"As long as I run fast enough, trouble can't catch me."
Chen Che's steps were fast.
After leaving the inner city, he breathed a sigh of relief.
That Luo Xiong was an Iron Bone Realm warrior, so he was far beyond his ability to deal with.
Although there was no enmity between the two parties, there was a woman next to him who was stirring up trouble.
And people of Luo Xiong's age especially like to show off in front of women.
So to be on the safe side, it was better for him to leave as soon as possible.
…
When they arrived in the outer city, Chen Che began to purchase medicinal materials and some food, spending about seven or eight taels of silver.
After everything was purchased, he quickly returned home and began to swallow the medicinal materials raw.
Compared with the difficulty the first time, he felt much more relaxed this time.
On the one hand, it's because he's used to it, and on the other hand, it's because his physical fitness has been greatly improved.
The medicinal materials that were originally astringent and hard in his mouth became somewhat acceptable now.
After filling the Yuan Devouring Bottle again, Chen Che and his mother had dinner together and then fell asleep peacefully.
…
when!
when!
when!
At dawn the next day, Chen Che woke up to the sound of gongs and drums.
"Tax collected!"
"Collect patrol tax!"
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Listening to the shouts coming from outside, Chen Che rubbed his sleepy eyes.
Stonefire City had many exorbitant taxes, but he had never heard of any patrol tax.
But no matter what, he had to go out and take a look.
After hurriedly getting dressed, he left the house and walked quickly in the direction of the sound.
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Near the entrance of the alley, a large group of people gathered together.
In the middle of the crowd sat a middle-aged tax collector with a mustache.
There were several soldiers with weapons standing next to the tax collector, and one of them was beating a gong and shouting about collecting taxes.
"What is patrol tax?"
Outside the crowd, Chen Che asked in a low voice.
A man next to him with only a torn towel hanging on his upper body replied angrily: "It is said that people in the outer city have been causing trouble recently, and the government has to allocate manpower to patrol, so it has to collect patrol tax."
"How much do you charge?"
"Each household was charged one tael of silver, and those who had no money had to send a strong man to work as a corvee for a month."
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when!
when!
The soldiers kept beating the gongs, and some people in the crowd began to walk up to the tax collectors with sad faces to pay taxes, while some men went to press their fingerprints to do corvee work.
Seeing this, Chen Che could only take out one tael of silver to pay the patrol tax.
I have no choice. If I don't pay it now and wait for someone to come and ask for it, it will be double the amount.
…
"Last time you said you were going to collect street tax! It hasn't been repaired yet!
Who knows if you will send people to patrol after collecting this patrol tax?
I won’t pay this tax!”
Just as everyone was queuing up to pay taxes, a young man in a shabby scholar's robe suddenly stood up in the crowd and said angrily, scratching his neck.
As soon as he said this, the discussion around him suddenly became louder. There were a few people who looked eager to try, as if they wanted to agree with the young man.
Seeing this, the middle-aged tax collector glanced at the young man, and then told the soldiers beside him: "This man is causing chaos and is suspected of being a human being. Take him back to me for questioning."
After the words fell, the two soldiers immediately walked towards the young man aggressively. Seeing this, the people around them did not dare to stop them and quickly made way for them.
It didn't take long for the young man to be caught by two soldiers like a chicken and brought before the tax collector.
Before the young man could speak, one of the soldiers punched him twice in the stomach.
After these two punches, the young man's face instantly turned pale, and he fell limply to the ground.
Another soldier took out a fork, put it directly on the young man's neck, and pressed the young man's face to the ground.
Seeing this scene, the surrounding area instantly became quiet. Everyone looked scared and did not dare to say any more words.
…
Chen Che turned and left with a heavy heart.
After returning home, he first told his mother about paying taxes, then washed up and had breakfast.
After breakfast, he left home and went straight to the small restaurant owned by Zhang Ruoyuan in the inner city.
…
It was early in the morning and the restaurant had not opened yet, but Zhang Ruoyuan was already waiting inside the restaurant.
The two discussed it for half an hour and finally finalized a plan.
In addition to a few special dishes and some conventional marketing methods in his previous life, Chen Che also specially arranged a storytelling project in the restaurant.
As for the script, he will naturally provide it.
There are very few entertainment projects in this world, and listening to people's stories is a relatively common one.
But there are always only a few stories told by storytellers.
However, even so, there are still people who enjoy listening to it every day.
Chen Che read a lot in his previous life, so it was not difficult to edit a few interesting stories.
Of course, the main reason why he added this project was to maintain a relationship with the restaurant.
There is a saying that goes well, it is essential to be on guard against others.
Things like recipes and marketing methods, people will learn them after they have learned them. When the time comes, they will kick you away, and there is nothing you can do.
But the story is different.
The storybook needs to be updated every day. Without him, there would be no follow-up.
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After discussing the matter of the restaurant, Chen Che saw Zhang Ruoyuan hesitated to speak and looked very embarrassed, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, just tell me, there is no need to be polite to me."
Zhang Ruoyuan sighed softly, his eyes full of guilt.
"Brother Chen, my sister told my dad last night about how you helped me with my homework. My dad was very angry and asked me to cut off our relationship with you, or he would break my legs...
Alas, I know he is just talking, but I'm afraid he will cause trouble for you...
Therefore, it is better for us to meet as little as possible in the future."
Chen Che's expression froze when he heard this, then he nodded slightly and said, "That's fine... Then tell me a place, and I will send the script over on time."
"Um……"
Zhang Ruoyuan felt even more guilty when Chen Che was so easy to talk to, so he said again:
"Brother Chen, this restaurant can now make fifteen taels of silver per month. If there is growth above this in the future, I will give you half of the growth."
Chen Che waved his hand after hearing this.
"You don't need so much. Three achievements is enough."
Since he is not directly involved in the management of the restaurant, he naturally cannot make too much money.
Providing a storybook, not showing up once for ten days and a half, and still sharing half of the profits is forcing others to kick him out.
"Brother Chen..."
Zhang Ruoyuan wanted to refuse, but Chen Che stopped him and said, "Brother Zhang, let's just settle this matter.
It's another matter, I hope Brother Zhang can help me."
"Brother Chen, just ask, as long as I can do it, let alone one favor! Even if it's ten favors, I will help you to the end!"
Zhang Ruoyuan patted his chest and assured.
Chen Che smiled calmly.
"Brother Zhang, my mother and I are planning to move to the inner city, but the inner city is too complicated for me to figure out, so I would like to ask Brother Zhang to help me find a bigger house... I will rent it first and wait for it to be available later.
Money, I’ll buy it again.”
"Renting a house? This is a trivial matter. I wonder what Brother Chen wants from the house?"
Zhang Ruoyuan's tone was serious.
"The location shouldn't be too good, but it should be a little bigger, preferably with a yard, and the surrounding area should be relatively quiet..."