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Chapter 129: Chapter 130 This is Retribution_1
The pig intestines had been sitting in the well for an entire day, and they already had a strong odor. But with Li Clan’s inadequate cleaning, the smell was enough to make one’s stomach churn.
"Dear customer, I’m really sorry. How about I replace the intestines with something else?" Tan Zhongzhong said, apologizing with a smile.
If he couldn’t appease this customer, he might as well not bother with his business anymore.
Yet the customer insisted, "Just give me a refund. I’ll go stand in line over there."
Seeing the crowd there, he had chosen to come here where there was no line, but who would have thought the difference in taste would be so great!
Tan Zhongzhong had no choice but to give the customer a refund.
"This reeks, we’d better stop selling this stuff. Isn’t it just ruining our own reputation?"
Grumbling, Tan Zhongzhong realized he had to throw away the entire batch of pig intestines.
Li Clan glared and retorted, "I told you to wash it, but you wouldn’t. Now it can’t be sold, and it’s my fault?"
"No, that’s not what I meant!"
Tan Zhongzhong hastily shook his head. Well, he thought, might as well count this batch of intestines as a loss.
Turning to look at Qiao Duo’er’s stall, which was swarming with people, he felt even more distressed. He had to admit that stolen goods were indeed stolen.
After a long wait, another customer finally came.
"Boss, cut some of that sliced meat for me to try first. If it’s good, I’ll buy some." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
"Alright, I’ll cut some for you right now!"
Tan Zhongzhong handed the meat to the woman, then waited for her to declare how many pounds she wanted to purchase.
He had tasted it yesterday; the flavor of the meat was quite good. It was just bad luck that he hadn’t made money the previous days.
"What’s wrong with this meat, what kind of taste is this!" the woman frowned deeply, disdain on her face as she threw the meat away, even spitting out the bit she had tasted.
Li Clan, annoyed, said, "If you don’t want to buy, then don’t taste."
"Are you even in business anymore? Your meat doesn’t taste good, and you blame others for not buying. What kind of person are you? No wonder you don’t have any business. You might as well close shop now!"
As she scolded, the woman walked away.
She had shopped many times before, but this was the first time she had encountered a seller who got aggressive over a dispute.
And it’s not like she was causing trouble on purpose; their marinated meat was simply bad!
Tan Zhongzhong cut a piece and tasted it, frowning immediately, "Wife, this is bad, the marinated meat also has the flavor of intestines. It can’t be that our marinade..."
The intestines had been cooked in the marinade, so the marinade must be tainted with the same odor!
Before Tan Zhongzhong could finish speaking, Li Clan asked urgently, "Are you sure it really smells?"
"Yeah, didn’t you taste the meat before taking it out of the pot?"
With a pained expression, Tan Zhongzhong asked. If they had noticed this at home, maybe they could have figured out a way to salvage it.
"I thought it was my hands that weren’t clean enough, what do we do now?"
Li Clan’s face fell, weeping. If the marinade was ruined, how would they make marinated meat in the future?
The key issue was that they hadn’t made any money but had spent what they had for today’s meat, totaling more than two hundred wen!
If only they had known, they might as well have stayed home and watched; messing with this was not only a hassle, but it also cost them their seed money!
Li Clan’s tears flowed uncontrollably, "It’s all your fault, you’re useless, can’t do anything right. I must have been blind to marry a good-for-nothing like you..."
Tan Zhongzhong felt aggrieved too and just plonked down on the roadside.
The idea was Li Clan’s, the intestines were washed by Li Clan, the marinated meat was made by Li Clan. So how did it all end up being his fault?
He might be useless, but was that any reason for her to berate him in the middle of the street?
Without Tan Zhongzhong’s placation, Li Clan cursed even more vigorously.
Qiao Duo’er saw all this and huffed. Aha, dare to steal from her? This was the price to pay, this was the swift retribution!
