Chapter 102 Mind Your Own Business
Li Bingkun choked, pain spreading throughout his body; the dislocated and broken bones were a reminder of whether he wanted money or his life.
"The chestnuts were all given to me by Li Shuixian."
"Li Shuixian gave me two hundred yuan and asked me to frame Aunt Wu's fruit stall with bad chestnuts and ruin the reputation of Aunt Wu's authentic sugar-roasted chestnuts. Li Shuixian also told me that the sugar-roasted chestnuts at Aunt Wu's fruit stall were all roasted by Bailu, and that I should also ruin Bailu's reputation so that Bailu would have no business and her chestnuts would sell better."
After the onlookers understood the truth, their sympathetic and suspicious gazes towards Li Bingkun instantly turned into disgust and condemnation.
"What a bunch of scoundrels!"
"My own roasted chestnuts aren't tasty or authentic, so nobody buys them. That's why she's trying to ruin Aunt Wu's fruit stand's reputation for authentic chestnuts. I never expected Li Shuixian to be this kind of person. I really misjudged her. I even bought things from her grocery store last time. Who knows, maybe there's something wrong with the stuff in her grocery store!"
"I'd rather die than buy anything from Li Shuixian's shop. She makes a fortune off me, and I suffer in the process!"
"That man is no good either. He takes dirty money that ruins people's reputations, frames Aunt Wu's fruit stand for roasted chestnuts, and tries to ruin Bai Lu's reputation so that she has no business. He deserves to be beaten to death!"
"This kind of trash and scum deserves a severe lesson. Otherwise, he'll keep causing trouble on the streets every few days, harming people and making it impossible for us to eat anything healthy. We're forced to buy unsanitary, dirty food that will make us sick!"
Li Bingkun was subjected to public condemnation, with spittle flying in his face and rotten eggs being thrown at him.
He was like a rat crossing the street, hated by everyone, but he couldn't move at all. He tried to crawl away, but all the roads around him were blocked.
People who had been deceived out of their compassion, people who had almost been forced to eat dirty things, cursed him vehemently.
They blocked his way, wanting everyone who passed by to see what he looked like, and vowed never to show him any sympathy again.
In the end, Bai Lu took pity on him and made him pay two hundred yuan to buy the roasted chestnuts and jujubes that he had overturned from Aunt Wu's fruit stand.
They kindly accepted 100 yuan from him for the taxi fare, helped him call a motorcycle, and took him back to Lijia Village.
Li Bingkun wanted to go to the hospital, but Bai Lu had taken all the money from his pocket.
He could only roll back to Lijia Village amidst the jeers and curses of the crowd.
After the matter was resolved, Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng went to the market to buy groceries, and everyone else dispersed.
In an inconspicuous corner, a slightly chubby boy shrank back and said to the middle-aged woman beside him, "Should we go ask Bailu for the recipe for roasted chestnuts again?"
The middle-aged woman watched Xiao Cheng's departing figure, a chill ran down her spine, and she shook her head firmly: "I won't go. I'll go when Xiao Cheng goes on a long trip."
“But Aunt Wu’s chestnuts are selling so well, Bai Lu must have made a lot of money during this time.”
"Didn't you see how fiercely and brutally Xiao Cheng beat that person up just now? Have you forgotten the lesson you learned last time?"
"Of course I haven't forgotten! My hand still hurts, so I'll wait until Xiao Cheng leaves on his trip before asking Bai Lu for the money..."
pork stall
The pig shop owner's hand, gripping the butcher knife, trembled uncontrollably; the devil had come to buy pork from him.
He bought a large pig's trotter, which he then had to chop into small pieces. His hands were trembling; he felt like they were about to be crushed by a foot.
Fortunately, with the little girl holding the devil's hand, the devil's expression wasn't as terrifying as before.
Otherwise, he would immediately grab his knife and run away.
Bai Lu saw the pig butcher chopping pig trotters with trembling hands, his eyes practically glued to the trotters, yet the butcher knife kept moving closer to his fingers. She couldn't help but remind him, "Boss, your hands."
"What's wrong with my hand?" The pig boss's hand, which was holding the butcher knife, froze, and his eyes immediately fixed on his hand.
My hands got a little bit of minced pork on them.
The pig boss thought he had been rejected by the little girl and the devil, so he quickly turned around and put his hands in the bucket of water.
Using all his might, he quickly washed his hands clean, turned around, and continued chopping the pig's feet.
After finally chopping up the pig's trotters, I put them in an expensive plastic bag and handed them to the gentle young girl with both hands.
Receive money and give change.
"boss."
The pig shop owner's hand, which was handing over the money, froze: "What's wrong?"
Bai Lu looked at the money handed to her and smiled as she reminded her, "Did you give me the wrong change?"
"The pig's trotters cost twelve yuan. I'll give you twenty yuan, and you'll give me one hundred yuan in change?"
The pig boss glanced down at the hundred yuan in his hand, then looked up to see the man's gloomy and impatient face.
He immediately emptied all the loose coins from the money basket and found eight dollars in the blink of an eye.
He handed it to the little girl with both hands, then forced a smile and saw her off.
After strolling around the market, her shopping basket was full, and Bailu also discovered something big.
When you go grocery shopping with Xiao Cheng, you'll never get short change; in fact, you'll always get extra change.
Every time she bought an extra type of vegetable, she had to remind her again; she was practically fuming with frustration.
On her way home, Bai Lu decided she had to talk to Xiao Cheng and let him know that this situation was not good.
"Could you please be more mindful in the future? Beating someone up like that in public will have a negative impact on you."
Xiao Cheng, carrying a vegetable basket, strolled leisurely. Upon hearing this, he turned his head and glanced at her: "I didn't hit her."
His voice and tone were exceptionally serious.
Bai Lu rolled her eyes inwardly and sneered, "Yes, you didn't lay a hand on me, so of course it wasn't a fight."
"You're just kicking and punching people, but there's a world of difference between punching and beating someone."
Seeing the girl's puffed-up cheeks, her cold smile, and her words that sounded like she was gritting her teeth, Xiao Cheng felt his irritation inexplicably dissipate, and he didn't refute her.
Continue walking slowly, side by side with her.
Bailu decided to pick all the chili peppers in the vegetable garden—red peppers, green peppers—and make a stir-fry of chili peppers.
Try to calm the boss down so he won't be ruthless and still act as stubborn as a rock.
The chili peppers were ready to be stir-fried, but so was a word of advice. Bai Lu turned to look at the man beside her, her tone softening: "Could you control yourself in the future and not be so impulsive?"
"What's it to you?"
Xiao Cheng turned his head and looked at her intently.
Bai Lu was so angry she laughed: "Yes, I shouldn't have said anything. Do whatever you want, it's none of my business."
Xiao Cheng didn't get the answer he wanted, so he sadly withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes slightly, and stopped talking.
Bai Lu also turned her head away and remained silent.
When Xiao Wei came home from school today, he was surprised to find two older men walking ahead of him.
Although the two were different heights, they both wore the older brother's clothes, which he remembered clearly.
He dashed over in a flash.
When only ten meters were left, he quickly switched to small, quick steps, moving forward slowly and stealing a glance.
It really was my elder brother and Bai Lu.
"Your outfit looks good today."
For the first time ever, the little guy praised her, and Bai Lu was stunned for a full second before looking down at herself.
I then realized that my black coat was a bit long, a bit wide, a bit big, and a bit thick.
There's a tiny bit of something that doesn't look like her clothes!
(End of this chapter)
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