"Hurry, move out quickly."
"I won't rent the shop to you anymore. You have to move out today."
"Don't wait for us to help you move your stuff, that won't be so nice."
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How could the male and female protagonists open a shop without encountering some troubles? They didn't specifically say that they were the son and daughter-in-law of Jingning Hou. They just didn't want others to think that they were relying on the eldest wife to open a shop, nor did they want others to think that they were not shrewd enough to separate from the family early.
The reason why the owner of this shop did not continue to rent it to them was, firstly, that he thought the shop was near the shop of Jingning Marquis Mansion and it was profitable; secondly, Su Qiuya and his wife had bargained for the price when they rented the shop, and the owner of the shop saw that Su Qiuya and his wife made a lot of money running the shop, so he had other ideas.
Since Su Qiuya and her husband are unwilling to pay more, then they should not continue to open the shop here.
People in ancient times liked to pay attention to happy occasions. For example, for a family like the Liu family that was exiled and then had its title restored, some people believed that the place where the Liu family had lived before had good feng shui, and that the location of the shop opened by the eldest branch of the Liu family was also good.
Look, this street is much more lively than before.
The shop Liu Yulian bought was still opened occasionally. She didn't necessarily come every time, but just occasionally sold something.
"We have all paid the rent." Su Qiuya said.
"You move in, and I'll pay you the rent," the shop owner said. "Other people are paying more than you."
"We can't move right away." Su Qiuya had previously thought that renting a shop was not a good idea. If others didn't rent a shop to them, then they wouldn't rent a shop to them. It would be very difficult for them to find a shop temporarily.
They have been cooking here for a long time. If they move somewhere else, their returning customers won’t even know where they are cooking.
Su Qiuya didn't want to move around and still wanted to stay here.
"If you're really good, why not rent the shop across the street?" the shop owner said. "If you really rent the shop over there, I guess more people will go to your shop to eat."
The owner of the shop did not smash anything, but urged Su Qiuya and her husband to move their things.
Su Qiuya's face was not good. "We have to pack up our things. Give us two days and we will move when we find a place. Come back in two days and we will definitely move."
"Then two days." The owner of the shop did not make things too difficult for Su Qiuya and her husband, and did not force them to move out today.
The owner of the shop acted a bit assertive at first because he was afraid that Su Qiuya and her husband would refuse to move.
Aunt Qing saw this scene and wondered why the owner of the shop wanted them to move out at this time.
"Did the people from the first house say anything to them, causing them to embarrass us?" asked Aunt Qing. You know, when the family was divided, the second house was the most violent.
"Probably not." Su Qiuya shook her head. "They are living so well now, why would they bother with us about these things?"
Su Qiuya didn't think she was that big-hearted, but she wasn't so petty as to blame the eldest wife for every little problem at home. The eldest wife rarely opened a shop, never came to cause trouble for them, and never asked for anything extra.
The first and second wives kept to themselves, and occasionally they would exchange gifts, so things seemed to go on as they pleased.
"That means others know about their feud with us and are deliberately..."
"It shouldn't be." Before Aunt Qing could finish her words, Su Qiuya said, "After all, we share the same surname and are related by blood. The eldest wife didn't do anything, so how can others take the right to retaliate against us on her behalf?"
"Then why?" Aunt Qing frowned.
"It's profitable, right?" Su Qiuya said, "We said before that we'd increase the rent. That's how it is when you rent someone else's shop. It's only a matter of time."
Su Qiuya was not unhappy. After all, they had saved a little money and were still a little short of buying a shop, so they went to borrow some money. Su Qiuya knew that the third and fourth rooms did not have much money, and Qing Yi Niang should still have some money in her hands, but she didn't know if Qing Yi Niang was willing to give it to them.
If Concubine Qing was unwilling to pay, then they might have to borrow money from the eldest wife. If they went to borrow money from other people in the village, people might think they didn't borrow from the eldest wife, and the eldest wife would be accused of being cold and indifferent, which would also be considered an offense to the eldest wife.
Su Qiuya comes from a merchant family and is very good at calculating these interests.
"I'd better find a shop and buy it in the next two days." Su Qiuya said, "I may be short of money. If it really doesn't work, I can borrow some from the eldest wife."
"Do you think the eldest wife is willing to lend you money?" Aunt Qing didn't think the eldest wife would lend them money. Maybe the people in the eldest wife would think they wanted to take advantage and would never return the money.
"It's not a large sum, just a few dozen taels of silver." Su Qiuya understood Aunt Qing's concerns. "It's not a lot for them. If we don't pay it back, they'll see our true colors. In the future, if we have problems again, they'll be even less likely to help us. We're not stupid enough to completely cut off all ties with them just for a few dozen taels of silver."
"Well, you'd better not borrow it." Aunt Qing said, "I still have some here. Give it to me when you make money."
Qing Yi Niang felt a little distressed. Now that no one was giving her a monthly allowance, it was not easy for her to save a little money. But compared to asking her son and daughter-in-law to borrow money from the eldest wife, she decided to use her own money.
If you really want to ask the eldest wife for help, you have to use it at the critical moment.
"You're still young and don't understand how difficult it is to repay a favor," Aunt Qing said. "If you go to them for a small matter, how could they be happy? Even if they really lent you money, they would still have to give you a cold shoulder."
"Thank you for your help, mother." Su Qiuya nodded. She had long known that Qing Yi Niang wanted to save face and wanted to live better than the first wife. Unfortunately, the second wife could hardly compare with the first wife now.
Concubine Qing was originally a good girl, but her status was not that high. When she became the concubine of Marquis Jingning, she wanted her children to have a better future. Even though she bowed her head in front of the Marquis' wife, she was still very strong-willed in private.
"We are family, why bother talking about trouble?" Aunt Qing said, hoping that Su Qiuya and her husband would know to return the silver to her.
That same day, Liu Yanbo went to the next street to look at shops, confirmed the price, and then bought the shop directly on the next street. It was also good to be on the next street, so they didn't have to see the eldest son open a shop.
The eldest wife rarely shows up in the shop in person now, but instead asks the servants to run the shop and sell things.
Even so, Liu Yanbo sometimes felt a little uncomfortable. The eldest wife rarely opened a shop, but it was always bustling with people buying things. The money she made from opening a shop once was enough to cover the cost of the second wife opening a shop for several days.
"That shop is bigger," Liu Yanbo said. "It also has two more rooms in the backyard, which makes it much more convenient."
"Yeah." Su Qiuya nodded.
The eldest branch of the Liu family did not keep an eye on these people, so of course it was impossible for her to immediately know that the second branch had bought a shop, and it was even more impossible for her to know that the second branch had been kicked out of the shop so quickly.
Liu Qingyun was going to visit a classmate in the countryside. His mother had already arranged for Liu Qingyun to prepare food for him, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, dried fruits, cakes, and a piece of cloth.
"If they say they can't pay it back, don't send them anything. Just tell them that if they grow fruits at home, you can send some in the future." Mother Liu said, "Fruits grown by country folk themselves are still very good, understand?"
Liu's mother taught her grandson that children inevitably don't pay attention to things and can easily hurt others. They had given so many gifts, so he shouldn't say he didn't want anything. If he did, the family might not think it was a good idea.
"I remember, Grandma." Liu Qingyun said with a smile, "Also, don't run around."
"Yes." Mother Liu touched her grandson's head and said, "Be careful. Go early and come back early."
Liu Qingyun got into the carriage with the help of a servant. He was going to visit another classmate, and the two of them went through the town together.
Liu's mother now just looked after her grandson and granddaughter and took care of the shop. Their newly opened shop was not doing very well, so they had to take their time.
"If your shop is useless, rent it out," said Liu's mother. "If you really need to sell something, sell it in another shop."
"It's okay, just leave it there." Liu Yulian was thinking about selling some flowers, but there were few people buying flowers in the town, so it was hard for the flower shop to make money. "When the grapes are ripe in a while, I'll sell the grapes, and then the wine."
Liu Yulian thought that if she rented out the shop, she would probably have to set up a stall if she wanted to sell something temporarily.
Since her family was not short of money, she could leave the shop there for the time being. If her family was short of money, Liu Yulian would certainly not do this.
"Okay, it's up to you." Mother Liu said with a smile, "Your shop is fine no matter how you do it."
In Shiyuan Village, Widow Zhang had recently been walking with a limp, and her family was helping the eldest branch of the Liu family with chores. The eldest branch had even asked if anyone in her family knew how to read and write accounts, so they could manage the town's farm.
Widow Zhang thought that her grandson's education was not in vain, even if he didn't take the imperial examination and didn't have the ability to do so. But he knew how to read and do some accounting, which would come in handy.
There are houses on the farm, several of them, where they can live while they work. The houses there are not bad, and when the time comes, they can let their son and daughter-in-law live there and help take care of the crops.
Of course, if someone in the family got married, they still had to have a house. They lived on the farm, working for someone else, and it wouldn't be nice to get married on the farm. If the owner didn't want them anymore, they would be left with no work and no place to live.
Widow Zhang wanted to save some money and build a new house later. For now, they would live in the Liu family's farm. The people in the family had better behave themselves and hope that they can stay for a long time.
Widow Zhang had heard that the heads of some wealthy families' farms were often held in bondage by their owners, and she certainly couldn't let her family sell themselves. The reason their family was so highly valued by the Liu family's eldest branch was mainly because they were willing to work hard and performed well.
"Did your family buy the culture medium from the Marquis' Mansion?" Village Chief Zhang was sitting under a big tree. Looking at the men behind Widow Zhang carrying things, he wondered where Widow Zhang's family bought the culture medium from.
"Yes." Widow Zhang nodded. "Although it's ten cents more expensive than what the court sells it for, if the effect is better and we can get a few dozen kilograms more grain, it's still a profit."
Widow Zhang thought about how some people could cook the same vegetables to make them vibrant green, beautiful and delicious, while others could cook them to make them withered and yellow, with a terrible taste. The same thing happened with culture medium: using the same ingredients to make culture medium, different people could make different cultures.
The culture medium in the Jingning Marquis' Mansion was personally inspected and prepared by the county lady herself, so the culture medium is naturally excellent.
"Isn't that right? It's ten cents more expensive, but it's actually not that much more expensive," Widow Zhang said. "Even if it's not a few dozen kilograms more, seven or eight kilograms more is still good."
Ordinary people prefer to buy the culture medium prepared by the court. The price is lower, ten cents less per mu of land. If there are more mu of land, the price will be much less, and more land can use the culture medium.
"Your family is rich." said Village Chief Zhang.
"Don't say that," Widow Zhang said quickly. "We don't have much money at home, so we just ask them to go out and work more. This year, we finally earned some money, and our grandchildren are old enough, and we need to find them marriages, which will cost a lot of money. The few rooms we have at home are not enough, it's really difficult. Village chief, how about you lend me some money?"
"..." Village Chief Zhang had long known what kind of person Widow Zhang was. People outside never knew how much money Widow Zhang had. Widow Zhang was very tight-fisted with her money and never wanted to spend more.
Although Widow Zhang and her family go out to work, she may not buy meat more than a few times a month, and there is rarely any oily food in the house.
"There are so many people in the family, and even when they grow up, we can't let them live in one room. It's really troublesome." Widow Zhang sighed, "If they get married and still live in the same room, how can it be possible? They are not like those chickens and ducks. They are always a worry. Chickens and ducks can at least lay more eggs. Oh, they can lay eggs, but they need to lay eggs."
Village Chief Zhang thought to himself that he shouldn't have said that extra word. Look, just because he said that extra word, Widow Zhang had a lot to say.
"Your clothes are still so worn out. Okay, we all know." said Village Chief Zhang.
"Speaking of this, I still have to say a few words. If you're going to get married, you have to make a nice set of clothes. Otherwise, if you go wearing such tattered clothes, the girl won't want to marry you." Widow Zhang said, "Everyone thinks that marrying into a family means suffering. It means that the family can't support their daughter, so they just throw her to us."
"Then take a good look." Village Chief Zhang twitched his lips slightly.
"You have to look carefully. Don't look for someone who only knows how to eat and not work." Widow Zhang nodded. She didn't care who her grandsons liked or what kind of girls they liked. She just wanted to find a girl who was hardworking. If she was smart and knew how to take care of the family, that would be fine too.
In short, Widow Zhang doesn't want girls who are scheming and don't work.
"By the way, does your wife have a daughter?" Widow Zhang asked. "The last girl who came was very good. She worked hard and knew how to serve tea and water."
Village Chief Zhang perked up when he heard this. His wife did have a daughter. The last time the daughter came, she was also looking for a good marriage and asked them to help her find one.
In the past, Village Chief Zhang might not have thought of Widow Zhang's family. But now it was different. Widow Zhang's family was helping the Jingning Marquis's Mansion with things, and Widow Zhang was not a stupid person. As long as Widow Zhang managed the people in her family well and worked hard, she would definitely be fine.
"Come home later and talk to your sister-in-law," said Village Chief Zhang.
They have the same surname and the same clan. Even if I call her sister-in-law, she is not my biological sister-in-law. That's just how I call her.
Widow Zhang knew there was hope when she heard this. If that was the case, she could give it a try. That girl looked very clever, and clever girls were a good choice; they could accomplish more.
"It's settled. I'll come to your house in the evening." Widow Zhang said with a smile.
The girl is not at Village Chief Zhang's house now, but you can find out about the situation first.
Widow Zhang thought that if she, as a grandmother, hadn't been in charge of those matters, her grandchildren would never have been able to marry, as their parents didn't seem very capable. And marrying a relative of the village chief's wife was out of the question, too.
Aunt Chai saw Widow Zhang talking to Village Chief Zhang from afar and thought that the first wife treated Widow Zhang's family better than the third wife.
"It's really unfair." Aunt Chai gritted her teeth.
However, when Aunt Chai brought people to the Liu family's main house, they couldn't see it or get in.
Aunt Chai ran to the fourth room and said that Widow Zhang’s grandson was going to marry the child of Village Chief Zhang’s relative.
"So what?" Aunt Zhao thought that their daughter-in-law's status was higher than the children of the village chief's relatives, but it didn't matter whether the status was high or not now.
"All the benefits have been taken by the eldest wife." Aunt Chai continued, "Liu Yulian was named County Lady, and the master became a marquis. By then, the position of the Crown Prince..."
"Even in the past, the throne of the Crown Prince didn't belong to our family." Aunt Zhao interrupted Aunt Chai, "Unless..."
Unless Liu Yanjing is gone...
"There's also a legitimate grandson," Aunt Zhao added. If Aunt Chai had the guts, she could kill Liu Yanjing and Liu Qingyun as well. Otherwise, all these words from Aunt Chai would be meaningless.
"They're just lucky." Aunt Chai gritted her teeth. "Why is there such a big difference between legitimate and illegitimate children?"
"No one forced us to be concubines." Aunt Zhao said.
Aunt Zhao was like that. She would never rush forward, yet she would say something that seemed reasonable. She just wanted others to rush forward, to make others think she was cowardly and useless.
However, Aunt Zhao really didn't dare to be cruel to Liu Yanjing and Liu Qingyun.
It's true that Aunt Zhao wanted to get some benefits, but if she were asked to take ruthless action... unless it was before the family split up, after the split up, the first wife would have given up on them long ago. It's impossible for them to leave things to other wives after the first wife was gone.
That title was obtained by Liu Yulian in exchange for culture medium. Aunt Zhao had not yet seen Liu Yulian's cruelty, but she felt that when Liu Yulian was cruel, she would not care about other people at all.
In the main room of the Liu family, Liu Yulian sneezed. She looked at the half-embroidered kitten on the embroidery frame and continued to embroider the kitten. The kitten was so cute and looked so adorable.
"It seems a little different this time." Liu's mother sat beside her and watched Liu Yulian embroider.
"Double-sided." Liu Yulian said, "Try it."
The game also features double-sided embroidery and techniques for making various lanterns, all of which Liu Yulian learned. There are also several inscriptions in different areas, some high in the mountains, some nestled in the middle of cliffs, and Liu Yulian has visited them all.
As a life player, Liu Yulian also works very hard. Fortunately, her previous efforts are now paying off.
In the Liu family's fourth room, just as Concubine Chai was talking to Concubine Zhao, Lin Xiaowan came in carrying a wooden basin. Lin Xiaowan glanced at Concubine Chai. Concubine Chai felt a little weak in the knees. This Lin Xiaowan from the fourth room was really getting more and more aggressive.
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