Chapter 237: Chapter 237 Shopkeeper Fan Chapter 237: Chapter 237 Shopkeeper Fan “Do you see how silly he looks now, like a man? At the most, he has the intelligence of a child a few years old. I couldn’t bear to ignore him and leave him alone. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he’s helped me so much, I wouldn’t disregard him.” Xuexue waved her hand, indicating she didn’t want to hear any more.
In fact, she had other plans in mind. What did it matter if there was a lot of killing? In her past life, she had been kind, yet died so tragically. Reborn in this life, she was destined not to walk an ordinary path. Perhaps before long, she might also be surrounded by the stench of blood.
“Alright then! It’s up to you, master.” Big Bull was indeed exceptionally good to Xuexue, and Xiao Taohong couldn’t find any words to refute.
A few days later, Big Bull and Xuexue went to the town again to buy and sell loaches.
As soon as they arrived at the market, Auntie Zhang saw them and, looking very anxious, pulled them aside to tell them about a few strong men armed with weapons who came looking for them to settle scores just after they had left a few days earlier.
“What can we do about that? We can’t just avoid coming to town in the future just to avoid them,” Xuexue said helplessly. She didn’t want trouble, but trouble had come looking for them; they were out of options.
“Xuexue, if you trust your auntie, you can leave the loaches here with me, and I’ll sell them for you. It’s better to avoid them for now, and we can talk about this after things have calmed down.” The Great Harmony Restaurant dominated this part of town, and Auntie Zhang was genuinely worried they would be at a disadvantage.
If soldiers come, block them; if water comes, cover it with earth. Always avoiding them wasn’t a strategy in the long run.
Xuexue shook her head, “Auntie, we appreciate your kindness.”
“What’s wrong? Are the loaches too precious, you don’t trust your auntie?” Auntie Zhang couldn’t resist asking; it wasn’t surprising she asked since the loaches were worth one Silver per catty, which was indeed very precious in her eyes.
“Auntie, what are you talking about? It’s not that. Always avoiding them isn’t the solution; we have to face them eventually, right?” Xuexue waved her hand.
“You think they’ll reason with you? They are unreasonable; they just come and fight, wielding their weapons. Oh my goodness! That scene… Even a little girl like you would be scared to death just seeing them, let alone facing them,” Auntie Zhang said, recalling how a few days ago, several strong men came with knives, guns, and clubs in their hands. Even now, just thinking about it made her shake.
In her past life, she had seen all kinds of bloody storms; these little scenes wouldn’t scare her. Xuexue scoffed inwardly.
Just then, suddenly, a booming voice rang out from behind.
“Oh my! Little girl, young man, this old man has finally waited for you to come.”
The unexpected voice startled Auntie Zhang, making her jump. She thought that the people from the Great Harmony Restaurant had found them and quickly turned around to look, only to see a tall, elderly man with a ruddy complexion standing behind them.
“Isn’t this Shopkeeper Fan?” Auntie Zhang was surprised. What did he want with Xuexue?
“Oh my! Do you know this old man, auntie?” The old man laughed heartily, clearly a man of cheerful disposition.
“Know you? Of course, I do! You are one of the major families in our town,” Auntie Zhang said, nodding repeatedly.
As it turned out, Shopkeeper Fan had a restaurant in the town. Unfortunately, all his chefs had been poached by the Great Harmony Restaurant, leading to a significant decline in his business. He had been fretting about this recently.
A few days ago, one of his employees had bought some of Xuexue’s loaches and eaten them at the restaurant. By chance, he was also there and scooped up a loach to try. That one taste delighted him immensely; he couldn’t believe how delicious it was. He thought, if it became a signature dish at their restaurant, why would they worry about not having customers? So he asked the employee where he had bought the loaches and had been waiting at the marketplace every day for Xuexue and the others to come. After many days of anticipation, today he had finally seen them arrive; how could he not be happy?