Chapter 41 Humph, I still have to enter
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Sang Yu was speechless again. She didn't really want to burst Sang Yongjing's beautiful fantasy, but she had to say it.
"Dad, you're thinking too highly of yourself. There are so many shops in the city, how can we easily find Second Uncle's shop?"
"The Sang family shop must be famous. If you don't believe me, let's go and ask."
Sang Yongjing was very confident. Everyone in the capital knew that the Sang family shop was the most fair, with good quality goods and low prices. Even if it were in Lingnan now, it would definitely be the same.
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The two of them were strolling down the street. Sang Yu glanced at the dark face of Sang Yongjing beside her and tried hard not to laugh out loud.
Just now, after Sang Yongjing had asked a passerby expectantly if he knew the Sang Family Tavern, the passerby suddenly realized and said, "It's the restaurant where the dead rat was found in the food. I know, of course I know."
The expression on his face at that time was like an overturned palette, full of colors.
The two walked side by side. Sang Yongjing could see Sang Yu's shoulders shaking from trying to hold back his laughter. He sighed helplessly, "Well, if you want to laugh, just laugh."
"Pfft... I, I really don't want to laugh." It would have been fine if she didn't say anything, but once she opened her mouth, the smile in Sang Yu's voice couldn't be concealed at all.
Seeing Sang Yongjing's face getting darker and darker, she gradually restrained the smile on her face, coughed lightly and asked: "Ahem, Dad, the Sang family's shop is closed, should we still go?"
Sang Yongjing pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, then said something that shocked Sang Yu: "Let's not go to the shop, let's go to Sang's house."
"Can……"
Sang Yu was just about to persuade them a few more times. They had a rather unpleasant quarrel with the people from the eldest house last time. Now they were taking the initiative to borrow money. Wasn't that asking for trouble?
"We are borrowing it, not returning it, don't worry."
Sang Yongjing was also in a very difficult situation. He had just righteously separated from the eldest wife and drawn a clear line between the family business and it had only been a short time, but she came to borrow money again.
To put it nicely, it is a loan, but in fact, it is no different from those distant relatives who come to ask for money under the name of relatives.
He just hoped that he wouldn't run into anyone from the first wife. No matter if it was someone from the second or third wife, as long as he asked, they would definitely be willing to lend it to him.
His idea was good, but he ran into trouble at the first step.
"Please go back, the master has ordered that you are not allowed to enter the mansion. I am only following orders. I hope the master will not make things difficult for me."
The doorman was very humble, but his words did not give Sang Yongjing any face at all.
His smiling face suddenly darkened: "Did Sang Yongfeng tell you this?"
After all, Sang Yongjing was used to being in a high position. Even if he was in trouble now, his aura was not something a mere doorman could withstand.
His knees gave way and he fell to the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged for mercy: "Every word I say is the truth, I dare not deceive you, sir."
He was an old man who had been exiled all the way from the capital, so he naturally recognized Sang Yongjing.
He was also present when the other party and the eldest master had a dispute over separation of the family. If we really think about it now, Sang Yongjing is no longer a member of the Sang family.
But after all, he and the eldest master were born of the same mother and had the same blood. The old lady was still being supported by him, so it was inevitable that they would have contact in the future.
How could he, a mere servant, dare to offend the other party? If the other party broke in by force, should he stop him or not? Kneeling down and kowtowing was the best solution.
The doorman's tearful cries for mercy did stop Sang Yongjing from rushing in.
Although he was a scholar, he did not think the lives of servants were precious. Even if the doorman would be dragged out and beaten to death with sticks after he broke in, he would not frown.
The reason why he didn't rush in was simply because he felt that with Sang Yongfeng's order in place, it would be too self-deprecating for him to go into the Sang family's house.
Intellectuals are very concerned about their reputation, and he is no exception.
Sang Yu stood aside, and seeing the doorman's forehead swollen from the bump, she couldn't bear it, so she gently pulled Sang Yongjing's sleeve and said, "Dad, let's go home."
Sang Yongjing was worried about having no way out, but after hearing her words, he flicked his sleeves and said, "Hmph, I'm not afraid to go in." He turned and left.
Not long after the two left, the doorman reported the matter to Sang Yongfeng.
Sang Yongfeng, who was drinking tea in the study, sneered when he heard the news.
When the family was about to be divided, the fourth brother spoke so confidently, but now it's only been a short time and he's asking for help again.
His initial downturn over the shop closing instantly turned into a smug joy, but his expression remained as calm as a mountain. After taking a sip of tea, he said quietly, "I understand."
Let's leave the fourth child alone first. It's time to teach him a lesson and let him know who is the boss of the family and how he should treat himself.
After leaving the Sang residence, Sang Yongjing walked silently with his head down. Sang Yu secretly glanced at his expression and was a little surprised to see that there was no expression on his face.
"Dad, you don't seem angry?"
Sang Yongjing sighed and shook his head slightly: "What's there to be angry about? When we split up, we agreed to never have any contact with each other again. In this matter, I was the one who broke my promise first."
When he said those words that day, he was not angry at all, and he was not the decisive person who could just cut off things.
Although he spoke harshly, he actually still had some brotherly feelings towards Sang Yongfeng in his heart.
He really couldn't understand how his elder brother could be so ruthless and cruel.
Seeing his stubborn attitude, Sang Yu found it funny: "My father, you treat him as a brother and value brotherhood more than anything else, but you have never thought about your position in his heart."
As the saying goes, brothers should settle accounts clearly. Even brothers who are closest to each other cannot always be honest with each other.
What's more, Sang Yongfeng and Sang Yongjing are brothers with very different identities and status. In each other's eyes, Sang Yongjing is just a loser who depends on him for a living.
"..." Sang Yongjing was speechless. It was not that he didn't know, but he just didn't want to accept this fact.
Glancing at the sun setting in the sky, Sang Yu stopped saying those words that pierced his heart and only said, "Let's get out of the city as soon as possible. It will be troublesome if we are locked up in the city."
The two men didn't have a penny on them. If they were really locked up in the city, they would probably be thrown into jail for ten days or half a month.
When we returned to the shed at the foot of the mountain, the sun in the west had already disappeared over the horizon, and the sky, dyed red by the sunset, still had some residual color.
In one day, Xie Qiujin and Mrs. Shi had scraped off all the burrs on the golden cherry fruits she brought back.
Sang Yu checked the soaked rice seeds. The temperature was high during the day and the water evaporated quickly, so she added some water and continued soaking.
In the evening, after dinner, the family sat by the fire and chatted.
Neither Sang Yu nor Sang Yongjing mentioned the matter of entering the city. They only said that the location for building the house had been chosen and construction could begin on a certain day.
It was not until this time that Sang Yu revealed his plan to make money.
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