The news that Bai Qing was killed has spread in Kunlun within a short period of time, and the news that Xu Shaotang and others lived in Zhuxi town has also spread. They did not wait for the Revenge of Bai family, but they know that Bai family will not give up. The current calm may be to brew a bigger storm.
And Xu Shaotang's deeds also gave confidence to those servants who stayed. Now every servant goes out with his head high.
Although there are not many servants left behind, Xu Shaotang and his family have no plans to recruit new servants. They don't have much to do. These servants are enough.
On the third day after Jiang Dongli left, Fang CuO brought several people to Xu Shaotang's courtyard, each holding a box of 21 feet square in his hand.
"Master Fang, this is..."
Xu Shaotang looks at Fang CuO's several people with some doubts. He secretly wonders whether Fang CuO has come to give gifts? Although they have indeed replaced the Fang family and become the first family in Zhuxi Town, it seems that Fang CuO's rush to give gifts is beyond their expectation.
Looking at Xu Shaotang's puzzled eyes, Fang CuO quickly asked people to put down the box, bowed to Xu Shaotang and said with a smile: "Xu Shao, this is the sacrifice of next month, please order it."
"Worship?" Xu Shaotang puzzled asked: "what is this offering?"
Of course, he would not regard this kind of offering as the kind of offering incense to Bodhisattvas or ancestors as they know. In that case, either his brain has problems or Fang CuO's brain has problems.
Fang CuO bowed slightly and motioned to the people who came to open the box in front of him.
As the box opened, Xu Shaotang's eyes were suddenly shaking. In the first box, there was a whole box of gold coins, including several black gold coins. In the second box, there was a trace of jewelry and other things. In the third box, there were some things that looked like medicinal materials, but Xu Shaotang didn't know what it was.
Although the three boxes in front of us are not big, we can be sure that the total value of the things in these boxes should not be less than 20000 gold. If it's a gift, it's definitely a big gift! You know, even after they bought this courtyard, they still had more than 3000 gold. If all these things here were converted into gold coins, their current state would be enough for them to live in Kunlun for most of their lives.
"The order just came from the Jiang family in the morning. After that, the monthly offerings of our Fang family will be handed over to you directly!" Fang CuO said with a smile: "in the future, the Fang family will trouble Xu Shao and you will take care of him more."
"No, I don't know what this offering means." Xu Shaotang looked at Fang CuO inexplicably and said, "tell me first, what is this offering?"
He's so confused now that he doesn't make any mistakes.
Only at this time did Fang CuO think of Xu Shaotang. They came from the outside world. It's normal not to know what the offering means. He quickly explained to Xu Shaotang: "originally, our Fang family was attached to the Jiang family, and the Jiang family provided us with necessary protection, but we need to offer sacrifices to the Jiang family once a month. Originally, the monthly offering was 30000 gold or worth 30000 gold The precious articles of gold are now 27000 gold, because Jiang Lao has deducted 10% of the offerings from us before. "
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After hearing Fang CuO's explanation, Xu Shaotang said in silence: "it's been a long time. It's the protection fee!"
What's the offering? The direct point is the protection fee. However, the protection fee is too high! Twenty seven thousand dollars a month is not more than thirty thousand dollars a year. According to the consumption level of Kunlun, the three hundred thousand dollars should be equivalent to about one or two hundred million dollars of the outside world, right?
It's no wonder that these ordinary people in Kunlun are so afraid of the people of the five families. One Zhuxi town alone has to provide so many offerings. One of the five families should control at least three or four towns. How much does it cost to collect offerings every year!
However, since the Jiang family asked Fang CuO to hand over the offering to them, it seems that the Jiang family has decided to assign Zhuxi town to them! Xu Shaotang did not expect that a joke of his own, actually really come true!
The Jiang family is making friends with them in this way!
"Protection fee?" Fang mistakenly thought about it, then bowed himself and said, "Xu Shao's statement is quite appropriate. There are eight thousand gold coins here. The value of these jewels should not be less than five thousand gold. The value of these medicinal materials is about fifteen thousand gold, and the total is twenty-seven thousand gold. There is only a lot more. Xu Shao, do you want someone to count them? "
Xu Shaotang shakes his head slightly. All of them have no idea about money except WuJie. What does he do when he counts these things?
However, what makes Xu Shaotang curious is that the medicinal materials are worth 15000 gold?
These herbs look very humble. They don't look like valuable things.
"How valuable is this thing?" Xu Shaotang looked curiously at the medicine in the box and looked closer.
"If Xu Shao doesn't believe it, he can go to the pawnshop or drugstore in the city and ask." Fang CuO attacks Xu Shaotang, who suspects that he has cheated him. A look of fear suddenly rises on his face. "If Xu Shaotang thinks that the drugstores and pawnshops in Zhuxi town are not trustworthy, he can take them to other towns to ask. Villains never dare to make a false price."Looking at Fang CuO's panic, Xu Shaotang understood that he had misunderstood his meaning. He shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't mean that. I mean, what is this thing and what's its function? It's so valuable?"
Hearing Xu Shaotang's words, Fang CuO's worried look faded slightly. He pointed to the medicinal materials in the box and said, "this is coagulant flower from Luoxia mountain. The quantity of coagulant flower is very rare. It only grows in the barren land of Luoxia mountain. It takes more than ten years for it to germinate and bloom. Coagulant flower is the holy product of refining and healing One of the indispensable materials of Yuandan! "
"What Dan?" Xu Shaotang asked curiously.
"Sheng Yuan Dan!"
Xu Shaotang thinks about it carefully. Some time ago, when they were seriously injured by the Ying family and the Bai family, Su Nu seemed to give them Sheng Yuan Dan. The effect of that thing was really good. Originally, he wanted to ask Su Nu for more points, but she naturally didn't give it to him.
This will hear the name of this healing medicine from Fang CuO's mouth again, and Xu Shaotang's mind suddenly becomes active.