Chapter 9: Salt the Wound
Shen Mingzhen's business spread unknowingly throughout the Shen Mansion.
Master Shen originally wanted to reprimand his daughter, thinking that she was not abiding by women's morals, but after hearing the amount of money she earned, he was speechless.
On the contrary, he became closer to Mrs. Sun and Shen Mingzhen.
made Aunt Zhu jealous for several days.
Shen Mingzhen has money, and she has more confidence in doing things. The number of times he went in and out of the Shen Mansion also increased.
But maybe it's a good thing.
Her shop had only been open for less than two months, and her subordinates told her that there was an identical shop in the west of the capital.
Not to mention the business of preserved fruits, the price is two dollars lower than Shen Mingzhen's.
She rushed over to take a look and found Aunt Zhu inside.
Seeing her coming, Aunt Zhu was not angry: "Miss, the voice is everyone's." ”
That's it.
Aunt Zhu's shop actually sent someone to Shen Mingzhen's score to shout. Maybe it didn't work to shout directly, but there was a stall over there, and the business was directly done in front of Shen Mingzhen's door.
Is it tolerable or intolerable?
Shen Mingzhen sent a girl to stir things up.
The girl entered Aunt Zhu's shop, and only after tasting a bite of rabbit jerky, she spit it out: "Boss, your rabbit jerky is not as delicious as the meat in the Dried Meat Workshop."
The meat over there is fragrant and delicious.
How is your family's meat firewood? “
Whether the dried meat is good or not depends on the selection of meat materials and the production of seasonings.
Aunt Zhu's price here is lower than Shen Mingzhen's, and the ingredients are naturally not as good as Shen Mingzhen's.
This is obvious to all
As soon as the maid had made a noise, she heard the words of the others in the shop.
"It doesn't seem to be as delicious as the dried meat here."
"It's just a snack, just eat a taste, no matter which one is delicious, this one is at least cheap."
"That's not the truth, if the snack is not delicious, then what is it called?
If you don't go to buy preserved pistachios, if you don't go, I'll go. “
The man he was talking to hesitated for a moment.
The two of them walked out together.
The others listened for a long time, and more than half of them actually followed.
Shen Mingzhen understood the effect, so she simply made a banner out of cloth and hung it on the wall.
The slogan is simple: "My dried meat is better than theirs." ”
After such a trouble, her business is really good again.
Beat.
It's not always good for the two to do that.
Shen Mingzhen thought about it and decided to develop a new product.
It is easy to get angry when eating dried meat in summer, so she cleverly associated mung beans and dried meat to make a mung bean dried meat cake.
The mung beans are soft and the dried meat is mellow.
The two are neutralized and the price of snacks is reduced.
Those who can't afford to buy preserved pork will often go into the store and buy two pieces of mung bean preserved pork cake to go back.
The guys in Shen Mingzhen's shop were diligent, friendly and enthusiastic, and quickly compared Aunt Zhu to the store.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival was checked, Shen Mingzhen knew that Aunt Zhu's store was at a loss.
Most of the people in Beijing who can treat dried meat as snacks are not too bad, so how can they buy bad dried meat for two dollars of silver.
Therefore, Aunt Zhu led the store only because it was cheap at the beginning and flourished for a while.
Slowly, people learned the difference between the two.
I won't go to her shop.
Aunt Zhu was not wealthy, and she lost most of her money when she opened the store, so she was not very happy at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the Shen Mansion.
Seeing that Mrs. Sun and Shen Mingzhen were wearing new silk shirts, and the cuffs were even embroidered with a chrysanthemum with gold thread, they looked noble. made his face even colder: "My daughter's family should abide by women's morals and learn women's embroidery, you see what you are doing, go out to do business."
My Shen family has always been noble.
The eldest lady of the Shen family is surrendering her identity and competing with the people.
If you let the court know, what can you say about your father? “
How could the court take the fight of the daughter's family to heart.
What's more, where did she compete with the people for profit?
Kyoto doesn't sell dried meat yet.
"Didn't my aunt open it too?
Speaking of which, if the court is held accountable, the first person to be punished is probably my aunt.
As for women's morality, if my aunt wants to teach me, it is better to set an example, make soup for my father every day, serve tea to my mother, make clothes for my grandmother, and be a virtuous concubine. “
Aunt Zhu hasn't spoken yet.
Shen Mingzhu quarreled: "Why do you say my mother." She lost money in business, and she was already very sad. ”
……
The old lady, who had been silent, said, "Okay, look at what you're up to."
Eat well, and don't mention it again. “
Back in their respective courtyards, it was already time to hold the lights.
Aunt Zhu looked at her small vault.
There were only less than twenty-three taels of silver tickets left in the paulownia box.
is also a woman, Mrs. Sun is better than herself, how can she not be angry.
Others have money and power.
I'm just an aunt.
It's a real headache.
Aunt Zhu had a bitter face, and the maid Xiaocui on the side gave her an idea: "Auntie, don't be sad, this matter is actually very simple."
Since you have taken your eye on Mrs. Sun's position, why not take her place? “
"How to replace it?"
"The slave maid heard that there is a medicine that is colorless and tasteless, and if it is put into the food, it can kill in three days. You can ......"
"Shut up."
Aunt Zhu gave the maid a lesson.
I thought about it for a while, and I regretted it.
Mrs. Sun has the right to manage the middle feed, not to mention, she also has a daughter who can earn money.
Although there are some risks in this matter, if it is realized, it is really a good thing
If Mrs. Sun died, wouldn't her money and her daughter's money be her own?
Aunt Zhu settled down: "What is the name of the medicine you are talking about?" ”
Master Shen is very happy these days.
Shen Mingzhen's shop made money.
His relationship with Mrs. Sun has also eased somewhat.
He decided to have a showdown with Mrs. Sun today.
Master Shen bought a roast duck, asked his subordinates to make a table of good wine and food, and walked to Mrs. Sun's house.
Mrs. Sun had already fallen asleep, and when she saw Master Shen coming, she had to get up again.
"Husband, what's the matter at such a late hour?"
"I ......
Lady, we have been married for many years, but we have always had only one daughter. I thought, should we have another son? “
After he finished speaking, he took Mrs. Sun into his arms.
Mrs. Sun's nervous body stiffened. She picked up the wine glass on the table: "Master, let's warm up with a glass of wine first." ”
Master Shen: "Okay." ”
With that, he took a glass of wine and drank it all.
Mrs. Sun sat nervously, and even her hand holding the wine trembled.
The glass of wine swayed in the air, and soon half of it was spilled.
Mrs. Sun was a little flustered.
Master Shen's words today were too sudden.
Her feelings for him have long faded, and she really has no desire to give birth to Master Shen.
Just as he was thinking about how to refuse, he heard Master Shen scream miserably.
Master Shen was poisoned.
The kitchen heard Mrs. Sun coming from the courtyard to pass the food, thinking that Mrs. Sun wanted to eat alone.
The maid next to Aunt Zhu put the poison in the wine.
didn't think about it, and then Master Shen also passed.
She was anxious, but she didn't know what to do.
You can't run over and say that the old man's wine is poisonous.
Fortunately, Master Shen only drank one glass, and the poison was very small.
Shen Mingzhen came over to give him a pulse and boiled antidote soup.
Old Man Shen poured a stomach full of detoxification soup, and the uncomfortable and nauseous feeling was a little better.
The doctor prescribed a prescription for him: "Fortunately, the eldest lady knows some medical skills, Master Shen is not deeply poisoned, and he has drunk a lot of detoxification soup, and there is no big problem."
The old man will prescribe a few more pairs of medicines to Master Shen, and he should be fine after eating. “
Mrs. Sun thanked the doctor.
When I came back, I saw Master Shen's cold face.
He came to Mrs. Sun's courtyard alone after late at night, and he couldn't even see the road clearly in the dark, so it was impossible for anyone to harm him. What's more, when he came, these meals were already on the table.
He used the name of Mrs. Sun to let people pass it on.
In other words, the person those people want to harm is not him, but Mrs. Sun.
He turned to Mrs. Sun: "You have offended someone?" ”
"Nope."
"Then why did someone poison the food?"
These people are really daring.
Master Shen called the housekeeper: "Check!" Who are the people who handle these dishes today, and what kind of poison is in the wine? ”
Nothing was found.
However, the little girl who cut vegetables in the kitchen said that during the cooking, the little girl next to Aunt Zhu came once, saying that her aunt was hungry and sent her to see what else to eat in the kitchen.
The little girl stayed for a while, and talked to the people for a while before leaving.
said that Aunt Zhu was hungry.
But I found food and didn't leave
Probably looking for an opportunity to poison.
Master Shen knew in his heart: "Ask someone to bring that maid up." ”
The little girl refused to admit it at first, but after being beaten with twenty boards, she made all the moves: "It's Aunt Zhu, she envies Mrs. Sun's family background and is better than her, and she thinks it's unfair, so she asks the little one to drug Mrs. Sun's wine and food."
The aunt said that if there was no Mrs. Sun, she would be the rightful wife in the house in the future. “
Old Man Shen was extremely angry.
Why didn't he find out that the woman he gets along with every day is often such a femme fatale.
He put on his coat, went to Aunt Zhu's courtyard, and gave Aunt Zhu a slap in public: "Slut." ”
Aunt Zhu knew that the matter was exposed.
But he wasn't stupid enough to push everything on himself.
She pointed at Xiao Cui, knelt at Master Shen's feet and cried loudly: "It's really not a concubine."
There are often rats in the courtyard of the concubine body recently, so the concubine asked Xiaocui to buy some mouse medicine.
Who knew that Xiao Cui would poison his wife's food.
Master, think about it yourself, if the concubine has the intention to harm Madame, how can Madame live for so long. “
……
It means this, but the words that come out are not good.
Xiao Cui, who was beside Aunt Zhu, saw Aunt Zhu blaming herself, and stared at her viciously: "I don't have any enmity with Mrs. Sun."
It was Aunt Zhu who couldn't get used to Mrs. Sun and let the slave be poisoned.
Otherwise, what would the slave and maid do to harm Mrs. Sun for no reason, and the wife is such a good master, it is too late for the slave and maid to want it.
Master, Aunt Zhu is ruthless, don't keep such a person by your side. “
Something happened, and Aunt Zhu didn't protect her.
Xiaocui knew that she might die, and she couldn't wait to eat Aunt Zhu alive.
She is looking forward to Aunt Zhu becoming the housemother, and she will follow her to eat and drink spicy food.
But who would have thought that this Aunt Zhu would be so stupid.