Chapter 9 Jiang Chao Wants to Beat Someone Up
"These are melon seeds, given to me by my grandmother in the countryside. Girl, would you like to trade them?"
"No... Waaah!"
With quick reflexes, Yun Xia covered the gloomy boy's mouth, gave him a threatening glare, and then cheerfully accepted the triangular bag.
After opening the package, the plump melon seeds lay quietly on the paper, as if I could see countless milky white melons waving at me, and I couldn't help but smile like a sunflower.
"Change...change to two, Auntie, please pick another one!"
"No, these are seeds I saved myself. They're not worth much, but the melons they produce are incredibly sweet. You're so kind, girl. Thank you for today. I'll take the post from you."
After saying that, he insisted on putting down two coins before slinging his bag over his shoulder and striding away.
"Where are you going to plant these two-cent seeds?" Jiang Chao asked menacingly, putting away the coins.
Which to plant?
It's naturally fertile farmland!
Unfortunately, I can't tell him!
“Brother Jiang Chao, don’t you think that aunt just now had a similar temperament to Aunt Wu? She was worried yet stubborn, and her spine was held very straight. Hehe, at worst, I’ll deduct the 2 cents from her.”
"Deducting from this today and that tomorrow, how can the public accounts ever be settled? Deduct it from my personal account, Yunxia. This is a one-time exception, and there will be no next time!"
He said the same thing when I bought candied hawthorns yesterday!
Seeing that he had agreed, Yunxia quickly raised her hand to promise, earning him a glare and a cold snort in return. However, this matter was finally over.
At noon, everyone went home for lunch, and there were hardly any people in the park, so the two packed up their stall and went home.
After lunch, Xiao Jiang'an stared at Jiang Chao with wet eyes, full of anticipation and excitement.
"Go back inside and wait. Yunxia and I have things to do."
Jiang An's first instinct was that his brother was very angry!
She pursed her lips, nodded obediently, and then ran into the side room in a flash.
With a creak, the wooden door to the main room slammed shut.
Jiang Chao, with a gloomy face, picked up his slippers and was about to hit someone, but Yun Xia wasn't stupid and quickly ran away to avoid him.
"You stinky Jiang Chao, what's wrong with you? You were fine before, but tonight I'm definitely going to tell Aunt Wu and have her beat your butt until it's bruised and battered."
The little girl, huddled under the coffee table, puffed out her cheeks and spoke in a cute but fierce tone.
"Ha!"
"Hey, it's just two cents, is it really worth getting so angry that you hit someone?"
"Ha!"
"Hey, don't come any closer! My... my nails are so long, they hurt when I scratch... ah!"
One is a young man growing taller and stronger, the other is a little girl with a bean sprout-like appearance. It's easy to tell who has the higher or lower combat strength at a glance.
Fortunately, Yunxia, who was being lifted up, was quite clever. She seized the opportunity, snatched the slippers, and held on to them tightly.
As they stared at each other, the gloomy young man snorted coldly and said, "Heh, you're quite clever, but... I have another one."
As he spoke, he conjured up a tattered slipper from somewhere and waved it threateningly, showing his determination to beat someone up. Instantly, Yun Xia's expression turned serious.
"Hey, at least let me die knowing why, you stinking Jiang Chao, what did I do to offend you?"
Ha, unrepentant to the end!
"Okay, let me remind you: People's Square, the little girl with the beaded hair tie, human traffickers, Yunxia, does anything come to mind?"
Yunxia, whose computer suddenly crashed: ...
Hiss, I knew this couldn't be kept secret, but I didn't expect it to happen in just one day...
"Brother Jiang Chao, I know I was wrong and I won't do it again. For the sake of the great 'hair tie and hair band' business and its stable development, please don't tell Aunt Wu, okay?"
The little girl pursed her lips, her wet eyes brimming with two golden beans, trying to charm her way out of trouble, but the gloomy boy wasn't buying it.
“The eldest brother is like a father. Yunxia, you call me brother, so I have the right to discipline you. I won’t tell Mom about this, but you won’t get away with this beating, or you won’t remember it.”
I won't tell Aunt Wu. Ah, what a stroke of luck amidst misfortune!
Yunxia lowered her hands listlessly, giving up the fight. With a thud, the slippers in her arms lost their support and fell onto the blue brick floor.
"Hmph, you're smart to know your place!"
As he spoke, he changed from lifting her up to hugging her waist, making her lie face down. His eyes narrowed, his face darkened, and he raised the slipper high.
Thirty seconds later, Yun Xia, who still hadn't felt any pain, raised her head in confusion. "You stinky Jiang Chao, are you going to hit me or not? Give me a straight answer!"
If you're going to fight, then fight quickly. We still have work to do!
"What happened to the injury on your lower back?"
The woman chatting idly in the park was not exaggerating; she really did have injuries!
The little girl was lying face down, and because her clothes were a bit small, a section of her lower back was exposed. The bruises on her fair skin were particularly glaring.
Yunxia waved her chubby little hands and vigorously touched her cold lower back, saying nonchalantly, "Oh, this? Li Cuihua used fire tongs to hit me. I have it all over my body. It will take more than half a year to heal."
Jiang Chao touched the bruise with her slender fingers. "Does it hurt?"
Hmm, what's with that gentle tone?
Could it be...?
"Ouch, that hurts! Waaah, Xiaxia used to be so pitiful, always getting beaten or scolded. Brother Jiang Chao... please throw away your slippers, okay?"
Knowing she was faking her tears, but the injuries on her body were real, heartbreaking to see, he sighed, tossed aside his slippers, and said softly:
"This is a one-time thing, and there will be no next time. Call An'an out and let's get to work."
"Yes, sir! I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"
After saying that, he chuckled awkwardly, bent down to pick up the two slippers on the ground, and ran towards the side room.
They took the baby out of the large box, led him back to the main room, and at Jiang Chao's command, the three of them began to get busy.
In the dead of night, the young girl in bed suddenly opened her eyes, turned her head slightly, saw that Wu Lifang was sleeping soundly, turned her back, and her consciousness entered her mind space.
In the fertile fields, apple seedlings, as tall as calves, sway their leaves, clearly thriving.
Yunxia squatted on the ground, her chubby little hands holding a pair of chopsticks. She dug into the soil, scattered the seeds in, and then covered them with a thin layer of soil, repeating this process over and over.
Before long, the packet of seeds was planted. Yunxia stood with her hands on her hips, proudly looking at the fruits of her labor.
In reality, it takes 70-150 days for a melon to mature from sowing. Based on a time flow rate of 10:1, it can be as early as one week and as late as half a month before you can enjoy the crisp, sweet, and juicy fruit.
But how can we explain the origin of the melons to Aunt Wu and the others?
Someone's little brain is stumped!
"Oh well, there's always a way out. Whew, I'm so sleepy!"
He withdrew from consciousness, smacked his lips a few times, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Over the next few days, the "hair tie and elastic band" team sold goods in the morning, sewed in the afternoon, and counted the payments in the evening. Occasionally, they also had to take time to buy some raw materials.
Ever since he learned what had happened at People's Square, Jiang Chao refused to let Yun Xia act as a 'shill' no matter what. He used brute force to 'weld' her to the small stool, ensuring she couldn't leave his sight for even a moment.
Fortunately, the new style of hair ties had already made a name for itself in the past two days, and with Yunxia's sweet and charming personality, business at the stall was quite brisk.
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