"Hey, these are the people who have no bottom line, making life increasingly difficult for us ordinary folks!"
Ye Guihua frowned, stood up, and walked out of the shop.
Looking up, I saw Uncle Lin, with graying temples, kneeling in front of the shop.
A group of people surrounded him, standing with their hands on their hips, angrily cursing and arguing.
While everyone else at Jiujiu Lu was busy, Ye Guihua showed no fear on her youthful face.
She straightened her back and walked firmly to Uncle Lin step by step.
"Uncle Lin, please get up."
Uncle Lin's face was ashen. "If the boss doesn't give me the truth today, I'm not getting up from my knees!"
He has a whole family behind him. Seeing that he is making more money at Jiujiu Lu and his family's life is getting better, how can he be willing to be driven away in such a humiliating way?
If he could go back to Jiujiu Lu and get sixty coins a day, that would be the best. But if he couldn't go back, he would definitely have to tear another layer of skin off his employer!
Among the crowd was a shrewish auntie, well-dressed. Seeing how young Ye Guihua was, she pointed at her and started yelling, "I'm not saying this to be mean, but a young girl like you, making someone this old kneel before you? Aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan?! I really don't know how your family raised you; you don't understand any respect for elders or care for the young!"
Ye Guihua gripped Lin's hands tightly and asked loudly, "Uncle Lin, do you really want me to tell you what you did today?"
With so many people around, if she were to speak out, how would Uncle Lin find another job?
Uncle Lin looked at her. The boss was very easy to talk to and had never raised his voice at them. How could someone like that cut off his livelihood in public?
He stiffened his neck and remained silent.
Ye Guihua waited for a while before finally nodding. "Alright, Uncle Lin helped the shopkeeper before, so the shopkeeper specially left this job for him to repay the favor. But today, Uncle Lin accepted another..."
Uncle Lin got scared and stood up in a panic. "Everyone, don't listen to her baseless accusations! Fine, I'll leave! I curse that no one will come to eat at your shop tomorrow!"
As he walked, he spat out a mouthful of saliva.
Ye Guihua pursed her lips. "Neighbors, uncles and aunts, if Uncle Lin hadn't felt guilty, he wouldn't have left. I'm young, and I don't know how to lie. Jiujiu Lu would never bully anyone."
After saying that, the crowd looked at Uncle Lin's dejected figure and then at the young master's upright attitude, and formed some conclusions in their minds.
The aunt who had just been cursing Ye Guihua became even angrier upon seeing this, and she took off running towards Uncle Lin, yelling, "You filthy man, stop right there! You dare to use my kindness as a weapon, you heartless beast!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Lin ran like a rabbit.
The auntie realized she couldn't catch up, so she looked at Jiujiu Lu, sighed, stomped her foot, and walked back.
Ye Guihua was walking towards the shop when the crowd dispersed.
She felt that she had managed to turn the crisis around in some ways, as her aunt had taught her.
If Uncle Renlin continues to kneel there and does nothing, it will definitely damage Jiujiu Lu's reputation among the neighbors.
We have to step in and take charge.
The older woman called out to her, "Young lady, wait a minute."
Ye Guihua looked at her unhappily and didn't continue walking.
That person just said something really awful.
The older woman smiled awkwardly. "I'm sorry, young lady. I didn't even know what happened before I scolded you. I hope I made you feel bad. If you scold me back, I won't say a word."
Ye Guihua's face brightened from dark to sunny, somewhat surprised, but she still twisted her fingers and said, "Auntie, my family taught me to respect the elderly and care for the young, and I have never disrespected the elderly and cared for the young."
Upon hearing this, the aunt felt even more guilty. "Yes, yes, the young lady is very polite. I'm so sorry. This box of pastries I just bought is my compensation. Please accept it. I'm leaving now. Please come and support me often."
Ye Guihua felt the pastries being stuffed into her arms, and before she could even react, her aunt was gone.
My aunt used quite a bit of force; she felt the pastries were squeezed out of shape.
She watched her aunt's retreating figure and smiled slightly.
Ye Guihua unwrapped the oilcloth, picked up a broken piece of pastry, and put it in her mouth. This pastry wasn't cheap, but it was delicious.
The auntie, who was turning into the alley, peeked out and saw this scene, and finally felt a little relieved.
She has this habit of speaking her mind so frankly.
In the end, Ye Guihua ate the whole box of pastries by herself.
My heart feels warm.
The shop solved the problem, and after a short while, the braised food was ready, and the shop closed.
Ye Erniu closed the door a little earlier.
Du Lian saw this and quickly walked to her doorstep, arriving even before Wang Pozi.
As soon as Granny Wang appeared at the alley entrance, Du Lian asked impatiently, "How did it go?!"
Granny Wang nodded vigorously.
Du Lian approached and tried to touch her sleeve, but Granny Wang pulled her hand away and led her into the house.
She was afraid that others would see her.
Once inside, Du Lian smiled nonchalantly, "Aunt Wang, you're being too cautious. I saw that the shop was closed and everyone had left. There's no one here now, so hurry up and take it out to check."
Granny Wang sighed and took out the spice packet, which was now stained with the color of the braising liquid, from her sleeve. "This is it. I don't know why they made me cook the spice packet today, so I took the opportunity to switch it out."
Du Lian picked it up and smelled it. "Yes, yes, that's the smell! It's done!"
As she spoke, she carefully put the spice packet into her sleeve pocket. "Thank you, Aunt Wang. When we start making money, we'll give you even more money so you can come and work with us. You won't have to suffer at other people's hands!"
Granny Wang shook her head, "No way! I already told you that everyone from the owner to the manager of Jiujiu Lu is a good person."
Du Lian rolled her eyes dismissively, then swayed away.
She didn't believe it at all; Aunt Wang must have said that to save face for herself.
She recoiled in terror as soon as she opened the door, her lips trembling as she stammered, "Master...Master..."
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Aunt Du, right? I'm the owner of Jiujiu Braised Food."
Beside her was Tian Chi, who was being held by Heng Tong.
Upon hearing this, Granny Wang turned pale with fright. She stood up and forced a smile, saying, "Why is the master here? Come inside quickly."
Ye Panjiu looked at her, sighed, and went into the house.
“Aunt Wang, Brother Gao and Second Brother Gao said they are both men and didn’t want to deal with your matter, so they sent me instead. You haven’t thought this through, have you?”
Granny Wang sat blankly on the stool, her hands so weak she couldn't even hold a teacup.
Ye Panjiu righted the overturned teacup. "Tian Chi, what do you want to say?"
Tian Chi glanced at Heng Tong and trembled with fright. It was like a dream; he had just been in the noodle shop and in the blink of an eye, he had been brought here.
My whole body felt weak and I couldn't muster any strength.
He was also afraid. “A while ago, a man came to my noodle shop, sighing and saying that if anyone could get him a Jiujiu Lu spice packet, he would reward him with two hundred taels of silver. I got the idea and talked to him for a while. I found out that he was the manager of Hongfu Inn in front. When I thought of Aunt Wang’s Jiujiu Lu, I got the idea.”
Du Lian stared blankly at Tian Chi, the man who shared her bed, who had actually lied to her! Not a single word of truth!
The original plan was to get the spice packet to make the noodle shop's business better!
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