Chapter 199 Don't Be Treated Like a Fool
"Xianxian is right. We can't let others treat us like fools."
Xue Lingxiao raised his eyes and walked forward nonchalantly. Seeing Ai Shanli trying hard to pick up the grapes, he raised his foot and kicked him: "Give me back."
"Grapes." Aisanli didn't care that his hand was hurt by the kick. All he could see were the grapes that were kicked. He rushed forward and looked at the grapes smashed on the ground. His eyes were red with heartache.
"I told you they were grapes from Xijiang Country, but you didn't believe me. You want me to return the money, so you have to give them back to me." Aishanli used his body to protect the grapes. He gritted his teeth and spoke in the same Xijiang Country accent, tears streaming down his face as he spoke, "I have all the customs documents. If you don't believe me, then I..."
'Pah.'
Aisanli's words stopped instantly when the strong man stepped down.
Xue Lingchuan squatted down and said, "Customs clearance documents can be forged, but the people around you won't forge them."
As the crowd gathered, Xue Lingchuan grabbed the man he had just thrown in front of Aishanli and asked, "Tell me, where did your grapes come from?"
"Yes, I'm from Beiyang." The man wanted to lower his head to his chest, and his voice was as small as a mosquito.
"Speak louder, others can't hear you." Xue Lingchuan threw him to the ground and asked.
"We are from Beiyang. We sell grapes from Beiyang." The man cried out in sobs. He prostrated himself in front of Aishanli and said with a choked voice, "I'm sorry, Brother Shan. I was forced to do this. They arrested my son!"
"Dongdong." Aisanli's lips trembled, and his fists were clenched so tightly that he almost squeezed out water. In the end, he didn't say a word. He took a deep breath and let the strong man kick and hit him without saying a word.
"Give me back the money. You are a swindler and have cheated my brother Xiao. Let me tell you, my brother Xiao just came back from Shengjing and has a lot of experience!" Xue Lingchuan raised his hand and kicked him. Aishanli protected Grape tightly and endured it without saying a word.
"Everyone, come and take a look! These grapes are clearly from Beiyang, but they insist on saying they're from Xijiang. They're selling them for five cents more per pound than other places. Doesn't this liar deserve a lesson?"
"Should."
"fraud!"
“…”
Everyone was talking at once, cursing Aishanli. Xue Lingchuan looked down at them and ordered, "Go, get his wallet, and take back the money that belongs to us!"
Soon, Aisanli's wallet was emptied. Xue Lingchuan said loudly that they had just bought ten kilograms of grapes, and there was a difference of fifty cents!
"Mine." Aisanli stared at the bag, his eyes as big as copper bells.
"What do you mean by 'your'? You've cheated others out of it." Xue Lingchuan took back the fifty coins like a child giving away money and asked, "Who among you bought grapes? You want a refund, too."
"I, I bought one kilogram." A man raised his hand timidly.
Xue Lingchuan directly threw five copper coins over.
Seeing that they had money, more and more people came to say that they had bought grapes.
"You didn't buy my grapes at all." Aishanli looked at the man's clothes, which were washed white, and said with gritted teeth: "My grapes are bigger than others, why can't I sell them for five cents more?"
"Why do you want to see the official?" Xue Lingchuan glanced at him sideways, holding a purse in his hand.
Dongdong held Aishanli's hand tightly and reminded him softly: "Brother Shan, please stop talking. We can't afford to offend you."
"Miss, do you want to..." Hua Qing was sitting in the front of the carriage and couldn't help but want to take action.
"People say they are Beiyang grapes, but sell them as Xijiang grapes, deceiving the people."
Xiao Jiuyue was sitting in the carriage. Seeing Aishanli had been beaten badly, but he was still protecting the grapes under him, she lowered the carriage curtain and said, "His grapes are big and sweet, but if he lied and said they were from Xijiang, there would definitely be trouble."
"I think he looks like someone from Xijiang."
Luo Kui whispered that Aisanli's appearance and dress, especially his accent, sounded similar to her.
"What's the use of looking like that? Unless it's flawless, it will be exposed..." Xiao Jiuyue pursed her lips slightly. She still admired Aishanli's courage. He dared to pick some big grapes and pretend to be from Xijiang, selling the grapes as Xijiang grapes.
Even though he suffered a loss today, in the long run, Aisanli will definitely not lose out.
Xue Lingchuan was like a boy giving out money, distributing the money in his purse five cents at a time. He said, "Brother Xiao, now he won't dare to cheat the common people anymore."
"Well, very good." Xue Lingxiao nodded in appreciation and said, "Everyone should keep their eyes open in the future. We should guard our wallets tightly against scammers like these."
"Master Xue is a very good man!"
"Good man!"
The common people praised Xue Lingxiao, and Zhuang Xianxian looked at Xue Lingxiao with admiration and yearning in her eyes.
Xiao Jiuyue took a look and couldn't hear clearly what Zhuang Xianxian said from a distance, but she could tell that unlike that day when she was at the riverside and acted arrogant and aggressive, she was now like a little bird.
"Brother Xiao, you care about the people. If you become an official, you will definitely be a good official who loves the people like his own children." Zhuang Xianxian accompanied Xue Lingxiao and slowly left. Behind them was Xue Lingchuan and his men who took away all of Aishanli's money and beat him up!
"Even if we don't hold official positions, people like us should treat the common people well."
Xue Lingxiao curled his lips and smiled slightly. When passing by Xiao Jiuyue's carriage, he looked back. It seemed that he had seen the face that just flashed by somewhere before.
"Brother Xiao, if everyone was like you, the people would be happy." Zhuang Xianxian's gentle voice brought Xue Lingxiao back to his senses.
Xiao Jiuyue sat in the carriage, listening to the sound of them gradually fading away. The Xue family had completely left, and Aisanli's grape stall was also smashed clean. Some people even threw vegetable leaves at Aisanli.
Aishanli carefully packed up the undamaged grapes. Dongdong, who was standing by, choked up and said, "Brother Shan, I'm sorry. They arrested my son. I can't do anything."
"I don't blame you." Aisanli picked up the grapes with tears in his eyes, dragged the basket, and slowly left step by step under everyone's strange gazes.
Xiao Jiuyue gestured for people to follow her, and she did not show up until they returned to their residence.
"I have no money left. If you are here to accuse me of cheating you of your money, then..." Aisanli shrank back, fearing that Xiao Jiuyue would beat him.
Xiao Jiuyue went straight into the yard and looked around. Even though it was a small yard, it was still clean and tidy.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Just as Aishanli was about to step forward, Hua Qing blocked his way and said, "Stay away from my eldest daughter."
"You, this is my home!" Aisanli's voice was full of forbearance. Not only did he not earn a penny today, but a lot of grapes were rotten. I felt so sorry for him.
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