Chapter 417 Help Us
Seeing the man look like he had done something wrong, Liang's heart softened immediately.
She sighed deeply, "Fugui, don't be anxious. Qing girl has a good heart. Why don't we go and beg her? I believe she won't stand by and watch someone die."
"This, will this work?" Liang Fugui frowned.
Seeing that he was still hesitant, Liang couldn't help but say, "How can we know it won't work if we don't try? If we don't even try, we'll really be doomed."
Liang Fugui hung his head and said nothing. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"That's right, let's go find Qing girl."
"Now?"
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up." Liang grabbed Liang Fugui and walked towards the sugar factory.
At this time, Chen Qingqing was discussing with Dabao about selling sugar to other counties.
"Dabao, our sugar factory is becoming more and more famous. Have you ever thought about selling sugar to more distant places, such as Ningjing or Kyoto?" Chen Qingqing asked with a smile.
Dabao paused for a moment, then nodded. "Sister Qingqing, I've thought about what you said, but we're a long way from these two places, and we're unfamiliar with the place. Plus, we have to eat and feed the horses, so the costs are quite high. If we can't sell them, then all our efforts will be in vain."
"You're worrying too much. As the saying goes, the beginning is always the hardest. How can you know if you don't try? As long as you can open up the market, you'll truly make a fortune. Besides, our white sugar is unique to the Daning Dynasty. Scarcity makes things valuable, so it's guaranteed to sell like hotcakes. If that day comes, our sugar factory will be much bigger than it is now. It could expand dozens, even hundreds of times."
"Sister Qingqing, how come you know so much? I was a little worried at first, but after listening to what you said, I think it makes perfect sense." Chen Dabao's eyes were full of admiration and respect. "I'll get started on this matter in a few days."
"Everything must be done step by step. Don't be impetuous."
As soon as Chen Qingqing finished speaking, Liang Fugui and his wife walked in from outside.
"Qing girl, it's your aunt who has wronged you. I was blinded by lard and my brain was thick with starch. I ate the pig's heart and wanted the pig's liver, and took the silver and wanted gold. Please don't bear grudges, so don't hold grudges against your aunt." Liang started crying aggrievedly as she entered the room.
Chen Qingqing didn't expect Liang to come. She frowned slightly and said in a light tone, "Auntie, what are you doing?"
"Qing girl, please help my family!"
Liang didn't want to beat around the bush and stated her purpose directly.
"We can't sell the brown sugar we make, and we still have several thousand kilograms of beets at home. If we don't process them in time, they will definitely rot. Can we sell all those beets to you?"
Before Chen Qingqing could speak, Chen Dabao said with a sullen face, "Auntie, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. We have someone to supply our family, so we don't need your beets."
"Dabao, I know you are still angry with us, but we have no way out now. You can't just stand by and watch us die!" Liang was so anxious that tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Chen Dabao recalled Liang Fugui's theft and became furious.
"People often say that a peck of rice fosters gratitude, but a load of rice invites hatred, but you don't leave any way out when doing things, and you use any means to achieve your goals. Now that you can't sell your candy, you think of us again. Do you think such a good thing can happen in the world? If you don't want me to say something more unpleasant, quickly give up this unreasonable idea and think about how to sell the candy!"
After hearing this, Liang was filled with shame, "Dabao, your uncle Fugui and I know we were wrong."
Liang Fugui was so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
But he knew the plight his family was facing. If he didn't get rid of the beets quickly, his family would starve.
At this point, he no longer cared about his face, and fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed to Chen Qingqing with tears in his eyes and said,
"Qing girl, Dabao, all my mistakes are my fault. It's all because of my jealousy and impulsiveness that I did all those foolish things. I know I was wrong now. Please help me for the sake of our two children. If those beets really rot, our whole family will starve to death."
"Yes, Qing girl, your aunt also kowtows to you." Liang's knees softened and she knelt on the ground.
Chen Qingqing was startled by their sudden actions. She quickly stood up and walked in front of them, offering her hands to help them. "Aunt, please get up quickly. Don't do this."
"Qing girl, we know we were wrong. Please help our family!" Liang quickly grabbed Chen Qingqing's hand and sobbed.
Chen Qingqing shook her head and sighed softly, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but the beets you have are all low-quality leftovers. They're small, difficult to handle, and have a low sugar yield, making them unsuitable for making sugar."
"What, inferior goods!" Liang's eyes widened in shock when she heard it.
Dabao took over the conversation, "You can't even choose the raw materials properly, and you still want to make a lot of money, how ridiculous!"
"Impossible, those beets can also be used to make brown sugar!" Liang Fugui was also shocked and said quickly.
Chen Qingqing sneered, "Yes, it can make sugar, but don't you think it's time-consuming and laborious to process?
You have to use your brain for everything, some things are not as simple as you think.
If you want to produce more sugar, the beets you choose must have a smooth, firm skin without cracks, bright and even color, and a hard and heavy feel. This is the best raw material for making sugar.
But the beets from Zhengxi are small and shrunken, either cracked or not fully developed, or their skin is wrinkled and has no moisture at all. We wouldn’t buy beets like that even if they were worth a penny per pound.”
"I don't know any of this!" Liang Fugui was stunned after hearing this. He slumped to the ground and muttered, "What should I do? How am I going to live my life from now on?"
Liang was also startled, and looked at Liang Fugui with resentment, "I told you a long time ago that the beets we bought don't look good and are not worth three cents a pound, but you just didn't listen. Now, Qing girl can't help us even if she wants to..."
Dabao couldn't bear to listen any longer and quickly stopped Liang, "Auntie, stop it, please stop it. My sister Qingqing didn't say she would help you, don't be so self-indulgent."
"Dabao, we really know we were wrong. I will never think of going against you again. Please help me and your uncle Fugui." Liang was full of regret.
Liang Fugui was really panicked, and hit his head hard a few times, then quickly crawled to Chen Qingqing and begged,
"Qing girl, those beets are our family's treasure. If they rot, we will have no way to survive. Please help me for the sake of being from the same village. I beg you!"
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