Chapter 150
Looking at the two unlucky guys in front of him, Hongli couldn't help but be stunned.
Are they here to be funny?
She turned around and looked at the two people behind her.
These four people are weaker than her, but if they join forces to deal with her, she is not sure she can defeat them all.
Under the vigilant gaze of the two people behind him, Hongli narrowed his eyes slightly and threw the flame in his hand out.
The fat man who was wailing while covering his crotch noticed the fire and dodged in a hurry. Fortunately, Hongli probably just wanted to force them back, so although the fire was hot, its speed was not fast.
However……
A mountain breeze suddenly blew.
The wind fanned the flames, and the fireball, which was originally only the size of a human head, began to burn fiercely and even changed direction in mid-air!
A huge ball of fire fell accurately on the fat man.
He howled miserably and ran towards the lake.
The thin man, who had not expected such a development at all, was standing in his way and was soon licked by the flames.
He quickly rolled on the ground, trying to put out the flames on his body.
However, as the mountain breeze blew, the clusters of thin flames burned brighter and brighter, and soon turned him into a fire man.
Amidst screams, the thin man followed his companions and headed towards the lake on the top of the mountain, covered in flames.
Hongli was completely stunned.
She really just wanted to force them away because they were blocking her way. After all, she was not ready to go to war with those old foxes yet.
Who would have thought that these two people could get so angry!
"Sister Hongli is so awesome!" Tang Yu'an clapped his hands to hide his guilty conscience.
This unlucky marble is so scary!
Zhou Qi, who was standing next to them, looked at the two fire men going away, swallowed his saliva, and then started clapping.
Unlucky Marbles lives up to its name!
Then he couldn't help but think, since there are marbles with opposite properties, happiness and sadness, then could there be... lucky marbles?
Hongli felt a little embarrassed by the two children's applause.
After all, no matter how you look at it, it was all caused by those two unlucky guys themselves. To say that it was the result of her battle would be underestimating her level, right?
"Hongli, you're going too far!"
The remaining two psychics scolded with sullen faces.
Hongli looked at them, flames rising in his hands again, and said disdainfully: "Are you going to accompany them?"
The two psychics took a step back together.
Without two companions, if they tried to deal with the red carp with their abilities, I'm afraid no one would be able to escape unscathed in the end...
"You, you wait for us!"
After thinking it over, the two men uttered some harsh words, then shook off the guards who were blocking them and prepared to leave.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but frown as he watched the two psychics walk away and kick the guards on the ground in anger.
Such bad guys must be taught a lesson!
Unlucky Marbles, start!
The black ball flashed by, touched the two people, and then returned to Tang Yu'an's portable warehouse.
“Tear—”
One of the psychics raised his foot to kick the guard again but used too much force, and his pants suddenly tore, and he twisted his foot and fell to the ground.
Because it was an uphill road and it was a bit steep, he fell and rolled down the mountain path.
His companion tried to pull him up, but he was also tripped by a rock and rolled down the mountain with him.
Red Carp: “…”
She couldn't help but frown and turned her head to look at the two teenagers.
Tang Yu'an widened his eyes slightly, and Zhou Qi looked at the two people with surprise on his face.
Only then did Hongli look away.
Maybe she was too suspicious. These four people were just too stupid... Thinking of her previous fear of them, she shook her head in her heart.
"Let's go in."
She brought her two children into the guardhouse and came to the room where Jin Fu was imprisoned.
Jin Fu also heard the screams outside and was asking the guards when he saw Hongli coming over. He just put on a smile when he saw the two young men following her.
He pursed his lips slightly, but the smile on his face did not fade.
"Master Mountain Master, you're finally here!" He said with a shy smile, "This matter really has nothing to do with me. You've arrested the wrong person..."
"Oh, you know whether you made the wrong decision or not."
"Master Mountain Master, this requires evidence! If you can produce evidence that proves I did it, I will leave it to you and these two young gentlemen to do whatever you want."
Jin Fu was fearless because he only found one person to take the lead in inciting the riot, and that person did not come out of the Jufeng Grocery Store.
He has died in the riot and stampede!
There is no evidence since the person is dead, so Jin Fu stands tall and straight.
However, Hongli did not want to tell him the evidence. She had always disliked this damn salt merchant and wanted to teach him a lesson.
So no matter whether he did it or not, she would blame him.
"This guy is the one who destroyed your store." Hongli said, "You can vent your anger however you want, just don't kill him."
Jin Fu didn't expect Hongli to be so unreasonable. Things were a little beyond his expectations.
"You can't do this to me!" he said indignantly, "If it weren't for me, Jufeng Town would have run out of salt long ago!"
"The money and goods have been paid, do you still expect me to be grateful to you?" Hongli sneered and whipped him.
"If you hadn't monopolized the salt road in Linhai Town, would I need to be restrained by you?"
Jin Fu dodged backwards swiftly.
Although he was not as powerful as Hongli, he was not an ordinary person who was powerless. Otherwise, he would not have been able to travel safely back and forth between various towns to sell salt.
Jin Fu's eyes turned and he looked at the two young men behind Hongli.
"Young gentlemen, did you see that?"
He put on a miserable expression and said, "This is the administrator of Jufeng Town. Do you really want to continue cooperating with someone as cold-blooded, cruel, and unethical as her?"
Unexpectedly, Jin Fu turned the gun around and tried to sow discord between her and Tang Yu'an and the others in person.
Hongli narrowed his eyes, "You are looking for death!"
Seeing that Hongli's eyes seemed to be spewing flames, Zhou Qi frowned and lowered his eyes slightly. Sure enough, he saw red scales faintly emerging on the back of her hand hanging by her side.
He quickly said, "Sister Hongli, don't be impulsive!"
Hongli paused, she glanced at Zhou Qi, the red light in her eyes gradually faded away, and her face regained its composure.
She frowned and hid her hands that were hanging by her sides.
"You are different from him. Don't listen to his nonsense." Hongli said, and then said, "I will leave him to you to deal with."
Then, she turned around and left in a hurry, using the excuse of being busy with official business.
Zhou Qi looked at her back, thoughtful.
Although Jin Fu didn't know why Hongli left suddenly, it was definitely a great thing for him.
Facing the powerful and unreasonable Hongli, he really had no way to deal with it. Now that Hongli is gone, what is there for him to be afraid of facing the two children?
"Oh, young gentlemen, this is all a misunderstanding!"
Jin Fu wanted to come out of the room, but was stopped by the two guards at the door again.
He could only look at Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi, put on a pitiful and aggrieved expression, and said: "Do you remember our previous encounter at the base at the foot of the mountain?"
"Back then, I invited you to go to Linhai Town together. Have you two young gentlemen forgotten?"
"I sincerely want to be friends with you two, so why would I harm you? Don't you agree?"
Listening to his pitiful defense, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but hesitate.
He couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi frowned and shook his head slightly.
Hongli might not be able to produce any evidence, otherwise she wouldn't have taken such an unreasonable approach just now, so it's really hard for them to judge.
but……
Tang Yu'an looked at Jin Fu again and looked at him carefully.
He was smiling and looked amiable, just like when we first met, but he felt noticeably different.
Tang Yu'an couldn't tell what had changed, but when he looked at Jin Fu, he felt uncomfortable.
He doesn't like this person.
Even though he appeared to be honest and simple, he felt that his words could not be believed.
Tang Yu'an thought about it, walked over and stretched out his hand to him, saying, "Let's shake hands."
Jin Fu's eyes lit up.
He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, let's shake hands and make peace. After shaking hands, we'll be friends!"
Jin Fu held the boy's slender white hands with both hands, and felt as if there was something round and smooth hidden in the boy's hands.
He opened it and saw that it was a pure black bead.
The surface of this bead is very smooth, with a delicate and special texture, and it looks like it is made of some precious gem.
Jin Fu's attention was immediately drawn.
When he picked up the black bead and looked at it, Zhou Qi, who had wanted to come over to protect Tang Yu'an, suddenly took three steps back.
"What is this?" Jin Fu played with the black marble. "Is this a gift for me?"
"Uncle, were you the one who ordered the robbery and burning of the Jufeng Grocery Store?"
"yes……"
Jin Fu stopped talking as soon as he blurted out the words, but he ended up biting his tongue because he stopped too quickly.
He cried out in pain, not caring about the pain. He quickly faced the boy's scrutinizing gaze and said with a smile, "No, no, I just slipped my tongue!"
"How could it be me...hiss..."
Before Jin Fu could finish his words, he bit his tongue again and his mouth was instantly full of blood.
Tang Yu'an said considerately, "Uncle, it's better for you not to speak for the time being."
Jin Fu was shaking with pain, but he still had a smile on his face, "You are such a good child...hiss..."
Seeing Jin Fu bite his tongue for the third time, the two guards next to him frowned with sympathy and confusion.
This guy is so weird! Not only did he bite his tongue while talking, he did it three times in a row!
This time, Jin Fu really didn't dare to speak anymore.
Tang Yu'an looked at him, and finally reached out and took back the marble he was holding.
The marble had been in his hand for more than half a minute.
If the rules of marbles are that each contact lasts ten minutes, then Jin Fu just touched it twice. If we calculate it based on the contact time...
That should be enough to teach Jin Fu an unforgettable lesson.
"Go ahead." Tang Yu'an said.
Seeing that he let him go so easily, Jin Fu was delighted. But when he was about to say something nice, he remembered that he had just bitten his tongue three times, and he hurriedly covered his mouth.
He nodded with a smile and was about to step out of the room, but he tripped over the threshold.
Fortunately, he stabilized the chassis in time and avoided falling flat on his face.
"Let's go."
Tang Yu'an ignored him and left with Zhou Qi to find Hongli.
Looking at their backs, the silly smile on Jin Fu's face slowly faded, and a hint of viciousness appeared in his eyes.
He covered his mouth and walked away.
"Hey! Be careful!"
Suddenly, a shout came from behind. When Jin Fu turned around, he saw a wooden barrel hitting his head.
It didn't hurt, but... the suffocating stench instantly overwhelmed Jin Fu.
The guard who was pushing a wheelbarrow not far away saw this, was stunned for a moment, and quickly ran over to pull the dung bucket off him.
He didn't know why the wheel suddenly got stuck, and the dung bucket on the car flew off and hit the unlucky guy on the head.
Fortunately, the bucket had just been overturned, otherwise if the golden soup had been scattered all over the floor, he would definitely have been punished...
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When Tang Yu'an and the others found Hongli, she had already recovered as normal.
Seeing them coming, she didn't ask them how they dealt with Jin Fu, but said, "The people who will rebuild the Jufeng Grocery Store have been arranged. If you have any specific requirements, you can communicate with them yourself."
Tang Yu'an nodded and thanked her.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Hongli could see that they had something to say.
Tang Yu'an smiled and said, "Sister Hongli, is there a tailor in your garrison?"
This is what Shitou told him after he inquired about it.
The red carp nodded.
Tang Yu'an continued, "The nights are getting colder and colder. I saw people freezing to death in the town..."
Hongli raised an eyebrow, "What do you want to say?"
"Does the garrison need cotton cloth and cotton?" Tang Yu'an said straight to the point. "If we make quilts out of them, they'll be very warm at night, which can help reduce frostbite."
Hongli was inevitably surprised when she heard this, "You still sell cotton?"
Tang Yu'an nodded.
They originally wanted to sell them in the grocery store, but with the terrible incident yesterday and the need for reconstruction, they can't sell them for the time being.
So they decided to talk directly to Hongli, which had a large quantity of soybeans on hand and could conduct bulk transactions.
Hongli thought for a moment and said, "Did you bring the samples?"
“I brought it!”
Tang Yu'an opened her backpack, took out a ball of cotton and a few pieces of cotton cloth from it, and put them on her desk.
Hongli took the cotton cloth and stroked it with his fingertips.
Even in a fortress, the cotton was of excellent quality, and the new, very clean, white cotton was so fluffy and soft to the touch that it was hard to put down.
"Use this cotton cloth to make a quilt cover, then fill it with this cotton, and you have a quilt ready."
Tang Yu'an smiled and said, "It can also be made into cotton-padded clothes, so that the guards won't be cold when they go out on duty at night."
Cotton-padded clothes may not be very attractive to ordinary people. After all, it will get cold at night, and most people will hide in the house to keep warm and sleep.
Only the guards on patrol have a greater demand for cotton-padded clothes.
"How much can you provide?" asked Hongli.
At this time, Tang Yu'an stepped aside and let Zhou Qi talk to Hongli.
"It depends on how much you need."
Hongli pondered and said, "How much does it cost?"
1 meter of cotton cloth and 1 jin of cotton cloth are both worth 10 points, while 1 jin of soybeans is worth 25 points, so...
"The cotton cloth is 1.2 meters wide and is charged by length, with each meter exchanging for 1 jin of soybeans," Zhou Qi said. "The cotton is also charged by the jin, with each jin of cotton exchanging for 1 jin of soybeans."
Hongli did a simple calculation.
If a quilt is 1.2 meters x 2 meters and uses 3 kilograms of cotton, then at least 5 kilograms of soybeans will be needed to exchange for one quilt.
A cotton-padded jacket also uses 2 meters of cloth. If we calculate it as 1 kilogram of cotton, that means at least 3 kilograms of soybeans will be needed to exchange for a cotton-padded jacket, not including the processing fee.
If we convert it with salt, it doesn’t seem worth it, but the salt sold at Kyoho Grocery Store is much cheaper than that sold at Jinfu, so we can’t calculate it that way.
Based on the soybean production, after deducting the daily consumption, about 100 kilograms of stock can be left per day.
In other words, one day's stock can be exchanged for 20 quilts or more than 30 cotton coats?
To be honest, Hongli was a little moved.
Even if these quilts are not provided to the townspeople, they can be distributed to guards with outstanding performance. Their families will definitely need them, which will be very helpful for her to strengthen the cohesion of the team.
However, she had just consumed 1,000 kilograms of soybeans to buy salt... In less than two days, she would have to spend a large sum of money again?
"What do you want so many soybeans for?" Hongli looked at them, a little confused.
Zhou Qi smiled but said nothing.
Hongli finally sighed and said, "Then let's get 50 meters of cotton cloth and 30 kilograms of cotton first."
She planned to equip the guards who patrolled at night with cotton coats first, which would not only prevent them from getting sick and frostbite, but also improve their combat effectiveness at night.
Now, because of the raging floods, many animals have fled to the Giant Peak Mountain for refuge, and the chances of night battles have also increased.
These guards were her property, and she would feel sad if she lost any one of them.
"Okay, then we'll go back and get it for you." Zhou Qi said.
Hongli looked at them and said with a half-smile, "Your store burned down. Where are you going to get it? Don't tell me it's the basement."
Zhou Qi pursed his lips slightly and was about to speak when he heard her say, "You have spatial abilities, right?"
Zhou Qi couldn't help but remain silent.
Hongli glanced at Tang Yu'an, who was standing behind him with his head down, not daring to look at her, and said with a smile, "You have such big flaws, it's really hard for me to pretend to be blind."
She sent a total of 10 bags of 100 kilograms of soybeans to the Kyoho Grocery Store, but only found one bag in the store yesterday.
Where did the remaining 9 bags go?
And the salt is easy to deal with, but how did they bring so much cotton cloth and cotton to Jufeng Town without being noticed by the guards and those old foxes?
Apart from spatial abilities, Hongli couldn't think of any other explanation.
"Now that you have guessed it, what are you going to do?" Zhou Qi asked.
Tang Yu'an also looked up, hiding behind Zhou Qi and staring at Hongli, waiting for her reaction.
This was actually a test for them.
The grocery store was burned down yesterday, and Hongli must have discovered that there were not so many soybeans in the store. As for saying that they were hidden in the basement... it was indeed not a good excuse.
And now the roads are blocked by floods, and in the eyes of others they are "trapped" in Jufeng Mountain.
Unless they stopped doing business with Hongli before the flood receded, it would be difficult for them to explain why they could produce so many goods.
So last night they asked Chi Hao what his sister's reaction would be if she knew they had a portable storage room.
Rather than exposing the teleportation array, they would rather choose a portable space.
Chi Hao said that his sister would probably think it was a spatial ability.
Only then did they realize that in addition to the power of words, there was also a space-related mystical power.
Chi Hao also said that if it weren't for his relationship, Hong Li would probably have detained them, but with him around, she probably wouldn't do anything to them.
After Chi Hao's analysis, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi decided to take a risk.
With the umbrella and the magic marbles, they were still confident they could escape unscathed...
Hongli looked at the two teenagers and sighed again.
"You just want to do business with me, not work for me, right?"
Zhou Qi nodded, and Tang Yu'an said, "Sister Hongli, we are good friends. If you need anything, we will definitely help you."
Hongli couldn't help laughing.
She reached out to touch the child's head, but Zhou Qi pushed Tang Yu'an behind him, blocking her hand.
Seeing Zhou Qi's alert look, Hongli shrugged, withdrew his hand and said, "Okay, I understand."
She pointed to the corner of the room and said, "Put the cotton cloth and cotton there. I'll check and then ask someone to bring 80 kilograms of soybeans."
Seeing Zhou Qi's eyes still filled with vigilance, she waved her hand impatiently: "Alright, you saved my brother, what else can I do to you?"
"But we have a deal. When I need your help in the future, you can't refuse."
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but laugh, "Thank you, Sister Hongli."
Hongli couldn't help but stretched out her hand again and gently pinched the child's chubby baby face. This time Zhou Qi finally didn't block her.
"You're lucky to have met me. If it were someone else, you wouldn't be able to leave."
Hongli thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's go to the warehouse. There are too many people here and it would be bad if we were seen."
Soon, Hongli brought them to the underground warehouse.
Tang Yu'an looked at the map and found that there was no one inside except the guards at the door. It was indeed a good place for secret transactions.
So he exchanged the cotton cloth and cotton, and put them in the designated place of Hongli.
"I really envy you guys with mystical abilities."
Hongli said this and took them away, then went to the warehouse where the soybeans were stored and personally weighed 80 kilograms of soybeans for them.
[Employee Zhou Qi completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, gaining +1 experience and +1200 points]
1200 points obtained!
Hongli asked them to take the soybeans away. Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi looked at each other and said, "Can we put them here first?"
"Huh?" Hongli was puzzled.
Tang Yu'an scratched his head and said, "The space is almost full. I'll leave it with you. We can come and get it when we need it."
Hongli crossed his arms and said, "I have no obligation to keep it."
"Yeah." Tang Yu'an nodded. "If the guards need anything, they can eat these soybeans first. We can give them fresh ones when we come to get them."
As he spoke, he took out a notebook, wrote an IOU on it, and gave it to Hongli.
"Sister Hongli, please sign your name here."
Hongli lowered her eyebrows and looked at him. This way of handling things was definitely a good deal for her, but...
"Aren't you afraid that I'll default on my debt?"
The points have been obtained, how can there be such a thing as defaulting on the debt?
However, Tang Yu'an still smiled and said, "How could someone as powerful and loyal as Sister Hongli deny her debt?"
Hongli couldn't help but pinch his cute cheeks again, "Slippery!"
In the end, Hongli signed the IOU.
[You completed a loss-making transaction with an old customer, experience point +1]
Tang Yu'an held the IOU with a very happy look on his face.
By the time he brought the IOU to exchange, the 80 kilograms of soybeans must have been eaten. What Hongli gave him were fresh soybeans, which were new goods.
In this way, it does not violate the trading rules!
That is to say, he exchanged an IOU for 80 kilograms of soybeans and made a net profit of 2,000 points!
It’s a win-win situation!
At this time, Hongli said, "In that case, I will mortgage all the remaining soybeans in the warehouse to you. What do you think?"
Tang Yuan:!!!
Seeing the young man looking at him in shock, Hongli felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
She looked away and said, "How is it? Can you accept it?"
Of course there is absolutely no problem with that!
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