Old Zhu was also suddenly scolded, and the words used were specifically vulgar. Old Zhu was so embarrassed that he quickly put his legs together. In the end, he simply switched small wooden stools with the little boy, and he sat on the bottom while the little boy sat on the kang stool.
In just a few minutes, Wu Renyi lectured several people with great enthusiasm and spittle flying everywhere.
Lin Mo noticed this and wondered what this guy was doing, acting like a discipline committee member.
"Old Miao, you're standing with your legs spread apart and a big basket in the middle, taking up a whole space by yourself. Don't you see how many people are standing and there's nowhere to sit?"
Just as Wu Renyi turned his attention to Miao Wang's father out of some whim, Lin Mo walked towards him, figuring out what the guy was up to.
Does the pleasure of power come from dominating others?
He actually dared to act like an official in my shop, yelling at and disciplining the villagers.
What the hell?
Lin Mo moved the television, which resembled a dividing line, forward about two meters, and suddenly a spacious area appeared on the side of the kang stool.
A group of villagers who were standing immediately carried small stools and ran to the front to sit down, instantly solving the problem of insufficient space.
He walked up to Chen Wenying, shoved aside the smug and bewildered Wu Renyi, and then said to Chen Wenying:
"Stretch your legs out on the kang stool and keep your legs and feet warm, which can also relieve the pain."
Wu Renyi, who was experiencing the sweetness of hawking his wares for the first time, felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water when he was shoved like that.
Before he could even unleash his rage, Lin Mo glared back at him.
Wu Renyi immediately backed down. After all, this large store belonged to Lin Mo, and he couldn't afford to offend him, otherwise he would lose face if he were kicked out.
He gave Lin Mo a timid and furtive glare to save face, then slunk away into a corner.
"No, I don't think so... that would take up space..." Chen Wenying was used to being timid and had always been tolerant.
Poverty invites bullying. Although every household in the village is poor, there are vast differences between different levels of poverty.
Old Zhu's family was the poorest in the village, all because of her arthritis.
"Oh, what do you mean by taking up space? If it's good for your legs, then it's only right for the younger generation in the village to respect the elderly."
Chen Gang's two children were in the row in front of him. The two kids were turning their heads to look at him, clearly having heard what he said, so Lin Mo smiled and said to them:
"Don't you agree with this logic?"
“Yes, we should respect the elderly and care for the young,” Chen Gang’s eldest daughter said in a childish voice.
Chen Gang glanced back, moved his lips a few times, but ultimately remained silent.
The television was showing a very exciting movie called "Going Up the Mountain Ridge," and the villagers were watching it intently, their hands frozen in place as they worked.
Such a comfortable and happy moment is very rare.
"Cough cough."
The quiet store, where only the sound of the television could be heard, was suddenly filled with a series of deliberately loud coughs.
Village chief Wu Fengshou walked in holding a receipt book:
"It's time to pay the electricity bill."
"Miao Fenfa, your family's is 83 cents."
"Carpenter Su, your family's salary is 90.09 cents."
...
"Lin Mo, your electricity bill is 11.88 yuan."
Every household received 80 or 90 cents, with the most being a dollar and a few cents.
The electricity bill for Lin Mo's family was shockingly high, equivalent to four months' income as a donkey in the production team.
"How come we have so much money?" Lin Mo asked, reaching into his pocket for money and exclaiming in surprise.
"Hmph, who told you to keep the TV on all the time?" The village chief teased him, feigning reproach.
When the villagers learned that they had somehow managed to rack up so much of the Lin family's electricity bill by simply watching TV, they all felt a pang of embarrassment.
Actually, Lin Mo didn't really watch it; it was all the villagers who were guarding it, keeping it open from morning till night.
The village chief had already planned out today's events last night.
First, we made everyone pay their electricity bills, which caused a little bit of unhappiness, and then...
And then there's the good news that will get everyone jumping for joy—
He has decided to make a formal announcement!
Laoshu Village collectively engages in raspberry cultivation!
Now is the best time for cuttings! Let's get started!
Every household will surely get better and better every year from now on!
"Oh, there's a movie to watch today."
Just as the village chief was about to make the announcement, the voice of an uninvited guest gradually approached from outside.
Xu Zhenting casually held his right hand, while his left hand leisurely pinched a pine nut from his right palm and popped it into his mouth.
Walking in alongside him was Jiang Ying, who was very eye-catching.
Because she was wearing a gorgeous mink coat?
Liang Zhenguo, Wang Jian, Wang Tao, and Zhang Fen followed behind them.
As soon as the group entered, they walked to within half a meter of the television, casually propped themselves up with one hand, and sat down on the floor.
Those heads completely blocked most of the television screen.
“Young Master Xu? Our family has already accumulated nearly two hundred catties of pine nuts, and you…”
The moment Wang Yanli saw Xu Zhenting, she immediately thought of Songren's matter.
However, before she could finish speaking, Xu Zhenting impatiently interrupted her:
"I don't want it anymore."
? ? ?
These words immediately caused an uproar among the villagers.
"Why don't you want them anymore? Didn't we agree that you would buy our pine nuts at 1.5 yuan per kilogram?"
"We made a good agreement, and we've already peeled everything, so why are you just going to throw it away?"
Wang Yanli was stunned on the spot, while her husband, Sun Houkang, after recovering from the shock, angrily ran to the front and questioned her:
"How can you do things like this? You're supposed to be a student!"
Xu Zhenting supported himself with one hand on the ground and the other on his lazily bent knee. He tilted his head to look at Sun Houkang and smiled fearlessly.
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