He quickly advised, "Good wife, they're all family, it's normal for them to give you more. Just bear with it a little longer. As soon as the sugar beets are harvested, we'll start our own kitchen and stop serving the Chen family."
"No, I can't do this for even a day longer."
Thinking back to being kicked out of the sugar-making shop by Chen Qingqing, Liang felt uncomfortable and didn't realize that it was Chen Qingqing's lack of manners that caused the problem.
Her eyes darted around, and an idea came to her.
“Fugui, Zheng Zhong, the merchant who delivers beets to Chen Zhanshan’s family, comes to Nanshan Village every two weeks, and he always unloads his goods at Qingshui Wharf. Could we buy the beets at a high price? That way we’ll have raw materials.”
Liang Fugui nodded vigorously at these words, slapping his thigh, "That's right, that's a great idea, why didn't I think of that?"
"You agree?"
“Why wouldn’t we agree? The sooner we get rich, the sooner we can live a good life. Tomorrow I’ll go to town to talk to Li Jiang about this. As long as he agrees to provide the capital, we can start making sugar.”
"No, we can't wait any longer." Madam Liang shook her head and continued.
"Go this afternoon. Tomorrow is the day to deliver the beets. If Li Jiang agrees to contribute capital, I will accompany you to the dock tomorrow to find Zheng Zhong and try to buy the beet tubers."
Liang Fugui readily agreed, "Okay, it's settled then."
Liang was determined not to work for Chen Qingqing anymore. She was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment, feeling that she was no less capable than anyone else. What a little girl could do, she could do just as well, and perhaps even better.
"I'm going to the Chen family this afternoon to settle my wages for this month, and I'll also tell them that I'm quitting."
"Okay." After lunch, Liang Fugui hurriedly went to town...
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