freenovelworld Chapter 158 Stealing Business
Chapter 158 Stealing Business
The next morning, the Xia family's carriage arrived at the village and took away the second batch of goods.
Qin Huiyin and the others had to continue working hard. Even though she hired several helpers this time, the batch of goods was still halfway finished.
The Zhang family next door was beaming with joy today. They had borrowed Mr. Tang San's ox cart and were carrying large and small packages of betrothal gifts to propose marriage. They were just waiting for the Xiao family to agree, and would go to the Xiao family to pick up the bride tomorrow.
Qin Huiyin and the others were busy all day, and in the afternoon they saw the Zhang family returning with their ox carts. Zhang Erzhu's face was full of joy, as it was obvious that the Xiao family had not made things difficult for him this time.
After what happened with Zhang Lei, the Xiao family was worried that the trouble caused by Zhang Lei would come to them again. At this time, it would be safest to marry their daughter off early.
The Zhang family began to decorate the wedding room.
People from the village also came to help clean the yard and put away the carpentry tools, otherwise there would not be enough space for many tables in the yard.
Grandma Zhang came again, but as soon as she arrived, Pang Shi came forward and looked at the old lady with a pair of cold eyes: "You are not my mother-in-law. No one dares to say anything if I beat you."
Grandma Zhang, relying on her age, said, "How dare you! Go ahead and smoke, smoke..."
Bang! Pang Zi slapped him.
"I've lived to this age, and this is the first time I've heard someone make such a request. It's really enlightening." Pang Shi blew on her palms. "Why don't you ask? I raised Mingrong alone, and I've dealt with all kinds of people. Old lady, I don't have the good virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Your tricks are useless to me. If you don't leave now, I will throw you out myself."
"You... Oh my God, the daughter-in-law ordered her family to beat her mother-in-law. Is there any justice in the world... I've lived to this age, and I was hit in the face by a junior. I won't live any longer..."
Pang Shi sneered, turned and went into the room, picked up an axe and rushed out with a cold face: "I'll help you."
Grandma Zhang quickly got up and ran out at a very fast speed: "Crazy, you crazy woman..."
Pang chased out and threw the axe in the direction of Grandma Zhang.
"Ah..." Grandma Zhang screamed, crouching down in fear, waiting for the axe to fly past before continuing to run. "Oh my God, this crazy woman is going to kill someone..."
Pang watched Grandma Zhang walk away, then slowly walked over and picked up the axe.
When she came back, she saw the Zhang family looking at her in amazement.
Pang Shi acted as if it was nothing. "Don't worry, I'm not crazy or sick. I just hate noisy old ladies. I'll chop anyone who cries in front of me."
Li Taohua stood under the eaves, laughing so hard that her body shook. When she had finished laughing, she gave a thumbs-up and said, "Your temper suits my taste. Come to me if you need anything in the future."
Pang Shi was in charge here. After Grandma Zhang returned home, she cried and made a fuss, but she didn't dare to come to the Zhang family to cause trouble.
The Zhang family decorated the new house in preparation for tomorrow's wedding.
Zhang Erzhu drove his ox cart to the town to buy a bunch of things, and also invited the aunts and sisters-in-law in the village who could cook to help with the cooking the next day. They also followed Qin Huiyin's style and paid them wages.
"Sister Huiyin..." Zhang Erzhu found Qin Huiyin who was making crab roe sauce.
Qin Huiyin wiped the water stains on her hands and strode over: "Brother Erzhu, is there something wrong?"
"Well, you guys are going into town tomorrow, right?" Zhang Erzhu said embarrassedly. "Tomorrow I'm going to the Xiao family to pick up my bride, and I have to prepare for the wedding banquet, so I don't have time to go into town to invite Brother Ze and the others. If you do go into town, could you invite Brother Ze and the others to my wedding banquet? I know Brother Ze is very busy, but I still wanted to try to invite him and see if he has time to come."
"I will find him tomorrow and tell him the news. As for whether he has time to come and see me, I will ask him."
"Thank you, Sister Huiyin." Zhang Erzhu bowed very seriously.
"Brother Erzhu, what are you doing?" Qin Huiyin hurriedly stopped him. "I'm younger than you, and I can't handle such a big gift from you."
"You have helped our family so much. You are our great benefactor and benefactor. After I get married, I have to go back to the dam and won't be able to take care of the family affairs. I hope Sister Huiyin will take care of me in the future. Zhang Erzhu will always remember your great kindness to our Zhang family."
Qin Huiyin couldn't stand such a grand ceremony from the ancient people, but seeing that he spoke so seriously, she agreed immediately.
The next day, Li Taohua and her sons went into the city to do business again.
Although the family's income has increased significantly, making money is addictive. Besides, there is no reason to give up the catering business that Qin Huiyin has worked so hard to build.
"Why are there so few customers today?" Li Taohua said, looking at the customers queuing.
The aunt next to her, the woman who had tried to hit on Qin Huiyin last time but was rebuked by Li Taohua, came over and said, "I heard they said there's a new restaurant opened in the city, and the dishes are similar to yours."
"Almost means..." Qin Huiyin asked.
"It was originally a bun shop, but maybe the bun business wasn't good, so they turned it into a restaurant like yours. They have baked, fried, stir-fried, and even braised dishes like this. I've never seen it before, I just heard about it."
"How shameless! They actually imitated us." Li Taohua said angrily.
"Mom, there's no need to be angry. This is unavoidable." Qin Huiyin said, "In fact, it's later than I expected."
"Our business will be affected in the future." Li Taohua was unhappy.
"We also sell seasoning sauces. We make them fresh at our stall and sell them. Someone who's interested can learn to make them after watching them a few times. It's normal for people to imitate us. But seasoning sauces are different; most people can't learn them."
"That's right." Li Taohua was happy again. "And there's also the dividend from Carpenter Zhang. Even though I can't get it now, I'll get a big profit once they deliver the goods."
Today, half the number of customers was gone. Qin Huiyin discussed with her family and decided to sell something else. She would also go to the dam to find Song Ruize and tell him about Zhang Erzhu's invitation.
On the dam, the workers who were taking a break smelled the aroma wafting from the air, and their stomachs immediately started to rumble.
"Where does the fragrance come from?"
"This scent smells familiar."
"I remember now. Is this the taste of the food Supervisor Song gave us last time?"
When Song Ruize finished dealing with the Stone Group and returned to the warehouse, he saw several of his men running out. Jiang Qibin saw him come back and pulled him outside.
"The girl is here, let's go and see her, it will be too late if you are late."
"What do you mean it's too late?" When Song Ruize heard that Qin Huiyin had arrived, a warm feeling surged in his heart.
When Jiang Qibin pulled Song Ruize out of the dam, he saw the workers who had been working hard just now craning their necks to queue up there, and then he understood what Jiang Qibin meant by "too late".
"You are all my brother's friends, so I'll give you a discount. This one is four cents, this one is six cents, and this one is one cent, I'll give you three strings..." Qin Huiyin's cheerful voice sounded.