Chapter 106 Bullying

The jars of pickled vegetables were locked in the room. Although they were well sealed, some smell still wafted out. Sun was very dissatisfied and urged Jiang to take out some pickled vegetables to share with everyone.

Jiang actually took out some pickles to share with everyone, but they were the pickles that her family ate on a daily basis, pickled mustard greens that they had made last fall.

After a winter and a spring, most of the pickled mustard greens were eaten up, and the remaining ones were at the bottom of the jar, which were the ones that had been pickled the longest and were naturally much saltier.

After Sun ate it, she couldn't help but spit it out.

"An honest person like my fourth brother's wife has actually become a bad person and is now playing tricks on me!

This is totally different from the one in their room!"

On the appointed day, Erlang went to deliver the goods to each restaurant one by one according to the agreed order. In fact, the delivery dates were also staggered - after all, the dates agreed upon at the beginning were different.

However, when Sun saw Erlang running around helping the fourth room, she became very angry and stopped him from going out.

On previous occasions, Erlang had walked right past her.

Later, Sun blocked the door and refused to let Erlang out. Erlang had no choice but to use his "trump card" - "Mom, what are you doing? I'm helping my fourth uncle with some work, it's not for nothing."

"What's not working for nothing? You just know how to fool me! When I asked your fourth aunt for some pickles, she was reluctant to give them to me. She used last year's pickles to fool me. How can she be good to you? Don't go there, or she will fool you again!"

"How can that be possible?"

Erlang laughed, took Sun's arm, went into the house, took out a few copper coins from his sleeve, and handed them to Sun:

"Yes. I'll pay you for every day you work."

One cent a day, three cents for two days, and if you can work for a full month, it would be five cents for three days!

It was just an errand, and Fourth Aunt was already very kind.

Not to mention that I'm Fourth Aunt's nephew, even if they're neighbors in the village, if someone asks me for help, how can I not go?

But don't tell anyone about this.

If my father finds out, you won’t be able to keep a single penny!”

Sun's eyes lit up immediately, and she grabbed the copper coin from Erlang's hand:

"Okay, I won't tell you. I'll save it all for you to marry you off!"

Erlang smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry about finding me a wife. You can save this money to buy some snacks."

Sun was so coaxed by Erlang that her eyes were moist:

"My eldest son is the best!"

Erlang smiled and comforted her, "Mom, just rest at home. Your son will go out to earn money for you!"

From then on, Sun no longer stopped Erlang from going out to "run errands for the fourth room."

However, Xia Yougui couldn't stand Erlang being so "idle".

But he was also too embarrassed to openly stop Erlang from "helping the fourth room."

But people at home and abroad complained several times, saying that if Erlang recovered from his injury, he should stop wandering around and go to the fields to work.

Erlang's leg injury is indeed gradually getting better.

After Xia Yougui talked to him a few times, Erlang returned to his former self.

He was neither angry nor arguing. He went down to the fields and worked as usual.

In fact, Erlang only seemed to be working hard, but compared with before, his work efficiency was much lower.

Xia Yougui also realized it, and he roared at Erlang several times for this.

But Erlang always frowned and worked silently, not taking his roar seriously at all.

Xia Yougui felt very aggrieved.

Because, outside, Xia Yougui didn't dare to go too far.

After all, Grandpa Xia and the brothers from other families saw everything that happened on his side.

In front of them, he could yell at Erlang, but he couldn't attack him casually, let alone grab a weapon.

Otherwise, Mr. Xia would be the first one to not let him off.

Besides, ever since he was conscripted as a laborer and came back injured, Erlang's temper has become much worse.

Xia Yougui was also vaguely aware of this difference.

He was also afraid that if he pushed too hard, Erlang would get angry and completely turn against him.

Because Xia Yougui was cautious and cautious, and Sun received a few copper coins every now and then, Erlang and Taohua helped the fourth room with work, and things were going well at home.

But business matters were not so smooth.

Of the seven restaurants that have business dealings with the Xia family, five have already settled their bills happily, but there are still two that have yet to pay their bills on time.

The remaining two restaurants, one is called "Shenxianzui" and the other is called "Furongju", seem to be owned by the same force.

Erlang went to collect the payment twice. The first time he was quite nice and told him that the boss was out and the accountant had gone with him to collect the debt and would be back in a few days.

The second time he went back, "Shenxianzui" sent a few guys to drive Erlang out and accused him of being a swindler.

"Furongju" went even further. Not only did they kick Erlang out, they also had their waiters beat him up.

Although his leg injury had healed, it still put him at a disadvantage when running, so he was hit a few times and came back with a bruised face.

Erlang did not mention to Sun and Xia Yougui that he was being defaulted on. He only said that he had just recovered from a leg injury and was not very strong. When he was dodging vehicles on the road, he accidentally fell into a ditch on the side of the road.

But Erlang confessed his depression to the fourth couple and Xia Daohua and the others.

He felt a little regretful and a little unfair:

“I never expected that Shenxianzui and Furongju would resort to such despicable means to evade their debts!

It was these two families who insisted on buying the recipe in the beginning. We didn't want to sell it, but they kept pestering us.

Maybe he would hold a grudge at that time.

They probably set a trap for us on purpose in this deal!"

Xia Daohua calculated her family's losses.

This Shenxianzui ordered fifty jars of dried radishes and fifty jars of spicy cabbage, all of which were large jars that could hold ten kilograms.

Furongju wanted even more. They ordered 100 jars of dried radish and kimchi, all in the largest 10-jin size.

A jar of dried radish of this specification costs three coins of silver, and a jar of spicy cabbage costs four coins of silver.

All in all, Shenxianzui owed Xia Daohua thirty-five taels of silver, and Furongju owed Xia Daohua seventy taels of silver...

With so much money involved, it's no wonder that these two restaurants would be greedy for profit.

Most likely, they have inquired around and know that the Xia family has no connections and no forces behind them to rely on.

To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than bullying by taking advantage of one's power.

But am I so greedy for Xia Daohua’s things?

Xia Daohua was ready to teach these two restaurants a lesson.

She comforted Erlang softly, but after saying a few words, her expression suddenly turned a little ugly.

Erlang said embarrassedly: "Daohua, you don't have to comfort me. I will definitely find a way to get the money back."

Xia Daohua shook her head: "I'm not attacking you, I just suddenly thought of something."

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