Tian Zhong and his wife, Hu, were born in poverty, and their families had no land. They originally rented farming in a village of the Wang family to make a living, and the field was heavy and flexible, and they often helped the head of the village to run errands, and after getting some rewards, their lives were nourishing.

In the third year of Puhe, Tian Chong's parents died of illness successively, the family owed a large amount of silver, but that year the drought did not cause a famine, Tian Chong's family was hungry and cold, and the head of Zhuangzi saw that his family was in difficulty, so he took the opportunity to propose to Tian Chong five taels of silver to accept his sister as a concubine. This head of the village is lustful and greedy for money, and Tian Zhong and the Hu family naturally refused to marry their sister to him as a concubine. Zhuang Tou was angry and cut off Tian Chong's errand, and the life of the family was even more difficult.

Seeing this, Tian Zhong teamed up with others to go into the mountains to hunt, but fell off the mountain and broke his leg. There is no grain of rice in the pot at home, and there is no money to buy medicine, and the head of the village comes to urge the payment of autumn grain, which is really in response to the sentence "The house leaks when it is rainy, and the boat is broken and hit by the head wind".

Hu refused to give in, and secretly went to the dock to work as a coolie without Tian Chong.

She was born in poverty, she has been used to farm work since she was a child, and she has the strength to do it, plus she has a pungent temperament, she can be cheeky and grab work with others, but she can also exchange some meager income to make ends meet. This bit of rice and grain was first given to Tian Chongbu to see a doctor, and then to feed the two children and sister-in-law at home, and Hu was finally able to pull two mouthfuls of wild vegetable soup by himself.

Overworked and malnourished, she fainted at the dock after half a month. After Wang Mingzhe, who went to the wharf to inspect the goods, learned about Hu's situation, he gave her 20 taels of silver to go home to pay off her debts and take care of her husband, and instructed Wang Chengde to go to Zhuangzi to check the details, and exempted the tenants from the land rent of that year.

Tian Chong's family was grateful for Wang Mingzhe's kindness, and after Tian Chong's legs could get off the ground, he went to Wang's house to kowtow to Wang Mingzhe, and voluntarily sold himself as a slave to repay his life. Tian Zhong worked hard and conscientiously, and gradually got Wang Mingzhe's reuse, and handed over the rice and grain shop to Tian Chong to take care of, and the family's life became better and better.

Everyone said that Tian Zhong was afraid of the Hu family, but in fact, it is more appropriate to say that he was grateful and respected the Hu family. Hu did not enjoy a day of happiness after marrying Tian Chong, but he had no complaints, honored his parents, worked every day, and when he was seriously injured and could not get off the Kang family, Hu did not want to abandon his husband and children like other daughters-in-law and remarry, but gritted his teeth and desperately maintained the livelihood of the whole family. Tian Zhong is grateful that he can marry such a wife, so all the big and small affairs in the family are up to her, and everything follows her temperament, so the reputation of fear of guilt has spread.

Hu, who had experienced famine and poverty, was very obsessed with money, and always thought that it would be better for her family to be more solid, so when a familiar neighbor asked her to open a rouge shop, Hu went to the shop for sale several times and inquired in all directions, and felt that it was a good opportunity, so he ignored Tian Chong's opposition and did it. Unexpectedly, when she spent money to renovate the shop and was about to open, she found that the rouge gouache she bought at a high price was an inferior fake, which not only lost her savings for many years, but also owed hundreds of taels of silver.

Hu Shi regretted that he cried at home and wiped his tears, carrying a kitchen knife to find the person who harmed her, only to find that the neighbor had already rolled up and ran away without a trace. Although Tian Zhong complained about his wife, he was not reluctant to let her feel sad and uncomfortable, and he raised money everywhere to pay off the debt, only to know that the neighbor went to the underground money bank to borrow usury in the name of the rouge shop, and the arrears of a few days of hard work rose to two hundred taels with interest!

Tian Zhong found out that this neighbor was a distant cousin-in-law of Wang Mingli's housekeeper Wang Chengsu, and Wang Chengsu naturally refused to admit this relative, saying that he had already broken off contact. And the underground money village where this person borrowed money has a lot to do with Tian Zhixian's son, Tian Chong's mind is clear, and he knows that Wang Mingli is coming for the rice and grain shop in his hand, but it is too late to regret it.

After Wang Chengde found out these things, he asked Mrs. Zhou to use the money on the account of the rice grain shop to pay off the usury for Tianzhong, but he didn't expect that just one day later, the usury had risen from two hundred taels to two hundred and fifty taels!

Tian Chong's family wealth accumulated over the years was poured into it by the Hu family, and she was also frightened, and she no longer dared to touch business matters, and even handed over the rights of housekeepers to her husband Tian Chong.

After Lan Yi heard what happened to Wang Chunrong, he thought about it carefully, and felt that since Wang Mingli could make a move at the rice grain shop, he would definitely have a crooked mind in the other shops. If something happens, it will be filled with the money from the public account, and no amount of money will be enough. Therefore, she pulled Wang Chengde and Wang Chunrong to refine the management and division methods of the three stores that were drafted earlier, increased the constraints and supervision of the authority of the store managers, and clarified a number of ways to pursue responsibility.

After repeated examinations and found that there were no mistakes, Wang Chengde and Wang Chunrong invited the shopkeepers of the three stores and the two brothers Wang Chengtu and Wang Chengqing to have dinner at home and sign an agreement.

Cui Dian of the herb shop and Zhou Zhen of the silk village knew that this agreement not only ensured the safety of the store's operation, but also greatly benefited them personally, so they willingly signed it and prepared to do a big job.

Tian Zhong was very ashamed, "Steward Wang, the villain didn't take good care of her mother-in-law, and let her cause so many things that she almost damaged the rice grain shop." Unexpectedly, the old lady and the young master did not blame the villain for this, helped the villain repay the loan shark of two hundred and fifty taels, and were willing to hand over the rice and grain shop to the villain to take care of, how could the villain be cheeky to ask for this share. You can rest assured, the two hundred and fifty taels of silver villain are remembered, from now on the villain will not receive the monthly money, and will sign this agreement with you after paying off the principal with interest. ”

Wang Chengde was very appreciative of Tian Chong's attitude, but he still persuaded him: "This silver is originally lent to you, and you have to sign the agreement. ”

Zhou Zhen said with a smile: "Fortunately, the owner does not open an underground bank, and there is no algorithm for rolling profits, otherwise Lao Tian will not be able to pay it off for the rest of his life." Let's work hard, more than two hundred taels is not too much, and we should be able to come out in two years. ”

Well done, half of the annual income of the store pù is their own, plus their original monthly rule, two hundred and fifty taels in two years is more than enough, Tian Chong nodded vigorously with red eyes, and trembled with a pen to sign and draw.

The agreement was in duplicate, and after Wang Chengde put away one copy, he said earnestly: "Speaking of which, someone has set a trap for my younger siblings, and you can't blame your younger siblings, but you have to be vigilant in the future, and you can't be defenseless." After this incident, we should all learn some lessons and have more eyes. The uncle is not here now, the old lady is old, and the young master is not yet a big deal, we have to keep the family business for the young master, repay the uncle's kindness, and comfort the old man and the uncle's spirit in the sky. ”

Several people were deeply favored by Wang Mingzhe, and they also expressed their positions at this time.

Wang Chunrong saw that the atmosphere on the table was solemn and sad, and felt that it should be almost over, so he stood up and filled everyone with wine, and said with a smile: "Uncle Tian, your life should be much better this time, Aunt Tian is afraid that she will no longer be embarrassed to chase you with a rolling pin, right?" ”

Everyone laughed, and Tian Chong's face turned red, "Your aunt is also a little quick-tempered." She regretted that her intestines were blue, if she hadn't been sick and couldn't get up and was kept at home by me, she would have come over to kowtow to the old lady and the young master. ”

Wang Chengtu looked at the excited expressions of Tian Zhong and the others, and asked tentatively: "Brother Chengde, what do you think Chengqing and I should do when we come back?" It's not a way for our shop on Silk Street to be so empty, Zhang Erye said, if our shop continues to work, those old people in Fengxian Building can come back. ”

Wang Chengde smiled and said, "Naturally, the shop can't always be empty, I have already returned to the old lady, and her old man means to continue to open it." You and Chengqing have been thinking about what we should do in the past few days, and then we will discuss the specifics. ”

Wang Chengtu and Wang Chengqing glanced at each other, their hanging hearts were put down, showing a big smile, Wang Chengde's meaning means that no matter what this shop does in the future, their brothers will have something to eat, since the uncle's accident, Wang Mingli has won over the two brothers many times, but they know that Wang Mingli is unreliable, and they don't want to be sorry for the uncle, so they have been holding on, and then they were forced to pull the old man in the store to Fengxian Building to make a living. But this is not a long-term solution, besides, when they go in and out of Fengxian Tower, others always think that they are doing something to seek glory from the Lord, and it is strange to look at their brothers.

Now that the young master is back, Steward Wang has also been released, and the second master no longer controls the business of the big house. They know the ability of Steward Wang, and the two brothers can also understand the agreement signed by Tian Zhong and the three of them, this is a great thing, if they can also sign such an agreement after the shop on Silk Street is opened again, the future will be more and more prosperous.

Everyone pushed the cups and changed the lamps, the atmosphere was harmonious, Wang Chengde sighed, "Now the business of the big house is scattered, I will call the stewards and shopkeepers of the shops in various places another day, let's do a good total." ”

Cui Dian's face was flushed, but his eyes were very bright, and he smiled and said: "Steward Wang, the villain thinks that this year is a big wave of sand, and you know which of the store managers are loyal, so why don't you take this opportunity to clean up the manpower and tidy up, and each store can also do things with peace of mind in the future." ”

For more than a year, many people think that the Wang family's big house has run out, and there are not a few people who are tempted to take refuge in the second room. It was a good opportunity to take this opportunity to clean up and replace these people and reopen the store, and Cui Dian's construction was echoed by everyone.

Wang Chengde responded and asked what news they had known for more than a year, what was the situation in each store, etc., Wang Chunrong poured wine for everyone and took what they said to heart.

After a drink, Wang Chengde and his son got closer to them, and everyone agreed to sit down and get together once a month to discuss the affairs of the shop, and they could also help each other and exchange news.

Most of China's business is negotiated at the wine table, and it has not changed since ancient times. R1152