There were people around who had seen the entire process and sided with Xu Ke, saying to the old lady, "Even though you're quite old, you can't just bully young people like this. You've been following him from the fish stall to here, taking whatever he buys, refusing when he lets you have it. What exactly are you trying to do?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady's face immediately fell. Her cloudy eyes fixed fiercely on the person speaking. "I'm an old lady, I can do whatever I want. What business is it of yours, youngster? What's your relationship with him? If you don't like me, hit me then, dare you?" The old lady sneered, looking at the person with disdain.
The person standing up for Xu Ke was also quite upset hearing this. "What you're saying is unreasonable. You're old, but you can't act like this."
"How am I acting? Did I do something to you? Did I bully you? If not, why are you saying this to me here? Do you think you're some kind of hero?" the old lady said fiercely.
