Chapter Thirteen A mountain is taller than a mountain
The crowd of onlookers suddenly exploded.
"Wow, there is such a person?"
"Yes, if you ask your daughter-in-law to pay back other people's money early, but don't let others pay back your daughter-in-law's money, does this mean she will never give up until the shop is taken away?"
"You are clearly bullying other orphans and widowed mothers!"
"Who will dare to do business with the Zhu family in the future?"
The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and started talking loudly in front of Zhu Jia's family. Several villagers nearby looked at each other in shock. They didn't expect the Zhu family's appearance to be so ugly.
Zhu Wanjian shouted: "What does it have to do with you? Get out of the way, don't delay me from doing business!"
He was about to go out when he saw Uncle Zhong coming in from the front door with Yu San.
Uncle Zhong said to Zhu Niang in front of everyone: "Third Madam, the debt has been recovered."
"What?"
When Zhu Wanjian heard this, he became furious and went up to snatch the bag from Uncle Zhong's hand.
Butler Liu had no chance to pull him over.
Although it is despicable and reasonable and legal to prevent others from paying back the money, but now they are directly robbing...
Are you bullying the onlookers for not having eyes?
Uncle Zhong received Zhu Hao's advice and was mentally prepared. He twisted his waist to avoid it, and then handed the silver bag to Zhu Niang's hand.
Zhu Niang opened the black cloth bag and revealed the silver ingots inside. With a happy smile on her face, she straightened her back and said, "Mom, the money is enough."
Zhu Jiashi's face was dark at this time, and her eyes were almost murderous.
Butler Liu calmly stepped forward and said: "Third Madam, have you confirmed that you have enough silver? The quality of the silver seems not to be very good. According to the 95% discount, you have to prepare at least forty-two taels of silver. No problem.
Bar?"
Zhu Niang stared at her: "Steward Liu, you haven't even looked at the silver I prepared, and you just said that the quality of the silver is not good?"
Butler Liu smiled and did not argue with Zhu Niang.
Zhu Wanjian rolled his eyes: "Who can say clearly about silver? What if it is adulterated? I think the discount of 95% is high, but the discount of 90% is almost the same!"
"Wow!"
The onlookers were in an uproar again.
There are so many people coming to bully the orphans and widowed mothers, and they can almost come up with unreasonable excuses. After all, they have something to say.
Nowadays, something can be done about the issue of silver's discoloration?
Someone simply shouted: "You might as well get it at a 50% discount! If I take it back and melt it, it won't be more than a 90% discount..."
Zhu Niang ignored Zhu Wanjian's provocation, took out the silver she had prepared long ago, weighed forty-two taels, and came to the old lady: "Mom, the silver is discounted by 95%, you see..."
"90% off! No negotiation."
Zhu Jia's people don't say many harsh words, and their eyes seem to choose people to eat.
Zhu Niang hesitated for a moment, then took out two or three dollars from the counter and handed it to Butler Liu: "Butler Liu, please say yes. You won't regret it when you walk out of the door."
Butler Liu didn't believe that Zhu Niang could come up with forty-four taels of silver.
But after weighing, there was no problem at all.
Zhu Jia's face turned red and she glared at Zhu Niang fiercely, "From the third family, my mother asked you to go back to Zhu's house for your future consideration. Even if your man is gone and you can't have a husband, you can still raise your son. As a wise woman,
Why do you have to come out and humiliate me, the lintel of the Zhu family? My Zhu family is a royal family, and we cannot tolerate dirty family traditions."
Zhu Niang was unmoved and said in a firm voice: "Mom, let's follow the rules. My daughter-in-law wants to protect the things left by her late husband as much as possible. Besides, this shop and the house behind it, plus dozens of acres outside the city
Even if all the land is sold, the value will be less than one thousand taels of silver. My daughter-in-law can earn back more than enough in two years... Isn’t it good that the water will flow slowly, mother?"
Zhu Wanjian said disdainfully: "Is it possible that if you leave it to your family to run the business, you won't be able to earn back the money? Does it mean you are capable?"
Zhu Jiashi shook her head and stopped talking to her "stubborn" daughter-in-law.
She got up, came to the door, and looked at the people watching.
"Listen carefully, I have a real job as a guard of thousands of households. I have a strict family tradition. I cannot teach the younger generations here today. I have to show my face and ruin my family. There is no way to stop me if I am not strict in discipline."
"I am here to tell you that if anyone dares to do business with her in the future, even if it is just buying and selling rice, grain, official salt, it will be tantamount to going against the Zhu family. Our Zhu family will never let them have a good life!"
The Zhu Jia family wanted to take back the house, but they couldn't make any moves several times. This time, they decided to take a different approach and threaten their daughter-in-law. Why not threaten you, a bunch of ordinary people?
Qian Chuanzi jumped out first, "The old lady is right, these days, it is a virtue for a woman to be without talent. Isn't it good to be obedient and take care of the children at home? Mother Zhu, you should listen to the advice of your elders!"
"Qian Chuanzi, what's your business here? Do you think Madam Zhu is more honest than you in business and can't compare to others, so she comes out to cause trouble, right?"
"Who in our neighborhood doesn't know that Zhu Niang is a good person? What did she do that was bad for the family?"
"This is why you have no excuse to accuse someone!"
The neighbors were filled with indignation, and they all felt sorry for Zhu Niang.
Zhu Jia was too lazy to argue with these ordinary people in the market. She knew very well that most people in the world were timid and fearful. They only talked about it. How many of them would dare to come in if they were really allowed to come to buy things?
As long as the business of her daughter-in-law's shop is bleak, her goal will be achieved.
Before leaving the house, Mrs. Zhu Jia turned her head and looked at her daughter-in-law sideways, and said slyly: "Third daughter-in-law, since the rules have been set, you will act according to the rules. I hope you will do it well! Let's go!"
Then a group of people left in a mighty manner.
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"Hahaha, interesting, really interesting."
At this time, someone on the second floor of the tea shop diagonally across from Mipu was looking at the scene happening in front of them with great interest.
Seeing Zhu Jia's disgraced face leaving Mipu, the man was already smiling from ear to ear.
It was Su Xigui.
The accountant standing by asked in confusion: "Master, we lent money to that mother and son just to watch the dog bite the dog in this family?"
Su Xigui scolded: "You are an eye-opener. Do I need you to teach me how to do business? This is called tactics! You obviously have money, but you don't give it at the beginning. In the end, you get a blow on the head. The skills in this are not worth it."
Take a good look at it..."
The accountant was a little reluctant to be scolded: "My boss is not afraid that mother and son will use this method on us?"
"Do I need to worry about this? It doesn't matter whether there are means in this world, as long as you do things according to the rules. This little Anlu is really crouching tiger, hidden dragon. I thought that the old lady of the Zhu family was already the number one person, but now it looks like... a mountain
It’s even higher than a mountain.”
Su Xigui was about to leave after watching the good show.
Suddenly, someone walked up the stairs quickly and walked to the tea table in two steps at a time.
"My boss, there is a letter from Huang Fantai, asking you to return to the provincial capital as soon as possible." The visitor panted.
Su Xigui frowned: "What's the matter? I haven't finished discussing the business here yet."
The visitor said: "I heard from Huangfantai that there are frequent robberies in Jiangxi, Gansu, Huguang and other places. It seems that there is a strict organization that specializes in robbing caravans. Vicious cases of death and injury occur from time to time."
Su Xigui nodded: "If what I expected is true, or it may be related to the unrest in Jiangxi... well, I'll leave now and go back to Wuchang Mansion to see what happened."
The accountant asked: "What about the refined salt business between us and the Zhu family, boss?"
"Just find anyone to deal with it. Don't give a pound of salt less. Make sure the accounts are clear when handing over salt. Don't make any mistakes in the situation."
When Su Xigui said this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If they don't come back and need to take over the land and house, it will be easier if I am not in Anlu. I don't believe that the local government can still protect the Zhu family?"
The accountant nodded in relief: "What my boss said is that if we really can't afford the repayment, no one can say anything when we take over the land and house."