Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 132 Sir, I want to sue Baozi Xishi

A person next to him said disapprovingly, "You ate four big meat buns, two honey cakes, and drank a big bowl of bean porridge. Are you so full that your stomach hurts?"

Everyone burst into laughter, and Lian Erlang became anxious: "What's wrong with me eating too much? I didn't eat your buns, and I didn't ask you to pay."

The yamen runner saw that this was a foodie who had eaten too much, so he ignored him and asked again, "Is there anyone else who felt uncomfortable after eating buns this morning?"

Everyone shook their heads, but Mrs. Hu said, "Could it be that this Baozi Xishi poisoned my grandson?"

Liu Sanjiang said, "Miss Shen has no grudges against your family, so why would she poison your child? Besides, after asking around, everyone else said they were fine, so why did your child have problems after eating? You're making a scene here, but don't you need to take care of your child? You should call a doctor for the child!"

Mrs. Hu blinked her eyes, stiffened her neck and said, "My grandson was playing in the street yesterday and blocked Baozi Xishi from passing by."

Shen Yu cried out in injustice, what was going on? Why didn't she remember encountering any children blocking the road when she was delivering food yesterday?

The crowd watching also said, "This is simply making up a story. Even if a child is playing and blocking people's way, just call him up and let him get out of the way. Why would you poison you? Mrs. Hu, could it be that your grandson stole some unclean food and is afraid that you will beat him up, so you blame it on Miss Shen?"

When Mrs. Hu saw that no one was speaking for her, she got anxious and sat down on the ground again, crying, "You are all afraid of Baozi Xishi's brother-in-law and are speaking for this young woman. I will report her to the government and let the officials punish her."

As he kept yelling, his mouth started to become unclean.

Shen Yu had a clear conscience, so seeing Mrs. Hu like this, he stopped talking and thought to let the woman make trouble on her own. Since everyone ignored her, she felt bored and left.

Li was not going to stand for this any longer. She rolled up her sleeves angrily and was about to go up and start a quarrel with Mrs. Hu.

Jiang grabbed her and shook her head at her. Li finally stopped walking but couldn't help spitting on the ground.

The two yamen runners saw that Mrs. Hu had no real evidence and was just making trouble without reason, so they shouted, "Stop crying here and go home quickly. If you continue to make trouble, we will arrest you and take you to the yamen. Everyone, go away now."

Everyone felt bored and were about to leave, but at this moment, a young man came over and cried, "Mom, mom, Xiaobao is dying."

When the young woman heard this, she panicked and tried to run home. But Mrs. Hu stopped crying and grabbed her daughter-in-law and said, "Why are you running? The person who hurt your son is here."

Then he knelt down in front of the yamen runner and shouted, "Sir, I want to sue Baozi Xishi for poisoning my grandson."

If someone complains, we have to continue.

The yamen runner had no choice but to say, "Even if you want to sue, you should go home to see your grandson first. Saving people is more important. Her family has a stall here. If her buns are really poisonous, she can't escape."

Mrs. Hu changed her crying and throwing a tantrum and said to her son and daughter-in-law behind her: "You go back and take care of him first. I want to seek justice for my grandson today."

The two yamen runners were helpless. Seeing that the matter today could not be resolved, they had no choice but to say, "Mrs. Hu, since you insist on doing this, then you and Miss Shen should go to the yamen and ask our county lord to judge the right and wrong with you."

Li heard the runner's words and knew that he wanted to take over the case. She took Shen Yu and Mrs. Hu to the county government office and asked the county magistrate to judge the case. She became anxious.

She shouted loudly: "How could our buns be poisonous? So many people ate them and nothing happened, but he was the only one who got sick. Why did she conclude that our buns killed her grandson?"

Then he rolled his eyes at Mrs. Hu and said, "We won't go with you. Are you trying to blackmail us?"

Mrs. Hu also raised her voice and said loudly, "Everyone is watching us. If you don't go, it means you are guilty. If you don't go, it means you have something to hide."

The crowd that had been gradually dispersing gathered together again, making a huge noise.

Shen Yu saw that there was no way to resolve the situation, so he said in a deep voice: "Madam, you keep saying that there is something wrong with our buns, so I will go to the government with you, and ask the county magistrate to judge the right and wrong."

She turned around and said to Li, "Mom, don't worry, I'm fine. The ingredients of our buns are all clean and fresh. It's not good to keep making a fuss about this. It's better to explain it to the county magistrate. Then the situation will be resolved. You can pack up your stall and go back first. Don't worry."

After giving instructions to everyone, he said to the two yamen runners, "Wait a moment, brothers. I'll get some things."

Shen Yu turned around and walked to the winnowing basket that was still upside down on the ground. He squatted down, lifted the winnowing basket, reached out and picked up the dusty vegetable buns and red bean paste and candied date buns on the ground. He placed them one by one on a dry lotus leaf, wrapped them tightly, packed them up, and stood up.

When Mrs. Hu saw that Shen Yu agreed, she had already stood up and was waiting with a smug look on her face.

Shen Yu held the lotus leaf bag with the dumplings in his hand and said to the yamen runner with a smile: "Two brothers, let's go."

Just as she was about to leave, Dun Dun ran up to her and said firmly, "Sister Yuzhi, I'll go with you."

Jiang called out with a worried look on her face: "Dun Dun."

Dun Dun shook his head and said, "Mother, Sister Yuzhi is so good to us, I can't let her go to the government office alone. Just in case, just in case something happens, there will be someone to run errands and report it."

Li was reminded by Dun Dun and agreed: "Dun Dun is right. Dun Dun, you go with us. If you have any news, come back and tell us as soon as possible. After we close the stall, we will go to the government office to look for you."

Shen Yu hurriedly said: "Mom, just go home and wait, nothing will happen."

Li did not reply, but hurriedly urged everyone to pack up their stalls and go home.

Zhao Dayong waved his hand and dispersed the crowd, saying, "Go away, go away, there is nothing to see."

When the crowd saw that they were going to the yamen and wanted to watch the fun, although they were driven away by the yamen runners, they did not leave, but stood and watched from a distance.

Liu Sanjiang bowed to Shen Yu and said apologetically, "Miss Shen, I'm sorry, please come with us."

Then he said to Mrs. Hu, "Madam, let's go."

Two yamen runners, one in front and one behind, sandwiched Shen Yu and Mrs. Hu in the middle. Dun Dun followed from a distance and walked towards the county government office amid the discussions of the crowd.

Anping County was not big. After walking for about an incense stick of time, the group stopped in front of the Anping County Government Office.

Liu Sanjiang stopped and said to Shen Yu and Mrs. Hu, "You two wait here, someone will call you in a while."