freenovelworld Chapter 112 How could a mere village head spread rumors like this?
Chapter 112 How could a mere village head spread rumors like this?
“Dad, your idea is not wrong in itself, but raw chicken feet and raw pig trotters are different. We can buy raw pig trotters at the butcher shop, but no one in the market sells raw chicken feet separately. Everyone buys a whole chicken to take home, don’t you think?”
Yes, how come he didn't think of that?
“You’re right. Nobody sells chicken feet separately at the market. If we can’t buy them, we can’t make them to supply the restaurants with cooked food. Tang’er is so thoughtful.”
He was only thinking about making money every month, without considering the practical issues. He was really obsessed with money.
Fortunately, the daughter was clever and negotiated with Manager Su, selling the recipe for one hundred taels of silver. Otherwise, they would have gotten nothing.
Seeing that her father understood, Lin Xiaotang continued, "Besides, the restaurant already has chicken feet on hand, so why would they want us to supply cooked food? Chef Fatty said that Manager Su and Manager Yao have treated everyone well, and we're tired of eating raw chicken feet. Moreover, this dish is easy to make, and once it's popular for a while, people will imitate it. Even the restaurant can only make quick money, so we can't make money for long. Selling the recipe for a dish for 100 taels is already quite a lot."
It's only because Manager Su is familiar with them and trusts them. If it were a stranger, the manager would never agree to give them one hundred taels of silver.
However, Manager Su is sure to make a profit after buying them. With both restaurants selling well for a while, he can easily double his money.
Lin Qingchuan glanced around and whispered, "Yes, now that you mention it, a hundred taels is quite a lot. This is the first time I've ever seen a hundred-tael silver note in my life. It feels like my pocket is burning hot."
"Dad, please stop talking. If someone overhears us and starts targeting us, we'll be in trouble."
The father and daughter quickly returned to the Su residence, put the silver notes into a small earthenware jar, and placed it together with the silver and copper coins they had earned before.
It's probably close to two hundred taels.
However, we need to set aside fifty or sixty taels for next month's purchases.
With only a hundred or so taels left, I don't know if it's enough to buy even the smallest house in town.
She thought for a moment and said, "Dad, if we save up for another month, we might be able to buy a small house in town. When it rains again and we can't go to Dushui County, let's ask a broker about small houses in town. Let's keep an eye out for suitable ones and buy them as soon as we have enough money. What do you think?"
"Okay, we'll go ask when it rains."
Lin Xiaotang didn't want to live in the Su family mansion forever; it was so big and empty, and she felt no sense of belonging there.
I'll have to buy a house sooner or later anyway, so it's better to do it sooner rather than later. Money left lying around can attract thieves, but a house left lying around can't be stolen.
Lin Qingchuan had also considered this point.
"Tang'er, let's put this earthenware jar under your sisters' beds for now. We'll be away from home for half the day. If we get robbed, the first thing we'll do is search our parents' room. It's not safest to leave it there."
Surprisingly, her father was quite clever in this regard, knowing that it wasn't safe to leave money with him and her mother.
However, that is indeed the case.
Who would have thought that the family's money was hidden under the two children's beds?
"Alright, if Dad wants to leave it here, then leave it here. Xiaoyu will be good and won't move around."
So she took the earthenware jar and stuffed it into the shadows under the bed, where it was impossible to see unless you crawled inside to look for it.
Lin Qingchuan continued cleaning the raw pig's trotters, while Lin Xiaotang went to the market to ask her mother to help sell roasted sweet potatoes.
Osmanthus Village.
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Sun have been so angry lately that they have lost their appetite and have become quite haggard.
Shen Xiaochuan had been craving braised pig's trotters and was constantly trying to sow discord among his elder brother's family.
“Dad, we’ve been back for so long, but my elder brother and sister-in-law haven’t come back even once. They don’t care about you as their parents at all. If you ask me, we should just write a letter severing ties and send it to the village head. Let’s do it for real and see if they know what fear is.”
Mr. Shen sat under the tree, holding a cup of tea.
He said irritably, "Do you think that unfilial son is afraid? Now that they've made money, they're probably hoping to cut ties with us, afraid that we'll get involved with them."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaochuan became even angrier.
"How could there be such unfilial bastards in this world? They're not even human. I used to think they were honest people, but I never imagined they were full of evil intentions."
Sun sat to the side, making sarcastic remarks.
"Just wait and see! Expecting them to come back with gifts to support us? We'll starve!"
These days, Madam Sun has come to realize that even if she continues to marry into the family, she won't be able to take advantage of the eldest son's family anymore, so she's given up on that idea.
Anyway, she and her children won't get any benefit, and the eldest son's family can forget about living a carefree life in town. She has to persuade her husband to break off ties with those bastards as soon as possible.
They'll be so disgraced they'll never be able to return to the village!
“Dad, Xiao Chuan is right. The eldest son and his wife are getting more and more outrageous. They made us lose face when we separated from the family, and they have tarnished our family’s reputation time and time again. Now they’re completely estranged from their relatives. If you don’t cut ties with them soon, they’ll be taking advantage of us in the future.”
Mr. Shen was also holding his breath, but after returning from town last time, he calmed down and felt that he still couldn't go too far. If he really cut off ties with his eldest son and his wife, who would inherit the family property in the future, since his eldest son had earned so much money but still hadn't had a son?
Are you suggesting that two young girls find husbands to live with them?
Hmph, he absolutely won't allow it!
During this period, Mrs. Sun was in a bad mood, so she assigned the task of cutting pig feed to the son who was the least pleasing to her among her sons.
After cutting pig feed, Shen Qianchuan returned with a bamboo basket on his back. He looked at his parents, hesitant to speak.
When Sun saw that he had a sullen personality that was somewhat similar to that of the eldest son, she became furious.
"Speak your mind, or shut up. Why are you becoming more and more like that deadbeat boss as you get older?"
Shen Qianchuan thought to himself that he had only slightly disagreed with his parents' unreasonable behavior towards his elder brother and sister-in-law's family, and hadn't dared to openly advise them, yet he had inexplicably suffered the consequences.
Sigh, life is really hard!
He wasn't as capable as his eldest brother and sister-in-law, nor as quick-witted as his second and third brothers, nor as sweet-talking as his youngest brother. After his eldest brother and sister-in-law passed away, the chores at home gradually piled up on him.
After working for so long, he finally understood why his elder brother and sister-in-law insisted on separating the family property.
If you catch someone and exploit them relentlessly, who wouldn't want to run away?
He lowered his head and whispered, "I just overheard the village head praising my father to someone else."
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Sun suddenly looked up, their faces filled with confusion.
"What did the village head praise?"
"The village head said that Father was a man of great integrity and righteousness. He was concerned about the Lin family that had passed away, and he even took the initiative to suggest that his eldest brother change his surname back to Lin. He was a man of great affection and righteousness, and he was admirable."
puff……
Mr. Shen had just taken a sip of tea and hadn't even had a chance to swallow it when he suddenly spat it out three meters away.
He exclaimed in astonishment and anger, "Who suggested that the eldest brother change his surname? How could a village head spread such rumors?" As if remembering something, he stood up abruptly and immediately walked out. "You unfilial son, it must have been him who asked the village head to change his surname. Otherwise, how would the village head know about this? No, I have to go and ask the village head right now."
We must stop them! We absolutely cannot let the boss change his surname!
Upon hearing this, Sun and her sons were so shocked that they all followed.
When they arrived at the village head's house, the village head had just returned from wandering around the village.
Thanks to Xiaotang's good idea, he has been traveling around the villages lately with nothing to do. Not only is he exercising, but he has also done something very gratifying.