13 Chapter 13
◎ Jiang Family Rules◎
When the three of them got home, it was already the hour of Yin.
At the doorstep, I ran into Jiang Hu, who had been waiting for her children to come back but didn't see them coming back. She was anxiously trying to go out to look for them. "You're finally back. Why are you so late today? What happened?"
Brother Jiang put the cart in a corner and said, "Something happened on the way, so I was delayed."
Jiang Hu was about to ask carefully when her second brother interrupted her, "Mom, don't ask any more questions. Hurry up and prepare some food for us."
Brother Jiang held his stomach and yelled, "I'm almost starving to death!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu was so distressed that she didn't even bother to ask what had happened. She hurriedly brought out the food that had been kept warm in the kitchen to the children.
Today's trip really made the three of them starve. Even Jiang Jingyun ate two large bowls of food before stopping. Looking at Hu, he felt distressed again.
After a hearty meal, the three brothers finally relaxed and told Mrs. Hu in detail what had happened at the entrance of the village.
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu was also very angry. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand and said angrily, "What a bunch of shameless people!"
Normally, he would stay farther away than anyone else when something happened, but as soon as he saw someone had something, he would eagerly come up and share a piece of it, without even considering whether he deserves it or not!
Among them, Zheng Lu is the most hateful. Sooner or later, her face will be torn apart! And there is Jiang Mo. It’s no wonder that Hu dislikes her. As an elder, how can she just stand there and watch outsiders bully her family! Her parents are no longer around, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother to her. She has to talk to Jiang Lao San about it!
Jiang Jingyun found it somewhat funny when he saw his aunt-in-law preparing to go out angrily to settle accounts with everyone, and the resentment in his heart was somewhat relieved.
However, although the incident was absurd, it also served as a reminder to Jiang Jingyun. In modern times, there is still vicious competition among individual business owners, not to mention in ancient times, there will always be people who are jealous of you because you live better than them, and they all live in the same village, which is not too big or too small. But if someone wants to do bad things, their business will not be able to continue.
As the saying goes, it is easy to get along with gentlemen, but difficult to guard against villains.
If most people are on the same page, they can move forward together and steadily.
Jiang Jingyun discussed these considerations in detail with his uncle's family, and finally decided: starting tomorrow, he will start purchasing snails, beans, bamboo shoots, peanuts and other things in the village.
Originally, as the business expanded, the crops he grew at home were not enough to supply the market. He had planned to purchase crops in the village later on. Now that this had happened, it had only brought the time forward a little and the impact was not that big.
However, Jiang Jingyun still attached great importance to quality control. After much thought, he felt that it would be most appropriate to let his aunt-in-law do it.
"Me?" Jiang Hu pointed at her nose, feeling a little happy but also a little nervous. "How can a woman like me who can't read a single word succeed?"
"Why not? There is no one more suitable than you." In Jiang Jingyun's opinion, it is most appropriate for the aunt to do this job. "Think about it, you are highly respected and you are most familiar with the situation in the village. You know clearly which family has the best food and which family has the most honest people. Who dares to do anything tricky in front of you?"
It's hard to say if it's Jiang Jingyun and the other young guys. It's okay if they meet someone who is more honest, but if they meet someone like today, who takes advantage of his age, not only will they have a fight, but they will also waste a lot of time and energy arguing with him.
Mrs. Hu thought about it and agreed. Although it was a matter of benefit to everyone, there were always some greedy and insatiable people. She still had to keep an eye on it personally.
"Then...I will do it?" Hu hesitated.
"Of course! From today on, you will be the chief steward of our family, in charge of all household affairs! Who else but you?!" Jiang Jingyun gave a thumbs up and praised him highly.
Mrs. Hu was so coaxed that her eyebrows curved. She poked Jiang Jingyun's head lightly with her fingertips, "You are the only one who knows how to play tricks!"
The news of purchasing food spread quickly. At dawn the next day, the Jiang family’s doorstep became bustling with people coming to inquire about the matter.
Jiang Hu didn't beat around the bush and directly reported the types, prices and quantities of the products he wanted to buy:
Snails cost three cents per pound, and 50 pounds were collected every day, with a maximum of 5 pounds per household.
Peanuts and chili peppers are sold at one cent per pound. Ten pounds are collected every five days, and each household can only collect a maximum of one pound.
One cent for two pounds of beans, and one hundred pounds can be harvested every five days, with each household receiving a maximum of ten pounds.
Bamboo shoots are two cents each, and fifty are harvested every five days, with a maximum of two per household.
It was the first time that the villagers had heard of this limited-quota purchasing method, and they all stopped where they were and whispered to each other.
Jiang Hu was not in a hurry either. He sat there calmly, waiting for them to discuss the results. This type of acquisition was also discussed yesterday. Their business is not very large, and it is impossible for them to take over the entire village's volume at once.
But when it comes to benefits, the problem is not their scarcity but their inequality. So finally we came up with this idea to get more people involved, bring them to a united front, form healthy competition and get better quality products.
The villagers discussed it for a while, and most of them felt that the price was reasonable. Although it was slightly lower than outside, it was more stable. But there were also a small number of people who were greedy and wanted a higher price. They looked at each other and then started shouting in the crowd: "You Jiang family are not kind, the price you gave is too low! And you only charge this little!"
Jiang Hu glanced at the families who were shouting the loudest, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "Stop shouting, no matter how low the price you offer, we won't accept it."
“Why?!” Originally, the few people just wanted to make some noise, maybe they could get a higher price, but they didn’t expect the Jiang family to directly say they didn’t want it, and they immediately became anxious.
Jiang Hu glanced around at the people, all of whom were the families who surrounded Jiang Jingyun and the other two at the entrance of the village yesterday. She sneered and said, "Didn't you all claim to be my child's elders yesterday? How dare you ask for money from the younger generation for such a small amount of money?"
When talking about what happened yesterday, these families were choked.
Looking at the Jiang family's actions today, they finally came to their senses. This business can really make money, and they were fooled by Jiang Jingyun yesterday.
Now that Fangzi is definitely not going to be won over, the vegetable purchasing business cannot be abandoned.
Thinking like this, those families no longer dared to mention the purchase price being too low. They just laughed it off shamelessly, "It's just a joke with my nephews. Don't take it seriously. Let's continue talking about the purchase."
Jiang Hu didn't expect these people to admit their mistakes and apologize. She waved her hand nonchalantly and gestured to the corner of the yard with her eyes, "If you really want to give it, just put it there. It's a little gift for the younger generation. I will reluctantly accept it for them." There was no hint of giving money between the lines.
"You!" Old man Li pointed at Jiang Hu's nose and cursed with a sullen face, "You ignorant woman, don't go too far!"
"Pah!" Seeing that the other party dared to point at her nose and curse, Jiang Hu's anger that she had suppressed yesterday suddenly rose again. She lowered her head and spit on the ground, puffing out her chest and pinching her waist like a lioness protecting her cubs, "It was obviously you who bullied me first! While everyone is here, please judge for yourself. Which family is so shameless as you, forcing others to give the prescription right away? If you don't give it, you are ungrateful and unfilial to your elders?! What kind of elders are you? How can you be so kind? If you love to be an elder so much, why don't you take out all your money and reward the younger generations during the New Year and other festivals!"
The villagers standing nearby watching the fun were amazed: "Jiang" is a big family name in the village, all the respectable family members are here, how dare someone call himself an elder? Still want to steal other people's recipes? Are you tired of living?
Most of the people in those families were outsiders who came later, and several of them were well-known hooligans in the village. Seeing that their way of making money was ruined, they were ridiculed by Jiang Hushi and pointed at by the villagers. They were immediately angry and wanted to go forward to teach Jiang Hushi a lesson. Then they heard an old but powerful voice from behind: "What are you doing here?!"
Last night Jiang Jingyun went to the village chief's house to explain the matter. This was a good thing to benefit the village, so the village chief happily agreed and promised to let each household send vegetables to the Jiang family tomorrow.
I originally planned to come over today to check out the situation, but I didn't expect to encounter someone causing trouble. The old village chief raised his drooping eyelids, and the faces of the people who saw him immediately tightened. They asked, "What are you doing?"
"They bullied my Jiang family's children and complained that the price we gave was unfair!" Jiang Hu was so angry that she wanted to scratch those people's faces when she mentioned it!
"Nonsense!" The village chief rubbed his cane, "Jingyun came to me yesterday and told me that this price is the most fair!"
"Normally these things would rot at home and be unsold. The Jiang family is kind-hearted. While doing business, they don't forget to help the village and make more income for everyone. But you guys are picking and choosing? Do you all want to be ungrateful and ungrateful?" The village chief glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, and the villagers lowered their heads in shame and dared not say a word.
Humph, a bunch of shallow-eyed idiots, "What are you still standing there for? Are you not going to do business anymore? Why don't you go back and get the vegetables!"
Jiang Hu added at the right time: "Those with better quality will be given priority, first come first served, while stocks last!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately stopped joining in the fun and rushed home, fearing that if they were too late they would not be able to get a turn today.
The Jiang family’s front door was empty in an instant, with only the few families who were causing trouble left.
"As for you..." The village chief had heard about what happened yesterday, and you are still causing trouble today. This is simply too much. Do you really think that there is no one left in the Jiang family? "Within half a year, the Jiang family will not buy anything from your family. Do you have any objections?"
"We dare not, we dare not." How could they dare to refute? They all nodded in agreement.
Jiang Hu snorted coldly. Given her temper, she would never get a penny from their family in her lifetime.
However, the village chief also has his concerns.
As the saying goes, it is easy to meet the King of Hell but difficult to deal with the little ghosts. If we really completely cut off the thoughts of these families, we are afraid that they will cause trouble and make everyone uneasy. Therefore, we can only give them light punishments and severe warnings, and the village chief will watch over them personally to prevent them from jumping around.
Greedy and shameless, timid and cowardly, a bunch of things that are not presentable. It feels unlucky to look at them for even a second!
Jiang Hu was too lazy to pay attention to them and turned around to help the village chief sit down.
With the village chief in person, no one dared to make trouble, and today's purchase volume was quickly collected. When the three brothers came back, they saw all kinds of materials neatly and tidy in the yard.
Things that were just decided yesterday have been carried out smoothly today. Jiang Jingyun couldn't help but give her a thumbs up and thought to himself: My aunt-in-law is so capable! But it's just right, I'd like to take this opportunity to mention the previous incident...
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