Chapter 9: The Bankruptcy of the Lu Family (Part I)

After Zheng Chen completed the first order of 10,000 yuan within three days, the shopkeeper Lu continued to place an order of 10,000 yuan, and the two brothers Zheng Chen could only make soap day and night.

Fortunately, Zheng Fang's family helped with other things, Zheng Chen also bought two new cauldrons, borrowed the kitchen of Zheng Fang's house, vigorously helped Zheng Chen, and Erya helped Zheng Xu, and it was no problem to make 10,000 pieces of soap in three days.

The price of green fruits had risen to fifteen wen a catty on the fifth day, Zheng Chen continued to collect it on the surface, but actually resold it to the shopkeeper Lu through the help of Li's family, and his price was eighteen wen. Zheng Chen sold it to the Li family for ten yuan, even if it was so, Zheng Chen still made money, after all, he had bought more than 50,000 jin at a price of a few yuan a catty.

The people of Zhengjia Village no longer sell to Zheng Chen, because there are no more green fruits in the nearby mountains, and it is already very good to be able to collect 100 catties a day, so the people of Zhengjia Village resell them to the shopkeeper Lu in order to make more money.

There are also some who want to sell to Zheng Chen, but Zheng Chen secretly asked them to sell to the shopkeeper Lu, and sold them a hundred catties every day, all of which were sold to them for ten cents a catty.

"Xiao Chen, not only do you not accept our green fruits, but you also sell them to us? You're not mistaken, right? Zheng Jing asked puzzled.

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm normal, in fact, green fruits are not raw materials for making soap, I used to collect green fruits just to be able to make money for the big guys, and by the way, I took revenge on the Lu family...... "Zheng Chen no longer conceals it, these eight are all well-known honest people in Zhengjia Village, and it is trustworthy that Zheng Chen has included them in his future business team."

"Xiao Chen, will you be retaliated against if you do this, the Lu family and the county order are inextricably linked, if they know that you are cheating on them, they will not let you go." Zheng Jing said with a frown.

"Uncle, don't worry, it'll be fine, my friend will help me solve it." Zheng Chen went to find Fang Nengchi before, and Fang Nengchi also took him to see his father, Zheng Chen promised to give the secret recipe to the Fang family after the matter was resolved this time, and the Fang family would solve the follow-up troubles for Zheng Chen.

"It's good if it can be solved, don't support yourself if there is anything in the future, our uncles can help a little."

"Yes, Xiao Chen, if there is any trouble to find us in the future, we will all find a way to solve it together."

"That's right, we grew up watching you, and we won't stand by and watch you do something."

Several other uncles of the same clan also stood up to Zheng Jing, and their words were all from the heart.

"Thank you uncles, Xiao Chen remembered, let's sell to the Lu family little by little, don't sell too much at once." Zheng Chen reminded a few of them, so as not to be noticed by others, after all, there are not many green fruits in the mountains now.

"We all listen to you..."

"Yes, we listen to Xiao Chen..."

Zheng Chen told Zheng Fang the secret recipe before, and now he told the secret recipe to these eight families, asking them to help him make soap, and then give them some commissions, so that he and his second brother don't have to be so tired.

The next day, Zheng Chen and Zheng Xu came to the Lujia Rouge Shop with more than 3,000 pieces of soap.

"Why did Xiao Chen come with me today? I've worked hard for you during this time, look at your appearance, pay more attention to rest, and if you need someone to help you, even if you come to me, why do you want to be tired like this. Shopkeeper Lu said with a very distressed look.

Zheng Chen didn't sleep with Zheng Xu all night today, the two of them looked a lot haggard, and their eyes were bloodshot.

"Shopkeeper Lu, I'm here to beg you, can the order be less? Every time you place an order, but 10,000, these ten days have made our two brothers as tired as dogs, and now there are not many green fruits, I don't know who bought them in large quantities, so that we can't receive green fruits now. Zheng Chen pretended to be very pitiful, and with his haggard appearance, the shopkeeper Lu was a little sad.

"The soap is made of green fruits?" Shopkeeper Lu looked very surprised, as if he didn't do the purchase of a large number of green fruits.

"That's right, green fruits are the main ingredient, and then boiled with some other ingredients."

"Oh, why didn't you say it earlier, I knew that I would have helped buy it in the first place, how much inventory do you have now? How much soap can be produced, I will find a way to buy some from out of town and bring it back to you. Shopkeeper Lu looked even more anxious than Zheng Chen, but in fact, he was already happy in his heart.

Zheng Chen sneered in his heart: Let you be proud for a few more days, there will be a time for you to cry.

"The inventory can only be made for 20,000 yuan, Shopkeeper Lu, you have to hurry up and help me take it back."

"Try your best, but I can't give you the money this time, I'll help you harvest green fruits, you can't do it without money." Shopkeeper Lu knew that the owner had no capital turnover now, and he had borrowed everything he could, and he had mortgaged the fields and several shops.

"Shopkeeper Lu, can't you help us cushion first? We still owe a lot of money for the goods, and I promised them to give them back the money today, and we also need money to sell oil. After the second delivery of 10,000 yuan to the shopkeeper Lu, Zheng Chen had already purchased a large amount of lard and mutton fat on the surface, so Zheng Chen was not afraid to say it.

"It's hard for us to do it without money, why don't we give you half of it first, and we'll give you the remaining half next time." Shopkeeper Lu didn't want to make it too obvious, otherwise today's Zheng Chen would be tomorrow's him.

It's not good to eat too ugly and spread out, lest others use the same means to deal with the Lu family.

"No, the green fruits are so expensive now, we don't make any money at all, not to mention that you still have to order 10,000 yuan this time, if you don't give enough cash, it will be a breach of contract, and we don't need to provide you with soap anymore." How could Zheng Chen give him the opportunity to repay his debts, if he knew that he was cheating, he would have more than a hundred taels of silver.

"Okay, but after you take the money, I won't help you harvest green fruits." Shopkeeper Lu threatened, he sensed something was wrong.

"It's... But what should I do if I don't have any money? You can't make soap without oil, Shopkeeper Lu, you can do it, help me..."Zheng Chen pleaded again.

"You take the money, don't think about the green fruits." Shopkeeper Lu felt that Zheng Chen already knew about the purchase of green fruits behind his back, so he didn't be polite to Zheng Chen anymore.

"It's... Hey..."Zheng Chen sighed and left with the silver.

Shopkeeper Lu sneered in his heart: When you have no green fruits, see how you still produce soap, you don't have to honestly offer the secret recipe.

In fact, the shopkeeper Lu has also calculated the current cost, in the past, the green fruits were not worth much, Zheng Chen and they did make money, but now that the green fruits are so expensive, they really don't make any money.

But at this moment, Shopkeeper Lu's henchman ran over and hurriedly said, "Shopkeeper Lu, it's not good......