Chapter 40: The Master of Blame-Shifting
Ruan Fu had just arrived at the village entrance by bike when she discovered that many people were waiting to sell mulberry leaves.
As soon as I hung up the sign for collecting mulberry leaves, an aunt came over.
"Fu girl, what's the price for the mulberry leaves here?"
Ruan Fu smiled and said, "It's still the same price as before, five cents per pound."
The other party frowned when he heard this, "It was clearly six cents yesterday."
"That's someone else. My price has always been this," Ruan Fu said patiently without getting annoyed. "Business is a voluntary thing. If you want to look elsewhere, that's fine."
There is no other family like that. Ruan Lanxiang just said clearly that she will not collect mulberry leaves from now on.
Five cents per pound is indeed one cent less than yesterday's purchase price, but it is better than letting the mulberry leaves rot in your hands.
The aunt gritted her teeth and sold it without saying a word.
There were obviously more people coming to Ruan Fu to sell mulberry leaves today, and she had collected most of them in a short time.
Mrs. Hu heard the news at home and wanted to come, but when she thought about the quarrel yesterday, she suddenly felt embarrassed.
After thinking about it, she realized that face was nothing, money was the most important thing. She still took advantage of the fact that there were few people around and came over.
"Miss Ruan, I have some mulberry leaves here too, you can take them."
Ruan Fu glanced at her, her expression slightly cold compared to her previous enthusiasm for doing business.
"Aunt Hu, I have old customers here. I can't accept more. Otherwise, you should find another way."
I rejected it with just a few words.
Seeing that everyone around her had sold their mulberry leaves, Aunt Hu finally became a little anxious.
"Why do you accept theirs and not mine?"
Ruan Fu gave her a cold look, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Aunt Hu suddenly realized that the little girl was holding a grudge against her for what she had said yesterday.
She wanted to try to persuade him again, but seeing Ruan Fu's cold attitude, she was afraid that she would not pay any attention to her even if she knelt down and kowtowed.
Forget it, Aunt Hu turned around dejectedly and was about to leave.
"Aunt Hu, if you really want to sell it, I can buy it, but there are conditions."
Ruan Fu behind him suddenly spoke.
Aunt Hu turned around immediately, her expression filled with surprise. "What are your conditions? Fu girl, just ask. I'll help you with anything, no matter how hard it takes!"
Ruan Fu sneered, "But it's not that exaggerated. I just want to know where did my aunt get the money to buy mulberry leaves?"
"How would I know?" Aunt Hu didn't expect her to ask this directly. She rolled her eyes and said with a guilty tone, "I guess she asked her mother for it. You know that the Ruan family's money is in the hands of the old lady."
Ruan Fu knew the other party was not telling the truth as soon as she heard it, and her face immediately turned stern. "Forget it, since you don't tell the truth, then there is nothing for us to talk about."
"I'll tell you," Aunt Hu said quickly, having never expected this little girl to be so hard to fool. "It's Zhiguo's tuition. Your aunt went to the city and left it in the old lady's hands. She embezzled it first."
No wonder, Ruan Fu immediately understood, and wondered how Old Lady Ruan could come up with so much money at once. After all this time, she even took out her grandson's savings.
I am not a saint who will forgive others when I can. Since Ruan Lanxiang has been trying to make things difficult for me again and again, they should bear the consequences now.
Thinking of this, she said nonchalantly, "Sister Hu, I've collected your mulberry leaves. You said my aunt went to the county town a few days ago. You two are old sisters, so why don't you give her a call?"
Mrs. Hu reacted immediately and said repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go fight now!"
Ruan Lanxiang bought mulberry leaves at a high price in the village yesterday, leading the whole village to become rich and gaining a good reputation.
The Ruan family is very lively today.
From time to time, someone would come into the yard and say a few flattering words, and Old Mrs. Ruan felt very comfortable with the flattery.
Immersed in the dream of getting rich all day long.
My daughter is so smart, she will definitely earn as much as that damn girl Ruan Fu. In a few days, her family will be able to buy a bicycle.
"Second son's wife, let's make some steamed meat patties for lunch today! Lanxiang is tired from being outside, let's give her a snack."
Sun Hongxia was busy in the kitchen. She responded hastily, feeling miserable.
Cooking is a tough job. You have to make sure the stove fire doesn't go out and the pot doesn't get burnt. She thought that was all she needed, but the firewood was wet and the fire wasn't lit yet. The whole room was filled with smoke, which made her cry.
In the past, all these hard work was done by that little bitch Ruan Fu, so how could it fall on me?
Especially since the incident with Hong Xing, Old Lady Ruan's temper became even more severe. She always complained that the food was too salty or too bland, and would beat me if she was not satisfied. She also kept me under close watch and would not allow me to go out to deliver letters.
But Hong Xing also disliked this job because it was tiring and dirty, so she hid in the house and refused to come out, leaving me the only one busy.
At the same time, Ruan Lanxiang had already run all the way to the door of her house. Before entering, she scratched her face with her nails and ruffled her hair.
Seeing that it was almost done, he walked in with a shy look on his face.
Old Mrs. Ruan was thinking about her money and had been looking forward to her coming back. Seeing this, she was very happy and hurried over.
"My daughter is back. You must be tired today. Show me the money you earned and make me happy."
Ruan Lanxiang pursed her lips. She couldn't hide this matter anyway, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Mom, all the money is gone."
"What did you say? What's gone?" Old Mrs. Ruan didn't react for a moment and stood there in a daze.
That's twenty yuan, the whole family's annual income! How can it just disappear like that?
"What's going on? Are you kidding me, girl? Didn't you say this was a sure thing? Why did it suddenly fail? Besides, even if the money is gone, what about the mulberry leaves you brought with you?"
Ruan Lanxiang had always been spoiled and had never been subjected to such harsh questioning. She cried out "wow".
She did want to bring the mulberry leaves back, but the tractor driver suddenly raised the price, saying that she would have to pay more if she wanted to tow these things back to the village.
All the money was used to collect mulberry leaves, so how could I get any money left?
No matter how reluctant Ruan Lanxiang was, she could only throw the mulberry leaves into the trash can in the county town while crying, and then she took a tractor back.
But she didn't dare tell these things to Old Lady Ruan at all, otherwise the old lady would be so angry that she would die on the spot.
"What's going on? Stop crying. You're making me anxious to death!" Old Mrs. Ruan was also anxious.
My daughter is like a taciturn person, she doesn't say a word and just cries.
Ruan Lanxiang pretended to howl, but her mind was actually racing. She knew this wouldn't work. She had to find a reason and shift the blame onto someone else!
She made up her mind and then spoke with sobs.
"Mom, to tell you the truth, I sold all the mulberry leaves and made a lot of money."
When Old Mrs. Ruan heard this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was right. Her daughter was really capable and was no worse than that little bitch.
"That's good. In that case, where's the money?"
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