Chen Xian went to buy meat from Butcher Feng as usual.

I only bought a little over ten kilograms this time.

Li Niang's face showed hesitation.

Erzhuzi noticed that the amount of meat Chen Xian brought back was significantly less than what he had bought yesterday.

He asked疑惑地问道, "Dad, did something happen at the food street?"

Why do you say that?

"Before I saw Dad, he always bought 20 jin (10 catties) of meat, but these past few days?"

Chen Xian: "Oh, there is a small problem, but it's not a big one."

"Uh-huh."

Erzhuzi didn't pay any attention.

Chen Xian went to check out the tile-roofed houses, the pig farm, and the chicken farm, where Chen Dashui was helping to supervise the work.

The construction site was filled with clanging sounds.

The house is almost finished.

People would occasionally talk to Chen Xian at the village entrance.

Chen Xian paced back and forth under the banyan tree with his hands behind his back, pondering how to break the deadlock.

After returning home, Chen Xian, Liniang, and Shuangshuang still went to town to set up their stall.

On the oxcart, Li Niang leaned quietly against Chen Xian.

"Has my husband really decided what to do?"

His voice sounded somewhat melancholy.

"You don't need to take the talk of him being a jinx to heart. I will try to visit this Boss Wei with Manager Jiang."

Li Niang: "I hope so."

Shuangshuang looked at the two of them so intimately, completely bewildered. When did they become so close?

They're so close.

The Chen family continued to set up their stall on the food street, and the vendors began to greet them warmly and familiarly.

A small group of people even started passing on the message out of goodwill.

"Boss Chen, I think it's time you lower the price of your braised pork. A new restaurant called Zui Xiang Ju has opened in our town, and their prices are the same as ours at the stall, plus two big steamed buns and a bowl of rice wine. Your stall's prices are really not competitive!"

Chen Xian chuckled: "Thank you."

The man waved his hand and said, "We're all setting up stalls in the same place, so we should help each other out. To be honest, Zuixianglou has malicious intentions. It's obvious they want to drive your stall out of business, and then they'll set their own prices. In the end, they and Baiweilou will be the only two stalls selling braised pork in the whole town."

Continue at that time

He was practically the only one in the whole town selling this stuff.

"That's really insidious."

As expected.

Normally, when Chen Xian sets up his stall, a few people will come over to say hello and buy some food to take home. But today, many people are asking about prices, and almost no one intends to buy anything.

They were muttering to themselves.

"For the same price, I'd still go to Zuixiangju. They give you steamed buns and rice wine, and you can sit in the main room where you won't get sun. The environment is also better, and you won't be eating dust!"

Li Niang, Shuang Shuang is a little flustered, look at Chen Xian.

Chen Xian: "Don't worry, I'll go find out what's going on with Manager Jiang right away."

He bought about 10 jin of bamboo wine on the street.

It cost about 100 coins.

We arrived at Baiweilou.

When Manager Jiang saw Chen Xian arrive, he invited him to a private room to discuss matters.

"You've come at just the right time, Mr. Chen. Manager Wei is deliberately ripping us off. Before, Baiweilou sold braised pork for seventy or eighty coins a serving, while your restaurant sold dishes for 20 coins a serving. Neither your business nor my business was affected much."

This is because the people who come to the restaurant are generally of higher status than those in the town. They prefer a quiet and peaceful environment, free from dust, so they are willing to pay more for the food.

The people who eat at your stall are mainly relatively wealthy people with spare money. Going to a restaurant is a bit expensive, but eating at the stall is just right for them. The food is good and the price is reasonable.

So our two businesses are dealing with two different types of customers, and we can both keep the business going.

"But do you know what's been happening at Zuixiangju lately?"

His face showed some anger. "This guy is really ruthless. His food is priced the same as yours."

See? The food is cheaper than in a restaurant, the environment is better than at a street stall, and they even give you a bowl of rice wine.

Growing increasingly angry, Manager Jiang launched into a tirade of curses.

"A madman!"

"Those meals on the 9th floor, after deducting labor costs, rent, and occasional fines from the sanitation department, cost twenty dollars—enough to bankrupt them!"

Chen Xian listened calmly as he finished speaking. "Manager Jiang, this is some wine I just bought from town. Why don't we go together and take a look, and find out what's going on with that person?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go with you now and ask him what he really means."

"I also bought about 10 jin of wine directly from the restaurant and some snacks and pastries."

On the way, Chen Xian briefly recounted to him the story of Su Liniang being rumored to be a jinx.

Manager Jiang smiled helplessly, "The talk of a jinx is pure nonsense. The first one, according to Boss Chen, was the son of a cloth merchant. He was obviously drunk and fell off his horse and died. It has nothing to do with your wife."

As for this Boss Wei, I now understand why he said it was his youngest son who would support him. Ah, it's all about fate..."

The two went directly to the Wei family's newly purchased mansion, which was quite grand with its white walls and gray tiles.

After explaining his purpose, Wei Yihong seemed to have been in the courtyard for a long time, standing quietly without saying a word, looking up at the sky.

Manager Jiang smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Brother Wei, didn't we agree that you came here only to build a vast family business for your young master? But your actions now make me very suspicious of your intentions!"

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