Chapter 74 Encountering a mad dog barking wildly, being laughed at for being penniless.
"Going to a private school? Look at you three poor bastards, can you even afford to study?" The owner of that sarcastic voice continued, looking at the clothes on Lin Luoxi and the other two.
Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan were the three of them. Because they were going hunting in the mountains today, they were wearing their usual patched clothes.
To outsiders, these three men looked no different from beggars. The only difference might be that they were dressed neatly.
"Brother, did you hear the mad dog barking?" Lin Luoxi didn't immediately confront the owner of the voice, but instead made a veiled attack.
"Yeah, I definitely heard it. Maybe it's just an unlucky day to go out today. Running into a mad dog barking like that really ruined my mood." Xie Hanchuan immediately understood what Lin Luoxi meant when he heard her words and chimed in.
"Sister, let's go. There's a rabid dog barking here. Let's hurry up and buy what we need and leave, so we don't get bitten. I wonder if it has rabies."
Lin Wenqian had previously gone to Wangjia Village with Lin Dayou. When they angrily denounced Wang Guangrong and his mother for being ungrateful and abandoning their benefactor, they had naturally seen what Wang Guangrong looked like.
Hearing that voice, I knew it was that shameless scumbag Wang Guangrong.
With so many people here, I don't want to argue with him here, so I just want to call Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan and leave.
"Buy your stuff and leave. You three poor bastards, can you afford so many writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones?"
"Manager Li, there are three penniless bastards here who keep flipping through your books. Be careful they don't ruin them and can't afford to pay for them." Wang Guangrong shouted arrogantly from behind as he saw Lin Luoxi and the other two preparing to pay for their things.
Manager Li of Shuyouju also heard the commotion from Lin Luoxi's side.
Before even getting close, Wang Guangrong's voice was extremely loud. He frowned and said, "Student, please do not make noise here."
Their employer had given them orders not to look down on anyone, and that he could not discriminate against these three people regardless of whether they could afford the books.
"Manager Li, I'm doing this for your own good. They didn't spend a single penny. If they really wear these books out, wouldn't you be losing a fortune?" Wang Guangrong seemed not to notice the impatience that flashed across Manager Li's face.
Hearing Manager Li say this, they thought he was embarrassed to kick the three people out of the shop, and continued to speak loudly.
"Student, please refrain from making noise here and disturbing others who are browsing and purchasing." Manager Li repeated the same words, neither chasing the student away nor speaking harshly.
"Manager Li, right? We want these books, and some medium-quality writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones." Lin Luoxi rolled her eyes at Wang Guangrong, who looked like an idiot, and turned to Manager Li to hug the books, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones he wanted to buy.
"Hahaha, why do you need medium-grade writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones? What are you trying to prove? Those cost four or five taels of silver. Can you afford them? You probably don't even have a single coin on you."
"Manager Li, you don't need to pay them any attention. I know them best. They're dirt poor and probably can't even come up with a single penny."
In Wang Guangrong's memory, Lin Luoxi was still that silly, simple-minded girl who would only chase after him and call him "Brother Wang".
I had no idea about the changes that had taken place in Lin Luoxi these past few days.
Those who were with Wang Guangrong only heard what he said, and they all gathered around, staring at Lin Luoxi and the other two with great interest, and even joined in the commotion and mockery.
Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan all looked at Wang Guangrong and the others who were still making a fuss with eyes that looked at them as if they were idiots.
"Manager Li, do you think this money is enough to buy what I just mentioned?" Lin Luoxi slowly took out a ten-tael silver ingot from her bosom and gently placed it on the counter.
"That's enough, that's enough, I still need to ask you for more!" Manager Li smiled broadly at Lin Ruoxi when he saw that she had given him ten taels of silver at once.
He picked up the ten taels of silver on the table, weighed it in his hand, and made a gesture to the shop assistant to help prepare the books and materials that Lin Luoxi needed to buy.
He thought to himself: Luckily, he remembered his master's words and didn't kick these three distinguished guests out.
At the same time, I lost all goodwill towards students like Wang Guangrong who were so materialistic.
If such people were to become officials in the future, wouldn't that be a misfortune for the common people?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Wang Guangrong saw Lin Luoxi casually take out ten taels of silver.
As if he had seen a ghost, he shook his head frantically, indicating that he did not believe what he was seeing.
Seeing the strange looks in the eyes of those around him, Wang Guangrong couldn't accept this reality.
Looking at the patched clothes on Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan, a thought flashed through my mind.
"You idiot surnamed Lin, did you steal this money from somewhere else?" Wang Guangrong shouted loudly as soon as he thought that Lin Luoxi had stolen the money from someone else.
As onlookers, some of whom were probably victims of theft, immediately became indignant and started pointing at Lin Luoxi and cursing when they heard Wang Guangrong shout that Lin Luoxi had stolen money.
When Lin Wenqian saw that Wang Guangrong, that bastard, still dared to shout in front of everyone that his sister was a thief, he clenched his fists, wanting to rush up and give Wang Guangrong a good beating.
Not to mention Lin Wenqian, Xie Hanchuan's hand was already on his bow and arrow when he heard Wang Guangrong pointing at Lin Luoxi and calling her a thief in front of so many people.
Even if he doesn't shoot that bastard Wang Guangrong dead today, you should use this bow and arrow to give that bastard a good beating and let him know the consequences of wrongly accusing Lin Luoxi.
"Oh, you saw that I stole it? Who did you steal it from? Where did you steal it from?" Lin Luoxi wanted to tear Wang Guangrong to pieces in her heart, but she asked calmly on the surface.
She had originally planned to deal with Lin Luodan and Wang Guangrong, those two scumbags, when she had more time, but she didn't expect them to be so eager to die, jumping in front of her one after another.
"Look at yourself. If you really had 10 taels of silver, would you dress like this?" Wang Guangrong naturally had no evidence to prove that Lin Luoxi had stolen the 10 taels of silver, so he could only attack her based on her clothing.
"Oh, so you mean you judged me to be a thief because my clothes had patches?" Lin Luoxi continued to ask.
"Yes!" Wang Guangrong didn't understand what Lin Luoxi meant, and continued to shout loudly.
Wang Guangrong didn't see it, because his words caused the onlookers to look at him with displeasure.
The onlookers who had initially joined in the commotion and condemned Lin Luoxi as a thief gradually fell silent, because they all had patches on their clothes to varying degrees.
Wang Guangrong's use of the fact that Lin Luoxi's clothes were covered in patches to conclude that Lin Luoxi was a thief is tantamount to implying that they themselves were thieves.
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