In an instant, Su Dabao's gaze glared over. Seeing Su An's pale face, he narrowed his slit eyes and sneered:
"Hey, isn't this the former fiancée of the newly appointed scholar?"
"You are beautiful, but it's a pity that the scholar doesn't even look at you now!"
"But if you ask me, you really aren't good enough for her. You're a sickly man, who knows when you'll die. You're living for today but not for tomorrow..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su An's icy voice rang out again: "So, Uncle, you won't live to see tomorrow, that's why you're in such a hurry to take over my shop?"
"You!" Su Dabao was so angry after being scolded that his face turned red.
That wretched wretch dared to insult him?!
He was furious, his face contorted with rage. "What? You don't want to give me the shop?! Then pay me back right now!"
As he spoke, he raised his voice: "Everyone come quick, there's someone here who owes money and won't pay it back!"
It was the hour of Chen (7-9 AM), the time for breakfast, and upon hearing this, the people around gathered around.
"Isn't this Su's pancake stall? Is the proprietress refusing to pay back her debts?"
"I used to buy sesame cakes from her often, but I'll never buy them from her again!"
Hearing the crowd behind him speaking up for him, Su Dabao's eyes were full of smugness: "Did you hear that?! Paying back debts is a matter of course. We agreed that you would pay back the money on the due date. If you can't pay back the money, you will transfer the shop to me!"
As soon as Su Dabao finished speaking, someone behind him echoed, "Give me back my money! Give me back my money!"
Facing the hostility of the crowd, Su An took a deep breath and calmly said, "We will naturally repay the money, but the repayment time has not yet arrived. Even if we were to transfer the shop to you, it would be tomorrow."
“You came to our house today and caused trouble. That’s seizing a private residence. Even if we take it to the county magistrate and let the law judge us, it will still be your fault.”
Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been filled with righteous indignation, suddenly fell silent.
Just then, a middle-aged man spoke up: "Su Dabao, the Su family borrowed money from you, but the due date hasn't arrived yet, and you're causing trouble in the shop. Isn't that inappropriate? If I remember correctly, this kind of behavior is punishable by imprisonment."
Hearing someone speak up for him, Su An looked over.
Soon, she found out the speaker's identity from the original owner's memories. He was the owner of the teahouse next door, and they had been neighbors for many years with whom they had always had a good relationship.
Since it was inconvenient to speak at the moment, Su An simply nodded to him to express her gratitude.
Meanwhile, Su Dabao, seeing that Su An had actually brought up the law and the county magistrate, and that others were speaking up for Su An, immediately backed down.
The laws of this dynasty are strict, and the magistrate of Fuyou County is an upright and just official. If the matter is brought to the county government, he will probably be in deep trouble.
Thinking this to himself, Su Dabao gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and said, "Fine, tomorrow it is!"
"If you can't pay back the money by tomorrow, you'd better pack your things and get out of here!"
...
After uttering a few harsh words, Su Dabao turned and left, and the onlookers quickly dispersed.
Only a few members of the Su family remained in the same place.
"Big sister, what do we do now?" The second sister, Su Jiang, frowned. Although she was not old, her tone was heavy.
Now?
Of course, it's about making money.
The original owner's wife ran a sesame seed cake shop, but the sesame seed cakes she made were mostly made of pure flour, hard, filling, and tasted particularly bad. Only people who carried dry food with them when they went out were willing to buy them.
In addition, she also makes some sesame seed cakes filled with pork and mutton, but the taste is so-so that they don't sell much.
If you want to make money quickly, selling only pancakes won't work.
While pondering this, Su An was about to speak.
The third brother, Su Yan, couldn't hold back any longer. Always lively, he blurted out, "What else can we do! I'll go find our mother first! No matter what, we can't let that bastard Su Dabao take the shop!"
With that, he dashed out of the house.
Su An tried to stop him but couldn't; Su Yan was like a monkey, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Su An's blank expression, Su Jiang pursed her lips and comforted her, "Mother went to the clinic to get medicine. Su Yan knows where she is and will be back soon. Don't worry, eldest sister."
Upon hearing this, Su An nodded before continuing, "Okay, I understand."
Having confirmed that no one was in any danger, Su An didn't waste any more time. She waved to her second son, Su Jiang, and her younger sister, Su Yue, to come home with her, and then went to the kitchen to check on the situation.
My family sells sesame seed cakes, and we always have plenty of flour.
There weren't many vegetables left, just wild greens, onions, dried mushrooms, and animal bones and offal that came with the meat. The offal was mostly pig intestines.
After looking through all the ingredients in the kitchen, Su An decided to make steamed buns, specifically pork intestine buns.
She had carefully reviewed the original owner's memories, and steamed buns were a food that had never appeared before.
Fresh and delicious food is sure to attract a large number of people to buy it.
Having made the decision, Su An immediately began to take action.
Take out the largest wooden basin in the house, pour in the flour, knead the dough, and set it aside to rise.
Su An kneaded the dough so quickly that her younger siblings were stunned and didn't react for a long time.
It wasn't until Su Jiang saw her rummaging through the sewage again that he hurriedly went to Su An's side and grabbed her, asking, "Big sister, what are you doing?"
"Are you trying to help your mother throw these things into the water? You're weak, don't move, I'll do it!"
Pig offal is such a dirty and smelly thing that nobody wants to touch it.
They were willing to take it because the pig offal was delivered together with the bones. My mother wanted the bones, so she took the offal as well, just to help the meat seller dispose of the garbage.
"Wait a minute." Seeing Su Jiang carrying a large basin, about to scoop up the huge pile of pork intestines and throw it away, Su An immediately stopped him. "What are you throwing away? These pork intestines are good stuff that can help us make money!"
"Huh?" Su Jiang looked incredulous. "Big sister, are you sure these things are edible? Even a beggar wouldn't touch this kind of stuff!"
As he spoke, he fanned his nose in disgust, as if he was overwhelmed by the stench of the pig intestines.
Seeing her second brother's behavior, little Su Yue imitated him, waving her little paws in the air and pouting, saying in a childish voice, "Mmm, pig intestines are so smelly, big sister doesn't play with smelly stuff!"
Su An: "..."
It's like she's going to play with poop.
Su An sighed helplessly: "Don't worry, pig intestines are delicious. Once I clean them and cook them, you'll know how delicious they are."
After speaking, she didn't say anything more. She squatted down and picked up all the pig intestines and put them into a large basin, preparing to rinse them clean with plenty of water.
Seeing that Su An really wanted to use the smelly pig intestines, Su Jiang could only let her have her way.
He sighed in an old-fashioned manner, took a few steps forward, took the pig intestines from him, and said in a muffled voice, "Big sister, I'll wash them."
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