amaotonovel Chapter 150 Get busy
Chapter 150 Get busy
After leaving the roast duck restaurant, they went to see Tang Dafu again.
Tang Dafu ate and drank well, and gained weight. In addition, his leg injury was really getting better, at least he didn't complain about the pain all day long like he did some time ago.
Doctor Wei asked Tang Yixiao again if he was willing to study medicine with him. Tang Yixiao's answer was still the same, that is, he had no interest in studying medicine.
When they returned to the village in the afternoon, Li Taohua went to check the progress of the new house first. Qin Huiyin went directly to Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying, told them that she needed more manpower, and asked them to help find people.
"By the way, if Brother Tieniu and Brother Sanjin come back, tell them that I still need a lot of crabs." Qin Huiyin said, "They can still collect them like last time and bring back a full truck."
"This time, we'll ask them to clean it first. If they clean it before sending it back, we can give them a higher price," Xiang Chuntao said. "This will save us time and effort."
"Sister-in-law, thank you for your help." Qin Huiyin said, "How are the mushrooms you planted?"
"Come and see..."
Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying's mushrooms were fine. They frequently visited several other farms to check on them, and immediately corrected any issues they found. They were now incredibly respected among the sisters, and Wang Juying had become even more talkative and cheerful than before.
"By the way, Sister Huiyin, you guys didn't know that something very interesting happened today when you came to the city." Xiang Chuntao said mysteriously, "The Xiao family came to cancel Zhang Lei's engagement."
"Could it be that Brother Erzhu has convinced the Xiao family that they are willing to marry their daughter to Brother Erzhu?" Qin Huiyin asked curiously.
"No, no, no, that's not the case. Erzhu personally went to the Xiao family to express his sincerity, saying that he was willing to pay the Xiao family a certain amount of money every month until the ten-year period was up. However, the Xiao family was short-sighted and only cared about the money in hand. They didn't listen to Erzhu's advice at all and even kicked him out."
"The Xiao family thinks Erzhu is committing marriage fraud. As long as a girl marries into their family, she is a member of their family. Even if he doesn't give money, the Xiao family can't do anything to him. Erzhu has repeatedly explained that he would not cheat, but the Xiao family is unwilling to believe him." Wang Juying added.
"Then how did the Xiao family ask Zhang Lei to break off the engagement?" Qin Huiyin was curious.
"I heard that Zhang Lei owed a lot of gambling debts. The debt collectors not only asked Grandma Zhang for money and smashed the Zhang family's house to pieces, but also went to the Xiao family to arrest Xiao Chunni, saying that they would use Zhang Lei's fiancée to pay off the debts. The Xiao family saw that their daughter was about to be lost, and the money they had earned was also gone. They hurriedly said that their daughter was not promised to Zhang Lei of the Zhang family, but to Zhang Lei's nephew Zhang Erzhu. The debt collectors called Zhang Erzhu to testify, and only after hearing Zhang Erzhu admit it with their own ears did they stop and leave. As soon as the debt collectors left, the Xiao family went to Grandma Zhang to cancel the engagement, saying that Zhang Lei was in debt and the betrothal gift they had given them was taken away by the debt collectors, and it had nothing to do with the Xiao family."
"We've only been away for a few hours, and the village is already bustling with activity." Qin Huiyin said, "It really is better to live in the village. How can the city be as lively as the village?"
"No."
"Did the Xiao family really agree to Erzhu's proposal?" Qin Huiyin asked, "What about the betrothal gift? Will it still be paid monthly as Erzhu said?"
"The Xiao family is unwilling to do so! They are afraid that Erzhu will go back on his word and stop paying after marrying their daughter, so they still require a lump sum of five taels of silver."
"The Zhang family just split up and is penniless. Not to mention five taels of silver, they don't even have one tael of silver," said Qin Huiyin.
"Yes, that's what everyone said. But this time Zhang Erzhu didn't refuse. He just said that he would raise the money within three days and then take Xiao Chunni home to get married."
"You're going to bring him over to get married in three days?" Qin Huiyin was really surprised.
"Erzhu is stubborn. He's worried that if things drag on for too long, the Xiao family will go back on their word. However, this is something the Xiao family is capable of doing. Xiao Chunni is a capable and pretty girl, and the Xiao family saw this in her and deliberately demanded a high bride price to marry her off."
After chatting with Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying for a while, Qin Huiyin went to the old house to check on the progress of the construction. Tang Cheng saw her coming and took her on a tour.
Qin Huiyin saw that the well was well protected and there would be no construction there for the time being, so she decided to do the cleaning here.
That night, the Zhang family came to invite them to dinner.
Li Taohua discussed with Qin Huiyin, brought over the pig's trotter soup that had been simmering for an hour and added a dish, then helped Zhou to arrange dinner.
Li Taohua thought Zhou wanted to borrow money. Actually, this time, if she asked, she would agree to lend it. First, five taels of silver wasn't much, and they would need to make a batch of furniture later, which would almost offset the cost. Second, the Zhang family had done a good job this time. Given the Zhang brothers' style, she was willing to lend them some help. However, even after dinner, Zhou and the Zhang father and son didn't mention the loan.
If the other party doesn't mention it, there's no need for them to bring it up. Perhaps they already have a solution.
After dinner, Zhang Dazhu called Qin Huiyin and said, "Sister Huiyin, I have an unwelcome request."
"Brother Dazhu, you say." Qin Huiyin said.
Li Taohua helped Zhou clean the table.
Zhou blushed and said shamefully, "I'll do it, Huiyin Niang, you sit down and rest for a while."
"The dining table you designed is very useful, and we haven't sold any of it yet. We'd like to make it, and we'll split the profits with you 50-50. Is that okay?"
Qin Huiyin was surprised: "When did you have this idea?"
She thought Zhang Dazhui called her just to borrow money and had already thought about how to agree to him, but it turned out that his idea was not to borrow money, but to make money.
"These past few days I've been thinking about how to make money. While I was making furniture for you, I suddenly thought of your dining table. This is the first time I've seen such an ingenious dining table, and there's no such table anywhere else. I was thinking if restaurants used tables like this, wouldn't it be more convenient for customers to eat? I'm not sure if this would work, so I wanted to discuss it with you. After all, it's your design."
"Sure." Qin Huiyin said, "Brother Dazhu, you have a good financial mind. I think your family's life will get better and better."
"Thank you, Sister Huiyin, for your help. Sister Huiyin is a benefactor to our family. With your help, we will definitely be able to overcome this difficult time."
"But I heard that Brother Erzhu promised to go to the Xiao family to propose marriage in three days. Are these three days enough?" Qin Huiyin said.
"Of course. Once we've agreed on the deal, they'll definitely have to pay a deposit. One table like this will cost five hundred coins, so two tables will cost one ounce of silver. I'll go to the city tomorrow to discuss the deal with the bosses."
"How can you negotiate? The bosses have never seen this kind of table before." Qin Huiyin reminded him, "You can make a small sample, a table the size of a palm, so that you can explain it to the bosses more easily."
"Since you're looking for our daughter to cooperate, shouldn't we also sign a contract?" Li Taohua said with a smile, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly! Then we can ask the village chief and a few elders to come as witnesses."