Chapter 851 - 183: Compensation of 100 Worms_3
Xiao Yi was startled, feeling something soft hit his face before falling off. He quickly caught it and saw it was a big, squirming caterpillar, which made him yelp and jump.
"You stepped on my beetle! You killed one, now you owe me ten!" she exclaimed. These beetles were all exchanged for food; she had bartered for them by engaging in petty theft.
Xiao Yi, having never seen such a large bug, was frightened and saw Pei Qin and Mo Heng watching him. A boy nearby was laughing at him, which made him furiously blurt out, "How dare you! Show such disrespect to a Commandery Prince, I will chop off your head!"
"Oh! First think about where your own head is!" laughed Pei Qin.
Angry, Xiao Yi looked down at the beetle near his feet and stomped on it, killing it.
Jiujiu pouted her lips and began to cry, "You killed my beetle, now you owe me!"
Little Radish was quite good at causing a scene and by nearly three years old, she was starting to understand things better. Each tantrum was carefully enacted according to the adults’ reactions.
Xiao Yi looked towards Mo Heng and Pei Qin, who paid him no mind. Fuming and feeling slighted but remembering he was a hostage, he begrudgingly huffed, "Tomorrow I will catch you a hundred!"