Song Xiaoyu was indeed quick-witted; she immediately blocked Xu Niang's path, saying, "You are not allowed to come in."
"Hey! Who do you think you are, daring to cause trouble at my doorstep? Move aside and let me in."
“If you haven’t done anything wrong, why are you in such a hurry to go in? Open the basket and let us all see what’s inside.” Song Xiaoyu stood at the door, staring at her with an imposing yet stern expression.
People who are used to being officials naturally have a certain air about them when interrogating others.
"What I packed is none of your business. I suggest you go somewhere cool and don't spoil my fun."
Seeing that the two people standing at the back door were about to start fighting, Song He'er felt a little anxious. Song Xiaoyu's mediocre skills were no match for that butcher woman on the other side.
Thinking this, Song He'er hurriedly said to the merchants queuing outside, "Gentlemen, seeing is believing. The shop you frequent is actually a shady business. The meat filling they make is made from rotten vegetable leaves and scraps of meat that others don't want. I wonder how you all feel about eating such filthy things?"
Upon hearing this, the merchants in line began to discuss among themselves. "Is this true? No way! I've eaten at this restaurant several times, and I've always found it delicious. I haven't noticed anything wrong with it!"
"If that's true, this restaurant is incredibly unscrupulous! Making us eat rotten meat and rotten vegetable leaves is absolutely disgusting!"
"Yes, where is the proprietress? Come out quickly and give us all justice."
Outside, there was a commotion and chaos. The shop owner, holding a cleaver, was embarrassed and slammed the knife into the cutting board, shouting, "Quiet down, everyone! Don't listen to this little brat's nonsense! We've been doing business in Xiaoye City for so many years, we would never cheat ordinary people! Don't be fooled by these outsiders, they're just doing this to sell their steamed buns!"
Song He'er sneered, raised her head, and stared at him without looking at him: "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. If you have nothing to hide, then have your wife open that vegetable basket and let all of us see it. If I have wronged you, I will apologize to you in public and move out of Xiaoye City and never come back."
Hearing that Song He'er's bet was really big, everyone felt it was somewhat believable, so they all stood up and shouted, "Hurry up and open it so we can all see it. Don't treat us like fools and try to fool us with those rotten vegetable leaves and stinky meat. That's too unscrupulous!"
Seeing the commotion ahead, Xu Niang, who was standing at the back, couldn't hold back any longer. She pushed Song Xiaoyu aside and ran inside.
Standing opposite, Zhang Xiu'e stared intently at them. Seeing that Song Xiaoyu was struggling, she quickly grabbed a rolling pin and rushed over.
"You little bitch, where are you going! You've ruined us! Now you're getting your comeuppance! If you've got the guts, bring out your shopping basket and let us all see it."
Zhang Xiu'e was strong and quickly dragged Xu Niang out of the room, while Song Xiaoyu tried to snatch the basket from her hands.
"Look everyone! Everything in here is rotten and stinks!"
At the sound, all the merchants outside crowded to the back door to find out what was going on.
One of the young women witnessed this and felt a wave of nausea wash over her. She immediately began to retch. "You heartless couple! How dare you try to fool us with this rubbish! It's outrageous! Everyone, beat them up!"
"Exactly! We merchants who travel all over the country buy steamed buns from your shop just to eat comfortably, but you keep making trouble for us. It's really hateful! What? Are we outsiders supposed to be bullied by you when we come to Xiaoye City?"
The restaurant owner, who was holding a cleaver outside, kept explaining, "That's not how it is! Everyone, please calm down and listen to my explanation!"
"What's there to explain? You're holding a kitchen knife, are you trying to threaten us?"
"Stop talking nonsense, everyone! Smash his shop so he won't have to do this shady business again!"
"Yes! Smash it! Smash it!"
After saying that, everyone started to get to work. Some picked up the cutting board and threw it on the ground, while others pushed all the steamers onto the ground.
The scene was chaotic at one point, and even attracted customers from nearby shops to come and watch the excitement.
The proprietress was pinned down by Zhang Xiue and unable to move, so she could only indulge in verbal gratification.
"You old hag, get up right now, or you'll regret it! Trying to mess with me on my turf, ahhh~~"
Before she could even speak, Zhang Xiu'e grabbed Xu Niang's hair and almost ripped it out by the roots.
"I'll teach you to curse! I'll teach you to curse!"
"Ah~ Let me go! Let me go!"
Song He'er stood quietly to the side, watching the lively scene unfold.
About half an incense stick's time later, the steamed bun shop was left in a mess, filled with smoke and dust, by the group of merchants.
No matter how capable the boss was, he couldn't stop those dozen or so aggressive customers.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the boss had no choice but to lower his head and beg for mercy, "I'm so sorry, everyone! I'm really sorry, it's all because my wife was so unreasonable. We will never do this again. Please be merciful and stop smashing things. If this continues, we won't even have a place to live."
"You want to settle this now? We've been eating rotten meat at your house for so long, who knows if it's been harmful to our health? You should spend money to hire a doctor to take a look at us, then we'll feel at ease."
"Alright, alright, I'll pay all the money I owe. I just hope you'll stop causing trouble here!"
"Hmph! Keep your word! Go to the accounts now and calculate the cost of hiring the doctor!"
"I'll go right now, I'll go right now!"
The boss instantly became a doormat, meekly walking towards the back of the restaurant...
Seeing that the people below had stopped struggling, Zhang Xiu'e had no choice but to question them again, "Are you going to keep cursing? Are you right or wrong?"
Seeing that her man had already bowed his head, Xu Niang had no choice but to submit to him without any support.
"Grandma, I was wrong, please get up, let's talk this out..."
"Shouldn't we talk this out properly?"
"Yes, yes, please get up."
"Then let me ask you one more thing. What happened to the fly that appeared on our cutting board yesterday? Tell me the truth!"
"This...this...this was all done by my husband, I had no idea..."
The saying "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately" is indeed true. When it came to the crucial moment, the couple really did only care about themselves!
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