The old man smiled bitterly, "Silly granddaughter, this is five taels of silver! The three of us can't even use this much money in a year. " He said to Feng Yu Heng: "We're just borrowing some water and a pot for firewood. Young miss, there's no need to give us this much. Just a few copper coins is enough."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "Just take it. It's not easy to set up a stall on such a cold day. With so many of us bothering you, you won't be able to do any other business for a while. Just let us do it. Take good care of this money."
Huang Quan stuffed the money into the old woman's hands and said with a smile: "Granny, quickly take it. Quickly prepare the tea!"
The old couple saw that Feng Yu Heng was determined to give it and knew that they had met a benefactor. They were about to kowtow to express their thanks, but they were stopped by Feng Yu Heng. After saying many more words of thanks, they went to prepare the tea. Wang Lin arranged for everyone to bring out the food that they had prepared from their carriages. The majority of it was pastries that they had bought in the small county. There were also some noodles that they had bought in the morning that had not been cooked. There was also some jerky that Feng Yu Heng had brought from the capital. They were all given to the old couple. The hidden guards that had gone into the mountains to look for game returned very quickly. Each of them carried a rabbit and a pheasant. The people that knew how to handle game took the initiative to help. The hidden guards set up a fire not far from the tea stall and began to roast the game that they had prepared.
Not long after, a rather sumptuous lunch was prepared.
The young girl looked at it with envy, and Xiang Rong made the decision to give her a drumstick. The old woman knelt in front of Xiang Rong to express her thanks and said that their young granddaughter had not eaten meat for almost a month.
Wang Lin was puzzled and asked the old woman: "Normally speaking, pork belly is only around 20 copper coins per catty. You should be able to earn 20 to 30 copper coins per day, right? It shouldn't be to the extent of not letting your child eat meat for an entire month. "
The old man sighed and helplessly said: "Young brother, how could it be as good as you think? We earn 30 copper coins a day, so we need to hand over 15 copper coins. Sometimes, when we can't earn 15 copper coins, we need to gather the copper coins we have and hand it over. If you don't give it to me, you'll get beaten up. Life won't be easy for you! "
When Wang Lin heard this, he felt helpless. Before he met Feng Yu Heng, his family was also poor. He knew that in the suburbs, there were always some bullies who collected protection fees. No matter what you did, you had to pay them every day. If you didn't, you would be beaten. After countless years, it had become a law that even the government couldn't do anything about. Of course, if these small stalls were smashed by people, they would really do their best to protect them. So after a few times, people just accepted it. After all, in this kind of business, they could meet all kinds of people. It was inevitable that some unreasonable merchants would maliciously make things difficult for them. At such times, they could only rely on the other party's protection.
Feng Yu Heng also understood this principle. She didn't have the heart to care about these trivial matters that the people didn't report and the officials didn't correct. She also believed that it was impossible to make a living in this kind of place without protection. She only said to the little girl, "You have money today, but don't tell others. When you go home, ask your grandparents to buy you something delicious to eat."
The little girl nodded repeatedly. Her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. She looked very beautiful.
Everyone ate and drank tea. Some people even opened their bags of wine and drank a few mouthfuls. Feng Yu Heng didn't care. In any case, they were all sitting in a carriage. If they drank too much, they could just sleep. It wasn't a big deal. However, not long after they ate, a few more carriages came from the east side of the road and stopped in front of the tea stall. Then, a dark and fat old woman and a tall and strong man who looked like a butcher came over. First, the old woman looked at Feng Yu Heng's group. Her face revealed a bit of vigilance. The butcher didn't pay attention to these people. He only shouted at the tea stall, "Wrap up 20 pieces of your coarse flour pancakes. We want to take them away."
The old couple nodded and quickly went to work. The butcher took a look at the tea that Feng Yu Heng's group was drinking. It smelled very fragrant. There was no need to ask to know that it was the best tea. He loudly shouted: "This type of tea, brew another pot and put it in water bags. We'll take it away!"
The old man heard this and quickly explained: "My lord, this tea was brought by these guests themselves. It's not something that our small tea stall can afford to sell. If you want to quench your thirst, our tea costs one copper coin per bowl, but I will not hide it from you. It's just some tea leaves. It's just to warm your body and quench your thirst. "
"Brought by themselves?" The butcher looked around before his gaze landed on Feng Yu Heng and Feng Xiang Rong. After pondering for a while, he whispered a few words to the old woman at his side; however, he saw the old woman shake her head. The two took the coarse flour pancakes and paid some copper coins before quickly returning to their carriages.
Xiang Rong was puzzled and quietly asked Feng Yu Heng: "Second sister, what were they talking about just now? Why do I feel that they were talking about us? "
Feng Yu Heng sneered, "It's just the two of us who are wearing the best clothes, and we have servants at our sides. That's why the person that looks like the butcher has set his sights on us. He wants to kidnap us sisters and sell us for money."
"Huh?" Xiang Rong was extremely shocked then let out a "pft" and began laughing. Kidnapping her would have been easy, but she was currently with her second sister. Where did this thief come from to actually dare to kidnap her second sister? In the end, who knew who would kidnap who! In this aspect, Xiang Rong was completely confident in Feng Yu Heng. She was not ambiguous in the slightest.
Her laughter and Feng Yu Heng's words were not concealed in the slightest, and it was heard by the old woman and the butcher. The old woman did not have much of a reaction, but the butcher clearly had quite a bit of a temper. Stopping in his tracks, he suddenly turned around and pointed at Feng Yu Heng and loudly asked: "Fuck, you two sluts, what were you saying just now?"
With him making a fuss, the grandparent and grandchild in the tea stall were given a fright. The old man quickly went forward to advise them, as he did his best to apologize to the butcher-like person. The old woman also advised Feng Yu Heng to speak a little less. When going out, it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
But the butcher had already said what he wanted. Even if Feng Yu Heng did not react, Ban Zou, who was in the group of hidden guards, could not hear it. Slut? These two words were said with his mouth, right? Very good! His figure moved, and the people only saw a blur before their eyes. They could not see that it was a person that flashed before their eyes. It was just a shadow. Immediately following this, the butcher felt his cheeks being pinched by someone. He wanted to break free, but the thing pinching his cheeks was like an iron clamp. No matter what he did, he could not break free. It was during this struggle that he suddenly felt something warm in his mouth. Before he could feel any pain, something fell out of his mouth and landed on the ground. In just an instant, the grip on his cheeks loosened, and the person in front of him disappeared in a flash. He lowered his head in astonishment, wanting to see what the thing that fell on the ground was. Once he saw what it was, he was so shocked that he let out a strange cry and sat down on the ground.
The young girl in the tea stall also screamed in fear. The old couple quickly picked up their young granddaughter and turned their heads away, not daring to look any further.
The dark and fat granny was also frightened because the thing that had fallen to the ground was the man's tongue. The bloody tongue had been cut off at the base and was thrown to the ground. The man's mouth was full of blood, and he had already fainted from the pain. She retreated in fear and stared at the group of people in front of her. The more she looked, the more shocked she became.
Just now, the man had suggested to her that the two girls were pretty good and that it would be better to bring them along. When they reached the place, they would be able to receive a bit more money as a reward. But she did not agree because she noticed that this group of people might not be normal people. The young people wearing black clothes were clearly experts. Her side only had four hired thugs. If they really did fight, she would definitely be at a disadvantage. But who knew that the words of the two girls would anger the butcher. The butcher had cursed them as sluts, and his tongue had been cut off. Now, she could neither advance nor retreat. For a while, she did not know what she should do.
Xiang Rong also did not think that Feng Yu Heng's hidden guards would be so bloody. She closed her eyes in fear, not daring to look. But Huang Quan, who was standing at their side, became angry. Glaring at the granny, she loudly said: "Where did this evil person come from? He actually dares to insult our young miss? Cutting off his tongue really is light. Ban Zou, why don't you just chop him up? "
Ban Zou rolled his eyes and began to struggle with a piece of rabbit meat. At the same time, he replied: "That would be too bloody. We still haven't finished eating!"
Xiang Rong heard this and nodded repeatedly, feeling that this was the case.
But Huang Quan did not think this way, "People that insult young miss should be killed. Leaving them alive is just a disaster! As I see it, you don't look like good people. Speak! What exactly are you doing? What's in those carriages? "
While she was shouting, four burly men came over from the other side of the carriage. One of them dragged the unconscious butcher away. When he came back, he asked the old woman, "Why don't we just kill them all?"
The granny was so angry that her nose nearly became crooked, quietly saying: "Have you all gone stupid? Just now, they had that sort of skill. How could we possibly beat them? " She stomped her foot then changed her expression. Facing Feng Yu Heng, she smiled in a flattering manner. At the same time, she waved the handkerchief in her hand and said: "Hah! This young miss, it really is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! Just now, the person that spoke was not pleasant to the ears. You were correct in teaching him a lesson. Cutting off his tongue was a good thing. If you did not cut it off, I fear that he would cause more trouble in the future. "
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Then saying it like that, I helped you clean up your household? Got rid of a troublesome person that likes to cause trouble? "
"That's right, that's right!" The granny smiled along, but the expression on her face was very stiff. It was clear that this smile was forced out. "Young miss is righteous and righteous. Running into this sort of person that does not know how to control his mouth, you should teach him a lesson. This old servant thanks young miss for taking action."
"Thanks?" Wang Lin suddenly spoke up, "How can just words of thanks be enough? Since it's thanks, you need to show some sincerity! Our young miss normally does not easily take action to help others. That's why take a look. How much should we pay to express our thanks? "
These words completely stunned those people! What sort of situation was this? They had been robbing people all year round, yet they had been robbed by someone else?
Even the fat granny smiled: "Oh! Little brother's business has reached its climax? " She was not as polite to Wang Lin as she was to Feng Yu Heng. She sneered and said, "Aren't you afraid that the wind will cut your tongue by saying such words?"
Wang Lin also laughed, "My tongue is in my mouth, so I'm not afraid of the wind. However, if your people's tongues fall to the ground, you have to be careful. It's fine if the wind is strong, but if a stray dog comes out of nowhere, it will be eaten."
"You —" The granny was also angry. She looked at Feng Yu Heng. She was a very pretty girl, but why did she also look like she was about to rob someone? She steadied her mood and no longer bickered with Wang Lin. Instead, she said to Feng Yu Heng, "This old one spoke humbly, but young miss still did not give me face. Since it's like this, then this old one is not afraid to reveal my identity. To tell you the truth, this old one is someone from the Ninth Prince's residence in the capital. Do you unruly people want to cause trouble for His Ninth Highness? "
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