He felt that Xu Kuo was just bluffing and was not worth fearing at all.
"And what, I'll regret it?" Shi Jixing laughed loudly. "The thing I regret most in my life is that I was blind back then and didn't kick him out immediately. You piece of trash, you really think you're something special? Get out, get out of here!"
He was thinking to himself that without Xu Kuo, the market stall fees would be back in his pocket, wouldn't that be wonderful? As for Zhou Changke, he had his own explanation, after all, it was Xu Kuo himself who said he was quitting, and so many people were watching.
Xu Kuo wasn't annoyed; he simply looked at Niu Erbao and said, "Erbao, let's go."
Niu Erbao looked bewildered, his short legs carrying him behind Xu Kuo. Once they were out of the market, he couldn't help but ask, "Master, are we... are we really quitting?"
"What are we supposed to do? Starve in that godforsaken corner?" Xu Kuo rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Didn't you see what kind of spot that old codger Shi Jixing arranged for us? It's in some nook and cranny, who could possibly find it? We've been setting up our stall here for so long, the villagers are used to it, is it worth going to put up with that humiliation?"
Niu Erbao scratched his head, suddenly realizing, his eyes shining with admiration: "Master, you're so smart!"
Xu Kuo proudly raised his hand.
As the two were talking, many villagers came over carrying baskets and pushing carts.
"Boss, how much is your fish?"
"Same as always, the fish is fresh today!"
"Give me two!"
"Okay!"
Xu Kuo deftly weighed the fish and collected the money, while Niu Erbao helped out, keeping them very busy.
In no time, all the fish they brought were sold out. The villagers who bought fish left satisfied, while those who didn't sighed and said they would definitely come earlier tomorrow.
At this time, the vegetable market was deserted and almost empty.
The vendors sat listlessly in front of their stalls, looking at the empty aisle, feeling incredibly frustrated.
"Damn it, where did all these people go?"
"Where else could they go? They all went to Xu Kuo's place to buy fish!"
"That damned Xu Kuo, he really got incredibly lucky!"
"Pah! I curse him to get hit by a car and die when he goes out!"
...
As time went by, Xu Kuo's business gradually changed.
At first, his fish stall was always packed with people, and he would sell out before noon. But gradually, fewer and fewer people came, and sometimes by the afternoon, there were still quite a few fish left.
The number of people in the market gradually increased, although it was not as popular as when Xu Kuo first started, but it was at least showing some improvement.
That evening, Tan Wang came out of the market and saw Xu Kuo and Niu Erbao packing up their fish stall.
"Hey, isn't this Boss Xu? What's wrong? Business's not doing so well?" Tan Wang walked over with a gloating expression, his tone full of sarcasm. "Look, look, it's only been a few days and you can't even sell anything? Our vegetable market is so much better, slowly, business is coming back!"
He was extremely pleased with himself. He had made a lot of money during this period and was about to make up for all the losses he had suffered.
Xu Kuo ignored him and continued packing his things, preparing to go home with Niu Erbao.
Seeing that Xu Kuo remained silent, Tan Wang assumed he was feeling guilty and became even more smug: "Hahahaha! Xu Kuo, you've finally met your match! Weren't you so arrogant back then? Why are you mute now? A piece of trash is a piece of trash, you'll never be able to turn things around!"
Xu Kuo snorted coldly, stopped what he was doing, turned around, and stared at Tan Wang: "What did I tell you before? I told you to wait. Now, you still have a chance to apologize to me and beg for my forgiveness. If it's too late, you won't have the chance anymore."
Tan Wang's smile froze. He hadn't expected that Xu Kuo would still dare to be so stubborn at this point.
"Apologize? Beg you?" Tan Wang sneered. "Xu Kuo, are you still asleep? You look pathetic and you want me to apologize to you? You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Do you even deserve it?"
His face was full of disdain, and he didn't take Xu Kuo's words seriously at all.
Seeing this, Xu Kuo said nothing more, but simply shook his head and turned to leave with Niu Erbao.
"You spineless coward!" Tan Wang spat fiercely from behind! The joy of victory in his heart made him want to jump up.
Upon returning to the village, Xu Kuo did not go straight home, but instead took Niu Erbao to the destroyed vegetable garden.
After a period of careful care, the once barren land has now been completely transformed.
Nourished by the system's super fertilizer, the vegetables grew strong and healthy. Their lush green leaves shimmered in the setting sun, looking fresh and delicious, and they were growing even better than before!
Niu Erbao stared in disbelief at what he saw: "Master, this...this is our family's vegetable garden?"
"How about it, isn't it beautiful?" Xu Kuo smiled smugly. "Come on, Erbao, give me a hand, let's harvest the vegetables!"
The two rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
The next morning, Tan Wang and several vendors arrived at the vegetable market early.
"Hey, guess what? I sold a lot of vegetables yesterday!"
"Me too, me too! Looks like everyone's gotten tired of that kid's fish and's come back to eating vegetables!"
"Haha, I knew it! That kid wouldn't last long!"
"Just wait, once the market opens, we'll be counting our money!"
The group chatted excitedly, imagining how booming business would be that day, their faces beaming with anticipation. They firmly believed that Xu Kuo's good days were over, and their own spring was finally about to arrive.
Shi Jixing was also waiting at the entrance of the market, his leather shoes polished to a shine, his hands behind his back, his belly bulging like he was eight months pregnant. He had been making a lot of money lately, his wallet was bulging, and he even felt more energetic than before when he walked.
He was thinking to himself, if Xu Kuo doesn't have any customers later, won't he have to come back and beg him for a stall? At that time, he'll make him kneel on the ground and call him grandpa, and then give him another stall!
"Hehehe..." Shi Jixing couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought of something he was proud of.
At the same time, Xu Kuo and Niu Erbao were pushing a cart full of vegetables toward the entrance of the vegetable market.
On the cart, various vegetables were piled up like a small mountain.
"Brother, do you think our vegetables... will really sell?" Niu Erbao was a little apprehensive, after all, they had always sold fish before.
Xu Kuo smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Erbao, our dishes are a hundred times better than theirs!"
As the two were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the market.
At this time, the market had not yet opened, but a lot of villagers had already gathered at the entrance to wait to buy vegetables.
"Hey? Isn't that Xu Kuo, the fishmonger? What's that cart he's pushing?"
"It looks like... a dish?"
"Really? Wasn't he a fishmonger? Why is he selling vegetables now?"
"Let's go take a look!"
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