Chapter 126 The Noodle Shop Was Smashed
Liu Ye really couldn't sympathize with Zhang Fang at all. She didn't even want meat, just a sip of soup. It was truly infuriating: "No, you can ask around at other people's houses."
After saying that, she was about to close the door. Seeing that she was about to close the door, Zhang Fang had a sudden inspiration and lay down on the threshold, then started acting like a rogue: "Liu Ye, how can you be so heartless! I'm starving to death, can't you give me something to eat? As the old saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I'm giving you a chance to become an immortal, you should cherish it!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye exclaimed, "My goodness! Zhang Fang has quite the silver tongue. She even brought up becoming an immortal!" She decided not to hold back and grabbed Zhang Fang's arm, dragging her off the threshold like a dead dog and throwing her onto the street. "I don't like becoming an immortal. You should give the opportunity to someone else. Goodbye!"
After Liu Ye finished speaking, she clapped her hands in disgust, turned around and left. Zhang Fang struggled to get up from the ground, swaying unsteadily, and tried to run towards Liu Ye's yard, but Liu Ye grabbed her and threw her aside, making a thud as she fell.
Zhang Fang struggled on the ground, shouting, "Ouch! Liu Ye, you hurt me! You owe me money! Come back here! I'm going to the authorities to sue you! I want you to pay for my medical expenses!"
"Brother Bai, come out and take a look! Liu Ye is a shrew. She's just pretending in front of you. When you're not home, she's seducing men every day. She's always having affairs with men. Brother Bai, don't be fooled by her!"
Liu Ye slammed the door shut and then retorted, "What kind of trash are you all? The moment Brother Bai comes back, those annoying flies have swarmed up again!"
Back in the house, she could still hear Zhang Fang's cursing, which angered her so much that she flashed into her spatial dimension. This time she couldn't hear it anymore, but her chest felt a little tight. She went to the Spirit Spring Well and drank two bowls of Spirit Spring water. Only then did she feel refreshed and her mammary glands were clear. "Ah, this is so refreshing. It really has to be Spirit Spring water. It can cure all diseases."
Liu Ye placed the bowl on the edge of the well and then slipped out of the space. Zhang Fang's cursing was no longer outside, so it seemed she had left. She went outside to add some grass to the cow's head, then peeked through the crack in the gate. Seeing that no one was there, she went back inside, closed the door, and went to sleep.
In the dead of night, under dark clouds obscuring the moon, a dozen masked men in black scaled the wall and entered the backyard of the noodle shop. They were caught red-handed by Bai Zilin, Qian Dahu, Xiaolong, and Hetao, who were already waiting. The two groups instantly clashed, swords clashing and sparks flying. During the fight, the noodle shop also suffered damage. Tables and chairs were split in half, windows were smashed, and bowls and plates were broken all over the ground. Half of the dozen men in black were killed by Bai Zilin and his group, while the remaining half were injured and fled. The noodle shop was also left in a mess.
Bai Zilin and his men threw the body up the mountain and rushed back to clean up the noodle shop, but they couldn't open for business after cleaning it up. The windows and doors were broken, and the noodles that Sun Erdan had made the night before were all spilled on the ground.
Bai Zilin looked at Da Hu and instructed, "Da Hu, when it's light, you two hurry to the gambling den to buy bowls and basins. Now, come with me to the backyard to move tables and chairs."
There are quite a few old tables, chairs, and benches in the backyard warehouse, which are still usable.
"Okay, I know a carpenter. I'll go find him in a bit and have him make the windows and doors for us again."
Bai Zilin nodded and led Da Hu and the others to the back warehouse. They moved the old tables and chairs to the shop. Before dawn, Sun Erdan and his two brothers also arrived. When they saw the shop smashed like this, they were heartbroken and cursed a bunch of nasty things.
When Sun Erdan saw that all the dough he had kneaded was spilled on the ground, he was heartbroken again: "Damn it! Has Li Fugui eaten a mad dog? Why is he doing this to us? Damn it, my dough! I kneaded six bags of flour yesterday, and he's ruined it all! Damn it!"
Bai Zilin patted Sun Erdan on the shoulder and said, "Many bowls and pots are broken, but the pot isn't damaged. Can you still operate without noodles?"
Sun Erdan thought for a moment and said, "It's possible, but we can't sell ramen anymore; we can only make hand-pulled noodles."
Bai Zilin was all for it: "Then let's make hand-pulled noodles. Li Fugui wants to see us close down, but I'm not going to let him have his way!"
Sun Erdan, along with Tiedan and Gou Dan, quickly kneaded the dough. As soon as the general store opened, Da Hu and Xiao Long rushed to buy new bowls and basins. He Tao removed the broken window and door. Without the window, the cold wind howled into the room, making the group shiver. Even the stove in the room didn't help.
Many hands make light work, and the noodle shop reopened before lunchtime. When the customers who came to eat noodles saw that the shop had been vandalized, they were furious. Those in the know could guess why the noodle shop had been vandalized.
Old Zhang ordered three bowls of noodles. After paying, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he held the bowl and looked at Bai Zi, saying, "Shopkeeper, I'm a carpenter. I see that your windows and doors are about the same size as the ones I don't have at home. I'll bring them over and install them for you in a bit. I want to tell you now that it's free. If you try to pay me, I won't give them to you. They're just sitting idle anyway, and they'll just spoil and become fuel."
Bai Zilin felt embarrassed upon hearing this: "Uncle, I appreciate your kindness, but you still need to pay for the items, otherwise I'll have to have them custom-made."
Old Zhang waved his hand with a smile and said, "I said I don't want money, so I don't want it. I'll bring some people to bring it to you in a bit. You can go ahead and do your work, shopkeeper."
After finishing his sentence, Old Zhang picked up the basin and left. Qian Dahu came over and said with a smile, "Old Zhang meant well. Shopkeeper, please accept it. A few windows and doors aren't worth much. When he comes back to buy noodles at noon, I'll have Erdan give him more. Nothing is more precious than food these days."
Bai Zilin agreed, "Okay, then you should think about it."
At this moment, Liu Ye walked in through the door, her face full of shock: "What happened?"
Bai Zilin quickly pulled her behind the counter and whispered, "Someone came and smashed it last night!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye quickly asked, "Are you all alright? Is anyone hurt?"
Bai Zilin said softly, "No, I'll tell you in a bit."
Liu Ye nodded, as long as no one was hurt: "I'll go check the backyard." When Liu Ye arrived at the backyard, she saw that it was also a mess. Broken tables, chairs, benches, plates, and bowls were piled up against the wall, and there was a large pile of dirty flour that hadn't been thrown away yet. She then went to the room where the grain was stored, and there were only two bags of flour left on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Li Fugui is really too much! He has provoked her again and again. If it weren't for Bai Zilin and his kung fu skills, they would probably have all been killed!
It seemed the old man couldn't be kept around any longer. Liu Ye opened the back door of the noodle shop, quietly left, went to the street, asked an old woman for directions to Li Fugui's house, and then quietly arrived at Li Fugui's door.
Li Fugui's house was quite grand, with a stone lion on each side of the main gate and servants guarding the entrance. The gate was wide open, and the courtyard contained pavilions, towers, and houses with upturned eaves, demonstrating the owner's wealth.
Liu Ye gave a cold, mocking smile, turned around and went back to the noodle shop, deciding to come back later that evening.
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