Chapter 76: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 76: The Struggling Shopkeeper Xing
Seeing the old and the young in front of her, Mo Yan was speechless as she looked up at the sky.
If she wasn't absolutely certain that she hadn't done anything wrong, being looked at with such an expression of "you bullied me" by them would make her doubt if she had committed some heinous crime!
This feeling is really damn awkward!
"Two of you, I really don't have the secret method of planting vegetables you're talking about. Can you please stop coming to me?" Mo Yan said with a helpless expression, repeating her refusal once again.
Since these two appeared in front of her stall half a month ago, opening their mouths to say they wanted to buy the secret method of planting vegetables from her, what other secret method did she have besides Lingquan? But could she take out Lingquan?
If they were the type to be arrogant and forceful, she definitely wouldn't be so polite. But these two hadn't done anything else except come here every day to ask. The key was that their attitude was exceptionally good, making her feel embarrassed to directly drive them away!
Shopkeeper Xing refused to believe her and politely clasped his hands, "Miss Mo, this old man knows the value of this secret method. As long as you're willing to name your price, this old man will try his best to satisfy you!"
If it wasn't for his old age, he wouldn't mind begging this little girl on his knees.
Mo Yongshou, who was busy weighing goods for customers, paused when he heard this, his eyes rolling around, looking like he was plotting something.
"Hey hey, hurry up and weigh this, I'm waiting to take it back to serve guests!" a middle-aged woman with decent clothes urged.
"Why rush? Isn't it being weighed?" Mo Yongshou retorted impatiently.
"What's with your attitude? How can you treat customers like this?" The woman became unhappy upon hearing this and loudly scolded him, setting down her basket.
The other customers in line started to make a fuss, all blaming Mo Yongshou.
Mo Yan noticed the commotion and quickly walked over. She immediately recognized the middle-aged woman as a regular customer who often came to buy vegetables. So, she took the woman's vegetable basket and put two handfuls of fresh garlic sprouts in as an apology.
"Madam Cai, please don't mind. My assistant has a bit of a hot temper, but he means no harm. What vegetables would you like to buy? I'll weigh them for you, ensuring you get the right amount. Consider these garlic sprouts as a gift from me."
The middle-aged woman didn't expect Mo Yan to remember her. Seeing her so polite, she suddenly felt respected. The anger she had just felt subsided. She just glared at Mo Yongshou and advised Mo Yan, "This big man of yours is not as knowledgeable as a girl like you. He doesn't even understand that a good temper leads to prosperity. I suggest you dismiss him early to avoid trouble."
Mo Yan smiled and glared at Mo Yongshou, who was about to retort, signaling him to behave himself and quickly serve other customers.
Mo Yongshou closed his mouth unwillingly, but in his heart, he cursed the ancestors of the middle-aged woman eighteen generations back.
Lin Meng, busy collecting money, glanced at Mo Yongshou, who was full of frustration, and disdainfully sneered. Since this guy arrived, he had caused quite a bit of trouble for the young miss. Although it wasn't anything major, it was annoying enough. Fortunately, the young miss had a good temper. If he were him, he would have kicked him out long ago.
Busy with work, Mo Yan forgot about Xing Qiang and Xiao Zhu, who were waiting for results nearby.
Usually, these two would leave after a while, but now, the master only gave them three days. If they couldn't obtain the secret method again, they would have to spend New Year's on the road to Mangzhou, which felt bleak just thinking about it.
"Shopkeeper Xing, I'm sure Miss Mo won't agree. We've tried tempting her for half a month with no success. Let's just be tough this time. Ouch!"
Xiao Zhu covered his sore forehead, tears in his eyes as he complained to Shopkeeper Xing. Couldn't they talk things out? Why resort to violence?
"Tough? If it could be resolved by being tough, would we still be waiting until now?" Shopkeeper Xing glared at Mo Yan's back, feeling resentful. This little girl was not easy to deal with. Even if the secret method was good, was it worth more than gold and silver?
But what was even more difficult to deal with was his ancestor. Not only did he not allow them to use Huixianju to solicit customers under the guise of the Martial Ancestor's mansion, but now he wouldn't even let them obtain the secret method forcefully. But those who could be persuaded didn't fall for this trick at all. He was really in a dilemma.
Rubbing his sparse hair, Shopkeeper Xing felt desolate about his future. If they couldn't handle this matter within three days, and they were really sent to the desolate Mangzhou, he might as well crash into the city gate and die.
"What should we do? I have an eighty-year-old grandmother and a three-year-old brother. I don't want to go to Mangzhou. Waaah~" Xiao Zhu grabbed Shopkeeper Xing's sleeve, crying uncontrollably.
"Shut up! Can't you say something else? You keep repeating the same thing all the time. Aren't you annoyed?" Shopkeeper Xing scolded, his forehead throbbing. He regretted being soft-hearted and taking in such a stupid person. He was being driven crazy by him!
"Urp~ Umm~ Urp~"
Seeing Shopkeeper Xing angry, Xiao Zhu tightly closed his mouth, but then he began to hiccup uncontrollably.
Seeing him make a fool of himself like this, Shopkeeper Xing felt like kicking him a few times, clearly defining the boundaries. How could such a wise person like him associate with such a stupid person?
When Mo Yan finished packing up, Shopkeeper Xing approached again, with an even lower posture than before, "Miss Mo, I won't deceive you. As long as you speak, we can discuss any conditions. This is not the place to talk. Would you like to find a better place to discuss?"
Looking at him, Mo Yan also felt a headache. She felt it would be better to thoroughly explain the situation. So she nodded and asked Lin Meng and the others to go back first.
Lin Meng was not at ease and insisted on following along, and Mo Yan naturally agreed.
Shopkeeper Xing readily agreed, and the four of them walked out of the vegetable market, intending to find a quiet teahouse to have a detailed discussion.
Mo Yongshou stared at the backs of the four leaving, a calculating smile on his lips. Seeing his elder brother Mo Yonglu still helping to pack up honestly, he thought to himself what an idiot, then smiled and patted his shoulder...
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