Su Xiaoxiao didn't really ask about the stall fee. She subconsciously looked at Brother Bao who was standing beside her.

Brother Bao Er just saw the yamen runners coming and had been paying attention to their movements.

When the yamen runner arrived in front of Su Xiaoxiao's stall, he became a little nervous and kept looking at Su Xiaoxiao.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao asking for help, he immediately nodded in response.

Su Xiaoxiao was sure that there was a stall fee and hurried to explain.

"My Lords, this is my first time setting up a stall. I didn't know I had to pay a stall fee. I was negligent. I hope you will forgive me. I will pay it right away."

"Our booth fee is..."

She looked at Brother Bao Er again, and Brother Bao Er made a "cross" gesture to her and mouthed the word "wen".

The clever Su Xiaoxiao understood it immediately.

The stall fee is ten cents a month.

She quickly took out ten cents and presented it with both hands.

"My two lords, this is my stall fee for this month, please keep it!"

Another fatter yamen runner glanced at his companion and reached out to take Su Xiaoxiao's stall fee.

He did not put it away immediately, but looked at the ten cents in his palm with contempt, and weighed it in his hand.

"Can you get away with not paying the stall fee just by saying you were negligent?"

Su Xiaoxiao hurried to explain.

"My Lords, it's not that I don't want to pay the stall fee. I just really don't understand the rules here. I promise to pay the stall fee on my own initiative next month and not cause any trouble for you, my Lords."

The yamen runner sneered.

"Many vendors at the market use your excuse to save money on their booth fees. We won't buy it."

Su Xiaoxiao didn't expect to meet two tough guys today.

It looks like we have to cause some trouble for her!

Although she was not afraid, she had to endure it for the time being in order to continue selling her goods.

She immediately made two servings of hot dry noodles, wrapped them in oil paper, and presented them to the two yamen runners.

"My lords, I was truly wrong this time. I apologize to you and promise I won't do it again. This is a new snack I developed. If you don't mind, please try it!"

They looked at the hot dry noodles in front of them and hesitated for a moment.

They have been responsible for collecting market stall fees.

This is a leisurely job, as long as you make sure you collect enough stall fees every month.

It doesn’t matter if there are more stalls at the market today and fewer stalls tomorrow.

They had already collected this month's stall fee before Su Xiaoxiao set up her stall.

Their performance had met the target, and since it was particularly hot these past few days, they had been lazy and had not come to the market to check.

However, they also heard that there was a new snack called hot dry noodles on the market, which tasted good and was suitable for all ages.

They didn't take it seriously at first.

After all, there are all kinds of fresh food at the market, but many of them are short-lived and disappear within a few days.

Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoxiao’s hot dry noodles have always been very popular.

They had originally planned to buy some to try in the next two days, but they never expected that someone had found them first.

That was the stall owner who had been selling noodle soup at the market.

The soup noodle stall owner has been setting up his stall at the market for several years and has a regular customer base.

Although it is summer and business is relatively slow, there are still quite a few customers.

But since Su Xiaoxiao's hot dry noodles were launched, his business has been seriously affected.

He didn't want to go and cause trouble for Su Xiaoxiao directly, so he found the yamen runners who collected the stall fees.

He gave the yamen runners corresponding benefits and explained his purpose in a vague way.

The yamen runners took people's money, so naturally they had to help them get rid of their misfortunes. So they came to Su Xiaoxiao's stall and made trouble for her by trying to avoid paying the stall fee.

It would be best to scare Su Xiaoxiao away so that she won’t come to the stall again in the future!

Seeing that the two yamen runners looked depressed, Su Xiaoxiao pushed the hot dry noodles forward again.

"My two lords, please do me the honor of trying it!"

The aroma of hot dry noodles wafted out from the oil paper and directly into the noses of the two yamen runners.

The two yamen runners sniffed it and found it smelled really good.

The fatter yamen runner couldn't resist the temptation and took the hot dry noodles first and opened the oil paper directly.

Su Xiaoxiao saw that the other party wanted to eat, so she quickly handed him another pair of chopsticks.

Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao was very considerate, the yamen runner took the chopsticks and started eating with relish.

The thinner yamen runner looked more stern and kept crossing his arms without moving.

Su Xiaoxiao took out another pair of chopsticks and placed them in front of the yamen runner along with the wrapped hot dry noodles.

"Sir, you should try it too, it's really delicious!"

The thin yamen runner had not eaten breakfast, and when he smelled the fragrance of noodles, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Finally, I compromised, took the hot dry noodles and started eating.

Seeing the two of them eating so happily, Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. This hurdle was finally passed.

She showed her courtesy again.

"Please eat slowly, my dears. If it's not enough, I'll make you another portion!"

Unexpectedly, this sentence brought disaster.

The two yamen runners were instantly annoyed and threw the remaining hot dry noodles to the ground, scaring everyone around them and making them take a few steps back.

The fatter runner pointed at Su Xiaoxiao and cursed, "What do you mean?"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned.

"Sir, I don't mean anything! I just want you to eat more."

The thin yamen runner said with a dark face, "You little country girl, you actually scolded us for eating for free at your place. Do you know the consequences of insulting an official?"

The portly yamen runner echoed, "Take him to the yamen and give him twenty lashes of the cane."

Su Xiaoxiao was completely confused when she saw the two yamen runners singing the same tune.

Why is he going to be spanked again for no reason?

What is all this?

These two yamen runners seem to be seriously ill!

You are here to find trouble on purpose!

Although I hated it so much, I had to endure it in order to continue selling things and making money in the future.

As the saying goes, the people cannot fight against the officials, and the arm cannot twist the thigh. She cannot confront the yamen runner head-on!

Forget it, if the hard way doesn’t work, let’s try the soft way.

When no one was paying attention, she pinched herself hard on the lower back.

Damn!

This hurts!

Her eyes instantly turned red.

He immediately pretended to be frightened and looked pitiful.

"My Lords, I am a little girl from the countryside, and I have never seen the world. I don't know what I said wrongly to offend you. Please, as this is my first offense, don't hold it against me. Please forgive me this time. I bow to you."

She finished speaking with a slight sob, took two steps back, and bowed deeply to the two yamen runners.

When he raised his head again, tears as big as beans burst out of his eyes, which was so adorable!

She wiped her tears with her sleeve and continued.

"My father died in an accident, my mother is seriously ill, and my younger brother is mentally retarded. In order to keep my family alive, I have no choice but to sell snacks at the market to earn money to support them. I beg the two officials, please look upon our family's plight and show mercy, and give us a chance to live. I beg you, the two officials!"

Su Xiaoxiao's performance with both voice and appearance made the listeners sad and the audience shed tears.

The people watching the excitement instantly felt sympathy for Su Xiaoxiao.

They all secretly cursed the two yamen runners in their hearts for being so unkind and taking their anger out on Su Xiaoxiao because of an unintentional remark.

As the saying goes, if you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext!

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