Upon closer inspection, he saw an empty stall with only a few scattered spicy strips and pig offal left, and his eyes widened instantly.
"You guys sell out way too fast!"
"Sorry, sir, we're sold out." Gu Nanjiao apologized profusely.
The young man scratched his head sheepishly, "It's my bad timing. Are you coming again tomorrow? I'll come earlier tomorrow." He then slapped his head in frustration, so hard that passersby turned to look, "If we can't buy any good food today, the master will blame us again. What are we going to do?"
Gu Nanjiao quickly stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry, young man, we'll come again tomorrow. If your husband wants to eat, you can come earlier tomorrow morning."
"Okay," the young man's eyes lit up. "You definitely have to come tomorrow morning, I promise." He then glanced at the remaining offal and spicy strips. "Give these to me, they look pretty good."
"Alright, young man, there aren't many left. I'll give you a discount. The original price was 300 coins, but I'll charge you 150 coins."
The young man was very happy and clapped his hands repeatedly in approval.
After saying that, he ran off in a flash, his steps light and graceful, almost like someone who could walk on water. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a martial arts master.
Gu Nanjiao stared blankly at the receding figure for a moment, then shook her head, secretly marveling at her own vivid imagination.
"Little sister, let's go home." Gu Nanjiao called out, turning around to see Lu Xiaomei gazing at her brother's back with admiration, murmuring, "I think he can fly, what do you think, sister-in-law?"
Gu Nanjiao patted Lu Xiaomei's head: "What are you thinking? Nobody can fly. Come on, hurry up and help your mother pack up to go back."
Lu Xiaomei remained unmoved: "Sister-in-law, I wish I could fly. I could fly to the roof in a flash, or fly to the tree in a flash. Just thinking about it makes me feel so cool."
"Keep thinking about it. I hope your dream will come true someday. Don't forget to take me with you when that happens."
The group packed up their stall and took a ride on an oxcart from the same village back home.
Several women from the same village were also sitting in the car, including Li Shi and Yang Meiqin.
After Lu's mother and her two companions boarded the car with their belongings, the car was instantly filled to capacity.
When Li saw Lu's mother and the others, she snorted coldly and turned her head to the side.
Niu Er's wife curiously came over: "Yan Zhao's wife, what are you doing with all that pots and pans? Are you setting up a stall?"
Gu Nanjiao smiled slightly: "Yes, we sell some snacks to supplement our household income."
Although Niu Er's wife was a fiery and impulsive person, she didn't like to meddle in other people's business. She nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Yang Meiqin pursed her lips, tucked her hair behind her ear, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Always showing her face in public, supposedly selling food, I wonder how much money she can make?"
Gu Nanjiao said, "Even if I show my face in public again, the money I earn is clean, unlike some people..."
She didn't say anything more, but everyone understood. The women in the car kept whispering and pointing, looking at Yang Meiqin with disdain.
"You..." Yang Meiqin pointed angrily at Gu Nanjiao, about to start cursing. Lu's mother and younger sister, standing nearby, rolled up their sleeves and said fiercely, "What do you mean, 'you'?"
Yang Meiqin immediately chickened out. She was a little scared after being beaten by Gu Nanjiao last time, and today they outnumbered her, so she didn't want to fight them head-on.
She knew that no one liked her, so she made an excuse to talk to Li Shi. Li Shi looked down on Yang Meiqin even more, turned her head away and ignored her the whole time without saying a word.
Although Yang Meiqin was rebuffed, she remained silent.
Unfortunately, Li added, "What a piece of junk, you dare to talk to me?"
Yang Meiqin, who was already annoyed, was instantly ignited and spat at Li Shi: "Pah! You old hag, what kind of thing are you? Your son is lying in my bed and can't get up, taking advantage of me for free, and you still have the nerve to talk back to me."
Li was furious. Yang Meiqin dared to ruin his son's reputation. He was enraged and shouted, "You shameless whore! You actually framed my son! Who do you think you are? Bah! You're so dirty that even freeloading is disgusting!"
"You old hag, spewing filth, ptooey! If you think it's disgusting, then keep your son in check. By the way, your son said he wants to marry me, hahaha, maybe we can become a family someday, hahaha." Seeing Li's ugly face, Yang Meiqin felt great, and even vented a lot of the anger she had felt towards Gu Nanjiao earlier.
"I'll beat you to death, you whore!" Li was so enraged that she reached out to hit Yang Meiqin.
Having learned from her previous fight, Yang Meiqin reacted much more quickly, grabbing Li's hand and slapping her across the face.
"Smack."
"Ouch—" Li cried out, rubbing her right cheek with her hand. It stung terribly. Yang Meiqin's fingertips were long, and when she hit her, they left several marks.
"I'll fight you to the death, you whore!"
And so, the two people who were unhappy with each other started fighting.
Lu's mother and her two companions, along with the women in the car, watched the spectacle with great amusement, and no one offered to help them up.
"Ouch—" The oxcart, which had been moving smoothly, suddenly jolted violently. One of the two people who were fighting accidentally tumbled off the cart, rolled over, and was covered in dust, looking quite disheveled.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." The old man driving the cart quickly stopped the oxcart and went over to help Li.
"How dare you drive like that? I think you did it on purpose!" Li was already furious, and after falling, she was trembling with pain all over. She started cursing at the driver.
“I think it was intentional,” Yang Meiqin added fuel to the fire.
The old man, who had tried to help them out of kindness, became enraged after being scolded: "You started fighting on my oxcart, startling my ox, and now you're blaming others? I'm not giving you a ride anymore. Go ride in whoever you want!"
The old man nimbly mounted the oxcart, cracked his whip, and rode away, leaving Li Shi and Yang Meiqin staring at each other in the dust.
Once she realized what was happening, Li cursed the departing oxcart fiercely, then turned to Yang Meiqin, her eyes wide with anger: "It's all your fault, you lowly whore!"
Surprisingly, Yang Meiqin did not refute what she heard. Instead, she tidied her messy hair and stared straight ahead.
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves behind her, Li turned around and saw a carriage slowly approaching. How could a carriage pass by in such a small and dilapidated place?
These days, only the wealthy can afford to ride in a horse-drawn carriage. No wonder Yang Meiqin didn't say a word when she was scolded; it turns out she wanted to go back to her old ways and seduce people.
Thinking of this, Madam Li said with disdain, "With your looks, you still want to play the victim and stop the carriage? Be careful you don't get hit and killed."
Yang Meiqin still ignored Li Shi, slowly took a few steps forward, rushed to the carriage, and cried out, "Help! Someone's being killed! Help!"
"You bitch, what are you doing? I'll beat you to death!" Seeing that Yang Meiqin had blocked the carriage without explanation and was now making false accusations, Li was furious and grabbed Yang Meiqin's hair.
"Help! Help me!" Yang Meiqin cried pitifully.
"stop!"
A middle-aged man stepped down from the carriage. He was overweight and dressed like a wealthy merchant. Yang Meiqin's eyes lit up.
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