Otoharu

Chapter 197 Printing Workshop
"Brother Shanqing, what's the matter with you?" Seeing that Jiang Shanqing stopped talking suddenly, Li Meier stretched out her hand in front of him strangely and asked.

Jiang Shanqing patted Li Meier's fleshy little hand away, and asked with a somewhat complicated expression: "Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you someday?"

Li Meier thought for a while, and then said in distress: "I really can't think of anything I can deceive you, but brother Shanqing, don't think me too stupid, although I am not as smart as you, But it's not that stupid."

Hearing what she said, Jiang Shanqing couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hands to pinch her cheeks, "I didn't think of you as an idiot, I know you are as wise as a fool, but you are actually very smart!"

"Li Zi Dao Ji is ready, please send me!" Li Mei'er was a little angry, and reached out to grab Jiang Shanqing's hand, bad guy, how could she use her face as a rubber band!
The two fought for a while, and Li Meier's mood was completely recovered. On the second day, she got up early and sent her parents away.

The printing workshop of Liu Laosan's family is in the north of the town, and the people living here are basically the poorer people in the town. Because there are many casinos and wine shops, the environment is a bit dirty and the law and order are not very good. One of the reasons why Shi didn't bring Li Meier along.

Wang Daya drove the ox cart to the street where Liu Laosan's printing workshop was located, and said to the couple in the car, "Uncle Li, grandma, the Liu family's workshop is right in front of you, and the ox cart can't get in there." , we have to go over there."

The two nodded and got out of the bullock cart. Knowing that they were coming to Zhenbei today, Mrs. Jiang changed into old clothes that were not very conspicuous, and her shoes were also old shoes that she didn't usually wear. She didn't feel bad even if the mud spots and sewage got on the shoe on the stone-paved road.

The couple followed Wang Daya for about a cup of tea, and then saw the signboard of the Liu Family Printing Workshop. The signboard was obviously old, and the lettering on it could not be seen clearly, and there were many wears and stains on it. , can barely make out the words "Liu's Printing Workshop".

At this time, the front door of the workshop was closed tightly, and there were many filth thrown by someone in front of the door. Obviously, the door hadn't been opened for a long time.

"Uncle Li, grandma, you wait here, I'll go and see if Lao San Liu is at home." Wang Daya stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said to the couple.

Li Yan was a little puzzled. It was only early morning, where could Liu Laosan go? He was not a hardworking worker or farmer, so he would get up early and go out to work.

Wang Daya seemed to see Li Yan's doubts, and quickly explained: "This Liu Laosan sometimes gambles in the casino all night, and won't go home until he loses all the money. Go ask."

Li Yan nodded, watching Wang Daya go around to a side door behind the shop.

"Brother Liu! Brother Liu! Are you there? I brought you the buyer." Wang Daya shouted loudly while knocking on the door.

There was no movement in the room, Wang Daya patted for a while, and finally a trembling voice came from inside. "Who is it?" The voice was a woman, with some timidity and fear.

"Is it sister-in-law? I'm Wang Daya, is Brother Liu at home? I brought the buyer over to look at the shop." Wang Daya yelled inside again.

The woman inside was silent for a while, and then said again: "My husband is not here, you can come back another day."

"Don't, sister-in-law, it's not easy for us to come here, just open the door and let us go in and wait for Brother Liu." Wang Daya said after patting the door panel a few more times.

"Let's go, I don't know when he will come back, I am an orphan and widow, it is really difficult to entertain guests." The woman's voice trembled more and more, and there was a hint of pleading.

Jiang Shi and Li Yan also heard the conversation between Wang Daya and the woman in the back, and looked at each other with some doubts, Jiang Shi looked at Wang Daya and said: "If it's inconvenient, then let's come again next time."

Wang Daya immediately turned around, looked at Li Yan and his wife with apologetic expressions, and said, "It's really a coincidence today, and I don't know where Liu Laosan went to gamble again. If you two don't mind, let's go to the nearby wine shop Sit for a while, and I will look for someone to find that Liu Laosan, and I can't let the two of you make a trip in vain."

Li Yan and Li Yan thought that they were not in a hurry anyway, so they nodded in agreement.

The three of them arrived at the nearest restaurant, and as soon as they sat down, Mrs. Jiang and Wang Daya asked, "Is that Mrs. Liu's wife who was in the workshop just now?"

"Yes." Wang Daya said with a wry smile, "I'm not going to hide it from you two. The youngest Liu wants to sell the workshop, but the wife of the Liu family is not willing. As you can see, this workshop is connected to the Liu family's When the house was originally built, it was used for business in the front and for people in the back, if the workshop is sold, the Liu family's wife and two children will be homeless, and they will have to rent a house to live in."

Li Yan frowned when he heard the words, and asked again: "Since Liu Laosan wants to sell his ancestral property, didn't he find another place for his wife and children?"

"Master, Liu Laosan owes a lot of gambling debts outside. How can he still have money to rent another house for his wife and children? If he is not desperate, he will not sell this last ancestral property." Wang Daya replied with a hint of tone in his tone. With deep contempt.

"No wonder the lady of the Liu family doesn't want to open the door. She also knows in her heart that if we take a fancy to this shop and buy it, she and her children will probably end up on the streets." Jiang sighed softly, with a bit of unbearable tone in her tone. .

"Grandma, you are truly a bodhisattva. If you feel sorry for Mrs. Liu and her two children, I have a way to help them." Wang Daya said with a smile.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Jiang Shi was a little curious, looking at Wang Daya and asked.

"Liu Laosan wants to sell the workshop for 50 taels. The money is in his hands, and he immediately went to the gambling table. It is better to give it to Mrs. Liu. She and her two children will have someone to rely on for the rest of their lives." Wang Daya said .

"But isn't the property right of this workshop in Liu Laosan's own hands? Without his signature and signature, this business can't be done." Li Yan said with a frown.

"That's what I think. When buying a shop, I always pay a deposit first after I'm optimistic about it. After signing the contract, I will pay the rest. Will go to the casino to gamble money again, I also have some relationship in the casino, let the people inside detain him for three to five days, and then find someone to send a message to him, if he does not sign the contract, the buyer will go back on his word, and return the money. He has to pay double the deposit, if he is in a hurry, he will definitely sign the contract right away, and then we will give the rest of the money to Miss Liu, so the money will be in Lady Liu's hands."

(End of this chapter)