Chapter 390 Being Deceived

Back home.

Old Mrs. Chen sat on the kang, thinking back to what had just happened. She felt something was wrong.

I've never heard of a mouse being a picky eater. It won't even eat big white steamed buns and only eats snacks. Isn't this nonsense!

Could it be that I have fallen into that damn girl's trap again?

No way! If that were the case, I would be a complete fool!

The more she thought about it, the more unsure she felt. She glanced at Old Man Chen and saw that he was resting with his eyes closed as if nothing had happened. She immediately became furious and started cursing.

"You idiot, you don't think about doing anything serious all day long. All you do is eat and sleep like a fool. Can you do anything serious?"

Old Man Chen was stunned by the scolding and quickly opened his eyes, "Old woman, what's wrong with me?"

"You, you are really stupid. You have been sold out, and you are still helping them count the money!"

"What did I do wrong? Why are you scolding me?" Old man Chen was even more confused and cursed in his heart.

This damn old woman, I didn't provoke her, so what's wrong with her?

The more you give her face, the more outrageous it becomes. Even if she has a belly full of shit, it won't stop her mouth. It would be better to give her some urine.

Seeing that he was a blockhead and had no idea what was going on, Old Lady Chen had to patiently speak out her doubts.

"Old man, I think we were fooled by that damned liar. That snack can't be poisonous."

"You mean this?" Old Man Chen suddenly understood and waved his hands. "Impossible, impossible. This is a matter of life and death. Even if that damn girl had two guts, she wouldn't dare to joke about this."

"What do you think?"

"What can I say? It's just a louse in the palm of my hand. It's obvious. We ate rat poison and they gave us the antidote. There's nothing to doubt."

"That's what happened, but we don't know if the snack is poisonous or not. If they really team up to harm us old couple, wouldn't we be just clowns?"

"How could it be false? If they really wanted to plot against us old couple, that would be too immoral!" Old man Chen didn't take it seriously at all and didn't doubt it at all.

Old Mrs. Chen kept shaking her head.

"No, no, I felt something was wrong when I went to their house today.

That damn girl looks at us like a black eyed girl, her nose is not a nose, her face is not a face, and she looks like she wants to eat us alive.

But this time she was like a different person, serving us tea and water, and inviting us to dinner. This must have been intentional on her part."

Old man Chen glanced at her impatiently and said, "You are so smart all your life, but you are so stupid at this moment. What's wrong with this? That damn girl has become a different person. She is afraid of our family's power!"

"I know this without you having to tell me, but I just don't think eating shit to detoxify is a reliable idea."

Old Mrs. Chen frowned and gritted her teeth.

"Old man, don't forget, that damn girl is very cunning. We might really fall into her trap."

After hearing this, Old Man Chen began to waver, but since he had already eaten the cow dung, what else could he do? He couldn't go and confront the other party again!

At this point, no matter whether it is true or not, you have to keep it to yourself. If you make a big fuss, you will become the laughing stock of the village.

Thinking about it, Old Man Chen waved his hands repeatedly, "Alright, old woman, don't worry about it. No matter whether it's true or not, we've already drunk the antidote. As long as we're both fine, that's all."

"It's really like a dumb person eating bitter herbs - I have no words to express my pain. This time we fell into the hands of that damn girl again."

"It's okay. After this period of time, we will go and settle the score with them."

Old Mrs. Chen was really scared. She was worried that if the other party was playing dirty tricks on her, she would be tortured to death.

She was full of resistance. "You, you, you really won't cry until you see the coffin. If you want to go, you go. I won't go."

Old man Chen was stunned. "What's wrong? Why don't you go?"

"You, be more careful! If someone says there's rat poison in the water again, will you drink a big bowl of cow dung water or not?"

"Drink it. If you don't drink it, you'll die."

"You're such a fool, you're addicted to drinking. Why don't you just not go?" Old Mrs. Chen couldn't help but sigh. "Zhancai, my dear son, where are you now? You better do your best. I've been bullied, and I'm waiting for you to come back and avenge me."

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Liang Fugui's wife was very dissatisfied with what Chen Qingqing said at the sugar mill, and returned home with a gloomy face.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw my husband humming a little tune while preparing lunch.

She gave him a cold look.

"You seem to be in a good mood every day. I have to endure the humiliation in the sugar factory. I really don't want to serve them anymore."

Liang Fugui paused as he added the firewood. "What's wrong, wife? Who made you angry?"

"It's not that I was offended, I just got a few comments." Liang shook her head and sighed, "Fugui, I've almost mastered the sugar-making technique. Since you're planning on going it alone, why do you want me to stay at the Chen family? I don't want to go there for even a single day."

"Don't worry, wife. Even if we plan to go it alone, we can't make brown sugar without sugar beets. You can just bear with it for now. It will at least bring in some income. When our sugar mill opens and we have enough money, we can build a big house with blue bricks and tiles. Life will be so beautiful then!"

"Fugui, you don't know, I'm not happy working for the Chen family at all. Why is it that Chen Qingqing treats me differently even though we do the same work? She pays her family 30 cents a day, while we only get 20 cents. This is unfair."

When Liang Fugui heard this, he was so anxious that he kept scratching his head. The family depended on his wife to earn money to make a living. If she really quit, they would not be able to eat white steamed buns with fine rice.

He quickly persuaded her, "My dear wife, they are all family, so it's normal to give them a little more. Just be patient. As soon as the beets are harvested, we will start a new business and stop serving the Chen family."

"No, I can't do this for another day."

Liang Shi felt uncomfortable when she recalled being kicked out of the sugar-making house by Chen Qingqing. She did not realize that it was her fault for not knowing the rules.

Her eyes rolled around, and a plan came to her mind.

"Fugui, the merchant Zheng Zhong who delivers beets to Chen Zhanshan's family comes to Nanshan Village once every two weeks, and he always unloads his cargo at Qingshui Wharf. Can we buy the beets from him at a high price? That way, we'll have raw materials."

Liang Fugui nodded vigorously after hearing this and slapped his thigh, "Yeah, that's a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"

"You agree?"

"Why not? The sooner we get rich, the sooner we can live a good life. Tomorrow I'll go to the town to discuss this with Li Jiang. As long as he agrees to invest, we can start making candy."

"No, we can't wait any longer." Liang shook her head and continued,

"You go this afternoon. Tomorrow is the day to deliver the beets. If Li Jiang agrees to invest, I'll accompany you to the dock to find Zheng Zhong and try to buy the beets."

Liang Fugui agreed, "Okay, it's settled."

Liang was determined not to work for Chen Qingqing anymore. She was envious and jealous, and felt that she was no worse than anyone else. She could do the same things that a little girl could do, and perhaps even better.

"I went to Chen's house this afternoon to get my wages for this month, and also told them I was quitting."

"Okay." After lunch, Liang Fugui hurried to the town...