Apart from anything else, at least judging from the current results, Lin Yi's rise to power has not improved their living situation, but has made it worse to some extent.
While several people were talking, a commotion suddenly came from the front of the team.
A middle-aged man who looked like a manager stood out with a potbelly and said with his nostrils pointing to the sky: "Because my Chen family has limited inventory, from now on the price of life crystals will be doubled from the existing basis. The quantity is limited, so hurry up if you want to buy!
"
The whole place was in an uproar.
The price here was originally twice as expensive as it was originally, which is equivalent to three times the original price. Now it is doubled on this basis, which is a full six times the original price!
When the old man heard this, he fainted on the spot.
For an ordinary person like him, the original price was already the limit that his family could afford. Now it has increased to six times, and it is impossible for his family to afford it!
But the problem is, the life crystal is not a consumer product, but a necessity for survival.
Once he can't afford the life crystal, the tragedy of the family of nine is a lesson for his family!
Lin Yi quickly supported him and injected a soft energy to nurse him back to health.
The middle-aged manager looked at the old man and curled his lips: "If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Go home and wait to die, so as not to dirty the place here, you poor man."
"How can you talk like that?"
Everyone around him suddenly couldn't bear it any longer.
Six times the price is not only unaffordable for the old man and his family, but also for many of them. Even if they can barely survive this time by selling iron, what will happen in the future?
In the face of public anger, the middle-aged manager was confident: "This is the private property of our Chen family. You can raise the price as much as you like. If you poor guys are not convinced, you don't have to buy it. No one is forcing you!"
I put my ugly words here. In the future, the inventory of life crystals will only become less and less, so the price will continue to rise.
Today’s price seems high, but compared with the future, it is still the cheapest price. What you don’t take advantage of is the smart people who will take advantage of it, whether they like it or not.”
His words immediately choked everyone to the point of losing their temper.
At least on the surface, it sounds like they really don't know how to refute it. After all, buying and selling is a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to suffer. As long as it's not a forced purchase or sale, according to their thinking, there's really no reason to blame.
Come.
Lin Yi shook his head watching this scene.
In the final analysis, it is because the sea area has been in chaos for a long time, and everyone's level of knowledge is limited. Anyone who comes to the secular world can immediately see through the loopholes in the other party's words.
Market transactions are indeed about your own will, but when it comes to survival necessities, it is not the category of free transactions.
Especially in the current situation where a regional monopoly has clearly emerged, the buyer has no bargaining power at all. In the eyes of the seller, he is just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and will be squeezed out of the last drop of oil.
In this case, it is difficult for the buyer group alone to solve the problem. The only way to solve the problem is to rely on the intervention of a powerful third-party organization!
Seeing everyone's attitude of being angry and afraid to speak, the middle-aged manager smiled and said indifferently: "Of course you don't have to buy from my Chen's house, No, there is a government-run shop there, the price is very cheap, you can go
Buy it there.
Haha, can you poor guys buy it?"
Everyone became more and more speechless.
At this time, the old man woke up faintly. Before he could speak, a middle-aged woman hurriedly ran over from a distance: "Old man, your little girl is dying. The doctor in the village said that she has not replenished the life crystal for too long, and the child is too young."
My body is too thin and I can hardly bear it anymore. I can only hold on for one more day at most!"
"Little girl..."
When the old man heard this, he almost lost his temper again. He struggled tremblingly and said to the middle-aged steward: "Master Steward, please do a good job and sell some life crystals to my little granddaughter to save her life. I beg you, old man!"
After saying this, kneel down to the other person.
The middle-aged manager raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't be so polite. This is what my family sells. Why should we turn away customers when they come to us? Since you are in a hurry to buy, how can our Chen family not help you?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, but this was a human remark.
However, before they could change their minds, the middle-aged manager said again: "But the rules cannot be broken. There are so many people queuing up. We can't let you jump in line just because your family is in a hurry, right?"
If you want something special to be done, the price will be calculated separately!
It’s not easy to see how old you are, so let’s double the price I just said, which is a reasonable price.”
"..."
The whole place was in an uproar, and they couldn't help but look at the old man with sympathy. Meeting such an unscrupulous businessman was really bad luck for eight lifetimes.
The old man gritted his teeth, but when he thought of his poor little granddaughter, even if he dug out his coffin book, he could only bite the bullet and buy an emergency copy!
But before he could speak, Lin Yi helped him stand up: "Uncle, don't worry, isn't that government-owned store open? I'll take you there to buy it."
“Where to buy it?”
The middle-aged manager opposite couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "Where did you come from? I really thought that anyone could enter the gate of a government-run shop. Haha, I don't know how high the sky is!
Old man, let me make it clear to you, double the price is the current price. If you pass this village, there will be no such store. If you open your mouth again then, it will be double the price again. Think about it for yourself."
The old man said in a hurry: "Buy, buy, buy! I'll buy it now!"
After saying that, he ignored Lin Yi's dissuasion and stumbled after him. Before leaving, he said to Lin Yi: "Young man, old man, I know you are doing it for my own good. I thank you, but my little granddaughter can't afford to gamble..."
A sigh.
Everyone onlookers felt the same way. It was the elderly who received "special care" today, but it might be them tomorrow.
In a vulnerable position destined to have their bones and marrow sucked out, none of them can escape being squeezed dry. The difference is just one day earlier and one day later.
Lin Yi looked at the old man walking away, but did not stop him.
In the old man's position, this is no choice. After all, it is his little granddaughter's life. It is impossible to place hope on a stranger like himself, right?
But today’s trip is really coming.
Lin Yi turned around and left the team.
Soon, when he saw the old man walking out of the shop holding a piece of life crystal that was only as big as a fist, the middle-aged manager curled his lips in disdain.
"All my belongings are enough to buy the lowest quality life crystal, which is not enough for one person to smoke for seven days. This old poor man deserves to die in poverty as a whole!"
After scolding, he turned around and asked the follower next to him: "Where is that blind boy just now? Such a stupid young man who stirs up troubles will be a disaster sooner or later. Find someone to lock him up. If you can't squeeze out any profit, just do it for him.