Chapter 89 Money Makes the World Go Round

"Waaaaaah..."

"Waaaaah... I know I was wrong."

"Aww, Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong! I'll never sing along to those songs again..."

"Auntie, we're so sorry, so sorry. We shouldn't have sung those silly pop songs, we shouldn't have smeared you. We know we were wrong... Waaah..."

A dozen or so children cried loudly, apologizing and admitting their mistakes.

The women really did hit them hard. The little ones they used to be reluctant to spank were now swollen on the bottom, crying with tears and snot flying everywhere. It made the women both angry and heartbroken.

I hardened my heart and was determined to teach them a lesson, to let them know that there are things they should say and things they shouldn't say.

This is a good opportunity to teach them a lesson.

"vomit--"

The children cried until their blisters burst, and they spat out stagnant blood from their mouths.

Qin spoke up at the right moment: "Alright, alright, it's good that the child knows he was wrong. He'll be fine in a couple of days. Just eat something light these days."

"Thank you for being so forgiving."

The women stopped, thanked them, and then led their sobbing children home.

The catchy tune that was supposed to spread quickly disappeared because of this incident.

In the following days, business for Qin's Noodle Fish wasn't great, but many people still persisted in buying it.

The catchy tune didn't spread, but the slander against the woman selling noodle fish in the South Street Market did.

Anyone who dares to insult her will get blisters on their mouth.

But as long as you sincerely repent and apologize, the blister will burst, and things will get better.

Things did not achieve the effect that Su Changsheng and Su Changsheng wanted.

Both of them were very distressed.

"Second brother, why is she so difficult to deal with?"

Su Changshui was in a bad mood. He kept trying to find the wrong women, and they either ended up badly hurt or injured themselves, and he still couldn't marry her. On the contrary, the money they gave to each new woman they found kept increasing.

It started at fifty taels, and now they're asking for one hundred taels!

Do you really think money grows on trees?

"Second brother, you're talking about Su Dai..."

Thinking of his cheap niece, Su Changshui felt his hair stand on end.

Looking back, whenever they went out, they would ask that girl for auspicious words. That girl always said good things, and their business trips always went smoothly. They earned more and more money, and their lives got better and better.

But now, business is facing problems everywhere.

The grain harvest was to be halved, the transported cloth was soaked, faded, and destroyed, the cloth shops caught fire, the grain was soaked in water, and so on...

These losses have already amounted to tens of thousands of taels of silver. If things don't improve soon, their business will plummet!

Thinking about all this, Su Changshui felt waves of fear.

"It's all my brother's fault. He insisted on driving the child away back then. If he had kept the child, none of this would have happened."

Su Changshui said through gritted teeth.

Su Changshui's eyes darkened as he spoke: "If this trick doesn't work, we'll try another. I refuse to believe we can't bring down a woman like her!"

“One of the Qin families has already taken the bait. Let’s go meet them. Qin Tianjiang owes a lot of gambling debts and is going to sell his daughter if he can’t pay them back.”

Su Changshui gave a cold laugh as he spoke.

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever, and even the Qin family has its flaws.

It just so happens that Qin Tianjiang's daughter is helping out at the Qin family's home. As long as she takes action, she can fundamentally damage the Qin family's business reputation, thus cutting off their hopes.

"Let's go then. Let's resolve this matter as soon as possible and bring Su Dai back. This child should die in our family, no matter what. We'll find a master to perform a ritual, and after she dies, we'll bury her in the ancestral grave so that she can protect our Su family descendants from disaster for generations to come!"

Su Changguo said decisively.

The two brothers got up and walked outside.

"I'll find out if Su Dai has woken up yet."

Su Changsheng said calmly.

It's already the third day of the eighth lunar month. Several days have passed since she fainted that day. She hasn't been to Qin's noodle stall lately, so we don't know if she's awake or not.

The two brothers arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant.

Upon entering the private room, a middle-aged man stood up and greeted them obsequiously, "Second Master Su, Third Master Su, how are you?"

Su Changsheng and Su Changshui glanced at Qin Tianjiang with disdain in their eyes.

They sat down arrogantly.

Qin Tianjiang did not sit down, but stepped forward and poured tea for the Su brothers, saying in a humble tone, "Second Master Su and Third Master Su, please have some tea. If you have any instructions, please let me know. I will do my best to handle them properly."

“You have quite a lot of debt. If you want us to pay it off for you, you’ll have to show some sincerity. That’s fifty taels, enough to buy your two daughters.”

Su Changsheng looked at Qin Tianjiang with a sarcastic gaze, thinking that those who gambled in this world never had a good ending.

After the brothers became wealthy, they never gambled.

However, it was precisely because Qin Tianjiang was a gambler that they were able to exploit his weakness.

Even those members of the Qin family who had grudges against Qin Tianhai's family were unwilling to take action.

But nothing is absolute, and this is exactly what allowed them to find a weakness.

“Master Su is right. My daughter Xiaohe works for the Qin family. She is hardworking and honest. The Qin family’s daughter-in-law thinks highly of her and has my daughter do many things for her. No one is more convenient to do things than my daughter.”

Qin Tianjiang said with a smile.

"Just have your daughter add this to the food that the Qin family makes."

Su Changshui took out a medicine bottle and pushed it to Qin Tianjiang.

Qin Tianjiang's face was covered in sweat: "Gentlemen, I would never dare to do something that could kill someone!"

If someone dies, that's a serious matter.

"Don't worry, it won't kill anyone, it'll just give you diarrhea."

Su Changshui smiled and said.

Qin Tianjiang thought for a moment and accepted the medicine bottle. He then asked, "Gentlemen, if I succeed in this, how will I be paid?"

"One hundred taels is enough to pay off your gambling debts and allow you to hold your head high in front of your wife and daughters."

Su Changsheng made the final decision, taking out a large tael of silver and tossing it to Qin Tianjiang, saying, "This ten taels is a deposit. If things go well, the rest will be yours. If things don't go well, you'll have to return this money to me in the same way you took it."

Qin Tianjiang's eyes lit up when he saw the silver. He took it and bit into it hard, grinning from ear to ear: "Yes, yes, yes, I'll definitely get things done!"

One hundred taels! That's one hundred taels! Could the Qin family really give him one hundred taels? His daughter could work for the Qin family her whole life and still not earn one hundred taels.

If Qin has anyone to blame, it's herself. Of all people to offend, she had to offend the Su family.

People die for wealth, birds die for food; it's only natural that he would do such a thing.

Others are unwilling to do it because they haven't been driven to desperation. If they were in his situation, everyone would make the same choice.

The Su family only wanted to prevent Qin from doing business, not to harm Qin's life.

If he doesn't do this, his daughter will be taken to pay off debts, and she will die.

"Five days at most, gentlemen, wait for my good news."

Qin Tianjiang happily assured Su Changsheng and his brother.

This is what they mean by "money can make the devil turn the millstone".