Chapter 99 Let's go grocery shopping together
After picking a basket of fine fruit from the sack to return the favor to Xiao Dazhuang, Bailu quickly returned to the kitchen.
I had just reached the door.
A tall, imposing man emerged, his long, powerful arms carrying a vegetable basket at the end.
As they brushed past each other, a cool breeze brushed against her face, and Bai Lu immediately followed.
"where are you going?"
Xiao Cheng walked out unhurriedly: "To buy groceries."
"I'll go too."
They could even talk business on the way to the market, and Bailu decisively followed along, not missing any opportunity.
However, as soon as he reached the courtyard gate, Xiao Cheng stopped and looked up at Bai Lu with a deep gaze.
My gaze traveled from her slippers, revealing her fair, slightly reddened toes from the morning breeze, to her thin dark trousers, her light camel-colored cotton coat, and finally settled on the neckline of her sky-blue sweater.
He said calmly, "Go back and get dressed and change your shoes."
Bai Lu looked down at the obviously visible clothes and shoes: "I'm already wearing them."
Xiao Cheng remained silent with a cold face, neither moving aside nor going out, standing firmly in front of his house.
It blocked the outside wind, causing it to scatter in all directions.
Bai Lu thought for a moment and realized that he probably meant to put on more clothes and change shoes, otherwise she wouldn't be allowed to go out.
He immediately turned around, ran back to his room to put on more clothes and change his shoes.
Worried that the boss might get impatient, I hurriedly sped up, opened the wardrobe, took out a thick coat, and put it on without caring about the length or size.
Reaching the door, I took off my slippers and put on thick-soled cotton shoes, bending down quickly to hook the heels of my shoes as I walked out.
As soon as Bai Lu stepped out of the main house, she was dumbfounded.
The courtyard gate was tightly closed.
The entire courtyard was deserted; there wasn't a soul in sight, not even a gentle breeze.
How could the big boss go back on his word!
She left before she even came out!
Bai Lu angrily flung open the door, and a gust of cool wind unexpectedly rushed into her mouth and nose, instantly clearing her mind.
It seems... Xiao Cheng never said he would wait for her.
I only told her to go back and get dressed and change her shoes.
Bai Lu pursed her lips, turned around and closed the door, then strode towards the vegetable market.
vegetable market
There was a disturbance in front of Wen Xiuyun's fruit stall.
A burly man with a full beard slammed a bamboo basket full of chestnuts in front of Wen Xiuyun's fruit stall. He kicked over an old cardboard box stacked beside the stall, knocking over a large bamboo basket of lush, green jujubes that rolled in all directions.
"What kind of rubbish are you selling! It's not chestnuts, it's not coke, it's burnt and hard, the flesh is dry and tough, and there are black, worm-like corpses inside. Eating it will make people sick and give them diarrhea. I'm losing money!"
"Give me the money right now!"
The bearded man cursed at Wen Xiuyun, kicked away a large green jujube at his feet, and stomped on a half-caramelized, half-charred chestnut on the ground, crushing the chestnut with a fierce expression.
"If you don't pay me back, I'll smash your stall! You dare to sell rotten, poisonous chestnuts and harm people? You're not leaving until you give me an explanation and compensation!"
It's peak time for grocery shopping and preparing lunch, and the entrance to the market is bustling with people, with an ever-growing crowd of onlookers.
Aunt Wu's fruit stand has roasted chestnuts that are famous on the street for being authentic and delicious, and many people have bought them there.
If something goes wrong and someone gets sick from eating there, they definitely won't come back.
Wen Xiuyun has been selling fruit for so many years, she's seen it all, and this person in front of her is obviously here to cause trouble.
She calmly picked up the large green dates from the ground, glancing at the scattered chestnuts around her.
Without the slightest hint of guilt, she asked, "What proof do you have that you bought all the chestnuts from me?"
Old Li, who sells sweet soup next door, also helped pick up the large green dates. As he picked them up, he said, "I see that your chestnuts are black and burnt. They don't look like the roasted chestnuts that Aunt Wu sells at all. You probably bought chestnuts from someone else, got sick from them, and are now trying to extort money from Aunt Wu's fruit stall for compensation, right?"
The onlookers glanced down at the chestnuts on the ground, then looked up to compare them with the chestnuts at Aunt Wu's fruit stand.
The bearded man suddenly overturned the fruit stand, scattering roasted chestnuts all over the ground from the outermost flat bamboo basket.
It was mixed in with the chestnuts he had brought before, which had fallen to the ground, and it was impossible to tell which ones belonged to whom.
After overturning the fruit stand, the bearded man spat on the roasted chestnuts on the ground, pointed at Wen Xiuyun and Old Li, who had already gotten up and stepped aside, and cursed loudly.
"I think you're just trying to renege on your promise and avoid paying compensation!"
"My wife bought some roasted chestnuts from you this morning. After eating them at home, she had diarrhea and vomited until her face turned blue. She's still lying in bed and can't get out of bed. You're trying to renege on your promise and refuse to pay for her medical expenses? No way!"
"If you don't pay up, don't blame me for taking matters into my own hands!"
Upon seeing the bearded man's menacing appearance and unreasonable demeanor, the onlookers knew he was no good and quickly retreated, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
The neighboring stall owners, who had originally wanted to say a few words in support of Wen Xiuyun, dared not utter a sound upon seeing this.
They were just running a small business to make a living. If they angered the bearded man, he would constantly disrupt their business and target them, making their lives unbearable.
Wen Xiuyun's husband wasn't here, and Old Li was an old man with no bones; the two of them were no match for the bearded man.
Moreover, this bearded man was a stranger and didn't seem to be from the new town; he was most likely someone else who had been brought in to cause trouble.
Realizing the stubble-faced man intended to rob her, Wen Xiuyun instinctively covered the money pouch at her waist and backed away.
Upon seeing this, the bearded man, seemingly having achieved his goal, mocked and changed his tune, saying, "You don't have to pay me."
"I heard that you also get your roasted chestnuts from someone else. If there's a problem with the chestnuts, you'll definitely have to find the person who roasted them. You can make her compensate me, and I won't ask you for money. How about that? Isn't it a good deal?"
Wen Xiuyun remained silent.
The bearded man spat at the chestnuts on the ground again, "Don't be so ungrateful, you're asking for it!"
"I heard your roasted chestnuts were roasted during the White Dew season. You roasted chestnuts with worms and made people sick. You're a vicious woman with a heart of stone! Make her come out here right now to pay compensation and apologize, or you can forget about this stall!"
The bearded man had barely finished speaking when he was grabbed by the back of his collar and thrown to the ground.
He landed hard on the back of his head, making him dizzy and seeing nothing clearly.
Immediately following, a weight pressed against his chest, and a foot rolled down on his neck, instantly restoring his dazed state.
The darkness was no longer visible to the eyes, but rather the gloomy, ruthless, and murderous face of a man.
The man, carrying a shopping basket in one hand, stepped on his neck, his dark eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked down at him, coldly asking, "Who should apologize and pay compensation?"
Li Bingkun tried to pry the man's legs apart, but he couldn't manage it and was kicked away.
A cracking sound rang out from his wrist bone, and before he could even cry out in pain, his foot landed on the ground.
Step on his throat.
I can't make any sound.
(End of this chapter)
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