Zhang Baolong was not the type to make money through harmony. Because of his privileged family background, he considered himself the most important person and would kick out anyone he didn't like.
He was furious when he learned that an unknown maid from Tianxiang Tower had actually entered the Prince's mansion to serve as a servant. He immediately came to take revenge.
Seeing that Xu Yuehuai had arrived, Jiang Qianqian hurriedly approached.
With her quick wit and eloquence, she recounted everything that had just happened to Xu Yuehuai in just a few words.
Every detail, big or small, was meticulously recorded.
After hearing all this, Xu Yuehuai sized up Zhang Baolong across from her and realized that this arrogant guy was after her.
"Three days from now, my Abao Pavilion will be competing against one hundred inns in the city at Suzaku Square. There's no need for insignificant characters like you to participate. You should be sensible and pack up and leave."
"You've gone too far!" Just after the conflict, Zhang Baolong's subordinate shoved Chun San Niang's husband, causing the shopkeeper to fall and hit his head, which was now bleeding profusely, a horrifying sight. "I'll fight you to the death!"
Chun San Niang also had a temper like a shrew from Hedong.
He rushed over in a fit of rage, but Xu Yuehuai scolded him.
"Third sister, wait."
With the riot just beginning and the surroundings filled with noise, Chun San Niang naturally couldn't hear Xu Yuehuai's voice. Now, turning around, she was like Sun Wukong finding his magic staff. She stammered and tried to explain, but Xu Yuehuai waved his hand and said, "We accept the challenge."
"Hey, who do you think you are? Accept the challenge?"
"I will never change my name or surname. My name is Xu Yuehuai. I am the one you are looking for."
Xu Yuehuai's incisive introduction caused the other party to stare at her intently for a long time. They saw that Xu Yuehuai was just a delicate girl, and no matter how you looked at her, she didn't seem like a cook.
What's intriguing is the girl's sharp eyes and cold tone.
Zhang Baolong pointed at her.
"You might represent Tianxianglou in this battle?"
"Third Sister, can I?" Xu Yuehuai was not a domineering person. At this moment, she glanced at Chun San Niang beside her. San Niang looked at her husband lying not far away. Seeing that her husband's eyebrow bone was broken and his face was covered in blood, she naturally wanted to avenge this arrow and seek justice. "Of course you can. From now on, Tianxiang Tower is yours. Let's work together to run it well and share weal and woe."
Xu Yuehua nodded.
Zhang Baolong slammed his fist on the table.
There were many cups, plates, and bowls on the table, ready to jump up at any moment, but at the critical moment, Xu Yuehuai's limp hand landed on the other side of the table, and a miracle happened.
The object that should have jumped up remained perfectly still. Seeing this, Zhang Baolong realized that Xu Yuehuai was quite skilled.
"you……"
"Since we have accepted the challenge, why are you being so aggressive? Apologize to Third Sister before you leave." Xu Yuehuai's eyes were firm and cold. Zhang Baolong touched the corner of his mouth and sneered, "If I apologize now, I'm afraid you'll have to crawl out of the capital on your knees in the future. How shameful."
Xu Yuehuai's gaze remained fixed on Zhang Baolong's face, and her words remained unchanged, "We lost, and of course we accept the consequences of our bet and will be punished, but you were in the wrong first, so apologize!"
The onlookers were astonished that such a frail little girl would dare to speak to such a burly man, and they immediately began to support her.
In some corner, someone shouted "Apologize!" and soon after, many others started yelling and shouting. Zhang Baolong had no choice but to apologize, realizing he couldn't leave without doing so.
But after Zhang Baolong finished apologizing, he raised his voice.
"If you fail, you must willingly follow me and become my concubine. As for Chun San Niang and her husband, they must kneel down and get out of the capital. All the other little bastards must also get out with them and never come back."
"Don't worry, we will definitely win," Xu Yuehuai said seriously. "Since you're making threats, I'm not going to back down either. If you lose, you eat a piece of stinky dog poop in front of everyone and say, 'I am stinky dog poop,' how about that?"
This punishment is indeed very cruel.
But Zhang Baolong laughed heartily, "It's settled then."
The onlookers thought that Tianxianglou and Abaolou would definitely have a bloody battle today, but little did they know that Abaolou would leave just like that. After the crowd left in a grand procession, Zhou Wan approached.
She was extremely worried. "Mother, can we really win a great victory?"
"It's definitely possible," Xu Yuehuai said with great confidence.
As for Chun San Niang, she hurriedly helped her husband up and took him to get bandaged.
Seeing that there was nothing new to the story, the crowd left dejectedly. "What do you call this? This is called 'possessing a treasure and thus incurring a crime.' Who is Zhang Baolong? His ancestors for eighteen generations are not to be trifled with. Now they have to provoke this big hedgehog. How will they leave the capital in the future? Why bother?"
"Yes." Everyone cast sympathetic glances at Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai remained unmoved, paying no heed whatsoever.
As everyone gradually left, she went into the backyard and saw that the shopkeeper had already bandaged her wound. Chun San Niang also let go of her usual fierceness and held her husband's warm hand tenderly.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai enter, Chun Sanniang sighed deeply, "Actually, he fell ill three years ago, and we have exhausted all our resources to treat him in these three years."
Xu Yuehuai had noticed early on that the shopkeeper was unwell.
I had already considered the reasons before.
Now that Third Sister has said this, my doubts have been answered.
“I…” Chun San Niang’s eyes were earnest and serious, with a radiant light shining through her anxiety. “I’m entrusting this matter to you. I know you can do it. From now on, you and I will both be the managers of this shop. We’ll split the profits 50/50. I only have one request: this shop must not close down under any circumstances.”
Chun San Niang became more and more agitated as she spoke, "We can leave, but we absolutely cannot be kicked out of the house."
Xu Yuehua nodded solemnly and promised, "Don't worry, I will do my best."
"Let's get him treated first."
Xu Yuehuai didn't know what illness the shopkeeper had.
"What are the symptoms?" She had long regarded them as friends who had shared hardships and family members who were closely connected.
"It's not good. I'm just anxious and have a cough. When the cough gets bad, I have asthma and cough up blood. I probably won't live much longer." People who are sick always say things like this, insisting that they are already in a quagmire of being half-dead.
But Xu Yuehuai doesn't think so.
"I'll think of a way." He added, "You all rest well now. Since you trust me so much, I will do my best to protect you all."
Chun San Niang burst into tears of joy, clutching Xu Yuehuai's hand with teary eyes.
Xu Yuehuai naturally knew that Third Sister was not weak.
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