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"Fine, if they don't want to buy, then so be it," Uncle Ma shouted angrily from behind. "Hmph, the Zheng Family always squeezes us, pushing down the fish prices. They even return the spoiled ones to us, calculating every last penny, leaving us with nothing to earn." Now that there was a young lady in the workshop, he was more afraid, which made his voice louder.
"Exactly, exactly," as soon as he spoke, those behind him immediately echoed, their voices growing louder in protest.
"Hmph, we don't need the Zheng Family to buy our fish," Uncle Ma said coldly after receiving a hint from Qing Luan. "From now on, the Zheng Family can forget about buying a single fish from our village." He had discussed this with the young lady a few days ago; rather than being exploited like this, it was better to sell all their fish to her at a slightly lower price. At least they would still make some profit; otherwise, if the harvest was poor that day, their year would be difficult.
Upon hearing this, Su Yuanhang immediately exploded with rage. "How dare you!" The Zheng Family had bought so much fish; only the villagers here were easy to fool and dared not speak out. If they ruined this too, he would have no way to go back. "Don't think you can threaten the Zheng Family. If the master gets unhappy, he could wipe out your village!"
Originally watching Su Yuanhang like it was a joke, Qing Luan's eyes narrowed sharply upon hearing his unintentional words. She feigned surprise and asked, "Wow, when did the Zheng Family become bandits? Are they really resorting to killing and destroying villages... Oh right, wasn't there a village wiped out a few months ago? Could it be...?" Though she didn't finish her sentence, the implication in her eyes was enough to unsettle anyone, especially Su Yuanhang.
"Don't talk nonsense," Su Yuanhang jumped up immediately and angrily rebuked Qing Luan. "You're slandering me; be careful I don't sue you!"
"I'm slandering you?" Seeing him so agitated, Qing Luan felt he knew something and that there was definitely something shady going on. She continued to provoke him with double meanings: "You said it yourself; what have I slandered you about?" As she spoke, she pointed at the villagers standing nearby in righteous indignation and continued, "You threatened to wipe out the entire village; am I not allowed to say a few more words or ask a few more questions?"
"You heartless and vicious thing," Uncle Ma and others could no longer endure it. They raised their tools threateningly and said, "You actually want to kill everyone in our village; you're too malicious! Get out! If you ever show up here again at the dock, we'll beat you up on sight..."
"You dare..." The powerless threat sounded pale and weak. He looked at the furious villagers before him who seemed ready to devour him whole. Fear gripped his heart as he worried that if he returned like this, the Zheng Family would not spare him.
"Get out! Get out..." A few hot-tempered individuals were too lazy to heed his threats and directly waved their hoes at him, fiercely driving him away with expressions of disgust and contempt.
What started as a small matter escalated due to the shouting, attracting more people. The arriving villagers became even more agitated upon learning what had happened. Su Yuanhang's threats were utterly useless as he fled in disgrace with his subordinates.
"Miss," Su Yuanhang had escaped, but their worries were far from over. Though angry, they were also terrified that someone might genuinely consider wiping out their entire village. "What if..."
Qing Luan understood the meaning behind his words and chuckled lightly, saying, "He wouldn't dare!" The first time she was unguarded, but the second time, she would not allow it.
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