Happy Little Farmer
Chapter 86 Old Acquaintance in the Alley

Chapter 86: Chapter 86 Old Acquaintance in the Alley

Yang Fan still politely declined Old Zhou’s enthusiastic attempt to keep him from leaving.

Even though what had just happened with Zhu Shanshan was involuntary, he had still, after all, cuckolded Old Zhou with a brightly colored cap.

At this time, even if Yang Fan had been more thick-skinned, he would still have felt uncomfortable sitting down and having a meal with Old Zhou.

However, Zhu Shanshan seemed to have gone somewhere else; she hadn’t returned by the time Yang Fan left.

After biking away from the Herb Market, just as Yang Fan was rounding out from the small gate of the market, he heard a sharp cry for help, as well as the swearing of several men.

Yang Fan hadn’t intended to meddle, but suddenly he heard someone shouting about making the girl pay off her debts with her body and selling her, which made him stop his bike.

If it had been just a general quarrel, he wouldn’t have felt the need to intervene, but the words those men were shouting were truly offensive, and Yang Fan would have felt uneasy if he pretended to know nothing about it.

He stopped his bike, pulled up the handbrake, and then walked toward the source of the noise.

The Herb Market had two back entrances; this one backed onto a shanty area, where residents were mixed and disorderly, and the alleys twisted and turned like a labyrinth. For those unfamiliar, it would be hard to know where to exit once inside.

Although Yang Fan often visited the Herb Market, he had never been into this area.

Following the sounds, he had just turned into an alley when he saw three grown men cornering a girl who looked like a student from front and back, with one of them trying to pull off the girl’s clothes, apparently eager to see what curves lay underneath.

Yang Fan didn’t alert them; he silently took out his phone and started recording.

In this day and age, everyone talks about evidence, readily recording with their smartphones.

This method, albeit somewhat ludicrous, proved to be pretty effective.

The three men were probably completely captivated by the girl, as Yang Fan had been standing there recording for quite a while without them noticing.

Only, Yang Fan was somewhat surprised to find that the girl they had surrounded looked somewhat familiar.

It seemed that she was the same girl who had sold the substandard quality medicinal herbs last time.

"You still dare to scream, you think you’re in the right, huh? What you sold to me, was that Cordyceps? I’m telling you, today either you pay back the money or I take you," the girl’s opposite shouted, a stocky man with bushy eyebrows and narrow eyes, grabbing the girl’s collar with an intimidatig menace.

As he was swearing, his gaze kept slipping into the girl’s neckline in a thoroughly indecent manner.

However, the girl was dressed conservatively today. Over her white sweatshirt, there seemed to be a high-necked long-sleeve underneath, so despite the man and girl’s grappling, he couldn’t reveal anything salacious.

"You professionals can’t even tell the difference, how could I possibly discern whether it’s substandard quality or real Cordyceps? I’ve told you before, those were my grandfather’s collectibles, and I always believed they were real," the girl shouted back nervously.

After hearing their exchange, Yang Fan was sure that this girl was indeed the one who had sold the substandard quality herbs last time.

"You little wench, I’m telling you, don’t play these tricks on me!" the man opposite the girl barked viciously, "Today either you pay back the money, or you obediently come with us. Given your pretty little face is quite cute, I’ll give you a small break—if you sleep with the three of us for a week, we’ll consider our business settled."

"Think carefully about this, or else I’ll accuse you of selling fake goods and fraud. I’ll make sure you’re clanging behind bars, and that’s not all; when we have some free time, we’ll pay a visit to your parents and have them pay up. With those glasses and scholarly look of yours, you must have read plenty of books, so you know I’m not swindling you, right?"

The girl immediately became tense, the words seemingly striking a nerve.

She no longer argued, her expression filled with fear, "But... I don’t have any money right now, can I pay you in a few days?"

"No way, do you know how hard it was for me to find you? Forget waiting a few days, don’t even think about it!" said the square-faced man with a cold laugh, "You have to give me an answer today, either you get ready for a lawsuit and our daily visits, or you come with us."

"I’m showing you the way out here, honestly, it’s only because you have a pretty face, otherwise don’t even dream about this offer. Just one week, spend it comfortably with us brothers, we’ll treat you well, and the money issue will be gone, that’s me being as fair as can be, right?"

"This won’t affect you much, right? A little lifting of your legs, handled by us brothers for a week, and once it’s over, no one will know you were done by us three, right?"

The girl looked panic-stricken, her face filled with tension.

But Yang Fan could see that this foolish girl was apparently cowed, leaning towards agreement.

Yang Fan cleared his throat and shouted, "Hey, guys, come on, look over here!"

He felt it was time to make some noise.

At Yang Fan’s shout, the three louts finally distracted from the beauty, took notice.

Seeing the cell phone in Yang Fan’s hand, they instantly tensed up.

"What are you doing? Put down that phone!"

A plump man nearest to Yang Fan waved his finger and shouted harshly.

Yang Fan quickly sent out the recording he had just made, then started recording again before scoffing, "Are you my father or my ancestor? You tell me to put it down, and I just comply. I say let the girl go, will you do it?"

"I’m telling you, put it down!" the plump man barked, eyebrows raised high in anger.

Seeing him looking ready to throw a punch, Yang Fan simply leaned in, "Come on, hit me. If you don’t dare to hit me today, then I’m your grandson. What a peaceful time, a harmonious city we live in, and yet there are people like you robbing and assaulting others at will, geez, what a fright!"

The plump man’s expression froze, his momentum halved in an instant.

"I’ll give you money, just delete that video from earlier," the plump man yelled.

"Ah? Not hitting me? Don’t be such a wimp, do it if you want. I haven’t opened for business today; let me earn a bit. Hurry up, do it!" Yang Fan taunted loudly.

The plump man’s face contorted hideously as he stepped back, shouting, "I’ll give you money!"

"Fuck you, one punch from you could make me at least two thousand, and get you locked up for ten days. You offering money, can you match that amount? I’m a businessman, I can do the math. Honestly, you guys are unbelievable, robbing a young girl, forcing decency into depravity, three against one, and a whole week at that; you guys sure have some nerve!" Yang Fan shook his head and laughed.