Xu Nian swaggered out the door, feeling quite disgusted.
These so-called Brother Li, Fatty Brother, and even the stewardess are all just bullies using others' power.
Relying on the support of the city lord, they acted arbitrarily and wantonly deprived the people of their livelihood.
She had initially thought Brother Li was a good person, but it turned out he just wanted to take advantage of them.
Emerging from the patched-up room, Xu Nian had nowhere to go for a moment. After thinking for a while, she walked towards Gu Zhan.
Is the streamer going to find the general?
Xu Nian glanced at it and said, "Yes, I've pretty much figured out the girl's situation. Now it's up to him."
As she spoke, Xu Nian arrived at the place that Fatty had pointed out earlier and began looking for Gu Zhan.
The farmland here is extremely vast, and everywhere you look there are men working in the fields, sweating profusely.
"Hurry up, all of you!"
The manager, who was standing outside enjoying the cool air, was holding a leather whip and angrily rebuking the men.
The men were all naked, their backs burning red and almost purple, but they could only patiently continue.
If a woman's fatigue is primarily visual and mental, then a man's fatigue is purely physical.
Some of them were working in the fields, others were carrying buckets of water, their eyes almost glazed over.
Xu Nian felt a pang of heartache watching this. She glanced at the scorching sun and, unable to bear it any longer, raised her hand.
She casually made a hand seal, and several bolts of lightning appeared out of nowhere in the sky, drawing everyone's attention.
"Is...is it going to rain?"
Many men looked at the sky in surprise, their faces beaming with joy.
Due to the drought, the farmland had no water source, so they had to irrigate it bucket by bucket, which was undoubtedly a physically demanding task.
If it rains now, they should be able to rest!
Thinking this way, many men cheered and gathered together, putting down what they were doing.
Gu Zhan, who was working alone in a corner, spotted Xu Nian greeting him at a glance and smiled.
The young girl continues to be considerate of others as always.
He put down the rake in his hand and was about to get up to find Xu Nian when the manager suddenly shouted.
"Who gave you permission to stop? Keep going!"
His face flushed red, and he started shouting at the top of his lungs.
Having supervised the construction here for so long, the supervisor had never seen rain before. He was initially a little panicked, but later calmed himself down.
So what if it rains?
Five copper coins a day is the agreed-upon amount; even if it's raining knives, I have to finish this day's work!
Xu Nian's talisman worked extremely quickly; a light drizzle had already begun, and soon a torrential downpour would follow.
"But it's raining!"
Several men who had only been there a few days were immediately enraged by the way the manager acted and retorted with raised necks.
The foreman clicked his tongue and slammed his hand on the table. "So what if it's raining? Does that mean we can't work? If anyone doesn't want the coins, they can get lost. There are plenty of people who want to work!"
As he spoke, the manager stood up, patted the bulging bag in his hand, which was full of copper coins.
Faced with this scene, many people exchanged glances, seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.
The manager is right; they came here fully prepared to be exploited.
If it weren't for survival, who would be willing to come here and do such a thankless task?
The men who had just been resisting so loudly fell silent, clenching their fists in resentment.
Seeing that he had the situation under control, the manager was extremely satisfied and sneered, "Still thinking of slacking off? I think you're dreaming... Ouch!"
Before he could finish speaking, a powerful gust of wind came crashing down on his face.
Before the manager could speak, the bag of copper coins in his hand was snatched away.
He was about to get up and start cursing when he looked up and met Gu Zhan's icy gaze.
"It's already raining and you still want people to work? I think you want to die."
His face was already rugged, but now, with his cold expression and threats, it made people tremble with fear.
The foreman trembled, "Who are you? What gives you the right to talk like that? Believe me, I won't pay you anymore!"
He originally thought that by threatening him with his wages, Gu Zhan would know to back down.
Gu Zhan ignored him completely and threw the manager, who was originally taking shelter from the rain under the shed, into the rain.
A torrential downpour began, and the person in charge was instantly drenched, completely soaked.
"You'll be punished for doing this!"
At this point, the person in charge was somewhat dazed and kept sneezing.
He was originally a lazy person who didn't like to do anything, and he rarely moved around. Now that he had been exposed to the rain, he was showing signs of catching a cold.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhan found it laughable, "Retribution?"
"Oh!"
He grabbed the manager by the collar, his face cold and hard. "If heaven has eyes, the first to suffer retribution will be your damned city lord and his lackeys!"
After saying that, Gu Zhan threw him to the ground again and opened the money bag in his hand.
"Hey you over there, come get your wages and go home. Don't bother with him!"
Everyone was already intimidated by Gu Zhan's posture and stood frozen in place, no one moving.
Seeing this, Gu Zhan couldn't help but frown.
"Don't worry, just take the money and go. We'll take responsibility for anything that happens later."
Xu Nian noticed their helplessness and immediately stepped forward to explain gently.
After all, this matter was caused by them, and they will definitely not implicate innocent people.
Upon hearing Xu Nian's promise, the young men immediately realized what was happening and stepped forward.
They received their pay with trepidation.
"Sir, doing this might attract repercussions from above!"
Some kind-hearted men hesitated for a long time before finally gritting their teeth and telling Xu Nian.
Hearing this, Xu Nian smiled and nodded, "Since we can make such a decision, it proves that we have the corresponding plans, so there is no need to worry about that. You should leave as soon as possible."
The men glanced at Xu Nian gratefully and left with their coins.
Once the purse was empty, Gu Zhan tossed the tattered cloth in his hand at the steward and said coldly, "So, how about staying in the rain?"
The manager, shivering from the rain, roared angrily, "When Brother Li comes to check the coins later, you'll be sorry!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian couldn't help but scoff.
The two managers were in sync; they both wanted Brother Li to punish them.
Before Xu Nian could say anything, applause rang out from the side.
"I thought that your large influx of people into the city would bring prosperity and give us more labor. But it seems that's not the case..."
Brother Li narrowed his eyes, his voice extremely cold, and clapped his hands as he walked up to Xu Nian.
"It's best to eliminate such an uncertain factor as soon as possible! Someone, come here!"
At Brother Li's command, a number of burly men immediately sprang out from behind him, their eyes glaring menacingly at Xu Nian.
"Heh heh, prepare to die!"
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