Chapter 142 Method
You know, the people from the second branch of the Pei family had thought about doing business before. After all, they had come into contact with them before, but they used to rely on the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to bully others. Many people only cooperated with them because they had the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
When they arrived at Qizhou County, a strange place, they didn't know anyone and had no background.
They originally wanted to settle down in Huizhou City, but the settlement fee was too high. With more than a dozen people, they had to spend most of their money in one go.
They could only settle for the second best and used the money to settle down in Qizhou County. After buying a house on South Street, most of the money was gone. The people in the second branch of the Pei family wanted to live in the wealthy area, firstly to establish good relationships with those people, and secondly, they were already accustomed to a life of luxury and debauchery.
But the business didn't improve at all, it could even be said to be bleak. What was even more tragic was that they didn't have much money.
The second branch of the family could not just live off the savings, so at the request of Madam Pei, the concubines' children were forced to go out and find money-making workers.
Even though she is free now, Mrs. Pei is worried about the money.
They lived such a miserable life, but someone from the eldest branch of the Pei family actually opened a restaurant on South Street, and the business was booming. This made her feel very upset, and jealousy and anger burned in her eyes.
Pei Yuanyuan continued to instigate, "That's right, it's owned by the eldest branch of the Pei family! They're living a carefree life now, with a booming business and making a lot of money. Grandma, we can't let the eldest branch's people keep stepping on us."
"Of course." Old Madam Pei Er sat up with a sinister and ugly expression.
The eldest wife's family is the culprit for their downfall. How can they live so carefree and well?
"Then grandma, do you have any way to punish the first family?" When Pei Yuanyuan saw her grandmother's expression, she knew that she was going to cause trouble.
It's good to stir up trouble! Thinking of the grievances she had suffered before, she was furious. Now she didn't even have a maid, and Yueli was the same.
Even if she had any ideas, she couldn't act on them. She could only ask her grandmother for help. Anyway, her grandmother would definitely not want to see the people in the eldest wife have an easy life.
Mrs. Pei Er had a serious expression on her face and was thinking seriously. She really couldn't think of any good solution for a moment.
"Grandma, I have some ideas." Pei Yuanyuan whispered.
Mrs. Pei Er instantly became interested. "Oh, Yuanyuan, what is the method?"
Pei Yuanyuan expressed her thoughts and received an admiring look from her grandmother.
This strategy of killing two birds with one stone is indeed a good one. As the legitimate daughter of the Pei family, Yuanyuan is indeed smarter than those illegitimate daughters who are not worthy of being in the public eye. It is no wonder that she has been loved for so many years.
Thinking of the families of illegitimate children, Old Madam Pei II narrowed her eyes slightly, stood up, and planned to go find these people. Today's wages had not been handed over yet!
Pei Yuanyuan followed her grandmother obediently, knowing that she was going to ask for money.
She had just won the favor of her grandmother. Maybe she would give her more money if she was happy. The monthly interest was too little. She didn't even have money to buy clothes or jewelry.
Old Madam Pei Er came to a few remote courtyards. When Pei Yanhan saw the old lady walk in with a dark face, he immediately understood what she meant. Today's wages had not been handed in yet.
He looked at the wages in his hand, which had just been paid today and had not yet warmed up. There was a look of pain and struggle on his face, but they had been living under the old lady for so many years, and they were cowardly. When they saw the old lady with a gloomy face, obedience and inertia in their hearts instantly took over.
Pei Yanhan obediently handed over the wages he earned from working today.
Madam Pei Er looked at the few dozen coins in her hand, clearly dissatisfied. She frowned, "No more? How come there's only this much?"
"Mother... Mother, there really is... really nothing left. This is all the wages we received today." Pei Yanhan said weakly.
Old Madam Pei Er looked at Pei Yanhan and the others, and the look of disgust in her eyes could not be concealed at all. A bastard's child is a bastard's child, and they are indeed a group of people who are not presentable. She did not think too much about it and took Pei Yuanyuan to the next house.
Pei Yanhan only felt relieved after the old lady left, but he didn't have time to turn his expression into a relaxed one.
Then he heard his wife, Bai, sobbing, "These few dozen coins were earned by you and Hao'er with great difficulty. Why did you give them all away?"
"If the old lady wants it, can I not give it to her?"
"Won't you resist? Even if you don't resist, it's okay if you don't pay some money. Hao'er is getting older, how will he get married in the future?" The more Bai talked, the sadder she became. How could she marry such a cowardly person? Not only would he not resist, but he was also so honest and had no brains at all.
Pei Hao couldn't bear to see his mother crying so sadly, so he comforted her, "Mom, don't cry. At worst, I won't get married in the future."
But these words had no effect, and Bai cried even more sadly.
It's so miserable for them to be a family born out of wedlock!
Especially since he had to make a living under the old lady. It was fine when he was rich before. Although he was targeted by the old lady, he had no worries about food and clothing.
Old Madam Pei Er had no time to care about the miserable family behind her, and came to the room of the second concubine's wife.
As soon as the concubines from the second wife's family saw the old lady, they offered the money they had earned today. "Old lady, this is all the money we earned today. It's not much, but Shun'er follows the master to run errands and learn, so the money will only increase in the future. Old lady, you provide us with food and shelter. We are not ungrateful people. We know how to be grateful. In the future, we will definitely let you wear gold and silver."
Old Madam Pei Er was so delighted by the people from the second concubine's wife that she smiled and laughed instead of showing her disdain.
Look at how filial this second wife is! Without her saying anything, the other party offered the money and promised to make more money in the future and be filial to her.
Unlike her cowardly illegitimate son, as expected, since he was not her own son, he was not a good person. He called her mother, but he probably had no intention of being filial to her in the future.
It seems that all the housework will be handed over to Pei Yanhan and others in the future. He must know how powerful he is!
Although this second wife was born out of wedlock, she was her son's concubine after all, so Pei Shun had some of her blood in him.
Seeing the old lady's happy face, the concubine's second wife took the opportunity to say, "Old lady, our Yingying is not young anymore, and has grown into a beautiful young lady. We can let her go with Yuanyuan to see the world. Maybe she can help the master in the future!"
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