The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 123 The Ice is Resolved

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"I...I..." Sun Ga Zi's face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Hey, you surnamed Sun, aren't you so tough? This girl stole the rabbit you wanted, why don't you beat her up if you dare..." Li Jiading smugly egged on the other side, making sarcastic remarks.

"You little brat, just say you deserve a beating..." Zhang Xiaofei hated troublemakers like Li Jiading the most, so he put his hands on his hips and started spitting at him.

"I..." Li Jiading blushed. This woman was much prettier than the one he was dating. Subconsciously, he wanted to attract her attention. This is an instinct that every male has when facing a beautiful female. Unexpectedly, he did attract her attention, but this woman was too shrewish and unbearable.

Li Jiading and Sun Gazi exchanged a glance, both seeing shame, embarrassment, and a sense of mutual appreciation and shared misfortune in each other's eyes...

The two brothers turned around, looking rather dejected, and slipped into the crowd.

"Hmph, you dare to mess with me? You're still too green, just two little bean sprouts..." Zhang Xiaofei said smugly, hands on his hips.

"Auntie, where are you?" Wei Qingqing's voice came from outside.

"I'm here..." Zhang Xiaofei replied, then said to the middle-aged man, "Brother, remember... Zheng Dabao's house..."

"Don't worry, it will be delivered..." The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly.

So Zhang Xiaofei slipped out of the crowd and met up with Wei Qingqing and Aunt Dabao.

"What's going on? What's going on inside?" Aunt Da Bao asked, looking at the dense crowd with curiosity.

"It's nothing, just joining in the fun. Let's go wander around somewhere else..." Zhang Xiaofei said, and started strolling around the market again.

Wei Qingqing and Aunt Dabao exchanged a glance, both curious about what was inside, but they couldn't squeeze in no matter what they tried. In the end, they had no choice but to give up and chase after Zhang Xiaofei.

"Grandpa, what's this iron chain for?" Zhang Xiaofei squatted down in front of a tool stall, holding a silver iron chain in his hand.

"For tying up dogs..." the stall owner said.

"Tethering a dog? Would tethering a person work?" Zhang Xiaofei's teeth itched at the thought of that bastard who sneaked away. He imagined the scene of chaining an iron chain around his neck and couldn't help but reveal a rather creepy smile.

Hmph, let's see where you can run now...

The stall owner, seeing Zhang Xiaofei's chilling smile, couldn't help but shudder. A sense of unease crept into his heart. Chaining someone up? What was this woman doing? A human trafficker? Or a member of some criminal organization? Hmm… should he call the police?

"Grandpa, can you tie someone up?" Seeing that the old man seemed to be deep in thought, Zhang Xiaofei couldn't help but ask again.

"Of course you can. If you tie someone up, they definitely can't run away..." The stall owner had already made up his mind. As soon as you turn around, he'll call the police. Who knows how many people he'll save from the sea of ​​evil?

"How long is the protection period?" Zhang Xiaofei asked.

"Well..." The stall owner frowned, "Use it until it rusts, it should last about ten years..."

"Hmm! The shelf life is quite long, how much is it per pack?" Zhang Xiaofei asked.

"Ten yuan..." the stall owner said.

"Give me ten..." Zhang Xiaofei took out a banknote, handed it to the stall owner, and then counted out ten iron chains.

"Hmph, I'll let you run away. These chains are enough to keep you tied up for a hundred years..." Zhang Xiaofei smugly took the chains and turned to the next stall, but she didn't notice that the stall owner pulled out a broken Nokia phone from his pocket the moment she turned around and quickly dialed 110 to report the crime.

It was almost noon, and there weren't many people left in the market. Zhang Xiaofei finally decided to go home, and Wei Qingqing and Aunt Dabao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Today's market was really exhausting.

Aunt Da Bao drove the donkey cart slowly along the mountain road, while Da Hei trotted leisurely behind, his tongue lolling out, panting heavily, and beads of sweat dripping down his tongue.

"Auntie, I will definitely not go to the market with you next time, it's too tiring..." Wei Qingqing sat on the donkey cart, rubbing her sore calves as she complained softly.

"Hehe, Qingqing, aren't we out having fun? I'll treat you to fish for lunch, okay?" Zhang Xiaofei chuckled.

"No, I just want to sleep, I don't want to think about anything else..." Wei Qingqing pouted.

"Qingqing, don't be like this..." Zhang Xiaofei put his arm around Wei Qingqing's shoulder, "You've spent the whole morning with Auntie, let Auntie show her some appreciation..."

"You know it's been a whole morning? My legs are sore..." Wei Qingqing pouted.

"Auntie will rub it for you..." Zhang Xiaofei quickly rubbed Wei Qingqing's legs.

"Hmph, Auntie, why did you buy so many chains?" Wei Qingqing asked curiously, pointing to a large clump of chains piled up in the car.

"Oh! The one who leashes the dog..." Zhang Xiaofei said casually.

"For tethering dogs? Then you don't need to buy... one, two, three... ten, right?" Wei Qingqing was quite surprised.

"Hehe, I'll just replace one when it breaks..." Zhang Xiaofei chuckled awkwardly, not saying much more. Of course, she wouldn't reveal her true purpose for buying the chains, not even to Liu Zhengfeng, let alone Wei Qingqing, an outsider.

"I feel sorry for the spotted dog I gave you. The poor little thing may never be able to get rid of its chain before it dies..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes.

"There's no way around it. It's not easy to keep a dog in the city. It's fine at home, but if you take the dog out for a walk, there are so many people on the street. What if it bites someone? You have to keep it on a leash, right?" Zhang Xiaofei said.

"That makes sense..." Wei Qingqing thought for a moment and nodded.

Wang Wang Wang...

As the two were talking, Big Black suddenly barked, its fur standing on end, and it stared menacingly at the entrance to the mountain road.

drop……

It was the sound of a bicycle chain. A young policeman riding a bicycle suddenly rushed out from the intersection on one side.

"Phew...we finally caught them..." The young police chief breathed a sigh of relief and blocked the donkey cart. "We received a tip from the public that you are suspected of involvement in criminal activities. Please come with me to the township police station..."

"Officer... what do you mean by that?" Aunt Da Bao stopped the car. She was a little flustered. After all, she was just an ordinary farm woman who had never seen much of the world.

"Officer, did I hear that right? What kind of criminal activity did we participate in? You'd better explain yourself clearly..." Zhang Xiaofei had been an official's wife for decades and naturally possessed an air of authority, showing no fear when facing the police.

"Officer, you've got it wrong, haven't you? We just went to the market, and we're involved in criminal activities? Does that mean everyone who goes to the market is a criminal suspect?" Wei Qingqing protested.

"Uh...so...what did you buy? Can you tell me?" This young policeman had only recently graduated from the police academy. After receiving the emergency call, he rushed to the market without thinking, found the old man selling chains, listened to his description of the suspect's various characteristics, and then, following the old man's directions, hurriedly chased after him. Now that he thinks about it, he might have mistaken the person for someone else.

"What is it? Take a look for yourself..." Zhang Xiaofei said, getting out of the car with Wei Qingqing and Aunt Dabao, letting the young policeman check as he pleased.

The young policeman rushed forward to check, but Big Black was no pushover. It was about to give the young policeman a good beating, but Wei Qingqing stopped it. If the dog bit the policeman, things would get complicated.

The young policeman glanced at Big Black, his eyes filled with a mixture of admiration and heartache. How could such a good dog have become an accomplice to evil?

The young policeman scanned the car and, sure enough, spotted a large clump of chains in a corner. His face darkened, and he pointed at the chains, asking, "What's this?"

A phrase often repeated by police academy instructors is: when encountering criminals, the first thing to do is to overwhelm them with your presence; evil can never prevail over justice.

"Duh? It's just chains..." Zhang Xiaofei rolled his eyes.

"What's it for?" The young policeman's face was so dark it was almost dripping ink, and he looked menacing.

"You're talking nonsense! Of course, the chain is for tethering the dog..." Zhang Xiaofei said.

"Firm your attitude. You are now facing the people's police. Don't try to fool me..." The young policeman became even more imposing.

"Are you out of your mind? What business is it of yours if I buy an iron chain?" Zhang Xiaofei snapped, his eyebrows standing on end.

"Even if you try to fool me, it won't work. There have been reports from the public that you bought the chains to chain people up. Tell me, what criminal activity are you engaging in? Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely..." the young policeman shouted righteously.

"Stop talking nonsense. What's wrong with me buying iron chains? I can buy as many as I want. Even if I've committed a crime, you can talk after you have evidence of my crime. Otherwise, I'll make you lose this skin, you believe me..." Zhang Xiaofei's momentum was not weak at all, and was even stronger than that of the young police officers who were not afraid of tigers.

Pressure is like a spring; the stronger you are, the stronger it becomes. Zhang Xiaofei overwhelmed the aggressive young policeman with his imposing manner and then silenced him with reason. The young policeman thought about his behavior just now and realized that it did indeed go against what he had been taught in the police academy. He couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"Hmph, he's obviously a greenhorn. He dares to arrest people without even any evidence? Doesn't the Public Security Bureau have any discipline?" Wei Qingqing said sarcastically from the side.

The young policeman's face immediately turned red.

"Hey! Don't say that... He's a great hero, but he's just like Don Quixote..." Zhang Xiaofei covered his mouth and chuckled.

The young policeman's face was so red it was almost dripping with juice.

"Auntie, don't say that... Give them some face. Young people may be ignorant, but their spirit is commendable..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, considering his enthusiasm for serving the people, we'll let it go. We won't remember his badge number or file a complaint against him..." Zhang Xiaofei nodded repeatedly, then looked at the young policeman and said earnestly, "Officer, in the future, only arrest people when you have solid evidence. You must know that our country values ​​law and evidence..."

"I'm sorry, I apologize for my behavior just now. I've caused you all trouble. I'm really sorry, I won't disturb you on your way home any longer..." The young policeman blushed and bowed repeatedly to the three of them.

"Alright, alright, it's all over now, you should go... We need to get home too..." Zhang Xiaofei waved to the young policeman.

The young policeman thanked him repeatedly, got on his bike, and rode away.

"This young man is quite passionate..." Zhang Xiaofei shook his head slightly as he watched the young policeman's retreating figure.

"Young people...that's how they are..." Wei Qingqing sighed.

"Judging from your tone, you seem to be quite old. Tell me the truth, how old are you this year? Are you like me, taking medicine to look younger?" Zhang Xiaofei looked Wei Qingqing up and down, feeling that this girl might be around his age.

"I won't tell you..." Wei Qingqing smiled smugly and climbed onto the donkey cart.

"Hey girl, tell me, how old is Wei Qingqing this year?..." Zhang Xiaofei looked at Aunt Dabao.

"Qingqing is 24 years old this year, and Yang Ming is 26 years old this year. They are both young..." Aunt Dabao also climbed onto the car.

"Look at you, acting all old-fashioned, like you're some kind of big shot..." Zhang Xiaofei climbed onto the donkey cart as well.

"My heart is old..." Wei Qingqing sighed dramatically.

"Hehe..." Aunt Dabao shook her head and smiled, pulled the reins, and the donkey swished its tail, pulling the cart slowly and leisurely heading home.

There was no bustling activity in Yang Ming's greenhouse. The key point was that the greenhouse was managed every day, so there was hardly any grass. The people were mainly responsible for adjusting the light, temperature, and humidity of the greenhouse. They would hoe the grass when there was any, and rest on the kang (a heated brick bed) when there was no grass.

"Are you hungry? There's nothing to eat, but there's something to drink. Want some milk?" It was almost noon, and Zheng Dayong, his head covered in sweat, came over carrying a thermos. Behind him was a young man carrying a stack of large bowls.

"No need... thank you, just get us some water..." Tao Yangdong stood up and said.

"How old-fashioned! And you're from out of town? These days, who drinks water?" the young man carrying a stack of large bowls muttered.

"Xiao Qi, watch your tone. He's not a criminal yet," Zheng Dayong said.

"..." Xiao Qi pouted and didn't say anything more. Instead, she put the bowl on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Don't be shy, this milk is a perk we gave out this morning, all the greenhouse workers get it..." Zheng Dayong poured milk into the bowl.

The rich aroma of milk was tempting, but the five of them didn't drink it. After all, this was not a safe place. Who knew if the milk had been drugged? There were women here, especially a beautiful young woman. What if she was drugged and someone took advantage of her?

"Hey, buddy, could you light a fire in this kang (heated brick bed)? It's a bit cold," Tao Yangdong said.

"It's already burned. This is inside the greenhouse, which is quite spacious, so it feels a bit cold. Actually, it's always 25 degrees Celsius inside the greenhouse..." Zheng Dayong said, pointing to a thermometer next to him.

"Oh...Is that so..." Tao Yangdong walked over, took a look, nodded, and said nothing more.

"Okay! You guys should take a rest..." Zheng Dayong nodded to the five people, put the thermos under the foot of the kang (a heated brick bed), and then got off the bed with Xiao Qi. They would work for a little longer before going home for dinner.

"Mom, I'm thirsty, I'm hungry..." Li Yuting nestled in her mother's arms, her lips a little dry.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, it'll be over soon, okay Tingting, let's bear with it..." Zhao Yu was already furious. What was she doing here? She brought her daughter here to relax, and now, instead, she'd be locked up in the greenhouse like a criminal. It was infuriating...

Zhou Yun was also unhappy. "Since you know him, why don't you just tell him? What kind of behavior is this? You have ulterior motives!" Zhou Yun felt that her husband was really obsessed with money. For money, he had made her suffer so much. She had never been so humiliated in her life. If she had known that this would happen today, she would never have come along. She wanted to slap Tao Yangdong across the face right now.

"Hey! Brother, when is Yang Ming coming back?" Tao Yangdong felt his wife's barely suppressed anger and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He quickly asked Zheng Dayong.

"We don't know. We're Yang's employees, and he never tells us where he goes," Zheng Dayong said while working.

"What about Wei Qingqing?" Tao Yangdong asked.

"Sister-in-law Wei went to the market and should be back around noon," Zheng Dayong said.

"Could you give us some food? We're alright, but there's a child here..." Tao Yangdong said, pointing at Li Yuting.

"Didn't we pour you milk? Whose fault is it if you don't drink it? If you don't dare to eat our food, why do you ask us for anything to eat?" Xiao Qi said, frowning.

Tao Yangdong thought about it and realized it made sense. If they offered us milk and we didn't drink it, why should we ask them for anything else to eat? He immediately fell silent.

"What's going on? I heard you caught a few human traffickers? And they even know my brother and sister-in-law?" Sun Fangfang walked into the greenhouse from outside.

"Sister Sun is here?" Zheng Dayong hurriedly came to greet her.

"Oh? Isn't this Lao Tao and Lao Li? What's up? You've come all the way to the countryside? Did you see some good stuff?" Sun Fangfang looked at Tao Yangdong and Li Tinggui with surprise.

"Uh..." Tao Yangdong said awkwardly, "It's Xiao Sun..."

"Is Xiao Sun here?" Li Tinggui was also quite embarrassed.

"Dayong, let me tell you, these two are my friends, they deal in antiques. You better get them out of here right now. Look at the mess you've made, it's practically kidnapping! Do you understand illegal detention? That's against the law..." Sun Fangfang's mouth rattled off, revealing all the details about Tao Yangdong and Li Tinggui.

"Well, all that suffering for nothing..." Zhou Yun got off the kang with a hint of schadenfreude and dusted himself off.

"Old Li, whatever the score is, let's settle it when we get home..." Zhao Yu pulled her daughter off the kang (a heated brick bed).

Tao Yangdong and Li Tinggui's faces turned pale instantly, and cold sweat poured down their foreheads.

"What do you mean by this?" Sun Fangfang asked, puzzled. "Old Tao, Old Li, you don't look well. Are you sick?"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry..." Zheng Dayong quickly stepped forward to apologize, "Gentlemen, we misunderstood. Please forgive us for any inconvenience caused..."

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