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Chapter 603 - 603 601 is naturally to be managed (first update)
Chapter 603 - 603 601 is naturally to be managed (first update)
?Chapter 603: 601 is naturally to be managed (first update) Chapter 603: 601 is naturally to be managed (first update) Bater stopped the person who said, “The warehouse on the outskirts of the city where cotton was stored caught fire, and all the cotton was destroyed. The farmers who sold the cotton came to the shopkeeper demanding an explanation, but they found that the place was deserted. The shopkeeper had left sometime last night with his belongings, leaving the farmers with no one to hold accountable and no money. How could they not be devastated?”
Looking through the carriage window at the speaker, Li Xianyun asked, “These farmers didn’t receive any money, so how could they trustingly sell their cotton to the shopkeeper?”
The person sighed lightly, “They were tricked. At first, the shop purchased the farmers’ cotton at prices higher than the market rate. They didn’t buy much, paying cash directly for the deliveries, making the farmers feel profitable and sweetened by the deal. Later, the shop wanted to buy even more cotton, but claimed they had no liquid funds available. They promised to issue IOUs first, and to pay up once the cotton was sold.”
Li Xianyun didn’t need to hear the rest to know what happened, those farmers who had a taste of profit went ahead and sold all the cotton they had.
But then the cotton warehouse caught fire, and the shopkeeper had fled, rendering the IOUs useless.
These poor farmers didn’t get any money at all.
This year’s work went in vain.
Li Xianyun arrived at the shop premises with doors flung open and in a mess, where many women were sitting on the steps hitting their legs, crying and cursing, with children crying upon seeing their elders distressed.
It was complete chaos.
The women and children were crying, while the men were angrily discussing.
“The fire must have started long before it was discovered; the cotton inside was already burnt beyond salvage by the time we found out.”
“These scoundrels who just left should be captured and chopped up.”
“We’ve already reported it to the authorities, but I don’t think it will be of much use. Where in the world can we find them now?”
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