Transmigrating to the Song Dynasty: Water Margin Business Management

Ren Yuan stood in the open space and solemnly ordered, "Hou San'er, have someone move the sauerkraut vat away now!"

Upon hearing this, Hou San'er's face immediately revealed a sinister smile. He waved his hand and led a group of people to surround Ren Yuan in a menacing manner.

"Hey, I was wondering how such a big clove of garlic like you could grow out of this huge field. Where did you come from?" Hou San'er tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and looked at Ren Yuan with a defiant expression. His tall and thin figure stood out in the crowd. His tattered clothes hung loosely on his body, but that did not diminish his arrogance at all.

Ren Yuan's gaze remained calm as he coldly swept over the crowd that had surrounded him, showing no sign of being intimidated by their imposing presence. "Hou San'er, stop acting tough. I'm just following orders. Don't go looking for trouble." His voice was steady and powerful, exuding an unquestionable authority.

Hou San'er didn't take it seriously. "On orders? On whose orders? I think you're just ignorant and dare to point fingers on my turf." As he spoke, he took a step forward and stretched out his finger, almost poking Ren Yuan's face.

The group behind him chimed in, "That's right, Brother Hou, don't waste your breath on him, teach him a lesson!" "This kid is courting death, daring to provoke us."

Ren Yuan frowned slightly. "Hou San'er, I advise you to be sensible and not refuse a toast only to suffer the consequences."

Hou San'er burst into laughter, "Oh ho, so you're threatening me now. Brothers, what do you say we do?"

"Beat him up!" "Let him know how powerful we are!" A noisy shout rang out from the crowd.

Hou San'er looked at Ren Yuan triumphantly, "Did you hear that? You're not leaving here unscathed today."

Ren Yuan remained calm and composed. "Hou San'er, have you thought this through? Can you bear the consequences of taking action?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Hou San'er roared, "Attack!"

At his command, several men rushed forward, throwing punches at Ren Yuan. Ren Yuan dodged easily to the side, then with a swift backhand, knocked one of them to the ground. Seeing this, the others pounced even more frantically.

For a moment, the scene was chaotic. Ren Yuan dodged left and right, skillfully avoiding the attacks, while seizing the opportunity to counterattack. Every move was clean and swift, without any hesitation.

Hou San'er watched anxiously from the sidelines, shouting, "Give it your all, you bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Ren Yuan seized an opening and suddenly rushed towards Hou San'er, moving so fast that Hou San'er had no time to react. Ren Yuan grabbed Hou San'er by the collar and lifted him up.

"Stop it, all of you!" Ren Yuan shouted.

Everyone was intimidated by his imposing presence and stopped what they were doing.

Hou San'er, held by Ren Yuan, was flushed red. "Let me go! You dare touch me..."

Ren Yuan glared at him fiercely. "Hou San'er, I'm saying this one last time: move the sauerkraut jar away and don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, you'll be sorry!"

After saying that, Ren Yuan threw Hou San'er to the ground. Hou San'er got up in a sorry state, a hint of fear and resentment flashing in his eyes, but he dared not make any more rash moves.

Just then, someone whispered a few words in Hou San's ear. Hou San nodded, a sly look returning to his face. He then pulled a document from his pocket, waved it triumphantly in front of Ren Yuan, and said, "We have official government documents here; setting up a stall here is legal. You big oaf, I don't know who you've been bribed to, barging around like this just because you're big, and even injuring us. Now we're going to the yamen to report you!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan crossed his arms and sneered, "Go ahead and sue me. Let's see who dares to get involved in this matter."

Hou San's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Oh ho, you're pretty arrogant! What? Is the Prefect your father? You think you can protect your own?"

Ren Yuan glared at him and said loudly, "Kid, your mouth is asking for a beating. I'll tear it to shreds."

Hou San was startled by Ren Yuan's imposing manner, but he still tried to remain calm and continued to be defiant, saying, "Hmph, come on then! Try it if you dare!"

Ren Yuan took a step forward, clenching his fist, seemingly about to make a move. The people behind Hou San began to panic, taking several steps back.

Seeing this, Hou San's heart began to pound, but he still stubbornly said, "What are you afraid of! We have the right to speak, why should we be afraid of him?" However, his voice was clearly trembling.

Ren Yuan roared, "Hou San, even if you have the documents, this matter won't be resolved so easily today!"

Hou San swallowed hard and said, "You, don't do anything reckless! If we really go to the yamen, you won't get away with it!"

Ren Yuan sneered, "You think you can do whatever you want just because you have this document?"

Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, "He's not someone to mess with, Hou San, let's not cause trouble!"

Hou San felt increasingly uncertain, and his eyes began to dart around.

Ren Yuan said again, "Hou San, if you know what's good for you, quickly handle what needs to be done, or you'll bear the consequences!"

Hou San hesitated for a moment, but finally gave in. He glared fiercely at Ren Yuan and said, "You win! We'll see!" With that, he waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"

Wang Zhiqiang was overjoyed to see that Hou San and his gang had been scared away by Ren Yuan. He quickly sent his steward out to express his gratitude to Ren Yuan.

The steward approached Ren Yuan with a beaming smile, cupped his hands, and said, "Brave warrior, thanks to your help today, my master specially sent me to express his gratitude to you."

Ren Yuan, however, looked impatient and said, "Stop with the nonsense. Tell Wang Zhiqiang that he must keep all the conditions he agreed to, or I'll have Hou San'er continue to surround his shop!"

The steward nodded repeatedly, then took out ten taels of gold from his pocket and said to Ren Yuan, "Brave Ren, please accept this small gift. There are plenty of good food and drinks waiting for you in the mansion."

Ren Yuan glanced at the gold, dusted himself off, and said, "Hmph."

The butler watched Ren Yuan's departing figure, his smile vanishing instantly. He then said, "What are you all standing there for? Overturn these stalls and take the sauerkraut jars away!"

His men sprang into action immediately, and chaos erupted at the scene. The vendors, furious but unable to utter a sound, could only watch helplessly as their stalls were overturned and their sauerkraut jars were roughly carried away.

Someone couldn't help but complain, "What kind of nonsense is this? Wang Zhiqiang is bullying us too much!"

Another person whispered, "Shh, keep your voice down, don't let them hear you, or you'll get into trouble again."

The butler shouted from the side, "Hurry up, all of you, and get to work!"

Wang Zhiqiang treated Ren Yuan to a feast of fine wine and meat. The table was laden with delicacies, and Ren Yuan ate voraciously until his belly was round and he even let out a few loud burps.

Seeing this, Wang Zhiqiang said with a worried look, "Brother Ren, Zhao Tianming has really bullied me. My shop has lost at least thirty or forty thousand taels of silver in the past few days. Can you think of a way to deal with this?"

Ren Yuan wiped his mouth and said nonchalantly, "That's easy! We'll give them a taste of their own medicine. Put all these sauerkraut jars in front of Zhao Tianming's shop. Oh, and set up a fighting ring at the entrance. Let's see who dares to challenge me!"

Wang Zhiqiang's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he hesitated: "Will this work? Zhao Tianming is not someone to be trifled with."

Ren Yuan glared at him: "What? Are you scared? With me here, what are you afraid of!"

Wang Zhiqiang gritted his teeth: "Fine, then I'll obey the brave man's orders!"

Ren Yuan continued, "We not only need to set up a stage, but also shout loudly to make a big scene and embarrass Zhao Tianming."

Wang Zhiqiang nodded repeatedly: "Good, good, good, I will follow your instructions."

Ren Yuan stood up and stretched his limbs: "Then let's not delay, let's go and prepare."

Soon, Ren Yuan and his group moved the sauerkraut vat to the front of Zhao Tianming's shop and quickly set up a fighting arena.

Ren Yuan stood on the ring and shouted, "Zhao Tianming, come out if you dare! Let's see who's stronger today!"

This commotion attracted a large crowd of onlookers, who pointed and whispered among themselves.

Hearing the commotion outside, Zhao Tianming turned pale with anger and rushed out with his men, shouting, "Who's causing trouble here!"

Ren Yuan, utterly unafraid, pointed at Zhao Tianming and said, "It's me! Today I'm going to settle this score with you!"

Zhao Tianming roared, "You dare to provoke me?"

Ren Yuan laughed loudly: "So what if you provoke me? Come on up and have a go if you dare!"

The two were on edge, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

When Li Kui saw someone causing trouble in Zhao Tianming's shop, he glared at Ren Yuan and said, "Where did you come from, you bastard?"

Ren Yuan glanced at Li Kui with disdain and sneered, "Are you a kiln worker or a charcoal seller?"

Upon hearing this, Li Kui flew into a rage and roared, "You bastard, how dare you speak so disrespectfully to me! I'll teach you a lesson!" With that, he swung his fist at Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan didn't move an inch, standing as steady as a mountain. Just as Li Kui's fist was about to hit him, Ren Yuan simply turned slightly and bumped into him. Li Kui staggered and fell over as if he had been hit by a mountain.

Li Kui was furious. He quickly got up from the ground, his face flushed, and was about to rush up to continue teaching Ren Yuan a lesson.

Just then, Wu Song darted forward and stopped Li Kui. He said to Li Guo, "Brother Li, don't be impulsive. This guy knows sumo wrestling; you're no match for him."

Li Kui refused to listen to advice. While struggling to break free from Wu Song's obstruction, he cursed and said, "Brother Wu Song, don't stop me. I don't believe I can't deal with this kid!"

Wu Song gripped Li Kui's arm tightly and advised, "Brother Li, don't act rashly. This man is highly skilled; rushing forward will only result in suffering losses."

Li Kui, panting heavily, glared at Ren Yuan, but he understood that Wu Song was doing it for his own good, so he stopped forcing his way forward. However, he still muttered resentfully, "Hmph, this kid got lucky."

Ren Yuan stood opposite him and sneered, "You dare to challenge me?"

Before leaving, Ren Yuan said to the crowd, "I've set up a fighting arena in front of your shop. Whoever has the guts can come up and beat me. If you beat me, I'll pack up immediately. If you can't beat me, well, you can forget about opening your shop!" After saying that, he swaggered away arrogantly.

Watching Ren Yuan's departing figure, Zhao Tianming's face turned ashen with anger. He said to the crowd, "Do you have any ideas? This villain is so arrogant, are we just going to let him run rampant?"

The group looked at each other, and remained silent for a moment.

Wu Song then said to Zhao Tianming, "Manager Zhao, this Ren Yuan uses sumo wrestling skills, which emphasize using softness to overcome hardness. Fists and kicks are not very effective against him. In my opinion, we should find someone who also knows sumo wrestling to spar with him."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianming's face clouded over, his brows furrowed, and he sighed, "Where can I find someone like that? In such a short time, where am I supposed to find a master sumo wrestler?"

Wu Song also looked troubled. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Manager Zhao, don't worry. We can ask around or post notices with a generous reward. Maybe we can find this person."

Zhao Tianming nodded helplessly, "That's all we can do. Hopefully, we can find someone capable of this as soon as possible to solve my urgent problem." Everyone agreed, but none of them were sure if this method would work. An atmosphere of worry and anxiety filled the area in front of the shop.