Chapter 10

Old Master Zhang sneered: "There are at least several hundred snack shops in Yanggu County. What can a short and pudgy guy like him make that’s any good? I don’t care how he does it, just find a time to go and pick faults with his food, and wreck his shop. Make sure he doesn’t have it easy, understand?"

The servant’s eyes darted around, and he nodded: "I understand, I’ll take care of it."

He hurried to Yanggu County with a few others. Since the distance wasn’t far, they arrived quickly.

At this moment, Chen Feng was unaware of Old Master Zhang’s schemes.

Over the past few days, Chen Feng had earned six attribute points.

He was improving every day.

Chen Feng increased his Strength attribute, adding thirty pounds of force.

Strength: 53 points (upgradable)

Martial Power: 277 pounds (upgradable)...

The surge in strength filled Chen Feng with a sense of security.

The Song Dynasty was a chaotic era, with bandits and murderers everywhere.

Now that Chen Feng’s business was thriving, it was inevitable that he would attract envy. He needed to have some martial power to ensure his safety, as he had no strong connections and could only rely on himself.

The steady increase in strength over the past few days made Chen Feng’s eyes sparkle with vitality. Although he was still short and unattractive, his body now contained formidable martial power.

His business was also stabilizing, with two attribute points increasing every day.

Chen Feng also expanded his business by adding services like hot soy milk and stir-fried noodles.

Additionally, he went to the wholesale area in Yanggu County to buy some alcohol.

After all, it was necessary to have these options available for customers to purchase while eating at his shop.

This made Chen Feng earn even more, with a net profit of one and a half taels of silver per day, which was equivalent to 1,500 cash coins.

On this day, it was time to pay Su Er and Yun Ge their wages.

So Chen Feng called them over and gave each of them one and a half taels of silver.

This was 500 cash coins more than what they would earn elsewhere.

Yun Ge was stunned when he saw the money: "Brother Wu, is this too much?"

Although Yun Ge was young, he knew they wouldn’t earn this much anywhere else.

Chen Feng smiled: "You two can rest assured and work here. This is what you deserve. Work hard, and when I succeed, you won’t be left behind. Take it!"

"Brother Wu..." Yun Ge was moved.

Su Er was also moved, as they knew they wouldn’t earn this much anywhere else in Yanggu County.

"Both of you have helped a lot these past few days. Take what Daliang gives you," Pan Jinlian said softly from the side.

Yun Ge and Su Er didn’t hesitate, nodded, and took the money.

Yun Ge was deeply touched, his eyes welling up with tears. Daliang had been good to them.

He decided to follow Daliang and work hard.

Su Er felt the same.

"Brother Wu, I won’t sell pears anymore. I’ll just follow you. If I can earn this much every month, I can support my father without any problem!"

"Me too!" Su Er laughed.

They had found a good boss.

"Alright!" Chen Feng nodded: "You can still sell pears in your free time, but I won’t treat you badly here. Even if you don’t sell pears, you won’t lack money when we succeed!"

"Brother Wu is right! I’ll just follow Brother Wu from now on!"

Both of them immediately expressed their commitment.

After that, they got back to work. Chen Feng had discussed their wages with Pan Jinlian, and she had no objections.

Su Er and Yun Ge worked diligently and had indeed been very helpful. They needed people like them.

Business was as usual today.

Everyone was busy.

In a corner of the street, four of Old Master Zhang’s servants gathered.

The leader, a man with darker skin, pointed to Wu Daliang’s shop in the distance: "See that? That’s the shop. We’ll go and order a few dishes and find a way to pick a fight."

"No problem, we’re experts at picking fights. We have nothing to fear since Old Master Zhang has given us the order!"

"Right, let’s go! We’ll wreck this shop today and report back!"

The men quickly headed towards the shop.

Chen Feng was busy at the moment.

Suddenly, four men walked in, looking agitated.

Chen Feng saw their faces and demeanor and felt they were not here for good.

However, he wasn’t concerned. With his current martial power, he wouldn’t fear even more of them.

Chen Feng didn’t want to cause trouble, but he wasn’t afraid of it either.

"Boss, four bowls of Golden Fried Rice, quickly!"

"Sure thing, please wait!"

Chen Feng hurried to prepare.

"How slow is this? Hurry up!" The leader, a man with dark skin, called out, seeming impatient.

When the four bowls of Golden Fried Rice were served, the men sniffed them and found them indeed very fragrant.

Before coming, they had agreed to find faults while eating. Even a slight dissatisfaction would lead to a provocation, refusal to pay, and destruction of property.

However, when the servants took a bite of the fried rice, their expressions froze.

What kind of rice is this?

"Too good! Damn! I’ve never eaten such delicious rice in my life."

"They say Wu Daliang’s cooking is good, and it’s true. This is amazing! Not enough, though!"

"Really good, but a bit too little!"

The servants finished their bowls in a few bites, licking the remaining grains of rice from their lips.

"Boss, give us another bowl!"

"Me too, one more bowl for each, four bowls!"

"Sure, please wait!"

Chen Feng was now unsure if he had overthought it. These men didn’t seem to be causing trouble, perhaps they were just impatient and not here to cause trouble.

Chen Feng quickly prepared another bowl, and the four men fought over it. After finishing, they ate with a satisfied expression, their faces showing enjoyment and contentment.

For a moment, they forgot their mission to cause trouble.

Only after they finished eating did they remember their task.

The men looked somewhat awkward.

"Brother Yang, we’re here to cause trouble..."

"I know, but this fried rice is really good. I can’t find any faults as per the master’s orders!"

"Finding faults isn’t hard, but we have a mission. If we don’t complete it, we won’t be able to report back to the master, who supports us!"

"Right, the master is more important. Besides, Wu Daliang has no backing. Bullying him is like playing. Watch me."

The leader, Brother Yang, waved his hand: "Boss, how much is the bill?"

"Eight bowls, eighty cash coins!" Chen Feng smiled.

"Eighty cash coins?" The man frowned, finding a good reason to cause trouble. The food was too expensive.

The man stood up: "What kind of rice is this expensive? Made of gold? Eighty cash coins?"

"Is this a black shop? When did we have such a black shop in Yanggu County?"

"Black shop?" Chen Feng said: "Our shop has clear prices. How can it be a black shop?"

"Ten cash coins for a bowl of rice isn’t a black shop? Brothers, this shop is too black, let’s wreck it!"

"Smash it!"

The man was about to smash things, and the other men started shouting, scaring everyone.

"Brother Wu is in trouble!" Many people whispered, as these men looked tough and were clearly here to bully the short and small Wu Daliang.

Su Er, Yun Ge, and Pan Jinlian looked tense.

Yun Ge couldn’t stand it: "If you think it’s too expensive, you can stop eating. Why smash things?"

"Brat, this isn’t your business. Brothers, smash it!"