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"What are you talking about, benefactor? If it weren't for you, the boss's arm might not have been saved!"

(In ancient times, there were good Chinese medicine practitioners who could massage and set bones, but Bangshui County was a very backward place. There were no good Chinese medicine practitioners, and they didn’t know the level of good Chinese medicine practitioners. Therefore, breaking bones was a big problem for them... Note: There is no extra word in this paragraph, it was added later, just to express the desire to survive???????????)

Xu pulled Su Jiuyue.

"There is no doctor in our county who can set bones! Usually when this happens, the hand is basically useless!"

"Thank you so much... Just stay at my house and relax! It won't be considered a nuisance no matter how long you stay."

Su Jiuyue shook her head.

"It's getting late today, I have no choice but to disturb you two."

Thinking of the reactions of the villagers at the village entrance today, Su Jiuyue curled the corners of her mouth helplessly.

"Since Redwood Village doesn't welcome the two of us, we should leave as soon as possible."

I originally thought that these people were unable to sell the redwood simply because the ferocious beasts were unwilling.

Now that I think about it, there might be some other reason.

She has always been a person who is afraid of trouble.

Living here will make people look down on me, so I might as well find another place.

Let's wait until things are clear.

Xu didn't understand.

"Why do you say that, benefactor?"

Look at the puppy.

"What's going on? Why don't the villagers welcome my family's benefactor?"

Gouwazi sighed.

"Hey... they are here to collect redwood..."

Xu remained silent, her face looking somewhat unnatural.

Gouwazi then repeated to Xu what happened at the village entrance.

Lin Qingqing finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

"We just want to buy some redwood, don't we? That idiot actually wants to kill people! He is so lawless and so bold! Humph!"

Thinking about how she had just been crushed to death, Lin Qingqing still felt a little scared!

With a small face.

He was thinking in his heart that when his family came to pick him up, he would definitely teach the person who had committed the crime against him a lesson!

unacceptable!

Xu also sighed.

"This idiot is really too reckless. Fortunately, you are okay..."

"Ah... But ever since that incident, he has been resentful of merchants who come from outside to purchase redwood..."

Su Jiuyue raised her eyebrows.

What is the connection between this redwood and foreign merchants?

Why do the villagers of Redwood Village hate outside merchants purchasing redwood wood so much?

Su Jiuyue followed Xu into the house and found a small stool to sit down.

"Mrs. Xu, Brother Yang, could you please tell us what is going on here?"

Only by knowing what exactly happened can we prescribe the right medicine and resolve the villagers' concerns.

Otherwise, buying redwood would be extremely difficult!

Lin Qingqing also brought a small stool, looking like a curious baby!

The main thing is that these people behave too abnormally!

It’s hard not to be curious…

Xu and Gouwazi looked at each other.

The dog sighed and began to tell the story...

"Redwood Village originally made a living by selling timber. Later, a businessman named Shen came and discovered that there was a redwood forest in Redwood Village..."

"He told us that redwood is very valuable and was willing to find a market for us and discuss cooperation. He even took care of the transportation! He only charged us 5 copper coins per piece of wood as a middleman fee."

"We only need to be responsible for cutting down trees, and we will have a stable income of silver every day..."

Lin Qingqing touched her chin.

"Then this Boss Shen is a good person!"

Su Jiuyue seemed to be thinking about something.

Merchants are profit-driven. Boss Shen only charges 5 cents for each piece of wood and also takes charge of the transportation of the wood?

There is a ghost...

Gouwazi glanced at Lin Qingqing and didn't respond.

But continue to say...

"Later, the redwood trees in our village became famous, and we earned more and more money."

"The redwood business is getting better and better, and we are very grateful to Mr. Xu..."

"But the good times didn't last long. Suddenly, a wild beast appeared in the redwood forest!"

"At first, a few villagers who went to cut wood disappeared inexplicably, then a few more people went to look for them, and finally..."

"at last……"

Gouwazi's voice suddenly began to tremble.

"A few days later, more than a dozen villagers who had been torn to pieces by wild beasts and were no longer human were thrown outside the redwood forest!"

“It’s just too horrible to watch…”

Lin Qingqing covered her mouth.

"They were all killed by wild beasts!"

Gouwazi nodded.

"When something so serious happened, the first thing we thought of was to report it to the police!"

"But Boss Shen said that this is just an ordinary beast and he has a way to deal with it!"

Su Jiuyue felt a little depressed.

She already roughly knew what happened later...

"As a result, you gathered a group of villagers and went into the forest to kill the beast, but... you were deceived by Boss Shen?"

Su Jiuyue expressed her guess.

If this is the case, Boss Shen deserves no death!

Gouwazi nodded silently.

"Yes, there are more than 20 young people gathered in the village! Follow Boss Shen into the forest..."

"Who knew that Boss Shen was a liar! He bought the numbing powder from who knows where, and it's totally useless against wild animals!"

“Twenty-seven people! Twenty-seven young people! They died in the redwood forest! Some of them even lost their bodies!”

Gouwazi pounded his chest in pain!

"That Boss Shen is safe and sound under the protection of his followers!"

At this moment, Gouwazi's eyes were red and he felt extremely sad and angry!

"Damn it! Shameless!"

Lin Qingqing was so angry that she was shaking all over!

Su Jiuyue asked calmly.

"Is there any reporting officer?"

Xu smiled coldly.

"Heh... report to the police..."

"Boss Shen has bribed the government a long time ago, and the officials and businessmen are colluding! They have blocked the news about Redwood Village!"

"Some villagers were dissatisfied and wanted to report to the government office, but they were caught by the government office before they even left the county."

"They found a trumped-up charge and beat him with thirty sticks, turning him into a paraplegic..."

"We are in a remote area. What's the difference between those officials in the government and local tyrants?"

"There is no place to complain, no place to avenge! That's why I hate these foreign merchants who want to take advantage of redwood..."

As Xu spoke, the tears that had just stopped flowed again.

"Lawless! It's absolutely lawless! I will make my father ..."

Lin Qingqing was extremely angry and clenched her fists!

Su Jiuyue seemed to have expected this and just sighed lightly.

This collusion between officials and businessmen has been rampant since ancient times and has been repeatedly banned.

The people who suffer the most are always the people at the bottom of society...

Gouwazi had tears in his eyes and smiled sadly.

"Do you know how much Mr. Shen charges for each piece of redwood he sells for us?"

It seemed that no one was going to answer.

He said to himself.

"Hehehe... fifty copper coins! Do you know? Fifty copper coins!!!"

"For fifty copper coins of redwood wood, a total of forty-one people in our Redwood Village died! Forty-one lives!"

Su Jiuyue was shocked!

"Fifty coppers?"

impossible!

The price of redwood in the government office should be one tael of silver per piece!

If it is sold to a farther place, the price will only be higher!

Usually it ranges from two to four taels!

It is possible for some high-quality wood to be sold for five taels!

"Boss Shen is really a black-hearted person!"

Su Jiuyue couldn't help but feel angry.

I thought that he might conceal the sales price and embezzle some money.

After all, a five-copper-coin intermediary fee is absolutely unrealistic.

But I didn't expect this guy to be so greedy!

Gouwazi adjusted himself and continued.

"It was only when we accidentally heard a passing merchant talking about the price of redwood that we realized we had been cheated so badly..."

"That idiot, his son just turned seventeen, and he also died in that incident... The idiot became insane because of it. Sometimes he's crazy, and sometimes he's sober. I'm really sorry for what happened just now..."

"These businessmen are only interested in profit. They don't care about the lives of us villagers. It's not enough for them to suck our blood. In the end, they even tricked us into losing our lives!"

"How can we not hate it!"