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Chapter 48 - Chapter 48: Uncle!

"You little brat, you keep running, and I'll make you pay with my knife... huh?"

The middle-aged man chased after him wielding a vegetable knife, but seeing a man suddenly blocking the boy, his mood turned sour: "You, move aside, don't get in the way while I take care of him!"

"How many buns does he owe you?"

Li Qingmu asked calmly, cleverly asking about the number of buns owed rather than the money. If he asked about money, the man might name an outrageous price, but asking about buns... how many could a young lad eat? Three or five at most!

As expected, the middle-aged man was a bit stunned by the question and nodded instinctively: "Two..."

Li Qingmu took out ten copper coins and handed them to him: "This is my younger cousin, he's been causing trouble and bothered you, here's the money for the buns, and I'll buy two more buns."

One bun cost about one cent; buying four buns with ten cents meant the man was making a profit.

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