Chapter 280 The epitome of the world! (2-in-1)

The southern city of Solbey Kingdom is not large. Without the oppression of the noble class, most of the residents in the town now live a self-sufficient life.

Although I cannot say that I am very rich, as long as I work hard to live, I will never starve to death, and I have some hope in life.

Under the small-scale peasant economy model, it is impossible to say how prosperous the southern region of Solbey Kingdom can be.

However, the fireworks in the countryside can still infect people's hearts. In today's world, it is considered good for people to have such a life.

After leaving the church, Enichi Jiguo led the two children through the street again. He couldn't say that he had any great feelings about the current situation in the southern part of the Solbe Kingdom.

Because in the new world, there are many, many places like this.

Except for those cities that were ravaged by pirates, islands with indigenous people basically had this kind of harmonious scene.

After passing through the southern neighborhood, Jiguo Enichi and his two children walked towards the north.

The Kingdom of Sorbey is small, with several main roads between the north and the south.

From south to north, it only took Jiguoyuanyi and the others nearly two hours.

It is said to be a kingdom, but in fact, from Yuan Yi's point of view, it is just a small city at best.

Compared with the southern urban area, the northern part of the Sorbei Kingdom is significantly more urbanized.

Different from the buildings in the southern district, most of the houses in the northern city are made of stone and cement, which is very different from the rammed earth wooden houses in the south.

Even the roads are paved with stone slabs and are clean and tidy.

The clothes of the people on the street were much cleaner and more polished. The shops on both sides of the road also had their doors open, and there were customers in several shops who were selecting goods.

The business environment looks pretty good.

If the south of Solbei Kingdom is a countryside, then the north can be considered a real urban area.

Eileen, who had already lost interest and clamored to go back to the ship, discovered something new and strange at this moment. She broke free from Yuanyi's hand and hurriedly ran to the shops on the street.

Pedestrians were coming and going on the road, busy with their own affairs. Ji Guoyuanyi and his group did not attract too many people's attention.

"Although there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor between the north and the south, the people's living conditions are prosperous."

"Without the so-called ruling class, the impact on people's lives does not seem to be that great."

Ji Guoyuan observed it attentively, thinking so in his heart.

"Brother Step Kingdom!"

"Come on! Come on!"

"Pay, I want to buy this!"

At this time, in front of a shop not far away, Irene waved wildly at Ji Guoyuan.

Hearing the cry, Yuanyi's face showed a look of helplessness.

Erin is curious about everything. After leaving Dressrosa, no matter what kind of island the warship docks at, this kid always wants to buy a lot of things.

His curiosity never seems to run out.

Leading Robin to the shop where Eileen was staying, Ji Guoyuan looked at the thing in Eileen's hand and found that it was a small handicraft woven with leaves.

Judging by its appearance, it must be a bird.

The shop owner is a girl. She is sitting behind the counter. Her body is shaking slightly, her head is lowered, her blond bangs are hanging down, and her appearance cannot be seen clearly.

"Boss, how much does this cost?"

Yuanyi walked to Irene's side, stretched out his hand to rub Irene's head, and asked towards the counter.

Until then, the girl behind the counter rubbed her eyes with her hands, slowly raised her head, brushed the long hair from her forehead to her ears with both hands, revealed her delicate face, forced a smile, and looked at Irene's hands Holding the product, he replied:

"100 Baileys."

Ji Guoyuan looked up and found that the store manager was very young, about sixteen or seventeen years old. His beautiful face was still stained with tears, and his eyes were a little sparkling.

It looked like he was crying just now.

"A hundred Baileys?"

Ji Guoyuan looked at the tearful blond girl, and while confirming, he reached into his arms to reach for his wallet.

When the young shopkeeper heard what Enichi Jiguo said, he thought it was Enichi Jiguo who thought the things were too expensive, so he hurriedly said:

"It can be cheaper."

"Fifty Baileys is fine too."

The female shopkeeper's tone was anxious, as if she was afraid that the customers in front of her would leave because the things were too expensive.

"ohhh!"

"Sister, you are so kind!"

"Thank you!"

When Irene heard that the shop owner took the initiative to lower the price, she immediately exclaimed happily with a smile on her face.

Yuanyi took out two coins from his wallet, placed them in front of the counter, and said:

"I have two children here, so just buy two."

"Those straw wovens should all have the same price, right?"

Ji Guoyuan pointed to the bamboo basket not far away. In addition to the same bird-shaped straw as the one in Eileen's hand, there were also many other types, all similar in size.

"Um."

"The prices over there are all the same, you can just choose whatever you want."

With that said, the blond girl hurriedly walked out of the counter, came to the display cabinet, picked up two straw braids, bent slightly and asked Robin:

"Little girl, what do you want?"

"Is this dog cute?"

The shopkeeper rubbed his cheek and asked Robin enthusiastically.

Robin subconsciously took half a step back when he saw the other party's enthusiastic look, and looked helplessly at Enichi Jiguo. At this time, Yuanyi also came behind Robin, squatted down, and patted him gently. Robin's back said softly:

"Pick one you like."

"It's quite interesting to have in the room, isn't it?"

Hearing Yuanyi's words, Robin stretched out her hand, but instead of picking up the dog handed over by the blond girl, she grabbed the other hand and said at the same time:

"I want the cat's straw to be knitted."

Hearing Robin's words, the blonde girl immediately placed the cat's straw gently in Robin's hand, and her smile became bright.

"Sister, were you crying just now?"

"Why are you crying?"

At this moment, Erin, who was playing with the bird-shaped straw braid in her hand, suddenly asked. The blonde girl looked back, the smile on her face frozen.

She seemed to have thought of something bad, her mouth tightened, and her eyes became filled with tears again.

Erin raised her head and was about to open her mouth to say something when she suddenly noticed two young men walking in outside the door.

Both of them were wearing black uniforms, with a long stick on their waist and a round hat on their head.

The older young man, estimated to be in his early thirties, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face, and a little stubble on his chin, giving him a handsome look.

The younger one, only around 20 years old, with delicate and fair skin, dodges his eyes when he walked into the shop, secretly glanced at Jiguoyuan and others, and then lowered his eyebrows and looked at the blond girl.

Both young men were dressed as law enforcers.

After the bearded young man stepped into the store, he walked around behind the counter, skillfully opened the drawers, and began to rummage.

The fair-skinned young man slowly walked up to the blonde girl, bowed slightly, and said hello:

"Miss Babes."

"Long time no see."

The young man stuttered a bit when he spoke, but his face turned red even though he was just saying hello.

However, the proprietress whom he called Beth didn't pay attention to the young man at all. She looked past the young man and looked at the bearded young man who was rummaging behind the counter, and said timidly:

"My business has been bad these days and I haven't made much money."

While Beth was talking, the bearded young man had already rummaged through the boxes and found all the money. He grabbed some coins in one hand and a few small-denomination banknotes in the other. He curled his lips and said unhappily:

"Hello!"

"Beth."

"Only these few thousand beli for such a long time?"

"Are you looking down on our Solbay Police Station?"

"Do you know who is protecting you traders doing business?"

"If you can't pay the money, we won't be able to help you if those guys come back next time!"

"After all, the brothers in the police station need to eat and drink. We can only provide protection to those vendors who have paid!"

The bearded young man sat on the bench behind the counter, crossed his legs, then reached into his arms, took out a pack of cigarettes, smoked one and held it in his mouth, and then moved toward his companion. Got the hook.

"Brother Fulisi, don't say that."

"After Uncle Berg passed away from illness, Miss Beth has no relatives and is helpless."

"She's already working hard to make money."

"Our police department should take more care of people like Miss Beth."

The white-faced young man didn't need Befuli to greet him. When Befuli was taking out a cigarette, he hurried to his side, took out a lighter, and lit a cigarette for him.

"hiss--"

After taking a puff of cigarette, Bei Fuli looked at the white-faced young man with a troubled expression, and said helplessly:

"Bayer, it's not that I don't know Miss Beth's difficulties."

"But there's nothing I can do about it!"

"If the police department wants to maintain law and order, it must recruit brothers. Since the revolutionary army came, where is the government in the Sorbey Kingdom?"

"Where will anyone pay us?"

"In order to maintain the law and order environment in North Town, I established the Solbay Police Station just to do something for everyone."

"The people also understand us, provide us with money, and ask us to help maintain order in Beizhen."

"Tell me, if we provide protection to those traders who don't give money, will other investors be unhappy? Will they not give us any funding?"

"In this case, what do brothers eat and drink? Without us, who will protect these people?"

When Bei Fuli said it to the end, he looked righteous and awe-inspiring. It seems to be saying, "This city cannot function without me."

After hearing Befuli's words, Bayer also smiled with a smile on his face, bowed, and said repeatedly:

"Brother Befuli is right."

After complimenting him, Bayer turned around and walked to Beth's side, and said helplessly: "Miss Beth, there is really nothing we can do."

"You've been owed for more than two months."

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"But don't worry, Miss Beth, I will help you!"

Bayer said, puffing out his chest and patting his chest in assurance.

At this moment, Bei Fuli poked his head, grinned, and said with a smile:

"Beth!"

"How about this? You sell the shop and stop doing business."

"As long as you continue doing business, no one will bother you."

"As for life?"

"How about you stay with Bayer? If you live in his house, Bayer won't refuse."

The secondary shop is divided into two floors. The lower floor is a shop, and the upper floor is a residence. The floor area is about 60 square meters, which is not too small.

Listening to these people talking, Jiguo Enichi also noticed that there was a staircase at the back of the store, which was the staircase to the second floor.

"Hehehe"

"How can this be convenient?"

"No way"

"Miss Beth, I don't mean anything else. If you need it, you can come and stay with me at any time."

"My place is big and has enough room."

Bayer first waved his hand, as if to refuse, turned his head, and said this to Beth.

These two simple sentences seemed to have helped Beth make a decision.

"Bess, there's no way you're going to sell this straw."

"Look, it's only been this little money for such a long time."

"We simply can't afford the cost of the store."

"Listen to my advice and sell the shop."

"By the way, I have a friend who just has the idea of buying a shop."

"I told him about you. If you are willing, he is willing to pay 100,000 beli to buy it."

"You know, your shop is not prosperous at all, and Uncle Berg also died at home."

"It's already great that someone is willing to buy it. You have to seize the opportunity and think clearly."

"With one hundred thousand Baileys, if you find a man like Bayer, you won't have to worry about it for the rest of your life."

Seeing Beth lowering her head and not speaking, Bei Fuli continued with a smile. At this moment, Bayer also glanced at Beth secretly, looking at the expression on Beth's face.

Young Beth's mother died early, leaving her father alone to raise her with all the hardships.

Her father was a carpenter. After struggling for half his life, he finally bought a small house like this in the North District and opened a carpentry shop. He helped others with work and at the same time made small furniture for sale in his spare time.

Her family is not considered wealthy in the Sorbey Kingdom, but compared with those in the Southern District, it is better off.

Father and daughter live a decent life, and Beth, who has been doted on by her father since she was a child, has always lived under his father's protection. Growing up, she has never been exposed to anything or anyone.

But just over two months ago, her father suddenly fell ill and died.

With no source of income, Beth began to face the cruelty of life, and her first lesson in life was "protection money".

After the revolutionary army left the Kingdom of Sorbe, the country's citizens began to rebuild order.

The "historical legacy" of the north-south partition still exists.

As for the North District, the two largest forces currently are the "Sorbey Provisional Government" and the Black Rose.

The Sorbay Police Station, as mentioned by Befuli and Baier, belongs to the so-called Sorbay Provisional Government and is considered the current "official institution" of this country.

"A hundred thousand Baileys?"

"so cheap?"

Beth couldn't help but let out a low cry when she heard that her shop could only sell for one hundred thousand beli. Although she was no longer under her father's wing, she knew that her father spent 150,000 beli when he bought this shop.

This was when she was a child. After so many years, the prices of the shops here are no longer what they used to be.

"It's not cheap anymore! It's already very high!"

"after all."

"Haha, right?"

When Bei Fuli saw that Bess really wanted to relent, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said quickly. Although his words were not clear, Bess understood what he meant.

It's just that the shop is not as prosperous as before, and his father died at home.

This was not the first time that the other party had said the same thing. She had always said that her shop was not good, but today she told her that someone wanted to buy it.

Lowering her head slightly, Beth's body couldn't help but tremble slightly. When she thought that she could no longer support herself and had to sell her father's shop to make a living, Beth felt aggrieved and missed the life when her father was still alive.

"Where did you two guys come from?"

"This shop has no business at all, what money do I need to pay?"

"Does the police station also have the right to collect money from the public?"

"Isn't this a tax job?"

"Moreover, didn't anyone teach you that commercial taxes should be collected only when the people can protect their own lives?"

At this moment, Erin tilted her head and asked with a puzzled look.

He attended the Naval Academy in Dressrosa, and still only knew some of Dressrosa's institutional knowledge.

"laugh-"

"Eileen, this is not Dressrosa. Every place is different."

"Although local systems are different, I know that these two guys in front of me are really bastards."

Robin held the cat straw in one hand and hid half of his body behind Enichi Tsukuni. He let out a chuckle, stuck out his head and spoke.

The conversation between these two people suddenly plunged the shop into silence.