"No cutting in line, first come, first served!"

A clear, childlike voice addressed the constables who were cutting in line.

That sweet, childlike voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.

As Zhang Xiangyang, the head constable who was cutting in line with his gang of brothers as usual, knew immediately that these words were clearly directed at him and his brothers!

I wonder whose child is so brave?

How dare they interfere with those brothers?

Are you out of your mind?

As soon as Zhang Xiangyang turned his head, he saw a little girl who looked about five years old. Her hair was tied in two buns with red ribbons. She was wearing a light yellow gauze dress that reached her chest, with a light green half-sleeved top over it. Her fair and tender little face was puffing out her cheeks as she looked at him. Her eyes were big and round, and she looked quite cute.

"Go away, go away." Zhang Xiangyang was an adult after all, so he didn't take this little girl to heart. He turned to the busy shop owner and said, "We brothers have heard that your shop makes good roasted sweet potato skins. We've been too busy to come and eat them. Can you make two portions for each of us to take away?"

Lin Weiming: "..."

The way he talks makes you want to punch him!

Of course, he didn't want anyone cutting in line at his shop, but seeing how afraid everyone was of Zhang Xiangyang, he knew that the adults in this county town were all like father, like son.

With a magistrate like Liang in charge, the subordinates naturally followed suit, and these yamen runners learned to take bribes and other corrupt practices.

Lin Wanyue is angry!

These people didn't take her seriously at all; they actually heard what she said but ignored her!

It's so unfair to be a child.

"You're all adults, yet you're so unreasonable!" Lin Wanyue shouted even louder, "First come, first served is our family's rule for queuing, otherwise why would we need to queue? If you don't queue, we won't sell to you!"

"Heh!" Zhang Xiangyang slowly turned around, sneered, and said, "I wondered whose kid was so bold. It turns out to be the young master of this shop. Quite the imposing figure!"

"But it seems like no shop in this county dares to refuse us a sale. Why don't you let your dad give it a try?!"

"Hahahaha!" The group of constables following behind Zhang Xiangyang also burst into laughter.

"Hey, little brat!" one of the younger ones pointed to his clothes and said to Lin Wanyue, "Look closely? With these clothes on me, do you think your father would dare not sell them to me?"

"Don't even mention not selling anymore, it's just this little bit! What difference does it make whose food we eat? Coming to your house for breakfast is giving you face! Don't be so ungrateful!" Another person noticed Lin Weiming's displeasure and deliberately raised his voice.

Lin Weiming also knew that these words were a warning to him.

If he had just been debating whether or not to offend these scoundrels...

These people claimed to be yamen runners from the county town, but in reality, they were no different from the thugs under Jiang Yongqiang's command!

It's just an extra set of clothes.

Now that his daughter has spoken again, Lin Weiming feels that he can't compare to her, but she is his own daughter, a little girl who is only four years old.

"Excuse me," he said coldly to Zhang Xiangyang and the others, "this is indeed our family's rule. When queuing, it's first come, first served. Whoever comes first gets to buy! If you don't want to queue, then you don't need to give us any face. Go eat at whichever restaurant you like."

"Wow, your family's got some nerve!" someone immediately chimed in, trying to provoke Zhang Xiangyang.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiangyang felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and he was furious.

"Fine, you've got guts!" Zhang Xiangyang said angrily, "I didn't expect you to dare challenge us!"

The other small business owners on the street were a little scared when they saw Lin Weiming and Zhang Xiangyang clashing. They weren't worried that Zhang Xiangyang would punish them as well, but they also felt that the Lin family's cooking skills were really good, and they were afraid that they would never have such delicious roasted sweet potato noodles again.

So both sides came to persuade him.

Some people tried to persuade Lin Weiming, saying, "Brother Lin, let it go! It's just a queue, we don't care about such a small thing. Let them buy first, it's no big deal."

"Don't even mention buying them; you should give them away at a loss. They've never paid when they ate at our shops before... Just be more understanding; everyone does it this way."

Everyone nodded: "That's right. Besides, they are the magistrate's men after all. If you do this, aren't you just putting the magistrate's face on the ground? If they say a few words to Magistrate Liang, you'll be in deep trouble."

"Brother Zhang! Brother Zhang!" Some people also advised Zhang Xiangyang, "The Lin family is new here, and they have a bad temper. Why bother arguing with them? Since you want to eat, I'll buy it for you right away!"

Zhang Xiangyang narrowed his eyes slightly. He hadn't expected that so many people would speak up for him when the Lin Family Restaurant had only been open for a few months.

Moreover, when I came over just now, I saw so many people queuing up, so I could tell that this shop was doing really well.

Since business is good, it means there's still some profit to be made at this shop!

Zhang Xiangyang didn't plan to break off relations with Lin Weiming so quickly; making more money was the right thing to do.

"Is that so?" He sneered, thinking to himself, "He has a bad temper, but I have one too."

“Yes, yes, you’re a big shot in our county, how can we lower ourselves to his level? Just ignore him, let’s go next door and have some meat buns! Liu’s meat buns have scallions in them, they smell amazing.” The others quickly added.

"Brother Zhang! We can't just let them get away like this!" But the other constables objected, "Otherwise, where will we put our faces?"

Zhang Xiangyang was their leader. They were willing to follow him because, on the one hand, he would share the profits when there were opportunities, and on the other hand, he could act arrogantly and no one dared to dislike them.

Now that they've encountered such a tough nut to crack as Lin Weiming, if they let him go so easily, wouldn't that make them look useless?

Zhang Xiangyang continued with a sneer, "You see, it's not that I'm unhappy! Even if I were, my brothers wouldn't be. There aren't many shops in our county that dare to talk to me like that, are there?"

"My pride has been trampled on. If I don't get my revenge, won't people think I'm easy to bully?"

Immediately, some of the people who had been extorted by Zhang Xiangyang realized what was going on and quickly and quietly pulled Lin Weiming's hand, saying, "Brother Lin, don't be stubborn... bring some money to bribe them so we can send these people away."

Lin Weiming's eyes widened upon hearing this!

Why should I?

I just don't allow these people to get something for free?

They actually want to send them away with silver?

The Jiang family had tried to take advantage of them before, but they were all subdued and made to submit. Even if you were a government official, it wouldn't work!

Lin Weiming was feeling displeased, but Zhang Xiangyang frowned and said, "Why do you look so familiar?"