Chapter Twenty-Three: A Dilapidated Shop
The two brothers looked at each other, then at their wives.
"Mother, how can we betray our little sister? Is there a mistake? Zhang Zeshui said aggrievedly.
"That's right, little girl, you can't listen to slander." Li also hurriedly agreed.
"Mother, you have to make the decision for me, I opened the store all for the family, and now everything has come to naught, what can we do in the future?"
"Don't worry, my precious daughter, my mother will not let go of this evil obstacle."
"I'll ask you one last time, who is it? Don't push me! Seeing that no one admitted it, Zhang Yang's was completely furious.
"It's all a family, how can such a thing happen?"
Zhang Shanren, as the head of the family, blamed himself very much when he saw his children hurting each other.
"Dad, mother, things haven't been clarified yet, you guys calm down first." Zhang Zefeng saw that the situation was serious, so he patted his chest and promised: "Father, mother, little sister, I, Zhang Zefeng, guarantee with my life, if there is any betrayal of my little sister, I am willing to be thundered by the sky." ”
Zhang Zeshui saw his brother rushing forward without hesitation, as a man, he was not far behind: "Daddy, little sister, I am also willing to guarantee with my life." ”
Immediately afterwards, Guo Shi hugged San Lang and said: "If I betray my little sister, I am willing to take the child and leave the Zhang family forever." ”
Da Lang and Erlang also stood up and said to Zhang Zezhen: "Auntie, we have never done anything to be sorry for you!" ”
Zhang Zezhen looked at the two children and nodded, of course she knew that the two children could not harm themselves.
Only Li Shi was left trembling on the sidelines, and she also wanted to make a guarantee, but she knew what she had done.
But in desperation, she could only dare to say: "I can too!" ”
At this moment, there were three knocks on the door, and although the sound was faint, it was very rhythmic, as if it was conveying some kind of signal.
When Li Shi heard this voice, her expression was flustered, and she said in a trembling tone, "I'll go out and have a look." ”
Zhang Zezhen would not let go of this good opportunity, and then followed.
Li opened the door ajar, and when he saw the woman, he whispered, "You go first, and come back later." ”
"What's the matter? As soon as I got home, people said that it was done, so I didn't hurry up and send you money. When the woman saw Li's expression, she felt that something was wrong. So he handed the money to Lee, turned around and prepared to leave.
"Eldest sister, don't be in a hurry to leave, what's happened? Let's be happy to say it. Zhang Zezhen said to the two sneeringly.
"Little sister, why are you here?" Li asked Zhang Zezhen in a panic.
"Aren't I afraid that my second sister-in-law won't be able to get the money?"
Zhang Zezhen's cynicism made Li at a loss, and she could only pretend to be stupid and say, "Little sister, it's funny." ”
"Jokes? Hum! This eldest sister, since the money has been delivered, then you go slowly and don't send it. ”
Hearing that Zhang Zezhen was willing to let herself go, she didn't hesitate at all, turned around and ran.
"Let's go, second sister-in-law, take the money, but don't lose it."
Zhang Zezhen didn't expect that the traitor would be exposed so quickly, and she still wanted to be a hard-working daughter for a while.
"Zhenzhen, why did you run out too?" Zhang Yang asked his daughter with a puzzled expression.
"I'll go out to help my second sister-in-law see, did she get the part of the money she deserves?"
"Money? What money? The whole family looked at Li with solemn expressions.
Li clutched the silver in her hand tightly, she didn't know what was waiting for her.
"Second sister-in-law, tell you quickly, what kind of money is this?" Zhang Zezhen urged.
Li's psychological defense line was broken, and she immediately knelt in front of her in-laws and said: "Dad, mother, little sister, I was wrong, I was also a ghost for a while, you give me another chance, please!" ”
Zhang Zefeng reacted and asked his wife in disbelief: "It turned out to be you who betrayed your little sister!" ”
Li couldn't cry, not knowing how to answer her husband's words.
Zhang Yangshi even scolded: "You white-eyed wolf! took the family's money, ate well, and dressed well, but now you betray your family, you still have to be ashamed! ”
"What do you want me to say about you? Unfilial daughter-in-law! Zhang Shanren didn't know what to say.
"Daddy, little sister, please open the net, we are willing to return the money, beg Boss Liao, re-sell the store to the little sister, from now on, my husband and wife, willing to saddle in the store every day, never dare to complain."
"Daddy, please, I am willing to do anything, I can suffer any hardship, as long as you can forgive me this time."
"Hey! Why is my life so miserable, I have a son who is not angry, and I married a daughter-in-law who is very rebellious, and I am evil. Zhang Yang hid his face and wept, complaining incessantly.
"It's all because I'm not strict in discipline that I raised so many rebels, Zhenzhen, you have the final say in today's matter, no matter what decision you make, the family will fully support you."
Zhang Shanren saw these incompetent sons and daughters-in-law, and decided to hand over the punishment to Zhang Zezhen.
"Then the daughter will make the decision on behalf of her father."
Zhang Zezhen took back control, and she didn't want to embarrass her second sister-in-law, after all, they were all a family, and Da Lang had already left his parents, so she couldn't let Erlang suffer this crime again, so she had to make good use of this opportunity.
"Second sister-in-law, how much money did Gu Changqing give you to betray me ruthlessly?"
"100 taels, little sister, I'm really a ghost, please let me go, I will make up for it in the future."
"I can let you go, but you'll also have to pay the price."
"You say, I listen to you."
Zhang Zezhen thought about it, since the 100 taels had been received, there was no reason to return it, since Gu Changqing sent it, she naturally had to make good use of it.
"100 taels as a subsidy for the cost of opening a store, after opening a store, you and your second brother will work in the store, and you must not have the slightest complaint, nor will you have anything to do with Gu Changqing, can you guarantee it?"
"Yes, don't worry, little girl, we can do it." Zhang Zefeng and Li agreed in unison.
"Since you said so, I will believe you again, and as for the specific punishment, it will depend on your performance in the future."
"Thank you, little girl."
"Thank you, little girl."
The two kowtowed again and again to apologize. In the face of Zhang Zezhen's tolerance, Li also felt that he had gone too far and lowered his head in shame.
"Alright, let's get busy."
As soon as Zhang Zezhen's words fell, there was a hurried knock on the door.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
"Wait!" Zhang Zezhen shouted, then walked over slowly to open the door, and kept muttering: "What's wrong today?" Are so many people coming to see the excitement? ”
When I opened the door, it turned out to be Chu Ming.
"Chu Zhutou, why are you here?"
"Miss Zhang, I took the liberty to come here, I bothered a lot, I hope you don't mind."
"It's okay, please come in."
A group of people from Zhang Yang's clan saw that Chu Ming was coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"It turned out to be Chu Zhutou, please come inside." Zhang Yang received him warmly.
"Thank you, auntie!"
"Chu Zhutou, what are you doing when you visit today?" Zhang Zezhen was very puzzled.
"Didn't Brother Liao sell the store to you?"
"How do you know?"
"I've been to him, I wanted to congratulate you on opening the store, but I didn't expect this to happen."
"Thank you Chu Zhutou for your concern, Brother Liao is also a last resort, don't blame him."
"I'm sorry, Miss Zhang, for causing you so much trouble."
"Chu Zhutou, don't get in the way, don't take it to heart. Brother Liao's house is yellow, there are other shops, take your time, don't worry. ”
"Uh...... Miss Zhang, if you don't mind, I have a suitable shop, but it's a wine shop, the place is relatively small, but it has all kinds of organs, I don't know, do you want to go and see it. ”
"A liquor store? Where is it? ”
"Just across the street from Brother Liao, there are not many customers coming and going on that street, so the geographical location is a little worse."
"How did Chu Zhutou know?"
"It was Brother Liao who told me that the owner of that shop has long since quit, but he hasn't been able to sell it, so he opens it occasionally, and usually closes the door."
"After I came out of Brother Liao's shop, I went over to take a look, and the boss happened to be there."
Zhang Zezhen thought about it, the wine shop can also be, not only cheap, reduce expenses, but also take care of it.
"Did Brother Liao ask about the price?"
"Asked."
"Chu catches the head, drink tea." Zhang Yang brought a cup of tea and interrupted the conversation between the two.
"Thank you, auntie."
"The boss said that if the girl really wanted it, he could be cheaper, only 50 taels, after all, the store has been idle for so long."
"50 taels, is it reliable?"
"At first, I was a little skeptical, so he gave me a copy of the deed to draw up and show it to you."
As he spoke, Chu Ming took out a piece of paper from the mouth of his jacket and handed it to Zhang Zezhen.
Zhang Zezhen was a little embarrassed, she was a person who had crossed over, how could she understand the content of the ancient contract.
Just when she was worried, Zhang Shanren came over and said to her daughter, "I'll take a look." ”
"Daddy?"
"What? Look down on me? ”
"Look at what you said, how dare your daughter?"
Zhang Zezhen then remembered that Zhang Shanren was a scholar, and he was a professional in writing.
Zhang Shanren picked up the book deed and carefully studied every word on it, for fear of missing something important.
"I read it, there should be no problem, as long as the paper is replaced with special paper at that time, it seems that this book deed, the boss has been preparing for a long time."
"Since my father said it, then I'm relieved."
"When is Chu Zhutou free? Can you take me to meet my boss? ”
"Right now."
"Okay, wait until I call a carriage, and then I'll go with you with Daddy, okay?"
The three of them looked at each other and nodded to each other.
……
Chu Ming called a carriage outside the door, and Zhang Zezhen was muttering all the way, why did things go so smoothly, especially this Chu Ming, who was so attentive in this matter, there would be no fraud, right?
Chu Ming, as an experienced catcher, saw Zhang Zezhen's thoughts at a glance, and he took the initiative to break the peace.
"Miss Zhang, don't worry, I do these things for you, I just don't want to waste your cooking skills, just like the person who helped me in the first place, help more people."
"I didn't expect Chu Zhutou to be a military general, but he is such a delicate and empathetic person." Zhang Zezhen praised.
"Miss Zhang has won the award, and because of your help before, the adults have increased my income, saying that I work quickly and relieve the worries of the people, so I must repay you well." Chu Ming replied with a smile.
Between talking and laughing, they arrived at the location of this wine shop, and the three of them got out of the car to take a look, and their eyes were shocked.
Zhang Zezhen finally understood why this store only sold 50 taels.