Chapter 158: Stealing Business

The next morning, the Xia family's carriage arrived at the village and took away the second batch of goods.

Qin Huiyin and others had to continue to rush the work. Even though she hired several helpers this time, the batch of goods was still short of half.

The Zhang family next door was in high spirits today. They borrowed Mr. Tang San's ox cart and went to propose marriage with lots of gifts. They were just waiting for the Xiao family to agree, and they would go to the Xiao family to pick up the bride tomorrow.

Qin Huiyin and others were busy all day, and in the afternoon they saw the Zhang family driving the ox cart back. Zhang Erzhu's face was full of joy, and it was obvious that the Xiao family did not make things difficult for him this time.

After what happened with Zhang Lei, the Xiao family was worried that the trouble caused by Zhang Lei would come to them again. At this time, it would be safest to marry their daughter off early.

The Zhang family began to decorate the wedding room.

People from the village also came to help clean the yard and put away the carpentry tools, otherwise there would not be enough space for many tables in the yard.

Grandma Zhang came again, but as soon as she arrived, Pang Shi came to greet her and looked at the old lady with a pair of cold eyes: "You are not my mother-in-law, no one dares to say anything if I beat you."

Grandma Zhang took advantage of her age and said, "How dare you! Go ahead and beat me, beat me..."

Bang! Pang Zi slapped him.

"I've lived to this age, and this is the first time I've heard someone make such a request. It really broadens my horizons." Pang Shi blew on her palms, "Why don't you ask around? I raised Mingrong all by myself, and I've dealt with all kinds of people. Old lady, I don't have the good character of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Your tricks are useless to me. If you don't leave, I'll throw you out myself."

"You... Oh my God, the daughter-in-law ordered her family to beat her mother-in-law. Is there any justice in the world... I have lived to this age, and was slapped in the face by a junior. I won't live any longer..."

Pang Shi sneered, turned and went into the room, picked up an axe and rushed out with a cold face: "I'll help you."

Grandma Zhang quickly got up and ran out at a very fast speed: "Mad man, you crazy woman..."

Pang Shi chased out and threw the axe in his hand towards Grandma Zhang.

"Ah..." Grandma Zhang screamed and squatted down in fear, waiting for the axe to fly past before continuing to run. "Oh my God, this crazy woman wants to kill someone..."

Pang watched Grandma Zhang walk away, then slowly walked over and picked up the axe.

When she came back, she saw the Zhang family looking at her in amazement.

Pang Shi acted as if he was used to it: "Don't worry, I'm not crazy or sick, I just hate noisy old ladies, I will chop anyone who cries in front of me."

Li Taohua stood under the eaves, laughing so hard that her body shook. When she had finished laughing, she gave a thumbs up and said, "Your temper suits my taste. Come to me if you have any problems in the future."

Pang Shi was in charge here. After Grandma Zhang returned home, she cried and made a fuss, but she didn't dare to come to the Zhang family to make trouble.

The Zhang family decorated the new house in preparation for tomorrow's wedding.

Zhang Erzhu drove a bullock cart to the town to buy a bunch of things, and also invited the aunts and sisters-in-law in the village who could cook to help with the cooking tomorrow. They also followed Qin Huiyin's style and paid them wages.

"Sister Huiyin..." Zhang Erzhu found Qin Huiyin who was making crab roe sauce.

Qin Huiyin wiped the water stains on her hands and strode over: "Brother Erzhu, is there anything wrong?"

"Well, you are going to the city tomorrow, right?" Zhang Erzhu said embarrassedly, "Tomorrow I have to go to the Xiao family to welcome the bride, and I have to prepare for the wedding banquet. I don't have time to go to the city to invite Brother Ze and the others. If you want to go to the city, can you invite Brother Ze and the others to attend my wedding banquet? I know Brother Ze is very busy, but I still want to try to invite him to see if he has time to come."

"I will find him tomorrow and tell him the news. As for whether he has time to come and see me."

"Thank you, Sister Huiyin." Zhang Erzhu bowed very seriously.

"Brother Erzhu, what are you doing?" Qin Huiyin hurriedly stopped him. "I'm younger than you, and I can't handle such a big gift from you."

"You have helped our family so much, you are our family's great benefactor and great benefactor. After I get married, I have to go back to the dam and can't take care of the family affairs. I hope Sister Huiyin can take care of me in the future. Zhang Erzhu will always remember your great kindness to our Zhang family."

Qin Huiyin couldn't stand the ancient people performing such a grand ceremony, but seeing that he spoke so seriously, she agreed immediately.

The next day, Li Taohua and her sons went into the city to do business again.

Although the family's income has increased a lot, making money is addictive. Besides, it is unreasonable for Qin Huiyin to give up the catering business she has worked so hard to build.

"Why are there so few customers today?" Li Taohua said, looking at the customers queuing.

The aunt next to her, the woman who had tried to hit Qin Huiyin last time but was retorted by Li Taohua, came over and said, "I heard from them that there's a new restaurant opened in the city, and the dishes are similar to yours."

"Almost means..." Qin Huiyin asked.

"It was originally a steamed bun shop. Maybe the steamed bun business was not good, so it was changed into a restaurant like yours. They have baked, fried, stir-fried and braised dishes. I haven't seen it either. I heard about it from them."

"How shameless! They actually imitated us." Li Taohua said angrily.

"Mom, there's no need to be angry. This is unavoidable." Qin Huiyin said, "In fact, it's later than I expected."

"Our business will be affected in the future." Li Taohua was unhappy.

"We also have a sauce business. We make and sell it on the stall. People who are interested can learn to make it after watching it a few times. It's normal for people to imitate. But sauce is different. Most people can't learn it."

"That's right." Li Taohua was happy again. "There's also the dividend from Carpenter Zhang. Although I can't get it now, I'll get a big bonus once they deliver the goods."

Today, there are half fewer customers. Qin Huiyin discussed with her family and decided to change the location to sell some food. She also went to the dam to find Song Ruize and tell him about Zhang Erzhu's invitation.

On the dam, the workers who were taking a break smelled the aroma floating from the air and their stomachs immediately started to rumble.

"Where does the fragrance come from?"

"This scent smells familiar."

"I remember now. Is this the taste of the food that Supervisor Song gave us last time?"

When Song Ruize finished dealing with the Stone Group's affairs and returned to the warehouse, he saw several of his men running out. Jiang Qibin saw him coming back and pulled him outside.

"The girl is here, let's go and see her, it will be too late if you are late."

"What do you mean it's too late?" When Song Ruize heard that Qin Huiyin had arrived, a warm feeling surged in his heart.

When Jiang Qibin pulled Song Ruize out of the dam, he saw the workers who had been suffering just now craning their necks to line up there, and then he understood what Jiang Qibin meant by "too late".

"You are all my brother's friends, so I'll give you a cheaper price. This one is four cents, this one is six cents, and this one is one cent for three strings..." Qin Huiyin's hearty voice sounded.