"Mom! Mom is so kind! Thank you for still believing in me! I promise it won't happen again! Waaah!"
Lin Chaobei was so excited that he couldn't help but cry.
He is only twenty years old now. Before this year, he always followed behind his older brothers. Whenever something happened, his brothers would take the lead. Even if he caused trouble, he would only be punished by his brothers. Afterwards, they would still treat him the same way they always treated him.
This was the first time he had taken responsibility for his mistakes. Because of his initial boastful words, he thought he would have to go back to farming after this mistake. Unexpectedly, Yue Jiuyue was willing to give him another chance.
Although this comes with conditions, he would be willing to pay tens or hundreds of taels of silver.
He was well aware that the shops in town weren't very valuable. Although his family had bought quite a few, opened successfully, and rented out more than a dozen shops, making the town instantly lively, the selling price of the remaining shops had also increased somewhat.
Even if the price goes up again, it won't rise to ten taels of silver per shop. If Lin Chaobei really loses a hundred or eighty taels of silver, he might as well buy a shop himself and start his own business.
However, things don't turn out that way.
He is a member of the Lin family, a fact that will never change from the moment he was born.
Therefore, he is a member of this family, and it is his duty to work hard to make them better. He should also be punished for his mistakes.
Most importantly, the soaps sold in the shop are all Yue Jiuyue's products. Moreover, Yue Jiuyue is a ninth-rank Jade Lady, who is their family's protector and even the protector of their entire village.
Because of Yue Jiuyue's status, her family was not afraid, not only in the town but also in the county seat. This was the confidence that Yue Jiuyue gave them.
Perhaps this is the mindset of people in ancient times: they always put their family and clan first, and personal gains and losses were often sacrificed for the benefit of their family and clan.
By achieving this, Lin Chaobei's thinking has truly matured a lot, because he has now learned to consider the bigger picture and think about the family.
"Yes, let's learn from this."
Young people are bound to make mistakes. As long as they learn from this and avoid repeating the same mistake, they are still good kids.
Fortunately, this mistake was really insignificant. After all, a bar of soap can last a long time if used sparingly. The soap shop has been open for so long, and its daily sales are only ten or eight bars. Even if someone wants to buy it, even if Lin Chaobei made a mistake, it's really not a big deal.
However, since the sales are currently poor, the mistake he made is minor.
What if the sales volume is in the hundreds or thousands?
Therefore, it's not a bad thing that this mistake happened sooner rather than later. At least it seems that Lin Chaobei has really learned his lesson, and the possibility of him making the same mistake again is certainly much smaller.
"Uh-huh!"
Lin Chaobei wiped away his tears and nodded repeatedly with red eyes.
"Alright, you're a real man. This little thing is over and done with. Just be more careful in the future."
At this moment, Lin Chaonan stepped forward and patted Lin Chaobei on the shoulder to comfort him.
Yue Jiuyue's feelings, how to put it, are like the feeling of "my son has grown up."
"By the way, did your brother say anything to you two when he left? It's been almost half a month since he left, why hasn't he come back yet? You two should see if you can still buy a horse, and then go to the city to see what he's up to. It's really inconvenient if something happens without a carriage at home."
Yue Jiuyue muttered the last sentence to herself quietly, but the two of them could still hear it.
“I told you, my older brother said he’s going back to the city to pack his bags.”
Upon hearing this, even Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei realized that something was amiss.
Packing my bags, it's been almost half a month since the round trip, it's time to come back!
"Perhaps it's raining somewhere in the city as well?"
Lin Chaobei guessed in a low voice.
The past few days here have been either cloudy or rainy, and they haven't seen the sun for several days in a row. The rain has made everything damp, and those days were really tough for Yue Jiuyue. She has arthritis and rheumatism, and in this kind of weather, all she could do was secretly put on heat packs.
"Then let's wait two more days."
Yue Jiuyue said.
After all, horses are not so easy to buy, and buying two horses is a bit too much. Their family doesn't need that many horse-drawn carriages. If it weren't for the occasional trip to the county town, an oxcart would be enough for their needs.
Two more days passed, and Lin Chaodong still hadn't returned.
"Mother, I'm going to the county town to buy a horse-drawn carriage!"
Before leaving, Lin Chaonan confirmed with Yue Jiuyue one last time.
Because, in his personal opinion, Yue Jiuyue was worrying too much about Lin Chaodong.
Lin Chaodong isn't Lin Chaobei, and he's already made so many trips back and forth. Even if he's delayed by something once in a while, it's okay; he can definitely handle it himself.
However, he also had to listen to Yue Jiuyue's words, after all, Yue Jiuyue was also a loving mother.
"Okay, go ahead. If you can't buy a horse, you can buy a donkey or a mule. If you get tired on the way, take a rest. When you get to the county town, go and have a meal first. There's no rush to buy a horse."
Yue Jiuyue is becoming more and more like an old mother.
"Okay, Mom, I understand. I'm off now."
Seeing Yue Jiuyue wave at him, Lin Chaonan left.
He also brought Erhu along.
As for Lin Chaobei, he is currently the only one in charge of the soap shop he manages, and he cannot leave.
Unlike Lin Chaonan, who managed three shops at once, so he promoted a manager to each shop, the shops could still open for business even when he was not there.
Lin Chaobei, who knew what Lin Chaonan was going to do today, felt a little sour.
If he hadn't made a mistake the past two days, he would be the one going to the county town today to buy horses, donkeys, and mules.
After experiencing the sourness, Lin Chaobei knew that it was impossible.
Because there was no other manager in charge of the shop he was in charge of, the shop could not operate normally if he left.
So Lin Chaobei started thinking about which family member he should ask to come and help look after the shop. That way, he could leave for a while if something happened, and they could also remind him when he made a mistake. It was a perfect solution.
But who should we turn to?
Later, they bought another servant for their family. This time, they didn't buy from families with children because Yue Jiuyue's requirements were very simple: she wanted young, strong, and hardworking servants. She didn't want many girls.
The household has no shortage of maids and servants, but it lacks strong laborers to do physical work.
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