"Zhang Pengfei is a nice guy, very hardworking, but he likes to joke too much, especially about us," Lin Xiangyi looked at Zhang Pengfei's back as he ran away, feeling angry and amused. "He doesn't have a partner now, right? If he has a partner in the future, don't let me get the chance, or I'll let him know what retribution means in this life!"
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Not hearing Xie Qingxiao's response, Lin Xiangyi looked up at him. He looked quite strange. When he met her gaze, he asked, "How do you know he was joking?"
"Is what he said true?" She looked at Xie Qingxiao with a strange tone: "Are you jealous?"
"No way?" Xie Qingxiao snorted, feeling a little embarrassed, and then he got on his bicycle and walked in front.
Lin Xiangyi looked at his back, confused.
This is not a big deal. Didn't she just give Zhang Pengfei a few more instructions because he was helping them make money? Has she really gotten to the point of being jealous?
Is Xie Qingxiao so possessive?
Their task today was to sell the nearly 80 kilograms of braised food, and this small episode was quickly forgotten by them.
At this time many workers have not yet gotten off work. Xie Qingxiao discussed with Lin Xiangyi and decided to go to the train station to sell some goods first, and then go to the staff quarters.
The county train station is not big, but there are many travelers.
Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi found a place with more people, placed the pot of braised food against the wall, and placed two signs written on cardboard at home, "Selling Braised Food" and "Free Tasting", next to it.
Just like yesterday, Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi took out some duck intestines and duck hearts and cut them into small pieces with scissors.
As I said, good-looking people are easy to attract people's attention. Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi are handsome, and people passing by will inevitably take a look at them. When they see the words "free tasting" next to them, someone will soon come forward to ask.
"What do you call this braised food? What is braised food? It's free to taste, right?"
"Yes, it's free to taste. Would you like to try a piece, Auntie?" Lin Xiangyi said enthusiastically.
"Then let me try a piece. I haven't eaten this before. Is it delicious?"
"Everyone has different tastes. Try it and buy it if it suits your taste. Here you go."
"This tastes really good. How much is it?"
"Duck offal is 80 cents a pound, and pig intestines are one dollar."
"What, it's too expensive?"
"It does sound expensive, but we use good ingredients at home. The spices used in the stew are not cheap, and the intestines and duck hearts have to be reduced in weight. The cost is really not low. Auntie, you see, a pound of braised pork in a state-owned restaurant costs two or three yuan. Although our stewed food is not as good as braised pork, it tastes good."
The old lady didn't believe it and continued, "Can you make it cheaper? I don't have that much money on me. I only have one dollar left! Just give me 50 cents per pound. I want two pounds!"
Lin Xiangyi smiled awkwardly: "It really can't be done, Auntie. I also want to give you a discount, but our costs are here. If I give you a discount, I will feel embarrassed not to give discounts to those brothers and sisters behind. We come out to do business in the sun, we have to make some money, right?"
While they were arguing, several passers-by stopped to watch.
Some people were just watching the fun, but when they heard Lin Xiangyi say this, they felt a sense of justice.
Someone enthusiastically chimed in, "Madam, seeing how embarrassed this girl is, I guess she really doesn't make much money. She works hard to earn money as a small business owner, so please don't make things difficult for her. The customers behind us are all waiting, and if she gives you a discount and doesn't give us one, we won't accept it."
"This stuff really smells good, girl, let me try it, if it tastes good, I'll buy five taels."
"Let me have a taste too. I'm going to my father-in-law's house and I'm wondering what gift to buy. I think your thing is good. They must have never eaten it before!"
"Okay, okay," Lin Xiangyi said with a smile, and started working with Xie Qingxiao.
The lady who just bargained with Lin Xiangyi liked the stewed food very much after tasting it. It happened that she was also visiting relatives, so she wanted to buy some to take to her relatives' house, otherwise she would not be willing to buy so much. Of course, she had more than one dollar on her, but she just wanted to get a bargain. Now the price could not be negotiated, but with so many people watching, it was not easy to gossip, so she asked for a pound.
"Nana, my Nana!"
"Stop! Put the child down!"
"Ah! There are human traffickers!"
At this time, a restless sound came from the front.
The guests around Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi turned their heads to look at the source of the sound. What they saw was shocking. They saw a man with a scar on his face holding a little girl hostage and rushing towards them, with a sharp knife in his hand.
Everyone dodged in a hurry.
Xie Qingxiao held Lin Xiangyi's arm tightly and pulled her towards him.
However, everyone was in a panic and someone stood between Lin Xiangyi and Xie Qingxiao. Because Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi's hands were blocking them, he wanted to jump from the bottom like a cat.
Lin Xiangyi was afraid that he would hit her stomach, so she pushed Xie Qingxiao away and hid to the other side, but there were too many people in the panic and she couldn't dodge. The man with the scar had already passed by and pushed her from behind.
Xie Qingxiao rushed over and supported Lin Xiangyi. Before he could ask her if she was hurt, he felt a sticky feeling on his hand.
Looking down, he saw that Lin Xiangyi's arm was cut by the scarred man with a knife, leaving a cut of about two centimeters.
"Fuck him!" Xie Qingxiao cursed, turned around and ran in the direction the scarred man fled.
He walked with a vigorous step and an extremely agile body, moving through the crowd and chasing the scarred man closely.
The scarred man noticed that Xie Qingxiao was coming at him aggressively and wanted to avoid him, but he was holding a little girl of five or six years old in his arms, so it was difficult for him to outrun Xie Qingxiao.
He immediately changed his strategy and planned to stop and use the little girl in his arms as a hostage.
Xie Qingxiao saw what he was thinking, quickly picked up a stone from the ground, and smashed it hard at the scarred man, hitting him right on the wrist. He felt the pain and subconsciously let go of the knife in his hand.
Xie Qingxiao approached him, stretched out his hand to pull the little girl out of his arms, pushed her to the person next to him, and kicked the scarred man in the crotch with his left foot flexibly and violently.
The scarred man's face turned purple from the pain. Before he could recover and fight back, a slightly plump but very agile middle-aged man rushed out from behind him. Together with Xie Qingxiao, he kicked him hard several times and then pinned him to the ground with his backhand.
There was an instant cheer from the crowd.
"Xie Qingxiao!" Lin Xiangyi pushed through the crowd and called out anxiously.
Xie Qingxiao handed the scarred man to the middle-aged man, walked towards Lin Xiangyi, nervously held Lin Xiangyi's arm, and said, "I'm fine, how is the wound on your arm?"
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