In her previous life, her eldest brother died early, her second sister went blind due to illness, her third brother became autistic, and she herself lived a life of poverty and hardship, scavenging...
I saw White Rabbit milk candy on the counter and quickly asked the salesperson to bring me ten bags.
The salesperson looked at her like she was stupid and said, "No, that's six bags."
"Okay, I'll take all six bags, and then mix these candies and weigh ten pounds."
The salesperson wouldn't mix them up! She gave her a receipt and asked her to pay.
Zhou Xiang quickly paid the money and came back, but he got angry when he saw that the salesperson had not packed the candy yet.
"What are you doing? I told you I want ten kilograms, but you're just standing there doing nothing. Do you want me to carry it myself?"
The salesperson saw her holding the invoice and the cashier looking over here, so he quickly packed the candies and said, "Okay, I'll pack them right away. You're just a kid, and you want so much. I'm afraid that after I pack them, if you don't want them anymore, I'll have to separate them one by one."
Zhou Xiang thought about it and realized that she was right. He said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry. I still have a lot of things to buy, so I got anxious when I saw you didn't do anything."
The salesperson shook his head, "It's okay, I was wrong too."
After filling the candy and weighing it, he took out six bags of White Rabbit milk candy from the counter.
Zhou wanted to put ten pounds of sugar into a cloth bag first, then cover it with the White Rabbit cookies, leaving only three bags. He then held the remaining three bags in his arms.
After walking out of the store, he saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he put the White Rabbit in his arms into the space, and then put the three bags on top of the cloth bag into the space.
Carrying the bag, he walked towards the firecracker store.
The sound of footsteps running came from behind, and then someone grabbed the bag in his hand.
"Where's the White Rabbit? Take it out."
Zhou Xiang turned around and saw a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old. She was dressed neatly, had fair skin, big eyes, and a small mouth. She was a pretty girl, but she had some problems with her brain.
"What did you say? I don't understand!"
"The salesperson just now said that the White Rabbit was bought by a skinny girl who was carrying a cloth bag filled with ten kilograms of candy. You're the only one carrying a cloth bag with so much candy in it."
Zhou wanted to shake off her hand that was holding the cloth bag. "What are you using your eyes for? I'm just carrying a bag like this. If there's a White Rabbit, can't you see it?"
The girl looked Zhou Xiang up and down and found that there was indeed no place to put the White Rabbit snacks. However, in order to buy a pack of White Rabbit snacks, she begged her mother for a long time to get five dollars.
The girl's eyes were filled with tears, and if you didn't know, you would think she was being bullied!
"Are you okay? If you're okay, I'll leave."
Zhou Xiang turned around and was about to leave, but was pushed to the ground.
"You are not allowed to leave. You stole my Big White Rabbit. You are not allowed to leave." The girl cried and shouted.
This attracted a lot of onlookers. Zhou Xiang saw that his Mongolian clothes and pants were worn out, so he just lay down and didn't move. Who wouldn't cheat?
If you can't cry, you can cry too. Whoever is weaker is right!
Ling Ran didn't find Zhou Xiang at the candy store, so he went to look for him at the firecracker store. On the way, he saw people gathered in a circle. He didn't know what was going on and didn't have time to pay attention.
I didn't see him at the firecracker store either. On my way back, I saw a circle of people still gathered there. I felt a pang in my heart. Could it be Zhou Xiang?
After pushing through the crowd, I saw Zhou Xiang lying on the ground, and a girl older than her was still crying and shouting for a White Rabbit.
Ling Ran stepped forward to help Zhou Xiang up, and saw that the elbows of his clothes and the hips of his pants were torn, so he immediately asked Zhou Xiang what happened.
Zhou Xiang briefly explained the girl's unreasonable behavior. Ling Ran immediately glared at the crying girl and said, "Li Wei, I will personally go to your house and explain what you did. If you dare not compensate me for the torn clothes, I will cut up all your clothes."
The crying girl was so frightened when she heard the voice that she immediately stopped crying, "Brother Ranran, I, I didn't mean it."
"Yes, you didn't mean to do that. You pushed someone down and then you started crying. What's the point? Are you trying to turn the tables?"
Those who knew Ling Ran left quickly and didn't dare to watch the fun.
Those who didn't know Ling Ran, after hearing this, realized that the crying girl was the one who did something wrong, shook their heads and left.
The crowd dispersed, and Zhou's father finally saw his daughter. Seeing her in a mess, he hurriedly asked, "Daughter, what's wrong?"
"Someone pushed him down on purpose."
When the girl heard this, she wanted to refute but didn't dare. Ling Ran supported Zhou Xiang, and Zhou's father picked up the cloth bag and followed Ling Ran.
Seeing Ling Ran walking towards her home, the girl caught up with him and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Don't come to my house."
Ling Ran and Zhou Xiang ignored her, and Zhou's father felt a little embarrassed.
"Dad, you go back first. Ling Ran and I can go together."
Zhou's father also felt that it was not appropriate for him to interfere in matters between children, so he picked up the bag and turned back home.
The girl followed the two men in fear and arrived at the staff quarters of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. Ling Ran went directly to the girl's home.
"Uncle Li, are you home?"
Li Jihai heard someone calling him and stuck his head out of the living room door. "Who is it? Oh, Ranran! Come in, what's going on?"
Ling Ran helped Zhou Xiang into the living room and helped him sit down on a chair in the living room.
"Li Wei, do you want to come in and tell me, or should I?"
Li Wei came in timidly, "I, I didn't mean it."
Li Jihai didn't understand what was going on, but in the current situation, it seemed that his daughter had offended Ling Ran.
Who in the bureau doesn't know Ling Ran's unyielding personality?
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"I, my big white rabbit was snatched away by her." He pointed at Zhou Xiang.
Ling Ran slapped her fingers away, "How rude! Since you can't speak human language, I'll speak for you."
Ling Ran explained it clearly in a few words and pointed to the torn part of Zhou Xiang's clothes to show him.
Li Jihai was also helpless with his own daughter. Not only was she brainless, but she also liked to make unfounded arguments.
"We'll compensate you. How much do you want?"
Ling Ran looked at Zhou Xiang. Zhou Xiang did some calculations, including the labor cost, and said, "Twenty."
Li Wei wanted to point her finger at her again, but then she put it down again after remembering something. "You're talking nonsense! How can this tattered outfit of yours be worth twenty yuan?"
"If I say it's worth it, then it's worth it. Because of you, my plan to buy New Year's goods today was interrupted. Because of you, I've been delayed for more than an hour. Because of you, I have to go get some cloth to make new clothes and pay for the labor. Because of you, I wasted my time getting the cloth, making the clothes, and getting them back.
Time is money, time is life. My money and life are being wasted by you, including now. I have to explain to you why it takes twenty, which is also a waste of my money and life. It is not equal for you to compensate for my life with money!
If you delay any longer, I’ll raise the price!”
Li Jihai hurried into the house to get the money. If he continued to haggle, the amount could be raised to thirty. His daughter only knew how to eat and wear clothes. If she could be half as capable as this girl, he would be very lucky.
Ling Ran took Zhou Xiang away. Li Jihai looked at his daughter who just cried, shook his head and sighed.