"Hey, isn't this Xu Kuo! What's wrong, no dark circles under your eyes today." Tan Wang spotted Xu Kuo at a glance and immediately started mocking him at the top of his lungs, "Hahaha, good-for-nothing! You think you can shut down the market? You're dreaming!"
Shi Jixing chimed in, sneering repeatedly: "Xu Kuo, if you know what's good for you, hurry up and kneel down and kowtow to apologize to us, and beg Tan Wang a few more times. Maybe I'll take pity on you and let you continue to make a living in this vegetable market!"
Xu Kuo looked at the two clowns before him with disdain. He glanced at them coldly and uttered two words contemptuously: "Fools!"
Shi Jixing and Tan Wang's faces instantly turned ashen, as if they had been slapped hard across the face. Shi Jixing roared, "Fine, fine, Xu Kuo, just you wait, let's see how many more days you can keep going like this."
Tan Wang also shouted, "You ungrateful wretch! Wait till I take all your business, then let's see how arrogant you'll be! You'll regret it then!"
Xu Kuo was too lazy to waste any more words with them, so he simply pulled Niu Erbao aside and set up a stall.
Before long, customers began to arrive, and the market became lively again. As usual, people rushed to Xu Kuo and Tan Wang's stalls, selecting their favorite vegetables.
Soon, their vegetables were sold out. Business at the market was even busier than usual.
Xu Kuo and Niu Erbao packed their things and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Shi Jixing became even more smug. He patted Tan Wang on the shoulder and praised him loudly, "Tan Wang, well done! Keep it up! Before long, that brat Xu Kuo will be crying and begging for mercy!"
The next morning, Xu Kuo and Niu Erbao arrived at the entrance of the vegetable market again.
The market doors were open, and Tan Wang was still there, his stall piled high with leeks. Seeing Xu Kuo, he immediately sneered like a victorious rooster, "What, still selling vegetables? Still not giving up?"
Soon, customers began to flock into the market.
Upon seeing this, Tan Wang immediately started shouting, "Fresh chives! Just cut from the ground! Come and buy!"
Several customers were attracted by his shouts and walked to his stall, picking up the chives and examining them carefully.
Suddenly, one of the customers' expressions changed drastically. He slammed the "chives" in his hand to the ground, and then a loud slap landed hard on Tan Wang's face.
"Ouch!" Tan Wang cried out in pain, covering his face. Before he could react, fists and feet rained down on him.
Several customers surrounded Tan Wang, punching and kicking him while cursing him.
"You heartless bastard! You actually sold us daffodils as chives!"
"I thought your chives were fresh, and I bought so many! Pah!"
"I'll beat you to death, you swindler!"
"Refund! Compensation!"
In an instant, the scene was chaotic. Tan Wang was beaten so badly that he ran away with his head in his hands, screaming in agony.
The surrounding crowd was stunned, not understanding what had happened.
Xu Kuo and Niu Erbao stood aside, watching this comical scene unfold before them, and could no longer hold back their laughter.
Several vendors who were setting up their stalls reacted quickly and stepped forward to break up the fight, forcefully separating the customers.
"What are you doing! Talk it out, why are you resorting to violence!" a vendor shouted, his tone reproachful.
Tan Wang was beaten black and blue, and as he covered his burning cheeks, his anger raged.
He struggled to his feet, pointed at the customers, and cursed, "You bunch of bastards, have you got some nerve? You dare hit me! What the hell do you want?!"
Several people glared angrily, one of them trembling with rage, shouting hoarsely, "You heartless bastard! How dare you ask us what we want? The 'leeks' you sold sent my mother to the hospital! She's still in critical condition! You deserve to be struck by lightning, you owe me my mother's life!"
Another person chimed in, "My child also ate your 'leeks' and is now vomiting and having diarrhea. He's in the clinic getting an IV drip! You heartless bastard, give me back my child's health!"
"Bullshit!" Tan Wang was furious when he heard this. He never expected things to turn out this way.
These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.
The surrounding customers and vendors were stunned, looking at each other in disbelief at Tan Wang.
They never imagined that these seemingly fresh and tender chives would end up in the hospital!
A sense of panic quickly spread, and the customers who had been surrounding Tan Wang's stall retreated, keeping a safe distance from him.
Looking at the terrified expressions on everyone's faces, Tan Wang felt a chill run down his spine.
But he still pretended to be calm, pointing his finger at the group and angrily shouting, "You bunch of bastards, stop spouting nonsense! My chives are all fresh, how could they make anyone sick? I think you're just deliberately causing trouble to extort money from me!"
After all, Xu Kuo didn't get sick from eating leeks, so how could he?
"Trying to extort you? Bah! You dog, you made someone sick from eating, and now you want to turn the tables on them!" The group became even more agitated and were about to rush forward again.
Xu Kuo and Niu Erbao stood aside, watching the farce unfold before them, and could no longer hold back their laughter.
"Hahahaha... This is hilarious!" Xu Kuo laughed so hard he almost fell over, pointing at Tan Wang and mocking, "Tan Wang, your 'leeks' are too amazing! Not only can you eat them, but you can also send people to the hospital! You're not selling vegetables, you're selling poison!"
Niu Erbao joined in the commotion, shouting loudly, "That's right! Tan Wang, is your 'leek' a family secret recipe? Eating it will make you fly to the heavens and dive into the earth, and even prolong your life?"
The two exchanged barbs, infuriating Tan Wang to the point of rage. He gritted his teeth and roared, "Xu Kuo! You son of a bitch, was this your doing? Were these people your shills? You're deliberately trying to disgust me, aren't you!"
Tan Wang thought to himself, "These people came at just the right time. They came to cause trouble while I was selling 'leeks,' and they all claimed to have been poisoned by eating my 'leeks.' Isn't it obvious that they're after me? Who else could it be but Xu Kuo?"
Xu Kuo's smile vanished instantly. This Tan Wang, he really won't give up until he's faced with the ultimate obstacle!
"Hmph, Xu Kuo, stop pretending!" Seeing that Xu Kuo remained silent, Tan Wang became even more convinced that he was the one causing trouble behind the scenes. He pointed at the customers and shouted angrily, "You lot, get out of here! Don't get in my way! Otherwise, I won't be polite to you!"
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