Stall Dispute
The heavy kitchen knife came swiftly towards him as Hu Yufeng chopped him down. The fat black man quickly withdrew his hand, his heart pounding.
Then Hu Yufeng came out from behind the stall and stood in front of the fat black man.
She stared at the fat black man seriously: "You are 51 years old this year, but you look only in your 20s. It's worth my life to exchange you. Here, I'll give you the knife. You can also take the stall. Just chop me first..."
Before he could recover from the shock of his hand being almost cut, the fat black man looked at the kitchen knife in his hand with a confused look on his face.
Do you understand, lady? He was just trying to scare people, why did he resort to knife tactics?
That's right, why did you get stabbed? The onlookers were scared by this scene. Why would they risk their lives?
"Mom... don't go after the old lady, come after me..." Yang Xiu wiped her tears and squeezed into the crowd, opening her arms and firmly protecting her mother-in-law behind her.
Aunt Gu stepped forward and said, "Young man, put down the knife. People should be reasonable. I have watched this stall being set up since its inception. He had something to do a few days ago, and you have only set up the stall a few times. Why are you robbing him now that the owner has returned?"
The surrounding stall owners also stood up:
"That's right, what are you doing with a knife? This fried dough twist stall has been here for more than half a year, who wouldn't know it if you asked?"
"I was wondering why the stall owner these past two days was someone I didn't know. So you guys stole his stall?"
"That's right, it's robbed, but it's a bit unreasonable to occupy it after someone comes back..."
"You put it up for two days and it will be yours. How can you be so shameless? If you put it that way, if you stay in the police station for two days, the police station will be your home."
The people around him were making sarcastic remarks one after another. The fat black man was sweating on his forehead and felt that the kitchen knife in his hand was extremely heavy.
Something is wrong. Shouldn't we be so scared that we would tuck our tails between our legs and quickly move away just by seeing him standing there with such an imposing aura?
They do this everywhere and it always works. Why doesn't it work here?
He wanted to struggle a bit more and pretended to raise the knife: "Don't think that I wouldn't dare to do that just because you're an old woman. If you really make me angry..."
"What are you doing if I make you angry? Coming to harm others with a knife in public?" A shout came from the outside of the crowd.
The crowd quickly made way, and the two policemen successfully walked up to the fat black man.
Now the fat black man was really sweating. He stammered:
"Public Security Comrade, I, I didn't do anything... This, this, this... The knife is not... not mine..." He turned to look for Hu Yufeng, but saw her standing behind the policeman wiping her tears.
Wipe tears? The fat black man looked like he was struck by lightning.
As early as when the fat black man made the threats, Yang Xiu saw that something was wrong and went to find Qin Wenli.
Qin Wenli rushed to the police station upon hearing this and reported the case as soon as he entered: "Someone is trying to commit murder in the street..."
The police were shocked when they heard this. A murder occurred in another town a few days ago, which immediately raised the county's annual safety indicators to the maximum. The higher-ups were in the midst of a severe crackdown, so upon hearing this, he immediately put on his clothes and left.
As soon as I got to the street, I saw a fat black man holding a knife and ready to chop people.
In a flash, the two men exchanged glances, one shouted loudly, and the other rushed forward to grab the knife and control the fat man at the same time.
The fat guy was so anxious that he was about to cry. He really didn't have the courage to do it. He was just trying to scare people.
The fat man's sister also became anxious, and rushed over and said with a smile: "Comrade Public Security, it's all a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding..."
"Sister, I'm sorry, we were just joking with you, it was just a misunderstanding... Look, it's nothing serious!"
"Misunderstanding? I saw him holding a knife with my own eyes. Is this also a misunderstanding?" the police officer asked.
"Knife, knife...it was this elder sister who took the knife first. Yes, it was this elder sister who took the knife first and almost cut my brother's hand..." the woman pointed at Hu Yufeng and yelled.
Hu Yufeng and Yang Xiu both lowered their heads and wiped their tears, looking like bullied young wives.
The police officer didn't believe it: "Take him back first..."
"And you, come here and cooperate with the investigation..." He pointed at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Hu Yufeng stood up, wiping her tears: "Xiu'er, take care of the shop..."
"Mom, you're too old to bear it, let me go..." Yang Xiu was really worried and couldn't help crying.
Hu Yufeng: This innocent child...
The police officer was speechless: "What's so unbearable? They just interrogate us and come back after the interrogation..."
The two men held the still confused black fat man on the left and right, followed by Hu Yufeng, and walked towards the police station.
Seeing that everyone had left, the woman looked at the onlookers with hatred and hurriedly chased after them.
The crowd then dispersed with murmurs:
"You deserve it. Who are you trying to scare with a knife? It's fine if you just quarrel over a stall, but you even pulled out a knife. This kind of person should be arrested..."
"That's right. Fortunately the police came. Otherwise, I don't know how he would act like a tyrant."
"That's right. We are all out here to make a living, but we always resort to □□ tricks..."
"What era is this? Is it still the last two years? He dares to rob when the crackdown is so severe. Let him rob. He deserves..."
"That's right. We arrested a batch of bad guys a few years ago, and last year we collected all the guns. We still can't see the situation clearly!"
There were also familiar people who turned around to comfort Yang Xiu:
"Are you scared? It's okay. Your mom will go and call and will be back soon..."
"That's right. You are the victims. Don't worry. Just take good care of the stall. Your mother will be back soon..."
Yang Xiu also wiped away her tears, and together with Qin Wenli, they grabbed some fried dough twists and stuffed them into the mouths of the onlookers:
"Thank you for your help just now. Thank you for speaking up for us..."
"Hey, I'm just telling the truth. We've been together for more than a year. How can we let a newcomer snatch it away?"
"It's okay, it's okay. No one can stand this. What is this? No legitimate business would do this."
"That's right, those siblings don't look like good people..."
"Anyway, thank you for your help just now. I'll be happy to help you in the future if you need me." Qin Wenli thanked him sincerely.
He was really nervous, fearing that the man was not afraid of death.
Fortunately, it’s okay, he’s just strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
*
At the police station, the fat black man was locked up.
Hu Yufeng was called to the interview room for a talk.
Seeing that she was sincere, I asked all the questions I should ask. The public security comrades closed the transcript, looked at each other, and the older one on the left said:
"Although he was the first to grab the stall, you picked up the knife to protect your own stall. But your behavior still deserves criticism. Can you just chop with a knife? Have you ever thought about what you would do if the other party is a desperate criminal? Next time you encounter something, pay attention to the way you handle it. If there is a problem that you can't solve, come to us."
"Yes, yes... I was impulsive." Hu Yufeng admitted her mistake with a very proper attitude.
The two looked at each other and said, "Okay, go back now. Be careful next time."
"Okay, okay, thank you for your help..." Hu Yufeng quickly stood up and thanked them.
Coming out of the door, she breathed a sigh of relief. Isn’t she afraid that the other party will really fight to the death? How can I not be afraid? What’s the point of being afraid?
It is not like Hu Yufeng to just watch the other party fail.
This area is already a popular spot at the market, and it’s all by chance that we can display our wares there. In the past six months, there have been countless people who have tried to take over, openly or covertly, but those people just care about their face.
There are only zero times and countless times to give in. If she gives in today, how can she survive in the town in the future?
"Mom..." She looked up.
Qin Wenli was standing opposite the gate. When he saw her coming out, he asked with concern, "Are you okay, Mom?"
"What could it be? I'm just asking you questions. Why are you here?" Hu Yufeng pretended to be relaxed.
"We are both so anxious that we can't stay here. I'll ask Xiu'er to look after her and come over to wait for you..." Qin Wenli was relieved to see that his mother was unharmed.
Then he said carefully, "Mom, next time something like this happens, call me. I'm a man after all, so don't take risks like this again. Luckily, the man today was a paper tiger, otherwise if anything happened to you, how would I explain to my uncle's family..."
Hu Yufeng walked and listened to Qin Wenli's chatter.
Hey! How come she never realized that this child is also a chatterbox?
*
Yang Xiu saw her coming back with a worried look on her face, and asked with concern: "Mom, are you okay?"
"No, just asking questions..."
"I told you that your mother was fine, and it looked like she wouldn't come back?" Sister Wang interrupted enthusiastically.
Hu Yufeng had no choice but to thank everyone again before she calmed down and set up her stall again.
Yang Xiu wanted to ask what happened to that person, but there were so many people around and it was not a good time to talk, so he had to give up.
The scattered customers slowly gathered around again, some buying a few, some taking a few, and business picked up again.
Those who have ulterior motives also had their eyes flashed a few times, but they should just guard their own stalls, as they are the kind of people who don't care about their lives.
Hu Yufeng, who was desperate, achieved the result she wanted and greeted the customers with even more efforts:
"Come, come, have a taste, have a look, Yufeng Mahua has launched a new flavor, sweet and soft, everyone who has tried it says it's good..."
"Come on, come on, the pumpkin fried dough twists are fresh out of the pot, fragrant and sweet, buy three get one free, come and buy and try them..."
As expected, more people came over after hearing the shouting.
"Pumpkin? Let me try it..."
"Give me two pounds of pumpkin..."
"I want one, the pumpkin one, are you selling it?"
"Here, take yours. Sell it, why not? Eat it and come back next time..."
Hu Yufeng was all smiles, and no one could tell that she had been fighting with someone with a knife before.
Seeing that she was really fine, Qin Wenli felt relieved and went back to selling tofu.
Speaking of tofu, my family has several sacks of dried tofu from the sun in the summer. He thought of trying it out today, but he didn't expect that someone would actually buy it.
This bag is not enough. He grabbed a handful of plastic bags and hurried to his stall.
The crowds lasted until three in the afternoon, when the streets began to disperse.
Hu Yufeng distributed the remaining fried dough twists to her neighbors, and also received two pancakes and several oil cakes in return.
"Sister, I heard that you almost got into trouble today. Are you okay?" Lao Fang ran over hurriedly.
"It's a small matter, it's been resolved..." Hu Yufeng said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, brother."
"That's good, that's good... I went out to buy some goods today, and when I came back I heard what people said, and I was shocked..."
Seeing that Hu Yufeng was indeed fine, Lao Fang started talking about business.
"I have a brother who also wants to buy goods from you..."
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