Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Hearing the loud scolding of a few quick hands, the surrounding vendors and pedestrians showed a hint of fear on their faces.

Some vendors who were acquaintances of Chen Changfan looked at him with sympathy.

In this market town, it is better to offend the county magistrate than to offend the head of the Qian market town.

After all, he is the county magistrate, so it is impossible for him to target a commoner like me. The head of the neighborhood is the person in charge of this neighborhood. If you offend him, the consequences will usually be miserable.

It is said that the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. Although the head of the block has no real job, he controls the operation and management of the entire block market. Small vendors usually rush to pay their respects to him and dare not disobey him in the slightest.

Generally speaking, the head of the neighborhood only exploits people, but does not call on the quick-handed police to carry out violent law enforcement.

After all, what the market needs is stability and harmony. If there are fights and smashing every day, will people still be able to do business?

So generally speaking, when things escalate to the point where Kuaishou steps in, vendors will generally choose to keep quiet.

You should admit your mistakes when you should, and pay the money when you should pay the money.

At this time, the head of the neighborhood would be magnanimous and forgive the villain's fault. After making a lot of money, he would take a few quick-handed brothers to have fun.

Although the vendors had many grievances, they did not dare to openly confront each other and had to swallow their anger.

Seeing that Chen Changfan seemed unwilling to give in, the surrounding vendors couldn't bear to see him get beaten and injured. After all, this young man left a good impression on them.

So everyone started to persuade him, "Erlang, just admit your mistake to the wardens. What the wardens say is always right."

"Erlang, say a few nice words to the ward master. He will be magnanimous and will definitely not hold it against you."

"Please calm down, squad leaders. Chen Jia Erlang is young and ignorant. Please be more tolerant of him."

Those vendors didn't know that the head of the neighborhood wanted to drive Chen Changfan out of the neighborhood.

Everyone thought that they were short of filial piety money and that the neighborhood chief was causing trouble.

Uncle Han, who was selling sweet potatoes, pulled Chen Changfan aside and muttered quietly, "That neighborhood chief is just trying to extort some money as a tribute. Just give it to him. Don't make a big deal out of it, or your business will be hard to do in the future."

The bamboo craftsman, Old Chen, also pulled Chen Changfan aside, saying earnestly, "The person you really can't afford to offend in this market is that guy named Qian. Now, if you admit your mistake and slip him a few ounces of silver, this matter should be resolved."

A tael of silver?

Chen Changfan wanted to laugh.

His business is booming now, and he only earns two taels of silver after a hard day's work. How could this Qian guy get one tael of silver just by opening his mouth?

No wonder the other party refused to accept the 20 cents he gave him just now. It turned out that he thought it was too little.

If one or two taels of silver could keep his business safe, he might have gritted his teeth and given it, but it was obvious that this Qian man wanted to kick him out.

Then this matter cannot be resolved peacefully.

He had worked so hard to run this fish stall, how could he give it up so easily?

He nodded to Old Chen and Old Han and walked towards Master Qian.

"Chief, if you want to expel me from the market, you should at least give me a reason, right? My fish stall has always been run with integrity, never cheating anyone. Please tell me what I did wrong."

Chen Changfan deliberately raised his voice, which immediately attracted more people's attention.

Qian Ke's face looked a little ugly.

Of course, he couldn't say that someone had given him money to steal Chen Erlang's fish stall business.

But since Chen Erlang was shouting so loudly, he still had to save some face and couldn't just use force right away.

Qian Ke's narrowed eyes darted around as he immediately found an excuse. "Someone reported that the fish you sell isn't fresh. People who ate it suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, and it almost resulted in a fatality. This ward master absolutely cannot tolerate a dishonest merchant like you, so you must close your fish stall today."

"All of my catches are freshwater fish I catch daily from the Chiwei River. They never stay overnight. How could they have made people sick?"

Chen Changfan knew that he had to establish his reputation at this time.

Otherwise, even if he was not driven away today, the reputation of his fish stall would be ruined in the future.

"Which customer is suffering from vomiting and diarrhea after eating my fish? I am willing to cover his medical expenses and compensate him tenfold for the fish! Also, if anyone buys a dead fish from me, I will double the compensation!"

As soon as the words fell, the market fell into silence.

If you get sick after eating fish, we will cover all medical expenses and provide you with ten times the compensation!

If you bought a dead fish, you will be compensated double!

It is difficult for businesses to offer ten times the compensation for fake products in modern society, let alone in ancient times when business was underdeveloped.

Chen Changfan's words stunned everyone present, and everyone was trying hard to digest the weight of his words.

Ten times the compensation!

Double compensation!

Who would dare to make such a promise in public if they were not truly confident in their catch?

"Alright! Since you're saying such harsh words, I'll bring that man here to confront you. If you can't escape, you'll have to pay ten times the price of the fish."

The person who had diarrhea after eating fish was naturally fabricated by Qian Fangchang, but he also had the ability to "find" such a person.

"Then I'll wait here." Chen Changfan knew that Master Qian was planning a bad move, but he had to take it.

After a while, a middle-aged woman wearing a flowery headscarf walked over quickly.

She first glanced at Director Qian, and then began to cry loudly.

She said that she bought fish from Chen Changfan yesterday, and ended up vomiting and having diarrhea that night. She went to the clinic and spent two taels of silver just on the medicine.

"Two taels of silver? It wouldn't cost that much to have an abortion, right?" Old Han retorted with his eyes wide open.

"What do you care? I only spent two taels of silver on the medicine. Chen Erlang, you should pay me back!"

The woman stretched out her hand and asked Chen Changfan for money.

Chen Changfan smiled. "How do you know my name is Chen Erlang? I don't think we know each other."

The woman was startled, then managed to utter a few words with a grumble, "What do you care if I know you or not? I bought my fish from your stall yesterday. You have to compensate me for two taels of silver for the medicine, and ten times the price of the fish. The total is... three taels of silver!"

"Three taels of silver? The more you talk, the more outrageous it gets!"

Old Chen also felt sorry for Chen Changfan. It was obvious that this woman had come here on purpose to blackmail him.

How could Chen Changfan not see it?

He smiled and looked at the woman, then said slowly, "According to what you said, ten times the price of buying fish is one tael of silver. Then you spent 100 coins on buying fish yesterday, right?"

"Yes! One hundred coins!"

"Then may I ask, what kind of fish did you buy with this hundred coins, and how many kilograms does it weigh?"

The woman was stumped by Chen Changfan's question. She didn't come to buy fish yesterday, so naturally she couldn't answer.

She couldn't answer, but asked Chen Changfan confidently, "You're a fishmonger. You can't remember what fish you sold, and you still have the nerve to ask me?"

Listening to the woman's questioning, Chen Changfan smiled apologetically, "Oh, look at my memory. I remember now. Yesterday you bought a fish weighing more than a pound from me. You paid me a hundred coins at the time. I seem to remember it."

The woman nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it's me. Over a pound of fish, and they actually asked me for a hundred coins. What a ruthless businessman!"

"Do you remember what kind of fish you bought?"

"What fish? I... I can't remember." The woman began to hesitate.

"You remember spending a hundred coins on me, but you can't remember what fish you bought. Do you think that's reasonable?"

The smile on Chen Changfan's face gradually cooled.

Just when the woman's face had turned red, Chen Changfan's voice slowly came out:

"Then let me tell you, the fish you bought is redtail, do you remember now?"

"Yes, yes, it's Akao, that's what I bought!"

The woman was so anxious that she was sweating, and she just continued talking subconsciously without thinking much.

As soon as he finished speaking, the face of Qian Fangchang immediately darkened.

Foolish woman!

Do you know what Akao looks like?

The woman seemed to suddenly realize her slip of the tongue and immediately corrected herself, "No, no, it's not Akao. I might have remembered it wrongly."

Chen Changfan laughed and said, "I guess you're mistaken. The most expensive yellow croaker in my fish stall is only 20 wen per catty, not to mention selling you a fish for over a hundred wen. If it's really a redtail, I'll accept it. What fishmonger in the world doesn't want a redtail?"

"So you must have remembered it wrongly. Either you didn't buy any fish yesterday, or you bought it from another fish stall. Either way, your vomiting and diarrhea can't be blamed on me."

The woman was speechless after hearing what Chen Changfan said.

The crowd watching also understood. It turned out that this woman came here specifically to blackmail them, but they didn't expect Chen Erlang to be so eloquent that he exposed her trick with just a few words.

With so many eyes watching, it was difficult for Director Qian to find an excuse to chase Chen Changfan away.

He waved his hand unhappily to send the woman away, and looked at Chen Changfan with a cold gaze.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, it's fine if I clear it up. But you should still take this as a warning. Don't cheat or shortchange people in business, or I won't forgive you!"

With that, Qian Fangzhang left with a wave of his sleeves, but when he passed by Chen Changfan, he whispered a threat:

"You're lucky today, but don't get too complacent. Tomorrow, I'll still make your business fail."

Chen Changfan smiled and bowed to Qian Ke, his expression unchanged as he said, "Then I'll wait and see."

Qian Ke gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really think that a small fishmonger like you can defeat a neighborhood leader like me?"

Chen Changfan asked back, "Didn't I win today?"

"you!"

Qian Ke's voice became a little higher-pitched, and it was obvious that he was a little bit broken.

"Be quiet, is this glorious?"

Chen Changfan's few words made Qian Ke so angry that his face turned red, and he left angrily.

The fast classes were also confused and quickly followed.

The crisis was resolved, and Chen Changfan felt refreshed. He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Everyone, I, Chen Erlang, always believe in honesty and integrity in my business! And I always keep my word. If you get sick from eating my fish, I'll pay for your medical expenses and compensate you tenfold! If you buy a dead fish, I'll pay you double!"

Chen Changfan's words drew cheers from everyone.

Many passers-by were also infected, and it is rare to find vendors who dare to publicly promise compensation like this.

This shows that Chen Erlang sells fish based on conscience and relies on integrity.

In this conflict, Chen Changfan not only suffered no losses, but also got free advertising for his fish stall in disguise, gaining fame and accumulating good reputation.

I have a good reputation and good word of mouth, so I don’t have to worry about doing bad business. But there are always villains who want to harm me!

I'm afraid Qian Ke didn't come here to cause trouble today because he was short of money for filial piety.

If he wanted money, there was no need for him to drive himself out of the market, unless he accepted benefits from others and wanted to steal his business.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He is the only fish stall in this market now, and his business is booming.

It is difficult to guarantee that others will not be jealous of you, and I am afraid that there are many people who want to open a fish stall.

If it were normal business competition, he wouldn't think it was a big deal.

We are all running a business, so we can’t just allow ourselves to sell fish and not allow others to, right?

But if he resorts to underhanded tactics, he won't be able to be manipulated at will.