Chapter 305 Abandoning Mother to Protect Husband
A man was pulling Xiao Yan and speaking harshly.
"I've already paid you five taels of silver. If the things on the boat are lost, who else should I turn to if not you?"
Xiong Da was unhappy. "How can you talk like that? We took your money to help you clear the way and let you dock and unload your cargo a day early. Who cares if your stuff gets lost? You didn't take good care of your stuff, and you have the nerve to blame us? Do we have to take care of you and see you to the end of your life just because we took five taels of silver?"
Xiao Yan said calmly, "If something is lost, you can report it to the police. I can tell you how to get to Shuntian Prefecture."
But the man refused to give in and became very emotional.
Seeing that the man's finger was about to poke Xiao Yan's nose, Lu Qiniang came over and grabbed the man away: "What are you doing! Talk nicely, why are you touching me?"
He stuttered, "It's, it's, it's, Dong, Dong's mother, mother, mother——"
"Are you his mother?" The man looked Lu Qin's mother up and down, feeling that it was a little unlikely, but he really wanted to reason with her.
"Madam!" He stuttered anxiously, "Dong, Dong's wife, Madam won't let you touch, touch my husband."
Lu Qiniang was furious.
Is she that old?
Although she really didn't care much and never cleaned herself up, it was normal for her to look older than Xiao Yan when she was with him, but she wasn't old enough to be his mother.
"So you are a couple. I can tell at a glance that you are a bad person, otherwise how could you find a wife like this?" The man cursed.
Lu Qi Niang: "Keep your mouth clean. If you ask me, you have a dirty mouth and don't practice good manners, that's why you were robbed. Otherwise, with so many boats at the dock, why did only your things get stolen?"
"I was robbed because my goods were expensive!" the man jumped up and down.
"Why, is your ship loaded with gold or silver?"
"It's rice paper," the man said angrily. "Do you know how much I lost? Three hundred taels of silver!"
Lu Qiniang pondered for a moment, wondering how much three hundred taels of silver would cost for rice paper.
So many papers were stolen right under his nose, and this person had no idea at all. He is really careless.
No wonder he was so angry and embarrassed.
"Three hundred taels of silver is no small sum," Lu Qiniang said. "It's unreasonable for you to try to put the blame on us. Let me ask someone to take you to the police, and then we'll help you find it. But if you don't know what's good for you and insist on putting the blame on us, then we'll just let it go and not do anything about it."
"Why should we help him?" Xiong Da and the others were unhappy. "Abandoned mother, even if you are kind to such a person, you will be treated like a donkey's liver and lungs."
"Alright, stop talking." Lu Qiniang said, "It's not easy for him to be away from home. It's hard to explain why so many goods are missing. If you can help, please do so."
When people make a big mistake, they subconsciously want to pass the blame.
The man lowered his head and thought for a while, probably realizing that it was useless to deny it, so he gritted his teeth and sent a servant to Shuntian Prefecture to report the case.
Lu Qiniang continued, "Let's look for it, but don't hold out too much hope. Let's think about what to do with the three hundred taels. Xiao Yan, let's go. It's time to go home."
Xiao Yan nodded and said to the man, "Although today's incident has nothing to do with us, I can understand your anxiety about losing something. I just went aboard and took a look. You said the lost paper was worth three hundred taels, which is a bit exaggerated, but one hundred and fifty taels should still be worth it."
The reason why Xiao Yan knew this was because this batch of things had also been reported to the court for tax purposes, and he had seen the list from the customs.
The total value of the four large items is six hundred taels. If one item is lost, the total value should be one hundred and fifty taels.
The man said, "One hundred and fifty taels isn't money? Besides, that's my capital. If you were to buy it in the capital, you wouldn't even be able to buy it for three hundred taels of silver!"
Xiao Yan nodded.
Lu Qiniang was shocked, "So much profit?"
She even wanted to sell paper.
I don't want to make money, I just want to use it as I please.
"I know it's not easy for you to go out," Xiao Yan said, "I have a business deal on hand. I need to transport something to Hangzhou. I can give you fifty taels of silver for one trip, and it's a long-term deal."
"real?"
"Well." Xiao Yan said, "It's fate that we met. I'll introduce this job to you to make up for the loss."
"If this is really a long-term business, then I must thank Boss Xiao very much." The man's attitude immediately changed and he nodded and bowed.
Xiao Yan waved his hand and said, "No need. Thank you for reminding us. We will inform you in advance in the future and will not be responsible for the safety of the goods."
The man's face turned red with embarrassment.
The matter was resolved, and several people went to the shop together.
There are people in the shop helping to cook dinner, so now the whole family eats in the shop before going home.
The brother and sister Cao Ya and Shui Sheng, who sell fish, and two other divorced women who have nowhere to go live here and can also look after the shop.
Lu Qiniang thought that as long as the matter was resolved, Yun Ting felt that something was not right.
He stroked his chin and said, "Xiao Yan, why are you so easy to talk to today? Did that person do something bad to you?"
"No." Xiao Yan said, "Introducing this business to him will more than compensate for his losses. We are just starting out, and we can't ruin our reputation. Even if it's not our fault, we have to keep it under control."
"Really?" Yun Ting still didn't believe it. "I just feel like you don't have any good tricks up your sleeve."
Lu Qiniang said, "Xiao Yan is wronged, but as a business, there's nothing we can do about it. We're afraid of causing trouble. If there's a fight, we'll end up suffering the consequences."
Yun Ting curled his lips.
wrong.
He was sure of it.
Xiao Yancai is not used to having bad tempers. Even if he suffers a loss in front of others, he will get back at them behind their backs.
He kept pestering Xiao Yan with questions, and Xiao Yan became impatient with his questions and said, "Some things will do you no good if you know them, so don't ask."
Yun Ting: "What did I say? Something happened. Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."
But no matter how he pestered her, Xiao Yan refused to say a word.
Yun Ting had no choice but to give up.
While eating, Yun Ting proudly announced the news that he had successfully become a disciple.
Daya smiled and said, "That's a good thing. Tomorrow I'll help you sew a book bag to put your books in."
"Thank you, Zhao Zhao." Yun Ting looked at Erya again. Seeing that she was so engrossed in her food that she didn't even look up, he couldn't help but feel angry. "Zhuo Zhuo, are you jealous of me?"
Arya looked up when her name was called, "What? What were you talking about just now? I was settling accounts in my mind and didn't hear."
Yun Ting: “…”
He showed off in vain.
"What are you so obsessed with?"
"The lip balm I made today is pretty good. I'm calculating the cost." Erya said.
She spoke about her business experience with great enthusiasm and in a very coherent manner.
Lu Qiniang smiled and said, "This is great. We each have our own work to do. Daya, it's almost March now. You should hurry up and embroider your dowry. If there's anything missing, tell me."
Daya smiled and nodded.
Xiao Yan glanced at her with some worry in his eyes.
Daya smiled at him again.
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