The price of apples is a big deal to farmers.

If the price is higher, life will be much better. If the price is low, we will have to tighten our belts and live a hard life next year.

Li Tiedan had always been on good terms with the Guo family. When he learned from Grandpa Guo that a boss was coming to the village to buy apples for eight cents, he was so happy that he even planned to sell the apples and go to the town to buy a few meters of new cloth to make new coats for the elderly and children in his family.

After waiting so long, the boss finally came, but he said he was not 80% qualified. You can imagine how disappointed and depressed he was.

The Guo family is the worst off in the village. Since Li Tiedan's father's generation, they have been taking good care of the Guo family.

Therefore, when Li Tiedan learned that Uncle Guo and outsiders had played a trick on him, he became extremely angry and aggrieved, and ran to the village director's house to complain.

As the head of the village, the village director learned that a boss was buying apples at a high price. Naturally, he did not want to miss the opportunity to benefit the whole village, so he immediately went to Guo's house with Li Tiedan.

On the way, they met villagers who were looking for vendors to sell apples. They said to them directly, "Don't sell them. The boss of Uncle Guo's shop charges 8 cents."

This was a big deal, and many villagers also came to Guo's house.

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"Uncle Guo, I heard that your boss charges 80% for apples. Is that true?"

Uncle Guo has been an honest man all his life. Faced with the village director's questioning, he did not dare to lie or deceive, nor did he want to break his promise to Pei Yang. Caught in a dilemma, he had to look to Pei Yang for help.

Pei Yang knew that today's matter would be difficult to resolve, so he spoke up to help Uncle Guo out: "We also charge 5%."

Li Tiedan pointed at Pei Yang's nose and jumped up, "You're talking nonsense! When I came here earlier, I heard Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo say it was eight points, and they said five points was just a bluff."

They are all from the same village. The Guo family has received a lot of favors from the villagers, but now they are hiding the benefits to themselves.

The village director's face immediately turned cold. "Uncle Guo, please speak honestly. Is it five points or eight points?"

Uncle Guo was so embarrassed that his face was twisted into a ball. He stamped his feet and pointed at Pei Yang, "I listen to the boss. Whatever the boss says, that's it!"

As more and more villagers gathered around, dozens of pairs of eyes turned to Pei Yang.

Pei Yang had been to the battlefield and seen storms, so the current situation was nothing to him.

He said calmly: "Five points."

The village director had no choice but to turn to Mr. Guo and put pressure on him. "Boss, give me five points. Mr. Guo, what do you say?"

Uncle Guo looked at Pei Yang, then at the villagers who were gathering more and more, and nodded with a bitter expression, "Okay, five points."

"dad……"

Guo Lao Er was obviously not satisfied with the price and wanted to speak up, but was stopped by Guo Lao Da.

Pei Yang took the opportunity to explain to the village director and villagers: "Our purchase price is the same as the dealer's, both are 5 cents. Today we will buy from Grandpa Guo first. If you want to sell apples, you can wait until next time..."

Shen Mingzhu, Auntie Guo, and the two daughters-in-law of the Guo family who were inside the door could hear clearly the conversation outside the door.

When she heard that the price had become five cents, Auntie Guo immediately pulled Shen Mingzhu, and she was very excited.

"We agreed on eight points, and now it's changed to five points. How can you go back on your word?"

The two daughters-in-law of the Guo family also angrily accused Shen Mingzhu: "Knowing that you are willing to take 8 cents, Dad went to the town to buy a pound of pork and wanted to treat you to a good meal. After eating the pork, you changed your mind and only gave 5 cents. Aren't you liars?"

"Liar! Liar!"

Several children from the Guo family surrounded Shen Mingzhu and shouted together.

Hearing the quarrel inside the door, the village director and Li Tiedan wanted to lead people in.

Pei Yang brought Lao Zhu and Shen Chaobei to stop them, and physical friction was inevitable between the two sides.

"Eight points is eight points, just keep it at this price!"

Mrs. Guo and the two wives of the Guo family finally gave up and opened the door impatiently. They pulled Shen Mingzhu to Mr. Guo and the two sons of the Guo family and said, "The female boss said that we will charge 80%!"

"Yes, Dad, we all heard it. She said it herself."

The two daughters-in-law of the Guo family also echoed and even asked a few children to act as witnesses. They were eager to confirm the price to prevent Shen Mingzhu from changing her mind.

Fengcheng was very cold in December, but the women of the Guo family were so selfish and ignorant that they only cared about their own interests and gains and losses and didn't care about the lives of others, which made Shen Mingzhu feel heartbroken.

The saying "there must be something hateful about pitiful people" is very appropriate to describe them.

Pei Yang immediately walked to Shen Mingzhu's side, his eyes fell on her pale face with concern, and he said gently: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

"No, I told them myself."

Seeing her walking out the door, Pei Yang hurriedly followed her to protect her.

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As soon as she stepped out of the door, Uncle Guo immediately apologized to her with an apologetic look on his face: "Miss, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."

"She said it was 80% herself. As big bosses, they don't need this little money."

The one who spoke was the second daughter-in-law of the Guo family.

Shen Mingzhu glanced at the other party, then turned to the village director and the villagers and said, "I am the factory director, and I have the final say on the apple collection."

As soon as she finished speaking, the villagers were in an uproar, and everyone wanted her to go to their home to pick apples.

"My apples are no worse than Uncle Guo's. We are from the same mountain."

"People in our village rely on apples for their livelihood, unlike you city people who have commercial grain to eat. Boss, please be kind and buy our apples as well."

Shen Mingzhu did not talk to the villagers, but called the village director to talk to him aside.

"We only have one truck, which can carry at most 2,500 kilograms. We'll charge you 8 cents. You can decide who sells first."

The village director naturally would not refuse.

It’s better to sell as much as you can than to sell all of them at 5 cents off.

Immediately, the village director stood in front of the Guo family's door and explained clearly that Shen Mingzhu had purchased 2,500 kilograms of apples.

As for who gets the fruit, it’s decided by drawing lots. There are five lots in total, and whoever draws the lot gets to sell 500 kilograms.

This plan was unanimously agreed upon by all the villagers except the Guo family.

Aunt Guo couldn't take it anymore. She ran to Shen Mingzhu in a panic to ask for an explanation. "You promised to buy my apples. How can you go back on your word?"

Shen Mingzhu looked at the other party calmly, "I just agreed to charge 8% of the price, I didn't say I must charge yours."

Aunt Guo said anxiously, "I don't care. Anyway, you already made an agreement with my old man last night! You can't go back on your word!"

Shen Mingzhu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to the village director."

After that, Shen Mingzhu came to the village director and said in a voice that all villagers could hear: "Village director, Auntie Guo insisted that I collect her apples first, otherwise she would scold me for not keeping my word. I am in a difficult situation."

If the 2,500 kilograms of apples are compared to a cake, the village director and villagers are a community of interests waiting to share the cake.

And now, Auntie Guo wants to have everyone's cake all to herself, which is undoubtedly offending public anger.