After saying that, he reached out and pressed on Old Master Xu's arm, examining it thoroughly.
"The old man's arm only suffered an external injury; the bone is fine!"
With the professional doctor's assessment, everyone was finally relieved.
Lu Ping and his son did not urge the client to pay them as soon as possible; they simply stood quietly to the side.
Seeing that his second uncle had only suffered external injuries, Xu Lai then realized that he should pay Lu Ping and his son their wages.
The flour that Old Master Qin gave was a large bag weighing fifty jin (25 kg), but Xu Lai didn't want to open it, so she went to the living room and took out a small bag of flour weighing five jin (2.5 kg) from her space away from everyone.
After thinking for a moment, she took out another fifteen catties of potatoes from her space. These potatoes, once cooked, were very soft and tender, and could be eaten by both adults and children.
Xu Lai considers herself to be a calm, rational, and even somewhat indifferent person since her rebirth.
But for some reason, she had a particularly good impression of Lu Ping and his son.
Perhaps it was because, despite their circumstances, Lu Ping and his son still spoke with such affection about their youngest daughter (granddaughter) who was still learning to speak.
Despite living in such a turbulent era, she could still imagine how happy that little girl must have been.
She also loves to see this kind of happiness!
Xu Lai politely handed these items to Lu Ping's father, Lu Yongbing.
"This, young lady, is far too much!"
Lu Yongbing was an honest and pragmatic man. Seeing that the young lady who was his employer had given them so many nice things as payment for what they had just received, he was both happy and somewhat uneasy.
At that time, everyone knew how precious food was, especially high-quality flour and potatoes.
Moreover, the father and son had just helped the little girl carry her things upstairs, and they didn't even make two trips.
"I really like children, and most of them are for your little granddaughter!"
Xu Lai deliberately made up an excuse.
Upon hearing this, the father and son both bowed to the people there, then carried the food and went home, avoiding the crowded areas.
Because Xu Lai paid for the move, and because she also gave him a pistol and bullets, and because Xu Jiangming was injured, Xiao Shan took the initiative to take the five catties of pork belly that Gu Ming had given him and stuff it into Xu Haiguo's arms.
"We can't refuse, we need to help Xiao Jiang recover!"
Seeing that Xu Haiguo was about to refuse, Xiao Shan quickly gave the order.
Although we haven't finished the chicken we got from Wangtai last time, chicken just doesn't taste as good as pork belly.
Cut a small piece of pork belly and stir-fry it with just a little salt; it will make any dish taste exceptionally delicious.
Moreover, there was still a lot of meat stored in the Xu family's freezer. Xu Jiangming took the lead and used his uninjured hands to stuff the five catties of pork belly into the Xiao family's door.
"Old squad leader, it's getting a bit awkward to keep making such clear distinctions with us!"
Xu Lai also spoke up, "Grandpa Xiao, don't feel that the Xiao family has taken advantage of us. In fact, the conflict between us and Xiong Zhong's group is because our family has implicated you!"
Seeing that the Xu family girl had gone to such lengths, Xiao Shan had no choice but to accept the five catties of pork belly.
After everyone put away the fire door, they took their belongings home.
Xu Lai, her younger brother, and her parents had just helped their second uncle to bed when a deafening banging on the door came from outside.
Having spent half the day on the run, Xu Lai, who was already extremely irritable upon seeing her second uncle injured, turned ashen-faced upon hearing the sound of Kuang Kuang banging on the door.
"Aren't these bastards ever going to stop?"
After saying that, Xu Lai took the pistol that was stored in his spatial storage and strode out.
Upon seeing this, Xu Jiangming and the others, who had just been lying in bed, hurriedly took out their weapons, such as extendable stun guns and long knives, and rushed out after them.
Xu Lai walked to the fire door and, before Wang Cai and the others outside could utter a threat, she extended her pistol and fired a shot into Wang Cai's arm through the gap between the two steel bars of the fire door.
"Bang!"
The bullet flew past Wang Cai's arm and instantly punched a hole in the opposite wall.
"You guys have guns?"
Their leader, Xiong, doesn't even have a gun yet!
Wang Cai had been following Xiong Zhong for quite some time, and he knew that anyone who could get a gun during this special time must have extraordinary connections.
Perhaps there's a powerful force behind the Xu family!
This shot silenced Wang Cai and his gang.
Wang Cai, in particular, usually seemed quite arrogant, but when he saw a bullet fly past his arm, he was so scared that his body trembled.
Xiao Shan, who was all too familiar with the sound of gunfire, also flung open his door with a "bang" and quickly walked out with his son and daughter-in-law to stand behind Xu Lai.
Looking at the group of people outside the fire door, Xiao Shan also put his right hand into his pants pocket, his sharp eyes fixed on the group of people outside the fire door.
"Wang Cai, my Xu family has no grudge against you, so why do you insist on making trouble for my family?"
Xu Lai parted her lips slightly, her eyes sweeping over the people outside the door, and said coldly.
Although Wang Cairen was a bad person, he was also good at adapting to circumstances.
Just moments ago he had been so arrogant, but when he saw this young girl pointing her gun at his forehead, he instantly panicked and apologized to her.
"Young lady, don't get agitated. We were misled by Xu Yongqing from room 502, who claims to be your cousin, and that's why we did something wrong without knowing the facts."
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. Please, young lady, don't shoot!"
Xu Lai knew that if she made a big fuss now, she wouldn't be able to easily get it over with.
So he coldly threatened the group of people outside the door: "I'll let it go today because you hurt my second uncle, but if you still don't know what's good for you, I won't let you off so easily next time!"
After saying that, he told them to get lost.
After hearing this, Wang Cai wiped the sweat from his forehead, apologized to Xu Lai, and then led his men downstairs as if fleeing.
Seeing that the group of thugs had been scared away by her pistol, Xu Lai put away her gun. As soon as she turned around, she saw seven people standing behind her, holding stun batons and long knives.
Xu Lai's heart, which had been as hard as stone when facing the enemy, softened instantly.
Back home, Song Qiu'e gave Xu Yongqing's family, who had caused all the trouble, a thorough dressing-down.
Even though Xu Zhen is actually Xu Haiguo's cousin by blood and his brother by status, after this incident, even someone with a good temper couldn't hold back.
"What kind of family is this? They do nothing right!"
Enraged, he grabbed the stun gun from the table and was about to rush out the door.
"I'm going to beat them to death today..."
"Dad, don't be angry. We don't need to worry about that family. Someone will teach them a lesson!"
Xu Lai held her father's arm and patiently persuaded him.
Today, Wang Cai and his gang suffered a loss here, and Xu Lai knew even a fool that those thugs wouldn't be able to swallow this insult.
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