The Great Sheng Dynasty valued respect for the elderly and care for the young, and young wives were often thin-skinned and concerned about their reputation.
Generally, unless it's something serious that threatens their own interests, people will compromise after hearing Aunt Zhao's moral blackmail.
Over the years, Aunt Zhao has used this phrase to take advantage of the young wives in the village quite a bit.
When the villagers heard this, they all felt that, strictly speaking, Wan Shu could no longer be considered a young wife.
Ultimately, every woman values her reputation.
Especially since Wan Shu is currently a widow, her reputation will be of paramount importance if she wants to marry into a good family in the future.
She will definitely compromise because of this!
Aunt Zhao thought so too.
Haha, so what if she's rich? A young widow like her is no match for her!
Aunt Zhao's eyes unconsciously held a hint of smugness as she looked at Wan Shu. She raised her head high and said, "Then it's settled. My son, and Big Foot, you'll have to make some money..."
"When was it decided?"
Wan Shu coldly interrupted Aunt Zhao's self-indulgent fantasy: "Aunt Zhao, when did I ever say I wouldn't stoop to your level?"
Aunt Zhao looked at Wan Shu in surprise.
She never expected Wan Shu to be so disrespectful to her. She immediately became agitated, her voice sharp and her face harsh: "Our Great Sheng Dynasty values respecting the elderly and caring for the young the most. How dare you, a young woman, argue with an old woman like me?! Aren't you afraid of losing face if word gets out!"
These words were clearly a threat to Wan Shu: if you don't agree to this, I will spread your reputation for disrespecting the elderly and caring for the young.
If it were an ordinary widow, she might compromise in order to be able to remarry.
But Wan Shu is a staunch advocate of remaining single; she practically hopes she won't get married!
She smiled and said, "What do I have to be afraid of? My reputation is already bad, so what difference does a little more make? Besides, respecting the elderly and caring for the young means respecting those who deserve it. So, Aunt Zhao, what is it about you that makes you worthy of our respect?"
These words showed absolutely no respect; they were utterly humiliating to the Zhao family.
"You little slut, who gave you permission to curse my mother like that!"
"I'll tear your mouth apart, you bitch!"
Zhao Ergou and Li Lanhua were furious and rushed forward to fight Wan Shu.
However, before they could get close to Wanshu, all the able-bodied men in the village stopped them.
Not to mention that they could make a lot of money from Wan Shu later, they also couldn't stand the Zhao family's character.
"Sister Shu is right. Aunt Zhao bullies young women in the village all day long. She doesn't deserve any respect!"
"Pah! I think you all deserve to be scolded!"
"Serves you right for bullying my wife before!"
Several villagers whose wives had been bullied by Aunt Zhao in the past took the opportunity to give Aunt Zhao and her family a few light blows.
The Zhao family was pushed and shoved until they had no choice but to flee in a sorry state.
Judging from this, I'm afraid he won't dare to stroll around the end of the village anytime soon.
Wan Shu smiled and said, "Thanks everyone for your help earlier."
Everyone waved their hands readily.
"No problem, it's just a small thing!"
"Exactly! And I've long disliked Aunt Zhao's family!"
"Speaking of which, I should be thanking you. Aunt Zhao bullied my wife several times before, and I wanted to help her get revenge, but Aunt Zhao has a sharp tongue and I could never find an opportunity. This time, I really have to thank Fugui's wife!"
"Oh no! I think I smell something burning! I forgot we're cooking rice!"
"My family is still cooking, I need to hurry back and check on them!"
It was lunchtime, and the villagers chatted and laughed for a while before dispersing.
Only Wan Shu's parents remained, looking at him with worried expressions.
"You child, how can you be so insensible? You may feel better now that you've vented your anger, but what about your reputation?!"
Mother Wan was so angry that she slapped Wan Shu on the shoulder: "Widows have a hard time getting married, and now that your reputation has spread, where will you find a good family!"
Wan Shu raised an eyebrow, not caring at all: "I won't marry into a good family if I can't find one. Anyway, with so many kids, I don't have to worry about who will take care of me in my old age."
She looked at the five children beside her: "You agree, right?"
The five children said in unison, "Yes! We will definitely take care of Mother in her old age and see her off when she passes away!"
Wan Shu happily led her five little ones home, but her parents still looked worried.
"Even though children can take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days, a woman still needs a man to protect her..."
"Old woman, if you ask me, we should keep this in mind. If you see someone suitable, then you should try to arrange a match for her!"
Wan Shu had no idea that her parents had already arranged a marriage for her.
She returned home and had a delicious meal with her five children. The next day at dawn, she took Dazhu to the county town.
Wan Shu came along today for two reasons: first, to buy blue bricks for building a house, and second, to properly promote the sweet and spicy duck products.
Yesterday, she bought a total of 50 jin (25 kg) of chicken, duck, and goose offal. After deducting what they would eat themselves and what they would give away, 40 jin (20 kg) were left over.
One store happened to give us ten pounds to try.
Inside the Golden Goblet Restaurant, the manager noticed that it was almost time for Dazhu to deliver the goods, and he couldn't help but sigh with worry.
The waiter standing nearby heard the noise and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Shopkeeper, business has been so good lately, it looks like Yu Mantang is about to go out of business, what's there to sigh about?"
Since what happened yesterday, Yu Mantang's reputation in Sishui County has been ruined.
Yesterday afternoon and evening, we didn't have a single customer. We were practically on the verge of going out of business.
Logically speaking, the manager of Jinzunlou should indeed be happy about this, but he is a man of deep thought and foresight.
"Yu Mantang looks like it's not far from going bankrupt, but in the end, Yu Mantang's backer is the Zhong family."
"Last night, I heard a rumor that the head of the Zhong family had heard about what happened at Yu Mantang. He sent someone to take Liu Liang away and sent a new manager. He plans to renovate Yu Mantang and reopen it under a different name."
"Everyone will be more interested in the new store. Even if we have braised food, a lot of our business will definitely be taken away."
"What's more... the crayfish that Miss Wan has been sending over lately have been decreasing day by day. She even said that it won't be long before there are no crayfish left."
"Without crayfish, we will lose some more customers. We are really caught in the middle and are in a bad situation. It would be great if we could have a new dish to attract customers at this time."
New dishes don't come so easily.
The shopkeeper was just saying it casually, but no sooner had he finished speaking than Wan Shu's voice came from the doorway.
"Manager Su, you really are a prophet! We just happened to bring a new dish with us today!"
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