Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

But if the contract was really signed and the government had it on record, not only would it damage his reputation in the future, but even when he was running for the imperial merchant, the existence of such a stain would definitely become a major handle for his business rivals to attack him.

Manager Luo pursed his lips. He didn't want to propose not to sign the contract at this juncture, but Uncle Lin said that they would have to go to the county government to sign the contract when they went to the town to buy. Things came too suddenly, so he had to propose not to sign the contract at this juncture.

Uncle Niu was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He felt like he was about to collapse. He raised his hand and slapped himself twice. The two crisp "pa pa" sounds shook everyone in the hall. "I really hate myself for being so blind. What the hell did I bring back?"

Niu Tietou was also shaking violently, but he still blocked his father's palm. He held back his tears and blamed himself with a trembling voice, "Dad, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was blind and trusted the wrong person. It's my fault."

"Yes, you are also wrong, and I am also wrong. I was wrong in giving birth to a blind thing like you, and I was wrong in not going to the town to look for you. If I had known this would happen, I should have let you die in the town early..., so that you would not be left behind to harm everyone..."

"His father, we have never done anything harmful in our lives, but now... now we have to bear the guilt for the rest of our lives..."

Father Niu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, Aunt Niu covered her chest with her hands and burst into tears, Niu Tietou was so ashamed that he glared at the Luo family with eyes like they were breathing fire. Except for the Luo family, the expressions of everyone present could only be described as ugly.

Luo's mother, who was the oldest, must have known her son's thoughts in advance. Although her face was filled with shame, she simply turned her head away, not daring to look directly at the crowd's murderous gazes.

Luo Qianqian actually took advantage of the situation and yelled, "You are the ones who are stupid. If it is a secret recipe, just keep it well. No one forced you to take it out. Can you blame us? Now you have learned it even if you don't want to. Even if you don't sign the contract, what can you do to us?"

"Are you talking like a human being? How much food and supplies did your family take when they escaped? Didn't you rely on the big guys to survive later? Do you still have a conscience when you say this now?"

"You are a family of ungrateful bastards. I shouldn't have brought you with me in the first place. I should have let you die of starvation or disease on the road."

"You conscienceless person, you ate and drank so much from us for free, now you should spit it all out and give it back to us."

"They just fed the animals with the food and still felt grateful. This family is a bunch of bastards who deserve to be punished by God."

"It's a damned thing."

"That's enough." Shopkeeper Luo's face flushed red. Although he was in the wrong, what these people said was too harsh. "In that case, let's go. We don't have to stay here any longer and bother you..."

Before he could finish, Lin Zhaodi interrupted him and said, "If you want to leave, you can. Pay for your family's food, drinks, and medical expenses first."

Shopkeeper Luo had not expected that the second girl from the Lin family would be so petty, but thinking that he would never have to deal with these people again in the future, it would be better to settle the matter immediately and part ways completely.

"Why should we pay? When we were together with everyone, we ate and used everything together. You didn't pay, so why should we pay?" Shopkeeper Luo was about to take out the money but was interrupted by his daughter's sharp voice.

All of a sudden, everyone's anger was aroused again. They gnashed their teeth and glared at her with angry eyes, wishing they could skin this family of ungrateful people alive with their eyes.

Mrs. Luo, like Luo's mother, did not dare to meet the murderous gazes of the crowd, fearing that her daughter would say something extreme, which would make it even more difficult for their family to leave. She quickly pulled Luo Qianqian behind her, covered her mouth with her hand, and whispered in her ear.

"Here are two hundred taels, which are enough to pay for our family's food and medicine during this period. I hope that after this farewell, we will still be friends again in the future. Goodbye."

Shopkeeper Luo placed the banknote on Lin Zhaodi's outstretched hand, took a step back, bowed to everyone, and was about to leave with his family.

"I said can you go?"

Lin Xiaoyue spoke coldly, and her pair of dark eyes made the Luo family members panic. Even Luo Qianqian didn't dare to act like she did before, arguing back at every word others said.

It was really that Lin Xiaoyue's ferocity was too deeply rooted in people's hearts and was frightening. Even though she was calm at this moment, she gave people a sense of oppression and tension as if a storm was about to come.

Lin Xiaoyue was too lazy to waste time talking to the Luo family. It was human nature to want to get rich quickly, but, they were getting other people's secret recipes for free so openly, and then they wanted to send them off with just two hundred taels. Was he trying to fool people?

"Everyone wants to be extremely wealthy, but it's not good to eat in an ugly way."

"What do you mean?" Shopkeeper Luo said gloomily, "Two hundred taels is enough to eat at the best restaurant in Yongzhou City for a month."

Shopkeeper Luo could ignore everyone here, but the little girl in front of him, who had not yet reached the age of marriage, was the one he was most afraid of.

At the beginning, he was indeed very grateful to Niu Laogen and Lin Dashan's families for taking them out of Wuyue Town. Later, when they encountered various difficulties and obstacles along the way, the upright Niu father and son fought in the front to support them. Over time, he got used to it.

Afterwards, they encountered the Shanglin family's team coming to join them, although they were short of water and the suffering was extremely severe for a while.

However, it is undeniable that these people are all honest and easy to talk to. They are not secretive and even took out secret recipes one by one. At first, it was just fermented steamed buns, followed by amazing mixed stews, then the extremely exciting distilled liquor, and then the simple yet exquisite instant noodles... Time and time again, the exotic food was taken out from the hands of a little girl, and it felt as easy as eating and drinking, which made him think about it.

The little girl never seemed to realize how important and crazy the things she took out were.

After all, how broad can a country boy's vision be? He has no idea how much wealth his products can bring.

Even the oldest and most knowledgeable head of the group, Grandpa Lin, was limited by his circumstances and could only make a little money by selling various secret recipes.

But just 50 jars of distilled liquor were enough to make them cheer and excited.

It's really a waste of natural resources...

He thought he could make distilled liquor and instant noodles bigger and stronger, amass great wealth, and build a prosperous family.

Such a good secret recipe, rather than being kept in the hands of a group of mud-legged people with long hair and short knowledge, rotting and stinking, obscuring its dazzling brilliance, it is better to let him use the secret recipe to its fullest effect, so that people all over the world can see the rich and mellow distilled liquor and the unique flavor of instant noodles.

See, this is the biggest difference between people.