At a corner of the campus, Ma Cheng felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart when he saw An Xinhui being badly battered by the farmers.
"You guys dare to hit me? I will make you guys pay the price. "
Ma Cheng had already told Old Yu that when he saw Sun Mo, he would definitely bring his men to beat him up.
In such a situation, even if Sun Mo was beaten up, it would be a waste of time. If not, would he dare to act against the farmers? Did he not want his reputation anymore?
"Do you think it will work?"
Wei Ziyu didn't know why, but he had a feeling that things wouldn't be as smooth as before.
"Brother Ziyu, don't worry. Just wait to collect the money!"
Zhang Zehao smiled complacently. He had long since calculated that after the price increase, his family's annual income would increase by 20%. He would be able to provide for two more young prostitutes.
This was Zhang Zehao's hobby. He would only play with girls below 15 years old. If they exceeded this age, he would get rid of them.
Not far away, Qi Shengjia, who was looking for people, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Ma Cheng and the other two. He immediately went to report to Sun Mo.
His teacher's guess was right. These three fellows were indeed observing in the dark.
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"Uncle Yu, calm down first."
An Xinhui tried her best to persuade him. Although she was a 3-star great teacher, she had always been very humble when facing these farmers.
"Headmaster An, it's not easy for us either!"
Old Yu sighed.
"Uncle Yu, during these five years, the price has increased three times. Our purchase price is already the most expensive in the entire Jinling City!"
An Xinhui also felt a little unhappy. (I feel heartache for you farmers, but can you guys not treat me like a fool?)
"But the money hasn't landed in our hands yet, right?"
Old Yu felt depressed. "Why don't you talk to Merchant Ma and the others and ask them to increase the purchase price a little?"
This was a dead end. The farmers were engaged in production and couldn't possibly come to the city to sell their produce every day. Hence, they had to sell their produce to merchants like Ma Cheng.
Even in modern society, where logistics were so advanced, farmers couldn't even go to the city to sell their produce. There was no need to mention a backward feudal society like the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces.
Some farmers probably hadn't left their village for their entire lives.
It was impossible for An Xinhui to use force. She tried to persuade these farmers to leave, but Old Yu was determined. He wouldn't leave until he achieved his goal.
"What about that Sun Mo? Call him out. I know that Headmaster An is a good person. I've also heard that it's all because of that Sun Mo! "
Old Yu looked simple and honest, but he was actually a shrewd person. He kept saying that it was the other school leaders who were obstructing the farmers, and An Xinhui was definitely thinking on behalf of the farmers. She was a great philanthropist.
When Zhang Hanfu heard this, he coldly laughed. These old fellows were intentionally putting An Xinhui on a pedestal, making it hard for her to step down.
However, when Zhang Hanfu saw An Xinhui's fatigued expression, as though she was about to die from exhaustion, he felt delighted. (Who asked you to promote Sun Mo? Now, you've suffered a setback, right?)
"Sun Mo is very busy!"
An Xinhui would definitely not call Sun Mo over. This was to protect him.
"As expected of a master teacher, he doesn't think highly of us peasants!"
Old Yu mocked.
"Farmers? I think you're a wolf in human skin! "
A mocking voice interrupted Old Yu's words. Everyone turned their heads and saw Sun Mo walking through the crowd.
"Why are you here? Let's go! "
An Xinhui frowned and cast a glance at Sun Mo.
"You are Sun Mo?"
Old Yu immediately stared at Sun Mo. One couldn't help but say that this young man was wearing a sky-blue teacher robe. Coupled with his tall and straight figure and confident appearance, he did have some elegance to him.
Leaving aside their strength, just based on their appearance alone, they were definitely a good match when standing next to An Xinhui.
"You should address me as Teacher Sun!"
Sun Mo smiled. "Uncle, respect is mutual. You can't rely on your seniority just because you're older!"
After hearing this, Old Yu's expression sank. The surrounding students also started to point at him.
Indeed, Sun Mo was a teacher after all. How normal would it be for you to address him as Teacher Sun? But in the end, you addressed him as Sun Mo. Weren't you a little too arrogant?
The majority of people would be biased towards those they were close to. Who was Sun Mo? He was the most famous teacher in the Central Province Academy recently. Not only did he possess God Hands, but he also treated students extremely amicably and would answer all their questions.
Such a teacher didn't have any blemishes and was highly respected by the students. Now that they were being slighted, the students naturally felt a little unhappy in their hearts.
"Impressive, my teacher!"
Tantai Yutang's lips twitched. Their teacher was truly black-bellied.
These spectating students were originally neutral and were purely here to watch a show. In the end, a single sentence from Sun Mo caused many of them to change their stance.
"Teacher Sun, this is merely a form of address. Aren't you thinking too highly of your identity?"
Old Yu retaliated, mocking Sun Mo for being too vain.
"Hehe, words come from the heart. This means that Uncle Yu is usually very arrogant and doesn't place us teachers in his eyes."
Sun Mo had a self-mocking smile. "When I'm walking on the streets, the parents of the students would always greet me when they see me, saying 'Hello, Teacher Sun'. Even those who aren't familiar with me would call me 'Brother Sun' or 'Nephew'. However, this is the first time I'm being called out by my full name."
The students discussed. That was right. If they saw a teacher on the streets, they'd definitely call him 'Teacher'. If they saw a doctor, they'd definitely call him 'Doctor'. This was extremely normal. It was truly inappropriate to call them by their full name. This in itself was a form of disrespect.
"Teacher Sun, this time around, we came here for the sake of food. It's not easy for everyone to live. Can you guys do a good deed and increase the purchase price?"
When Old Yu saw that he couldn't win against Sun Mo, he immediately lowered his attitude and took out his treasure. (I'm weak, I'm in the right. What about you?)
After saying this, Old Yu knelt on the ground.
Many of the students came from farming backgrounds. When they saw Old Yu's appearance, they thought of their parents and started to pity him.
"Uncle Yu, you mustn't do this!"
Sun Mo's hands were fast and immediately supported Old Yu.
Old Yu was already over 50 years old and was a highly respected village head in the village. He naturally didn't wish to kneel to Sun Mo. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to get up, but who knew that Sun Mo's hands were so light? Sun Mo didn't even use any strength to help him up.
Pak!
Old Yu knelt on the ground.
"Sigh, why must you do this? We can talk things over nicely!"
Sun Mo sighed and moved his hands away.
"F * * * your mother!"
Old Yu cursed in his heart. (You bastard, trying to take advantage of me.) However, he also felt embarrassed to stand up. If not, wouldn't that prove that he wasn't sincere?
Upon seeing this scene, An Xinhui started and almost laughed out loud. However, she also felt a sense of joy in her heart. She was about to be annoyed to death by this Old Yu. She was always unable to do anything to him. This time around, she could finally see him suffering a setback.
Sun Mo started to talk nonsense. He didn't want to talk about proper matters, but he didn't reject either. Instead, he kept on complaining.
Old Yu was already old. After kneeling for over ten minutes, his knees couldn't take it anymore. He wanted to get up, but he didn't dare to do so. If he stood up, his image as a weak person would be gone.
(Forget it, I'll just endure it!)
"Hmph, such petty tricks are useless!"
Zhang Hanfu, who was watching from the side, didn't reply. He was waiting to watch a good show.
"Uncle Yu, the purchase price we offered is already very high. If you guys can't get the money, it's the problem of those trading companies. You should look for them."
Sun Mo explained.
"We've looked for them, and they said that they would increase the purchase price. However, the prerequisite is that your Central Province Academy has to increase the price as well."
Old Yu stared at Sun Mo with his pea-like eyes. His knees truly couldn't take it anymore. Hence, he started to speak ruthlessly, preparing to end this conversation as soon as possible.
"If your school can't take out the money, for the sake of our livelihood, we can only sell the goods to other trading companies. Sigh, I hope that Headmaster An can understand. After all, we also need to eat!"
"Uncle Yu..."
An Xinhui felt a little anxious. She wanted to say something, but she was stopped by Sun Mo.
"Old Yu, what do you mean by this? Are you threatening us? "
Sun Mo blinked his innocent big eyes.
"I'm just a farmer, how would I dare to threaten a great teacher like you?"
Old Yu naturally wouldn't admit it. However, he coldly laughed in his heart. (Since I'm threatening you, what can you do about it?)
"Farmer? I don't think so, right? "
Sun Mo activated Divine Sight.
Yu Sheng, 57 years old, Xiushui Village's village head. Family assets of 300,000 taels of silver. He had two concubines and three illegitimate children. Two of them were managers of Ma Cheng's trading company.
"A farmer with a family assets of 300,000 taels of silver should be considered a small landlord, right?" Sun Mo mocked. He tugged at Old Yu's clothes. "The patches on your clothes aren't bad, but if you want to make them old, you have to put in more effort. You should be able to get a few lice on them."
Upon hearing this amount of money, Old Yu's expression changed.
"You are already 57 years old, yet you can still have two concubines. Your waist is quite good. Are you still not satisfied after sucking so much blood from our school?"
Sun Mo mocked.
The surrounding students started whispering to each other.
"Nonsense, I made it up. I didn't."
Old Yu clarified.
"Is that so? In that case, I'll go and raid your house now. The extra money will be mine. How about it? "
Sun Mo laughed. "Don't think that I won't know just because you dug a cellar in your bedroom to hide money!"
When Old Yu heard this, he was so frightened that his heart almost stopped beating. How did this fellow know? He subconsciously glanced at the surroundings, worried that those farmers would steal his money.
(No, I mustn't continue arguing with this fellow.)
Old Yu was also very crafty. Upon seeing this, he ignored Sun Mo and started to interrogate An Xinhui. "Headmaster An, everyone here is a poor farmer. If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't leave."
"We have to face the yellow soil with our backs to the sky every day. It's not easy for us to have a harvest. Headmaster An, please pity us!"
"Headmaster An, we are kneeling to you. Please give us a way out!"
Old Yu and the tens of farmers in the lead directly knelt on the ground and started to wail and cry. They looked incomparably miserable.
Tantai Yutang glanced at Sun Mo, wanting to know what Sun Mo would do. This was the ultimate move of the weak. They would first cry, then throw a tantrum, and then threaten to hang themselves.
"Uncle Yu, Uncle Wang, you guys get up first!"
An Xinhui wanted to call out to her wife, but she was held back by Sun Mo.
"Don't give in to their bad habits. If they want to kneel, just let them kneel!"
Sun Mo's expression was cold. (You guys dare to use your ultimate moves? Very good, my old man has also prepared a feast for you guys. I'll treat you guys to a meal!)
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