Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1222: Chapter 1224 Even Heaven Can’t Stand It Anymore_1

Bai Ruozhu continued to eat her vegetables and drink her tea at a leisurely pace, as if all of this had nothing to do with her.

Of course, it definitely had something to do with her. The moment she exerted her skills, she had the rat poison paired up and sent to Leisure Lodge, which was rather considerate.

However, this rat poison was not the usual kind; it was a special type aimed at attracting rats. Compared to Leisure Lodge breaking their medication fence and injuring a guest, her move could be considered quite polite.

She naturally wouldn’t be like the Yang Family, resorting to any means for revenge, disregarding the lives of innocent guests. These rats were only meant to dirty Leisure Lodge for a few days, causing guests to detour, without harming anyone.

”Oh dear, why are there so many rats? This isn’t normal,” an old man close to Bai Ruozhu whispered to the middle-aged man beside him, who seemed to be his son.

Bai Ruozhu stealthily perked up her ears, wary of anyone catching on.

”I also find it abnormal, could it be that Leisure Lodge has committed some taboo and incurred divine punishment? Otherwise, how could there be an inexplicable rat infestation?” the middle-aged man next to the old man said.

The old man nodded quickly, ”Definitely, we should leave quickly too and tell our acquaintances to avoid this area for a while. We shouldn’t bring any bad luck upon ourselves.”

Bai Ruozhu watched the two flee in disarray, secretly snickering. Others were helping interpret the situation just as she hoped. Now she was curious to see how Leisure Lodge would resolve the situation.

At that time, it was impossible for a restaurant not to have rats, but not so many. Her poison had lured all the nearby rats here; other businesses should be thankful to her.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman entered, her face considerably long, making her horse-like features appear even longer.

Following the woman were a nanny and two beautiful maids, presenting quite a scene of grandeur.

The ones who still dared to enter Leisure Lodge at this point could only be those related to it, without a doubt, this woman was Madame Yang.

”Shopkeeper, it’s good that you have arrived. Look at this chaos; the guests are all leaving,” the shopkeeper said with a worried frown.

Madame Yang glared fiercely at the shopkeeper, ”Useless trash, what use are you?”

The shopkeeper’s legs trembled as he hurriedly responded, ”However, the distinguished guests in the private room upstairs haven’t been affected. The rats are only running around the main hall downstairs. I just sent someone to buy the rat poison.”

”Be very careful when placing the rat poison, don’t let it contaminate the food and cause a fatality lawsuit,” Madame Yang ordered sternly, ”Hmph, someone must be up to mischief.”

After saying that, she scanned the surroundings and quickly fixed her gaze on Bai Ruozhu.

Bai Ruozhu smiled faintly, continuing to sip her tea leisurely and even giving Madame Yang a provocative look.

Madame Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly as she quickly approached Bai Ruozhu.

”Bai Ruozhu, it really is you causing trouble. Go, report to the authorities immediately. We must lock up this wretched woman in the prison cell today!” Madame Yang instructed the maid behind her.

Bai Ruozhu looked at her lazily and asked, ”Would that be Madame Yang? You’re blaming me for the rats drawn to the filth in your establishment? I am a guest here, is this how you treat your guests?”

”Don’t give me your ambiguous talk. Why did you come here if not to cause trouble?” Madame Yang retorted.

”Do I have a grudge against Leisure Lodge? Why would I go looking for trouble with Leisure Lodge? Mrs. Yang couldn’t have run out of ideas and had to drag me into this, could she? Speaking of which, I stayed behind with good intentions, wondering if you would like to buy some rat poison,” Bai Ruozhu said with a light laugh.

Mrs. Yang was so furious she was practically grinding her teeth, ”Let’s not beat around the bush; isn’t this just your way of getting back at me for the welcome banquet incident?”

”The welcome banquet incident? What are you talking about, Mrs. Yang? Your words are unclear, and Ruozhu truly doesn’t understand,” Bai Ruozhu feigned ignorance.

”It’s about that welcome banquet when the railing collapsed. You got lucky this time, but I’ve taken note of today’s events, and sooner or later, I’ll make sure you get your comeuppance!” Mrs. Yang spoke through clenched teeth.

Bai Ruozhu feigned sudden realization, ”So you’re saying you were the ones who caused the accident at the welcome banquet? If you’re competing with Leisure Lodge, why not compete fairly? Why resort to such tactics that harm innocent guests? It’s no wonder even the heavens can’t stand by and are punishing you.”

She patted her chest as she spoke, ”So many rats nearly scared me to death. You’d better start doing some good deeds soon, to repent for all the immoral things you’ve done.”

”You...” Mrs. Yang was so enraged she almost couldn’t catch her breath, pointing at Bai Ruozhu and about to take a swing at her. The nanny and maids by her side also rushed forward, clearly intending to bully Bai Ruozhu for being ”outnumbered.”

The shopkeeper and the clerks in the restaurant also gathered around, ready to obey Mrs. Yang’s command.

With swift shuffling sounds, Jianqi and Muyu appeared, having used their light skills to move quickly, stepping on tables and chairs and arriving beside Bai Ruozhu in a few strides, standing guard to her left and right.

How could she possibly go out alone? Even if she was willing, Achun would never agree to it. She had just asked them to stay outside before entering Leisure Lodge, indicating they did not need to show up unless necessary.

”You’re all too hasty. Even if all of them attacked, they’re no match for me. There was no need for you to intervene,” Bai Ruozhu said with a smile.

The faces of Mrs. Yang’s people turned sour; the sudden appearance of Jianqi and Muyu had stunned them, as none of them possessed such impressive light skills.

Just then, the voice of an officer came from outside, ”Who is causing trouble here? What exactly is going on?”

It was Mrs. Yang’s maid who had gone to report to the authorities and brought back the officer.

The officer entered the restaurant first but was startled by the rats scurrying all over the floor, then immediately turned back and said, ”Sir, please don’t come any closer, lest you dirty your eyes.”

Bai Ruozhu turned at the sound, heh, Fan Li, the Capital Magistrate has arrived.

Fan Li must have been quite annoyed; as the Capital Magistrate, he had to deal with a rat problem, but how could he pretend to be oblivious when he knew Mrs. Yang and Bai Ruozhu were at odds? Dare he act as if he knew nothing? If things escalated, could he expect the Emperor to be lenient?

Seeing Fan Li had come, Mrs. Yang turned and took a few steps forward, saying, ”Magistrate Fan, your timing is perfect. Look at this havoc Bai Family has wreaked in my restaurant, bringing all these rats. You must give me an explanation for this today!”

Mrs. Yang was truly a Yang Family member, speaking just as arrogantly as Yang Tianhua.

Fan Li looked at Bai Ruozhu with some difficulty and asked, ”Madam Jiang, is this true?”

”Magistrate Fan, with your astute observation, you should see that I was merely passing by for a meal when Mrs. Yang accused me of bringing the rats. How could a mere woman like myself summon so many rats? Besides, if I did bring the rats, why wouldn’t I have cleared out earlier? Why would I still be here?” Bai Ruozhu argued.

Listening to her, Fan Li felt there was some reason to her words, but Mrs. Yang insisted, ”Why would you come to Leisure Lodge for a meal out of the blue? Is the food at the welcoming banquet not good enough for you? Why is it that everything was fine here until you showed up, and then suddenly there’s trouble?”