Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 42
Ye Qiongdan and Ye Qinghan rolled up the words, left the county office, and returned to Qili Town by carriage.

After returning to the town, the three of them sold food together as usual on this day. Compared with yesterday, Xiang girl has made great progress. When collecting money and getting food, she is no longer in a hurry, and her voice is also louder.

After selling the meals, the three of them purchased some things needed for the new house, and gave travel expenses to the shopkeeper to send them back to the new house.

After shopping, Ye Qiongdan looked at Ye Qinghan: "Brother, how much did you earn today?"

"Six taels of silver." Ye Qinghan said, now that he sells a lot of food, he can sell more than a dozen barrels a day.

"Let's give one-tenth of the net profit to Erfang." Ye Qiongdan said.

"Not allowed! Not allowed! Absolutely not allowed!" Xiang girl said hastily.

"Why not? This is what your second wife deserves!" Ye Qiongdan explained, "Selling food is only the first step in our business. In the future, we will expand other businesses. After we rent a shop by the pier, We will sell more meals, I not only need your help, I also need the help of Xueyatou and Haiyatou, this one-tenth of the profit is the profit I give to you as a whole second room."

"What can Xue girl and Hai girl do?" Xiang girl asked suspiciously.

"Xue girl has a lively temperament, and she is fine in roughness. I want to entrust her with the purchase of wild bracken in these ten miles and eight townships. The production period of wild bracken is only two months a year. We must hurry up and collect more. Some wild bracken, and then make them into dried bracken. As for the sea girl, what do you think of letting her learn to keep accounts?"

"Hai Ya is quick-witted, she can definitely learn to manage accounts!" Xiang Yatou nodded and said, "Shall we go to the shop now?"

"Of course. I've taken a fancy to a store, which is diagonally opposite to where we sell food, and it's the Chen Ji dry food store."

"That's Wangpu, I'm afraid it won't be sold out easily." Ye Qinghan who had been silent all this time said suddenly.

"Not in the past, but after we go today, we will definitely." Ye Qiongdan smiled mysteriously.

The business of Chen Ji Dry Food Shop is very good, that's because the geographical location of the shop has excellent Feng Shui, and with the help of Feng Shui, Chen Ji Dry Food Shop can make a lot of money every day.

Shopkeeper Chen would never sell such a prosperous shop in the past, but today there will be bad news from the Chen family, which will make shopkeeper Chen have to sell this prosperous shop.

Xiang girl didn't doubt that there was him, but thought that Ye Qiongdan had some way of persuading shopkeeper Chen.

After a while, the three of them walked to Chen Ji's dry food shop.

Even in the sweltering afternoon, the Chenji dry food shop is still full of customers. There are many types of dry food in this shop, and the price range is also very large. The poor can buy dry food to satisfy their hunger, and the rich can also buy dry food in the shop. Buy fine snacks.

After Ye Qiongdan entered the shop, he said to Ye Qiongxiang: "Just take whatever dry food you want."

Ye Qiongxiang was used to frugality, so she just walked around the dazzling array of dry food and didn't take anything.

Due to the large number of customers in the dry food shop, shopkeeper Chen didn't notice that these three people who only looked at but didn't buy were checking the accounts of the past few days at the counter.

Suddenly, a group of people hurried in.

"Shopkeeper Chen, something is wrong!" a young man in the lead shouted anxiously.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Shopkeeper Chen said hastily.

"Master Chen, something happened to Ah Heng in the academy in Yiling County," the young man wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smoke came out of his throat in anxiety, "Ah Heng met Yi on the street because of a girl from a brothel. The son of the master of Ling County fought and beat him to death!"

"What?" Shopkeeper Chen's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.

County Registrar?That's an official!

"Now, Ah Heng has been taken into custody, Shopkeeper Chen, you must think of a way for Ah Heng!" The young man stomped anxiously, "The master refused to let it go, this time... this time... "

Shopkeeper Chen slumped on the chair, a little absent-minded.

The clerk in the store immediately came over to support him and help him to relax.

"Save Ah Heng... Save Ah Heng... Ah Heng is my only son, he must be saved..." After recovering from his senses, shopkeeper Chen shouted to the backyard, "Madam, please clean up the household items , Let’s take an inventory of the family’s wealth and prepare dry food for the journey!”

Mrs. Chen came out quickly, and after asking about the matter, she was so anxious that she almost fainted: "The head of the family, Ah Heng killed the master's son, we want to mediate and fight for privacy, how much money do we need to prepare? ?”

"It needs at least 3000 taels of silver," the young man said, "Although Ah Heng killed the master's son, the master had four sons in total, and the one who died was his third son. As long as you pay enough money, surely the master will not insist on making Ah Heng pay for his life, but Ah Heng will not be able to obtain fame in the future."

"Let's save the person first, but it's a pity that the family only has 2000 taels of silver." Mrs. Chen sighed, "It's still one-third of the money!"

"First sell the shop, and then borrow some money from relatives, or borrow usury?" Shopkeeper Chen asked desperately.

Not far away, Xiang girl leaned next to Ye Qiongdan, and said in surprise: "It's amazing, you said shopkeeper Chen would sell the shop, but I didn't expect it to be so long, shopkeeper Chen really had the idea to sell the shop gone."

Ye Qiongdan has been wanting this shop for several days, and it is because of the calamity of the Chen family today that he will come here at this time.

"Let's wait and see what happens." Ye Qiongdan said in a low voice.

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.Chen Aheng's classmates had just passed on the news of him beating someone to death in the county town, and a businessman with a big belly walked into Chen Ji's dry food shop.

"Old Chen, what's the matter? Come to me, I'll pay 100 taels of silver and take over your shop!" The businessman said carelessly.

"100 taels of silver? The dry food in my shop is worth 200 taels of silver. Aren't you taking advantage of the fire? Besides, my shop's monthly net profit can be about 30 taels of silver. It will be a loss!" Boss Chen said with a straight face.

"At this time, at that time," the businessman sneered, "In the past, even if I offered 1000 taels of silver, you might not be willing to give me the shop. Now, your family is in great trouble, and I just offer you a low price." So what? Right now, you are in a hurry, not me. "

"100 taels is too little."

"Then 200 taels."

"It's still too little." Shopkeeper Chen frowned.

"300 taels, no more." The businessman spread out his folding fan and shook it, "you should give me the shop as soon as possible, otherwise, if you wait a little longer, I may not even be willing to give you 300 taels of silver. "

"Let me think about it." Shopkeeper Chen said coldly. Although he was anxious to sell the shop, he was unwilling to sell the shop at such a low price.

After the businessman left, there were several more buyers who heard about it in the afternoon, but unfortunately, their prices were lower, which was clearly taking advantage of the fire, and made shopkeeper Chen even more desperate.

When it was getting dark, the Chen Ji dry food store had no business one after another, and there was a sad atmosphere in the store, and the guys didn't dare to speak loudly, one by one silently packed their things.

"Well, I don't ask for more, as long as someone is willing to pay 400 taels of silver, I will give him the shop." Shopkeeper Chen said sadly.

"I'll go." Ye Qiongdan came out from behind a row of shelves.

"Are you out?" Shopkeeper Chen looked at her in surprise, "You... you little girl have so much cash?"

"Shopkeeper Chen, I am willing to offer 500 taels of silver to buy your shop. I have been selling food across the pier for a while, and I know many contractors around me. They say Mr. Ling is a very kind-hearted man. People in the village must give porridge in front of the shop on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, and they often donate to the orphans in the charity hall. Presumably there is something hidden about today's incident," Ye Qiongdan said calmly, "there is no unparalleled road, Chen Even if the shopkeeper takes these two thousand and five hundred taels of silver to the county town, after he goes to the county town, he will go to the inn at the easternmost point of the county town at Xushi tomorrow, and he will definitely meet a noble person who will help you out of danger."

"Really...really?" Shopkeeper Chen opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"Believe it or not." Ye Qiongdan showed a mysterious smile.

Alas, it's a pity that the secret was leaked again. Fortunately, she helped a good person this time, so God will not be too harsh on her.

Ye Qinghan took out 500 taels of silver and handed it to Shopkeeper Chen.

Shopkeeper Chen planned to pack up his things and set off early tomorrow morning. When he walked into the backyard, shopkeeper Chen remembered another thing: "By the way, girl, I have already paid the rent for this month's dry food store, so you don't have to worry. But , although I will not rent this shop and give you all the things in the shop, but I don't know if Mr. Zhao, who owns the house and land deed, would like to rent the shop to you."

After all, this is a prosperous shop. I'm afraid that after someone knows the news, they will immediately contact Mr. Zhao and ask for the price of the shop for rent, so that Mr. Zhao can sell it for a price.

"Which Master Zhao?" Ye Qiongdan asked.

"It's Mr. Zhao, the richest man in the town," explained shopkeeper Chen. "Master Zhao rented out all the shops in this whole street. You have to ask Mr. Zhao to rent this shop tomorrow. If Mr. Zhao refuses to rent the shop For you, you can only empty out the things in the shop and find another shop to settle."

The things in the shop are only worth 200 taels of silver. What matters is not the things in the shop, but the location of the shop. Everyone knows this.

When Ye Qiongdan thought that Zhao Ruyi was Master Zhao's only daughter, he felt dizzy for a while.

It would be fine if Mr. Zhao recognized money but not people. If Mr. Zhao refused to rent the shop to her because of her personal grievances with Zhao Ruyi, she would be in trouble.

After leaving the shop, Ye Qiongdan handed over the shop deed to Ye Qinghan worryingly, Xiang girl asked: "Adan, what if Mr. Zhao refuses to rent the shop to you?"

Ye Qiongdan took a deep breath and smiled slightly: "There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart."

"You can let Uncle Chen come to the door," Ye Qinghan said in a deep voice, "Uncle Chen is a loyal person. He used to be a close friend with his parents. After his parents passed away, he took good care of our three brothers and sisters. He is a trustworthy person. The important thing is that Mr. Zhao doesn't know him, and he doesn't know his relationship with the third wife of the Ye family."

(End of this chapter)