"What the hell? Xu Ping?" Li Daniu exclaimed in shock, then strode forward and grabbed Xu Ping, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Damn it, it really is you, you little bastard!"
Li Daniu snorted coldly and flung Xu Ping's collar away.
"I thought you could find a decent job after I kicked you out, but instead of getting better, you started cheating and swindling!"
"Tell me, how many stall owners have you bullied now?"
Xu Duyan never expected to be so unlucky. Not only did he run into Lin Chaosheng, a fearless tough guy, but he also ran into his old boss, Li Daniu!
Immediately, Xu the One-Eyed knelt down and begged for forgiveness, pleading, "Big brother, big brother, please forgive me this time! I promise I'll never do such a thing again!"
Upon seeing this, Lin Chaosheng, Su Ning, and the others realized that Xu the One-Eyed and Li Daniu knew each other.
"What's going on, Brother Niu? Do you know this bastard?"
“Hmm,” Li Daniu said, “This kid used to work at my gambling den, but he’s a scumbag. He helped the second brother do a lot of dirty work and kept coming up with bad ideas, which almost got me and dozens of my men locked up in jail!”
Su Ning gasped, realizing that Xu the One-Eyed had caused a great deal of harm.
"I kicked him out later, but I never expected that this bastard would not only not change his ways, but would become even worse, bullying even the elderly and women. He's practically asking for death!"
Xu, the one-eyed man, sensed the ruthlessness in Li Daniu's words and immediately shrank back, looking as pitiful as could be, completely lacking the fierceness he had shown when he first demanded Fei Shi's protection.
"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that for now." Zhao Shufang didn't want to make a big deal out of it. "My things weren't stolen, and you've already taught the people a lesson, so let's just let this matter go. Come on, come on, come to my house for dinner tonight, I'll cook something delicious for you."
Li Daniu's expression softened a bit, but he still said embarrassedly, "How could I accept this? These days, meat and grain are precious, and it's not easy for Brother Lin to get anything to eat..."
"No matter how difficult things are, people should still be grateful and repay kindness, shouldn't they?"
Zhao Shufang smiled and said, "You've helped us so much today, and we're not people who don't understand social etiquette. Besides, Chaosheng keeps mentioning you, and this is our first time meeting. Your brothers have also helped a lot. It's just a meal; I can afford it."
“Okay!” Li Daniu wasn’t one to hesitate, and readily agreed. “Since you’ve invited me so sincerely, it would be disrespectful of me to keep refusing. We’ll go back and pack our things, and we’ll be at your house on time later!”
"Okay, I'm relieved to hear that." Zhao Shufang said with a smile.
Li Daniu sent a few of his men to help Zhao Shufang's family return all their belongings.
Back home, Lin Shanhai and the others were still terrified.
"Old woman, we're not short of money. We have enough to eat and drink now, and the new house is almost finished. This money isn't something we absolutely have to earn..."
Lin Shanhai hesitated before saying, "How about we just give up on making this money?"
"You make it sound so easy. Haven't you seen how busy Chaosheng is right now? When Shansheng gets married, won't it cost money? And Xiaomei's baby is due in a few months. Where won't money come from?"
Although she was still shaken by what happened today, looking at it from another perspective, it was actually a good thing.
"Besides, with the commotion we've caused today, other thugs definitely won't dare to cause trouble anymore. Moreover, Li Daniu runs a gambling den in the county town. He's helped us today, so even if someone still wants to rob us, they'll have to think twice."
As Zhao Shufang sliced the braised beef, her words were clear and logical, leaving Lin Shanhai with no faults and even persuading him.
"You're right, then keep going. Maybe one day you'll actually make something of yourself, you old woman."
Lin Shanhai laughed, feeling that the best thing he had ever done in his life was not raising his two sons, but marrying such a capable wife as Zhao Shufang.
Since many people are coming for dinner that evening, Zhao Shufang decided not to cook any dishes.
After changing his dressing, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng went beachcombing. They were able to catch a lot of seafood, enough for everyone to have a meal that night.
Zhao Shufang, Liang Mei, Liang Fu, and Su Hang sat in the courtyard skewering meat, while Lin Shanhai cut meat on a cutting board.
"These meat skewers smell so good! What should we have for dinner tonight?"
Su Hang's eyes sparkled as she turned to look at Zhao Shufang.
"I'll make watermelon cold noodles and shredded chicken cold noodles tonight. You can choose whichever you want."
Lin Shanhai felt that life was getting better and better. He hummed a little tune as he finished cutting the meat and mixed it according to the method given by Lin Chaosheng.
"Old woman, I've finished all of this. You can just take it and wear it. I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to get some liquor. They'll definitely be drinking when they come over tonight."
"Eating seafood and drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor) can cause gout!" Zhao Shufang quickly said. "Don't drink anymore. We only provide food. If they want to drink, they'll bring it over themselves. Besides, don't let them get sick from drinking too much."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shanhai slapped his head and said, "Old woman, you're so thoughtful! You're right. If something bad happens from drinking, it'll be our family's responsibility."
Lin Shanhai immediately abandoned his idea of buying liquor and obediently sat down to eat skewers with everyone.
Lin Shansheng and Lin Chaosheng returned after a little over two hours, carrying three large basins of seafood off the donkey cart.
Then the family began the busy process of washing and cleaning the seafood.
Fortunately, Li Daniu and the others arrived soon after. Li Daniu brought several processed rabbits with him, which Zhao Shufang quickly took.
"I've been craving spicy rabbit head, but no matter how I make it, it never tastes quite right. Luckily, I killed a few rabbits today, so I brought them here for my aunt to cook!"
Li Daniu waved his hand, and his underlings immediately squatted in the yard to learn how to process seafood.
With enough manpower, the speed at which seafood was processed increased. In no time at all, three large basins of seafood were ready.
Lin Chaosheng set up the barbecue grills. This time there were many people, so Lin Chaosheng set up three barbecue grills.
Everyone grilled and ate at the same time, creating a lively atmosphere.
"Ah, this is the taste! It smells so good!"
Li Daniu shouted "Awesome!"
"I haven't eaten such delicious meat in so many years."
"Me too! I feel like this is all a dream, it's so wonderful!"
"Spicy rabbit heads are here!"
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