Chapter 1307 Extra: There Is Something Strange in the Town

First, the people in this town and even the surrounding villages really cannot leave at will. This is completely different from the reason mentioned in the information that they cannot leave because their ancestral graves are here. In other words, the people who refused to move at the beginning lied to the people of the GF-112 project. They did not want to move out, but they could not move out.

Second, the Zhang family is the ruler of the town, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has been passed down for many generations. In other words, since the establishment of the town, the Zhang family has controlled the initiative and the right to speak. The so-called blessing of the gods may be a cover. In other words, the Zhang family is brainwashing the people in the town. The Zhang family is very likely to have a channel to the outside world, but they keep it secret and do not let others know.

Third, most of the products from the outside world here are brought in by the Zhang family from outside. Because there are few things, the market is tight, and this place is decades behind the outside world. It is also possible that the Zhang family bought a car but could not transport it in, or they simply cannot afford it. From this point, it can be guessed that the channel to the outside world is very narrow and difficult to pass.

Fourth, the people here actually yearn for the outside world. As long as they are given a perfect excuse and opportunity, they will agree to move.

After watching the third young master of the Zhang family riding away on his bicycle, Mi Xiaoying called Yin Yinuo and Jing Shaohuai and said, "Come, assign tasks. Shaohuai, go and find out about the taboos here, such as why you can't leave here. Yinuo, go and find out how the Zhang family got the blessing of the gods? Who is going to bless them? What is the content of the blessing? I'll go and find out about the price level here and speculate on the economic strength of the Zhang family."

"Okay." Yin Yinuo and Jing Shaohuai nodded immediately, and the three of them acted separately.

Mi Xiaoying was glad that she had a lot of money on her when she came.

I thought that in modern society, after everyone got used to electronic payment, there would be no chance to use money.

Unexpectedly, it was of great use here.

Once again, I was glad that I had the habit of hoarding.

Mi Xiaoying walked along the road and found a shop with a sign, and saw that it sold some simple items, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and needles and thread.

Mi Xiaoying bought a roll of needle and thread and a bottle of vinegar at random. After taking a look, she found that they were produced by an unknown small factory. The trademark on the outside had been torn off, but the plastic used to hold the vinegar was a modern technology.

Presumably, the Zhang family bought it from a small store outside?

"Boss, I want to ask you something. Where are the grain and vegetable stores here?" Mi Xiaoying handed over a handful of melon seeds very tactfully, looking like she was chatting.

"It's on the next street." Seeing Mi Xiaoying so polite, the boss was really happy and said, "Do you want to buy vegetables and grain? How much do you want?"

"Boss, do you have it here too?" Mi Xiaoying grasped the key point.

"Yes, yes, but I sell less." The boss took out a bag and said, "This is coarse grain, 30 cents per pound. Fine grain is 50 cents per pound! Look at the quality, it's definitely last year's new grain."

Mi Xiaoying pretended to be shopping, asked about the price one by one, said she would consider it, and left.

After finding other grain and vegetable stores and asking about the prices, she quickly converted them in her mind.

The main crops here are wheat, corn, soybeans, millet, sorghum, and sweet potatoes, and occasionally there are some grains such as mung beans and red beans. Vegetables are mainly cabbage, radish and potatoes, and other varieties are rarely seen.

In terms of price, the prices of grain and vegetables here are extremely low.

Mi Xiaoying has learned about the price of grain outside. Dried wheat has reached two yuan per catty, and corn has reached three yuan per catty.

The price of wheat here is fifty cents per catty, and corn is thirty cents per catty.

If it can be dumped out, the profit is considerable!

Although the amount of land here has not been counted, it can feed a town of 5,000 people, and although the people here are poor, their mental outlook is not bad. I guess the amount of land is not small, otherwise, there will definitely not be enough food.

The ironware here is more expensive, not by catty, but by piece.

Basically, a hoe costs hundreds of yuan, while the outside world is only a dozen yuan.

This in and out is all profit.

As a business boss, Mi Xiaoying has keenly noticed the problem.

If the guess is true, then the Zhang family is really awesome!

After so many years, they should have accumulated a lot of wealth, right?

Just as I was thinking, Yin Yinuo and Jing Shaohuai came back.

"How is it?" Mi Xiaoying asked.

"Fortunately, I took action, otherwise I might not be able to find out." Jing Shaohuai smelled of alcohol, but his eyes were bright, and he was obviously not drunk at all.

"I just found a local young man who didn't do anything productive and invited him to drink a bottle of Erguotou, and he told me everything." Jing Shaohuai was a little proud and said, "This matter started with Chongzhen. Do you still remember which year the Qing army entered the pass? Before the Qing army entered the pass, the country was already full of loopholes and the people were living in poverty. The name of this town is Liushen Town. From the name, you can hear that it is mainly managed by six major surnames. Back then, six families with the surnames Li, Zhang, Wang, Liu, Chen, and Zhao fled here with their families for refuge. They were originally from the same village, but because of the banditry, only these six families survived."

"After arriving in this place, there was indeed no banditry. They were afraid of being exposed, so they stayed here temporarily. Unexpectedly, they discovered that the soil here was particularly fertile and the crops they planted grew particularly well. So they We decided to build a village here and not leave. After a hundred years of reproduction, the village that originally had only a few dozen people suddenly developed into a large village with hundreds of people." Jing Shaohuai said, "These surnames suddenly appeared. They started to fight over the land. Later, some people said that they should just separate and not stay together, so they separated and established their own villages, such as Lijia Village, Zhangjia Village, and Liujia Village. Later, the population increased. In order to facilitate communication, a town was built in the center of the village and named Liushen Town."

Mi Xiaoying and Yin Yinuo both felt unable to complain about this name.

"Are you all complaining about the name of this town? Hehehe, I wanted to complain at first, but later I knew why it was called this town." Jing Shaohuai said; "This is because, more than three hundred years ago, , someone was tired of the life here and wanted to leave here and return to the outside world. As a result, he died on the roadside before he could go out. When he was found, his bones were already covered with bones. At this time, some people did not believe in evil and thought. When they went out, some of them died. They thought that they were cursed by God, and their descendants would not be able to leave this place for the rest of their lives, so they prayed to their surnamed God to bless their descendants. Something happened. Someone from the Zhang family tried to go out, but they came back alive! So they thought it was the surname gods of each family who were protecting them, so they named it Liushen Town!

Yin Yinuo frowned: "Why does it sound so like a magic stick?"

Mi Xiaoying nodded in agreement: "This method does seem man-made. But, how did they make the people who walked out die?"

Jing Shaohuai waved his hand and said: "This is not important. What is important is that people here really believe it! Then it is passed down from generation to generation. No one dares to leave this place except those who have been blessed by the gods."

"How many people have been blessed so far?" Mi Xiaoying asked.

"Hey, Sister Xiaoying is so smart. She figured out the key right away." Jing Shaohuai said, "So far, less than ten people in the village have been blessed."

"Are these ten people all from the Zhang family?" Mi Xiaoying asked.

"Sister Xiaoying guessed it right again!" Jing Shaohuai said with a smile: "Every generation of the Zhang family will have a person blessed by the gods. He can come in and out of here and the outside world freely."

Yin Yinuo didn't even know what to say: "Isn't this an obvious scam? This so-called blessing from the gods of the family should be a gimmick they made themselves, and kept other people here like pigs. ?”

"That's what I guessed," Jing Shaohuai said, "I wanted to see their temple, but that person refused to let me go. He said people with foreign surnames were not allowed to go."

Yin Yinuo said: "The news I heard is similar to what Shao Huai heard. A grand sacrificial event is held here every twenty years. One of the contents is to receive the blessings of the gods. Those selected by the gods, They will be sent to the temple. Those who have been blessed can enter and exit smoothly. However, the content of the blessing cannot be found out. It is obviously confidential. It’s passed down from generation to generation.”

Mi Xiaoying said, "It has been the Zhang family that has been blessed for so many years. No one else has ever suspected that there is something fishy in this?"

"Who knows?" Yin Yinuo said: "The Zhang family is now the most powerful family in Liushen Town. Zhangjiacun has nothing to do with the Zhang family in the town. In other words, the fifth server has been out for a long time. , it is no longer a direct relationship. Three hundred years ago, the Zhang family in the town was separated from Zhangjiacun and became its own family. Now the Zhang family has a total of five sons and two daughters, among whom the third son of the Zhang family can come and go freely. .  No one else can.”

Mi Xiaoying nodded and said, "I just investigated the price level here and found an interesting phenomenon. The prices of things produced here are very low, and the prices of things not produced here but sold here are several times higher than outside." Times. It is obvious that this is a reselling and buying industry chain. The crops here are purchased at low prices and sold outside at high prices. Then the goods are purchased at low prices from outside and sold at high prices here. The profits must be very considerable. , This is why the currency here is RMB, because only a unified currency can facilitate transactions with outsiders.”