Chapter 125 Heavy Losses
That's not a warehouse, that's the savings of Liu Xing and Doctor Hu!
Xiao Yan and Lu Qiniang hurried to the warehouse.
But the fire was too big and there was no way to put it out.
"It's over, it's all over." Liu Xing said dejectedly as he looked at the fire.
There was black dust on Doctor Hu's face, probably from the smoke. His clothes, which were already tattered, were now even more messed up by the fire.
He couldn't even speak, just staring at the fire in a daze.
"Where are the people?" Lu Qiniang grabbed Doctor Hu's sleeve, "Is there anyone trapped inside?"
Save people first, people are the most important.
When Doctor Hu saw her, he suddenly became excited and said, "Abandoned Mother, my two hundred taels of silver have gone down the drain!"
Lu Qiniang shook his shoulders and said, "Ask you if there's anyone inside! If they burn someone to death, you'll have to pay more money!"
"No, no, tonight Liu Xing and I will be guarding the place by ourselves..."
Unexpectedly, the two of them imagined the future, drank a few more glasses, and ended up falling asleep.
I didn't even know when the fire started and I almost burned to death in the warehouse.
"It's good that there's no one here." Lu Qiniang looked at the blazing fire and thought of the silver she had thrown in, and she also got angry.
"At least it's your own savings," she said, seeing that Doctor Hu seemed lost, so she lowered her voice to comfort him, "but Liu Xing also borrowed money from the silver shop."
What can I do at this time?
I have lost all my money and can only compare myself with those who are worse off.
If it really doesn't work, you can comfort yourself that nothing is wrong.
As long as the person is there, the money can be returned later.
"Old Hu," Lu Qiniang patted his shoulder, "with your medical skills, if you meet a noble person in the future, maybe you can get this money back."
Doctor Hu: "Nonsense. If I were to encounter someone like you, I'd have to pay for it. Why didn't you tell me?"
"Okay, Daya, come and stay with him. I'll go see if I can save him later."
There were a lot of people gathered around, but no one brought water to put out the fire, so it was probably too late to put it out.
It's a pity that this huge warehouse, with the beams already up, was about to be cleaned up to make money, but something like this happened.
Xiao Yan and Liu Xing were talking about something.
"It's over, it's all over." Liu Xing squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, looking dejected.
"What do you mean it's all over?" Tong also rushed over after hearing the news and grabbed her husband. "You can earn money again if you lose it. You are a man, so don't cry and make people laugh at you!"
"My dear, I'm sorry for you and for our child. You didn't let me invest so much money, and I didn't listen to you. Now it's all gone, all gone..." Liu Xing cried.
Tong's eyes were only slightly red, and she said proudly, "We are all here. As long as the green mountains are here, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood. If you feel sorry for me, then I don't blame you. No one else can blame you either. Wipe your tears and don't let people laugh at you!"
Liu Xing hugged her and cried.
In the face of disaster, the resilience shown by women is often more admirable than that of men.
The fire burned thoroughly and continued until daybreak, collapsing the entire warehouse and reducing it to rubble. It was not extinguished until there was nothing left to burn.
Lu Qiniang said, "Come to my house first and discuss what to do."
She sent Daya, Erya and Sanya to buy breakfast.
But everyone was sitting in the yard of Lu Qi's mother's house, and no one was in the mood to eat a bite.
"Let's first calculate how much silver we've borrowed," Lu Qiniang said. "With something this big happening, the silver shop and everyone else might be worried they can't hold on any longer and will come asking for money. We have to be prepared."
Liu Xing took out the account book and calculated it.
You don’t know until you calculate it, and you’ll be shocked when you do.
In addition to the 200 taels of silver borrowed from the silver shop, there were also bills owed for warehouse materials and labor costs. All in all, the total amount was a whopping 500 taels.
In other words, they had invested a total of one thousand taels of silver.
This stall is really too big...
But at this point, regret is of no use.
Doctor Hu was filled with regret.
Now if we calculate it, it would cost several hundred taels of silver to rebuild it, plus the hole that was burned down by the fire, the actual cost is more than a thousand taels of silver.
The two hundred taels of silver he invested were nothing.
The problem now is that he is a partner with Liu Xing, and the profits must be shared with him, but he cannot escape the hole.
If I sell him, I don’t know how I can fill such a big hole!
Liu Xingjia's situation is similar.
Tong gritted her teeth and said, "If it really doesn't work, just sell the house and the land."
The two houses in the family can be sold for two or three hundred taels, and there is a piece of land at home that can also be sold for one hundred or eighty taels. She can pool the money together to pay off the debt first. If she can't pay it back, she will shamelessly ask her cousin to borrow money!
As for the warehouse, we will not build it in the future.
Tong said her plan: "...My cousin is in the canal shipping business and has always had his eyes on you, so he wants me to help escort the boat."
Liu Xing was unwilling to do so. He felt uncomfortable working under a relative and preferred to do things on his own.
But at this point, there is no better choice.
What Liu Xing actually didn't want to do was that Tong's aunt wanted to marry Tong to her cousin.
But Tong did not agree.
Now that he's made it big, I wanted to fight for his reputation, but...
Not only did he not give Tong a good life, but he also made her bow her head and beg others. Liu Xing wished he could kill himself.
Tong also didn't want Doctor Hu to pay any more money. She felt embarrassed for bringing Doctor Hu into the business and causing him to lose money.
She was so righteous that even Doctor Hu felt embarrassed.
Tong said to Lu Qiniang with a guilty look, "Qi Niang, I'm afraid we have to sell this house. You should rent another one."
"Okay." Lu Qiniang agreed immediately and patted her shoulder. "There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. If we encounter any problems, we will bear them and it will eventually pass."
Tong said, "Yes, it's not a big deal. I still have a rich relative who I can shamelessly ask for money from. Liu Xing, stop being so stubborn. Come home with me and we'll talk it over."
Lu Qi Niang stuffed a few buns into their mouths and said, "Take it back and feed it to the children."
Liu Xing loved Tong very much.
After he made some money, he hired a maid to help take care of the children so that Tong could relax.
Unexpectedly, oh!
It's fate.
After they left, Xiao Yan said, "That wasn't a natural disaster, it was a man-made disaster."
"Man-made disaster?" Lu Qiniang asked, "You mean, someone set the fire? I find it strange too. Why would the fire burn so big when there were clearly people there..."
"I'm afraid Cheng Jiuwan is up to something."
"Then sue him!"
"There's no evidence." Xiao Yan said, "We can't find the person."
He had been worried about this kind of thing before and repeatedly reminded Liu Xing to be careful and have someone patrol day and night.
As a result, Liu Xing was still careless.
Not to mention the huge disparity in strength between them and Cheng Jiuwan, even if they were evenly matched, it would be useless without evidence.
I have to swallow this loss in silence.
"Is that how we're going to lose?" Yun Ting was furious after hearing this. "Is there any room for argument? If it were you, I'd take over that piece of land and build it up, and make Cheng Jiuwan mad!"
"That's not our family's business, why are you so angry?" Erya said, "We will help as much as we can. Why do you still want to help others? Your father will pay attention to you?"
Yun Ting wilted.
"Making trouble." Erya said unhappily.
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