Should we get a refund?
But Su Luo, the village chief, and Chen Ping'an refused to back down; they were all wealthy people in the village.
Seeing that the villagers were swayed by Li Xingye and his wife, Li Niu stepped forward, patting his stool.
"Everyone, I, Li Niu, am here. If anyone wants to withdraw their shares, I can take a portion of them."
To be honest, I deliver tofu to Fumanlou every day, and I know better than anyone how booming their business is.
Even they promised to buy our soy sauce; it must be a really good product. You've made the wrong choice, and you'll regret it for the rest of your lives.
Since Li Niu had said that, those who wanted their money back were now hesitant to do so.
After all, Li Niu had seen more of the outside world than they had.
“Yan Chuan’s mother, we’re not giving up. Let others give up if they want. We’d like to have one less person to share the profits with us.”
After the first person in the village stepped forward, a second, a third, and so on followed...
“We won’t back down, Yan Chuan’s mother, our family will stay with you.”
"That's right, absolutely no withdrawal of shares..."
"No withdrawal of shares, no withdrawal of shares..."
Those who wanted to withdraw their shares kept quiet, following the lead of the majority.
The village chief raised his hands to quiet everyone down.
"Fellow villagers, after today's meeting, I hope there will be no more troublemakers, and everyone can wait in peace for our soy sauce to be made into finished products."
We look forward to receiving dividends in the future, so that our entire village can live a good life.
This will also unite our village and help us protect our village's soy sauce.
"Yes, let's protect the soy sauce together and live a good life together."
"Let's protect the soy sauce together, and live a good life together."
The crowd shouted out commands, creating a magnificent and inspiring atmosphere.
It also reignited everyone's passion.
The task of calming people down should be left to the village chief, and the task of being virtuous should be left to virtuous people.
Su Luo returned to the soy sauce factory and watched Chen Ping'an and Wang Dehou continue stirring the soy sauce.
"Su Luo, have you taken care of things up ahead?"
"Alright, we didn't see Li Xingye's parents at the village entrance earlier. Could they be here?"
Chen Ping'an felt a lingering fear when he thought about what had just happened. Old Man Li and Old Woman Li were carrying manure over, and if it weren't for him and Tie Zhu's father being there, the soy sauce would have been ruined.
"They came here for eight hundred wen and even tried to ruin our soy sauce. Only after Li Xingye got the silver did the couple take the manure away."
When Su Luo was thinking, she habitually rubbed the cuff of her left sleeve with her right thumb and forefinger, and only spoke after a long while.
"After this incident, I spoke with the village chief and we selected more than ten people from the village to take turns guarding the soy sauce factory day and night."
Chen Ping'an also felt that this was relatively safer, since it was the whole village's soy sauce. With villagers guarding it, everyone would be more attentive, and there would be extra wages.
"Uncle, is there any paper and pen inside the factory? Could you go and get it for me? I need to write a notice outside the factory gate."
"Okay, I'll go get it for you right away."
After receiving the paper and pen, Su Luo wrote down: "This is a restricted area. Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering. Otherwise, we'll see you in court."
After writing all that down, she remembered that most of the villagers were illiterate, so she drew some simple pictures.
Let them see the picture so they can understand the meaning of the words.
When it was lunchtime, Su Luo returned to the courtyard at the entrance of the village. She still had one more interpersonal matter to deal with today, and she needed to eat well to have the energy.
In the afternoon, Butler Shi and his son Shi Shuang returned.
Two carriages, followed by five people of different shapes.
They were filthy, so filthy that wherever they sat, they left their marks.
They were all so thin they were just skin and bones, so Steward Shi didn't let them sit in the carriage.
After the five people were bought, they all walked the whole way, except for the six-year-old girl, who couldn't walk that far.
Shi Shuangcai made her sit on the footboard of the carriage.
This was the scene Su Luo saw when she entered.
When these people returned, they all had their heads down, and their clothes were so tattered that they could hardly be considered clothes anymore.
It seems that they are content as long as someone gives them a full meal.
"Madam Su, these servants we just bought from the human teeth market are all like this. We'll have them cleaned up in a bit and then bring them to see you."
Aunt Dong seemed used to this kind of situation. She had boiled the water early on, and as soon as Butler Shi brought the people over, she immediately told them to go and wash up.
"Okay, you and Butler Shi can take them there."
"Yes, Madam Su."
Zhao Ruyun was also there; she couldn't bear to see such pitiful people.
Having experienced hardship myself, I want to hold an umbrella for others.
"Luo Luo, it seems like none of the people Butler Shi brought have eaten enough. I'll go to the kitchen and cook some more porridge."
"Alright, now that you're here at our house, it's a must that you eat your fill."
"Uh-huh!"
Zhao Ruyun ran off to cook, while Su Luo heated up a pot of tea and waited in the front yard.
After a long while, Butler Shi brought the person over again.
The six people had already changed into the clothes that Butler Shi had bought for them; they were all in colors that were resistant to dirt.
Only one little girl was wearing pink clothes; she was bought by Butler Shi to serve Yi Huan.
"Quickly greet the Madam!"
Butler Shi said to the people behind him.
"This humble servant greets Madam..."
"Um!"
Su Luo slowly walked up to them, and looked at each of them carefully.
Very good, they all have honest faces.
"You don't need to be afraid. Since you've come to my house, being well-fed and clothed is the basic requirement. I don't like to mistreat servants."
Just do your own jobs well, and don't bother with anything the villagers ask you to do.
Hearing Su Luo say that they could have enough to eat was already the greatest blessing for them.
Imagine them in the human teeth market, where they could only eat two steamed buns a day, and their greatest hope was to have enough to eat one day.
In famine years, the wealthy don't need to buy people, and they can only be abused in the hands of human traffickers.
They were not enough to eat or wear.
Being able to survive this winter is already the greatest fortune.
Su Luo continued, "If you work well at my house, I will give you a reward every month."
If I discover that any of you have ulterior motives, then I'm sorry, your fate will not be as simple as just returning to the slave trade.
Did you all hear what I said?
Su Luo first gave him a piece of candy, then a stick.
It inspires both a desire to strive and a sense of awe.
"Yes, Madam..."
Very good, have explained everything that needs to be said. Now look at the little girl.
A girl the same age as Yi Huan, who doesn't like to talk and is even afraid of Su Luo.
However, Su Luo could tell from her eyes that she was more mature than Yi Huan.
"May I have your name?"
The little girl took a long time to answer Su Luo's question.
“My mother calls me Er Ya.”
Er Ya? What kind of name is that? She's just an extra daughter in the family, and her parents didn't even give her a name.
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