The man who stumbled and ran towards Jiang Yuwei was none other than Old Man Jiang, followed by a group of burly men.
Jiang Yuwei frowned upon seeing this and said:
"Da Ya, you'll be in charge of this stall. Once the chilies are charred on both sides, you can mash them together with the preserved eggs, pour in chili oil, mix well, and serve. It'll cost thirty coins a bowl."
As she spoke, she slung her bag over Ning Daya's shoulder and got up to walk towards Old Man Jiang, not wanting to delay his business. Just then, Ning Huaizhi, who was standing nearby, grabbed Jiang Yuwei's wrist, frowning and staring at her nervously.
"Yuwei, don't go over there."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and freed her wrist from Ning Huaizhi's grasp:
"Huaizhi, don't worry, I'll go check it out. You just focus on the stall. They won't dare to do anything to me in broad daylight."
Ning Huaizhi still looked at Jiang Yuwei's retreating figure with a worried expression. Just as Jiang Yuwei reached the old man, he grabbed her arm and called out:
"Girl, save me! You can't just leave me to die!"
Jiang Yuwei disgustedly shook off her arm and frowned, saying:
"What's wrong with you? If you have something to report, go to the government office and report it to the authorities. Why are you looking for me?"
The burly man following behind Old Man Jiang made a move to hit him again. Seeing this, Old Man Jiang quickly covered his head with his hands and shouted:
"Don't hit me, don't hit me! She's my daughter, she has money! Ask her for it!"
Seeing this, the burly man withdrew his hand, glaring fiercely at Jiang Yuwei as he said:
"You're his daughter? He owes our gambling den ten taels of silver. You pay it off for him!"
Jiang Yuwei was not intimidated by the burly man's fierce appearance at all, and stared back at him directly, saying:
"Are you crazy? He owes you money and you're asking me for it? Go ask him for it! Besides, he sold me a long time ago. I'm not his daughter anymore. But he still has a daughter at home who hasn't been sold. If he really can't pay back the money, you can go to his house and take that daughter away. Oh, and he also has a wife. If you capture her and sell her as a slave, she should be worth a lot of money."
Old Man Jiang was so angry at Jiang Yuwei's words that he pounded his chest.
"You unfilial daughter! I shouldn't have given birth to you. You're just as stupid as your foolish mother. How could you tell people about our family situation? Are you out of your mind?!"
Jiang Yuwei glanced sideways at Old Man Jiang and said:
"Am I confused or are you confused? I'm the girl you sold off. What do you mean by 'our family'? I've long since severed ties with the Jiang family. Why would I take money from my husband's family to support you? Have some shame! Are you really going to be that bloodsucking worm that everyone hates, clinging to me and draining me dry before you're satisfied? My life at my husband's family isn't easy either. Why do you have to target me? Your beautiful younger sister at home would be worth at least several dozen taels of silver if sold to a brothel!"
The burly man standing nearby frowned and nodded upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, saying:
"Since you've already sold this girl, she's no longer your concern. Don't you have another daughter at home? Go and grab her today and sell her to a brothel. The right thing to do is to hurry up and pay off your debts, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Jiang turned pale with fright:
“No, I can’t sell my daughter to a brothel. You can ask her for the money. She has six big brick houses and is very rich. That stall in front is also hers. She has money. She can pay you back right now. There’s no need to go through the trouble of selling my daughter to a brothel. My daughter is very ugly and not worth much.”
Jiang Yuwei frowned and said:
"Are you really heartless? How many rooms my family owns is none of my business. That's my in-laws' property. How could they possibly sell their entire fortune to support a gambling addict like you? You should have a limit to your dreams. Brother, you're a reasonable person. Tell me, how could that be possible!"
The burly man nodded and said in a gruff voice:
"This girl is right. Don't take advantage of my kindness, old man Jiang! If you keep dawdling, I'll chop off your hand! Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and take us to your home to see your beautiful daughter!"
The burly man seemed to have lost his patience and grabbed Old Man Jiang by the collar, pushing his way out of the crowd. Old Man Jiang, not forgetting to glare back at Jiang Yuwei with a mournful expression, angrily cursed:
"I will not let you get away with this, you heartless bastard!"
Jiang Yuwei smiled indifferently at Old Man Jiang, not caring at all. Let him curse as he pleased, it wouldn't hurt her. If she didn't ruthlessly help him this once, the Jiang family would stick to her like a leech, impossible to shake off. Just as Jiang Yuwei turned around to go back to her stall, she saw Ning Huaizhi looking at her with a pained expression behind her.
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and smiled:
"Alright, I also want to thank that guy who helped me solve a big problem. It would be best if his family would never bother me again."
Jiang Yuwei paused here, then looked at Ning Huaizhi with a worried expression and asked:
"Huaizhi, you don't think I'm being too heartless, do you?"
Ning Huaizhi stared at Jiang Yuwei for a while, then smiled brightly:
“Yuwei, I’ve said I’ll support whatever you do. You must have your reasons for doing this.”
Seeing the bright smile on his handsome face, Jiang Yuwei suddenly felt relieved, so she pushed his wheelchair towards the stall.
"Have you sold out of your gray tofu? You said you'd do whatever I say, but who told you to come out and watch the show?"
Ning Huaizhi laughed and said:
"Alright, alright, it's my fault. I was really worried you'd be bullied, so I left Wan'er to manage the stall alone."
Jiang Yuwei exclaimed in surprise:
"You're letting Wan'er, a child, manage the stall all by himself? Are you even her biological father?"
As they were talking, the two squeezed through the crowd of shoppers to reach the stall, where they saw the vendor skillfully packaging goods and collecting money from customers while calling out to attract more customers. Jiang Yuwei and Ning Huaizhi exchanged a smile and then went back to their respective stalls to buy their own things.
Jiang Yuwei prepared quite a lot of items this time, and they didn't sell out until the afternoon, earning a considerable income that day. After paying Ning Qiu and Ning Daya, Jiang Yuwei said to Ning Daya:
"Da Ya, you did a good job today. From now on, you can come to the market with me with Ning Qiu."
Ning Daya nodded excitedly upon hearing this, tears welling up in her eyes. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei couldn't bear it and reminded her a few more times:
“Now that you’re all grown up, you should think more about your future. If your relatives aren’t human, then it’s better to abandon them. You can decide what to do with the money yourself. You’re not always so honest, are you?”
Hearing this, Ning Daya's eyes filled with tears, and she nodded heavily, saying:
"Okay, I understand, Sister Yuwei, thank you."
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