All that remains is waiting.
Lin Feng wanted to go to the city to see what was going on, so he went alone.
Arriving at the streets in the city, there were patrolling troops one after another, and countless beggars on both sides of the road. The grain stores and restaurants in the city had closed down, but the shops selling furs and medicinal herbs were still open.
"Chairs for sale!" A shout was heard, and Lin Feng looked in the direction of the voice because he felt that the voice sounded familiar.
Sure enough, the merchant selling chairs on the street was the one who had been nearly beheaded. After all the ups and downs in his life, his face looked somewhat haggard.
"I saw you at the execution ground. Where are your men?" Lin Feng walked over and asked.
When the merchant saw Lin Feng, his expression was very complicated. He didn't expect to meet him here again. Looking at the boy's mental state, he seemed to be living much better than himself. It really is a changing world!
"They all dispersed. They dispersed when I was arrested." The merchant was in a low mood.
"The tiger scorpion was robbed?" Lin Feng continued to ask.
The merchant nodded and said, "It's all my fault for being so ostentatious. What kind of auction is this? I was hoping to get a piece of the big fat meat, but I ended up being the fat meat in someone else's mouth. I'm so unlucky."
It was the greed in his heart that ruined him, and Lin Feng didn't feel sorry for him.
"Little brother, I'm sorry. I cheated you in the desert. One tiger scorpion can be sold for more than one hundred dollars. But it's too late to say anything now. Those tiger scorpions have been swallowed by someone." The merchant sighed after saying this, feeling more helpless than before. He couldn't do anything about it!
Lin Feng thought for a moment and asked, "Are tiger scorpions priced at seventy or eighty coins? A good one would fetch a hundred coins, right?"
The merchant shook his head and said, "That was said many years ago. Back then, tiger scorpions were practically unavailable. Scarcity makes things valuable. A hundred dollars for a tiger scorpion is already a low price. If you go to King Qi's fiefdom or the imperial capital, the price can be doubled."
He continued, "Because of the unstable situation, I lost a lot of money in business before, and I borrowed a lot of high-interest loans from Mr. Liu in Huangsha City. He is in urgent need of money to make ends meet. Otherwise, I would not have made a move so easily. It is not easy to owe Mr. Liu money."
"But now, not only has Tiger Scorpion been robbed, but his old house has also been lost. My family has to wander with him. Just imagine how much better it would have been if the executioner had chopped off my head at the execution ground! It would have been all over once and for all, unlike now, where we are suffering so much. Sigh!"
Lin Feng just listened to him quietly. This merchant also needed someone to vent his emotions. He didn't expect that Mr. Liu was a loan shark. Such people were cruel and ruthless, but why did he feel that Mr. Liu was easy to talk to?
What made Lin Feng unhappy was that Mr. Li, the owner of the drug store, was also a money-grubber.
However, since the deal had already been done, as business matters go, it was a matter of mutual consent. He would not look for an account later. After all, these tiger scorpion corpses were obtained for free, and he did not suffer any loss. But he still felt bad after being cheated by the unscrupulous old businessman.
"What kind of person is Mr. Liu?" Lin Feng asked the question in his mind.
The merchant spat and said bitterly, "He's not a good guy. He's a gang leader. How kind do you think he is? He'll do anything to achieve his goals. He might smile at you on the surface, but if he thinks you're worthless, he'll definitely suck your blood dry. In Huangsha City, many families have been destroyed because of him. He's also involved in human trafficking."
After hearing this, Lin Feng felt extremely frightened. If this was the case with Master Liu, then what about his brother Liu Meng?
"Do you know that Master Liu has a brother?" Lin Feng asked.
The merchant nodded and said, "Of course I know. The brothers are in cahoots. He and his father are in charge of the property. They chase away anyone who can't pay back the loan sharks. This house has become theirs. If you don't move out, they'll put you in a bag and dispose of you at night. As for where they'll take you, no one knows."
Lin Feng's eyelids were twitching. These people were targeting him because they thought he was worth using. One of them was the tiger scorpion, and what else was there?
He was a little confused now, his family was still in that wolf den! No, he had to find a way.
"Thank you for telling me. I don't know your name yet!" Lin Feng asked.
"My last name is Fu, you can just call me Fu Hong." The merchant said truthfully.
Lin Feng nodded and pulled out a purse from his pocket. "Here's some money, a token of my appreciation. You can also give your family a good meal. Take it! We've known each other for a while. Although you've cheated me before, it was all for money. You never meant to harm me. My last name is Lin, Lin Feng. Let's put this behind us, how about that?"
Fu Hong held the heavy bag of money and had many words of gratitude in his heart, but when the words came to his lips, he felt a lump in his throat. He felt that he was too mean.
"Brother Lin! I, Fu Hong, have been dealing with people for half my life, but now that I'm down and out, no one comes to help me. But what surprises me is that you, who only met me once, are so generous to me. Without saying anything else, I recognize you as my brother. When I, Fu Hong, can rise again, I will definitely repay you with gratitude."
Fu Hong patted his chest and promised, tears welling up in his eyes. What does it mean when adversity proves true friendship? This is it! And this was someone he had never met before. The more this happened, the more he felt like a worthless person. He deserved to die for deceiving such a good person.
Lin Feng waved his hand: "I don't ask for anything in return. I'm just accumulating blessings for my unborn child!"
"Good people will be rewarded! Brother Lin, where do you and your family live? I can come to find you. I am familiar with Huangsha City and I can take care of you. You can also consider this money as a loan from me. I will pay you back with interest when the time comes." Fu Hong said.
"I said, this money is a gift from me to you. You told me the value of the tiger scorpion first, otherwise I wouldn't have picked it up. This money is from selling the tiger scorpion. Just consider it as the information fee for you." Lin Feng said with a smile.
Lin Feng did not tell him that he was living in Mr. Liu's house, because he was in this condition now and it would not be of any help. He just told him that he was renting a yard.
The two chatted for a few minutes before going home. Fu Hong didn't even want the chair anymore. He was a businessman, and now that he had the capital, he could use it to make a comeback. He just checked and saw that there were almost 800 coins in his purse! What a big deal!
Lin Feng also hurried back. He had to find a way to get his family away from that wolf's den.
When Master Liu saw Lin Feng coming back, they exchanged a few polite words. At this time, in Lin Feng's mind, there was always some hypocrisy in Master Liu's smile.
As soon as he returned to the yard, Lin Feng checked the gate of the courtyard and then gathered his family together.
"Let's not live separately from now on. It's dangerous here."
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