The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Whenever someone passed by him, he would cry poor: "Grandpa, aunt, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, please have pity on me."

After a while, another woman threw half a pancake into his bowl. He grabbed the pancake and took a bite, then turned his head and looked smugly at He Ye and Chen Qingsheng on his right, "Do you two want to eat?"

The two stall owners who had little business shook their heads at him listlessly at the same time.

The child said calmly, "How can you two do business like this? You should hawk like me. Business comes from soliciting. How can people come to you if you don't attract them?"

Chen Qingsheng and He Ye really believed what Big Eyes said. Whenever Big Eyes started crying and begging for food, He Ye would sell embroidery thread and Chen Qingsheng would sell kites. The three of them acted like a trio.

At the end of the day, we actually attracted some business.

Big Eyes counted the days on his fingers: one day, two days, three days... Didn't he say that the bully would come again in a few days? But half a month had passed, and he walked around this street every day, but why didn't he see the bully come?

The child was very anxious. Ever since the bully appeared last time, he had been looking forward to it.

Thinking about the bully, he lost interest in begging.

Sometimes the child begged next to He Ye and Chen Qingsheng, sometimes he begged across the street, and sometimes he just held a bowl and begged on the street. He walked back and forth every day and didn't know how many times he stepped on the bluestone pavement of the street.

As long as these two stall owners set up their stalls, Big Eyes will not leave this street.

As the weather grew colder, the child, wearing an ill-fitting, tattered jacket, walked past He Ye and Chen Qingsheng's stalls again and again with a dejected look. At first, they would say hello and a few words to each other, but later they would just nod to show their friendliness. Then they would just make eye contact and then separate blankly. In the end, He Ye and Chen Qingsheng acted as if they hadn't seen the child at all, because the child walked past their stall countless times every day, and they were already tired of seeing that lifeless face.

Finally, a month later, during the New Year's Eve, the streets were bustling with people.

Liu Dalan came, followed by a lotus leaf.

Chen Qingsheng's heart skipped a beat. What annoyance is coming true. He said to He Ye cautiously, "Pack your things and leave first. Don't get entangled with them."

He Ye and Chen Qingsheng had the same idea. If they continued to argue, they would only be laughed at by passers-by, and they would be the ones who would suffer in the end. He Ye's heart had been broken by them a long time ago. She regarded them as a plague and a cancer. She was not afraid of them causing trouble, but she was afraid that Chen Qingsheng's beautiful kites would be ruined again in the hands of the two mother and daughter.

He Ye quickly and somewhat panickedly grabbed the basket behind her and grabbed the spools of embroidery thread, throwing them into the basket without any rhyme or reason, like a vendor rushing to close their stall before rain. He Ye had tried to remain calm, but when she saw the two people approaching her, she broke into a cold sweat and became distraught. Although she said she wasn't afraid and didn't panic, fear and panic overwhelmed her the moment she saw the mother and daughter.

Before one-tenth of the goods were put into the basket, Liu Dalan snatched the basket from her hand and threw it on the street. The spools of colorful embroidery thread flew out of the basket and rolled to different distances.

Chen Qingsheng's eyes followed the basket of food as it flew away. He was furious and indignant. "Liu Dalan, what are you doing? If you have something to say, you can just talk it out. Why are you throwing lotus leaves?"

Liu Dalan didn't take the frail Chen Qingsheng seriously at all. No one around her could beat her.

When Liu Dalan was in the Li village, she looked down on the Chen family because in her mind, the Chen family was in cahoots with Cheng Feng and Shang Xi. Cheng Feng and Shang Xi were a treacherous couple who would rather bring the Chen brothers with them than their old Cheng family when there was good fortune. So at that time, she hated not only Cheng Feng and Shang Xi, but also the Chen family members behind their backs.

Seeing Chen Qingsheng interfering in her family's affairs today, she couldn't help but feel angry and said unkindly, "You sickly person, stop pretending to be a good person and stay out of He Ye's business."

"You think I want to control it, but you come up and throw things, what's the matter..."

He Ye didn't want to implicate Chen Qingsheng. It wasn't easy for Chen Qingsheng to work so hard to make a few kites. Her mother was greedy and destructive. It would be bad for anyone to get involved with such a person. He Ye had to protect Chen Qingsheng's kite today. "Qingsheng, don't worry about my affairs. I can handle it myself."

Liu Dalan confuses He Ye and Chen Qingsheng. "No wonder He Bao said you two are in cahoots. It's true. Chen Qingsheng, you're a weakling who can't even lift anything, but you're standing up for He Ye. You're not attracted to the money in He's hand, are you?"

Chen Qing's face turned pale with anger. He raised his hand and pointed at Liu Dalan angrily, "You are slandering me. Just because you are so despicable, do you have to think that everyone else is as despicable as you? Liu Dalan, I am so angry that I stand up to speak for He Ye. You dare to make up stories out of nothing? I will not forgive you."

Liu Dalan was not afraid at all. She crossed her arms over her chest and said arrogantly, "So what if I made it up out of nothing? What can you do to me?"

"Rogue..."

He Ye pulled Chen Qingsheng behind her and stood in front of her. She called her mother by her first name, "Liu Dalan, tell me straight, what are you doing here?"

"Of course I need to tell you. The New Year is almost here, so of course I'm asking you for money. If you had sent it to me earlier, I wouldn't have to make this trip myself."

"How much silver do you want?"

"One hundred taels, not a penny less."

He Ye laughed sarcastically, "I do have a hundred taels, but I won't give it to you. Just forget about it. Even if you force me to death, you won't see a cent from me."

"Are you looking for a fight?"

Big Eyes turned to Liu Dalan and He Bao with great energy and took a look. When he saw He Bao's face, he recognized her immediately. This short woman was the bully who smashed the stall last time. Then he looked at the woman who was shouting happily. The two of them looked similar, so there was no need to guess. This was the old bully leading the little bully to cause trouble.

He held the big, gaping bowl he used to eat in one hand, turned around and ran towards Zhujin Street. He thought that it was all the prince's two taels of silver. As soon as he entered Zhujin Street, the child thought quickly and changed his mind. He turned around and ran towards the yamen.

Last time he failed to report the news in time, and the bully had run away when the prince and the constable arrived. This time he wanted to make a contribution. Last time, the prince gave him two taels of silver. This time, if he could catch the bully on the spot, the prince should be able to reward him with four taels of silver. Just thinking about the four taels of silver that would soon be in his pocket made him excited.