In a flash, it was the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, and the grocery store carefully prepared by Meng Zhen was decorated with lights and opened.

On the opening day, Meng Zhen not only invited the lion dance team to come over to warm up the atmosphere, but also hired a group of young beggars to help her promote the newly opened grocery store in the streets and alleys of the county.

"Let's take a look, take a look--the Meng Kee grocery store on Liuping Street has opened--all the goods are sold at a 10% discount for the first three days--there will be free gifts to get when you buy two taels-"

The little beggars washed themselves cleanly, their hair was neatly combed, and they were no longer wearing the previous rags, but the coarse cloth clothes that Meng Zhen gave them for free.

They walked in groups of three in the streets and alleys of the county seat, shouting in crisp voices and clear mouths, and soon attracted a large number of customers to Meng Ji's grocery store.

Seeing that the customers in the store were gathering more and more, Meng Hao hurriedly sent Su Shen, Guo Yang, Guo Song, and Yang Dahu to the front to greet the guests.

Fortunately, she had long expected that the first three days of discounts and giveaways would make the store's business extremely hot, otherwise where would she find so many temporary buddies now?

Miss Meng, who felt that she was far-sighted, looked at the lively scene in the shop in front of her with a smile.

Meng Ji is facing the Wang family's shop, but the mood of the Wang family is diametrically opposite to Meng Zhen.

Thanks to the discounts and gifts of Meng Ji Shop, the Wang family's shop has no customers today.

Wang Wanyou had a gloomy face, sitting in his shop without saying a word, and Wang Wanyou's mother-in-law's eyes were spewing fire, staring straight at the Meng Ji grocery store opposite.

"They actually opened a grocery store across the street from our house, they wanted to fight with us, right? I said that the child is his father, you didn't inquire, what is the origin of this surname Meng? Their family is so blind, do you think we should teach them a lesson? ”

While staring at the lively scene of Meng Ji on the other side with vicious eyes, Wang Wanyou's mother-in-law did not forget to complain to Wang Wanyou about the Meng family's "not opening their eyes".

"Teach whomever you say? Do you think it's still when Master Meng was alive? ”

Wang Wanyou was in a bad mood, and his tone naturally didn't get better.

He spat at his mother-in-law, "Master Meng is a serious squire with a real reputation for showing talent, not to mention his rich family, and he also has close contacts with officials in the yamen. This kind of person wants to open a shop, and if you change it, don't you dare to find him happy? ”

"Look at our house again. In addition to the shop that my father did everything possible to get in his hands, is there anything else that our family can get hold of in Ninghai County and is worthy of a high look? ”

"If you want money but no money, if you want people without people, if you want power without power, where did you come from to say that people don't open their eyes? Where do you have the qualifications to teach others? ”

Wang Wanyou scolded with his head and face, and Wang Wanyou's mother-in-law, who was originally dragging her, suddenly became three points short and arrogant.

"Son, you said that our Meng Ji for Men'er, should it be ......" Wang Wanyou's old lady Han, who was confused by the word "Meng" for Men'er, couldn't come back to her senses for a long time, and couldn't help but look at her son with a worried face when she heard this.

"Nope! That's impossible! Don't scare yourself! Wang Wanyou subconsciously denied his mother's speculation, but no matter how resolutely he denied it, Wang Wanyou still couldn't control the drum in his heart.

His father never returned, no one was born, no one died, no corpse was seen, and in the first time, he did not secretly hire people to look for it, but the silver he scattered did not even make a small splash in the end.

After a long time, their family gradually extinguished the heart of finding the king's shopkeeper.

Wang Wanyou began to devote himself to running the shop, but the business of this shop did not flourish because of his diligence, on the contrary, it began to make Wang Wanyou desperate at a speed, and gradually became unable to make ends meet.

In just two and a half years, this shop has gradually evolved from a chicken that can lay golden eggs to an elderly hen who can only eat and not lay eggs.

In fact, even without Meng Ji, it is difficult for Wang Wanyou to keep his grocery store profitable, but he has never said it, so Han's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have always been in the dark.

Just when Wang Wanyou was hesitating whether to tell the truth to the Han family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Meng Ji suddenly opened at the opposite door of Wang Ji.

When Wang Wanyou saw the word "Meng Ji", the panic and fear in his heart were actually no less than those of Han, but he had to hold on to prevent himself from revealing anything unusual.

He pretended to be calm and ordered his men to go out to find out the news.

The news that the guy brought back made him even more frightened - if the familiar name of the store was still a coincidence, the familiar faces in the store made him no longer able to leave anything to chance.

He didn't dare to tell the Han family that the owner of the Meng Ji family on the other side was likely to be the person from the Meng family that his father, the great shopkeeper, had betrayed.

As far as he knew, Meng Qingze and his family were indeed burned to death by the original fire, but the Meng family never found Meng Qingze's son and daughter.

Originally, Patriarch Meng and others were preparing to cover up the past, but several initiators, including Patriarch Meng, were all neatly resolved by Meng Hao shortly after Meng Qingze's death.

The other Meng family members didn't know what was going on, so naturally they wouldn't help them cover up the aftermath in time, so the news that Meng Zhen and Meng Qishang were alive was inadvertently told by the Meng clan.

When the Meng patriarch's family, who occupied the inheritance of Meng Qingze and the Wu clan, realized that they were going to block the news, which had already spread throughout the surrounding ten miles and eight villages.

Interested people only need to inquire a little, and they can immediately get the news that Meng Zhen and Meng Qi are still alive.

As a result, Wang Wanyou, a "person with a heart", naturally became more and more weak-hearted.

In particular, over the years, he has seen all kinds of accidents with the grandsons and nephews of the Meng patriarch, what is addicted to gambling and urgently needs money to save his life, what horse is frightened and accidentally breaks his leg, what prostitute has to redeem his family as a concubine, in short, this family is all kinds of ruined wealth.

Wang Wanyou, who has a ghost in his heart, has been waiting for Meng Hao to come to the door with fear.

Although he knew that the other party would definitely not kill him, he didn't want to break his arms and legs!

He can control himself not to gamble or prostitute, but he can't hide at home all the time, after all, he is a man who needs to set up a household, if he stays at home and doesn't go out, where will their family get the money to pay for their daily expenses?

And he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to shrink back, and Meng Hao would turn his attention to his only son.

He was not the same as his father, the king's treasurer, and he was reluctant to use his only son as bait, after all, he had no ready-made outer room and illegitimate children.