It's just that the last time was too smooth, and they sold the one hundred catties of eels so quickly that they didn't realize there was any risk.
It's also Xu Erlong's fault for picking out eels to sell every day, making them mistakenly think that they can pick out eels for sale with great fanfare.
Why is it that Xu Erlong is fine when he sells eels every day, but they are in trouble?
Yang Limin and others can't even think of it even if they break their brains.
But as soon as he entered the house, another villager picked out eels and wanted to sell them to him.
"Yang Limin, come and weigh them quickly. I have almost a hundred catties of eels here. After I come and weigh them, I will catch them again."
"Yang Limin, I still have some here, you come and weigh them."
They called him one by one.
Before yesterday, Yang Limin would be in a very good mood when listening to these sounds, as if he heard the sound of money. He wished that the whole village would catch eels and sell them to him.
But now, hearing that others were bringing eels, his head was getting big.
"No more, no more." Yang Limin held his head and shouted loudly.
"Why don't you want it anymore?"
"Yes, we made a special trip to send it to you, and we won't sell it to Xu Erlong."
"No, I've already told Xu Erlong harsh words and I won't go to his house anymore. If you don't accept it, what will we do?"
All the people who brought the eels didn't understand and started talking about it, trying to find an explanation.
Yang Si listened to everyone talking and became angry.
"If you say you don't want it, then you don't want it. You can sell it to whomever you want," he said loudly.
He regretted that he should not have been so obsessed with money that he had thought of selling eels.
"Hey, Yang Si, what are you talking about? It's you who say you want to harvest eels, and it's you who say you won't harvest eels. Isn't this changing too fast?"
"No, yesterday the whole village was clamoring to collect eels and asked everyone to deliver them to your house."
Old Man Yang looked at his dejected sons and realized that the problem was serious.
Alas, these children simply don’t know how high the world is.
We are farmers, can’t we just farm the land honestly?
This has been guaranteed to each household, and there is a lot of labor in the family. After a while, the grain will be collected in the warehouse, and there will be no worries about eating and drinking. Why bother with the eels?
Even if you have to go through a lot of trouble, catching dozens of kilograms of eels, running to the county town to secretly exchange for some supplies, and making a small fuss is totally fine.
Do you have to build such a big racket and pay a high price to collect eels?
Old man Yang smiled apologetically and said to these people: "I'm sorry, the children are not sensible. We won't accept these eels for the time being. There are too many. I'm sorry. Please bear with me."
The whole village was angry and anxious.
"Isn't it true that the size of your head means the size of your hat? Since you can't afford so much, don't make such big talk."
"We have already had conflicts with Xu Erlong. How embarrassing would it be to turn around and look for him now?"
Everyone was talking about their current embarrassment.
Those who are smarter already know to leave it when it is good and no longer worry about selling eels.
Now, they are concerned about whether they can receive money for the eels delivered two days ago.
"Limin, look, when will this eel money be paid to us?" Someone spoke first.
"Yes, if you don't want to take the eel today, then don't take it. But you should give me the money for yesterday's eel and the day before yesterday."
"You don't want to give me any money even if you're not an eel, right?"
Everyone was talking, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.
Their crops were delayed, they didn't hoe the grass, didn't apply fertilizer, and they were so focused that the whole family even went to the fields to catch eels.
As a result, now, the eels are delivered and they say they won’t pay. Isn’t this a joke?
No, this makes people anxious and angry and makes them want to fight for their lives.
Yang Limin and his brothers looked at the angry crowd at the door and felt that they were getting too big.
Their imagination was beautiful. They owed money first, collected the eels, and sold them. After selling them, they had money, and then paid the villagers.
But now that the eels have been confiscated, how can there be money to pay these villagers?
"Give me money."
"Give me money."
"Give me your hard-earned money."
Old man Yang saw something was wrong.
If we really don't come up with a plan, there will be a conflict.
It is common for country people to fight.
It often happens that fights start over a disagreement.
"Don't be anxious, everyone, don't be anxious, everyone." Old Yang advised everyone, then turned around and asked Yang Limin in a trembling voice: "How much money can you come up with after all this trouble?"
"Only forty yuan." Yang Limin lowered his head.
This forty yuan was the money I earned from selling eels for the first time.
It was these 40 yuan that made them so happy, they felt that making money was so easy.
"Give me."
"Settle my account first."
"I don't have much, just a few dozen kilograms and a few dollars. It's mine."
Everyone was noisy again and crowded around Yang Limin, trying to take the money away.
Old Man Yang took the lead, took the money in his hand, and said to everyone: "This matter is our fault. We must pay the money we owe. Please keep this account book here. Please give me a few days of grace."
With time, I will definitely find a way to collect the money and return it to everyone."
After listening to Old Man Yang's repeated assurances, everyone resisted the urge to take action.
"Okay, I will listen to you this time. We will give you three days. If you don't give us the money in these three days, don't blame us for being rude."
Everyone left in twos and threes, not forgetting to say a few harsh words as they left.
Xu Damin also gathered around to watch the fun.
Xu Damin was even a little lucky to see Yang Limin go from high-spirited to depressed in just two days.
At the beginning, I also had the idea to imitate Xu Erlong in tossing eels and earn some tuition.
Fortunately, he didn't move, otherwise, his fate might be the same as that of Yang Limin and his brothers.
As expected, everything is inferior, only reading is superior.
Only reading is risk-free.
Study with peace of mind by yourself, and when the time comes, wait for the work to be arranged, and securely hold an iron rice bowl and eat the royal food.
Old man Yang sent everyone away, closed the door, and asked Yang Limin: "How many eels are there in the house now?"
"There is still a thousand kilograms of this." Yang Limin replied in a muffled voice.
"The current plan is to get rid of these eels quickly so that we can free up money."
"If we spread out, we can carry a small number of people into the city so as not to attract attention. Can we sell the eels?" Yang Si finally summed up the problem.
Yang San was a little scared.
What if they are really guilty of speculation and arrested?
This time, it was a fluke and I just missed the eel. Next time, I won't be so lucky.
"No need." Old Man Yang sighed: "Don't mention this matter again in the future. You will gain wisdom after learning from it. From now on, don't think about the good things of windfall from the sky, and just farm the land at home honestly."
He thought for a while, pointed to the other eels in the house, and said, "I think these eels should be dealt with by Xu Erlong. This way, we can reduce the losses."
"How is this possible?" Yang Limin's eyes widened.