Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 396 Envy, Jealousy, Hate

"Damn it, this is Chi Guoguo's post-autumn settlement. If I knew that old guy was such a wolf-hearted dog, we should have badly ruined his son's reputation when we caught him in bed!"

In Sun Ji's grocery store in the town, Sun Erhu slammed his fist on the table, causing the teacups and teapots on the table to jump up.

It was noon at this time, and there were very few customers in the shop. The few people sitting around the tables behind the counter were all gloomy, and the shop was filled with an atmosphere of depression and anxiety.

"Old Zhang, how accurate is your news? Could it be someone with ulterior motives who instigated it?" Liang Yuzhong frowned and asked the shopkeeper who was standing beside him with his arms sleeved. Shock.

Shopkeeper Zhang went to the county town to purchase goods yesterday, and he heard that everyone in the industry was secretly passing a message.It is said that Yang, the newly appointed Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce in Wanghai County, recently received reports from some merchants that the daily necessities such as fragrant soap sold at the Sunji Grocery Store in Changqiao Town are priced privately, which is different from that in Changqiao Town and even Wanghai as a whole. The price of the same type of goods in the county is very different.

In order to coordinate the buying and selling prices of commodities and strictly prohibit malicious bid-ups and price reductions, Vice President Yang made it clear that even if he is a fellow countryman, he will not bend the law for personal gain, and he must find out the situation and give everyone a clear explanation!
Shopkeeper Zhang let out an 'ah', looked at Liang Yuzhong with a little pity, and said in a deep voice, "I hope it's from hearsay, but my friend is either someone else, or he has been in business with us for the past two years. Shopkeeper Zhou, the supplier of the relationship."

"Shopkeeper Zhou actually said it?" Liang Yuzhong was dumbfounded.

He is naturally familiar with shopkeeper Zhou in the county seat. He has been buying goods from him for the past two years, and the relationship is not bad. Although shopkeeper Zhou is a businessman, he has a good character in dealing with people in private.

"Treasurer Zhou and us can be said to have a mutually beneficial business relationship. If our shop is destroyed by someone, he will also lose business. His words are highly credible!" Zhang Zhang continued.

"It's really unexpected that the shopkeeper Yang of Yangji Buzhuang was promoted to the vice president of the county's chamber of commerce. The first achievement he will make is to use a knife on our small grocery store. Behind this must be those who have always been jealous. Our colleagues are there to contribute to the flames!"

"It's not that they were reported by others, and they contributed to the flames. Maybe those who reported were instructed by that old fox, shopkeeper Yang!" Sun Erhu gritted his teeth.

"I was really surprised when I heard the news from Lao Zhou!" Shopkeeper Zhang shook his sleeves, shook his head, and said, "We are in the business of daily necessities, and there is no such thing as Yang Ji Buzhuang. Competitive relationship. Leaving aside the original relationship between you and the Yang family, just because everyone is from the same village. If you don’t take care of it, you’ve already lost your nostalgia. "

"Hmph, that old fox from shopkeeper Yang must have been grudged by his son Yang Feng when he fell into a fight with us back then. Now that the account is settled after autumn, the knife must be ruthless! It's really urgent, our shop is closed, I go every day He is sitting in front of Yang Ji Bu Zhuang's gate, so ghosts don't even think about coming!"

Sun Erhu said angrily, the veins on his forehead swelled up.

Although Liang Yuzhong was also angry and puzzled, he still patted Sun Erhu on the shoulder and said: "What stupid things are you talking about? Just go and tie up the carriages and horses, I'm going to the county town to find shopkeeper Yang, and see what he's saying in front of me!"

Liang Yuzhong stood up as he said that, at this moment, Jin Xi who had been sitting silently listening to the teacup suddenly stood up.

"Father, please wait a moment." She said in a clear voice, compared to the anxiety and anger of the three people in front of her, Jin Xi showed a somewhat inappropriate calmness.

"Father, you are in such a hurry to go to the county seat to find Vice President Yang, are you going to beg him, or fight?" Jin Xi asked.

Liang Yuzhong was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "I'll explain the truth to you first, and if it doesn't make sense, I'll definitely beat him up. The daily necessities such as Xiangnaizi shampoo and shampoo in our shop are all your painstaking efforts. Why? In one sentence, he ordered us to stop selling those? It's not fair!"

"Oh? It turns out that Dad is going to fight with others first?" Jin Xi suddenly smiled and said, "Dad, sit down first and listen to me."

"Xi'er, Dad just can't sit still. This shop is the brainchild of our big fellows. There are so many mouths in the family, and now they all count on this shop for food!"

"Father, please be safe and don't be impatient, and listen to me first, if you want to go again, I won't stop you." Jin Xi said, and winked at the shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Zhang understood, and quickly persuaded Liang Yuzhong to sit back.

"My boss, do you have any good ideas to deal with Vice President Yang?" Shopkeeper Zhang immediately turned to look at Jin Xi expectantly.

The girl from the host family is on good terms with Young Master Wen, and although Sun Erhu and the others have not leaked a word about Young Master Wen's background, shopkeeper Zhang can be regarded as a good person, and he can feel that he is extraordinary.

Jin Xi also sat back down, smiled lightly when she heard the words, but shook her head.

That's right, if you borrow the power of Prince Wen Dingyun, let alone the vice president of a mere chamber of commerce, even the county magistrate of Wanghai County is not worth mentioning.

However, Jin Xi doesn't want to stop thinking about herself when she encounters troubles, and only wants to rely on Wending.

Shopkeeper Zhang, Liang Yuzhong and Sun Erhu saw that Jinxi was still so calm and confident, and they also had expectations, but when they saw her decisively shaking her head, they immediately became sad.

"Obviously, shopkeeper Yang is not just settling accounts after the fall, but also avenging private revenge. The rift is very deep, and it cannot be resolved by soft words or generous gifts." Jin Xi looked from the three people in front of her. Sweeping over his body, he said in a clear voice.

"So, Dad, you go to the county seat to show respects first and then soldiers. The end result is the same. The shopkeeper Yang has become determined after eating the weight. He will start by defeating our family's Sun Ji grocery store, and then he will find it for our two snack shops. Mistakes and omissions are hard to guard against.”

Jin Xi's analysis was thought of by everyone else, that's why the atmosphere was so gloomy and depressing.

"Now that he is the vice president, he has the power in his hands. All the big and small merchants in Wanghai County must listen to his orders at least on the surface. If he really keeps his eyes on us, the days to come will be difficult every step of the way. It's hard to be cautious but step on thunder every step of the way!"

Shopkeeper Zhang sighed. His original Zhang Ji grocery store could not be opened because it was jealously targeted by colleagues and bribed officials and street scoundrels to come and make trouble.

But this time, Sun Ji's grocery store was directly targeted by the vice president, and the situation was even worse.

"Since there is no need to discuss it, brother-in-law, you don't have to go to the county seat. It is useless to go. So, there are only two in front of us!" Sun Erhu looked up at the crowd with grief and indignation.

"We either sell the shop and goods before he does it, disband and return home to farm, or we have to move the shop to other counties!" Sun Erhu said his thoughts very sadly.

Liang Yuzhong and shopkeeper Zhang were astonished!
Jin Xi couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, obviously, this untimely smile made the three of them very puzzled.

"Isn't the lady from the host family mad?" Shopkeeper Zhang asked worriedly.

Jin Xi waved her hands, put aside the teacup she was holding all the time, clapped her hands and stood up.

"We encountered a lot of difficulties in the past, and we have never seen Uncle Erhu say such pessimistic words. Why this time, the other party is the vice president of the chamber of commerce, so you retreated on your own initiative? This is not our fault." Personality, we are barefoot Xiaoqiang, we can't be beaten to death!"

Jin Xi giggled, and glanced at everyone's surprised expressions.

"This matter, although on the surface, we, a merchant, can only be handled by the vice president. After all, looking at the entire Wanghai County, the price of daily necessities such as incense sticks is the lowest in our records, and The price difference with other shops in the same industry is not even one star and a half."

"This is a fact. If the higher-ups come to check it casually, there is no way to cover it up. For this, we can be charged with maliciously disturbing the price of goods, and it is impossible to justify our closure."

"Xi'er, since you know the severity, what should we do next? We can't just wait, can we?" Liang Yuzhong asked.

"They didn't take action against our shop immediately, they were actually waiting." Jin Xi analyzed.

"What are they waiting for?" Sun Erhu was at a loss.

"Wait until we take the initiative to raise the price!" Shopkeeper Zhang pondered.

"You mean, let us raise the prices of the fragrant pancakes ourselves, so that the prices are the same as those of their peers?" Sun Erhu asked.

Shopkeeper Zhang looked at Jin Xi, who nodded with a smile.

"That's right." Jin Xi said.

"This price, we must never raise it. Once we raise it, our shop will lose the source of customers we have built up over the past few years, and it will also push our shop to a dead end in disguise!" Jin Xi said earnestly.

"That's right, we'd rather close the door at this price than raise it. It's detrimental to raise it!" Liang Yuzhong said.

"Looking back, those whistleblowers who contributed to the flames should be competitors of our industry. They reported because our daily necessities are high-quality and cheap. Second, it is because of shampoo, mosquito repellent oil, etc. For products like these, they don’t have the core secret formula, and simply follow our finished products to imitate them, so they can’t get their shape. Only in this way can they really envy and hate us!”

Shopkeeper Zhang and the others nodded in unison. That's right. Although Sun Ji's grocery store is small in scale and the prices of the items it sells are low, it makes small profits but sells more. It almost monopolizes the business in Changqiao Town and even the villages below.

"To sum up, those whistleblowers are all motivated by a profit. If we want to resolve this difficulty, we must naturally come from this profit." Jin Xi pursed her lips into a smile and narrowed her eyes.

(End of this chapter)