Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 254 - 255 Protection Fee (Fourth update) _1

Chapter 254: Chapter 255 Protection Fee (Fourth update) _1

In the afternoon.

Upon returning to the shop, Nan Feng saw Feng Gu anxiously saying, "Sister Nan Feng, I spotted two bizarre-looking men across the street."

"Oh? Which two?"

Feng Gu didn’t dare to point them out, instead, she hinted with her eyes to Nan Feng, "The one with shaggy, unkempt hair and the other with his trouser legs rolled high."

Nan Feng spotted those two men as well.

In the current unstable times, such people were everywhere on the streets. If they were refugees or beggars who had fled from the north, their faces would bear pitiful expressions. But these two men, though they appeared as beggars, their demeanor seemed nonchalant.

Could they be from the Beggar’s Sect as mentioned in the Jianghu tales?

Nan Feng had also watched some wuxia series in the past. Beggar’s Sect, Emei Sect — those were basically groups collecting protection money. Some disorganized regions beyond the reach of the local government would be handed over to these sects. The righteous ones wouldn’t steal openly, the evil ones would blatantly rob.

Just as Nan Feng returned to the shop, the shaggy-haired man and the one with rolled-up trousers approached. They swaggered as they walked.

Frightened, Feng Gu quickly hid behind Nan Feng and asked, "Sister Nan Feng, are they going to start a fight?"

"Don’t be afraid, I’m here," Nan Feng replied calmly and instructed Feng Gu again, "If you’re scared, go to the back courtyard, just have me here is enough."

"No," Feng Gu was afraid, but she didn’t want to leave Nan Feng alone, "Why don’t we go find the shopkeeper next door who sells clothing, let her help us get your brother Ye from the Yamen?"

Feng Gu had only seen Ye once, and knew that he was working at the Yamen.

"There’s no time," Nan Feng pointed to Feng Gu’s forehead, "Moreover, should we bother Ye with these two minor thieves? Wouldn’t that exhaust him to death?"

"..." Feng Gu was about to say something, but saw that the shaggy-haired man had already reached the counter. She quickly stepped back, tried to pull Nan Feng, but Nan Feng stood still.

In Feng Gu’s mind, Nan Feng was just a fifteen-year-old girl herself, wasn’t she afraid at all?

The shaggy-haired man brushed his hair back, revealing a pair of shady eyes: "Are you the shopkeeper here?"

"Yes, indeed, I am," Nan Feng replied with a smile, "Brother, do you want to buy face wash or a face mask? Our shop’s face wash can cleanse and whiten your skin, but it can’t cure a shameless face."

The rolled-trousers man also stepped forward, "We don’t need any of that stuff. Tell me, how long have you been running this shop for?"

"About two months," answered Nan Feng.

"Do you know who this street belongs to?" asked the man with the rolled-up trousers.

"If I’m not mistaken, this area is under the jurisdiction of the prefect of Ping County, Mr. Song."

"Tch," the shaggy-haired man ruffled his hair again, "The prefect doesn’t care about this place. Let me tell you, this street is the turf of the Dragon Tooth Gang. If you want peace and no trouble in the future, you’d better hand over the silver obediently. Otherwise, your shop won’t last long."

"Pay the silver, how much?" Nan Feng was still composed.

The rolled-up trousers man added, "Your shop is always buzzing with people, the business should be pretty good. How about this, you pay fifty taels of silver each month."

Fifty taels!

It’s more than a third of a month’s earnings, they might as well rob!

No wonder the clothing store next door was doing such good business, yet the owner was always grumbling about not having money. So, it was due to the high taxes and protection fee.

Nan Feng didn’t react angrily, she only asked, "I don’t have fifty taels but, what will you do if I refuse to pay? I pay my taxes on time every month. Are you going to drag me to court?"