In Elder Sang Mu's home, Sang Mu was sitting in front of the desk, frowning as he looked at an account book handed over from below.
There was also a middle-aged steward standing beside him, his head slightly lowered, with a very worried and scared expression.
Sang Mu exhaled loudly while looking at the account book, and his chest rose and fell accordingly, not hiding his angry mood at all.
Suddenly, Sang Mu closed the account book and threw it on the table, pointing angrily: "Why? Why is this happening?"
The middle-aged steward was startled, and for a moment he didn't dare to speak, and his head dropped even lower.
Sang Mu grabbed the account book thrown on the table, raised it angrily, and asked: "Tell me, from last month to this month, just one month, why did our income drop?"
More than half? Why?”
After saying that, Sang Mu angrily threw the account book away, and then gasped angrily.
The middle-aged steward sighed helplessly, lowered his head and said: "Elder, it's not that we are saying bad things behind our backs, it's just that since An Huai became the clan leader, the people under our command have become more and more difficult...
ah!"
"Explain to me clearly what's going on!" Although Sang Mu was angry, he understood the meaning. I'm afraid all this has something to do with An Huai.
The middle-aged steward turned around and walked over to pick up the account book, and said helplessly: "Elder, you should be very clear about the situation in Yuntai Mountain now. The ore in the mountain is depleted. Many miners go into the mountain every day, but come back after dark with little harvest. There are also some more
It's all in vain, and everyone's income has dropped drastically, elder..."
Sang Mu shouted: "Why are you talking about this? Aren't there still many people in the mine, and the harvest from mining every day is very good? It's because they don't work hard!"
"It's unjust, elder!" the middle-aged steward suddenly became a little excited and said, holding the account book tightly.
"Unjustly accused? What kind of unjust accusation? You should explain it clearly to me, otherwise I will withdraw you now!" Sang Mu said fiercely.
The middle-aged manager became angry when he heard this, and the fire that had been simmering in his heart immediately rushed up: "Elder, go and find out what kind of minerals our people are allocated in the mining area now."
Hole?"
"What mine?" Sang Mu asked loudly.
"They are all dry mines, left over from other people's digs!" the middle-aged manager said angrily.
Sang Mu was stunned after hearing this, and then asked: "Really?"
The middle-aged steward nodded vigorously and said worriedly: "Elder, you don't know. Nowadays, almost all the caves in the mountains that can produce gold ore are occupied by the people of the Anhuai clan chief. Most of the ones assigned to us are
These are mines that are nearly exhausted, so it would be strange if the output doesn’t drop!”
Sang Mu suddenly looked annoyed and asked: "Who got it? Who got this?"
The middle-aged steward did not dare to speak directly, so he lowered his head and muttered: "Elder, you can definitely guess who got it!"
Sang Mu frowned, and after thinking about it, he said, "Is it Hano?"
The middle-aged steward did not dare to speak, but nodded quickly.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, Sang Mu slapped the desk hard, making the middle-aged manager tremble in fright.
"This is unreasonable, this is unreasonable!" Sang Mu was trembling with anger, and his dark face quickly turned red.
The middle-aged steward said anxiously: "Elder, this is not going to work. You have to negotiate with Elder Hanuo and try to get as many good mines with rich ores as possible. If we are given these dry caves, what will happen next?
It’s really a mess, elder!”
Sang Mu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Okay, I know about this. Go down and let me think about it..."
"Then I'm going down, elder." The middle-aged steward bowed sensibly, took the account book and exited the room.
After the middle-aged steward left, Sang Mu fell into thinking, and what came to his mind was Su Lan's appearance.
I remember that when Su Lan was still the clan leader, he had said many times that the gold veins in Yuntai Mountain were about to dry up, and he hoped that the Youlong clan could comply with God's will, switch from mining to farming, and continue to thrive!
To be honest, Sang Mu was the first to agree with Su Lan's point of view. After all, the giant gold mine in Yuntai Mountain has been mined for two hundred years and will eventually be exhausted.
However, because of his friend Hanuo, Sang Mu did not side with Sulan in the end. He really believed Hanuo's words at that time and believed that there was still undiscovered gold ore in Yuntai Mountain and it was definitely not exhausted.
That day!
"Alas!" Sang Mu raised his head and sighed, closing his eyes and leaning on the chair, suddenly feeling a trace of regret in his heart.
Sang Mu felt like a mirror in his heart. Since An Huai became the clan leader, Hanuo has been constantly eliminating his enemies. In just one month, the Youlong clan can be said to be almost under his control.
.
Even if he went to Hanuo now to negotiate terms and ask for some good mines to be allocated to him, Hanuo would definitely unite with other elders to oppose it, making it impossible for him to do so.
Hano, my friend in my youth, no longer exists!
"Grandpa, why are you sighing?"
At this moment, a young voice came from the door of the room.
Sang Mu opened his eyes and saw that his grandson Sha'er Zidan was here.
"It's you, my dear grandson," Sang Mu said.
Sha'er Zidan walked into the room and said, "Grandpa, are you upset? Do you want your grandson to accompany you for a walk outside to relax?"
Sang Mu shook his head and said, "I'm so angry that I'm not in the mood for a walk at the moment..."
"Grandpa, what happened? It makes you so upset." Shaer Zidan asked with concern.
Sang Mu didn't want to talk about those things at first, but then he thought that Sha'er Zidan was not young anymore. An Huai, who was similar in age to him, had already become the clan leader. He should also talk to him about some things in the family.
Already.
"You really want to know?" Sang Mu asked.
"I think!" Sha Er Zidan nodded immediately, sat down on a chair with great interest, and looked at Sang Mu.
Sang Mu also nodded and said: "Okay, grandpa will tell you carefully what is going on!"
............
After burning the incense, Sang Mu took a sip of water and said, "That's probably what happened. My dear grandson, what do you think?"
Sha'er Zidan looked angry, clenched his fists and said: "Grandpa, they are clearly bullying people like this. We have to unite with other elders to fight hard and get what belongs to us back!"
"But you have seen the situation in the clan. After An Huai became the clan leader, Hanuo's family is almost the only one. The other elders probably don't even dare to fart!" Sang Mu shook his head in frustration.
Sha'er Zidan disagreed and said loudly: "That won't work. No matter how dominant they are, we have to talk, otherwise they will definitely think that we are easy to bully, and they will step on us more unscrupulously in the future. The situation will only be
It’s going to get worse!”
These words immediately alerted Sang Mu, and then Sang Mu stood up and nodded very seriously: "Yes! What you said makes sense. No matter what the result is, we must let them know that we are not easy to bully!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sang Mu angrily left the room with his hands behind his back, followed closely by Shaer Zidan, and the two of them quickly walked away...