Chapter 376 Playing the Victim

After several days of commotion, no one dared to come forward and settle accounts, and gradually the commotion died down. Bai Yunxi had been paying attention to the situation in the village. In her spare time, she would squat by the river to fish, waiting for Song Wangshi to send her news.

Speaking of this, Bai Yunxi was a little amused. Song Wangshi's family had been commotioning over the issue of selling grain, and the cause was still the cost of Song Jie's studies. The other two families always felt that they were at a disadvantage and were unwilling to accept it.

Because of this, the sale of grain was delayed, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Speaking of this, Song Wangshi herself was full of emotion.

The village was settled, and Xiao Si went to the town to inquire about the news. The boy was smart and had a good relationship with Du Shun. When he was away, Du Shun helped him to inquire about the news.

After a while of commotion, the people in the surrounding villages also calmed down, but the grain price in the town rose by another penny, and finally waited for the government's order not to increase it privately.

Twenty-five pennies, temporarily stable.

Bai Yunxi found an opportunity and went to the town alone. He went directly to the grain shop. From a distance, he saw a group of people surrounding the grain shop. Some were crying and some were kneeling. Only the shopkeeper Wang standing at the door had a dark face.

"Shopkeeper, please, give us some money? I sold all my grain to your family."

"Yes, there is not enough food at home. The price of grain has skyrocketed. Brown rice has risen to fifteen cents. If you don't give us the difference, our family will starve to death.

"You who run the grain shop have a big family and a big business, unlike us poor people. Please have mercy. As long as we have a bite to eat, we will never make trouble here. "

Bai Yunxi stood not far away, looking at these old, weak, women and children, pursing her lips. Is this a new routine?

The men were beaten back, and the women and children took over?

Listening to these cries, looking at their patched clothes, they are all poor people, this is true.

But, I always feel that something is wrong.

There are many people watching the excitement around, some pointing fingers at the grain shop, and some expressing helplessness.

Manager Wang stood at the door of the grain shop, staring at the crying women and children on the ground with a dark face, and took a few deep breaths.

"I think you are women and children, and I can't bear to let people do it. If you don't know what's good for you, I won't be polite... Go back quickly while it's still early. The government has issued a document that the previous transactions were fair and reasonable, and there is no fraud. No matter how you make trouble, you can't make up the money. "

"Besides, I am also the shopkeeper hired by the boss. To put it bluntly, I am a servant. No matter how you make things difficult for me, I can't make the decision. "

Shopkeeper Wang said, raised his hand and pinched his brows, then raised his eyes, and the politeness on his face disappeared.

"I kindly advise you to leave, don't rely on your status as a woman and child to cheat, my tolerance is limited, if you really push and shove, you will suffer in the end."

As soon as Shopkeeper Wang finished speaking, five or six ferocious thugs immediately rushed out from behind him, holding each wrist, and the joints of the bones cracked.

When these people came out, the people watching the excitement around immediately retreated a foot away, and the women and children who knelt at the door and cried were all scared pale.

Some timid ones collapsed directly on the ground, without even the strength to move, and some covered their mouths and cried,

"Wuwu... Please pity us poor people, right?"

"Wuwu..."

Bai Yunxi stood by, watching the situation, thinking about their respective positions, and was indeed helpless.

When they gathered to sell grain, the price was the same as last year, but no one knew that the news of war would suddenly spread.