amaotonovel Chapter 310: Zuixianju Debt
Chapter 310: Zuixianju Debt
"What is it? Uncle, just tell me directly. As long as I can do it."
Song Nian took a small stool and sat not far from Song An Ning.
"I heard that you are going to invite an old gentleman to teach the children to read and practice martial arts in the near future. I want the little ones at home to come and learn as well. We will split the money given to the gentleman in half.
Whether it's a boy or a girl, it's always good to learn to read and write. Reading can help you understand things and help you avoid being a fool like me, who is almost thirty years old..."
His idea coincided with Song Anning's. He originally wanted all the children of the Song family to come and study.
Old Man Pan said he liked children, so she would send him more. She already had a picture in her mind: a group of little kids chasing after Old Man Pan, calling him "Mr." or "Grandpa"...
"What a coincidence! I was just about to talk about this. I wanted to wait until we moved and the old man came to talk about it.
Since Second Uncle has spoken first, let’s make it a deal.
Zexiang is still young, so Second Aunt is still taking good care of him. The other three were sent here to live with Ayuan, Ayue and the others."
Song An Ning repeated her arrangements for the children to Song Nian, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Aning, Second Uncle apologizes to you again. I was confused before and said those hurtful words. Just think of it as Da Huang's barking. Don't take it to heart."
Da Huang, who was not far away, raised his head and stared at the people who were talking, as if to say, "I'm not barking randomly..."
"Second Uncle knows he was wrong, and he also knows what to do next. That's enough.
It’s all in the past, I won’t dwell on it.”
Wang Ying'er raised her head, glared at Song Nian, and cursed in her heart:
"Song Lao Er, you are so bold.
I heard it clearly that day. You cursed my daughter Aning with so many nasty things. Aren't you just bullying her because she doesn't have parents to protect her?
Just wait for me, when I stop pretending, I will tickle you to death..."
Liu's outburst that day and Zhang's illness due to holding her breath gave Wang Ying'er a lot of inspiration. She thought to herself that if she and Liu had not been so soft-hearted, like her mother-in-law's usual arrogant temper, she would not have let her family control her, and Liu would not have been beaten.
She wouldn't be so fragile that she would go crazy when something happened. No matter whether Song Feng was there or not, she had to stand up, manage the family well, and protect the children.
Song Nian didn't know that his silent sister-in-law was already planning to beat him up. The more Song Anning talked about this, the more guilty he felt, and he quickly changed the subject.
"Aning, what happened at Zuixianju? Why didn't you pay me when I came to get the duck eggs last time? How could I owe you money?"
I don’t have much at home, most of them are yours, Aning.
I went to town yesterday, and Manager Zhao was not at Zuixianju either."
When this matter was mentioned, Song An Ning also frowned. After using the positioning card, she could accurately see the location of Manager Zhao. He had been staying in one place in Tongchuan Prefecture and had not moved.
Manager Dong came to Ping'an Town last night. She didn't know what happened here, but she heard from the waiter of Zuixianju two days ago that Manager Zhao took most of the cash to the provincial capital and never came back.
There wasn't much silver left for them, and as it was the end of the month when monthly wages were due, they simply didn't have enough to pay for tens of thousands of duck eggs.
"I don't know either. But don't worry, Second Uncle. There are more than 70 Zuixianju restaurants, and losing Manager Zhao won't affect anything."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Xiang Xiang shouting in her head:
"Master, your Uncle Dong has left from Zuixianju in Ping'an Town and is heading this way!"
Song Anning glanced at the map. Manager Dong was moving very quickly. It looked like he was riding a fast horse.
She had been wondering in her heart what had happened in Zuixianju and whether it was related to Su Chen's disappearance, but she did not show it on her face.
After listening to her explanation, Song Nian still asked doubtfully:
“As you said, there are so many Zuixianju in our Nanyue Dynasty. More than 10,000 duck eggs are only a little over 100 taels of silver. Can’t you even come up with that?
In my opinion, we should be more cautious and pickle fewer duck eggs in the next two days to prevent them from getting into trouble and having too many eggs left over if we can't sell them."
"No need, Uncle. It will take at least twenty days for the duck eggs to be cured. Even if something happens to Zuixianju, we can sell it to others. There is no need to worry about this."
"Okay, as long as you understand what's going on, I'll go into the house to see my mother and not disturb you and my sister-in-law."
After Song Nian entered the room, Song An Ning held her chin and started to stare blankly.
After just a few days of peace, she hated someone disrupting this peace, but now Banyue Village and Zuixianju are in a cooperative relationship, and as the leader, she must understand the situation clearly.
Thinking of this, she said to Wang Ying'er: "Mom, I'm going out for a walk and will be back soon."
After saying that, she went out and walked towards the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.
Wang Ying'er looked at her back and sighed softly. The child had just rested at home for a few days, and something happened at Zuixianju again. It seemed that Aning had to go out again.
Not long after Song An Ning sat under the tree, the sound of horse hooves was heard at the village entrance. Then he saw Manager Dong and two other people riding horses, rushing over in a dusty state.
She quickly stood up to greet him. She hadn't seen Manager Dong for more than ten days. He looked several years older and not as energetic as before.
Shopkeeper Dong got off the horse, handed the reins to the person next to him, and apologized to Song An Ning first:
“Sorry, young lady, something happened to Old Zhao in the capital city, and the message he sent a few days ago was intercepted.
I only found out yesterday afternoon that they came to collect the duck eggs and owed money..."
Song An Ning quietly turned on the mind-reading skill, turned around to look at the women watching the fun under the big tree, and winked at Manager Dong.
"It's hot, Uncle Dong, you must have worked hard all the way here. Come home with me and we can have some tea and talk slowly."
Shopkeeper Dong understood what she meant, and in his heart he was blaming himself for being too busy and confused, saying this in front of so many people. He nodded quickly and followed Song An Ning.
There were many people at home, and grandma was still lying in bed. Song An Ning led them to the courtyard where Second Aunt had lived two days ago, and then went next door to ask Wang Qiuyue to bring a pot of tea.
The two of them went into the house and sat down. Manager Dong hurriedly took out the silver he owed and settled the account with Song An Ning. Then he took out a stack of banknotes and a thick account book.
"Miss, this is the share of the recent marinated food, a total of more than 9,900 taels of silver. I rounded it up for you, so here is 10,000 taels of silver.
If you have any questions about your bill, just ask me."
Song An Ning looked at the banknote and had Xiangxiang scan it. It was exactly ten thousand taels and it was stamped with an official seal, so it couldn't be fake.
She didn't look at the bill. If someone tried to forge it, she wouldn't find out.
By using mind reading, Manager Dong felt at ease and there was nothing fishy going on. It was actually easier than looking at the bill.
"Okay, I'll take my time looking at the bills. Actually, I don't have to worry about anything.
Uncle Dong, I trust your work, so I'm not worried at all about the debt you owed me a few days ago."
"Thank you for your trust, young lady. I will be in Ping'an Town these days. If you have any questions, just come to me."
Since he said so, Song Anning could only care about Shopkeeper Zhao and asked anxiously:
"What happened to Uncle Zhao? How could he be in trouble in the capital when he was fine in Ping'an Town?"
"Hey, it's a long story..."