As they left the bookstore, the couple were still somewhat shaken and had a lot on their minds, but looking at the passersby around them, they managed to suppress the urge to talk.
"We'll talk about it tonight. Let's go to the teahouse first."
Shi Guang spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, then led Lin Momo toward a teahouse not far away.
Inside the teahouse.
The storyteller was speaking with great enthusiasm, and the tea drinkers in the hall were listening with great interest, their attention focused on the exciting tales.
After entering the store, Shi Guang pulled Lin Momo to choose an empty table against the wall and sat down.
A short while later, a tea server came over with a tray and asked, "What kind of tea would you like, sir?"
As he spoke, he placed a plate of melon seeds and peanuts on the table.
Shi Guang casually ordered a pot of tea and two kinds of snacks, and then sent them away.
Then, they listened intently to the storyteller's tale.
This gentleman happened to be telling a story from our own dynasty. The characters were real people, but their names were pseudonyms.
It tells the tragic story of a wealthy merchant in the city colluding with the government to forcibly buy farmland from the people. For a mere twenty acres of fertile land, he caused the family to be ruined and their lives destroyed.
Hearing this, Lin Momo felt a surge of anger, wishing she could tear the greedy businessman and the despicable corrupt official to pieces.
However, she quickly calmed down.
Even if she hated evil as much as she wanted, it was to no avail.
First of all, she is just an ordinary person and doesn't have the ability to intervene in such injustices.
Moreover, by this time, the world was already showing signs of chaos, and there were countless injustices.
Is she capable of managing it all?
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