Chapter Three: Boundless Night
Zhang Wu wiped the rain off his face, narrowed his eyes into a thin line, and could see the person clearly through the gap.
The man who came was menacing, with big shoulders and a round waist, and a thick gold chain around his neck. The only thing that stood out was the slippers on his feet. Several followers in black followed him, forming a huge formation.
Seeing this situation, the villagers of Xiaobei Village, who were originally seeking wages, turned back to stare at the group of uninvited guests. Smoke and rain enveloped the mountainside, and a sudden crosswind swept across the mountainside, creating dark clouds and treacherous waves.
The visitor held a toothpick in his mouth, glanced at them with a grin on his face, chuckled but said nothing, his eyes were full of gangsterism and fierceness.
Jiang Hao pushed aside the water mist and took a closer look. The person who came was none other than Boss Liu, the buyer of the two thousand kilograms of tea. Xiao Yao was taking over his business. Now that he had gone, Boss Liu was probably afraid that the goods would not be supplied, so he came to settle the accounts first.
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The villagers did not dare to neglect and consciously gave way.
The crowd dispersed, and Boss Liu instantly saw Zhang Wu across from him with his eyes fluttering and scratching his head and cheeks.
Zhang Wu forced out a smile, suppressed his guilty conscience, and stepped forward to greet him.
"Old Zhang, let's talk?"
Feeling Boss Liu staring directly at him, Zhang Wu felt that the pores in his body began to tremble, making his hair stand on end.
Everyone is holding their breath watching this big show. The rain is pouring, always falling in moderate amounts. It is neither a heavy rain nor a drizzle. It is neither a drizzle nor a drizzle. It is neither a rain nor a drizzle.
Seeing that he couldn't hide, Zhang Wu had to take out the cigarette case with "Daqianmen" printed on it in his pocket, poured one out and handed it to Boss Liu respectfully.
"Wow, they say that big people are so generous when they have a big front door. Lao Zhang, you still have this good thing hidden."
Lao Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the good smoke, his words were incoherent, and he completely forgot about the tense and see-sawing atmosphere.
Lao Zhang could only give him a blank look.
"Come on, Boss Liu, let's finish a cigarette first."
Boss Liu sneered and sat on the bench pulled by his subordinates, staring directly at Zhang Wu.
The match was struck across the box, and the flame was hot. It caught the tail of the cigarette and ignited instantly.
"Old Zhang, there's no point in trying any tricks, you can't be relied upon."
Boss Liu took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Wu with a cold face as he bent down to light a cigarette.
Zhang Wu glanced at the crowd around him. In addition to the anxious villagers, several big men in black behind Boss Liu deliberately flexed their muscles at him.
The surroundings were so silent that only the buzzing of mosquitoes and people's breathing could be heard.
There is an undercurrent surging, as if whoever raises a finger in the next second will trigger a conflict.
"Xiao Yao rushed to the street, collected half of the payment and ran away..."
Snapped!
Boss Liu slapped the table hard, and the hearts of everyone in the audience were in their throats, and Zhang Wu was instantly silenced.
"Half?! This grandson took all my money!"
Boss Liu kicked over the bench, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and stepped on it hard.
There was a thunder on the ground. When Zhang Wu heard the news, he felt that the night in front of him became darker.
Jiang Hao took advantage of the big men in black not paying attention and secretly hid the small stick on the table next to him in his sleeves.
Zhang Wu murmured in his heart, Xiao Yao went out on the street and had tea gifts from two families. He took the commission and paid the full amount to Boss Liu. He really poured it into his pocket with his left hand and right hand.
"Boss Liu, he only paid me the first batch of 500 kilograms, and nothing else."
Zhang Wu put aside his doubts and looked at Boss Liu with a magnanimous expression.
"Damn it! Someone, take this stuff away from me!"
Boss Liu wiped his itchy nose, and his men immediately surrounded Zhang Wu.
Violence, confrontation.
Seeing Boss Liu's men rushing forward, Zhang Wu was surrounded, his fists clenched, and blue veins appeared on his face.
When the conflict was about to break out, Jiang Hao took advantage of the situation and rushed to Boss Liu and blocked him.
Boss Liu looked the young man in front of him up and down and said, "Young man, what do you mean?"
"This is what Xiao Yao owes you, not Xiaobeicun. If you want to settle the account, go to him. If you dare to touch Xiaobeicun's property today, I promise, and they will not agree!"
"Yes! No! No!" The villagers who had been watching rushed forward and surrounded them.
Jiang Hao was as solid as a rock, standing steadily in front of him, and his sharp eyes had an aura beyond his years.
"Okay, you guys have the guts! If you dare to surround me, remember it!"
Boss Liu pointed at Jiang Hao angrily, but he remained unmoved. Seeing the large number of people around and Zhang Wu's posture of being ready to fight at any time, he had no choice but to be defeated.
"Let's go!" Boss Liu put his hands behind his back, and a group of followers swarmed away.
Boss Liu walked quickly, kicked a broken stone, and almost fell to the ground. He felt that his face was dull, and he was helped away by his entourage angrily.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after watching Old Liu's figure disappear at the entrance of the village.
Zhang Wu's face was solemn and he slumped down on the bamboo chair.
Jiang Hao faced everyone and said: "Those who have registered, we will set off at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning! Thank you for your hard work!"
Jiang Hao bowed neatly to everyone.
"Oh, it's not easy for them either. Let's leave. Let's all leave."
I don't know who in the crowd said such a sentence, and the crowd immediately dispersed.
Liu Ying felt that she was losing face and shouted: "Didn't I agree to get my salary? Hey, you guys, don't leave..."
"Bah! You bastard, if you don't think you're messy enough, I'll drive you away with my bald broom."
Lao Yu's posture made Liu Ying flee.
Suddenly, only Zhang Wu, Lao Yu and Jiang Hao were left in the empty field.
The night is slightly cool, the fog is shrouded, and the frogs in the pond are croaking loud and clear.
The cold wave of spring made Zhang Wu shiver. After squeaking a few times, he asked Jiang Hao: "Are you confident?"
Jiang Hao held up his hands, turned around and sat on the stone pier wall of the remaining half of the dilapidated house and said, "No."
"Then you still want us to donate travel expenses?"
Lao Yu was so angry that he picked up the pipe and took a few puffs.
"If you don't look for it, are you waiting to be taken advantage of?"
Jiang Hao pulled a piece of dogtail grass, bit it in his mouth, and dangled his legs carelessly.
Xiao Yao once said that 2,000 kilograms of tea were delivered in three batches. Is it true or false that Boss Liu said that he paid the full amount?
Jiang Hao was thinking carefully in his mind. The originally bright moon and starry sky was now covered with a thick layer of dark clouds.
Zhang Wu sighed softly, stood up and said to them: "Boss Liu is a man who takes both sides of the coin. The only way to solve the problem is to find Xiao Yao. It's my fault. At that time, Jiang Hao said that Xiao Yao was unreliable, so I just stared at the money.
Alas, I have brought trouble to everyone."
Zhang Wu squatted on the ground, slapped himself twice, and held his remaining hair with both hands.
"Lao Zhang, don't be like this. They say that a person is not as good as a hundred days, and a flower is not as good as a hundred days."
A gust of cold wind entered his lungs, and Lao Yu coughed repeatedly.
Jiang Hao looked at Zhang Wu and saw him looking up at the sky without saying a word.
The night is bright with few stars and the black night is endless, reflecting the dark day in Xiaobei Village.
Chapter completed!