"I never dared to imagine such a good life before. It was difficult to fill my stomach every day." Feng Zhenniang said as she leaned against the door and mended clothes in the light. There was a happy smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. The war and natural disasters outside seemed far away from Huangmo Pass.
Lin Changxi took a sip of the water in the kettle. Now he could make decisions on the matters in the workshop. The production matters had been divided among the workers. Several shareholders of Lin's workshop, even Cao'er and her son, had nothing to do every day, except for the regular meetings when they were working for the company.
Everyone now knows the character of their clan leader. He would not mobilize troops if he could avoid it. He is a bit lazy, but who can blame him for having such a good brain!
Following Patriarch Lin Rui, everyone has truly achieved the transformation from pale and skinny commoners to wealthy businessmen. Although the word "merchant" doesn't sound very nice, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants, merchants are at the bottom of the list.
But in today's cannibalistic world, it is difficult to have enough food and clothing. What is the point of clear class divisions?
Cao'er and his mother, as well as Chen Mei and Chen Zhi from Lin Changtai's family, began looking for shops in Baituo Town, hoping to do some other business. They also planned to take back the dealer's operating rights after the expiration of the contract and run the business themselves.
It was a coincidence today. After finishing work in the workshop, everyone started chatting at Feng Zhen's parents' home.
Cao'er now eats well, dresses well, and has extra money. She looks and feels much more energetic than the skinny woman she was back then, barely a layer of skin hanging from her body. Her complexion is fair, and she wears silver bracelets on both wrists. Sister Lin, because Zhao Qing has developed a lot of business and earns a lot of money, has gold earrings and bracelets on her wrists. She envied these aunts and the wives of people like Lin Zijun.
No matter what, the men in the family must work harder. There is no reason why they cannot buy the gold that Zhao Qing can afford. Don’t everyone get the same shares?
Lin Ziyang pleaded with his wife, "My dear Zhuying, how can that be the same? Brother-in-law Zhao Qing gets 20% of the total sales commission for negotiating a business deal. Don't underestimate this 20%. It's enough for us to make countless deliveries!"
"Even for each of our delivery trips, we still have to negotiate with Brother-in-law Zhao Qing to get all the business!"
Zhu Ying was a little confused: "Don't we have shares?"
Lin Ziyang glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? The shares belong to our family. At the end of the year, they will be divided among us. How much will we get? If we don't save this money, where will the betrothal gifts and wedding gifts for our children come from in the future?"
Zhuying was furious. Women are always competitive. Not to mention that their lives were bad before, how could they still not compare to others now that their lives have improved? She immediately glared at him, "This is not allowed, that is not allowed. When will it be allowed? I also want a gold pendant and a gold bracelet. After all these years of marriage, you have never given me a hairpin. Now that life is better, you still don't want it!"
Lin Ziyang wanted to say more, but Zhu Ying said, "You're still trying to quibble. Big brother bought a pair of gold earrings for sister-in-law, and even Qingqing has a gold bracelet. Did you see that? She has a gold necklace and gold bracelets. Which child can be as elegant as her? Well, I've lived this long, and I can't compare to adults, not even to children!"
"How can they be the same? Qingqing's surname is Lin. She's a member of our Lin family and the patriarch's niece. As a precious treasure, how can we neglect her? Do you think that gold necklace and bracelet were bought by Second Sister Lin? They were all bought by the patriarch. His attitude is very clear, otherwise he wouldn't have bought them for Qingqing when he divided the shares. I see that he plans to make Qingqing the stove keeper and will definitely give her a share of the property."
There is really no comparison. No matter how jealous Zhuying is, it is useless. After all, Qingqing has such a powerful uncle who loves her so much. She has everything since she was born.
Then think about her uncle. When he was alive, he instigated her mother to go to her mother's house to steal things, and her mother was often beaten by her father. If her niece fell into trouble and went to his house, she would probably be sold off.
While Lin Ziyang and his wife were arguing, Lin Changtai had already run here, gasping for breath and pulling at the door frame.
At this point, no one knew what was going on. Lin Changxi even poured Lin Changtai a glass of water and said, "Look how tired you are. What's wrong?"
Lin Changtai finally calmed down and grabbed Lin Changxi: "Cousin, where is the clan leader?"
Seeing that his anxious expression didn't seem fake, Lin Changxi couldn't help but straighten his expression: "He's still sleeping in the back room, three taels, three taels!"
"Master, you called me?" Sanliang, who was feeding cows in the front hall, poked his head out.
Lin Changxi gestured hurriedly: "Quick, wake up your master."
"Yes." Sanliang retreated again and ran towards Lin Rui's house.
Lin Rui was pulled into the main hall with sleepy eyes. He found that all the less busy Lin family members were there. The only ones absent were Zhao Qing and Lin Changshou who were busy outside.
"What's wrong?" The serious atmosphere made Lin Rui wake up a little from his sleepiness.
Lin Changtai, looking anxious and ashamed, recounted what Fang Chengrong had done today, emphasizing the power of the Fang family and the backers behind them.
After these words were spoken, Lin Changxi, Feng Zhenniang and everyone present fell silent at the same time. If it were other businesses, they could still try to fight head-on to see who would win, but who would have thought that they would be targeted by the Fang family as soon as they arrived.
Lin's workshop was doing a booming business. Almost all the people in the planned area carried tofu to sell after clearing the land, and used the money they earned to supplement their family expenses. In their eyes, tofu was the second thing that could provide them with a livelihood besides clearing the land.
Not only Lin Rui saw the business opportunities in tofu and soy products, but the Fang family also saw it and tried to get a piece of the pie.
Lin Zi gritted his teeth in anger, "Impossible! This Fang family is really wishful thinking. They want to get rid of us with just two hundred taels of silver. This time, our Lin family went to Baituo Town to buy blue bricks and paid a deposit of more than that. What's the difference between this and robbery?"
Lin Changhe said, "Even if they rob us, what can we do? We are civilians. They have officials behind them to protect us, and they are our parents. The Xing family holds military power and controls all the land in Huangmo Pass. It would be like throwing an egg against a rock for us to fight against them."
Lin Zijun was also furious: "What should we do? The tofu business can make a lot of money now. If we give it up, we won't be able to make money in the second or third ways that the clan leader thinks of in the future. They will all be taken over by the Fang family. What are we doing? Are we making wedding clothes for others?"
"What do you think?"
"If I had a brilliant idea, why would I be so anxious here?"
"After all, it's still a dead end. If there's no solution, just calm down and stop jumping around."
"Alright, both of you calm down and think of a solution!"
Speaking of solutions, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Rui.
Lin Rui supported his forehead with his hands at this time, not paying attention to their argument. He had only one thought in his mind: I must save myself!
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