"Can I borrow it?"
Before the man could react, the basket in his hand was gone.
Lu Zhixia ran a few steps and put the basket on the man's head with the agility and speed of a slam dunk master!
The troublemaker couldn't see anything in front of him, so he could only slash around with the knife in his hand.
Old Yu reached out and snatched the knife, then kicked the man to the ground.
"Back when I was a soldier killing people, you weren't even born yet!"
The man lay on his back on the ground, in excruciating pain all over his body, especially his head, which was badly injured.
Several people wearing red armbands rushed over from the other side of the supply and marketing cooperative.
When they arrived, they pulled the person up from the ground.
The troublemaker turned back and looked in the direction he had come from, trying to find who had put the basket over his head!
Old Yu walked over and slapped him hard across the face, yelling, "You greenhorn who hasn't even grown his hair yet! Your parents didn't raise you properly, so I'll raise you for them!"
The man, who had lost a tooth, glared at the old man with venomous eyes.
"You still dare to glare at me!" Old Yu raised his hand to hit him again.
He was stopped by someone nearby, who said, "That's enough, it'll cause trouble if you keep fighting."
"Send him to the police station. People like this need to be dealt with seriously. Don't even think about getting out unless they get a few years in prison!"
Old Yu adopted a leader's demeanor and gave instructions to the people next to him.
"Yes, Director Yu!" the man replied, then led the person out.
Applause erupted from the crowd; what had just happened was truly spectacular.
Old Yu said to the crowd who were still watching the commotion, "Alright, everyone, keep queuing. If there's no pork later, I assure you there will definitely be some tomorrow."
These words reassured everyone.
A horn blared from nearby. Old Yu stood on tiptoe and saw that it was a truck transporting pigs. He excitedly told everyone...
"Alright, the pork is here, you can line up now without worry!"
"Great! I can buy meat today!"
"There are two pigs on the truck!"
"Wow! It's been so long since I've seen so much pork."
Lu Zhixia saw the back of the pork delivery truck, which contained two large, slaughtered pigs. She knew she would definitely be able to buy meat today. So she picked up the basket from the ground, intending to return it to its owner.
Old Man Yu looked around and finally locked onto his target.
The little girl helped him when he was in danger; that was a life-saving act!
Actually, he was panicked at the time. If he had been careless, he might have lost his life.
Lu Zhixia discovered the basket was broken, and she could only apologize to the owner of the basket.
"I'm sorry, I'll pay you back!"
"No need. You did it to save someone. It's my basket's good fortune that it can save someone. Besides, it's old, and even if you don't use it to hit someone, it won't last much longer." The woman said with a smile, "You're such a brave girl."
"It was just a sudden inspiration; I'm not actually that brave," Lu Zhixia replied.
Old Yu, listening from behind, found it quite interesting; the boy was brave in saving people yet remarkably humble—a good kid indeed.
"girl!"
Lu Zhixia turned around and saw the old man. Upon closer inspection, he looked familiar, but she couldn't quite place who he was.
Are you alright?
"I'm fine! My arms and legs are all good. Thank you so much for helping me just now, otherwise I would have lost my life."
"You're welcome, it was just a small favor!"
"There were so many people there, and you were the one who stepped in to help me. I know what I'm doing!"
"That guy seems pretty extreme. If you run into him next time, don't confront him directly!"
Old Yu laughed, "I know, I acted impulsively just now, and now that I think about it, I'm quite scared!"
Lu Zhixia found the old man quite interesting; he was so brave just now, but now he was acting like a playful old man.
As the number of people in the line decreased, it was soon their turn to buy meat.
"How much do you want? Which piece do you want?" the butcher asked.
Lu Zhixia checked and found there was indeed plenty of meat today, so she pointed to the pork shoulder.
"Give me four pounds, and another four pounds of pork shoulder!"
"That won't do, it's against the rules. You can't just take all the good meat," the butcher said.
Old Yu took a few steps forward, coughed forcefully, and then said to the butcher...
"You cut it for her!"
Without hesitation, the butcher swiftly chopped the meat and weighed it.
"A tall scale weighing 8.2 jin! 8.8 yuan!"
Lu Zhixia knew she had gotten a good deal on the meat, so she took out 8.8 yuan from her wallet and then handed over 8 meat coupons for one jin (500g).
Next, Su Lan bought meat; she pointed to the pork belly with her right hand.
"Give me a pound of this, that'll do."
The butcher looked at Old Man Su and saw him nod slightly, so he cut the meat and gave it to Gao Gao on the scale.
"Alright, this is top-quality seven-layered pork belly, the scale is high!"
Su Lan paid with the money and meat coupons, and was satisfied as she held the meat in her hand.
They usually get whichever piece of meat they're assigned in line, but thanks to the old man next to them, they were able to pick out the best cut.
All of this stemmed from Lu Zhixia's act of saving people.
Thinking about it, it really is like what the girl said: sometimes luck is such that the bold get rich and the timid starve!
Those at the back of the line, having experienced what had happened before, didn't dare to cause trouble, and besides, there was plenty of meat to be had.
If you can't buy the best cuts of meat, buy other cuts; they're cheaper!
So no one said a word.
"My son!"
A sudden woman's scream drew everyone's attention to the old woman not far away.
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