Chapter 316 I Have My Own Way
Tao Dacheng's eyes suddenly turned red.
If the family can really make pottery again and sell it, their lives will get better.
Although making pottery is hard work, at least you can make money.
In this way, he can also provide his son with good living conditions and his wife can have enough food to eat.
On weekdays, his wife sometimes doesn't want to eat more, just so that he and his son can eat more.
But he still couldn't believe it.
So Tao Dacheng felt a little nervous.
It depends on what dad decides to do.
Tao Zhizhong slowly came back to his senses, grabbed Su Xiuye's hand, held it tightly, and said with a sob: "Brother Su, thank you, thank you..."
Brother Su clearly knew that they had offended someone, but he was still willing to cooperate with them. It can be seen that Brother Su actually wanted to help them.
But Brother Su is his benefactor, and he can't harm Brother Su for the sake of this business.
He said seriously, "Brother Su, I told you before, it's because we offended someone. That person's family is quite powerful, and they've spread the word that no one else is allowed to buy the things we cooked. If we really offend them because of this, they will take ruthless action."
"My father was pissed off at them. Even Dacheng's legs were broken by them."
"Dacheng was fine originally."
Speaking of this, Tao Zhizhong secretly wiped away tears.
He was useless and failed to protect his family.
Shen Yueyao asked, "Brother Su, who dares to give such an order?"
Shen Yueyao instinctively thought of the Xu family.
Among the people around her, only the Xu family was so cruel.
Su Xiuye said: "Brother Tao, if you tell us, we will know what's going on."
Tao Zhizhong said, "I'm afraid of getting you into trouble. The truth is, that man is Mr. Ke, the clerk in our county government office. We can't afford to offend him."
As the saying goes, the people do not fight against the officials.
Not to mention that the Tao family had nothing to do with it, even when they heard about the officials in the county government, they were very afraid.
Not to mention the legal advisors, they had to be extremely cautious when they met the town's yamen runners on weekdays.
Shen Yueyao narrowed her eyes dangerously, "How dare a legal advisor be so arrogant and so disregard the lives of the people? Doesn't the county magistrate care?"
As far as Shen Yueyao knew, the county magistrate in their county was pretty good. At least she had never heard of any incidents of oppressing the people.
Moreover, if they had reported the case to the authorities before and the evidence was solid, the county magistrate would not have been afraid of power and would have actually dealt with it.
Even in the previous arson case, the county magistrate dealt with the nanny from the Xu family.
Don't let the people around you take advantage of their power to bully others.
Tao Zhizhong sighed and said, "That man's sister is the county magistrate's concubine. The county magistrate dotes on her concubine very much. I heard that the county magistrate's wife is not as favored as this concubine Ke. If the county magistrate has any good things, he will give them to this concubine Ke. Even this counselor Ke is very favored. No matter what he does, everyone in the county government gives him some face."
"When my father, Dacheng, and I were pushing a cart to the county to sell pottery basins and bowls, he saw us and told us to keep them because he wanted to use them."
"Part of that stuff was for sale, and part was for delivery. How could I give it all to him? I never thought this guy didn't want to spend money on it and just wanted to use it directly."
"We wanted to argue, but the man said he was Master Ke and no one dared to offend him. We should be grateful that he liked our things..."
"He also ordered us to send him another batch within a few days. We simply couldn't produce it in such a short time. He would get angry and think we were disrespectful to him, so he had people teach us a lesson and even ordered that no one be allowed to buy the things we burned..."
"Before, when a villager from nearby came to buy pottery, he sent someone to watch him and then beat him up. After several times, the villagers from nearby were afraid to come and buy things, and then the pottery kiln was closed..."
Although Tao Zhizhong said it simply, the matter is actually more complicated and serious than it sounds.
Shen Yueyao felt very angry just by listening to it.
"How dare the brother of a county magistrate's concubine be so arrogant?"
Even if he was the county magistrate, Shen Yueyao would not be afraid.
"Such a person is naturally not someone who follows the rules. As long as we catch him, we can easily deal with him."
Tao Zhizhong and Tao Dacheng were stunned when they heard Shen Yueyao's words.
I just felt that after hearing this, Mrs. Su San had a confident and calm look on her face, neither humble nor arrogant.
It seems that he is not afraid of Master Ke at all.
Shen Yueyao said, "You don't have to worry about these things. I have my own way to solve them. I want to order twenty large vats, fifty large wine jars, and fifty small wine jars from you. This is the deposit. You can burn them first. After they are burned, my eldest brother will come to check the goods and then ship them over."
"We'll continue to place orders based on demand, and generally buy more wine jars..."
As long as you sell wine, you need wine jars to store the wine.
Tao Zhizhong was shocked when he saw the deposit.
"Mrs. Su San, this..."
Shen Yueyao said: "You don't have to worry about other things. Since I said I would order from you, I'm not afraid of anything else. I will also take care of these things."
"But since we're doing business, we still have to sign a contract."
Tao Zhizhong and Tao Dacheng naturally had no objections.
Since they were really doing business and ordering so many things, Tao Zhizhong directly gave them a 20% discount on bulk orders, which made it even cheaper.
If Chen Yueyao wants to make wine, it would be very cost-effective to buy large wine jars from here.
After signing the contract and discussing some necessary matters, Shen Yueyao put down her things and went back in a carriage with Su Xiuye, Daya and Erya.
Tao Zhizhong and Tao Dacheng were both stunned.
Tao Zhizhong looked at the silver in his hand and was still a little bit unbelieving.
"Dad, can we start firing the kiln and making wine jars and vats tonight?"
Although Tao Dacheng has a bad leg, he has good skills. He can make wine jars and wine barrels, and his father and second and third brothers can make wine.
My mother and his wife also know these things.
With this big order, they don't have to worry about anything.
"Dad, this way, we don't have to go out to set up a stall to sell, nor do we have to push a cart to sell. We just need to deliver the goods according to the orders. This will make our work much easier."
"From now on, we will rely on making pottery, and our lives will get better."
Tao Dacheng felt that hope suddenly appeared in his life again.
He was very excited and wanted to get started right away.
"Besides, Dad, I think Madam Su San is a very capable person. When we talked about the county magistrate and that Mr. Ke, she was not surprised at all and looked very calm."
Tao Zhizhong slowly came back to his senses and said, "Yes, people like this are confident people."
"Dacheng, we should be grateful and make good wine jars and wine vats."
"Dad, I know that Uncle Su and Madam Su San have helped us so much, so we should remember their kindness."
Tao Zhizhong sighed: "With this order and these deposits, I feel much more relaxed."
It was as if the pressure of the stone pressing on him was gone at once.
He could finally catch his breath.
"And the things they brought also cost a lot of money."
Tao Zhizhong and Tao Dacheng looked at the snacks, candies and the bag of fine white flour, all of which were worth a lot of money.
They were grateful and moved.
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On the carriage
Su Erya looked at Shen Yueyao with some worry and said, "Third Aunt, will that Master Ke come back to cause trouble?"
Su Daya was also a little worried.
If this happened in the Marquis' Mansion, they would not be afraid of the county magistrate, let alone his advisor.
But now in the village, they are just ordinary people and cannot fight against a master.
Su Daya was also very worried.
But Shen Yueyao maintained a confident and calm demeanor throughout. She smiled and said, "You guys should think more and think about solving problems instead of avoiding or being afraid of anything."
"Everyone has weaknesses. If we want to deal with someone, we have to target their weaknesses."
"There's also a saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Think about it, who does this Mr. Ke rely on?"
Su Erya said, "He is just relying on the power of the county magistrate to do this."
Su Daya said, "It's his sister. So the enemy of him and his sister is the county magistrate's wife."
Shen Yueyao looked at Su Daya with admiration and said, "It is indeed the county magistrate's wife."
"So we can start with the county magistrate's wife. This county magistrate should be considered a good official, but his ideas about being an official and how he handles his backyard are definitely not the same."
"He dotes on his concubine so much, it's a bit like he's overdosing on her. If he's in a clear head, he should know how to respect his wife."
"The interests of the county magistrate's wife and the concubine are in conflict, so we can start with the county magistrate's wife."
"According to my understanding, the county magistrate's wife's family has some background. If the county magistrate wants to get promoted, he still needs his wife's connections, so he doesn't dare to go too far."
Su Xueyi had previously investigated the county magistrate and told her some information.
Of course, they were all talking about the county magistrate and his wife. No one would pay attention to the affairs of a legal advisor and his concubine in the backyard.
Su Erya looked at Shen Yueyao with admiration and said, "Third Aunt is really amazing. She was able to analyze so many things at once."
"So, Third Aunt, if we help the county magistrate's wife deal with this concubine and Mr. Ke, we won't have to worry about anything, right?"
Shen Yueyao said: "Don't be anxious now. I will first find someone to keep an eye on this Master Ke. It would be best if someone could find some evidence against him."
"This man is so rampant, he must have taken advantage of the county magistrate's connections to gain some benefits."
After hearing what Shen Yueyao said, Su Daya and Su Erya understood what she meant.
In the next few days, Shen Yueyao asked someone to keep an eye on Master Ke and look for evidence that he had accepted bribes.
Of course, two days later, Reg and Cao Guang, who had been drugged by her before, came to find Shen Yueyao.
"Miss, you asked us to teach Miss Xu a lesson, and we really did. She is now breathing heavily. We did everything you asked. Please spare our lives and give us the antidote."
Shen Yueyao squinted her eyes and glanced at them, then said, "I can give you the antidote, but I want to ask you something."
"What's up?"
Shen Yueyao asked, "Do you know Mr. Ke from the county government office?"
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