A-Lan and A-Yu were right. The shop has been in chaos these past few days. In order to keep the shop open normally, Uncle Ren closed the antique shop and went to shopkeeper Li. So Uncle Ren was very busy and took care of it alone.
He opened several shops, but he really couldn't cope with the restaurant. After all, he couldn't be the shopkeeper and the cook at the same time.
While Uncle Ren was extremely busy, Elder Jian walked outside the shop. Uncle Ren had met Elder Jian once before, and was obviously a little surprised when he saw Elder Jian suddenly appearing outside the shop.
When Elder Jian saw that Uncle Ren was busy, he did not speak but stood aside and waited. After about a quarter of an hour, Uncle Ren finished his work and walked over.
"Are you Elder Jian?" Uncle Ren asked in surprise.
"Ren Zi, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have really become more stable. You seem to be more mature than you were back then." Elder Jian said.
"Elder Jian, since it's really you, why did you come to the shop? Could it be that something happened to the young master? No, the shop is too busy and I can't take care of him." Uncle Ren said worriedly.
"Renzi, don't worry, what can happen to A-Lan? Yesterday, A-Lan was brought back to the clan by Elder Lu. I heard that A-Lan was coming, so I went to the ancestral hall. I found that the elders were very problematic, so I asked A-Lan to leave first.
When I come out early today, I plan to take a look at the shop first." Elder Jian said.
"As you can see, the clan leader didn't know what happened and insisted on choosing a new boss. When the shopkeepers heard that the clan was going to re-elect a boss, they all closed the shops and returned to their homes. I was left to watch the shop alone.
Even the antique shop is closed. It’s better to say that the other shops are closed. What should the restaurant do? The restaurant’s regular customers come to me every day to complain, hoping that the restaurant owner will open the shop soon. I went to the owner’s home and he said
Unless A-Lan becomes the head of the family again, he will never return to the Leng family. Elder Jian, this is not an option, should you think of a solution?" Uncle Ren said helplessly.
"I saw that you are very busy. Didn't Ah Lan persuade the shopkeepers?" Elder Jian said.
"Before A-Lan had time to see the shopkeeper, the clan leader would come over every day to persuade A-Lan to return to the clan," Uncle Ren said.
"It seems that the matter of persuading the shopkeeper needs to be left to me." Elder Jian said.
"Elder Jian is willing to persuade the shopkeeper?" Uncle Ren asked.
"Of course, I have left the clan, and it's time to do something." Elder Jian said.
So, Uncle Ren took a pen and paper and wrote a few addresses to Elder Jian. After Elder Jian got on the carriage, he told the driver an address. Soon, they arrived outside Shopkeeper Li's house.
Elder Jian stepped forward and knocked on the door. The servant opened the door and saw an old man with a white beard and asked, "Is shopkeeper Li at home?"
"Are you..." the servant asked.
"Tell him that an old friend came to talk to him about old times," Elder Jian said.
After the servant was confused for a moment, he did not invite Elder Jian to come in because shopkeeper Li had previously told him not to allow strangers to come in.
The servant hurried into the house. Shopkeeper Li saw the servant in such a hurry and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Master, there is an old man outside the door. He said he would come and talk to you about old times," the servant said.
"Reminiscing about old times? Invite him in." Shopkeeper Li said.
Shopkeeper Li didn't know who came, but he knew that if someone from the clan persuaded him to go back to the shop, he would just send them out. He returned to Leng Mansion entirely because of Master Allan. If it wasn't for Allan
Young Master, he will not return to the Leng family again.
The servant went out and invited the old man in. When the old man saw Shopkeeper Li, he said, "Shopkeeper Li, do you still remember me?"
"You, are you Elder Jian?" Shopkeeper Li asked in surprise.
"Yes, I am Elder Jian. Fortunately, you still remember me. I thought you had forgotten me a long time ago?" Elder Jian said.
"How can we forget Elder Jian? At that time, the Leng family's business relied entirely on you and the old man." Shopkeeper Li said.
"I heard that A-Lan has asked you to go back to the shop to continue taking care of business, but when I went to the shop, I saw that you were not in the shop. Now there is only one person taking care of the shop. What is going on?" Elder Jian said.
Shopkeeper Li said: "Since Elder Jian has heard about our affairs, he should also know the clan leader's decision. The clan leader came down specifically that day to tell us that we need to re-elect the leader, and now he will be in charge of the Leng family's business for the time being. Young Master A Lan, for Leng's sake,
Our family has given a lot, how can we be ungrateful? A few of us have already missed it once, and we cannot make another mistake. We cannot accept the change of the head of the family. If the head of the family really changes, we will naturally not stay in the Leng family. According to what Elder Jian said
If so, other shops are not open either. Maybe several of us shopkeepers had the same idea, so we closed the shops at the same time." Shopkeeper Li said.
"You must have exhausted Ren Zi. He has been taking care of the business in the shop these days. Originally, he only took care of the antique shop, but regular customers came to the door specially. There was no other way, so Uncle Ren closed the antique shop. You may not
I know that even the restaurant is not open. In fact, A-Lan originally planned to persuade the shopkeeper to come back in person, but something unexpected happened, so it was delayed." Elder Jian said.
"What happened to Master A-Lan? Could it be that the clan leader is giving him a hard time? It's not the master's order that we don't go to the shop, it's because we really can't stand the way the clan treats Master A-Lan." Shopkeeper Li said.
"Nothing happened to Ah Lan. He was brought back to the clan by Elder Lu yesterday, but I have already asked him to return to the Leng family. In fact, I am a little curious. After you left the Leng family, you went to the elder's mansion every day. What happened?
What made you all leave the Elder's Mansion?" Elder Jian asked.
After listening to Elder Jian's words, shopkeeper Li took a sip of tea and said: "The business in the shop is very good. I was so jealous when I saw the money that I started to change the account books and embezzle the money. I thought that the young master would not be able to find it anyway, but I didn't expect that the young master would be early."
You know it. The young master had been checking the accounts at that time, and a few of us discussed it and took this opportunity to force the young master to raise the salary. So the four of us proposed to leave the shop, because the young master knew that we had embezzled money, so he agreed to us.
Naturally, we didn’t expect that the young master would agree to let us leave the Leng family. We knew it was done but didn’t know how to mention it to our family. After we took stock early the next morning, we went to the tavern. We were worried about how to tell our family.
, we were picked up by people from the Elder’s Mansion. After sobering up, the three elders earnestly planned to keep us, but they were not satisfied with Master Allan’s decision. We discussed it and found that the three elders did not know about our embezzlement of money.
, we decided to go to the Elder’s Mansion every day and wait for an opportunity. At least we can hide it from our family for the time being, and the three elders also gave us a lot of money. Who knew that early the next morning, Shopkeeper Tang..."
Shopkeeper Li told Elder Jian what happened in the Elder's Mansion. He said to Elder Jian: "Actually, the three elders always told us in a very subtle way that they did not agree with Master Allan's actions. At that time, I felt like I was being fed
It was as if I had drunk some ecstasy soup, and I thought that the third elder was right, and that Young Master A-Lan was indeed wrong. Later, the elders always said such things, and I gradually thought that it was my problem in the first place, otherwise the Young Master would not have let me go.
Shopkeeper Tang told me that he asked me to ask myself if I had really done anything to regret the Leng family. After I figured it out, the last time I went to the Elder's Mansion, I was actually poisoned by shopkeeper Liu. I really didn't expect that,
We have known each other for more than ten years, but he actually gave me poison. Fortunately, the young master had made arrangements, otherwise I would never see anything in this life." Shopkeeper Li said.
"It turns out that so many things happened in the elder's mansion. I really didn't expect that they did so much without telling me." Elder Jian said.
Elder Jian did not expect that so many things happened to the shopkeepers in the Elder's Mansion. It seemed that the three elders were really planning something.
A Lan was right. If the second son of the Leng family was still alive, the eldest brother would definitely let the second son of the Leng family take care of the business. The accidental death of the second son of the Leng family shocked the eldest brother. At that time, he remembered that his cousin learned that the second son of the Leng family had died.
So he planned to adopt the third elder to his eldest brother. Naturally, the eldest brother would not agree. After all, he still had an unfulfilled son like A-Lan's father. Fortunately, A-Lan was sensible, so the eldest brother handed over the business to A-Lan.
When the three boys learned about their eldest brother's decision, they were naturally unwilling to accept it. Only the third among them was the smartest, and he was the one who came up with the idea. His ambition was not small, and he thought that after so many years, they had given up long ago, but they didn't expect it.
They have been thinking about this for so many years.
"Shopkeeper Qi and I believe that we have done something wrong and should bear all this. But shopkeeper Liu doesn't think so. He thinks that Master A Lan owes us an explanation. But it is indeed us who made the mistake." Shopkeeper Li said
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Elder Jian said: "I have something to ask Shopkeeper Li for help. I wonder if Shopkeeper Li is willing to help?"
Shopkeeper Li was a little confused as to what kind of help Elder Jian was going to ask him for, so he asked: "Elder Jian, please tell me, if I can help you, I will definitely help you."
"The shop is in chaos now, shouldn't you go to the shop to help? I know your doubts, don't worry, Allan must be the head of the Leng family." Elder Jian said.
"Elder Jian, I believe you didn't lie to me, but what the clan did to the young master is unfair. He did so many things for the clan, but he was treated like this by the clan. I want to wait for the news of the young master taking over the business, otherwise
If so, I won't go back." Shopkeeper Li said.
"But, have you ever thought that doing this would be detrimental to A-Lan? Now the elders in the clan think that A-Lan instigated you to do this. What you are doing is not good for A-Lan at all." Elder Jian said.
"I understand, and I will think about it carefully. Elder Jian came out of the clan just to let us go to the shop?" Shopkeeper Li asked.
"Of course not. I haven't been out for more than ten years. I didn't expect so many things to happen." Elder Jian said.
Elder Jian felt that he was ashamed of his eldest brother. When his eldest brother handed over the matter to him, he refused, and he had no choice but to hand over the clan to the clan leader. He did not expect that the elders in the clan simply refused to obey the clan leader and caused so many things.
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Elder Jian sat for another quarter of an hour before leaving Shopkeeper Li's home. Elder Jian hesitated for a while while sitting in the carriage, and then asked the coachman to drive the carriage to Shopkeeper Qi's home.
The situation of going to the shopkeeper was the same as that of shopkeeper Li. They both refused to go to the shop for this reason. Therefore, Elder Jian also persuaded shopkeeper Qi to go to the shop.
"What Elder Jian means is that Ren Zi is the only one taking care of the business now?" Shopkeeper Qi asked doubtfully.
"Uncle Ren is indeed the only shop on that street. Ren Zi has closed all the antique shops. The remaining Jin Yu Zhai can only be left to shopkeeper Tang to take care of." Elder Jian said.