Liu Cuihua shouted until her voice was hoarse. There were always those shameless people who took things without paying. She gulped down two large jars of water and poured two cups for the two little girls. "Sister-in-law, I'm going to go back and help our mother make dumplings first."
Every day during the Little New Year, people in the city would go to the big house for dinner. Zhao Na and her aunt would also go home after work to celebrate the Little New Year. There was no one to help at home, and with so many people eating, the old lady and Chun Ni were also very busy.
"Manman and Xiaoyu, you guys go back first. I'll go back after I finish taking inventory." If they don't place an order today, there won't be enough to sell tomorrow. Wu Zhiqiu asked them to go back with Liu Cuihua. They were tired and hungry, so they shouldn't waste time here.
"Mom, let me go back with you. I'm tired and don't want to move." Xiaoyu was afraid that it would be dark soon and Wu Zhiqiu was afraid to go back alone.
"Manman, come back with me. You and Xiaoyu will be companions later." Liu Cuihua likes Xiaoyu very much. She is sensible and considerate.
Liu Cuihua took Xinghu and Xingyuan, who had just returned from get off work, and Manman went home first.
When Wu Zhiqiu finished the inventory, it was already dark and Xiaoyu fell asleep on the counter.
The business money from the previous day was not deposited in time. At that time, it was Li Mancang who took time to deposit it. She forgot about it today. The business money from the previous day plus the reserve fund added up to more than 3,000 yuan.
Wu Zhiqiu was holding a pile of money and it was troublesome to carry it back and forth, so she went around from the back to the bun shop and stuffed her wallet into the flour bag.
Patting himself, Wu Zhiqiu went back to wake Xiaoyu up, locked the door, and the mother and daughter walked towards the bus station arm in arm.
It was a cold winter, and it was also the last day of Chinese New Year, so there were not many people on the streets. The dim street lights made people's shadows look very long.
Xiaoyu leaned her head on Wu Zhiqiu and felt happy.
Suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps from behind, and Wu Zhiqiu subconsciously protected Xiaoyu and hid to the side.
Turning around, she saw a masked man kicking towards her. Wu Zhiqiu's pupils shrank and she tightly protected Xiaoyu, but she was hit hard on the back.
Wu Zhiqiu and Xiaoyu fell to the ground together. "Mom, Mom!" Xiaoyu screamed in fear.
Another masked man ran over, held Xiaoyu down, and kicked Wu Zhiqiu. The man took out a dagger and pressed it against Wu Zhiqiu's neck. "Shut up. If you scream again, I'll kill you! Take out the money!"
Xiaoyu was shaking with fear, and Wu Zhiqiu was so frightened that her soul flew away. She didn't know whether she was unlucky or the robbers were targeting her. She used her body to block Xiaoyu, and with trembling hands, she took out the thirty yuan in change from her pocket and said, "Here, all to you!"
"Old man, take it all out. You're using this little money to feed a beggar." The cold knife was pressed tightly against Wu Zhiqiu's neck.
Wu Zhiqiu felt a chill in his heart, "That's all the money I have."
The man slapped Wu Zhiqiu hard and said, "I didn't know you were rich, how could I rob you? Behave yourself and give us all the money you earned from selling things today."
Wu Zhiqiu knew that this was directed at her.
"This is all the money in my pocket. The rest is in the shop and I didn't take it back." Life is important, but money is only external things. She can't joke with their lives just for that little bit of money.
The two masked men looked at each other, not believing that Wu Zhiqiu put the money in the shop. They had been watching the shop for a few days. Li Mancang would go to deposit money every afternoon at 4 o'clock. They had planned to rob Li Mancang that day, but Li Mancang didn't come to the shop that day, and no one went out to deposit money. The two of them thought it would be easier to rob the old lady, so they kept waiting for Wu Zhiqiu to come out and said, "Old thing, you dare to play tricks?" He stretched out his hand and was about to flip over the two men.
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