Chapter 2374: Chapter 2374: The Disabled Man
"Hey! Who are you? Eating someone else’s food without their permission, do you have any manners?" The shopkeeper’s face turned sour, wishing he could capture this cripple and give him a good beating to vent his anger.
"Shoo, go away! The master hasn’t said a word, why are you, a lowly helper, so concerned?" The weirdo sitting on the stool, eating happily, glanced impatiently at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper wanted to say more, but Xuexue waved her hand and turned to him saying, "Alright, you may go down now!"
With a face full of unwillingness, the shopkeeper glared angrily at the weirdo, "But... Princess Consort, look at him... he...!"
A perfectly good table of food was ruined by him. To please the Princess Consort, the shopkeeper didn’t even know how many precious ingredients he used and how much effort he put in to make this meal, but it all ended up in the belly of this weirdo. Can you blame him for being angry?
The weirdo rolled his eyes, displeased, "Hey hey hey, what’s wrong with you, shopkeeper? What’s the big deal about Master eating some food and drinks? Didn’t he pay you?"
The shopkeeper exploded, "You... you... can you afford it?"
This table of dishes is incredibly expensive; unless you’re high officials and nobles, the shopkeeper wouldn’t easily take it out, including steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, and roasted chick, dishes never found in other taverns.
The weirdo smirked, "Master can’t afford it, but can’t the Princess Consort?"
The shopkeeper’s chest hurt from anger, "You... you you... you’re just a bandit, after eating someone else’s food, you still ask them to pay for you, where’s your face gone? As an old man, I’m embarrassed for you."
The weirdo laughed eerily, "You, a little shopkeeper, minding too much, the Princess Consort is willing to pay for Master, so what? Are you not satisfied?"
At this point, the shopkeeper was almost dying of anger, he turned his head to look at Xuexue, "Princess Consort... look at him? He... he... ugh... how improper."
Xuexue laughed, "Shopkeeper, don’t be angry, he’s just teasing you!"
The shopkeeper paused, "What... what teasing?"
Xuexue: "We know each other."
"Oh!" The shopkeeper finally realized that he misunderstood, making a fool of himself, so he awkwardly laughed, "Princess Consort, you see, I just got worked up, haha!"
The weirdo added another mockery, "That’s called a dog minding the rats’ business."
The shopkeeper’s face turned red and green, multi-colored, and looked terribly embarrassed.
Xuexue smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, it’s nothing, you can go down now!"
"Yes!"
The shopkeeper turned and walked two steps, then stopped and asked, "Princess Consort, do you want another table of food?"
This table of food was already ruined by the weirdo, the Princess Consort’s status is noble, she surely can’t eat his leftovers.
There were dozens of dishes on the table, the weirdo actually didn’t eat much because he had no hands or feet and wasn’t convenient in eating, only a few dishes were eaten.
Xuexue waved her hand, "No need, just leave it, it’s fine."
"Alright."
The Princess Consort didn’t mind anymore, so the shopkeeper had nothing more to say and had to retreat.
Xuexue went inside, elegantly sat on the stool, and stared unblinkingly at the weirdo.
The weirdo felt uneasily under her gaze, although this girl looks young, she is quite adept at handling situations, even he, an old man who has lived for decades, had to admire her.
"Princess Consort, why are you staring at me like that?"
"What do you think?"
"Is it just for one meal? Is it necessary?"