Although Village Chief Xiao was tempted, he still refused. "You can come back in a while. We'll save some of the good ones for you then."
Jin Qianqian said, "Thank you for your trouble."
The guards behind her, each carrying a basket, escorted Jin Qianqian as she left.
Once she was far away, the villagers couldn't hold back any longer. "Village Chief, should we follow them and see?"
Village Chief Xiao replied, "It's just a small amount of goods. Wang Li and his men won't care. Besides, you can tell these people aren't ordinary. They wouldn't dare cause trouble."
"Then why didn't we sell them more just now?"
Village Chief Xiao gave him a light smack. "You foolish boy. You can tell at a glance they're not from a simple family."
"We want to change our situation, but we don't want to offend anyone."
"If a conflict really broke out and these nobles were harmed in the slightest, the consequences would be more than we could ever bear."
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