Chapter 857 - 856: Either Pay Compensation or Be Taken to the Authorities!

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Chapter 857: Chapter 856: Either Pay Compensation or Be Taken to the Authorities! Those idle men on the street, always love to join wherever there’s some commotion. Hearing the screams and seeing people running out of the shop, their curiosity was piqued. Grabbing one of the people coming out, they asked, "What happened? Why is everyone running out? Is there a fire?" The people who had run out finally felt they could breathe once they were outside. Shaking off the idle fellows’ hands, they took a couple of breaths of the unscented air and said, "No fire, someone is smashing the shop!" Is there such an entertaining spectacle? The idle men’s eyes lit up instantly. Everyone craned their necks and scrambled towards the shop, crowding at the entrance, half their bodies stretched in to see inside. Inside the shop, Lady Fang couldn’t help but scream when she saw the shelf collapse, especially as the porcelain bottles on the shelf fell to the ground and shattered, with fragments flying everywhere. She was the closest, and a small shard cut her hand, causing a trickle of blood. Lady Fang covered her hand, crying and screaming, making it seem as if her arm was broken. The shopkeeper and the shop assistants were all stunned. This seemingly gentle girl, how could she kick and smash the shelf just like that? Hearing Lady Fang’s shrill screams, it was like a nightmare; their ears were almost deafened. Several shop assistants couldn’t help but cover their ears. The shopkeeper, hearing the tragic screams, thought something terribly wrong had happened. After all, Lady Fang was the future boss’s wife, and any real injury would be trouble for them all. So, disregarding the porcelain fragments and spilled Rouge Palace Powder Head Oil on the ground, he hurried over to take a look and immediately darkened his face. It was just a small cut and a bit of blood, was it worth screaming like that? Several shop assistants couldn’t help but roll their eyes. The shopkeeper, with more self-control, took a deep breath and comforted, "Second Madam, it’s nothing! It’s just a small cut, a bit of medicine and it’ll be fine!" In his heart, he was cursing. Such a minor thing, it’d be better before the medicine is even found, yet she’s screaming as if she broke her arm and leg. Lady Fang, hearing the shopkeeper’s words, barely calmed down and stopped screaming. Looking at her hand, it really was just a thin red line, and the bleeding had already stopped. Her face flushed red, especially seeing the shopkeeper’s face and the assistants just lowering their hands, feeling both ashamed and angry. Turning her head, she saw Wang Yongzhu standing idly to one side, not making any other moves. Looking around the messy shop, the reds, pinks, and whites had mixed together, broken porcelain scattered everywhere. Just now, the shopkeeper had hurried over to see if he was hurt, not minding the ground. He stepped over, just breaking a bottle of osmanthus oil by his feet, staining his shoes. So, when he walked, his soles, originally dirty, stepped over red and white powders, making a mess. What used to be a clean and fragrant rouge shop now looked like a dirty soy sauce shop. Lady Fang could hardly breathe in her anger. This, this was all Silver! Bright, glorious Silver! Lady Fang was in so much pain she almost couldn’t breathe. At the moment, she forgot how frighteningly powerful Wang Yongzhu just showed. Putting her hands on her hips, she angrily said, "You, a countryside girl from some unknown backwater, dare to smash our shop? Do you even know who the Tian Family is? Let me tell you, if you don’t pay up today, you’re not leaving! A country bumpkin who doesn’t know her place, relying on brute strength, thinking just because you’re tough, you’re fierce?" "We’re in the city, not your countryside! I’m telling you this isn’t over! This whole shelf of rouge and powders, at least One hundred taels of Silver. If you don’t have that Silver today, don’t even think about stepping out of my shop!" "I was graciously bringing you into our shop because our mothers knew each other, and you smash our shop when you don’t want the gifts? Such an uncouth girl, telling you, either pay up or I’ll turn you in!" Lady Fang was practically jumping, this was all her Silver in the future, how could she not be upset? The shopkeeper’s face changed several times, wanting to say something but held back when he heard Lady Fang calling Wang Yongzhu a country girl. Had it been someone from the county town, he might have intervened—their shop was at fault, and if it had been someone with even slight background or many men at home, they could have easily smashed the shop back. But a country girl, what background could she have? Despite her strength, what use was it in the county town? Moreover, he’d have to bear the loss from this mess, and he might have to compensate some Silver himself. So he just let it slide. The idle men at the door, hearing Lady Fang’s words, burst into laughter: "Turns out she’s a country girl; no wonder. Listen to us, find a way to gather some Silver, or you won’t leave today. And if the authorities get involved, you’re getting a beating—" "Getting beaten wouldn’t be bad, such a pretty girl, getting beaten—" One lewd fellow grinned, but before he could finish, he cried out "Ow!" clutching his mouth as blood flowed down his hand. The nearby idle men jumped in surprise, quickly supporting him: "Zhang Laosan, what happened? Why’re you bleeding?" The man named Zhang Laosan struggled to lift his head, spitting out a piece of Silver and a front tooth. The idle men were shocked, looking around, but couldn’t see where the piece of Silver that knocked out his tooth came from. A powerful act with Silver, hitting that hard, must be not someone to mess with. The idle men, though lazy and gluttonous, weren’t foolish. Seeing this scene, they understood—the so-called country girl might have considerable backing. Then Zhang Laosan didn’t dare speak, clenching his bloodied Silver and tooth, and ran out without a word. The other idle men, looking at each other, their curiosity eventually won, deciding to just watch the spectacle silently. Wang Yongzhu, after teaching that mouthy man a lesson, silently watched Lady Fang, then slowly stepped forward. Lady Fang was fierce in words but fearful within. This country girl was strong, and if she punched her, what about her life? Seeing Wang Yongzhu move, and towards her, she let out a scream, immediately retreating several meters, hiding behind the shopkeeper, still trembling in the corner.

Chapter 857 - 856: Either Pay Compensation or Be Taken to the Authorities!

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