novelaction Chapter 199 Someone is making trouble
Chapter 199 Someone is making trouble
The next day, the sun rose at dawn, and the warm sunlight poured down on the bustling market. Cheng Yuntao and Jiang Yu were busy preparing to open their stalls, just like yesterday.
Because of yesterday’s good reputation, more people came today. The stall was crowded with people, and there were a few familiar faces in the crowd, who were the old customers when I set up a stall outside the theater in the past.
Feng Mulin spotted Cheng Yuntao from a distance. His face was filled with smiles. He waved his hands vigorously and shouted, "Miss Cheng, I finally see you again! Since you stopped setting up a stall outside the theater, I've lost a lot of fun watching the theater."
Li Yuanyuan stood aside, her eyes curved, her voice clear and crisp: "Yes, yes, Miss Cheng, I heard you have a new trick here, come and give us a taste!"
Hearing this, Cheng Yuntao responded with a smile, "Wait a moment, let me set up the stall." After saying that, she quickened her pace again.
Just as they were preparing to welcome a new day of business, a sudden noise broke out.
I saw a burly middle-aged man with a face full of flesh, striding towards me with an arrogant look, followed by two ruffians, carrying a stretcher, on which lay an old lady, who looked very weak, her face as pale as paper, her eyes closed, and she let out a few weak moans from time to time.
The middle-aged man's name is Wang Mazi. He is idle and has bad behavior. He is always thinking about cheating and deceiving people. This time he wants to use this old lady to extort money.
Wang Mazi suddenly stopped in front of the stall, slammed his hands on the table so hard that the soup bowl on the table shook a few times, and shouted at the top of his voice: "What kind of medicinal food are you selling! My mother felt very uncomfortable all over after eating it yesterday, and she still can't get up! There must be something wrong with your medicinal food. You must give me an explanation today and compensate me!"
This shout instantly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone gathered around. In the blink of an eye, the stall was packed with people.
Someone frowned, looking anxious: "What should I do? Is it really poisonous? I bought some to eat yesterday, I hope nothing happens to it!"
Some people looked skeptical and whispered, "This Miss Cheng doesn't look like someone who would sell bad things. Could there be some misunderstanding?"
An old man stroked his beard, shook his head and sighed: "If someone really died, it would be troublesome!"
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense, with hundreds of eyes looking in the same direction, waiting for Cheng Yuntao to give an explanation.
At that time, Xu Ranyuan was sorting out medical equipment on the side. After hearing the noise, he hurried over.
He looked calm and reassured everyone, "Don't panic, everyone. I'm a doctor. Let me take a look at the specific situation before making a decision."
"Yes, there is Doctor Xu here, let's ask him to come and take a look."
"Everyone, make way! Don't block the road, you're getting in the way!"
Xu Ranyuan walked to the stretcher, leaned over and asked Wang Mazi to make way, and stretched out his hand to feel the old lady's pulse.
Although Wang Mazi's face was filled with impatience, he couldn't stop them under the gaze of the crowd. He could only pout and stand aside with a look of disgust on his face, muttering, "You're the only one who can do this? You look so young, you haven't even grown a beard, how good can your medical skills be? You must be a charlatan trying to be mysterious!"
Xu Ranyuan ignored his sarcasm, closed his eyes and concentrated on feeling his pulse.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and said firmly, "The old man shows no signs of poisoning. Moreover, the dosage of the medicinal ingredients in our medicinal food is strictly controlled. It is absolutely impossible for him to be poisoned."
But Wang Mazi refused to give in. He glared, veins popping out of his neck, and raised his voice, "Humph, every medicine is poisonous. Everyone knows that! Don't try to fool me. No way!"
Then he added viciously: "If you don't pay me today, I will come here every day to make trouble and see how you can continue your business!"
Cheng Yuntao took a step forward. Everyone thought she was going to defend herself, but unexpectedly, she said with a serious expression: "Brother, I have a few questions for you."
Wang Mazi looked at Cheng Yuntao with his nose in the air, his face full of disdain, and thought to himself: You little girl, you still want to fight with me?
She was equally rude, yelling at the top of her voice, "Don't try to play tricks on me, little girl! Don't think that just because you've read a few books and know how to handle some herbs, you can confuse right and wrong."
"If you don't pay me for what happened today, I'll never let you go! Don't think you can get away with it just because you have a man backing you up. I'm not someone you can mess with!"
After saying that, he deliberately rolled up his sleeves, revealing the crooked tattoo on his arm, and patted his chest, trying to intimidate Cheng Yuntao with this fierce look and make her surrender and hand over the money.
Facing his threat, Cheng Yuntao turned a blind eye, but Jiang Yu on the side had already started to use his fists and feet. His eyes were as sharp as cold stars, staring at Wang Mazi closely, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.
If he dared to act like this outside, Wang Mazi would have had his head twisted off long ago, but this is Junhua City, he can't commit a crime in public, so Jiang Yu is waiting.
If Wang Mazi dares to hurt Cheng Yuntao, Jiang Yu will make him know what it feels like to be unable to live or die.
Wang Mazi saw Jiang Yu's actions and his heart skipped a beat. He felt inexplicably frightened, but the words had already been spoken and he couldn't back down. He could only feign composure and shouted in a timid voice, "What? You still want to fight me? I'm not afraid of you!"
As he spoke, he winked at the two thugs behind him. The two thugs understood what he meant, rolled up their sleeves, and made gestures as if they were ready to take action.
Seeing this, the people around were frightened and retreated, leaving a space for them.
"First, how can you prove that you bought medicinal food from my stall yesterday? Do you have any witnesses?"
Cheng Yuntao remained calm in the face of danger and stared at Wang Mazi with a sharp gaze.
When Wang Mazi heard this, his eyes dodged for a moment, and he stammered, "This... this... who needs witnesses? If I say it's true, it's true!"
Cheng Yuntao sneered and continued to raise questions: "Second, you said your mother felt unwell after eating my medicinal food yesterday. My medicinal food stall closed before noon. If she was poisoned, the signs would have appeared yesterday."
She paused slightly and looked around so that everyone could hear every word she said.
"After the poisoning, you didn't immediately seek medical treatment. Instead, you let the old man suffer. Then you came to our stall the next day to ask for an explanation. You delayed for so long. As a son, how could you bear it?"
"That's what I'm saying! How can a son be like this? If he really cared about his old mother, he should have called a doctor long ago. Why would he wait until now? Maybe he is just trying to blackmail us!" Someone in the crowd spoke first.