Chapter 253: Protection Fee
However, with the current prices these days, selling this pair of bracelets so high would require meeting a noble person who truly appreciates them.
He had been selling them here for several months. Many people looked, but upon hearing the price of the bracelets, they all shook their heads and left.
The old man was conflicted, thinking whether he should lower the price.
He wondered if he could sell them for eighty thousand yuan; that was his lowest price, and he wouldn’t sell them for less.
Yun Jiao looked at him eagerly, “I want it.”
The silly little fish didn’t even know how to bargain.
The old man was stunned, “What?”
Yun Jiao continued, “But I don’t have that much money with me right now. Could you please keep it for me? I’ll bring my family to buy it tomorrow.”
She tilted her head and asked, “Grandpa, will you still be here tomorrow?”
The old man nodded blankly, “Ah, I’ll be here as long as the items aren’t sold.”
Yun Jiao nodded, “Then I’ll come tomorrow.”
After saying that, she felt they had made an agreement. She took one last look at the two bracelets.
“You must be here tomorrow, otherwise I won’t be able to find you.”
With that, she popped the last candied hawthorn into her mouth and then rode her little bicycle away to continue exploring.
After browsing around, she didn’t find anything else she liked besides that pair of bracelets, so Yun Jiao simply decided to leave.
It was already afternoon. She ate a bowl of wontons, and after filling her stomach, she pedaled her small cart towards home.
This county town wasn’t too far from their small town; it would take a little over two hours to walk.
Riding her small cart, it would probably take less than an hour.
Yun Jiao bought a pile of snacks, a lollipop in her mouth, and set off!
Her little legs were quite strong, but she really loved to drink water.
After pedaling for about ten minutes, she needed to drink water.
Fortunately, she had bought a lot of water, and there were even several different flavors of soda.
Humming a song, the tiny her rode her tiny bicycle on the road, attracting the gaze of countless people.
“Whose child is this? Why is she riding a bike alone?”
People on the road saw her alone and, not noticing any adults with her, couldn’t help but ask. It seemed the child’s family was very unreliable.
Yun Jiao replied, “I’m a child of the Yun Linhai family. I’m not running around; I’m going home.”
“Child, where are your parents?”
Seeing that the child had her own bicycle and what she was wearing, her family should be wealthy.
Yun Jiao answered, “At home.”
She answered every question.
“How can you watch a child? They’re so small, aren’t you afraid they’ll get lost?”
Yun Jiao replied, “I won’t get lost; I can find my way.”
After answering their questions, she sped away on her small bicycle.
“Bye, Auntie! I’m going home.”
In any era, there are never a lack of greedy people.
Especially with Yun Jiao’s appearance, she was like a lost little lamb, the easiest to target.
Yun Jiao rode her small cart smoothly all the way back to town.
She glanced at the sky; it should be close to the time her brothers finished school, so she turned towards their school.
However, before she even reached the school, she was stopped.
Five delinquent youths, with the leader having dyed his hair yellow.
Yun Jiao’s gaze lingered on his messy yellow hair for several seconds.
“Kid, you look like your family is quite wealthy.”
The yellow-haired boy had a cigarette in his mouth, his hands in his pockets, and his chin raised, looking like he was the most arrogant person in the world.
It’s just that… uh, his face had some blue and purple bruises, making him look a bit pathetic and foolish.
“Do you know the rules here?”
Yun Jiao honestly shook her head.
“Don’t know? You just arrived, do you know Brother Mao?”
Yun Jiao: (?_?)
Do I look like I know him?
“It’s okay if you don’t know. From today onwards, you have to know me. All the kids who go to school here have to know me. I’m the boss of this area, and these behind me are all my little brothers, understand? So, all the kids in this area are under my management.”
Yun Jiao looked blank. So, what did this have to do with them stopping her?
“So, if you want to study here properly, you have to listen to me and pay protection fees. If other outsiders bully you in the future, I, your Brother Mao, will appear like the Monkey King to protect you, understand?”
Yun Jiao suddenly realized, “You’re here to ask for money.”
The yellow-haired boy’s expression changed, “Kid, how can you speak like that? Asking for money sounds so unpleasant. It’s protection fees, don’t you understand!”
“You know that fatty from the Li family at this school, right? He paid me protection fees, and the day before yesterday, he was bullied by some thugs from who knows where. It was me who led my little brothers to drive those guys away.”
Yun Jiao gasped, “No wonder you guys look so pathetic.”
The yellow-haired boy’s fur bristled, “Little brat, what do you know? This is honor, this is the honor we earned from our battles!”
The little brothers all nodded, forcing a smile, “Exactly, exactly.”
Yun Jiao responded with an “Oh,” “But I’m not a student here.”
The yellow-haired boy and his little brothers: ………
“Then why are you here?”
“I’m here to pick up my brothers.”
Seeing that the school hadn’t finished yet, Yun Jiao simply parked her small cart aside and sat on it, chatting with them.
“Your brother goes to this school too? Do you want me to pay the protection fee for your brother? Don’t worry, anyone who pays the protection fee, we’ll definitely protect!”
The yellow-haired boy thumped his chest, making a loud guarantee.
Yun Jiao thought, “That sounds kind of tempting.”
So she took five yuan of her pocket money from her small bag.
Visibly, the yellow-haired boy and his little brothers’ eyes instantly lit up.
“Is this enough? How long will the protection be for?”
“One month. These five yuan will protect you for one month. I’m giving you a discount price.”
Yun Jiao nodded, “Okay!”
When the school bell rang for dismissal, Yun Jiao, along with the yellow-haired boy and his subordinates, squatted on the curb.
The students coming out of the school saw the group of thugs and scattered.
Clearly, these individuals did not have a good image in the students’ eyes.
However, among the group of thugs, Yun Jiao, who was fair and tender and more beautiful than a doll, was particularly conspicuous.
A child from Bailong Village came out, saw her, widened their eyes, and then ran back.
“Yun Wu, Little Wu, it’s not good! Your sister has been kidnapped by those thugs outside the school!”
He ran all the way to the classroom of Yun Jiao’s older brothers, shouting at the top of his lungs from the doorway of the classroom.
“What? What did you say?!”
“Yun Jiao, Yun Jiao is with Brother Mao’s group.”
Yun Wu and Yun Qi rushed out, “Are you sure you saw clearly?”
“I saw clearly, I really saw it. Yun Jiao’s appearance, how blind would I have to be to mistake her?”
At this, Yun Wu and the others stopped sweeping the floor and aggressively marched out of the school, carrying their brooms.
How dare they bully his sister! No matter who Brother Mao is, they’ll just fight!
At this moment, he completely forgot that with Yun Jiao’s combat ability, a few petty thugs could not possibly bully her.
?? I had something come up in the real world. I was running around outside almost all day today and didn’t have time to write. I’ll post one chapter and try to write more to make up for it tomorrow.
