Chapter 636 Where did this little girl come from? How dare you meddle in your grandfather’s affairs?
The walnut in the middle-aged man's hand stopped.
He raised his eyes and asked slowly, "The government didn't respond?"
"No... Not only did they not respond, the prefect even sent someone to deliver a gift!"
Shopkeeper Wang was almost in tears. "They say this is a 'grand event in the arts'—it's a good thing! The prefect is even going to be the judge himself to show fairness!"
The middle-aged man was silent.
For the first time, a serious look appeared on his shrewd face.
He had no idea where the other party came from.
He couldn't see the other party's purpose.
But this move was too cruel.
Using a large sum of money to pry people's hearts...
Chen Taimo actually sent a gift. What's going on?
"What are you panicking about?" The middle-aged man suppressed his irritation and sneered, "Even if he wants to be a bodhisattva, he still has to see if those worthless people dare to accept his incense."
He looked at Shopkeeper Wang with a cold look in his eyes.
"Go, find a few people, and go hang out at the registration area."
"Tell those ignorant people that whoever dares to sign up will no longer have a place in Zhinu Lane."
City Square.
Chu Ruohan's people only set up a simple table and two chairs, with a wooden sign next to it that read "Registration Office".
But there was a long queue in front of this simple stall.
Most of the people in the team were ragged and had pale faces, but in their eyes, there was a flame of hope burning.
Grandma Sun was also among them. She changed into a clean set of old clothes and supported her grandson Xiaobao, who was already able to walk. Her face showed a bit of nervousness and excitement.
Suddenly, a noise came from behind the team.
Seven or eight ruffians came over in a nonchalant manner.
The leader was a bald man with a scar on his neck. He kicked over the food stall next to him and glared fiercely at the people in line.
"Wow, it's quite lively?"
Scarface walked to the front of the team and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground.
"Want to get rich? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?"
He pointed at a thin, middle-aged man in the front row and cursed, "Shopkeeper Wang has issued an order. Whoever puts his fingerprint on this paper today will never again receive a single inch of fabric work from Jinxiu Pavilion!"
"Don't live in the house on Zhinu Lane anymore! Get out of here!"
The crowd was in an uproar, and the hope that had just ignited on many people's faces was instantly extinguished by fear.
They all rented houses in Zhinu Lane, and after being kicked out, the whole family was left without even a roof over their heads to shelter from the rain.
Scarface was very satisfied with the effect. He grinned and grabbed the middle-aged man by the collar.
"What? You're not convinced? You still want to sign up?"
He snatched the registration paper from the man's hand, crumpled it into a ball, and smashed it hard into his face.
"roll!"
The middle-aged man was pushed and staggered, falling to the ground. He was angry but dared not say a word. The people around him also stepped back and avoided his gaze.
Hope, after all, cannot defeat the threat of reality.
At this moment, a cold female voice sounded.
"Help him up."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a simple long dress standing in front of the registration table without them noticing.
Behind her stood the tall man.
Chu Ruohan didn't look at the group of thugs. Her eyes fell on the man who fell.
Scarface was stunned for a moment, then looked Chu Ruohan up and down with a lustful look in his eyes.
"Where did this little girl come from? How dare you meddle in your grandfather's affairs?"
Chu Ruohan didn't even look at him, but just repeated it again.
"Help him up."
Her voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.
Gu Junze took a step forward, just one step, and the scarred man felt a cold murderous aura enveloping him.
It was as if he was not facing a human being, but a man-eating beast.
His calves began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Didn't you hear what my wife said?" Gu Junze's voice was soft, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Scarface's heart.
Scarface's accomplices were also frightened by this momentum and did not dare to move forward.
At this tense moment, Chu Ruohan spoke again, and this time, she spoke to all the frightened weavers.
"Today, anyone who signs up will receive a reward of one ounce of silver. It's paid now, no delays!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Junze placed a heavy wooden box on the table.
When the lid of the box was opened, inside were neatly stacked silver ingots that shone with an attractive luster in the sunlight.
One tael of silver.
For the rich, it's just the cost of a meal.
But for these weavers, this is hard-earned money that they cannot earn in several months.
The crowd was completely silent.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the box of silver.
The threats and fear are still there, but the white silver is so real and so within reach.
The first person to sign up was Grandma Sun.
She supported Xiaobao and walked tremblingly to the table, picked up a pen, and wrote her name on the paper.
Then she pressed a bright red handprint.
Chu Tian immediately took out a silver ingot from the box and handed it to her.
The weight of the silver is heavy.
Granny Sun clutched the silver, turned around, looked at the villagers who were still hesitating, and shouted, "I'm old and have nothing to lose!"
"But I don't want my grandson to be like me, being trampled underfoot and unable to stand up straight for the rest of his life!"
"Today, even if the king of heaven comes, I will fight for this opportunity!"
Her words were like a key, unlocking the last shackles in everyone's heart.
The middle-aged man who was pushed down got up from the ground, picked up the crumpled registration paper, smoothed it out, strode to the table, and pressed his fingerprints heavily.
"Count me in!"
"And me!"
"Damn it! The worst that can happen is death! I'm willing to give it my all!"
One person, two people, a group of people...
Scarface was pushed back repeatedly by the surging crowd.
These bastards who had allowed him to bully them in the past and didn't even dare to raise their heads actually dared to resist him today.
A skinny thug came up to him, tugged at his sleeve, and said in a low, trembling voice, "Boss, what should we do? Shopkeeper Wang said that if we mess this up, he'll break our legs when we get back!"
Scar Liu was afraid of the evil spirit in front of him, but he was even more afraid of Manager Wang's methods.
That man might only cause him some physical pain, but Shopkeeper Wang would really take their lives!
Scar Liu's face trembled, "Damn it! Shame on you!"
He pointed at the wooden table with the silver ingots on it and said, "Smash it all! Smash all of it!"
At a command, several thugs behind him, relying on their numbers, rushed towards the registration table.
The crowd exclaimed and subconsciously stepped back.
Grandma Sun held Xiaobao tightly behind her, and the color on her face drained away.
Gu Junze moved.
He didn't use any earth-shattering moves. At the moment when the first thug's hand was about to touch the corner of the table, he took a step forward leisurely and blocked the table exactly.
Seeing this, the thug laughed grimly and swung his fist towards Gu Junze's face.
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