The most indispensable thing in Da'ao Village is gossip. The story of Su Jinquan beating me quickly spread everywhere, and the Su family once again stood at the forefront of rumors.
Su Liu heard this rumor and shouted, "Let's make a fuss. The more vigorous the fuss, the better."
"I'm afraid this child's future will be ruined." Mrs. Chen shook her head after hearing this.
"Mom, you still feel sorry for him. How did he treat you in the past? His eyes were on his head. I had expected this." Su Xiao said coolly: "Let's see what he does in the future. A kid like that will never be able to pass the Tongsheng Examination."
"You kid." Mrs. Chen glared at her angrily.
"Xiao Xiao." Chen Ye looked at Su Xiao carefully and hid his hands behind his back, not knowing what he was holding. When he saw her waiting for him, he hurriedly changed his words: "Second sister."
Su Xiao's face softened, but she raised her chin and said, "Why are you talking to me? I haven't forgiven you yet!"
Su Liu laughed and pinched her: "Xiao Nizi is really angry."
"Stop messing around." Mrs. Chen also said angrily.
"Mom, sister, just protect him, you don't like me anymore." Su Xiao pouted and ran out again, Chen Ye quickly chased after him.
When Su Liu saw Mrs. Chen shaking her head, she said, "Mom, don't pay attention to her. She will definitely laugh after a while."
Sure enough, within a moment, Su Xiao's happy voice came from outside the door.
"It's a bamboo dragonfly. Did you make it yourself?"
Chen Ye didn't know what he said, but Su Xiao said again: "That's pretty much it. For the sake of bamboo dragonfly, I will spare you this time."
After a while, she said loudly: "Call me Second Sister, Second Sister."
Mrs. Chen laughed when she heard this and said, "I would be relieved if she was half as calm as you."
"Mom, just indulge her, I am just such a sister." Su Liu pursed her lips and smiled. Although Su Xiaoxiao has a hot temper, she is also straightforward. Such innocence is rare, and she is willing to indulge her.
After talking to Mrs. Chen for a while, Su Liucai drove the carriage with Ning Guang and took the prepared donkey-hide gelatin to Baicaotang in the town.
"The donkey-hide gelatin this time is better than the first time." Shopkeeper Fu was very pleasantly surprised and said: "Now that winter has come, the donkey-hide gelatin is even more scarce. If the girl's donkey-hide gelatin can be supplied, we at Baicaotang can take as much as we have."
Su Liu knew that Baicaotang had many branches, and the doctors in each shop were well-known, and the prices for medicines were affordable, so Baicaotang also had a certain reputation.
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I naturally want to make more money, but I'm just too busy. But don't worry, Shopkeeper Fu, I will only supply this donkey-hide gelatin to Baicaotang." Su Liu said with a smile.
Shopkeeper Fu smiled even more after hearing this, and said again: "Your ex said you wanted to find a shop, and the bastard has already got the news. You can have a cup of tea first, and I'll send someone to come over and talk to you."
Su Liu smiled and nodded after hearing this, and followed the waiter into the inner courtyard of Baicaotang.
This time, because the donkey-hide gelatin was made more pure, the price was higher, and the amount of silver he got was one hundred and fifty taels. Su Liu pressed his heart, and when there was silver, he felt that his heart must be at ease.
In just two cups of tea, the charlatan that Shopkeeper Fu mentioned arrived, and Shopkeeper Fu introduced the two of them. What surprised Su Liu was that the charlatan was actually a woman.
"My husband's family name is Wu, just call me Mrs. Wu." Mrs. Wu's voice was carefree. She was tall and tall, with her hair neatly combed into a short bun, a smile on her lips, and a very cheerful and generous temperament.
"I thought all the prostitutes were men." Su Liu was a little surprised. Most of the prostitutes are men. After all, it is much more convenient for men than women to go to places like the Yamen.
"Actually, this bastard was made by my damn man. It was good for him. He died early, leaving me and three children, with two elders on top. There are six mouths in this family, and I have to take care of them.
No? I've heard him talk a lot, so I know what's going on, so I just took over and did it." Mrs. Wu explained cheerfully.
Su Liu opened her mouth in surprise. Madam Wu seemed to be about the same age as Mrs. Chen, but she was actually a hexagram woman? Moreover, it was rare for someone to take life and death so lightly. Madam Wu's expression turned out to be when she said she had lost a man.
Not sad at all.
Are you too strong? Or are you keeping the pain to yourself?
No matter what, Su Liu only had a good impression of her, and she liked straightforward people.
Having already recognized each other, there was no need to talk further, and the two of them went directly to see the shop.
"If you rent this shop, it will cost you three taels of silver a month. If you buy it out, it will cost you one hundred and twenty taels of silver." Mrs. Wu led Su Liu to look at the shop she had chosen and said, "The location is very good.
Okay, sit north and face south. If it is my suggestion and the money is loose, it is best to buy it. In this way, you can rent it out and collect rent even if you are not doing business."
While they were talking, they arrived at the shop Wu Niangzi was talking about. It used to be a tea shop. There was a small kitchen in the back, which was about twenty square meters, and could fit three or two tables.
"I heard that my old mother is not well and wants to go back to the countryside, so the owner of this shop is willing to sell it." Mrs. Wu said as she followed Su Liu.
Su Liu looked back and forth. The shop faced the street and could see passers-by. The location was indeed good.
Although it's twenty square feet, it's enough for a dim sum shop. It would be even better if we don't make dim sum but sell donkey-hide gelatin in the future.
"I really want to buy this shop, but in terms of price, I wonder if it can be lower? I have to renovate it, which will cost a lot." Su Liu said with a smile.
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu said: "If you have nothing to do and leave in a hurry, I will go and ask with you."
Su Liu nodded, and Mrs. Wu asked her to wait at the tea soup stall opposite, but she went there in a hurry.
Sitting at the tea soup stall, Su Liu had drank a lot of tea at Baicaotang and was actually not thirsty, but the tea seller was an old lady, so she ordered a bowl of tea and a small plate of melon seeds.
Mrs. Wu was obviously a cheerful person. In less than half an hour, she turned around. Even though it was winter, she was still covered in sweat.
"Asked, asked."
Su Liu saw her breathing heavily and said with a smile: "Mrs. Wu, you should drink some tea to moisten your mouth first." Then he asked for another bowl of tea.
Mrs. Wu was also thirsty. She grabbed the tea bowl and drank it in a slurp. She said: "I told them that you really want to buy it. That family is also eager to return to their hometown. One hundred and five taels of silver, and then
It can’t be less.”
With fifteen taels missing, Su Liu was already filled with joy and said with a smile, "Thank you so much for your lady's tongue."
Lady Wu cheered and said, "Don't worry, although I, Lady Wu, am a woman, since I am in this business, I must have a good reputation, and I will never deceive you."
"Shopkeeper Fu said that my wife has a good reputation, and I believe it." Young Master Su Liu couldn't help but compliment her.
Mrs. Wu's face turned pale, she patted her chest and said, "My damn man said that as a person, especially as a charlatan, you must have credibility."
Seeing that she looked like a man, Su Liu pursed her lips and smiled, then asked: "When will the documents and deed be prepared?"
"Of course, the sooner the better. If everything goes well, I will go back and prepare." Mrs. Wu said as she finished the tea bowl.
"Don't worry, I have one more thing to ask Mrs. Wu."
"you say."
"My family has about ten acres of land, and there are only a few weak women in the family. They can't do it, so I want to recruit two long-term workers. I thought that since my wife is a charlatan, she naturally knows people. Can you find two for me?
A good one?" Su Liu explained his plan, and then said: "Don't worry, this man's commission will not be short of my wife's."
"It's not difficult. Some of these long-term workers have signed contracts for ten years, and some have signed contracts for five years. I just wonder how much wages you will pay per year?"
"Madam, I don't know the market either. Please tell me about it." Su Liu didn't know how much wages were in ancient times, so he hesitated and asked.
This lady was also an expert at martial arts, and she explained everything in detail at once. Not only that, she also mentioned the maid's monthly payment, and even the groom who drove the horse.
Su Liu sighed deeply for a moment and then said: "The salary I gave you is eighty taels of silver a year. If you manage it well, you will be rewarded at the end of the year. In the other four seasons, you will also be given two catties of pork and two catties of white rice."
Mrs. Wu's eyes lit up, Su Liu's salary was extremely generous. An ordinary farmer's family was really poor and could not earn eight taels of silver a year, let alone meat and rice pies during the festival.
"It would be a great blessing to find a master like this girl." Mrs. Wu praised with a smile.
Su Liu smiled shyly and said: "Madam, I am the head of my family, and we are all women and children. You need to help me find two people who are honest and willing to work. The best ones are those with experience in farming."
"Don't worry, with the salary you offer, there will be many people vying to find people." Mrs. Wu patted her heart and said, "Leave this matter to me."
The two discussed for a while before getting up and leaving.
"Oh, you evil son, you want to snatch the old woman's coffin and throw it into the cave. You will be killed today, you unfilial son."
The two of them had only walked a few steps when they heard a noise from the stall behind them, and then a cry.
Su Liu turned around and saw the old lady selling tea grabbing a man's trouser leg and howling loudly, while the man was holding a jar.
Su Liu recognized that the jar was where the old lady kept the copper coins. For one penny, she could drink as much tea as she wanted. She didn't know how much tea she had to make to earn a few pence, but someone robbed her of it.
The man kicked off the old lady's hand, poured all the copper plates in the jar into his pocket, and ran past Su Liu quickly. He also dropped a copper plate, and quickly turned back to pick it up and ran away.
The old lady was holding an empty jar and crying heartbrokenly. Su Liu frowned.
"This gambling house is harmful to people. This person will die if he gets involved in gambling." Mrs. Wu shook her head and said: "The man just now is the son of this old lady. He was originally a good person, and he also helped people to do some shopping.
The whole family was harmonious and beautiful, but they got involved in gambling. The mother-in-law also ran away, leaving only a daughter and an old woman. Hey, now he is trying to steal the money for my mother’s coffin. Look, next time he may be
He will sell his daughter."
Su Liumoran, this gambling is like a drug. Once you get involved, it will be difficult to quit even if you want to quit. There are many people whose families have been ruined because of this.
This incident was just an interlude, and Su Liu didn't think much about it. After all, she was not a savior. Everyone had their own destiny.
