thinking that Lan Ying would be the leader of this small group, but now it seemed that things were even more complicated.
But if you think about it carefully, this explanation is reasonable. Although Lan Ying's temperament is not pleasing, she is definitely not a wicked person. She certainly would not allow anyone under her management to attack or even kill others without reason.
"Well, you've done some in-depth research." Su Wanwan said coldly, "Tell me, what exactly do you do?"
The young man on the ground remained silent for a long time without responding to Su Wanwan's question, and there was no emotion changing on his face.
"Should he ask it himself or should we ask it first?" Su Wanwan said as she picked up the sickle thrown aside. Although she didn't have the courage to really do it, applying pressure in this way might be effective.
Su Wanwan's action of picking up the sickle made Lan Ying fear that the previous scene would be repeated. She hurriedly took a few steps forward to prevent the situation from getting worse, but she did not dare to get too close and stopped at an awkward distance.
"No, no, no, put down the sickle first, and let's talk... He mainly wants to hunt some game for the kitchen." Lan Ying was so nervous that she couldn't speak smoothly.
"Yeah." Su Wanwan nodded after thinking about it.
That makes sense.
"That is to say, although you are running a barbecue business together, the hunting is actually done by several other young people who specialize in hunting. They will give you the wild boars after they are captured."