Chapter 81: Dog Zhou Lang! Shameless!
"You are still the eldest son of the eldest branch of the old Zhou family. According to the old saying, our deceased mother-in-law was Dad's original wife. Mrs. Zhou can only be regarded as a concubine. You are the legitimate son. All the children born to Mrs. Zhou are illegitimate sons and side branches. They can't compare with you at all."
"You are the most orthodox bloodline in the Zhou family. The three sons we gave birth to are the real roots of the Zhou family. You have no confidence in your three sons. What kind of man are you?"
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Boss Zhou has heard a lot of complaints like this recently, and he was very angry at the beginning.
I've heard it so many times now that it's become nothing more than wind to my ears.
I also learned about yin and yang. "Yes, my three sons don't make me feel confident. If I had a wife who can make money, I would definitely feel confident... Who made me not have a good wife who can make money?"
Wang was so angry that she almost died.
When he saw Lin Shiqi and the others again, he felt even more annoyed.
But there's nothing we can do about it.
It was even more vomiting.
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Old Zhou's family is building a new house in full swing.
The food was plentiful on the first day, and on the second day, the number of villagers who came to help more than doubled.
Early in the morning, before daybreak, the villagers arrived.
My goodness, it doesn’t take so many people to build a yard.
Many people come to Lao Zhou's house for the good food.
Mrs. Zhou was not polite either. She was a heartless person and scolded all the troublemakers in the village away. She said that if they wanted to eat and drink for free, they had to open their eyes. If they set their sights on the Zhou family, Mrs. Zhou would not give them any face.
Then, Old Man Zhou kept the first group of people who came yesterday and selected a few capable and strong laborers from the village.
Lin Shiqi doesn't need to worry about these.
Her and Zhou Lang's daily routine was to go to the county town to deliver goods. They would come back early and make it in time for lunch.
The little mute girl also followed them back and forth and never complained of being tired.
Of course, she was a little mute and she never spoke.
About seven or eight days after the tofu was delivered, Xu's company's tofu sold well, so the quota was increased by another 500 kilograms.
Now, Lin Shiqi was in trouble.
Why?
"Zhou Lang, the ox cart we borrowed from the village head is old and not very sturdy. It is very difficult to load a thousand kilograms of things. We are afraid that it will fall into a pit and cannot get up. Now we deliver 1,500 kilograms of tofu every day. I am afraid that this ox cart cannot pull it. Should we borrow another one, or should we buy a big carriage ourselves?"
It is inconvenient to borrow money every day.
Not only do you have to pay money every day, but the main thing is that you can take it back when someone needs it.
They deliver tofu every day.
Can't delay.
Zhou Lang groaned, "It would be OK to buy a horse-drawn carriage of our own. It would be convenient for us to travel in the future. Horse-drawn carriages are faster than ox-drawn carriages, which can greatly save time. Buying a large horse-drawn carriage can also carry more than an ox-drawn carriage, but the price may be expensive."
Lin Shiqi also didn't know the market price of horse-drawn carriages in Jixiang County.
"Let's go to the dental clinic."
As a result, their conversation was overheard by Manager Xu of Xu's Trading Company.
The two of them started discussing as soon as they left Xu's shop, and they hadn't even gone far yet.
Manager Xu was out on some business and happened to hear it when he passed by.
Manager Xu smiled and said, "Mrs. Lin, Brother Zhou, don't worry. We have carriages for sale at Xu's Company. If you are interested, I will take you to have a look. Do you think there is anything you like? I guarantee that I will get you the lowest price and the most useful one."
Lin Shiqi said happily, "That's great, thank you, Manager Xu."
Manager Xu is an enthusiastic person. Recently, their Xu's business has been booming because of the sale of Zhouji tofu. People who come to buy tofu will also buy other things. Although they don't make a lot of money from tofu, they have boosted other businesses and made a lot of money.
For this, he was rewarded by his boss.
My career is going smoothly.
This is inseparable from Lin Shiqi and his wife.
Since he is his benefactor, he is willing to help.
There is another reason. If the delivery vehicle was changed to a horse-drawn carriage, the tofu would be delivered to them earlier every day, and it would be fresher, which would be better for them.
It can also be transferred to the branch of Xu’s Trading Company in the neighboring county for sale.
It's a win-win situation.
"What are you thanking me for? It's my job, let's go."
They were brought to Xu's carriage dealership and saw a brand new carriage. When Lin Shiqi asked the price, he was shocked. He could not afford it at all. It was around one, two or three hundred taels.
You can buy a small house in the county town.
Just look at the second-hand old carriages.
A second-hand old carriage is also expensive, costing dozens of taels of silver.
According to the needs of Lin Shiqi and the others, Manager Xu selected a carriage for them that looked very sturdy and was about 80% new.
They were also given a preferential price. The original price was eighty taels, but they were reduced to sixty taels.
Lin Shiqiyi thinks it is a good deal and can accept it.
She went out to discuss with Zhou Lang, and took out some silver from the Heart Lock Space, which was the money Zhou Lang had won from the gambling house before. Zhou Lang gave her half of it.
The two went to the Concentric Lock Space and bargained.
In the end, Zhou Lang took out the remaining money for the carriage.
The reason was that Lin Shiqi contributed the effort, as she made the tofu and bean sprouts, while Zhou Lang just had a bad reputation. It was useless for him to keep the money. Now that Lin Shiqi was providing him with food and drink, he might as well contribute to buying a carriage.
It makes it convenient for them to travel.
Zhou Lang can also sit in it. If they have any problems in the future, they will have a carriage as an extra tool to escape...
Anyway, Lin Shiqi just fooled Zhou Lang out of fifty taels of silver.
Take down the carriage in one fell swoop.
It was a carriage with two horses. Just buying the horses would cost a lot of money. Manager Xu really gave them a big discount.
The space is large, the four wheels are very sturdy, and it looks better and better the more you look at it.
Manager Xu taught them how to drive a carriage. Neither of them was very good at it as they had never been exposed to this kind of thing before. However, Zhou Lang was smart and Manager Xu understood it immediately.
On the way back, Zhou Lang drove the carriage ahead.
Lin Shiqi tried his best to drive the ox cart but couldn't catch up and had to follow behind in the dust.
Looking back, the little mute girl was still on her ox cart.
I feel a little comforted psychologically.
A son will never dislike his mother’s poverty!
Not bad, not bad.
"You dog Zhou Lang! You have no shame!"
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When Lin Shiqi returned to Taohua Village, Old Man Zhou, Mrs. Zhou and others were already watching beside the carriage.
Not only the two of them, but at least half of the people in Taohua Village came to watch.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is a carriage! What a big carriage!"
"Hey, the Zhou family is getting better and better. Now they can even afford to rent a carriage. I heard that renting a carriage is not cheap, especially a carriage as big and wide as this..."
"It shows that the Zhou family is rich! They built a new house and can afford to rent a carriage."
"What's the use of having money? Fellow villagers, please don't bring shame to our Zhou family."
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Lin Shiqi had already discussed the purchase of the carriage with Zhou Lang.
We have to say that this carriage was rented. If we say we bought it, I'm afraid people will be jealous.
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