Zhu Niang finally agreed.

Once you have a plan, you have to put it into action, and the most important thing is to recruit people, find a way to buy salt brine, and cultivate salt pans in secluded, sunny places and start drying salt on a large scale.

Fortunately, before passing, she did business with the inn restaurant, and Zhu Niang had a certain amount of money in her hands, and now there is more than a month before the debt is due, and this money can be used for turnover.

In fact, for Zhu Niang, the current transaction cost is extremely low, and she participates in it as a middleman, turning her left hand into her right hand, and it doesn't cost much money.

Uncle Zhong is cautious, just let him be responsible for contacting the carriage and horse dealers.

Yu San's connections are focused on Caoyun, and he can even help contact the people in the Salt Gang, and it is easy to find someone to help buy the salt brine produced by Yanwozi.

It's a bit of a hassle just to find a "surrogate".

"Xiao Hao, what we are doing now is a head-killing business, who will do things for us without asking the specific reason?" Zhu Niang thought about the people she knew around her, but she didn't find the helper Zhu Hao needed.

Zhu Hao smiled and was relieved: "Mother, things are not in a hurry, for the time being, we can do it ourselves, it is estimated that the first batch of goods from the owner of the Su will arrive in the past two days, we have to organize people to go to Hanshui to pick up the boat, and then transport a little salt back to the city, put it on the counter, it doesn't matter if anyone comes to buy it, the most important thing is to let others know that our shop is still doing business, and the door is still supporting." ”

The reason why Zhu Hao is not in a hurry is because he feels that the agent is used as a cover after making money.

Now that the money has not arrived, why is it so anxious to find someone to help?

The government in these years should not trace the source of the silver, right? If you really can't do it, you can only cellar first, or buy a farm house or something like to quietly accumulate wealth.

The only thing that needs to be noted is that the household registration management of the Ming Dynasty is very strict, and it is not possible to live and settle across regions casually, and only by holding power can the shackles be broken.

But where does the power come from?

……

……

Last day of May.

As Zhu Hao expected.

Zhu Jiashi really took Zhu Wanjian, Steward Liu and others to the door to ask for money.

Zhu Niang came out with her family to greet her, behaving respectfully.

Zhu Jiashi asked: "The third daughter-in-law, a few days ago, the old man agreed with you to pay forty taels of silver every month to meet the needs of the family, and now it is thirty, can the silver be prepared?" ”

Zhu Niang behaved very embarrassed: "Mother, don't you usually pay in the middle of the month?" ”

"Isn't this your procrastination until the end of the month? Can you hand it in May? Zhu Jia's voice was indifferent.

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "I used to pay on time, but this month there is no shadow, if you can't see the silver before dark, then you can only collect the shop." ”

Zhu Niang fell into a debt crisis in May, and the Zhu family itself collected ninety percent of the store's profits, and now it has been changed to a monthly quota of forty taels, which does not give people a chance to breathe.

"The daughter-in-law immediately raised it and sent someone to this side to send ......"

Zhu Niang looked outside, "It's not dark yet." ”

Zhu Jia's face sank, and he waved his hand to Steward Liu, "Go and invite the local village elders and fang elders to come, and the old man wants to invite them to tea." ”

Zhu Jia's shot was steady and ruthless.

It's a pity that it's not accurate enough.

Because her plan has long been calculated by Zhu Hao, if Zhu Niang takes out the silver as soon as she comes up, Zhu Jiashi will definitely think that it is easy for this shop to make money, and will make some unreasonable demands, so she decided to sell a flaw first, making you feel that we are desperate.

Now call a notary to come, it seems to help you to hold up the façade, but in the end it is we who help.

"How much is on the books at the moment? Be prepared first so that you don't have to make up for it later. Zhu Jiashi stared at Zhu Niang, and said, "I heard that you still owe silver outside, and one of them is due soon, and you will return it in advance today, which is what the old man promised to the shopkeeper before...... You won't have an opinion, will you? ”

Zhu Niang was embarrassed: "But Mother, the arrears of the shopkeeper He are still due in seven days......"

Zhu Jiashi shook his head: "Our Zhu family doesn't like to owe money to outsiders, so this matter is decided for you by my mother, and the silver is ready together!" ”

……

……

Zhu Niang took Zhu Hao and Aunt Li's mother and daughter, and returned to the backyard with a bitter face, looking like she was struggling to raise money.

It wasn't until she came to the back of the curtain that she looked relaxed.

The son's prophecy came true, and everything was under control.

Today is not just as simple as handing over the family's money, Zhu Jia's family is menacing, and wants to knock her daughter-in-law to death with a stick, and she is almost out of the road.

"Mother, when you go out for a while, you still have to put on a low posture, so that the Zhu family is as aggressive as possible...... The more embarrassed you behave, the more rampant they become, and finally we can set the rules to death and pay forty taels a month unchanged! Zhu Hao reminded Zhu Niang again.

"Hmm."

If Zhu Niang was still skeptical of her son's words before, she had some reservations, but at this time she was determined to listen to her son.

After about half an hour, Zhu Niang returned to the front shop accompanied by Aunt Li, and Zhu Hao and Zhu Ting hid in the back hall and never showed up.

It's an adult's business, and it doesn't have much to do with children.

A total of four villagers were invited, and many idle villagers from the neighborhood and eight townships rushed to watch after hearing the news.

The money strings that are friends are also very enthusiastic, and when they saw that the rice shop on the opposite side of the posture was clearly unable to support it, they quickly pulled a group of people to join in the fun.

"Mother, isn't it just an ordinary door-to-door receipt of silver? Why so many people? Facing the impenetrable crowd at the door, Zhu Niang deliberately showed extreme resistance.

Zhu Jiashi smiled coldly, "The third family, the state-owned national law family has family rules, this time the witnesses are invited because it is better to spread out some words...... I told you before that I handed over forty taels of silver to my family every month, and the old man let you run the shop, and you didn't say anything against it, right? ”

The voice fell.

The crowd of onlookers immediately blew up.

The money string squeezed out of the pile of people and said loudly: "Forty taels a month? Zhu Niang...... Zhu Dangjia, are you opening a rice shop or a money shop? ”

Zhu Niang's business was very good in the past, basically busy from morning to night, the neighbors knew that she made money, but I don't know how much, but now I heard Zhu Jia's family say that there are forty taels of money just handed over to the family every month, and their faces are full of incredible.

"Don't think that the family is deliberately making things difficult, in fact, according to the past revenue, there are hundreds of taels ...... a month" Zhu Jiashi put himself on the moral high ground as soon as he came.

As soon as the onlookers stopped hearing this, someone immediately questioned: "One hundred taels? Why don't you say a thousand taels? Such a small shop, even if it sells 100,000 catties of rice noodles, can it earn 100 taels? Foolish! ”

"The typical is to trouble her daughter-in-law, this kind of evil mother-in-law has no human touch at all for money......"

People's discussions became louder and louder, and Zhu Wanjian came out to reprimand: "Shut up, what's the matter with you people?" Say that if there are a hundred taels, there will be a hundred taels! Do you need to worry about my Zhu family's affairs? ”

Zhu Jiashi didn't expect to inadvertently gather a group of people to be "referees", but he was angry but endured it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my Zhu family matter, you gave a comment, and it was discussed internally, and she didn't deny it, is there a problem?" Saying that, Zhu Jiashi asked four respected village elders.

The four village elders all nodded.

An old villager surnamed Song said: "If there are rules, then follow the rules, forty taels a month can't be paid, and it is reasonable for the family to take back the farmhouse." Haven't paid it this month? ”

Zhu Jiashi stood there and looked around, and all the people who came into contact with him lowered their heads, then coughed lightly with satisfaction, slowly paced to Zhu Niang, and sighed lightly: "The third family, you heard, it's not that the old body has to embarrass you, the rules have been set, and after collecting the debts, they will draw their own mortgages, in case someone denies it." By the way, what is the shopkeeper, why don't you go and collect the debt first? ”

An old man in his fifties squeezed out of the crowd and presented the IOU with a smile, "Before, the third lady of the Zhu family owed ten yuan to the contemptible people, and she came to collect it. ”

Zhu Niang followed Zhu Hao's instructions and looked eager: "Mother, how can you take everything on your body?" The money that the shop owes to the shopkeeper He seems to have nothing to do with the money in the handover...... Besides, the daughter-in-law is trying to figure out a way, and I don't know if she can raise the money in time. ”

"Where do you raise money from?"

Zhu Jiashi asked with a cold face.

Zhu Niang didn't know how to answer.

Zhu Jiashi thought that his daughter-in-law was looking for an excuse, so he flattened his mouth.

"Forty taels is not, there should always be ten taels, right? First return the money of the shopkeeper He. ”

"But ......"

"No, take the money now!"

Zhu Jiashi said in a commanding tone.

Zhu Niang came to the counter with a bitter face, opened the drawer, and took out ten taels of silver.

Zhu Jiashi waved his hand: "Scales." ”

The preparation was really sufficient, Steward Liu took the house from the hands of his subordinates, weighed it in front of everyone, and even Zhu Jia's made his own opinion, giving ninety-seven folds, plus interest, Shopkeeper He actually took away eleven taels of silver.

"Mother, this is all good cash silver, why is it so colorful?"

Zhu Niang's expression was gloomy, and she looked distressed.

"To do business is to be honest, and my Zhu family has always been honest. What shopkeeper, turn around and eat tea. ”

Zhu Jia's generosity to others also felt that he should take it for granted, so he didn't want to pay attention to his daughter-in-law at all, and said goodbye to Shopkeeper He.

After sending away Shopkeeper He, Zhu Jiashi looked at his daughter-in-law: "The old man takes care of the Zhu Mansion, and has the responsibility of educating and regulating the behavior of his descendants. ”

Zhu Niang's face was restrained.

Being bullied has to swallow your anger, and the first thing you have to do as a festival woman is to abide by filial piety.

"The daughter-in-law doesn't dare." Zhu Niang bowed her head.

Zhu Jiashi said: "You should say no, not dare, you shouldn't have this thought in your heart." Okay, now let's talk about how much money you need to pay into your family's monthly payment...... The hour is almost up, so bring it up. ”

made the decision to let the daughter-in-law repay the foreign debt, and now it is time to ask for her part.

Zhu Jiashi was determined to take back the farmhouse and leave no back.

Zhu Niang's face was full of sadness, she bit her upper lip with her teeth, and said timidly: "Daughter-in-law...... The daughter-in-law doesn't have it yet. ”

"That means the family can take back the house?"

Zhu Jiashi's face softened slightly, and he felt that there was no hindrance.

Zhu Niang lowered her head: "Mother, that's the case, we were doing business before, and people outside owed a lot of debts to the shop, and my daughter-in-law has sent someone to collect it...... As long as the debt is recovered, it should be enough. ”

Zhu Jiashi frowned and did not say anything more.

Zhu Wanjian, who was standing behind her, sneered: "Forty taels in debt? So many? ”

Zhu Niang said unhurriedly: "At present, there are still more than thirty taels in the account, and only more than ten taels have not been recovered outside." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Wanjian suddenly became nervous.

If you really let Zhu Niang recover her foreign debts today and pay off the family's forty-two months' money......

"Mother, leave if you have something."

Zhu Wanjian's eyes rolled, ready to take someone out to intercept him.

"Don't be impatient!"

Zhu Jiashi stopped his son, then stared at his daughter-in-law, and sneered: "It is reasonable to have debts outside the business, but the rule is that ...... must be given before the end of the month."

"Mother, it's not dark yet, is it?"

Zhu Niang suddenly became angry.

In fact, she has the silver, not to mention this month, even next month, it is enough, although it is mortgaged and borrowed, but it is enough to deal with the current crisis.

The son asked her to delay time, which was more of a human experience, allowing her to experience the sinister nature of the Zhu family.

Zhu Jiashi turned his head and said to Zhu Wanjian: "If you have something to do, go away, remember to tell those owners who have business dealings with rice shops, it is nothing to owe a little foreign debt occasionally, there is no need to repay it in a hurry, if you have to pay it back today, it is against my Zhu family, and I don't want to do business in this city in the future...... Hum! ”

If Zhu Jiashi was still very restrained before, he wanted to retain his parental demeanor.

What she said now is tantamount to throwing away the last face...... Who dares to repay my daughter-in-law's money, so that my mother can't take back the farmhouse, just wait for bad luck!