12dz Chapter 89 Why go back to the Dou residence? Come home with us!
Chapter 89 Why go back to the Dou residence? Come home with us!
After landing steadily, the chubby girl gently put Lin Xi and Gao Mengli down.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli had just touched the ground, still somewhat shaken, when their legs went weak and they almost collapsed to the ground again.
That was really exciting.
Seeing that the two were rescued, Jiang was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief. Coming back to her senses, she quickly ran forward to untie He Pangniu and said, "Is there no law anymore? How dare they tie people up in the street! When I get back, I'll definitely make them 'villains' and beat these bastards to death."
After Jiang finished speaking, she wiped away her tears fiercely.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi looked at it with complicated expressions.
The civilians and soldiers who had caught up also gathered around. Seeing that their food stall owner was alright, they breathed a sigh of relief and put the food stall back where it was.
The group finally had a moment to spare, and they began to curse the "kidnappers" all at once.
An old woman waved her broom, angrily cursing, "These damned kidnappers deserve to be torn to pieces! If I catch them, I'll skin them alive!"
A young man chimed in, "That's right! That's right!"
Seeing everyone's concern, Gao Mengli immediately gestured for them to quiet down, and the crowd instantly fell silent.
"Everyone, thank you so much for today. We will remember your kindness. Tomorrow, if you come to our food stall, each of you will receive two small fried fish as a gift, and all other meals will be 20% off!"
As soon as Gao Mengli finished speaking, a cheer erupted from the crowd!
An older man laughed and said, "Boss lady, you're too kind! We're helping out not for the discount, but mainly to prevent you from being bullied by bad people."
The others nodded in agreement, "Yes, boss, you can't let anyone bully you!"
Lin Xi smiled and replied, "Uncle, we know you're all kind-hearted. This discount is just a small token of our appreciation, so please don't refuse!"
Gao Mengli smiled and nodded, "That's right! Everyone, please don't be shy, this is just a small token of our appreciation. Please be sure to come tomorrow!"
Another lively response came from the crowd!
Seeing that nothing was wrong, everyone happily dispersed.
At this moment, the leading soldier guarding the city stepped forward with a serious expression. "Don't worry, I will go and report to the magistrate. He is always fair and just and will definitely take this matter seriously and do his best to track down these kidnappers."
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi nodded.
After the soldier left, the two turned to look at the chubby girl.
This girl is truly unpredictable; they knew she knew martial arts, but they never expected her to be so fierce!
Gao Mengli patted Fatty on the shoulder, "Fatty, we really owe you a lot today!"
The chubby girl scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed, "It's all my fault for not realizing it at the time, otherwise you wouldn't have had to suffer like this."
Lin Xi laughed and joked, "Fatty, you're being too modest! If you hadn't realized it, we'd probably be in some deep mountain forest right now, being tortured by kidnappers to get some earth-shattering secret out of them!"
For example, the recipe for the sauce at his snack stall is truly embarrassing.
Hearing Lin Xi say this, Gao Mengli secretly made a decision in her heart.
Today's terrifying kidnapping might lead to more dangers in the future. It seems that when hiring "employees" in the future, we'll have to recruit some with martial arts skills!
Otherwise, it would be too much of a loss if I died before I could even enjoy my good fortune.
She looked at the chubby girl and said, "Chubby girl, we'll remember your kindness! From now on, we'll take care of all your meals!"
The chubby girl was thrilled! Her eyes lit up like stars: "Really? Boss lady, then I won't be polite! But I have a big appetite, I'm worried I'll eat you out of house and home..."
Lin Xi chuckled beside her, "You silly girl, just eat whatever you want. With your appetite, we can afford it. But if any of those clueless guys try to cause trouble again, we'll have to rely on you!"
Upon hearing this, the chubby girl immediately patted her chest and assured her, "No problem! I'm here!"
The weight of her words, as substantial as her physique, is reassuring to listeners!
Gao Mengli chuckled, "Okay, let's go!"
"Zi..."
He had only taken one step when the chubby girl cried out in pain.
The three of them immediately turned around and looked at the chubby girl with concern.
Jiang immediately supported the chubby girl's arm, "Girl, what's wrong? Does it hurt somewhere?"
Seeing the three people looking at her with concern, the chubby girl felt a little embarrassed. "Auntie, it's... the soles of my feet..."
After the chubby girl finished speaking, she lifted one foot. She had used her legs as "brakes" earlier, and the soles of her shoes were long worn away. Looking down, one could see that the soles of her feet were bled slightly from the abrasions.
Upon seeing this, the three of them couldn't help but gasp.
Lin Xi frowned, grimacing. After all, it looked painful to him. He looked at the chubby girl with concern, "Chubby girl, you're injured like this and you don't even say a word."
The chubby girl smiled sheepishly: "I just started to feel the pain. I was too nervous before and didn't pay attention. It's okay, it's just a small injury, it'll be fine in a couple of days."
Jiang looked disapproving. "You silly girl, you're already injured like this, don't push yourself."
After saying that, she was about to run to the city to find Zhao Chen, who had delivered the tables and chairs, when she saw Zhao Chen driving an oxcart out of the city gate.
She quickly waved and shouted to Zhao Chen, "Nephew Zhao, bring the oxcart over here!"
Upon hearing the shouts, Zhao Chen quickly cracked his whip and sped up to drive the oxcart to the crowd.
Seeing the tense expressions on everyone's faces, and noticing the chubby girl's injured foot, he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What happened? How did the chubby girl get hurt?"
As Jiang helped the chubby girl onto the oxcart, she indignantly explained the close call to Zhao Chen, who gasped in surprise.
Zhao Chen looked at the chubby girl with undisguised admiration. What a heroine!
The group drove the oxcart to the Sang family's pharmacy, found the pharmacist there, applied medicine to the chubby girl, and wrapped her feet up like rice dumplings!
The chubby girl wanted to refuse, thinking it was just a minor injury and didn't warrant it.
However, Lin Xi and Gao Mengli refused, because medical care was backward in this era, and for the sake of safety, the bandage had to be properly treated.
The chubby girl had no choice but to let her "bread and butter" do whatever they wanted to her, but in her heart, she felt sweet and warm!
As for her desire to return to the Dou residence, she was ruthlessly rejected by everyone.
After all, they're all out working, and they're afraid no one will take care of her if she goes back.
So Gao Mengli waved her hand and went to Zhuangzhuang's pork stall to buy meat, then took the chubby girl back to the village!
Back in the village, everyone saw the chubby girl's foot, which was bandaged tightly, and they all gathered around to ask what had happened. Gao Mengli explained what had happened, and the villagers all gave the chubby girl a thumbs up!
They all silently thanked the chubby girl for saving their village's "bread and butter".
So when everyone returned to the courtyard, the villagers all brought vegetables and fruits from their homes to thank Fatty!
This was the first time the chubby girl had been treated so warmly, and her eyes reddened slightly.
She rarely cries, unless she can't help it...
Jiang patted Fatty's shoulder, offering gentle words of comfort, before turning and returning to the old house. She took out Fatty's worn-out shoes, and together with her two daughters-in-law, prepared to make several pairs of layered shoes for Fatty!
Just as dinner was being served, there was a knock at the courtyard gate.
Gao Mengli quickly opened the courtyard gate and saw three men and one woman standing there with worried and anxious expressions.
Gao Mengli was somewhat surprised, "Master Qin?"