Chapter 23 - Little Girl In Front of Baoshan (1/2)

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Despite the trouble of the old man at the bridgehead, the cold jelly was sold well that day. Just after noon, one bucket was gone empty.

At the beginning, the old man at the bridgehead was arrogant, but Li Hongmei’s fighting power was both aggressive and long-lasting. The old man could not take any advantage at all; not only could he not take advantage of it, but also was pointed out by pa.s.sers-by that he was not kind and bullied a widow by touting his name as the first cold jelly seller.

Just at noon, the old man headed back dejectedly to his old site at the bridge head.

In the afternoon, the sun was so fierce that there were fewer pedestrians in the street. All the living things were wilting and languid.

Other peddlers or sellers on the street usually went to eat lunch at this time. Ye Xiaoxian also said to Li Hongmei, “Ma, what do you want for lunch? I’ll buy it for you.” Li Hongmei thought for a moment, and then she suddenly got a sparkle and said, “I heard from Baoshan’s uncles before that there is a pancake seller near the government office. The pancakes are very delicious. They have bought them secretly several times. They thought I didn’t find out, humph, little Ye, why don’t you go to buy two of them and we can have a taste?”

Ye Xiaoxian smiled. “Sure. I’m going to buy some right now.”

After walking for a while, Ye Xiaoxian suddenly realized that what Li Hongmei wanted was not the pancakes at all but to create opportunities for her and Baoshan.

Ye Xiaoxian had been in town for all these days so she knew where the government office was.

Qinghe County was not a big town. There were four or five streets in total. The weather was scorching hot now while streets were cold and deserted. Ye Xiaoxian started sweating after walking for a short while.

She made her way to the government office arduously and found it was quite lively in front of its gate, as if all the pedestrians had been flooded here.

There are many trees planted around the government office. The thick branches and leaves blocked the suns.h.i.+ne away completely. The cool wind under the shade kept all the heat away.

Ye Xiaoxian was almost reaching the shades and she then subconsciously started to look for the tall figure in the crowd.

People were staying in groups. Some were chatting together, some were throwing dice and some were sleeping under the shades.