Chapter 96 Going to the Countryside to Kill Pigs
Shen Tang scared him as he wished, and even though he was slapped hard on his butt twice, he still lay under the quilt, laughing so hard that his whole body couldn't stop shaking.
When Qi Huaijing reached out to scratch the itchy spot on her waist, she smiled and dodged, begging him to spare her.
“Hahahaha…husband, please…stop making trouble! Haha…if you keep making trouble, my dog will be snatched away by someone!”
When Qi Huaijing heard this, his smile dimmed, he loosened his hand, sighed, and slowly sat down on the couch.
"It seems that you really know. Who told you? Wen Zheng? I can guess that it was probably this guy..."
The couch was too small, so Chen Tang turned sideways and couldn't help but reach over to pull his ears.
"Oh, you still want to blame me? You didn't tell me a thing about such a big thing, leaving me in the dark like a fool, and I'm still chatting and laughing with others at home, playing and playing with the children all day long!"
Qi Huaijing raised his head and sighed, "To put it bluntly, this is a dispute between us, grandfather and grandson... You are innocent, why should I let you worry in vain?"
Shen Tang knew that he would be like this again, and was so angry that he poked his chest with his fingertips, speaking in a hateful tone.
"Okay, since I don't have to worry about it, have you thought of a way to break the impasse?"
He shook his head, his tone full of coldness.
"There are many ways to break the impasse, but none of them are the best. The current situation is not so much a business war that the old man personally participated in, but rather a coercion and inducement relying on the grace of raising me... I have thought of many methods in the past few days. However, these methods can only be used on outsiders. It is difficult to use them on family members unless it is absolutely necessary."
Chen Tang listened and felt a little sore in his eyes.
"The grace of raising you... Of course, he is your grandfather. He raised you for so many years, provided you with fine clothes and delicious food, and provided you with servants and maids. He also taught you how to write, how to ride a horse, how to open a shop and do business, and helped you grow up and establish your career step by step... Huai Jing, I know in my heart that you are in a difficult situation."
Seeing him frown and remain silent, Chen Tang patted his legs, motioned for him to lie down, and gently rubbed his eyebrows and eyes that were sore from staying up late.
"Don't worry. Tell me first, how much money does the old man owe you?"
Qi Huaijing sighed and stretched out a finger.
"...Isn't it ten thousand taels?"
"One hundred thousand taels! He is so evil-minded. I wanted to make a fortune from this deal, but I didn't expect this old bastard..."
Chen Tang smiled and stopped his rude remarks.
"I just calculated your account book. Although you invested a lot of money this time, if you just want to maintain the business... you can only get back 50,000 or 60,000 taels, so as not to fail miserably."
Qi Huaijing's eyes gradually became empty as he thought, staring at somewhere in the void.
"You've made a good calculation. But running a business is not like setting up a street stall, where you buy one thing first and then sell one... Especially when you run several shops at the same time, one thing leads to another, and you always need enough cash to make the whole thing work. So, one wrong move can lead to a complete failure."
Shen Tang nodded, "It's like playing chess."
"Yes, like playing chess. A few days ago, I sent someone to Guangling to fetch my private property, and Wen Zheng also gave me 10,000 taels of silver... but after all the calculations, it's still not enough."
He felt upset whenever he thought about it.
"Let's take a step back and say that even if I can gather enough silver to keep the shop afloat, such a huge loss is still a loss! A full 100,000 taels of silver! My dear sister, do the math, this is a huge loss that cannot be recovered in one or two years..."
Qi Huaijing slapped his forehead helplessly, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"The old man is warning me. He wants me to see clearly - no matter how noble I am, no matter how much I look down on his family property, the Qi family's property cannot be separated from the support of the Yue family, and the property in my hands cannot be separated from his support! If I am truly noble, I should give up all my property, be alone, and go back to Guangling City. I will treat me as not my mother's child, and naturally not his grandson... I will not take advantage of the Yue family at all, and I will not rely on the Yue family's influence. Only then can I be considered truly noble! Only then can I not listen to him at all!"
He paused for a moment, took Shen Tang's hand, placed it on his chest, and slowly told him the way out he had thought of.
"Tangtang, let's go back to Guangling and abandon our property in the capital. He wants me to go bankrupt, so let him take it all. When we return to the Qi family, I will manage the family shop well. I will definitely not be worse than my second brother! We may not have no chance to turn things around! It's just... I will definitely be busy. I will probably have to work hard in the shop all day long... If you are too busy, you can secretly come to the shop to see me. Just like this time, I was very happy to see you when I woke up."
He suddenly laughed, pinched her cheek, and sighed.
"If the old man doesn't want to let go of the Qi family's assets, and there is a farm at home, we can move to the farm. Don't you like the farm? When we move there, we can clean up the yard, plant two rows of vegetables, and plant half a yard of flowers... No, that's not good. How can you, the eldest daughter of a scholarly family, farm? It's better to go to school and be a female teacher, and lead the children on the farm to study and write together..."
Chen Tang rubbed his eyebrows and listened to his nonsense. Thinking of such days in his mind, he couldn't help but lower his eyebrows and smile, and followed his nonsense.
"Great! When you get to the countryside, you won't be able to buy such good Jinhua wine. Then let's plant a few fruit trees behind the yard. When the trees are full of fruits in autumn, I will find some wine-making methods in the book and make sweet wine for you myself..."
"Hmm? Why are you the only one doing all the work? What about me? How about I go... kill the chickens? Well, I should be pretty good at killing chickens. Yes, I can kill pigs and sheep too. I won't let them disturb our sleep..."
There was an unconcealable smile between Chen Tang's eyebrows.
"You are such a clean person, I can't imagine you wearing butcher's clothes, holding a kitchen knife, and killing pigs in the mud!"
Qi Huaijing couldn't help laughing and continued to talk nonsense.
"Why not? If you don't like it, I can teach. I can teach the kids how to use an abacus and keep accounts, okay? Besides, country people also need to do business! If you really don't have the capital, I can go... catch fish and shrimp in the river, and cook fresh fish and shrimp for you every day. If we catch enough fish and shrimp, we can sell them to restaurants in the city and let them taste our homemade wine. We can sell them for a good price... When we make money, we will buy you two hot cookies on the way home..."
Chen Tang was moved by what he heard, and only blinked her bright eyes after he finished talking nonsense.
"Good brother, you speak so well, it's more interesting than today! Then do you still want to tell me the way to break the deadlock that I have worked so hard to think of?"
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