"Sister Su, Mr. Zhang from Zhang's Grocery Store is here to see you." As Lu Changji exited the carriage, Shen Tingyun lifted the curtain and saw that she looked a little flustered.
"What's going on?" Su Sijin dropped the drawings and went to meet Shen Tingyun, "Where is he? Did he come alone?"
Shen Tingyun shook his head, "No, there are two carriages, so the whole family must be here together! The specific situation is still unknown."
"Village Chief Zeng is greeting them. Sister Su, let me take a break for you!" After Shen Tingyun finished speaking, he picked up the wooden comb and combed Su Sijin's hair.
When Su Sijin came out, she saw Zhang Bochao and his group and Zeng Zhipeng coming out of their visit to the fort.
"Great, great! Once this fort is built, it will be like a solid wall of steel. Let's see how those damn Japanese slaves dare to act so rampantly." Zhang Bochao met Su Sijin and praised the fort highly.
At the same time, I once again firmly believe that my choice is right.
Su Sijin smiled and asked, "What's this about Uncle Zhang?"
Su Sijin looked at the two carriages, then at the two young men, two girls and a woman behind him.
"From today on, Zhang's Grocery Store is under the name of your benefactor. The yard in Ganzhou Prefecture has also been sold. I, along with my entire family, have come to seek refuge with you. From now on, we voluntarily sell ourselves to you."
Su Sijin: “…”
It was quite unexpected.
Suddenly got a shop.
To suddenly get a servant is to sell oneself.
This... made Su Sijin not know what to say.
She knew Zhang Bochao's intention, which was to repay a favor! But was it necessary to go to such lengths?
Su Sijin was unwilling to accept this "thought" no matter what. "Uncle Zhang, I thought I had made it very clear that day. There are thousands of ways to repay a favor. Why do you have to resort to selling yourself?"
"You know, selling yourself means your descendants won't be able to take the imperial examinations, won't be able to..."
Zhang Bochao retorted, "I know, but if it weren't for the benefactor who saved my life, what would our descendants be? What would we talk about whether we could take the imperial examinations or not?"
"Our entire family's lives are saved because of you, our benefactor. We came to Lingnan to repay you for your kindness."
"Since you are not developing in Ganzhou Prefecture, I will bring my whole family to seek refuge with you. I hope you will accept me."
Zhang Bochao handed the indentures of his entire family to Su Sijin with sincere affection.
Su Sijin looked at the indenture with the official seal of the government office and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"My benefactor, please don't feel burdened. We are doing this voluntarily. We are selling ourselves so that we can better serve you."
Su Sijin knew that if she continued to be pretentious, she would seem hypocritical, so she generously put the indenture contract away.
She secretly thought in her heart that she would wait until the right time to restore their status as good citizens!
"Uncle Zhang is so kind, I... would be disrespectful to refuse. If any of Uncle Zhang's descendants wish to take the imperial examination, please let me know. I fully support them and will restore their good status."
This is the only way for now. Otherwise, with Zhang Bochao's stubborn temper, he will pester her endlessly if she doesn't agree to repay his favor.
I have sold myself to her, what else is there to doubt?
It just so happened that she was worried that no one was taking care of the shop, so she could hand it over to Zhang Bochao and his two sons.
When Zhang Bochao saw Su Sijin put away the indenture, he immediately smiled and introduced his family, "This is the eldest brother Zhang Ze, the boss has met him."
Su Sijin had indeed seen the owner of Zhang's Grocery Store.
"This is the second son, Zhang Xu. He just returned home a few days ago."
A dark and energetic young man with clear eyes, he is an upright person.
"I heard Uncle Zhang mention you. Thank you for your tireless efforts, traveling day and night, and trekking through mountains and rivers to find us."
Zhang Ze is sophisticated and smooth, suitable for doing business, and can handle things on his own.
Zhang Xu is suitable for doing things quietly and running errands to contact business.
As for Zhang Bochao, he was suitable for taking care of the yard, so Su Sijin divided the work among the three of them.
When Zhang Bochao introduced the two girls, Su Sijin looked at them. One was quiet and elegant, and the other was timid and cowardly.
The quiet and elegant girl is called Zhang Yayun, the legitimate daughter of Zhang Bochao and his wife. She is spoiled and somewhat resentful and unwilling, but she cannot resist her parents and has no choice but to accept it.
As for the timid girl named Zhang Yaping, she was conceived by Zhang Bochao when he was drunk and had sex with a woman... She was a concubine's daughter, and her biological mother died during childbirth.
Although Zhang Yaping is a concubine's daughter, Zhang Bochao's first wife has a kind face and does not seem to be a vicious person.
Even though Zhang Yayun is a little spoiled, now that she has sold herself to her, she will naturally follow her rules and is not afraid of her causing any trouble.
Sijin kept Zhang Yaping by her side, and put Zhang Yayun aside for the time being.
"Is that grocery store closed?" Su Sijin felt that the grocery store business was not very good!
"The store is closed today and is now under the owner's name. Please give your instructions." Zhang Bochao gave the red deed of the grocery store to Su Sijin. The transfer of ownership had already been completed.
Su Sijin couldn't help but sigh, Zhang Bochao is so thoughtful!
I'll find a suitable opportunity to return the value of the shop to them!
If she took over this shop, what kind of person would she become?
The reason why she accepted all of them today was because she was moved by Zhang Bochao, and she also wanted to bring Zhang Bochao and his two sons under her command and use them for her own purposes.
If it's a good match, everyone is happy.
If it is not suitable, return it all to them and give them some compensation.
Since the decision has been made, Su Sijin didn't hesitate or act pretentiously, and immediately arranged things for the Zhang family. "Zhang Ze will continue to run the grocery store in Ganzhou Prefecture. By the way, find a trustworthy and smart person to train him. Your ability is not limited to the grocery store."
Zhang Ze naturally had no objection and he got into the role very quickly. From that moment on, his words and actions represented Su Sijin.
He will do his best to complete what Su Sijin has asked him to do.
"That's it for now! The dock is about to be completed. I'll be in Meijiang Village for the time being. Uncle Zhang, you guys should stay in Meijiang Village and help with whatever work you can."
"Let's see what the boss says." He turned around and ordered Zhang Ze, "Boss, you must return to Ganzhou Prefecture immediately. Oh, and take down the signboard of Zhang's Grocery Store and replace it with the boss's... called..."
Uncle Zhang looked at Su Sijin awkwardly, "Boss, can you give it a name?"
"Then let's call it Su Ji Grocery Store!" She was bad at naming, so she just came up with another name.
After Su Sijin finished explaining what she was supposed to do and was about to inspect the progress of the dock construction, she was stopped by Zeng Zhipeng again.
"Mrs. Lu, you have ordered the furniture."
"Furniture?" Su Sijin was confused.
She hasn't had time to decide yet?
Could it be Lu Changgong who ordered it? But how did he know that she was already worried about the furniture?
"Madam, is she Lu Sushi Sijin?"
The man in the lead had a mustache and although he looked thin, Su Sijin could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary person.
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