Last time, when Li Bingkun exposed Aunt Wu's fruit stand, revealing that she was the mastermind, the grocery store's business declined significantly. If Bai Lu were to expose her peeping incident and ruin her reputation, the grocery store would have no business left.
Bai Lu wants her to close down!
Li Shuixian immediately used all her strength to shake her hand, trying to break free from Bailu's grip on her wrist.
No matter how hard she tried, Bai Lu's hand was like an iron clamp, gripping her tightly and she couldn't shake it off at all.
"Let me go!"
The growling didn't work, so Li Shuixian just wanted to leave. She didn't believe Bai Lu could stop such a big person.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step out, Bai Lu suddenly pulled him back, causing him to fall backward.
Bai Lu easily pulled him back: "What's the rush? You haven't even greeted everyone yet."
Li Shuixian's heart sank.
With eyes narrowed to slits, he frantically searched for familiar figures in the growing crowd around him, pleading for help.
However, before she could find the figure, a voice beside her rang out, one that filled her with despair—
"This is Li Shuixian."
"Aunt Fang and Sister Wu, take a closer look. Li Shuixian is the owner of Haiji Grocery Store at the end of the street. Her shop sells a lot of things. Does anyone remember her?"
As Bai Lu spoke, she grabbed Li Shuixian's other hand so that everyone could see her face clearly.
Despite Li Shuixian squinting her eyes, which were red from the spiciness, and dodging left and right, her round figure and smooth, angleless face were enough for everyone present to recognize her at a glance.
"I remember now, isn't this Li Shuixian!"
"Yes, yes, I remember now. Li Shuixian, the owner of Haiji Grocery Store at the end of the street, I bought two bags of salt from her store yesterday afternoon. I remember, I remember."
"How dare you still buy things from her shop? Aren't you afraid of getting sick from eating too much food? Last time, when Aunt Wu's fruit stand was overturned by that bearded man, the mastermind behind it was revealed to be Li Shuixian. I was there and heard it all clearly!"
"I went back to my hometown to visit relatives a while ago and only came back the day before yesterday. I had no idea that such a big thing had happened in the town. Please tell me the details!"
"This is what happened..."
The incident of Aunt Wu's fruit stand being maliciously overturned was brought up again, and the news spread rapidly among the onlookers.
Those who already knew the truth and witnessed the whole incident firsthand focused their attention on the new developments before them.
For example, Aunt Fang, after greeting Bai Lu, went straight to the point: "What's wrong with Li Shuixian? She came out of your house early this morning with such red and swollen eyes, and you had to help her. Is she lame and can't walk?"
Aunt Wu looked into Li Shuixian's eyes and said, "Could it be that your eyes are damaged? Can't you see where you're going?"
"Look at those eyes, they're practically squinted into slits, and you can even see the redness in them. I'm afraid she has conjunctivitis. Bai Lu, you'd better be careful, conjunctivitis is contagious. You can talk to her freely about anything, it would be terrible if you accidentally caught it!"
Bai Lu smiled and thanked Aunt Wu and the other women for their concern, then explained, "It's not that I don't want to let her go, but Li Shuixian's eyes were splashed with water that had been soaked in chili peppers, so she can't see the road clearly. If I don't support her, she'll fall down with every step."
"You got splashed with chili water?" Aunt Fang asked in surprise. "What happened?"
"It's my fault for not paying attention for a moment..." Bai Lu held tightly to Li Shuixian's wrist as she tried to escape, her face full of shame: "I soaked some chili peppers this morning, planning to make a spicy eggplant dish for lunch, but I forgot about it while it was soaking. I only remembered it when I was frying chestnuts, so I quickly put down the spatula and scooped the chili peppers out."
"I was worried that the chestnuts in the pot would burn if I didn't have time to stir them, so for convenience I poured the water that had been soaking the chili peppers out the window. Who knew that a scream would suddenly come out of the window."
"A scream! Does that mean someone was hiding outside the window?" Aunt Fang's eyes widened, her face filled with terror. "My little darling, you must have been terrified!"
Bai Lu looked pitiful, as if she had just recovered from a fright, and nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "That's right, I thought there was a thief at the time, and I was so scared that I didn't dare to move."
"In broad daylight, someone hiding under your kitchen window to spy on you roasting chestnuts, what else could he be but a thief?" Aunt Wu stared at Li Shuixian's direction again and again.
“If your house didn’t have a wall, people passing by wouldn’t be able to say anything, but your wall is so high, how could someone hide under a window without climbing over? And how could someone who could hide under a window be a respectable person who came in through the main gate?”
"this……"
Bai Lu looked at Li Shuixian beside her with disbelief: "Li Shuixian shouldn't be a thief, right?"
"She said she just climbed over the wall to visit me, but accidentally took the wrong path and ended up behind the kitchen. She didn't know which way to go out, so she got to the window..." Bai Lu hesitated, then continued, "and I accidentally poured water that had been soaking chili peppers on her."
"I didn't know Li Shuixian would be outside the window. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have poured water out."
I threw the spatula right out.
"My God!" Aunt Fang was so shocked her eyes almost popped out: "Li Shuixian actually peeked at you roasting chestnuts!"
"You still regret pouring water? What's there to regret! You're just young and soft-hearted. Why be polite to someone who steals chickens and dogs like that? She's a bad person who wants to steal your family's secret recipe for roasted chestnuts and take away your business!"
"Last time she tried to bribe the stubble-faced guy to ruin your family's reputation for roasted chestnuts, but you saw through her scheme and it didn't work. Now she's spying on you again! You should not only throw pepper spray at her, but also arrest her and take her to the police station!"
Since the last shotgun incident, the neighbors have known that Bailu is knowledgeable about the law, and when they run into her while shopping for groceries, they will occasionally ask her some related questions.
It's always good to know more important information; otherwise, you might be walking down the street one day and suddenly find yourself handcuffed without even knowing what crime you've committed or how many crimes you've committed.
An aunt who had discussed a similar situation with Bai Lu immediately chimed in: "Isn't Li Shuixian's case called illegal intrusion into someone else's residence? When the police come, they'll definitely arrest her and file a case for investigation. After the investigation, she'll be in jail!"
"Sneaking into someone's house without permission to peek at their business secrets will definitely land you in jail!" Aunt Wu said, putting her newfound knowledge into practice.
The other neighbors chimed in.
Li Shuixian, who had been keeping her head down and pretending to be a coward, was so frightened when she heard that she was going to jail that she immediately looked up and explained.
"I didn't peek at Bailu roasting chestnuts. I just haven't seen her in a long time, so I came to visit her."
"Why didn't you bring a gift when you visited Bailu?" Aunt Fang asked, staring at Li Shuixian's empty hands.
Aunt Wu also said, "Do you only use your eyes to judge people?"
"I think they just went back after seeing what they wanted to see, why would they bring any gifts? They were clearly spying!"
When the neighbors saw Li Shuixian's guilty look and her eagerness to explain, they immediately knew what was going on.
One by one, their eyes swept over her like they were looking for a thief.
Li Shuixian waited for a long time, but Xiao Zhihai didn't come to her rescue. Fearing that Bai Lu would be encouraged by the crowd to send her to the police station, she could only reach into the pocket containing the money.
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