Chapter 203
"But isn't this inherited from our ancestors?" Tian Bajiao said listlessly.
Not long after she arrived, she noticed that it was not strong. Boss Shen said that it was an heirloom and had been used for who knows how many generations. He seemed to have a deep affection for it, so she didn't say anything more.
Isn't it too obvious to even remove this?
"What heirloom?" Boss Shen laughed. "I was just kidding. It's just an old cabinet from home. I have two identical ones in my house, but they're so worn out that they wouldn't look good if I took them out, so they're just piled up in the woodshed. When my parents were alive, they said they'd chop them up for firewood, but they've been too lazy to move them, so they've just left them there. I just couldn't bear to buy a new one."
She waved her hand nonchalantly.
Tian Bajiao: What you said... doesn’t seem to be a problem.
"Boss, do you have another house?"
Tian Bajiao had never heard of this.
"Yes," Boss Shen said, "It's not far from here, just two streets away. At that time, the shop was occupied by the employees.
I live at home with my parents.
Later, business got worse and worse. When my parents passed away and all the employees resigned, I didn't need much space, so I rented out the house.
She seemed a little sad when she said this, but she quickly cheered up and said,
"But the tenants are a pretty good family. They never default on their rent and always pay the full year's rent at once. So, you don't have to worry. Even if we lose money this time, we won't starve to death."
She patted Tian Bajiao's shoulder, as if to comfort her.
Tian Bajiao didn't really care about these things, she just felt that she seemed to have overlooked something.
If Mr. Zhou and Boss Shen were fake, how did they know all this? Why did they seem so familiar with the people around them and their home?
It is impossible to learn so much in one night unless you pay attention early in the morning.
Tian Bajiao asked tentatively, "Boss, where did the original guys in the store go? If we make money, maybe we can hire them back."
"That's not necessary. Those people are all old friends hired by my parents. Now... the youngest one is a few years older than me. They must have their own families and jobs. Even if I invite them, they may not be willing to come back.
By the way, I ran into someone on the street yesterday. He was the former shopkeeper, surnamed Huang. When I was a child, I loved listening to him using the abacus. The crackling sound was like rain hitting banana leaves, but it was not noisy at all. I sat on the counter and fell asleep while listening. I didn't even know when I got home.
My parents like him too, saying he's never made a mistake in calculating an account. He seems to be working at the Huifeng Restaurant now. Remember, when we get the shop back and reopen, send him some incense. Make sure it's the best, in the most beautiful boxes. His place is close to the docks, so travelers often stop by. If you see him, maybe you can get some business."
"Okay, I'll take note of it." After hearing her explain it in such detail, Tian Bajiao became more and more suspicious.
It's a pity that she didn't know the situation and didn't act rashly, otherwise she really wanted to tie her up and ask her everything.
Tian Bajiao had a hunch that this matter would be very interesting.
But in the end she did nothing and just acted as her servant obediently.
But these things did not just pass. Before they had finished cleaning up the store, Liu Suniang had already packed up the shop and was ready to open it.
I don’t know if it was intentional, but her shop was right next door.
They also made a huge plaque, and called this side Dingxiangfang and her side Wenxiangge.
While they were planting trees, she was painting over there.
It seemed like they were competing with each other. Tian Bajiao thought that Boss Shen should have known about it long ago, but looking at her expression, it seemed as if she was completely unaware of it. She looked extremely angry and went straight to the door to question Liu Suniang and Zhou Erye about what they meant.
What's the point of opening a business? They just want to make money.
No one has stipulated that there can only be one herbal medicine shop on this street.
Boss Shen gritted his teeth and wished them prosperity, then turned around and pasted two pictures of sending away the god of plague on the door.
Even the direction in which the willow branches are hanging points directly to the next door.
Not willing to be outdone, Liu Suniang got several money-eating beasts to stand on the windows and by the door, with their heads facing them, to devour their wealth.
Not to mention, those rows of little things are quite cute.
When Boss Shen went out and saw those little heads, he almost fell down in anger.
"Liu Suniang! I cannot stand with you!"
Boss Shen let out a weak roar, his expression even uglier than if he had actually been poisoned.
Tian Bajiao helped and carried her back to the store and asked tentatively, "Boss, what should we do this time? Or should we just ignore them?"
"What a joke! You're almost being bullied by someone and you still don't care. How foolish of you to do anything!" She thought for a moment and then sneered at Tian Bajiao, "Go and get me two awls."
Boss Shen and Tian Bajiao worked all night long just to make a hole in the butts of these money-eating beasts to let their money leak out. They were so desperate that they almost climbed over the eaves and walls, and even didn't let go of the holes in the second-floor windows.
Everything was fine the next day, but the day after that, he got his comeuppance. The guest tree he had just planted at the door was doused with boiling water. They were so afraid that it wouldn't die that even its leaves were cooked one by one.
As soon as you open the door, you can smell the fragrance of plants and trees, which feels like the kind that can be eaten.
Tian Bajiao turned his head and saw Liu Suniang's smug face peeking out of the window next door. Seeing that it was her, he was a little disappointed. He raised his hand and urged, "Why is it you? Didn't you see that your tree is dead? Go and call your boss out."
Tian Bajiao yelled, and Boss Shen ran out in a rage, yanking the tree out of his hand and swinging it wildly above his head, sending dirt flying all over Liu Suniang. She couldn't maintain her smug look anymore, patting the dirt off herself and screaming, "Shen Niao, you've lost your mind! Where are you going?"
Boss Shen said slowly, "You own this street, and you don't allow people to stretch their legs? If you don't allow it, forget it."
She turned around, swung the tree, put it on her shoulder, and walked away proudly.
The direction the tree roots were pointing was still Liu Suniang, which meant that the previous swing would get her covered in dirt again.
Tian Bajiao went to see under an umbrella and kindly reminded him, "Boss Liu, there is an earthworm on your head."
Liu Sumiang:......
She said stubbornly, "I like it, what's it to you? Go back to your house! Don't stand in front of my shop."
Tian Bajiao doesn't even want to stand.
She said "Oh" honestly and threw the umbrella away.
I went back with my head held high. Where did the soil caught on the umbrella go?
It’s so hard to guess.
Hearing the screams behind him, Tian Bajiao smiled like an honest man.
Liu Suniang suffered such a great loss that Boss Shen guessed that she was thinking about how to take revenge. He had already made preparations and could not sleep well at night. He and Tian Bajiao took turns to patrol.
But there was no movement from Liu Suniang.
Tian Bajiao: "Is she ready to call a truce?"
Boss Shen said firmly, "That's absolutely impossible. She must be trying to suppress a fart."
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