A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 253 Protection Fees

But with prices these days, you'd have to find a connoisseur to sell these bracelets for such a high price.

He's been selling here for several months now, and while many people have come to look, they all shake their heads and leave when they hear the price of the bracelet.

The old man was conflicted; maybe he should lower the price.

He doesn't know if he can sell it for 80,000; that's the lowest price he's willing to pay. He won't sell it for any lower.

Yun Jiao looked at him longingly and said, "I want it."

The silly little fish doesn't even know how to bargain.

The old man was stunned: "What?"

Yun Jiao: "But I don't have that much money on me right now. Could you save it for me? I'll bring my family to buy it tomorrow."

She tilted her head and asked, "Grandpa, will you still be here tomorrow?"

The old man nodded blankly: "Ah, I'll stay even if the goods haven't been sold."

Yun Jiao nodded: "Then I'll come tomorrow."

After saying that, she felt she had made a promise with the old man and took one last look at the two bracelets.

"You have to be here tomorrow, or I won't be able to find you."

After saying that, she popped the last candied hawthorn into her mouth, then rode away on her little car to continue her stroll.

After walking around for a while, Yun Jiao didn't find anything she really liked except for the pair of bracelets, so she simply left.

It was already afternoon. She ate a bowl of wontons to fill her stomach, and then rode her bicycle home.

The county town here isn't too far from their small town; it takes about two hours to walk there.

Riding her little bike, I reckon it won't take more than an hour.

Yun Jiao bought a bunch of snacks, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, and set off!
Her short legs are quite strong, she just loves to drink water.

After pedaling for about ten minutes, it needed to drink water.

Luckily, she bought a lot of water, including several different flavors of soda.

Humming a song, the little girl rode her tiny bicycle down the road, attracting the attention of countless people.

"Whose kid is this? Why is he riding his bike around all by himself?"

People on the street saw her alone, not noticing that an adult was with her, and couldn't help but ask, "The adults in this child's family are so unreliable!"

Yun Jiao: "I am a child of Yun Linhai's family. I did not run away. I came home."

"Kid, where are your parents?"

Judging from the fact that this child has his own bicycle and the clothes he's wearing, his family must be wealthy.

Yun Jiao: "At home."

She also answers every question.

"How can you look after a child like that? They're so young, aren't you afraid they'll get lost?"

Yun Jiao: "I won't get lost, I can find my way."

After answering the question, she quickly rode away on her bicycle.

"Bye-bye, Auntie, I'm going home now."

There is never a shortage of greedy people in any era.

Especially with Yun Jiao's appearance, she looks like a lone, fat lamb, making her the easiest target.

Yun Jiao rode her bicycle smoothly back to town.

She glanced at the sky; it should be almost time for her brothers to get out of school, so she turned a corner and headed to their school.

But before I even got to the school, I was stopped.

Five carefree teenagers, the one in the lead even had dyed his hair yellow.

Yun Jiao's gaze lingered on his frizzy blond hair for several seconds.

"Kid, you look like you come from a very wealthy family."

The blond-haired man had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his hands in his pockets, and his chin held high, looking like he was the most arrogant person in the world.

Well… his face was covered in bruises and cuts, making him look a bit pathetic and a little silly. "Do you know the rules here?"

Yun Jiao shook her head honestly.

"Don't know? I just arrived. Do you even know Brother Mao?"

Yun Jiao: (_)
Do I look like someone I know?

"It's okay if you don't know me. From today onwards, you have to know me. All the kids studying here have to know me. I'm the boss of this area. All the kids behind me are my underlings, understand? So, all the kids in this area are under my jurisdiction."

Yun Jiao looked bewildered. So what did this have to do with stopping her?

"So, if you want to study properly here, you have to listen to me and pay me protection money. If any other outsiders bully you in the future, I, your Brother Mao, will appear in time to protect you like Sun Wukong, you understand?"

Yun Jiao suddenly realized: "You've come to ask for money."

The blond-haired man's expression changed: "Kid, do you know how to talk? What do you mean by asking for money? It sounds so rude. Protection money? This is protection money, do you understand?!"

"You know that chubby kid from the Li family at this school, right? He paid protection money to me, and the day before yesterday he was bullied by some thugs from who-knows-where. It was me and my gang of thugs who beat those guys up."

Yun Jiao exclaimed, "No wonder you guys are having such a tough time."

The blond-haired guy bristled: "What do you know, kid? This is honor, the honor we earned in battle!"

The underlings nodded in agreement, trying to save face: "That's right, that's right."

Yun Jiao said "Oh," and then added, "But I'm not a student here."

Yellow Hair and his henchmen:…………

"Then what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to pick up my brother."

Seeing that school hadn't let out yet, Yun Jiao simply parked her car on the side of the road and sat in it to chat with them.

"Your brother goes to this school too? Want me to pay your brother's protection money? Don't worry, once you pay, we'll protect him!"

The blond-haired man thumped his chest loudly as he assured him.

Yun Jiao: It sounds a bit tempting.

So she took out five yuan of pocket money from her purse.

It was obvious to the naked eye that the blond-haired guy and his henchmen's eyes lit up instantly.

"Is this enough? How long do we need to protect it?"

"One month, this five yuan will protect your brother for one month, I'm giving you a discount."

Yun Jiao nodded: "Okay!"

When the school bell rang, Yun Jiao, Huang Mao, and his henchmen squatted on the curb.

The students who came out of the school all ran away when they saw Huang Mao and his group.

Clearly, these individuals do not have a good image in the eyes of the students.

However, Yun Jiao, who was fair-skinned and more beautiful than a doll, stood out among a group of thugs.

When the children from Bailong Village came out and saw this, their eyes widened, and then they ran back.

"Yun Xiaowu, Xiaowu, something terrible has happened! Your sister has been kidnapped by those thugs outside the school!"

He ran all the way to Yun Jiao's brothers' classroom, and started shouting at the top of his lungs as soon as he stood at the classroom door.

"Huh? What did you say?!"

"Yun Jiao, Yun Jiao is with Brother Mao and his group."

Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoqi rushed out: "Are you sure you saw it clearly?"

"I saw it clearly, I saw it very clearly. How blind must I be to mistake Yun Jiao's appearance?"

Now, Yun Xiaowu and the others stopped cleaning and stormed out of the school with their brooms.

If anyone dares to bully his sister, we don't care who he is, we'll just fight!

At this moment, he completely forgot that with Yun Jiao's fighting skills, a few thugs could not possibly bully her.

　I've been busy with real-life matters and have been running around all day. I haven't had time to write, so I'll just post one chapter now. I'll try to write more tomorrow and make up for it with another chapter.

　　(End of this chapter)