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Chapter 110 The Gossip of the Cheng Family

Chun Ying slandered inwardly, this Cheng Da is too scumbag, if it is said that before, he just loved the new and disliked the old, spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife, but now he has abandoned his honesty, and from what he said earlier, that friend not only married his wife and sister to him as a Concubine, and even asked him to do business as a partner. Before he could make it, he first thought of swallowing other people's shares. Why did Mrs. Cheng have such a husband?
Shopkeeper Shi also said with embarrassment: "This...isn't quite right?"

"What's inappropriate?" Uncle Cheng disapproved, "It's rare to have a good opportunity to make a fortune. If you don't seize it, is it possible that you really want to guard this small shop and work for others all your life? I know you have saved a lot Tiji, let's see what kind of life you live? You are quite old, you don't have a wife and children, and even a girl who makes the bed, your sister is not willing to buy it for you. She married into my Cheng family for more than ten years. You still hold onto your Shi family's money, so you don't have any idea? You have your own property, and you will be a master in the future, do you want any kind of beauty?"

Shopkeeper Shi smiled dryly and looked away: "That's not what you said, brother-in-law, sister was doing it for my own good, and my boss treated me well..."

"It didn't hurt his family, but I just brought over a few big customers I recognize." Uncle Cheng smiled and patted his wife and brother on the shoulder, "The hairs of those rich families are thicker than our waist. What is eight bolts of silk and satin? Our new shop is not a small business. The shop has already been approved. It is located in the third corridor, with four gates facing the street! Think about it, how big is that shop? My brother-in-law knows you I know a lot of well-known silk and satin merchants, and my brother-in-law will set up a drink in Jinduo Pavilion some other day, invite some of you to have a drink, get acquainted, and we will make a fortune together in the future?"

Shopkeeper Shi hesitated for a while, then lowered his voice to persuade him: "Brother-in-law, it's nothing, just call me when you prepare the wine. It's just...it's a great thing that someone is willing to partner with you. Anyway, We are already married...why bother to plot against others like this?" Even though he knew it was the natal family of his brother-in-law's concubine, shopkeeper Shi couldn't help reminding that the businessman lost his integrity and was looked down upon by others. The law can no longer gain a foothold, and my brother-in-law has been a businessman for most of his life, how could he forget this truth?
Uncle Cheng's face was a little ugly, he looked out of the store with a straight face, and then glanced at Chunying, Chunying had already pretended to take a rag to wipe here and there, pretending to be a cleaning maid.

Uncle Cheng usually came seldom, and vaguely remembered that his wife and brother had borrowed a little girl, and he didn't pay attention to her. He just said to shopkeeper Shi with a straight face: "Do you think I don't know what to do? How can there be a girl in the world?" Such a good person? It’s nothing to ask you to partner with me to open a shop, and you only need a small share? His family is old in business, and there is no reason to take advantage of outsiders! My Mu Niang was originally a concubine. Living with my sister and brother-in-law, I am not less angry with them, and I don’t have a good dowry when I get married. This is still a brother-in-law! This time, Mu Niang quietly inquired about the partnership, so I know the reason. It turns out that his family is very Rich, but he treats people meanly and has a bad reputation, so he has to accept the business from his hometown and find a living elsewhere. He is interested in the cloth business in the capital, but he doesn't know anyone, and he is afraid that he will not be able to keep his money. Seeing that I am from the capital You said, if this kind of profiteer treats him sincerely, he is afraid that the shop will be opened for a year or two, and he will kick me away when he is familiar with it. Isn't my effort in vain? ?! Why don’t you do it yourself!”

Shopkeeper Shi frowned when he heard this: "Since he is such an inappropriate person, just leave him alone. Why did you give him money? Your concubine is related to his family anyway, so we need to prevent it from being ugly when we meet in the future."

"You fool!" Uncle Cheng said with a look of resentment, "Without his money, how could I have won such a big shop and opened such a big cloth shop?! Anyway, his family is very rich, so I don't care. One or two thousand silver, so what if you have relatives? Mu Niang entered the door of my Cheng family, and she is my Cheng family. How can there be any reason to still think about her mother's sister and brother-in-law?! Do you want a partnership? Or take the money? , when we take down that shop, no one in the capital will dare to look down on us anymore!"

Shopkeeper Shi thought and thought, but he didn't say a word, but his expression was obviously unwilling. Uncle Cheng's face darkened, and he said angrily, "I knew it! You brothers and sisters are all good-for-nothings! You don't have any courage at all, even money When you get here, you don’t know how to pick it! Your sister calls Mu Niang a vixen all the time and only spends my money. Her brother-in-law is in control! This is a good wife! Ask your sister to learn more!" After saying that, he shook his sleeves and left, but he refused to look back no matter what shopkeeper Ren Shi called out from behind.

Chunying grabbed shopkeeper Shi: "Shopkeeper, don't bother with him, let's go and see my aunt first." The latter gave up.

There were soft footsteps from the back stairs, and Mrs. Cheng, who had lost a lot of weight, came down, staring blankly at her husband who had gone away. ... I've been married to him for more than ten years, so what's wrong with me? He actually said that I'm not a good wife, I am! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Shopkeeper Shi was sweating profusely and came forward to persuade her: "Sister, don't cry... It's a joke..." He looked outside and saw that no one was paying attention to the situation in the store, so he was relieved and tried to persuade her The elder sister said a few words, and then said: "Brother-in-law was also in a hurry, so he talked nonsense. In fact, if the businessman really partnered with brother-in-law, it would be good for brother-in-law. Who wouldn't want to have his own shop? Brother-in-law has been a businessman for more than ten years, and it is also true. The time has stabilized. Sister, so what if you take out some of the money and spend it for him? He has earned it for many years. Shop, you don’t have to run around all over the place, you just need to stay in the capital. You can watch him, and save him from having ulterior motives and getting a few concubines to anger you.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Cheng scolded: "I won't give it! Who knows what he will do with the money? It's all spent by that vixen. Aren't my son and I going to drink the northwest wind?!" After a pause, he was wronged again He choked up and said: "Now he doesn't pay attention to me anymore. When the shop really opens, that bitch's natal family will become your brother-in-law's rich man. Where will I stand? Charge me with a crime, divorce me, I'm still dreaming!" She cried louder.

Chunying also nodded in agreement and said: "Ms. Cheng is right, it is more secure to save money in your hands." Mrs. Cheng looked up at her, as if she was very relieved, but shopkeeper Shi smiled bitterly and said: "Xiaochun, Say a few words less, if my sister really turned against her brother-in-law for money, it will be difficult to turn back in the future!"

Chunying said seriously: "If there is one concubine, there are two. Uncle Cheng has taken one concubine, who knows if he will take another concubine in the future? Look at his words and deeds. If he didn't have no money, how could he take my wife seriously?" ? Give him all the money, how will the aunt and Su Luosui live in the future? Do you really want to see the face of that concubine? If a man changes his mind, he will no longer be reliable. It is better to take the money by himself and not have to ask someone to come good."

These words made Mrs. Cheng feel sorry for her: "That's exactly what I said. If I don't have children, I don't care about them. I can live with them when I go back to my mother's house, but I can't leave my two sons..." She cried again stand up.

Shopkeeper Shi couldn't help sighing: "Since that's the case, my sister can keep all the money. It's just that my brother-in-law finally got the chance, so I have to help him. I'll introduce him to a few familiar silk merchants some other day, and I'll scrape together 200 taels of silver." Send it over to save my brother-in-law from falling out with my sister, and the whole family will become enemies."

Chun Ying hurriedly dissuaded: "Shopkeeper, don't rush to give money. I always feel that this is a bit strange. How can it be so cheap? If you pay [-]% of the money, and find a shop, you can get half of the shares? He wants to find a local partner, and he can't find any powerful businessmen, so he wants to find Uncle Cheng?" Cheng Da is just a mere businessman, and he can catch a lot of them in the capital, but Chun Ying dare not say this, just say : "Since he is famously mean, how can he be so stupid? Don't be a liar, right?"

Aunt Cheng stopped crying, her eyes widened and she asked, "Isn't it? I've seen that man before. He was very richly dressed, and the gold jewelry on his wife's body was enough for 100 taels! That little bitch, too. She is covered in silk and satin, she can read a few words, she can play the piano and draw pictures, she is clearly a lady from a rich family."

Chun Ying thought it was a bit funny: "Knowing a few words, playing the piano and drawing pictures, this is called a young lady? I didn't say that, a lady from a rich family would marry into a businessman's family as a concubine? If the businessman wanted to be a concubine in the capital Business, and no reliance, just marry your wife and sister to an official? Doesn’t it mean that she is very beautiful? If you can’t climb up to a high official, there are too many wealthy businessmen with a reputation! Where is it Uncle Cheng’s turn? "Old and have a wife and son.

"I'm a bad man..." Aunt Cheng muttered, feeling that Chunying's words made sense, she couldn't help feeling panicked, "This...brother, what do you think should be done?"

Shopkeeper Shi also hesitated: "If it's really a lie, just stop brother-in-law, but if it's not..."

The more Chunying thought about it, the more she felt that her guess was correct: "I haven't seen Uncle Cheng's concubine, but brother Xiao Fei has seen it. His family has a cosmetics business, and he knows these things very well. He told me about it. It is said that the brand of rouge powder used by the concubine is not used by ordinary women of good families in the south of the Yangtze River, only those women in brothels or concubines will use it."

Aunt Cheng grabbed her arm excitedly: "Is this true?!" Chunying nodded reluctantly in pain, and she immediately stood up excitedly: "I'll expose her right away!" The shopkeeper hurriedly stopped her: "No way! Go now, no one will believe it!"

Mrs. Cheng shouted angrily: "Since she is a liar, she should have been exposed earlier, told her to go to the yamen to be boarded, and kicked out of the Cheng family's door! If it is too late, the Cheng family's money will be told to move her away!"

Chunying and shopkeeper Shi stopped her stubbornly, making a fuss. Hu Fei wanted to find Chunying after chatting with the neighbors, but as soon as he entered Yunxiang Pavilion, he was stunned: "What is... what are you doing?"

Chunying hurriedly explained the matter briefly, Hu Fei frowned and said: "Ms. Cheng, it's useless for you to say it now. Instead, you will startle the snake. It's better to watch it coldly and wait for her to do it."

Aunt Cheng disagreed: "Could it be possible to tell me to watch my family's money being cheated by her?!"

"Don't you still have the money?" Chunying whispered in her ear, "Ma'am, you should not give the money. Even if Uncle Cheng is cheated of the money in the future, he won't lose everything? By then In his eyes, you are a great virtuous wife and the savior of the world!" Aunt Cheng's eyes lit up, she glanced at Chunying, and screwed her face with a smile and scolded: "Little girl, so you are not an idiot!"

Chunying was in so much pain that tears came out, and she cursed in her heart, but she still managed to force a smile on her face.After finally comforting Mrs. Cheng, she bit the bullet and listened to the other party, YY, what Uncle Cheng would do if his conscience found out that the prodigal son turned around. It took more than half an hour to get out. Hu Fei had already discussed with shopkeeper Shi about the leftovers in the store It's over.

Shopkeeper Shi smiled and said: "I thought you forgot and were about to throw away the scraps. Since you came to get them, you might as well take them later. You only need to pay a few hundred dollars to treat the guys to a drink. In the future If you make a fortune, don’t forget about us.”

Chunying wondered in her heart, isn't it free?But a few hundred dollars is not too much, and I finally settled a concern.She and Hu Fei looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

The remaining materials filled most of the carriage, and Chunying and Hu Fei went around to several familiar embroidery consignment shops nearby, bought a batch of cheap and exquisite purse handkerchiefs and other things, and visited several cosmetic shops by the way Seeing that it was getting late, I happily went home.

In the car, Chunying looked at the received embroidery work, and suddenly thought that the cost of buying it all depends on the high cost, but she can't do it by herself. If she wants to sell it at a high price, she still has to ask for fresh patterns. There is a large booklet of patterns for the work of the young lady's embroidery shop. I wonder if I can borrow it?

(End of this chapter)