Jinshu's pregnancy was safe. Shi Zhongwen finally felt relieved. This woman had been with him all these years, and naturally, she was closer to him than anyone else.
Shi Wei had a thick bandage wrapped around her head and could only sleep on her side. It was not convenient for her to go out and see people in this condition, so as to avoid gossip from outsiders. Therefore, she rejected every message sent to her by her young sisters recently.
Once Jinshu confirmed that the fetus was saved, she became full of energy again. When she got better, she discovered something remarkable: she had gone to Peng Jing's yard that day holding the box given to her by Shi Chongwen.
Although she later retrieved everything in the interest box, the box she had originally taken fell into Peng Jing's yard. This was a bit like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, so she wanted to get the box back angrily.
Shi Zhongwen said, "I'll go get it. Shi Wei is currently recuperating in her mother's yard. If you two run into her, you'll start arguing again."
Jinshu said she was not convinced, but she was actually still a little scared in her heart. Shi Wei's eyes were scary. She was willing to risk her life to fight with her for her mother.
Thinking this way, she felt that having a child was really important to her. She had almost lost the baby in her belly, and she was afraid. However, she still let Shi Zhongwen go to get it as if she was doing her a favor. She said to Shi Zhongwen, "You can go to Peng Jing's yard, but you are not allowed to stay there for too long, and you are not allowed to talk to her too much. Just take the box and leave."
Shi Chongwen still felt a little guilty towards the two children. When he saw Shi Wei's appearance that day and heard what she said, he had thought about coming to see her, but Jinshu refused to let him, saying that Shi Wei was recuperating with Peng Jing, and asking him to come to see Shi Wei meant asking him to come to Peng Jing's yard.
Later, when she heard that the child might not be saved, she said that Shi Wei was her enemy and sinner who caused her to lose her child, and she did not allow Shi Chongwen to see his daughter.
Now that he has been asked to come to get the box, Shi Chongwen thought, it would be a good opportunity to see Shi Wei.
Unexpectedly, the little girl guarding the yard saw the master coming from afar and hurried in to report: "The master is here again!"
After all, a big thing happened the last time he came, which scared the little girl a little panicked.
When Peng Jing heard that Shi Chongwen had arrived, he asked his maid to put the box outside the door and then close the courtyard gate.
When Shi Chongwen got closer, he saw the box on the ground at the door, and the gate was closed. He lowered his head, smiled bitterly, turned around and left with the box in his arms.
The lump sum payment, exemption from lawsuits and liquidated damages seemed to be very attractive to the Rong family. Although the loss of the rice warehouse and rice shop had reduced the Rong family from one of the largest rice merchants in Pyeongchang to a second-rate one, who else but the Shi family could and would be willing to take over this batch of old rice?
After the incident, the Rong family had approached many people, hoping they could help, but most rice merchants offered a lower price for their rice than the Shi family. These rice merchants said that they already had a lot of rice on hand, and if they didn't buy more, who would be willing to buy it if the price was not cheap?
Some others told the Rong family that they could sell the rice in their rice shop, and they would sell it at whatever amount they could and at whatever price they could get, without charging any extra money. They just considered it as a favor, allowing the Rong family to have another rice merchant to help sell rice.
But when selling rice this way, the quantity is not fixed, and you can only get the money after all the rice is sold.
After comparing, only the Shi family is wealthy enough to swallow up all the grain and pay for it at one time. Although they have to give up ninety-three stores and five large granaries, if they don't give up these stores, they will lose money every day. Not only will they lose money from selling rice, but they will also lose money from the labor of the storekeeper and accountant. Now every expense is tight for the Rong family.
I should never have borrowed some money from usury to buy rice and close my position. The interest on these loans is quite high now, and if I don't pay them back soon, the interest will only increase. I thought the Master's penalty could be paid.
After much deliberation, the Rong family finally accepted Sun Yanan's conditions.
After the two parties signed the contract, the middleman and the merchant kept a copy. They invited other rice merchants to serve as witnesses to jointly determine the grade and quantity of the aged rice, and hired the largest bank in the county to handle the payment.
This batch of rice and the commercial deeds and land deeds of the shops were all transferred and re-registered. The middleman and the commercial deed agency were so busy that they worked day and night for five days. There was too much information to verify and compare.
For example, is there any collateral, any outstanding debts, and whether all the people in the shop are brought with them, are these people contract workers or family children, will they terminate the contract or stay with them, will they stay with the Shi family or the Rong family?
Because of the handover and the excessive amount of trivial work, Sun Yanan was busy for almost half a month.
Old Mrs. Shi has been radiant in the past half month. She has always been strong-willed and wanted to maintain her reputation. She felt ashamed when her daughter-in-law signed the contract in the name of the Shi family.
Now that my granddaughter-in-law has done something that has brought me great honor, I am happy and in high spirits.
After completing these formalities, the Rong family moved to the county town below, and there were rice shops of his family in many counties.
Old Madam Shi originally wanted to meet Old Madam Rong. They hadn't seen each other since the last banquet, but after thinking about it, she felt that given their current positions and circumstances, there was nothing they could say when they met.
Too many people have left her in this life, including her husband, her best friend, and her loyal servant.
She originally cherished Old Lady Rong very much. There were only a few people like her in her life. She had known you since you were a girl, and you had watched each other walk through life. But in the end, for the sake of their respective children and families, there was a gap between them, and they drifted further and further apart.
Old Lady Shi watched the Rong family's departing convoy from afar, but ultimately she didn't go to see them. Life always has its regrets.
When Sun Yannan came back that day, she saw Rong Li crying in the yard, hugging her husband. She looked so charming and touching. Did Rong Li not leave with the Rong family?
Sun Yannan even confirmed again that this was indeed her yard. These two people were hugging each other in her yard. Wasn't it a bit bullying?
She really didn't have much time to deal with these two people now. The tax on old rice would soon be levied, and the ninety-three rice shops of the Shi family would also be opening.
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