"No one was killed, right?" Ye Zhou asked calmly when he heard about this.
Ham, who had originally rushed over to call for an explanation, was choked.
Ye Zhou and Ham stood at the entrance of the supermarket, looking at the city gate. The city gate was very busy now. Wu Yan and the others had gone to clean up the mess. The dwarves and elves who had stayed at the city gate to watch the fun had also gone up the mountain. Only the goblins and the guys brought by Ham were left there.
Ham found that his "questioning" did not make Ye Zhou bow his head, so he changed his attitude decisively. He sighed and said, "These guys of mine have cost me a lot of money and effort to train. They are not slaves. Their parents and relatives are still alive. Even if they are not dead, I have to do something after being beaten."
Before, Ye Zhou might have given Ham a favor and paid him less.
But this time, because it involved the sale of 50,000 gold coins, Ye Zhou was not so easy to talk to.
Otherwise, give him less this time. Even if it was not Ham's instruction this time, it is hard to say whether Ham will instruct it next time.
"Mr. Ham has failed to manage his men well, and he really needs to do something." Ye Zhou raised his leg and walked towards the city gate.
Ham's expression changed several times, but he finally trotted after him. He got close to Ye Zhou and heard Ye Zhou say again: "If I were you, I wouldn't hire such a troublemaker."
"When doing business, it's best that both the seller and the buyer are happy. Your guys can cause trouble here today, and they can cause trouble at someone else's place tomorrow. If this happens every time, Mr. Ham will probably lose a lot of goods and money, right?" Ye Zhou stopped.
Ham almost lost his brakes and was about to fall forward, but Ye Zhou reached out and grabbed Ham's arm, preventing Ham from falling flat on his face.
After Ham stood firm, he took a deep breath, thanked him first, and then said, "Maybe it wasn't my guy who caused the trouble."
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "So that's my buddy causing trouble? But the little goblin guarding the city gate is not my buddy."
Ham was silent for a moment, and Ye Zhou continued, "There are so many people living in this town now, and I'm not the lord here, so I can't control everyone."
It seems I can only blame myself for my bad luck.
But Ye Zhou added: "If they are not seriously injured, but they damage my things, will Mr. Ham help them compensate?"
Ham: “…”
He kept telling himself that the things Ye Zhou was selling were priceless, and although he was the buyer, he was the one who was praising the other party, not the other party praising him.
After convincing himself several times, Ham was finally able to calm down.
Although he hadn't been treated like this for many years, he had bowed his head like this before.
I just got back some of the feeling I had before.
"Of course." Ham had a smile on his face, without any sign of reluctance.
Ye Zhou nodded, looking satisfied: "Then let's go and take a look together."
Ham could only follow Ye Zhou out. He couldn't stand up straight because he had to ask for help from others.
"By the way, that light must be powered by batteries." Ye Zhou, "I'll give you ten pairs of batteries. You can come back for more when you run out. But every time you come to buy them, you must take a pair that cannot be used."
Hamchi asked, "Why is that?"
Ye Zhou lied calmly: "These batteries cannot be remanufactured, they can only be recycled."
Ye Zhou didn't give Ham a chance to ask questions: "You just need to think about whether you can accept it."
Ham asked, "How long will a pair of batteries last?"
Ye Zhou: "Just turn it on at night, it can last about a year."
Ham breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Ten pairs of batteries, ten years, during which time you can exchange the unused batteries for new ones, that's enough.
Even if this shop suddenly disappeared, he would have had a title in ten years, and His Majesty the King would probably have lost interest in the lamps.
Unless ten years later, there is still only this one lamp on this continent.
They soon reached the city gate, and Ye Zhou's eyes fell on the little goblin - he had guarded the little goblin at night, brought him meals, and even fed him water when he was unconscious. Although they were not of the same race, Ye Zhou inevitably developed some feelings for him.
The little goblin was obviously not beaten badly, although there were shoe marks on his face and body.
But judging from the size of the shoe prints, it was probably not caused by Ham's men, but by an accidental injury by a fellow goblin.
However, other goblins were seriously injured, with large pieces of skin broken on their faces or arms. But at this moment they still refused to give up, and kept jumping and asking those guys to apologize to them. Although they were angry, they were actually quite cute when they jumped around.
As for those guys——
Ye Zhou's gaze moved over.
There were six people in total, all of them were young and strong adult men, with strong muscles and very tall stature among ordinary people.
It’s not that Ye Zhou looked down on the goblins, but the goblins’ fighting power was too limited. If a man like this kicked the little goblin, it was likely to cause damage to his internal organs.
Six men were also injured and were now standing aside. Their clothes had been torn, with only a few pieces of rags hanging on their bodies. Their hair was a mess and they had wounds on their faces and bodies. It seemed that the goblins had tried to kill them. There were teeth marks on the arms of several men, and blood was still oozing out of them.
They saw Ye Zhou and also Ham.
The guys who were a little short of breath suddenly became energetic.
"Sir!" The guys looked at Ham as if they saw a savior.
Although Ham was not a very good boss to his employees, these guys were hired by him after all, not slaves.
Ham still treasures the "things" that cost money.
Ham glanced at Ye Zhou and coughed, then walked up to the guys, his words full of hints. He only hoped that these fools could understand what he meant and follow the steps he gave them.
"You are all young people." Ham glanced at the group of short goblins and forced a smile. "It's normal to have some conflicts. No one was killed."
He wants to make a big thing small and a small thing nothing.
After saying that, Ham turned around and looked at Ye Zhou, but could not tell any joy or anger from Ye Zhou's face.
Ham is not afraid of anything now, except Ye Zhou raising the price. Fifty thousand gold coins are already an almost unbearable burden for him. If he adds a few hundred more, he will want to kill these guys.
After all, even if these guys died, he would have to pay less than fifty silver coins per person to compensate their families.
But the guys didn't understand the meaning of Ham's words. They were used to following Ham's tyranny and could bow to big businessmen and nobles, but they were unwilling to bow to the goblins.
The blond man was the strongest among them. He said to Ham, "Sir, they were the first to attack us. We did nothing. It was these goblins who were looking for trouble!"
Ham closed his eyes in despair, wishing he could slap this guy right now.
He didn't care who was right or wrong, or what the truth of the matter was. He knew that he couldn't blackmail Ye Zhou with this matter, so he couldn't let Ye Zhou blackmail him with this matter.
"Bullshit!" one of the goblins shouted, "You were the first to steal Byron's buns!"
"Yes! You stole Byron's buns and cursed at us! You said we goblins don't deserve to eat buns!"
The blond man said confidently: "We don't know the buns are his. The buns are placed on the table and anyone can take them. How do we know the buns have an owner?"
"What makes you say we said goblins don't deserve to eat buns? We never said anything like that."
The goblins started chattering and scolding the guys for their shamelessness, but they had just come out of the mountains and had no idea how to organize their words to expose their lies.
Ye Zhou looked at Ham.
Ham sighed with a headache.
"I'm so sorry." Ham bowed slightly towards Ye Zhou. This angle didn't count as a bow, but it also expressed his attitude. "I will compensate each injured goblin with ten copper coins."
Although the business between Ye Zhou and Ham was huge, Ye Zhou also knew that ten copper coins were not a small amount.
So he nodded: "Then you count the number of people."
"As for your guys, they should also compensate for the money for the buns." Ye Zhou glanced at the little goblin, "Compensate him."
Ham's back teeth were almost broken. "How much?"
Ye Zhou smiled and said, "That's beef buns."
Ham: “…”
Beef is much more expensive than chicken and rabbit. Veins on his forehead were throbbing, but Ye Zhou patted Ham's shoulder and said, "I see Mr. Ham's sincerity. I will help you make up the money, but your guys..."
"I'll let them go right away!" Ham's brows relaxed a lot.
Every penny saved is a penny earned. When he thought of the 50,000 gold coins, he felt that he was actually a poor man.
Ham's temper was not so good when facing the guys. He pointed at the blond man's nose and said, "Get lost now! You don't have to go back to pack your things. Go back to your own home and don't come here again. Just think that the money I gave you was wasted!"
Six less guys wouldn't matter, Ham thought to himself.
The guys looked at Ham in surprise.
The blond man quickly said: "Sir, you can't just listen to them! We really didn't say anything like that!"
"Yes, sir! How can you listen to goblins? Goblins are full of lies. They are animals, not human beings!"
Ham was almost crying because of the stupidity of these people. He looked at Ye Zhou again.
Ye Zhou didn't look at him, but said to the goblins: "You don't have to go hunting today. Mr. Ham will give each of you ten copper coins as compensation later."
It has been some time since they came down the mountain, and the goblins have realized that ten copper coins still have a lot of purchasing power, at least they can buy a lot of things in the supermarket.
Although I can't buy salt and sugar.
Ye Zhou walked to Byron, bent down slightly, and rubbed Byron's head.
Byron looked confused as he was being rubbed.
He only had one thought: Fortunately, I washed my hair last night! There is no oil this morning!
Byron carefully raised his head to look at Ye Zhou's face, but from his angle he could only see Ye Zhou's chin.
His nose felt a little sour, but he held back the tears in his eyes.
Even his biological parents had not protected him, but these goblins, who had only known him for a few weeks, and the human benefactor who had saved him, had protected him.
The feeling is hard to describe, but it is enough for Byron to remember it for the rest of his life.
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