This Li Zhoushi specifically asked the village chief to return the money to them, but all the money they raised was used for this soy sauce factory.

Not a single coin is spared. The soy sauce business hasn't even turned a profit yet, so where would the village chief get the money to return to them?

“Li Xingye, Li Zhoushi, we are from the same village, and we all share the surname Li. I really have no reason to lie to you. This soy sauce is not finished yet.”

You can't see its benefits. If you just wait a few more months, you'll definitely earn back tenfold, even a hundredfold, of the eight hundred taels you initially invested.

"Pah!"

Li Zhoushi spat down and put her hands on her hips.

If Wang Dehou hadn't been so tall and burly, she would have spat into the soy sauce vat to feel better.

"What do you mean by several months later? If we could earn money, we would have already. Only fools like you would believe what the village chief and Su Luo say."

Li Zhoushi pointed at Chen Ping'an and Wang Dehou.

“Look at the village chief, and then look at Su Luo. They make money so fast! They've earned dozens of taels of silver in just a few days.”

They started preparing before the Lunar New Year, but now it's been a month since the holiday, and we still haven't received anything. Isn't this just lying to us?

"Shut up! Su Luo only brought us soy sauce because she wanted what was best for our village. Instead of thanking her, you're spouting nonsense."

Li Xingye, is that what you think too? Xingye, Xingye, do you even deserve your name?

The village chief was also furious. The villagers might not know, but he knew that if it weren't for Su Luo's desire to lead everyone to a better life, it would have been a disaster.

She could have easily started this soy sauce factory herself, and now she's being criticized by these people. It's really going too far.

“Village chief, I think my wife is right. Your soy sauce business is really unreliable. Rather than losing everything, we just want to get our money back as soon as possible.”

Li Xingye and Li Zhoushi had already discussed it at home; if they weren't the first to ask for money, someone else would.

Later on, the village chief returned the silver to others, so there was no silver left to return to them.

The village chief bought soybeans and soy sauce jars, which they can see. Even if he bought these, the whole village still has so much money.

The village chief and his accomplices must not have spent all the money yet; they must have pocketed the extra silver for themselves.

Get it early, or you won't get anything at all.

"Li Xingye, do you even have a brain? How could the village chief possibly harm us? If it weren't for the good of our village, who would be willing to do such a thankless task?"

Why don't you just sit back and wait for the soy sauce to release its oil, then sell it and get a share of the profits?

"Chen Ping'an, the village chief, and I manage this soy sauce here every day. We only get paid after the soy sauce is sold. We haven't said anything, so don't try to sow discord in the village."

Wang Dehou's status in the village wasn't for nothing; he had also seen Su Luo's character firsthand.

Su Luo has already spent a lot of money building the courtyard at the entrance of the village. Would she still care about the small amount of money spent on this soy sauce factory in the village?

"That's right, Tiezhu's father is right. We villagers wouldn't cheat you out of your money. Our family is here, you can't run away."

Soy sauce is a great product; it's sure to sell well. Don't let your overthinking ruin your business.

Chen Ping'an tried to persuade the two of them, hoping they would understand his good intentions.

"snort……"

Li Zhoushi looked at Su Luo and the other three with disdain, rolling her eyes repeatedly.

“Shut up, and don’t talk about my husband. Who are you trying to fool with these words?”

"You call this a good thing?"

Li Zhou pointed to the soy sauce jar in front of her: "You say this is soy sauce, then go and see for yourselves what colors are in that soy sauce jar."

What's the difference between this and the excrement in a cesspool? And this smell makes you want to vomit. How can this be called good stuff?

Who would buy something like this to cook at home? Either they're out of their minds, or you're all out of your minds.

That's utterly outrageous! No matter what, you have to return the money to our family today, or I'll throw this soy sauce into the latrine!

"You dare..."

Su Luo and the village chief spoke in unison, their voices sharp and shrill, startling Li Xingye and his wife, Li Zhoushi.

The argument at the soy sauce factory attracted nearby villagers; some defended the soy sauce, while others hesitated.

Seeing this, Su Luo understood what the villagers were thinking: they had invested all their family's money in this soy sauce factory, and hadn't seen any returns for so long.

This period of time is very difficult for everyone.

But Su Luo also knew that as long as she could get through these few months, there would be a bright future ahead.

Su Luo carried nothing in her hands and walked straight to Zhou Shi, looking at the couple.

“I understand if you want your money back, but if you want to ruin the soy sauce, don’t blame the villagers for being rude to you.”

This soy sauce factory belongs to the whole village. If you don't want to take a share, that's perfectly fine.

But I want to remind you all today that, as I've said since the beginning of making soy sauce, and at my first major meeting, making soy sauce isn't something you can do all at once.

It will take at least three months for us to become profitable, and then we can continue production.

"Your actions today mean I can buy your shares and put them in my name. Whether the soy sauce factory makes money or not will be none of your concern from now on."

This couple, both only in their forties, were more restless and impatient than many young people.

The village has over a hundred households and nearly a thousand people, and Li Xingye's family is not the only one with this idea.

During this difficult time for everyone, Su Luo didn't want anything like this to happen again.

Judging from what the village chief said this morning, someone must have gone to his house looking for him, but they didn't make a scene like Li Xingye and his wife, which means they are still hesitating.

"Su Luo, who are you trying to scare with these words? You have money, you can afford to wait, but we can't. Enough said, give us our money back, give us our money back..."

Li Zhou pointed her finger at Su Luo's face, and Su Luo hated nothing more than someone pointing a finger at her.

His fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and his eyes changed.

Seeing this, Wang Dehou immediately used a wooden stick to press down Li Zhoushi's arm, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"Shut up! If you say another word, I'll shove a stick in your mouth and kill you."

"You, you, you..."

Li Zhoushi collapsed onto Li Xingye, her left hand still covering the spot on her right arm where the wooden stick had pressed down.

Wang Dehou simply pressed her arm down, and now her expression is ferocious, as if Wang Dehou had broken her arm with a stick.

"You, Wang Dehou, you only know a couple of words? You want to kill me? Go ahead and hit me, kill me already! Ouch...it hurts so much...you're killing me..."