chapter 27 Unreasonable

The next morning, Murray got up early. After serving Quinn and his wife after breakfast and going to work, he was ready to go back to Midci Village. He wanted to see how Isla was doing. The stomach tumor was cured, and the debt was cleared. The adoptive mother's life should be better, but Murray was still used to visiting her. The adoptive mother's family had raised Murray for eighteen years, and Murray had long regarded them as his biological parents. When Freya heard that Murray was going to see Isla, she took the initiative to go with Murray for the first time. Murray was a little surprised, but felt happy, which meant that Freya was slowly accepting him. She almost never saw Isla before. Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the Midci Village in the Whitestone Continent. But Isla was not in the rental house. Murray called Isla and found out that she was at the nearby Suntow Vegetable Market. So Murray took Freya and walked over. Along the way, countless eyes looked at the two of them, as if they were a beauty and a beast. Soon, the two of them arrived at the vegetable market, where people were coming and going, shouting, and full of life. Murray took Freya around and soon saw his mother in the east corner. She rented a stall, and there was a table at the door with six large aluminum pots on it, all filled with various herbal teas she brewed. One dollar a cup. The herbal tea was very effective, and many people lined up to buy it. Isla was very busy, "Mom, you are not in good health. Why are you here setting up a stall?" Seeing this, Murray hurriedly ran over, "If you collapse from exhaustion, the gain will outweigh the loss." He also picked up a large aluminum pot to help. "I'm fine. It's too boring to stay in the house, and I've spent a lot of medical expenses this year." Isla smiled kindly, "I'm just thinking about making some herbal tea to earn some food money." Murray was helpless, "How many times have I told you, I can take care of the medical expense." "It's not easy for you either. Besides, you are my son-in-law. If you always take money from me, people will gossip." Isla understood the righteousness well, "And it's also unfair for the Thrussell family." "Mom, Murray didn't take any money from the Thrussell family. The money he gave you was all earned by himself. Murray can make all the decisions." At this time, Freya squeezed up from the crowd with a smile, "You can use it without worry." She put on a mask and helped shout. "Freya, are you here?" When Isla saw Freya, she was slightly startled, as if she didn't expect her to appear. Then she pulled up another stool, "Freya, sit down, sit down, you can't do this." "Mom, it's okay." Freya smiled calmly, "I can handle this job, but you, on the other hand, are not in good health. You should sit down and rest." "Let Murray and me sell this herbal tea." She pushed Isla down on the stool. "Freya, you are such a good girl." Isla sat helplessly on the stool, and then kicked Murray, "You didn't tell me that Freya comes. Mom didn't prepare a meal at home and wait for you." "Bringing Freya here to suffer, are you worthy of Freya?" Isla was kind as always. Murray smiled bitterly, "How did I know that you were selling herbal tea just when you were sick?" Freya smiled, "Well, stop complaining, hurry up and sell the herbal tea, and finish the work as soon as possible to send Mom back home." Afterward, the three of them got busy quickly. Freya greeted the guests, Murray poured herbal tea, and Isla collected money. The appearance of Freya, a great beauty, brought many times more customers than usual, almost an endless stream. Seeing this scene, Murray felt warm in his heart. This was the life he dreamed of, and it was also a life worth guarding for his whole life. It was a pity that he had never been able to win into a woman's heart. "Tab is here." At this moment, a loud shout resounded through the eardrums, and the entire vegetable market fell into silence. Murray looked up and saw seven or eight young people walking in at the entrance of the market aggressively. The leader, Tab, was chewing betel nuts while looking down on everyone present as if the Suntow Market was not enough for him to see. Then, a young man with a crew cut took out a printed QR code and waved it in a show of force at each stall he passed. Murray recognized them at a glance. The young man who collected the money was his uncle's youngest son, Ror. He was not surprised. Ror was a scumbag before, beating up countless classmates and ambushing teachers. There were forty-seven students in a class, forty-five of whom had been beaten by Ror. The only classmate who wasn't bullied by him was because his father was the headmaster. He also made a few girls pregnant, but because they were too young and Ror threatened to kill anyone who called the police, the girls' parents could only swallow their anger. Most of the girls or good things he wanted could not escape the clutches of the devil. If they didn't follow his wishes, they would end up being bullied every day with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Murray had been bullied by him since he was a child. So seeing Ror like this, Murray was completely used to it. When each stall owner saw Tab and the others appearing, they hurriedly scanned over with their mobile phones and entered the amount they had set. 75 dollars should be given. But if their business was good they should give 150 dollars or 300 dollars. There are a total of 120 stalls in the Suntow Vegetable Market. This gang of gangsters walked around and pocketed much. Freya asked, "Mom, who are they? What are they doing?" Isla hesitated, "They charge management fees." Murray said calmly, "The management fee is just a bunch of scum, protection money." He could tell their approach at a glance. Freya's lips were moved: "Protection money?" "Ah, no, no, son, it's the management fee." Isla waved her hands repeatedly, "Murray, Freya, don't worry about these things. Let Mom handle it." Then, she opened her purse, took out a few money, and then added some, making up 75 dollars. "Mom, you can only make 25 dollars by selling this herbal tea in half a day." Murray frowned, "The protection fee is 75 dollars? Moreover, Tab's follower is Ror and he still charges money from you?" In Murray's view, no matter how bad a person was, he should have some bottom line. At this time, a fat boss of a pork stall argued with Tab and the others, but was kicked to the ground by Ror and slapped four times. The pork was overturned and trampled beyond recognition. In the end, they gave up after the boss's daughter took out a pile of banknotes. "If you dare to challenge our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, you will die, ok?" Ror roared loudly, and took advantage of the opportunity to touch the young and beautiful boss's daughter. Extremely arrogant. Freya narrowed her eyes slightly, "They are so lawless." Murray's eyes also became sharper. Tab, who was taking the lead, saw Murray's unruly expression from a distance and felt that his authority was being challenged, so he led others over. He glared at Murray, "Boy, what are you looking at? Do you believe it will blow your eyes out if you continue?" Murray suppressed his anger, lowered his eyelids, poured a cup of herbal tea and drank it. "You know is better." "Old woman, the herbal tea business is good today. The management fee is 150 dollars. Please pay it quickly." Tab kicked down the shop sign, "Don't make me angry by chirping." A few gangsters also poured a few cups of herbal tea, drank a few sip and then spit it on the ground, "What the hell..." Ror also walked up and stood next to the black dog in a pretentious manner, "Second aunt, why are you setting up a stall here? It's hard to sell herbal tea on such a hot day, isn't it?" "You are in poor health and have just been discharged from the hospital. You should rest more at home, otherwise you will be exhausted and my brother will feel sorry for you." His smile was very warm, and he didn't look like a gangster at all, but a nice young man. The corners of Isla's mouth twitched, not knowing how to answer. Murray's face turned cold, "Ror, don't go too far." "Hey, my brother who was a college student is back too?" Ror shouted to Murray affectionately, "You should tell me in advance, I can chop a few kilograms of cooked food, warm a pot of wine, and we will not get drunk until we return." "You are looking down on me, my brother." "Okay, let's all be friends, and I'll make the decision for Tab." "I'll charge you 300 dollars today." The smile on Ror's face became more honest, as if he was a brother to Murray, "Tab, this is my second aunt, please give me face, can you accept 300 dollars?" Tab laughed loudly when he heard this, "Okay, Ror, I'll give you face, and I'll take 300 dollars." "Tab, Ror, please wait a moment." "I'll get you the money right away." Isla didn't want Murray to conflict with Tab and the others, lest Freya would be implicated. "I'll give you these 300 dollars." Murray took out a check and handed it over. "Awesome, give me a check, you're a rich man, Ror, your brother are doing well, brother..." Tab took the check and swiped it. His laughing suddenly froze. 1,500,000 dollars, Elroy Harrelson!