Chapter 118: Lingering Fear
"It was just found out, and my brother told me. I thought I'd tell you quickly so that your brother-in-law can be on guard against him."
Shen Yueyao guessed that there must be something wrong with this man, and observing the expression on his face, he looked honest, but in fact there was a calculating glint in his eyes, and he was not a good person.
Her expression changed and she said, "Go ahead!"
Shen Shaojing said, "Wang Tiecai's family was originally from the village. Their family conditions were very ordinary, but his mother was a very domineering shrew. She forced his grandmother to split up the family property and took over most of the land and houses. She didn't care about his uncles and aunts. His grandmother was angered to death by his mother. She said something like, 'I won't raise you if you're alive, and I won't bury you if you're dead...'"
When Shen Yueyao heard this, her brows furrowed.
She felt that treating the elderly in this way was simply too much.
Just hearing it makes me angry.
Shen Shaojing was furious when he talked about this, and said: "His mother is very excessive. She often quarrels with the villagers. She quarrels like a shrew for a little thing or a little benefit. The key is that she is harsh and unfilial to the elderly. Their family originally had six acres of land, and they took it all away."
"When they split up, his aunt and uncle were still young, and things were pretty bad. His father didn't care, so he used the harvest from these few acres of land to support Wang Tiecai's education..."
"Their family later moved to this town, which is very far away from their previous village. No one knew about their hometown and everyone thought their family was doing okay."
"Do you know why Wang Tiecai has so much money now? It's because he has connections with the Fan family in the county town."
Shen Yueyao was a little confused, "How could he enter a wealthy family?"
Shen Shaojing said: "He is actually equivalent to marrying into the family, but that Miss Fan also has problems. I heard that there is a big red mark on her face. Originally, Miss Fan had her eyes on her brother-in-law and wanted to marry into the Su family, but her brother-in-law disagreed. Later, Miss Fan got together with Wang Tiecai, but it was Wang Tiecai who entered the Fan family..."
Shen Yueyao frowned when she heard this.
According to her memory, she knew that Su Xueyi was so beautiful and well-educated that she was favored by many women, some of whom were daughters of wealthy families, but Su Xueyi did not agree.
If it weren't for her previous life's trick, she would have happened to travel through time and have had sex that very night, forcing Su Xueyi to take responsibility and marry her.
I guess no matter what means the predecessor used, it would be useless.
Su Xueyi also took Chinese medicine that night. It seemed that someone wanted to plot against him and drugged him.
The predecessor also thought about drugging her, but he didn't do it, and Su Xueyi was poisoned by the medicine.
At this point, Shen Shaojing whispered, "Wang Tiecai's marriage to the Fan family is equivalent to marrying into the family. Wang Tielin only entered the Fan family after his brother-in-law broke his leg. I also heard that the Fan family has connections in business..."
"Sister, tell me, is there anyone who wants to attack my brother-in-law?"
"Should we find someone to teach him a lesson?"
Shen Yueyao said, "Don't do anything without evidence. We just have suspicions, and it might not be him who did it. But if we keep watching him, if there's something wrong, he'll definitely reveal himself."
"Especially now that your brother-in-law's leg has healed, as long as he practices walking well, he'll be back to normal in half a month. By then, your brother-in-law will definitely go to college, and everyone will definitely know that his leg has healed."
"If we take precautions, we can protect your brother-in-law."
Shen Yueyao thought that she would tell Su Xueyi later that one should not have the intention to harm others, but one must be on guard against others.
If it was really Wang Tiecai who did it, Shen Yueyao would never let this person go.
She is not a good person. If you touch her relatives, you will naturally have to pay the price.
"What is the character and moral character of Miss Fan?"
Shen Shaojing whispered, "Sister, I asked someone to find out. They said that Miss Fan had a large red mark on her face and was a bit gloomy. She would abuse her maids. I heard that a maidservant of hers died inexplicably before."
"This matter got out because the maid's mother came and made a scene. I don't know how it was settled, and the news was suppressed. That happened several years ago..."
After knowing these things, Shen Shaojing was still a little scared.
Fortunately, my brother-in-law is with my sister.
What a nice sister.
After listening to this, Shen Yueyao became more and more suspicious that Su Xueyi's broken leg was related to these people.
"Fourth brother, find someone to help keep an eye on the Fan family and Wang Tiecai. If you can find out more useful information, I will thank them."
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao took out another hundred coins and said, "Use this hundred coins to thank your brothers. I'll treat them to a meal when I have the chance."
"Sister, this...how can I ask you for money for this?"
Shen Yueyao said: "This is not for you, it's for you brothers. We should know how to repay kindness. Next time you ask someone to do something, they will be happy to help you. We can't always ask others to help us without giving us anything in return."
Shen Shaojing then took it.
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The two people came to the market and saw a place selling chicken and duck.
There was a large basin next to it containing duck heads and duck necks.
Some basins contained whole ducks.
Shen Shaojing went over and asked, "Brother Lin, are these duck heads and duck necks sold separately?"
The stall owner looked at Shen Shaojing and asked, seeming to know Shen Shaojing, and said with a smile: "So it's Brother Shen, these are all sold separately. Some wealthy families are more particular about their purchases and don't want these duck heads and necks, so they cut them out and sell them aside. These are cheaper."
"These are processed ducks. They don't have heads, necks, or butts. They're whole ducks. Some customers like to buy these processed ducks, while others are more particular and want the whole duck meat..."
"These processed products are also supplied to restaurants. They like to have them ready-made because they are convenient to prepare."
It was because Shen Shaojing asked that he explained everything.
Because he handles things well and has various methods, he has many customers on weekdays.
Chen Shaojing knew that his sister wanted to buy these duck heads and duck necks, so he asked: "Brother Lin, what do you think the price of these duck heads and duck necks is? Can they be cheaper? I just want to buy some to eat. If they taste good, I will buy more next time."
The stall owner smiled with his teeth showing, and said: "Brother Shen, of course I will give you a discount when you buy things. These duck heads and duck necks are weighed by jin, four cents per jin. If you sell them to others, they are all five cents per jin."
Shen Shaojing looked at his sister.
Shen Yueyao was calculating the price in her mind. A duck head weighed about 100 grams, and there were about five duck heads in a pound, which was equivalent to less than one cent each. However, after the duck head was braised, one could be sold for five or six cents.
This means that you can make a net profit of about five cents per duck head.
In this way, the more duck heads you have, the more money you make.
Most people will like to eat this.
There are also duck necks. A pound of duck necks costs four cents. After they are braised, they can be sold for fifteen or twenty cents per pound.
It’s a delicious dish that you can buy and make to entertain guests.
As for duck heads, even if you cut four duck heads in the middle, you can make a dish. One head sells for six cents, so you can make a dish to entertain guests for twenty-four cents.
Many wealthy families and restaurants would definitely be happy to use such dishes.
The key is that it tastes good.
So Shen Yueyao guessed that if she made braised duck heads and duck necks, the business would be good.
When I have enough money, I can open a few more braised duck restaurants in the town or county.
But renting a shop will definitely cost a lot of money.
Therefore, Shen Yueyao felt that even if doing such a business, it would be more convenient to set up a stall at the beginning.
Besides, this kind of thing is easy to store.
Shen Yueyao looked at the large basin and asked, "Is that all?"
The stall owner hurriedly said, "There's more in the back, another bucket."
Shen Yueyao said readily: "I bought them all."
The stall owner couldn't believe it when he heard it. Seeing that Shen Yueyao didn't look like she was faking it, he excitedly said, "I'll take it out right away."
Although the stall owner only set up a stall, there was a small mule cart behind it. He put some things in the mule cart, otherwise these things would not be able to be displayed at all.
The stall owner took them all out and added them to the one in the basin and weighed them, a total of twenty-three pounds.
Shen Yueyao gave ninety-two coins, and the stall owner said happily, "Ninety coins will do, and I'll cut off the change."
Shen Yueyao was not polite and just said: "Next time I need duck heads and duck necks, I will come to buy them from you, Brother Lin."
The stall owner kept saying thank you.
It's not easy to do business these days. Everyone is very stingy when buying things. It's rare for stall owner Lin to see people who are so generous and happy to buy things like them, so he is particularly happy.
“Brother Shen, Madam Shen, next time you want to buy duck heads and duck necks, you can tell me in advance and I will save them for you.”
After Shen Yueyao thanked him, she walked out with her fourth brother.
As he walked forward, Shen Shaojing saw a man standing in front of the meat stall. He felt that he looked familiar and was stunned for a moment, "Sister, isn't that Brother Liu who was with Han Shaodong's family before?"
Shen Shaojing was naturally talking about Liu Kang, a close subordinate of Han Yunzheng, the young master of the escort agency.
When they were on the road before, Shen Shaojing had spoken to Liu Kang several times and had dealings with him.
Shen Yueyao nodded.
Shen Shaojing was just about to say hello when Liu Kang came back from buying meat. When he saw Shen Shaojing and Shen Yueyao, he became excited and said, "It's Brother Shen, Miss Shen. Oh, it's great to see you."
Shen Shaojing was stunned for a moment, but he also responded enthusiastically: "Brother Liu, are you here to buy meat?"
Liu Kang said, "Yes, after I come back from escorting, the young master gave me a few days' rest. We will be going out to escort again in a few days. I made some money this time, so I can buy some meat to take home so that my wife and children can have something delicious to eat."
"By the way, Brother Shen, the chili meat sauce and fermented tofu you gave me last time were really good, especially the chili meat sauce. Our young master praised it highly. I ate some on the way and it was delicious."
"The young master asked me to find out where you live today. He was thinking about whether he could order some chili meat sauce from you so that he could take it with him when he goes on the escort mission."
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