Ayi smiled shyly: "No, I learned it by watching more."

He was picking up the remaining vegetables on the ox cart. Most of these were accidentally damaged during picking and transportation. Although they are difficult to sell, they do not affect the taste and can be taken home to cook.

Jing Li helped him clean up and asked, "Have you been learning these since you were a child?"

"Yes." Ayi said, "My father and my dad used to be herbal medicine merchants, so I learned a little from them. Later, they opened a medicine shop, and I learned how to run it, but..."

He seemed to have thought of something and lowered his head dejectedly.

Jing Li hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."

"It doesn't matter. Few people are willing to listen to me." Ayi said, "I would rather be a doctor than selling herbs, but... the clinic won't accept an apprentice like me."

He smiled again and said, "Luckily I met Grandpa Xue now. I have learned a lot of medical skills from him!"

Although Xiao Shuang'er is a little shy, she is always sunny and optimistic, and her smile is very contagious.

Jing Li said sincerely: "I hope your wish comes true."

It will come true.

Ayi is such a kind person, he will definitely get what he wants.

Jing Li thought to himself.

Their cartload of vegetables cost over a hundred coins today, and Jing Li wanted to give A Yi twenty coins, but he refused to take any. Jing Li had no choice but to ask A Yi to wait while he went to the bakery to buy some cakes.

Ayi was packing things alone beside the ox cart when suddenly several figures walked to the front of the stall and blocked the light.

"We've already bought everything for today. If you want anything—" Ayi looked up as he spoke, and when he saw the person standing in front of him, he paused, "You...you want to buy some groceries?"

The two men in front of him were tall and only wore open-necked coarse cloth jackets, revealing their muscular chests.

"I heard there's someone trying to steal our business at this corner. I didn't expect it to be a Shuang'er." The taller man sneered, "Little guy, do you know the first-come, first-served rule? You're selling things at this corner and you've taken away all the business behind us."

Ayi timidly took a half step back and whispered, "We asked when we came here, and we were told that we can set up a stall here..."

"Why do we say rules are rules and regulations are regulations?" the short man said. "It's okay if you don't understand the rules. Aren't we here to teach you?"

This half of the street is reserved for the villagers to sell their wares. As long as they stay within the designated area, they can set up stalls anywhere. However, most of the vendors here come every day, and it's customary that each has its own area and doesn't interfere with each other.

Newcomers usually have to sit in the back row to avoid stealing everyone else’s business.

Jing Li and his friends were here for the first time, so they didn't understand the rules.

The two men got closer and closer, and Ayi took a few steps back: "What do you want?"

"Of course you have to compensate us for our losses." The short man looked Ayi up and down, his smile making people feel uncomfortable. "We don't want to embarrass Shuang'er either. How about this? You treat us to a meal as an apology, and let's just call it a day. What do you think?"

"this……"

"What are you still thinking about? Are you afraid of your man finding out?" The tall man smiled and stepped forward to hold Ayi's hand. "Your man is willing to let you show up in public, so why do you still care about what he does? Why not find someone who loves you, huh?"

"What are you doing?"

Jing Li saw Ayi being bullied from afar, ran over in three or two steps, and pulled Ayi behind him: "Who are you? If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"You?" The two men looked at Jing Li carefully. Not seeing Shuang'er's distinctive cinnabar mole, they said, "Who are you? Stay out of my business."

Jing Li said: "He followed me to the town, this is not a trivial matter."

"He came with you?" The short man narrowed his eyes, a little unhappy. "Why, are you his man?"

"I..." Jing Li was speechless for a moment.

When he was in the village, he had not yet clearly felt Shuang'er's inferior status, or perhaps it was because of Qin Zhao's protection of him that he did not feel that he had been discriminated against.

But when I left Linxi Village, I realized that there was unfairness everywhere outside.

Ayi was blocked behind Jing Li. He pursed his lips nervously and gently pulled Jing Li: "Jing Li..."