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172: Su Zhi's Threat

(Girls' Literature)

If we talk about money, Mr. Zhang Dafu has as much as the wealthy man, and it can even be said that he has more. However, Zhang Dafu's family background is not as good as the wealthy man.

One of Qian Dahu's ancestors was an official in the capital, but he stopped being an official until Qian Dahu's father's generation gained a foothold here. However, the reputation of his ancestors as officials could not be concealed, and Qian Dahu's sister also married an official, which naturally made Qian Dahu's status higher than Zhang Dafu's. Zhang Dafu's family had been peasants for generations, and only in his generation did they become rich. In the eyes of others, he was rich, but just a local rich man, no way comparable to Qian Dahu's family.

Zhang Dafu and Qian Dahu got along well in this town, and they would sit together for a drink from time to time, so they became the two richest men in the town. When they mentioned one, they would not forget the other, and when they mentioned the other, they would naturally talk about the other. Even when it came to major events in the town, the two families would come forward together. If they had not given birth to sons, they might have gotten married.

The two families also participated in the Rain-Worshipping Festival, and those prestigious people were also invited by these two families. Whoever they wanted to elect as the Rain Goddess, even if it was not a sure thing, it was almost there.

Shen Zian and Su Zhi arrived at the gate of Zhang's family. They looked up and found that the gate of Zhang's family was no less imposing than that of Qian's family. It really had the feeling of a noble family.

"Zi'an, I think we need to renovate the gate of our garden in the future. Such a large garden must have a more majestic gate. When the time comes, we can also build two gatehouses there and hire someone to live there to watch the gate for us. This way, no one can enter our garden at will."

Su Zhi looked at the gate, touched her chin and said, "Standing in front of this gate really feels like entering a movie city."

Shen Zian naturally had no objection to Su Zhi's idea. Although he was just a farmer, his thinking was not narrow-minded. He did not think that they were just a farmer's family and did not need to hire people. On the contrary, he was thinking in his heart, now that he had money, should he hire someone to help his wife with housework? Every time he saw her washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning, she would sweat in the winter, and wearing a nice dress might get dirty in a short while. He thought in his heart that it would be nice if she could just sit and enjoy herself.

"Okay. When the time comes, we will not only find a doorman, but also someone to serve you. Then you can just sit like those ladies."

When Su Zhi heard Shen Zian say this, a smile appeared on her face, thinking that Shen Zian really cared about her.

"It doesn't matter if I have someone to serve me or not. I like to cook and wash clothes for you. Just ask a few people to look after them. These three kids may have been children of wealthy families before, but now they are ours. Give them as good a life as possible, so that our meeting will not be in vain."

Shen Zian also nodded. After the couple finished talking, they walked towards the gate together and saw a servant sitting on a bench inside the gate.

"What do you want?"

The servant saw that Shen Zian and Su Zhi were both dressed in a neither-good nor-bad way, so he had a normal attitude and stood up to ask a question.

Shen Zian asked: "Excuse me, is your master at home?"

The servant glanced at Shen Zian and Su Zhi and said, "My master hasn't left the house today. What do you want?"

Shen Zian and Su Zhi thought that it would be fine if they didn't go out, but Su Zhi said, "Please let them know that the Shen couple from Hebian Village who have been doing business with the Yingbin Building want to see you. They have something important to tell you."

Su Zhi thought for a moment and then said, "If your eldest master says he doesn't want to see you, then you can add one more sentence: if he doesn't want to see you, then we don't have to see each other again in the future."

When the servant heard this, he looked at Su Zhi and thought that the young lady said this lightly, but the meaning behind it was serious enough. Hearing that she and her husband were doing business with the master, she said that she would not see him again in the future. Doesn't that mean that if they don't see them today, then the business will no longer be done? When he looked at Su Zhi so carefully, he found that the young lady was really good-looking, with a gentle demeanor and a sense of neatness. Looking at the man next to her, he was tall and calm, and gave people a very capable and serious feeling. It seems that this couple are not ordinary farmers.

"Please wait for a moment. I will send someone to report to the master."

Shen Zian and Su Zhi stood there waiting, and after a while, they were invited in.

Su Zhi looked at the Zhang family's yard and felt that it was as wealthy as the homes of wealthy families. As she looked at it, Su Zhi thought about how she would design her own garden. She thought that it would definitely be more beautiful than the homes of those wealthy families. When the time came, with the addition of flowers, plants and trees nurtured by the spiritual spring, it would surely become like the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

Today was the day for the Rain Worship Festival, during which goddess Rain and young boys and girls were selected. Zhang Dafu had already prepared himself. Just as he was about to leave, he heard someone was looking for him. They were the couple who sold recipes to his restaurant. He immediately asked someone to invite them in, and he did not hear the words that Su Zhi added later. However, despite this, the servant still felt that the couple were extraordinary. As soon as he said this, the master went to see them.

Zhang Dafu was in a good mood these days because his restaurant was doing well, and because of the new dishes and staple foods, he could almost say that his money was rolling in. He also wanted to meet the couple who sold the recipes, but later the couple never came to sell recipes again, and he would not take the initiative to find someone to meet them. He only told Zhang the shopkeeper to invite the couple to his house when they came again, but he didn't expect that they would come to his house today.

As soon as Shen Zian and Su Zhi came in, Zhang Dafu's eyes lit up. He had also risen from a peasant to a wealthy man step by step. Now he owned a lot of land and had many tenant farmers. He had seen a lot of people from these farm families, but the Shen couple really didn't look like an ordinary farm couple. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty, and they were generous in temperament. They were not like ordinary farmers who would shrink back or fawn on him when they saw him. These two had clear eyes, and it was clear that they didn't regard him as someone of higher status than them.

This made Zhang Dafu admire him a little. He came from a farmer's family, so naturally he liked farmers with backbone.

"You are the Shen couple? What do you want to talk to me about? Are you here to discuss business?"

Zhang Dafu asked directly. He had to deal with the matters related to the Rain Festival and did not have much time. If the matters of these two people were more important and would take longer, he would still have to discuss another time with them.

Shen Zian said: "My husband and I came here this year not to discuss business, but to discuss something else, about the Rain Goddess of the Rain Festival."

When Zhang Dafu heard this, he was slightly stunned. He thought that this couple actually came for this matter. What could they have to say?

Su Zhi thought to herself that it would be better to just say it directly. It was too tiring to always beat around the bush.

"Master Zhang, please don't be angry when I say something. If it's true, we haven't wronged you. If it's false, please don't mind. We just heard what others said. It's like this. We heard that among the girls who are choosing to be Lady Rain this time, there is a girl named Niu, who is the sister of one of your concubines. We also heard that because of this relationship, she is the only one who can be Lady Rain this time. I wonder if this is true? Is Master Zhang aware of this?"

When Zhang Dafu heard this, he frowned slightly. He was not aware of this matter.

"I wonder who told you two this? Do you have any evidence? This is no joke. This is the greatest disrespect to Lady Rain."

Zhang Dafu was also a person who had lived in a different place. He was also very respectful of Lady Rain. He could not stand seeing someone trying to become Lady Rain. But if someone else tried to become Lady Rain, he would not care. After all, he did not want to offend those prestigious people for such a thing. But he would never interfere in such things. Now someone came to him and said that his Zhang family was going to help the concubine's sister to become Lady Rain. He was also angry.

Shen Zian said, "We also said that this is just what we heard. We didn't believe it at first, but we met the girl surnamed Niu this morning and overheard what they said. From what they said, it was certain that she would become the Rain Goddess. That's why we came here to confirm it with you, Mr. Zhang."

"Are you from Tianshengyuan?"

Zhang Dafu asked. Because there was a stage in front of the house, he named the yard Tianshengyuan. He thought that the Shen couple had met the girl named Niu who was going to choose the Rain Goddess, and they were so concerned about this matter and came to him specially for this matter. It seemed that someone in the family also came to choose the Rain Goddess.

Su Zhi said, "To be honest with you, Master Zhang, your husband's sister is also one of the candidates for Lady Rain this year. For her, I am also going to take this journey."

Zhang Dafu nodded, thinking that it was no wonder. Being elected as the Rain Queen was a very prestigious thing. Which woman didn't want to be elected? Seeing that someone was going to snatch her away by some trickery, the Shen family was naturally unwilling to accept it.

"Master Zhang, we just want to make sure my sister doesn't lose for no apparent reason."

Zhang Dafu said, "What if I ignore this matter? What will you do?"

Su Zhi looked at Mr. Zhang and said, "If Mr. Zhang thinks that a concubine who can't even be called your legitimate daughter-in-law can benefit you more from becoming the Rain Lady than the recipes of my husband and me, then there is nothing for us to discuss about this matter."

When Shen Dafu heard this, he thought that the young lady was threatening him, but her threat seemed to be quite reasonable. He looked at Su Zhi and thought that it seemed that the young lady was the one who made the decision between the couple. He heard that she was the one who taught him the recipes. It seemed that she was really smart. (