After dinner, Meng Fei and Qiu Bo’s mother sat on the sofa and chatted for a while before preparing to leave.
Seeing Meng Fei was about to leave, Qiu Bo quickly stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go see Gouzi off." After that, she dragged Meng Fei out of the house.
"Huh~~ I finally escaped. My mom has been driving me crazy these past few days, forcing me to go on blind dates every day... I'm only 25, big brother! Let's go, let's go shopping today, it's the market day, let's go shopping and relax."
I looked at the time and it was already 1:30 in the afternoon. I still had to visit Old Xu and find someone to forge a sword later. I guess I wouldn't have time to go to Baigu Peak today and would have to go tomorrow.
"Okay, it's a good time to buy something."
After that, the two drove to the market.
The bustling market is filled with a wide variety of goods, the stall owners' shouts are heard one after another, fresh fruits and vegetables emit an enticing aroma, and there are colorful clothes, exquisite accessories, and all kinds of toys.
Among the crowd, there are housewives who come to purchase, they carefully select ingredients and prepare delicious meals for their families, there are young people who come in groups, they shuttle between the stalls, looking for the items they like, and there are some elderly people who sit aside, leisurely watching the lively scene and enjoying this rare leisure time.
Looking at the bustling market in front of him, Meng Fei felt very happy.
Meng Fei bought four large bags of fruit and divided them into two equal parts, preparing to give one to Mr. Xu and one to the knife-forging master.
The total cost was 212 yuan, and the boss generously charged only 200 yuan.
At this moment, not far from the fruit stall, a familiar smell suddenly wafted over.
It smells a bit, but not too smelly, and has a bit of the scent of my own shampoo.
Meng Fei hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man with a mask on his face sitting in front of the stall. Although he was wearing a mask, it could be seen that his face was covered with pustules of various sizes. No idea how they got there.
A piece of plastic sheet was casually spread on the stall, with a large cage placed on it. The cage was covered with black cloth, so it was impossible to see what was inside.
Seeing this, Meng Fei frowned and his eyes were filled with anger.
No need to think, it must be Erluzi’s gang of poachers again!!!
At this time, Qiu Bo, who was standing by, also noticed Meng Fei's abnormality and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong, Gouzi? Does the man in front have a grudge against you?"
Meng Fei nodded and replied with cold eyes: "Remember what I told you about Erlu before? The stall owner is probably Erlu's man, and the one in the cage must be a protected animal. Let's go and meet him!"
After saying that, Meng Fei walked towards the stall owner.
"Boss, how do you sell this?"
Hearing the voice, the stall owner didn't even raise his head, and replied impatiently: "Little brat, get out of the way, don't make trouble here, you can't afford this thing!"
Hearing this, Qiu Bo on the side immediately got angry and retorted: "What kind of thing can't we afford? Why don't you tell me what's in it and how much it costs!"
The stall owner sneered, still without looking up, and said sarcastically: "My things are 35,000 each, can you afford it?"
"What! 35,000!! There's gold in your cage!" Qiu Bo exclaimed in surprise.
At this time, the thing in the cage heard Meng Fei's voice, opened its eyes instantly, raised its head with a look of surprise, and wanted to shout loudly, but its mouth was tightly bound by the muzzle, so it could not make a sound, so it could only scratch the cage desperately.
At this time, Meng Fei also noticed something unusual in the cage. He looked at the boss and said coldly, "How dare you sell wild animals!"
"Who the hell are you? You're in charge of so many things. I,...."
When the stall owner heard Meng Fei's words, his brows furrowed and he stood up to get angry, but when he saw Meng Fei's familiar face, his old face turned pale with fright and he sat back on the chair with a flash of panic in his eyes. Naturally, Meng Fei saw this scene, which made him more certain of his guess.
At this time, the stall owner was afraid of being discovered by Meng Fei, so he took a deep breath and pretended to be calm and said, "What wild animal? What I'm selling is a farmed fox, not a young man. Do you want to buy it or not? If not, please leave quickly and don't delay my business."
The stall owner's voice became louder and louder, and he almost shouted out loud. This scene naturally aroused the Chinese people's habit of watching the excitement. In just a moment, a group of people gathered in front of the stall.
When the stall owner saw the crowd surrounding him, he suddenly had a miserable expression. He gave up the stool and sat down on the ground.
"Everyone, please judge for yourself. These two guys insisted that I was selling wild foxes and asked me for 1,000 yuan, or they would call the police to arrest me... Those are protected animals, how dare I sell them. Besides, my family specializes in raising foxes. Recently, my child was hospitalized and I had no money to treat the illness. I wanted to sell all the foxes at home, but no one wanted them. I had no choice but to sell them at the market. After all, if I sold one more, my child would have one more hope of survival..."
The stall owner sounded more and more miserable as he spoke, and finally the man, who was over seven feet tall, knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
If Meng Fei had not been sure that the cage contained the long-lost little fox, he would have been fooled by this guy's acting skills.
With the stall owner's acting skills, he would have no problem being admitted to the Central Academy of Drama. It's such a waste of talent for him to come out and become a poacher.
When the onlookers saw this scene, they all looked at Meng Fei and Qiu Bo with disgust.
"Hey young man, killing people is not enough. Why are you making things difficult for an honest man?"
"That's right, I heard that there's a gang that's specifically trying to extort money from people in our town recently. Could it be these two?"
"Humph! The boss is in such a miserable state, and you are still bullying him! Don't you feel guilty?"
"Don't stop me! I'm going to teach them a lesson! They are so young and don't learn their lessons! They are trying to blackmail me!"
The stall owner, who was sobbing with his head down at this time, saw that the atmosphere had been created and a secret smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He planned to add fuel to the fire for Meng Fei and the others.
The next moment, the stall owner stood up and pulled away the black cloth covering the cage, revealing the cage's true appearance.
The little fox was running around in the cage with an anxious look on its face. When it saw Meng Fei, the whole fox instantly became quiet. It stared at Meng Fei with burning eyes, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of its eyes.
Meng Fei saw that it was really a little fox. The stone that had been hanging in his heart for a long time finally fell to the ground. He squatted down, reached out and touched the little fox's head, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will take you home today."
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