The fat shopkeeper hesitated for a moment and said, "At most eight days. We have to hurry to the county town."
Chunxiao gritted her teeth and said, "Then 8 days."
As expected, Shopkeeper Sun went to get paper and pen, and Chunxiao wrote her a letter of guarantee, "This handwriting is so ugly, it's obviously mine. I won't deny it. If you deliver it on time, you must return it to me."
The fat shopkeeper quite liked Chunxiao's style. "Okay, delivery within 8 days, remember that."
Chunxiao and his sister thanked him repeatedly, and after leaving the shopkeeper's backyard, Chunxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chunxiao, you are too bold. If you really can't pay it when the time comes, you have to pay 20 taels of silver. That will mean we lose all the money we've earned these days."
"Brother, let me tell you something. Opportunities come with risks. Otherwise, why would they give us more time? If they don't, how can we take this order? Even if we burn 1,000 kilograms for just five days, we still have to burn 200 kilograms a day. 200 kilograms can power 10 charcoal kilns. I'm afraid I'll have to starve."
Yan Dashan hadn't thought too much about it. Now that Chun Xiao had calculated it, he was really nervous. This didn't even include the time spent on chopping and drying the wood. It was hard to say whether he could make any money in the end. "Then why don't we just give him the 100 kilograms we brought to offset the cost?"
"If we can't pay, it's definitely not because we need these 100 catties. If we really give it to him, then we won't be able to pay and we'll have to pay for the silver and the charcoal. That's not worth it. This charcoal is worth 6 taels."
"You still have a clear mind."
"Let's go sell the charcoal first, and we'll talk about the rest when we get back. I just hope it doesn't rain in the next few days, otherwise, these 20 taels of silver will be gone."
Chunxiao walked around the large community looking for opportunities and quickly sold a basket of charcoal. By around 10 a.m., all the charcoal in the two baskets was sold out, leaving only two axes in the empty baskets.
The two walked out of the alley happily, but met someone they didn't want to meet at the main entrance of the charcoal shop, her ex-husband Zhou Hongzhi.
Zhou Hongzhi was also stunned when he saw her, then walked over with an angry expression, "Yan Chunxiao, how can you be so shameless? We are divorced, how could you secretly follow me here?"
Chunxiao was speechless. She had seen narcissistic people before, but she had never seen anyone as narcissistic as this.
Yan Dashan wanted to step forward to argue, but Chun Xiao stopped him. "Brother, why do you care about him? If you hear a dog barking on the roadside, do you have to ask the dog why it barks?"
Yan Dashan laughed when he heard her say that. His sister was so mean. She was cursing him in a roundabout way.
"Who are you calling a barking dog? How come you've become so arrogant after not seeing you for a few days?" Zhou Hongzhi said angrily. "How dare you say you didn't come here with me? If you didn't come here with me, what were you doing in the Xu family?"
Chunxiao suddenly realized that the family they had just bought charcoal from was the Xu family, and she had to remember it well.
Seeing they were silent, Zhou Hongzhi became more certain of his thoughts. "Are you still upset about the divorce? I know I'm a little sorry for you, but haven't I already compensated you?" He looked at Yan Dashan again and suddenly let out a long sigh. "Oh, I get it. Are you here today to seek revenge on Miss Xu? You even brought your eldest brother with you. What exactly do you want to do?"
Chunxia rolled her eyes impatiently, "Which eye of yours saw us following you? And you still want to? Do you have paranoia? You think about others wanting to harm you all day long. I don't have time for that." After saying that, she pulled her brother and was about to leave.
Zhou Hongzhi stopped them. "You can't leave today unless you explain everything clearly. I've noticed you're becoming more and more eloquent. Mother was right. Your previous obedience was all an act. You're actually quite formidable."
Yan Dashan couldn't help it, "If you continue to make trouble, don't blame me for being rude."
Zhou Hongzhi felt a little weak when he heard him say this, but he instantly gained courage when he thought that if he really had any problems, he could ask the Xu family for help. "You, what do you want? Do you still want to take action? If you dare to do anything, I will report it to the police."
Chun Xiao was speechless. "What do you want?"
"Let's make it clear today, what do you want to do to me and the Xu family?"
Chunxiao wanted to kick the person in front of him away. At this moment, two people came out of the Xu family's door. A young woman dressed exquisitely came with a maid. Seeing them, she was very curious and was walking towards them.
Chunxiao suddenly wanted to teach Zhou Hongzhi a lesson. It would be best if the woman was Miss Xu. If not, it didn't matter, as long as she saw him, she would be fine. She pretended to be weak and said, "My husband, you are so heartless. You said you wanted a divorce, but it really hurts me. We have been husband and wife for four years, and you don't have even a little affection for me? When I go home, I cry every day thinking of you. I can't eat or drink."
Yan Dashan's eyes almost popped out of his head.
Seeing her like this, Zhou Hongzhi felt that this was how she should behave in private. Her previous toughness was just a facade. He sighed, "Why did you do that before? Being a concubine at home is just a difference in status. I won't treat you any worse than before. Now that you've made such a fuss, even if I wanted to take you back, my mother wouldn't agree. Sigh, you only have yourself to blame."
Chun Xia suppressed the nausea in her heart and said, "Husband, can't you see how good I am to you? How am I inferior to that young lady from the Xu family?" As she spoke, she covered her face with her hands and pretended to cry.
Zhou Hongzhi was a little at a loss because of her. "Don't cry. You are no worse than the young lady from the Xu family on the street. Let's just say that we are not destined to be together."
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