The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The next morning, Li Muxia packed her things and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she went to the children's residence and told them some things.

Then, he went to say goodbye to Dongfang Jincheng and Wen Wencai.

I've been here for over half a month, and I haven't written home once during that time. Last night, I finally found the time to write home a letter saying I'm safe and sound.

Li Muxia led Hong'er and Cui'er on their way to Jishi Manor, but before they arrived, they took a detour and came to a seaside town called Hailian Town.

Li Muxia heard on the way that the seafood here was the most comprehensive in the country, and neighboring towns all bought their seafood from here.

Li Muxia thought about her hot pot restaurant. Winter was coming soon, and there wouldn't be as many vegetables available, but seafood hot pot could be offered.

Li Muxia strolled around Hailian Town with Hong'er and Cui'er. As expected of the center of seafood trade, seafood vendors could be seen everywhere.

There are even more seafood shops, but not many people go in to buy anything.

Li Muxia found it a bit strange, so she randomly picked a seafood restaurant and went inside to take a look.

The waiter quickly came to greet the person who came in.

"Welcome to our shop, sir. See if there's anything you need. Our seafood is the freshest; look, they're all jumping around."

Li Muxia looked at the fish and shrimp in the pool, and they were indeed very lively.

"Hey bro, your seafood looks pretty good, why isn't anyone coming in?"

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, the waiter's smile faded, and he said helplessly, "Sir, you must be from out of town."

Li Muxia nodded at the waiter, who continued, "You don't know, most people in Hailian Town rely on seafood for their livelihood. However, since the seafood market was monopolized by the three major families a couple of years ago, our business as small vendors has been getting worse and worse. Merchants from other places usually order from the three major families, so we can only make a little money by selling to the townspeople. Sigh, why am I telling you all this?"

"Oh, by the way, sir, are you still going to buy this seafood?" He was a little worried that his words might have led this hard-won customer to buy from one of the three major families' shops instead of from him.

Li Muxia wanted to find out more, so she said, "Buy it. Pack this, this, and this for me."

Hong'er and Cui'er saw that their young lady had bought so much seafood, but they didn't know what she meant and didn't dare to say anything.

The waiter was pleased to see Li Muxia buying so much stuff and started packing the seafood for her.

Li Muxia watched the waiter chatting happily with her while he was busy working: "Sir, let me tell you, this grouper is best eaten steamed."

Li Muxia: "Um, bro, besides the shops of the three major families, how many other seafood restaurants are there around here?"

While catching fish, the waiter replied, "I haven't counted them carefully, but there should be at least a dozen. There are far fewer in the last two years. A couple of years ago, there were at least twenty small shops like mine."

Li Muxia was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that there would be so many seafood restaurants in this small town. Including those of the three major families, there must be at least forty seafood restaurants in the town.

"Hey bro, where do you get all this seafood from?"

The waiter said, "The seafood in town is all sourced from fishermen nearby. Our town has thirteen villages, eight of which are located by the sea. The people in these eight villages make a living by fishing, and most of the seafood is transported to our town."

"However, recently the three major families want to monopolize the seafood market. They are currently negotiating with fishermen and signing supply contracts. We don't know how much longer our seafood shops can stay open."

Li Muxia was somewhat surprised. Weren't these three families disrupting the market by doing this?

"Young man, isn't the government doing anything about this?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter snorted coldly: "The government is in cahoots with the three major families. I don't know what benefits the three families gave the officials. When the three families started to buy up our small shops, we were unwilling, so the three families took strong measures. Several shop owners were secretly beaten. Later, everyone went to file a complaint, but the government didn't care at all. Later, everyone understood the darkness in the matter, and no one went to file a complaint anymore."

"Later, some people couldn't withstand the pressure and joined the three major families, while others couldn't stand it and were unwilling to collude with the three major families, so they eventually closed down."

Li Muxia found it strange. Even if it was acquired, it still needed to make money, so why was everyone so resistant?

"Brother, why don't you want to be acquired by the three major families?"

Waiter: "Sir, you don't understand. If they were buying normally, we wouldn't say anything. The problem is, they're unscrupulous."

As he spoke, the waiter sighed deeply: "You have no idea, they not only only give us 10% of the profits, but they also maliciously inflate prices. They are even more excessive towards the fishermen, constantly lowering prices. Many fishermen are unwilling to cooperate with the three major families, but in the end, they have no choice but to submit due to the power of the three major families. What's even more outrageous is that they also use violent means against the merchants who come to town to order seafood."

“Some time ago, a businessman thought the seafood prices of the three major families were too high and wanted to order from our small shops. However, the next day, the shops where the businessman ordered seafood were threatened by people from the three major families. In the end, the businessman had no choice but to order seafood from the three major families.”

At this point, the waiter glanced at Li Muxia and said, "However, it's fine for someone like you who only buys one meal; at least it won't attract the attention of the three major families."

Li Muxia was furious at the actions of the three major families after hearing what the waiter said. She had come to order seafood, and if the waiter's explanation was true, wouldn't she also have to submit to the tyranny of the three families?

Li Muxia is not that kind of person.

However, bringing down the three major families is not an easy task; at least, the government is not an option.

Then we'll have to find another way.

Li Muxia took the seafood that the waiter had packed, paid for it, and left.

I randomly picked a guesthouse and had someone prepare the seafood for me at noon.

At this moment, the three of them were sitting at the table enjoying seafood.

Xiao Hong: "Miss, you must say, this seafood is really delicious. It's so fresh. This is the first time I've ever eaten such delicious seafood."

Cui'er: "Alright, so all the seafood we ate in Fuhai Town went to the dog's stomach."

Hong'er retorted, "That's different, this one tastes better."

Cui'er was too lazy to argue with her, and looked at Li Muxia, saying, "Miss, what do you plan to do?"

While peeling shrimp, Li Muxia said, "This is difficult. I haven't thought of a solution yet."