Xu Nian brought a large group of people, and their arrival in the residential area immediately attracted a lot of attention.
"Sister, they are so thin."
Looking at the thin, huddled children inside the room, Da Bao's eyes showed worry.
He and his brother have always been this thin...
Erbao looked around with the same concern, his big eyes filled with reluctance.
[The two dolls probably thought about their own past experiences, right?]
Oh, they're so kind.
These people are living in such dire straits, what can be done about it?
A moment of silent farewell.
Seeing the miserable plight of the people, Gu Zhan and the soldiers beside him felt not only pity but also resentment.
The city lord here is going way too far!
The people are the foundation of a city's stability. Treating them so wantonly is undoubtedly a way to bring about one's own destruction!
"What's all that shouting over there?"
Just as Xu Nian was preparing to ask more questions, a rough male voice suddenly rang out.
Xu Nian looked up and saw a portly man striding over, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.
"Don't you guys get a break, but don't others? Hmm... why do you all look unfamiliar, are you new here?"
The man grinned smugly. "I'm the boss here, the one who manages this place. They all call me Fatty. You'd better show me some respect, you hear me?"
Xu Nian gave him a quick once-over.
She is indeed quite fat.
Thinking of this, Xu Nian couldn't help but chuckle, without answering his question.
"You! You little brat, how dare you disobey me?"
When Fatty saw that Xu Nian didn't take him seriously at all, he immediately got angry and stepped forward to grab her shoulder.
However, before his greasy, chubby hands could touch Xu Nian, Gu Zhan grabbed his shoulder from the side.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
The fat man's face was all wrinkled together as he howled in pain, taking several steps back in fear.
The man before me was clad in armor and had a fierce look on his face. Could he be some minor general from somewhere?
Thinking of this, Fatty hesitated.
But then he thought, this is a city that he helped manage, so what if this person is a general?
Thinking this through, Fatty smiled again. "Although I don't know who you are, in this city, whether you're a dragon or a tiger, you have to lie low!"
Seeing his arrogant demeanor, Xu Nian had a rough idea of what he was thinking, but she remained silent.
"Enough of that. If you want to stay here, you'd better do your jobs properly."
Fatty looked at the people behind Xu Nian with a mocking expression, secretly delighted.
With so many people, we can probably finish the tasks assigned by Brother Li ahead of schedule!
Xu Nian didn't want to pay any attention to him, nor did she want the villagers in her village to experience such painful labor.
However, if you want to rebel against the city lord and find an opportunity to leave, you still need to understand what they are doing.
With this in mind, Xu Nian had an idea.
She walked up to the fat man and said, word by word, "I'll go do the work with this young man next to me, and the rest of you will stay here."
"Yo ho!"
Upon hearing this, Fatty immediately objected, "What are you talking about? How can some people do the work while others don't? Are you all going to eat and stay for free?"
He spoke with righteous indignation, roaring, "So many of you, spending a lot of money to stay here, and you still don't do any work?"
Seeing the fat man's angry expression, Xu Nian found it inexplicably funny.
She crossed her arms and asked leisurely, "If we pay you, can we just not do it?"
Upon hearing this, the fat man's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. "Pay up? You think you can do what you're capable of?"
"Five copper coins a day per person, can you afford it...?"
The fat man was laughing and talking non-stop when something suddenly hit him in front of his eyes, causing him excruciating pain.
"you!"
Seeing this, Fatty took down the thing that had made him dizzy and was about to give Xu Nian a good scolding when he was surprised to find that the thing in his hand was actually silver!
A huge, shiny piece of silver!
The fat man stared in disbelief, and before he could forget to break it open and take a look, he found that it was indeed genuine silver, and he immediately froze on the spot.
Not only Fatty, but also the villagers in Xu Nian Village, and even the onlookers, were all dumbfounded as they stared at the scene before them.
How could Xu Nian have so much silver?
That large piece of silver must have weighed at least seven or eight taels!
Those around him praised him, while also lamenting the unpredictability of life.
The villagers, however, had a completely new perspective on Xu Nian. She was not only a fortune teller who could summon wind and rain, but also a wealthy woman with a huge sum of money.
"What? Not enough?"
Xu Nian looked down at him with a disdainful smile, "Or is it that your math skills are inferior to my seven or eight-year-old brother?"
Seemingly to echo Xu Nian's words, Da Bao and Er Bao puffed out their chests, looking proud.
Wow, the streamer is so handsome! Let's shower him with money!
[This is incredible! This fat guy is probably also the city lord's lackey, specializing in exploiting the people.]
That's right, the streamer absolutely mustn't give him a friendly look!
Such blatant sarcasm made the fat man blush, yet he didn't know how to refute it.
After all, he had given permission to take the money, and Xu Nian had indeed taken out so much silver.
Thinking about this, Fatty felt like he had been wronged in silence.
But given the current situation, even he had no choice but to swallow his pride and bear it.
"Alright, you guys can rest, but you two have to get to work."
With a heavy wad of silver in his pocket, Fatty's mood improved. He coughed and gave Xu Nian and Gu Zhan some instructions.
Gu Zhan realized that Xu Nian was doing this on purpose, so he did not refuse and followed closely behind her.
Fatty's mood was like a rollercoaster ride. Right now, all he could do was take advantage of the break while arranging tasks to properly punish these two people.
Thinking of this, Fatty's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Haha, to fight him on his turf is simply wishful thinking!
Xu Nian keenly sensed his emotional fluctuations and guessed that he was likely to be given a hard time, but she wasn't too afraid.
She tugged at Gu Zhan's sleeve, "If you get into a fight with someone later, don't back down, just crush them."
They didn't come here specifically to suffer; if they're bullied, they'll naturally retaliate fiercely.
Sensing Xu Nian's concern for him, Gu Zhan couldn't help but smile gently, his captivating peach blossom eyes fixed on her.
Under such intense gaze, Xu Nian couldn't help but blush and feel her heart race. She deliberately coughed and looked away.
While the two were lost in their own thoughts, Fatty stopped in his tracks.
"We've arrived. This is where you'll be working!"
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