Chapter 198: Pushing the Limits

Wei Ze had never paid attention to the family's affairs, and couldn't help asking: "Why? Since they don't want to increase the rent, we can change people. There will always be people who think that the rent we charge is reasonable."

The Seventh Elder sighed: "Although the Grey Parrot Clan's combat power is not great, they are quite capable of causing trouble.

Not only will they unite the other two families, they will also connect all the tenants of our Iron-eating Beast tribe's shops in the entire northern part of the city.

They say that we should be honest in everything we do, but we cannot just believe everything we hear. It is dishonest to follow others in raising the rent every year and asking for exorbitant prices. We should boycott it collectively.

We have two choices: either leave the shops empty and not rent them out, or maintain the original rent for these shops.

We also think it is better to have less trouble than more. We, the Iron-eating Beasts, have a lot of land and shops, which makes people jealous. If we don’t keep a low profile, who knows what will happen...”

They are not afraid of offending the Grey Parrot Tribe, but they are afraid of incurring public wrath.

Si Shuo, Ji Liang and the others looked at each other. They had thought too simply before and believed that they could be fearless by relying on the iron-eating beast tribe.

But now that they share the same honor and disgrace with the Iron-eating Beasts, they find that the Iron-eating Beasts cannot do whatever they want because there are too many concerns and interests involved.

At least they have to slowly open up the situation before they can completely reverse the disadvantages they are currently in! The Seventh Elder is responsible for renting out and collecting rent for the tribe's fields and shops. The Grey Parrots rely on their influence in the business world and would like to delay the rent from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and even want to cross the New Year.

The Iron-eating Beastmen have become so tired of asking for rent that the tenants don't say they won't pay, they just say they can't make ends meet, or they pay part of the rent first because they see the Iron-eating Beastmen are anxious, after all, they pay the rent every year. The Grey Parrots and the Iron-eating Beastmen are in an awkward relationship that is about to break up, but it hasn't. As a result, other tenants are also dragging their feet on paying the rent.

So even though the Grey Parrot Tribe’s Saint Ma Zhi made a bold statement to use half of the tribe’s crystal stones to fill the bamboo mountain, she was still not allowed to enter the gate of the Iron-Eating Beast’s ancestral home! At this moment, the Seventh Elder straightened his back and led everyone to stand directly at the door of the Grey Parrot Tribe’s clothing store, shouting loudly: “Is Shopkeeper Ma Zuo here?”

Hearing his deep voice, Ma Zuo, who was dozing off inside, quickly made a gesture to the waiter, then hunched over and hid in the backyard.

"Oh, what a rare visitor! Why did the Seventh Elder go out so early? Are you looking for our shopkeeper Ma Zuo? He didn't come today. It seems that someone in the family gave birth to a baby, so he went to give a gift.

What can I do for you? I need you to come here in person..." the second brother asked with a smile.

The Seventh Elder was not surprised. They had come five times and had only met Ma Zuo once at most.

He called out to the two shops next door and got the same answer: the shopkeeper was not in. People were already gathering around to watch the fun.

The Seventh Elder said calmly this time: "It is true that there is something wrong. It just so happens that you haven't paid the rent for three months this year. You don't have to pay it in the future. We will not rent it out. These three shops will be used as a dowry for Wei Ce.

You guys should move out in the next two days, otherwise we will help you clean it out. If there is any damage or missing of the items, it will not be our responsibility. "

The faces of the young brothers from the three families changed. The attitude of the iron-eating beast people had never been so tough.

"Seventh Elder, don't worry, we will never owe you rent. We have been partners for 20 to 30 years. Can you think of a year when we didn't pay?" Gray Parrot, the second brother, said hurriedly with a smile. "Our shopkeeper is not here right now. Tomorrow, no, I will have someone send a message to the shopkeeper later..."

The Seventh Elder smiled and said, "You want to give it to us this time, but we don't want it. It's also a good thing that you always default on rent. Otherwise, we would have signed a new agreement at the beginning of the year, and it would be difficult to chase you away now."

This sentence made the shopkeepers hiding in the shop feel heartbroken. They were just pushing their limits step by step, testing the bottom line of the iron-eating beasts step by step, never expecting a sharp turn! Twenty or thirty years of inertial thinking made them think that they were not begging the iron-eating beasts to rent the shop to them, but that the iron-eating beasts were afraid that they would not continue to rent the shop.

Ma Zuo called over another waiter in the shop and gave him some instructions.

The second brother came out and said with a smile: "Seventh Elder, what you said is too sudden, isn't it? Our Grey Parrot tribe's clothing store has been open for more than 20 years. Who doesn't know that our clothes are well made and brightly colored?

You should have given us notice half a year in advance, right? Where can we move such a big shop? Where can we buy ready-made clothes? You iron-eating beasts can't bully others...

I'm going to say something you may not like to hear, but we, the Grey Parrots, don't sell clothes here, and no one dares to come in and buy anything.

Since this is a losing business, you might as well continue to rent the shop to us and earn the rent in peace!"

It was a naked threat, Si Shuo understood it, what the waiter meant was that there were ways to prevent customers from coming to the restaurant.

Oh, when she and Ji Liang first came to Guangshou City, they had no roots and would not let others take control of them. Now they have the support of the iron-eating orcs, and it is even more impossible for the Grey Parrots to be so arrogant and look down on everyone! Si Shuo pursed his lips and smiled softly, took a step forward, and Xiao Cheng and Wei Ce beside him also stepped forward to protect him.

She stretched out her fist in front of the second brother, turned it over and opened it, revealing a few rootless flower seeds inside.

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In front of everyone, she once again demonstrated her ability to induce childbirth. After the rootless flower grew up, Si Shuo played with the unusually lively rootless flower that flew around her fingers, and asked with a chuckle, "Don't you know that we sell rootless flower wood spirits in our shop, but no customers come to buy them? Can the reputation of your Grey Parrot Clan cover up everything and influence everyone's preferences?"

"It's a rootless flower and tree spirit!" The crowd watching the excitement finally boiled. They didn't expect that it was condensed by this holy female. Someone immediately said: "Why is no one buying it? Holy female, are you selling this in your shop? I don't know about others, but I will definitely buy one for my female and my cubs!"

"Right, right, right. The Grey Parrot Tribe doesn't have that much face. They just rely on their dyeing skills. Their eyes aren't eyes, and their nose isn't a nose. If there were any other options, I wouldn't even step into their doorstep..."

"The Grey Parrots are not afraid of being offended by what they said. Since when did they represent the orcs in the northern part of the city? They have relied on a few crystals to do a lot of immoral things... Since they have so many crystals, why do they always have to ask the Iron-eating Beasts to pay the rent? They just want to take advantage..."

"Saint Female, would you like to sell the rootless flower and tree spirit in your hand? I will give you two level 10 crystals..."

"I'll offer five!" Some people can't wait for Si Shuo to open a shop.

The Grey Parrot people looked so unhappy, while the other two families were almost crying and kneeling down.