The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure-Chapter 862 - 861: Pay for My Face!

Upon hearing the furious complaints from a few elegantly dressed women, the other women had no reason to doubt it. They became agitated at once! Which woman doesn’t love beauty? To ruin a person’s face is an unforgivable crime!

Who among those present hadn’t bought beauty products from the Tian Family Rouge Shop? Even if they hadn’t bought any, the free samples might have been taken at least once or twice by women who loved a good bargain.

At this moment, the faces of these women twisted with rage, as if they wanted to swallow the Tian Family Shop whole. Each erupted in immense strength, pushing the men blocking their way to the side.

They crowded in front of the Tian Family Shop, demanding the Shopkeeper to come out, demanding Shopkeeper Tian to come out and give everyone an explanation.

Lady Fang had never seen such a scene before; she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

Even though the Shopkeeper had seen some turbulent times while working with the Tian Family, today’s situation compared to those, seemed completely insignificant.

He panicked and looked at Lady Fang, who had already turned into a puddle of mud.

Looking at the other Shop Assistants, they exchanged worried glances; some even showed expressions of resentment.

These Shop Assistants had managed to arrange marriages through their families. To please their future wives, they had taken some free gifts from the shop for their fiancées.

It was a kind gesture, and their fiancées had happily accepted them. Now that this story was out, they feared their engagement would be ruined!

And there’s Wang Yongzhu, who single-handedly brought the Tian Family Rouge Shop to such crisis, seemingly calm as she watched everything unfold as if it was all under her control.

The Shopkeeper’s heart sank completely!

He gritted his teeth, approached the two Government Officials, and bowed deeply. "Gentlemen, the situation seems difficult to handle. I beg you to help stabilize the scene. I will notify our master right away—"

The two Officers felt they should have checked their horoscope before leaving home today!

A regular disturbance had escalated to such levels?

Seeing the furious women outside, even the Officers’ legs grew weak.

They wished they could return the silver in their pockets. If they had known it would be this tricky, even fifty taels of silver wouldn’t have been worth it!

But they were also trapped inside the shop; they couldn’t bring themselves to ask the Shopkeeper if there was a backdoor to sneak out from. Reluctantly, they stood at the door. "Ladies, what’s the matter? Let’s calmly discuss it until the owner of the Rouge Shop arrives. Ladies, look, blocking the store doesn’t solve anything, does it? They are trying to run a business here—"

"Bah! This wicked shop wants to continue its business? To harm more women?"

"Yes! Such a shop should never be allowed to operate! That girl didn’t smash enough earlier! We should demolish the whole building!"

"Exactly! Smash everything! Demolish the building too!"

...

One call, many echoes!

The two Officers glanced at the dozens of pairs of hands, with sharp fingernails, nearly scratching their faces—luckily, they reacted quickly and pulled back, otherwise they would have gotten hurt.

The clamor outside grew louder. The Shopkeeper couldn’t do anything; Lady Fang was unreliable. Grabbing two Shop Assistants, he walked unsteadily to the door, "Dear villagers, neighbors, I—"

Before he finished speaking, "Smack!" someone spat thickly on his face.

"Stop that nonsense! Look at my face! I’ve been using your Tian Family’s Palace Powder for ten years! No wonder my skin keeps getting worse, I can’t leave the house without using powder every day! I used to be thankful for the Tian Family’s Rouge Shop! Now, it’s clear your powder caused it! Compensate for my face!" A reasonably dressed woman, with heavy makeup and bloodshot eyes, looked at the people in the Tian Family Shop as if they were her enemies.

Immediately, many women echoed: "Exactly! My face too! Now I can’t leave the house without powder! I used to be a beauty! It’s all because of Tian Family’s powder!"

"Compensate for our faces!"

...

The Shopkeeper saw things were going south and immediately retreated, slamming the shop’s door shut. He turned around, wiped the spat-off his face, and glared at Wang Yongzhu, "Are you satisfied now?"

Wang Yongzhu smiled vaguely, "Satisfied? Tell Shopkeeper Tian and Zhang Qiuju, this is just the beginning—"

"What do you mean?" The Shopkeeper looked at Wang Yongzhu cautiously.

Wang Yongzhu placed a finger on her lips: "Shhh—listen—"

Everyone unconsciously quieted down, straining their ears.

Outside, there was a brief silence, then a voice shouted: "Not good! The Tian Family is trying to escape?"

"Open the door quickly!"

"Break the door down—"

Before everyone could react, someone started kicking the door.

The flimsy wooden door was kicked until it shook and wobbled! This door was only for decoration; every day after closing, the outer door panel was lowered for safety.

Now, only this carved door remained. A few strong men could easily break it down with force.

The women outside were even more formidable than strong men. No one knew how many feet were kicking the door, producing constant banging sounds.

The Shopkeeper panicked. If these wolf-like and tiger-like women burst inside, they might not make it out today.

He hurriedly commanded the Shop Assistants to move the counter and chairs to block the door.

The Shop Assistants sensed the urgent situation. They were all in the same boat as employees of the Tian Family; if those women broke in, everyone would suffer!

Therefore, they put aside everything else, using all their strength to move the counter and chairs to block the door. Only then did they feel slightly more at ease.

Just as they were about to sigh in relief, a woman screamed: "Du Lao Wu, you scourge! Why are you watching the commotion? Your wife’s and daughter’s faces were ruined by the Tian Family’s rouge! Why don’t you grab a piece of wood and smash the door?"

"Get moving! This Tian Family’s wicked shop is harmful—"

"Go call your father and brothers! If we don’t demolish this Rouge Shop today, we won’t swallow this anger!"

...

"What should we do?" The Shopkeeper and the Shop Assistants were temporarily safe, but from the sounds outside, it seemed they wouldn’t make it out today.

The two Government Officials distanced themselves from the Tian Family Shop’s people. Mad women weren’t reasonable; it was better to stay away!

Soon after, the heavy sound of the door being rammed echoed, each thud felt like it hit the hearts of the Shopkeeper and the Shop Assistants.

After a few tries, the door creaked and wobbled; after two more, the entire door crashed open.

A group of women, with bloodshot eyes, charged inside.

They didn’t care about anything and smashed everything in sight.

The shop’s items were already mostly destroyed by Wang Yongzhu. The women smashed things twice, but there was nothing left to destroy, and their rage had no outlet.

Looking around, they saw the Shopkeeper and a few trembling Shop Assistants huddled in a corner.

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