The people gathered at the entrance of the supermarket to watch the excitement. There was little entertainment here, but any new news would spread widely in Linzi City. Even what the king ate would cause heated discussion.
Ye Zhou almost walked up the stairs. He took a deep breath, calmed down his inexplicable shame, turned around and bowed to the people outside the supermarket. The moment he looked up, he put on a gentle smile: "Thank you all."
Although most people did not help him, they felt inexplicably proud after being thanked like this.
Here, not fearing power is a virtue, and cursing the monarch is the norm. If a scholar does not curse the monarch and the powerful, he would be embarrassed to call himself a scholar.
After expressing his gratitude, Ye Zhou advised the people to go home, as he wanted to take them back to the supermarket.
Of course the people were reluctant to leave; they had not yet finished watching the show, and so they took root and could not move.
So Ye Zhou could only walk into the supermarket first and ask Wu Yan and the others to close the door of the supermarket and draw the curtains to block the eyes of the people outside before asking Chen Shu and Sarah: "No one died, right?"
Sarah took off her hat. "Of course not. We all have our limits."
Ye Zhou nodded slightly.
"It's not that I don't allow you to kill." Ye Zhou paused, "When the time comes, we still have to do it."
"It would be better if we could catch them alive."
Now is a peaceful time. Although the powerful do not have to be punished for killing people, the Yang family is a noble family after all. In the eyes of most people, he is just a "businessman". It is difficult to explain if a businessman kills someone from a noble family, even if he is just a soldier.
Ye Zhou was easy to explain. He could just walk away at any time. No matter whether it was Zhao, Lu, Han, Chu, Zheng, Zhou, Wei or Jin, as long as he wanted, no country would not want him.
But by then, Lord Chen would have a hard time explaining himself.
He had just killed Zhang Rong not long ago, and the aristocratic families were all very active. Just suppressing these people exhausted all of Marquis Chen's energy.
If he were to face another incident, Ye Zhou was afraid that he would die of exhaustion.
Now that I've helped him, I'd better try not to make things worse before he leaves.
The soldiers were tied up like dumplings, only the middle-aged man stood trembling by the side. He was dragged in by Wu Yan and Zhou Wen. He was just clamoring to get out and pointed at Wu Yan's nose to warn him that if even a hair of his head fell, he would kill Wu Yan's entire clan.
But when he saw Sarah taking off her hat, he trembled like a sieve.
He looked at Sarah in disbelief, and then at the people standing around Sarah. They acted so normal, as if this little blond monster was a person just like them.
Ye Zhou also saw the middle-aged man.
He whispered to Zou Ming, "Don't be too harsh, at least let him speak."
Zou Ming understood what Ye Zhou meant. He walked to the man, grabbed his shoulders, and took him into the infirmary.
Zhou Yuanhe was anxious. He shouted from behind: "Don't use the infirmary! Can't you go through the back door?!"
"Zou Ming!"
He rushed forward: "Don't go in yet! I'll go collect the perishables first! Otherwise, who will be responsible for the loss? It's the boss's!"
Zou Ming, who had not even turned his head, stopped and turned his head irritably: "Hurry up."
Zhou Yuanhe quickly packed up the things in the infirmary and put all the bottles and jars into the cabinet. He moved quickly and hurriedly. After he finished, he came out and said to Zou Ming, "Take it easy. If the floor is covered with blood, Cao'er and the others will have to spend a long time cleaning it up."
After saying that, Zhou Yuanhe looked sympathetically at the middle-aged man who was struggling to escape from Zou Ming.
His sympathy was genuine, and he couldn't help but say, "In fact, it's better for you to be beaten by Chen Shu than to be tortured by him."
After saying this, Zhou Yuanhe sighed like a "holy father" and left without looking back.
Zou Ming threw the man into the lounge, walked in himself, and then closed the door of the lounge.
No one will know what really happened inside.
Except for bursts of screams.
Ye Zhou listened to the man's screams, but his expression did not change. He said to Chen Shu, "We can't let these people go, but I don't want to keep them either. Let the Yang family pay for their redemption. When they redeem all the soldiers, we can let them redeem their master."
Ye Zhou sighed: "The people here are still naive. It was the head of the family who came to cause trouble for us."
"If we ask our own servants to come, we really have no way to deal with it now. They will refuse to admit it and just say they don't know him or her."
Perhaps it was the weakness of Lord Chen that emboldened their arrogance.
When they tested Chen Hou for the first time and found that Chen Hou did not or would not respond, they would quickly press the issue.
After a long time, people naturally think they can do anything and can scare people with just their face and their surname.
Chen Shu: "I'll go..."
"I'll go." Zhou Wen suddenly said, "My Immortal, I'll go with Wu Yan."
Ye Zhou glanced at Zhou Wen. It had been a long time since he had looked at the store employees so carefully.
They all changed for the better. The women became recognizable as women, their hair grew longer, and their bodies and skin improved.
The men still looked like men, but they were much stronger.
Ye Zhou felt a little emotional and a little proud - he should have brought them mostly benefits.
"Go ahead." Ye Zhou, "Take the gun."
Zhou Wen and Wu Yan took the order and left. They did not go out through the main gate, but through the back door.
After they left, Ye Zhou said to Sarah: "You go and follow them. If they are in danger, you know what to do."
"Why are you so nice to them?" Sarah was not very happy.
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "We must always give people opportunities to grow, otherwise they will never be of any use if they never get the chance."
Ye Zhou still remembered that his father had complained to him that some small leaders in their factory liked to label the workers. They would always let a certain worker who they thought was smart and capable do the work.
Over time, this person really does become more and more capable, and those "stupid people" really do become more and more stupid.
The prophecy came true.
Then they will say complacently: "I am very good at judging people."
But if we don’t give people the opportunity to exercise and make mistakes, how can they grow?
Is there anyone who is born proficient in everything? If you don’t learn, practice, or your leader doesn’t give you space, you will always be an errand boy.
Ye Zhou has feelings for these employees, and sometimes he even feels that they are old friends.
Although he did not trust them wholeheartedly and did not dare to put his life and property in their hands, he did not mind giving them space and time to grow and learn.
After Sarah left, Ye Zhou asked the employees to do other things and walked into the lounge.
The merchants who were just in the supermarket were now waiting in the lounge.
After they were stopped by the soldiers, Cao'er and his companions invited them into the lounge. Cao'er and his companions had great confidence in the immortals and did not think that being surrounded by these soldiers was something worth panicking about.
Maybe it was because Cao'er and the others looked so calm, which also appeased the merchants.
But they are still prepared to sell their lives for money. If they lose money, they can earn it again. Anyway, their connections and sources of goods are still there, but if they lose their lives, they will lose everything.
The Yang family must also be after money. If they hand over all the money, they will most likely be able to save their lives.
But it would be best if they could avoid paying, so when they saw Ye Zhou coming in, they immediately went to him and asked excitedly, "Boss, how did you get in? Are the soldiers outside still there?"
"Looking at the situation, we can't escape. We have to shed a layer of skin before we can get out."
Before Ye Zhou could say anything, he heard the merchants change their tone: "If that's the case, why don't the boss poison the sugar and food in the store?"
"Let the Yang family suffer the consequences of their actions."
"I have a medicine that I have with me right now. It is colorless and tasteless, and it can kill a person in an instant."
"Yang thought we were easy to bully!"
"Yes! If Yang starts this, we may have to go through this wherever we go in the future."
Ye Zhou: “…”
These businessmen are really wild.
Compared with them, people like me who only care about money are considered conscientious businessmen.
"Don't be nervous, everyone." Ye Zhou comforted him, "The soldiers outside have been subdued and are now being watched by the shop assistants."
The merchants were stunned for a moment and asked in disbelief: "But someone from the palace has come?"
"Lord Chen sent someone?"
Ye Zhou shook his head slightly: "If I don't have my own means, how can I dare to open such a big store? You all know it in your heart."
The merchants breathed a sigh of relief: "No wonder."
"That's good, that's good!"
"Boss, you better be careful. We businessmen shouldn't stay in one place for too long."
"They all see that we are rich, and they want to take advantage of us and take our money. They are called gentlemen, but they are worse than villains!"
After the merchants vented their anger, they asked hesitantly, "Will the boss still sell goods?"
“Will the supermarket close down?”
Ye Zhou shook his head: "The door will not be closed. If you want to finalize the goods now, you can stay. Others can go out the back door. There are people in front, so you won't be stopped and questioned."
Many merchants stayed, as they came here today just to purchase goods.
Although everyone is afraid of death, in the face of interests, life and death seem to be unimportant.
After the merchants left, Ye Zhou remembered that he still had to meet Zhao Xue.
But his clothes had been wrinkled by the crowd, and he didn't know whether the jade pendant on his waist had fallen off or been stolen.
By the time he gets himself ready, he can go see Zhao Xue, it will probably be evening.
"Go to the inn." Ye Zhou found Chen Shu, "Let Zhao Xue come to see me. Let's talk in the supermarket. I really don't want to change clothes again."
Chen Shu nodded and agreed readily: "Okay."
Ye Zhou walked to the door of the infirmary with a cup of milk tea. There had been no sound from inside for a long time.
He did not hate the middle-aged man. He no longer had any big emotional ups and downs. Sometimes he even felt that he had lost his perception.
At some point, a switch flips in his head.
When this switch is turned on, he becomes like an ordinary person, with compassion and empathy, and an irresistible desire to help others.
But once this switch was turned off, his world was like covered with a veil, and all his senses were numb through this veil.
Even if he killed someone with his own hands, he would not be affected at all.
He did not let Zou Ming kill the man, not because he thought the middle-aged man's life was important, nor because he thought it was a pity to lose this life, but because after weighing the pros and cons, he thought that keeping this man alive would bring him more benefits.
Ye Zhou blew on the milk tea in his hand and took a sip.
Now he no longer drinks brewed milk tea. Li Gu found a book on how to make milk tea from somewhere, although she didn't recognize most of the words on the book - she only knew less than fifty words now.
But she could look at the pictures and figure out how to make it by herself.
Fry the tea leaves and sugar together until they turn into caramel color, then pour in the milk. After taking them out of the pan, add two spoonfuls of canned water chestnuts. It is not much worse than the ones sold in milk tea shops. If Ye Zhou didn't like pearls, Aunt Li could probably make them too.
Ye Zhou drank slowly in small sips, and when he finished the last sip, the door of the infirmary finally opened.
He stood up.
The moment the door opened, Ye Zhou smelled a strong smell of blood and an indescribable smell.
Zou Ming took off his coat. He was now only wearing a black vest, revealing two muscular arms. There was sweat on his forehead and blood beads on his arms that had not yet dried. Heat also rushed towards Ye Zhou as Zou Ming approached.
Ye Zhou's nose wrinkled, and he frowned and asked, "What's that smell?"
Zou Ming threw his coat aside. He was always silent and gentle in front of Ye Zhou, and it was the same now.
"He peed." Zou Ming said lightly.
Ye Zhou: "...Zhou Yuanhe will come and argue with you later."
Zou Ming: “He’s seen a lot.”
As a doctor, it is impossible that they have not seen patients with urinary incontinence. Doctors need a clean and hygienic environment, but they can also tolerate dirt, otherwise they cannot cure diseases and save lives.
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "I don't think so."
Saving patients is not the same as the current situation.
"Does Zhou Yuanhe need to treat his wound?" Ye Zhou glanced inside.
The middle-aged man's situation was obviously much better than the cannibal bandit he encountered in the Daliang Dynasty. Zou Ming had indeed put in a lot of effort.
He even managed to get up with difficulty.
"No need." Zou Ming, "They are just minor injuries, not a single bone is broken."
Ye Zhou: "But it will probably be painful enough."
Ye Zhou thought for a moment and said, "If I were beaten by you, I would probably cry out in pain."
"I won't touch you at all." Zou Ming said suddenly.
Ye Zhou was stunned, not because of the content of the sentence, but because of Zou Ming's tone.
Zou Ming didn't seem to be stating a fact, but rather making a vow, or perhaps expressing his true feelings. His voice was very soft, yet extremely solemn and powerful: "You can do anything to me, and I will never do anything to upset you."
Ye Zhou stood there. For some reason, he felt his heart beating a little faster.
It feels like I just ran 2,000 meters.
But he quickly calmed down, turned to Zou Ming and said with a smile: "Go take a shower first."
After saying that, he looked at the man behind Zou Ming who had struggled several times but failed to get up. His eyes narrowed and he said, "Let him be alone for a while and calm down."
"Okay." Zou Ming also knew that he was covered in sweat and blood, so he didn't waste any time and went straight to the lounge.
Ye Zhou did not leave. He looked at the man who had no injuries on his face but could not get up from the ground no matter what. Ye Zhou took a step forward, walked in front of the man, and then slowly squatted down.
The man raised his head and saw Ye Zhou's face clearly.
He had never seen Ye Zhou before, but the first time he saw Ye Zhou he knew that this man must be the owner of the supermarket.
"Your family should pay to redeem you." Ye Zhou turned off the switch. He said to the man calmly with a blank expression on his face, "But they won't get what they want. The money and food they need to pay will increase, to the point where they can't afford it. By that time, they may even hope that you're dead."
Ye Zhou: "The Yang family will fall into internal strife, and by then, even Lord Chen won't have to do anything, the Yang family will be gone."
"This is what you get for doing this."
"Do you regret it?" Ye Zhou asked softly.
But the man could no longer feel angry or resentful. He was now only filled with deep fear. Zou Ming's methods made him wish he had never been born. He had been completely defeated and could only mutter, "Let me go, let me go!"
"I was wrong, I did something wrong!" The man reached out to grab Ye Zhou's clothes and begged, "I'll give you whatever you want, just let me go."
"I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong!"
Ye Zhou reached out and pulled back the man's shirt hem. He even lowered his head and slowly smoothed the wrinkles on the shirt hem. He said softly, "What you should think about now is, if your family really pays you to redeem you, what will you do?"
"They paid money to redeem you, and the Yang family's reputation was ruined. A noble family was blackmailed by merchants but dared not fight back. You will never have a place to stand in Linzi."
Ye Zhou whispered again: "If they don't come to redeem the owner and abandon him, it will be no better than paying money to redeem him."
"As for if they bring people to rescue you." Ye Zhou smiled, "The Chen family will be destroyed immediately."
The man just kept begging and didn't answer Ye Zhou.
Ye Zhou looked at the man with some disappointment, and he stood up.
For some people, if they do something wrong, it seems that as long as they admit their mistakes, they can be forgiven and should be forgiven.
But if someone else offends them, then this "someone else" should die.
Their lives are precious, and the lives of others are cheap.
Ye Zhou said to Cao'er, who had stood behind him at some point, "Give him some water. No need for painkillers. Let him starve first. When the Yang family sends money and food, we'll give him food."
Cao'er agreed.
"Boss, Zhao Xue is here." Wu's wife came in from the back door.
Ye Zhou nodded at her: "Let him come and rest...let him come directly to the cashier."
Zou Ming was still taking a shower in the lounge, so it would be better to chat on the sofa partition next to the cashier counter.
Wu's wife nodded and walked towards the back door again.
Ye Zhou stood there adjusting his clothes. If he had known, he would not have worn this outfit to show formality. It was inconvenient and easily wrinkled. If he squatted down a little, the hem of his clothes would fall to the ground. He was simply a street cleaner who was not paid by anyone.
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Zhao Xue walked up the stairs. As soon as he entered the supermarket, he was stunned by the dazzling array of goods. However, he did not stop where he was as no one would notice his surprise. He raised his head slightly and looked at the lights above his head.
Everything here was beyond his understanding.
But he remained calm and acted as if he was used to it.
People always rationalize things that they don't understand but exist. Businessmen believe that everything in the supermarket is made by skilled craftsmen. Although they have never seen them before, there are people in the world who can make them.
They just think that they are unlucky for not meeting such skilled craftsmen, but they don't think that the things in the supermarket are from the future.
But Zhao Xue is not like that. He is different from the businessmen and not the common people.
When ordinary people look at this supermarket, they see the hustle and bustle; when the powerful and wealthy look at it, they see the enjoyment; and when businessmen look at it, they see the profits.
From the moment he walked into the supermarket, he began to look at the "past and present" of these things.
These goods, and even this supermarket, cannot be produced by human power.
Led by Wu's wife, Zhao Xue walked to a relatively empty place in the supermarket. His eyes fell on the man sitting against the wall. When his eyes fell on that man, all the novel things around him became dim.
"I greet the Prime Minister!" Zhao Xue stopped and when she was still some distance away from Ye Zhou, she bowed and saluted.
This was the first time someone called him "Prime Minister" in a supermarket. Ye Zhou felt a little curious and even a little funny.
It's okay to yell outside, but yelling here always makes him feel confused about time and space.
"No need to be polite, please sit down." Ye Zhou said to Wu's wife, "Pour him a cup of milk tea."
People here prefer milk tea to tea because it is sweet and can only be found here at Ye Zhou's place.
No matter how they cooked it at home, even if they added tea leaves and sugar, it always had a fishy smell.
Therefore, many businessmen come here every day to have a cup of milk tea.
Zhao Xue raised her head and glanced at Ye Zhou, confirming that the other party really asked him to sit over before moving.
After he sat down, Ye Zhou said, "Something happened just now, so I have to break the appointment. Please don't mind, sir."
Zhao Xue said quickly: "The Prime Minister is concerned about the country and the people, and has important matters to attend to. I am just a person who has been frustrated for half of my life, so how dare I be surprised?"
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "Sir, don't belittle yourself. If you really think you are a frustrated person, you wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to Linzi."
Zhao Xue raised her head and looked at Ye Zhou: "What kind of person does the Prime Minister think I am?"
Ye Zhou pondered for a moment and said softly, "Sir, you are like a crane waiting to fly, just waiting for a gust of wind, thinking that you can fly to the sky with the wind."
Ye Zhou said softly, "Sir, don't worry. I am not teasing you, and I have no ill intentions. Since you need a gust of wind, I will be the gust of wind. What do you think?"
Zhao Xue said solemnly, "The Prime Minister wants to recommend me to Lord Chen?"
Ye Zhou: "Chen State is weak and its people are suffering. I can save the people of Linzi, but I can't save the people of the entire Chen State. I don't have that much time."
"Are you sure?" Ye Zhou looked into Zhao Xue's eyes.
The two looked at each other, and Zhao Xue pursed her lips and said, "If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't dare to come to Linzi."
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "You are a man with great ambitions."
"In that case, I will have someone take you to the house I bought. The people living there are all scholars."
"But there are good and bad people among them. Some of them are jealous of your talent. You should be careful before I recommend you to Lord Chen."
He spoke in a soft voice with a smile on his face, and seemed to be talking about something light-hearted.
But Zhao Xue heard poison in his words and saw a knife in his smile.
Zhao Xue's breathing became heavy, but he also lowered his voice: "I will not let the Prime Minister down."
He knew that the important turning point in his life was happening at this moment.
This is the person who can change his destiny.
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