The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man novel Chapter 701

Chapter 701: Chapter 697: Forcibly Dragged Away

The girl had been sitting here for a long time, but no one had come to ask for a price. She was too shy to approach anyone herself. When she heard someone finally walk up, her eyes lit up and she opened her mouth to speak.

But when she looked up and met Old Nine’s leering gaze, she immediately lowered her head in fear.

Old Nine brazenly sized up the girl’s face and figure. Only when her face flushed crimson did he finally speak with a smirk, "How much for these two chickens?"

Hearing his question, the girl forgot her fear. Her grandmother had a fever and had been bedridden for two days without eating. She had no money to take her to the hospital. The only things of value at home were these two old hens, and she was hoping to sell them to buy medicine for her.

"These chickens are very plump, over five pounds each. I’ve taken good care of them. They’re three dollars apiece. If you buy both, I’ll knock twenty cents off the total."

"Are they really that plump? They don’t look like they’re over five pounds to me. Can you weigh one for me?"

This was the girl’s first time at the market, and she hadn’t brought a scale. She quietly asked to borrow one from the vendor next to her.

The vendor was kind enough to lend her one.

The girl tied one of the chickens to the hook. The balance arm swung high. She held it out toward Old Nine so he could get a clear look.

"Five and a half pounds, easily."

Old Nine sounded skeptical. "Is that so? Let me take a closer look."

He spoke as he reached for the scale, but instead of touching the arm, his hand found the girl’s.

Startled, the girl snatched the scale back.

Old Nine acted as if nothing had happened. "It really is over five pounds. I’ll take them both. My place is a little far, though. Could you deliver them for me?"

The nearby vendors saw what Old Nine was doing and knew exactly what he was up to. Seeing the girl’s innocent face, one of them felt a pang of sympathy and considered warning her. But a glare from one of the thugs beside Old Nine made the vendor swallow his words.

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