At this moment, Tie Zhu became furious upon seeing how this man treated his guest. He walked directly up to Brother Wang, looked at him calmly and respectfully, and said:
"Please go to the back of the line, this guest."
Upon hearing this, Wang's henchmen burst into laughter, clutching their stomachs.
"Hahaha, Brother Wang, did I hear that right? This kid actually dared to tell you to line up."
Then, the man's smile faded, and he turned around to glare at the crowd in line before speaking:
"Do you dare let Brother Wang stand behind you?"
At this point, the people in line realized that the person who had arrived was Wang Tianba, the youngest son of the Wang family, the wealthiest family in Ninghe Town. They were immediately terrified and scattered in all directions. They were all ordinary people, and no one wanted to get involved with such a menacing figure and cause themselves trouble.
Upon seeing this, the male henchman clutched his stomach and burst into laughter again.
"Brother Wang, look at them, hahaha, they're like mice seeing a cat when they see you."
Wang Tianba slightly curled the corners of his mouth, quite satisfied with the group's performance. He then looked up at Tie Zhu and slowly said:
Do I still have to wait in line?
Tie Zhu was a straightforward person. When he saw that Wang Tianba had scared his guests like this, not only did the people in line scatter, but even the people who were sitting and eating hurriedly stood up and left.
Tie Zhu was naturally unhappy that this person had ruined his business. He glared at Wang Tianba and said calmly:
"We're closing up shop today, no more sales!"
As he turned to go back to his stall to pack up, Wang Tianba became angry. No one in Ninghe Town dared to speak to him like that.
"Are you tired of living? If you close down today, you don't need to set up this stall anymore. Smash it!"
Upon receiving the order, a group of henchmen behind Wang Tianba immediately stepped forward and threw everything on the stall onto the ground.
Seeing this, Tie Zhu and Ning Wu rushed forward to stop them, and soon the two groups started fighting. Gou Dan also joined the fight. Ning Youcai, being an old man, didn't dare to get close and fight, but just stood on the outside and threw things at them.
Ning Qiu took out her whip and, seizing every opportunity, lashed out at the group of people. Aunt Zhou and Liu, standing nearby, were so frightened that they hid behind them.
Ning Daya held her dagger and stood protectively in front of them, remaining vigilant at all times.
Just as the two groups were locked in a fierce battle, Jiang Yuwei arrived. She had just finished her lesson with Master Zhu and was on her way out to buy groceries, thinking that she could help out since Tie Zhu and his group were setting up a stall today. Little did she expect to stumble upon this scene. She quickly ran over.
He shouted:
"Stop fighting! The officers are coming!"
But the group didn't stop at all, seemingly unafraid of the officials. Wang Tianba was also attracted by Jiang Yuwei's shouts. When he saw Jiang Yuwei's face clearly, he immediately became interested, walked up to her, looked her over for a while, and said:
"What? You're in cahoots with them? I'm not afraid of the officials. Even if they come, they'll have to side with me. As for you, if you don't want to die, you'll have to sleep with me for one night, and I might consider letting you go."
Just then, an angry female voice rang out behind Wang Tianba.
"Tianba, you've really gone too far! What are you doing?!"
Upon hearing the voice, Wang Tianba shuddered in fright and quickly turned to look.
"Oh dear, my good sister, why did you come to such a dirty place as the market? If you want to eat something, just arrange for someone to buy it. Why did you have to come all the way here yourself?"
Wang Yu glared fiercely at Wang Tianba, pushed him aside, and walked up to Jiang Yuwei, saying apologetically:
"Yuwei, I'm so sorry, my brother is a good-for-nothing scoundrel who idles around all day. I never expected him to mess with you today!"
As he spoke, Wang Yu turned to look at the two groups of people still wrestling, then twisted Wang Tianba's arm hard and cursed:
"What are you standing there for? Tell your group to stop! I think you haven't had enough of being beaten up. You dare to bully your sister's benefactor!"
Wang Tianba was somewhat confused by these words. He couldn't understand how the pretty young woman in front of him had become his sister's savior.
However, he had never dared to disobey his older sister since childhood; she was more effective than his parents. So he hurriedly shouted to his group of subordinates:
"What are you doing? Didn't you hear my sister tell you to stop?"
Jiang Yuwei's summons of soldiers had no effect, but unexpectedly, the arrival of Wang Tianba's sister made them all behave.
Seeing that the other side had stopped, Wang Yu kicked Wang Tianba in the butt, grabbed his ear, and dragged him in front of Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"You troublemaker! Hurry up and apologize to Yuwei! You dare to mess with just anyone! Do you even know that the person who saved me on the Qixi Festival is the one standing right in front of you!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Tianba naturally dared not be negligent and quickly bowed to Jiang Yuwei.
"I really didn't know you were the one who saved my sister. I'm so sorry, I offended you, it was my fault."
As he spoke, Wang Tianba slapped himself twice across the face, then glared at his henchmen and cursed:
"Hurry up and apologize to them."
Seeing their boss act like this, the group of underlings quickly followed Wang Tianba's example, bowing to Tie Zhu and the others before slapping themselves hard across the face several times.
Tie Zhu looked at Jiang Yuwei with some difficulty. Jiang Yuwei nodded to Tie Zhu, and Tie Zhu led Ning Wu and the others to return the greeting.
Seeing that the two sides were evenly matched, although Tie Zhu and his group had also suffered some minor injuries, it was clear that Wang Tianba's group was more seriously injured. Moreover, since the other party had admitted their mistake first, it would seem petty for her to keep holding on to it.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei wasn't going to pursue the matter, Wang Tianba quickly turned and shouted to his group of henchmen:
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and set up your stalls. From now on, this place is under my protection, Wang Tianba. Spread the word! Anyone who messes with them is messing with me, Wang Tianba!"
As he spoke, Wang Tianba walked up to Tie Zhu, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed:
"Brother, act like a man! Consider this a case of 'no fight, no friendship,' and don't hesitate to ask if you ever need anything!"
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Jiang Yuwei thought she should hurry to the market to buy groceries, so she said to Wang Yu:
"Wang Yu, thank you for today. If you hadn't appeared in time, I really wouldn't know what to do."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei was carrying a vegetable basket, Wang Yu quickly grabbed her hand and said:
"We don't use the word 'thank you' between us. If anyone should say thank you, it should be me saying it to you. Are you going to buy groceries?"
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
"Oh, why bother buying groceries? I've already bought them. Last time I invited you to my house for dinner, but you didn't accept. Today, I'll bring all your friends to my house for dinner. Consider it my way of apologizing on behalf of Tianba. How about that?"
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