Over there, Tang Shiyue heard a commotion outside before he even arrived at the county government office.
She pushed open the car door and took a look, and saw a large group of people gathered not far ahead, and she had no idea what they were doing.
Chen Jiu asked: "Master Tang, shall we take another route?"
Tang Shiyue looked around and saw a thug trotting over. He smiled and saluted, "Boss Tang."
Tang Shiyue asked: "What happened in front?"
"Oh," the thug said, "That's the Cheng family's mountain goods store. I heard that the yuba they sold were all moldy. People have been coming back to look for them over the past two days. Previously, Cheng's eldest brother had replaced them with food from the grain warehouse, but later, the replacements were also moldy. So this group of people got together to look for them."
The thug was gloating: "Several people in the Cheng family have been worried and crying these past few days. They have lost so much money. I heard that they even competed with you? They tried to steal your business. Let's see if they dare to make trouble again!"
I see.
Tang Shiyue shook her head and said to Chen Jiu, "Let's take a detour."
Chen Jiu responded and turned the car around. Just as he turned around, he heard a scream. A woman rushed in front of the car and screamed, "Tang Shiyue! You did it on purpose, didn't you? You must have done something! Otherwise, how could the bean curd sticks go bad!"
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Tang Shiyue was too lazy to pay attention to her and said directly: "Get out of the way."
Tang Shuizhi held on to the saddle and refused to let go: "You have to compensate me! You have to compensate me immediately! Otherwise, I will sue you in the government!"
Judging from her hysterical look, she has probably lost all the money she saved.
Tang Shiyue said calmly, "Pay compensation? You're thinking very nicely. Why? Because you're stupid, because you're poisonous, because you were expelled from the clan, or because you committed adultery with a foreign man while being a concubine in the Meng Mansion?"
She usually kept silent, but once she spoke, she showed her sharp edge. Tang Shuizhi was choked by her and her face changed, but she finally regained some rationality.
She can't afford to offend Tang Shiyue.
She had never realized this fact so clearly.
Tang Shuizhi felt hatred and fear for a moment, and murmured, "I, I know I shouldn't steal your business, but you can't do this, you can't beat me, so you use dirty hands to ruin our things..."
Tang Shiyue chuckled: "Tang Shuizhi, I'm doing business, I'm not afraid of being robbed. If you can rob someone, that's your ability, but don't take on a job without the right tools! And you're cheating? You really think too highly of your little money. Do you think I deserve to earn a few cents after all the hard work?"
Tang Shuizhi's face turned red when she said that: "Then why did the bean curd sticks go bad? Do you dare to swear that you didn't do anything to them?"
Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows: "You still haven't figured out why yuba goes bad?"
"You!" Tang Shuizhi stared at her and choked: "I don't understand, tell me!"
Tang Shiyue chuckled: "You think everyone in the world is your father and everyone has to spoil you, right?"
She froze for a long while, then suddenly softened her voice: "Tell me! I...you let me die with a clear mind, thank you!"
"That makes sense." Tang Shiyue leaned forward slightly and looked at her: "Why did I say that we would collect the beans every five or ten days, and postpone it if it was cloudy for several days? Because the yuba must be dried thoroughly! And why do I have to report the number to every household, and collect the beans according to the number every time? Because the number collected and the number sold must be roughly equal, so that an effective cycle can be formed and there will be no inventory pressure!"
She paused. "Besides, did you know that before collecting yuba, Shopkeeper Shen contacted the bean farmers? He prepared the granary and lime to prevent moisture and insects? And you, you asked for it so urgently, and your inspection was so careless, and you had no plan for going in and out. I can only say that it would be strange if it didn't get moldy."
A cold smile hung on the corner of her mouth: "Okay, I've said everything I need to say, get out of the way!"
Seeing her standing there blankly, Chen Jiu simply pushed her away and urged the mule to go.
Tang Shuizhi was completely stunned.
She finally understood where she lost.
When collecting the bean curd sheets, she was only concerned with showing off, and the guys followed suit and slacked off. Whether the villagers were greedy and wanted to reduce the weight or they were too busy, they certainly couldn't dry the bean curd sheets!
And counting? She...she also learned from Tang Shiyue to ask people to count, but she always thought that the number she reported was just a random number, until later when the contract was mentioned that she found it somewhat useful. She never thought that it had to be linked to selling goods!
And lime is moisture-proof? They never thought about it, they just piled it in the warehouse after buying it, thinking that they would sell it soon anyway... But in fact, even if someone came to buy it, the clerk would take it from the nearest place, which resulted in going back and forth, and actually just moving the small space at the door.
No wonder, no wonder it got moldy! Tang Shiyue was right, it would be strange if it didn't get moldy if it was made this way.
She finally realized an embarrassing fact.
Tang Shiyue is indeed better than her. She is good at business not because of luck, but because she... really has the ability.
The two sides were so close that Cheng Dalang also heard their conversation and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
At that time, Tang Shiyue also told him that a blessing in disguise.
He thought she was fooling him, but now that he thought about it, she might have anticipated this at that time. This young lady is really amazing!
He gritted his teeth again, and suddenly turned to Cheng Erlang and said, "Break up with that woman immediately!"
Cheng Erlang had just been chatting with that group of people for a long time and was exhausted. He didn't expect his elder brother to suddenly say this. He was stunned and then glanced over there.
Cheng Dalang said: "After all, she is the Meng family's escaped concubine! It's fine if you don't care about it, but if you do, it will be a big deal!"
Cheng Dalang shrugged. He was a playboy and a lecher. When he didn't get her, he naturally wanted to hang on. But after sleeping for so long, the novelty wore off. He said, "I know. Let her go now!"
Tang Shiyue went to the county government office and delivered the socks.
Lin Qiaoqian was extremely envious: "Ayue, how come you are so amazing? How come you know everything? It would be so great if I were from your village! I could also go to Yuefang to learn!"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "If you want to learn, I will teach you. Why do you need to go to Yuefang?"
"Oh, you don't know!" Lin Qiaoqian hugged her and said, "I have been dealing with those ladies these days. They have to beat around the bush to say a word. It's so boring. My mother even said she wanted to find me a young man and some marriage. I don't want to get married. I just want to be with you."
Tang Shiyue laughed.
Lin Qiaoqian is only sixteen years old now, but if County Magistrate Lin stays in Dongfeng County for three to five years, then according to the customs of that era, she will become an old maid, and it is estimated that a marriage will really be arranged for her in Longmen Town.
She touched her hair with pity and said, "Have fun. Why don't you stay at my place for a few days? If we really get married, you won't be free anymore."
"Yes!" Lin Qiaoqian said, "I envy you so much. You can do whatever you want. It would be great if I were your sister or your younger sister! No, that's not right. It would be great if you were a man. Then I could marry you!"
Tang Shiyue laughed out loud.
Someone outside also laughed and said, "You are such a talkative kid!"
As she was talking, Yang came in and poked her with a finger in annoyance: "What nonsense are you talking about! Even if Yue'er was a man, she wouldn't marry someone as unreliable as you!"
“Mother!” Lin Qiaoqian clapped her hands and laughed, “You’re still blaming me. What you said is even harsher than what I said!”
Yang also smiled, and as she sat down, she handed a note to Tang Shiyue: "I was just about to send someone to deliver it to you, and you came over."
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