Chapter 84 Chapter 84 But in the end...
But they were relatives after all, so Butcher Zhao didn't want to overdo it. After his son-in-law left, he called his daughter and told her about the matter. "It's not good to ask for the recipe for nothing. Take 20 taels and give it to her."
In the eyes of Butcher Zhao, 20 taels of silver was already a lot. You know, an ordinary family couldn't save up 5 taels a year. He was being very generous even for the sake of his son-in-law's sister.
It's a common saying that people of the same family often draw affinities. Zhao, upon hearing this, shared the same thought, even feeling somewhat reluctant. "Twenty taels isn't too much."
"After all, she is your husband's sister." Butcher Zhao rarely advised.
Only then did Zhao take the silver and go home.
Speaking of which, Zhao had wanted to learn how to sell food herself a long time ago, but she never had the chance. She always felt that the Su family seemed to be suspicious of her, so much so that every time she and her daughter said they were going to help, they would find ways to drive them away and not let them stay there.
But they spoke very nicely, saying that they were guests and they didn't want them to be tired.
Zhao was so angry that she didn't eat dinner for several days after returning.
But it must be said that the food cooked by Su's fifth daughter was indeed delicious, even Zhao had to admit that.
It’s really a bargain for them.
Su's family, when Zhao came, the Su family was having breakfast.
The first one to discover it was Hei Hu. Chen heard the cry and looked over to find that it was her sister-in-law. She quickly put down her chopsticks and went to unload the meat that Zhao had pulled in the donkey cart.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here today?"
"Your eldest brother went to the next town to collect pigs today."
"Why, you don't welcome me?" Zhao said with a smile.
"How could that be?" After saying that, Chen quickly asked the other party to come into the house and sit down and have breakfast.
"I won't go in. There's a lot going on in the shop today." Zhao refused directly and then explained the purpose of her visit.
"What do you think?"
After Zhao finished speaking, she looked confident. She expected that Chen would definitely agree. After all, who would refuse so much money? But Chen refused without even thinking about it.
Good guy, Chen is not stupid. This recipe is like a hen. Only with it can she lay eggs continuously. 20 taels, no, even if it is 200 taels, Chen is unwilling to let her daughter sell it.
What's more, now even restaurants in the county town come to my family to discuss the braised food business, so why worry about not making money?
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I can't make the decision on this matter." Thinking of her elder brother, Chen politely refused.
However, Zhao Shi seemed to not understand what she was saying. "It's okay, don't worry. Go in and ask first. I'll wait for you here."
After hearing this, although Chen was grateful for her elder brother's care these days, she also felt that her elder sister-in-law's behavior was really disgusting. Her family had finally been able to earn some money by eating, and the other party rushed to her eagerly, as if she was afraid that her family would get rich.
But why? Why should her family give it to her just because she wants it? Because she's more confident than him?
Chen was so angry that she almost laughed. Her face turned cold, "Don't ask, sister-in-law, I can tell you right now, I won't sell it."
Zhao, who had never thought of being rejected, was stunned and her face became very stiff.
"You think it's too little?"
"How about this, add another 5 taels, making it 25 taels."
"I said I won't sell it, no matter if it's 20 or 200 taels."
"50 taels. This is the last time I ask you if you will sell it to me." Zhao thought that Chen was dissatisfied with the small amount of silver, so she raised the price.
“Not for sale.”
"Okay, don't regret it later." Zhao stopped pretending and her face fell. She angrily drove the donkey away.
Seeing this, Chen also entered the house.
When Old Man Su, Mrs. Wu and others saw Chen coming in empty-handed, they all looked at her with doubt.
Where's the meat?
But then Chen told Zhao about what she had just said about wanting to buy their braised food recipe.
"We'll have to find another family to buy meat from in the future." Now that the two families are at odds, the Zhao family will definitely not sell meat to them anymore.
But this is still a small matter. There is more than one butcher shop in the county, the Zhao family. It would be the same if you buy from any other shop. Now that the Su family wants more meat, the price will probably be easy to negotiate.
However, what Chen was most worried about was her eldest brother. After all, he was caught in the middle. If the Zhao family couldn't buy the prescription, they would inevitably take their anger out on him. It would not be Chen's intention to make his life difficult.
Su Li had foreseen the arrival of this day and thought of this, "Mom, let's go tell my uncle later." Telling him was also to prevent my uncle from arguing with my aunt about this matter, and there was no need to feel guilty or anything. After all, with Uncle Chen's personality, he might really do this.
Chen hummed.
"We should have said something." After this happened, Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu didn't know what to say. After all, this was their daughter-in-law's family's business, and nothing they said would be good.
However, before Su Li and Chen Shi could tell Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen knew about it.
At noon that day, he went home after collecting the pigs as usual, but he unexpectedly overheard the conversation between his wife Zhao and his father-in-law.
Butcher Zhao: "Did the Su family really say that?"
Zhao said, "Well, they even said they wouldn't sell it even if you gave them 200 taels of silver."
Zhao, "Dad, I don't think they will sell it."
Butcher Zhao's eyes darkened. "It's okay. Since they won't accept my toast, I have a solution."
"who?"
Just then, the two of them discovered that Uncle Chen had arrived and quickly stopped. However, Uncle Chen had already heard about the Su family, so he went back and asked Zhao.
Zhao Shi did not want to hide it and told the story.
"Fifty taels of silver is a lot, why don't you go and persuade your sisters?" Zhao encouraged. She had just analyzed it with her father, Butcher Zhao. If they could get the braised dish recipe, not to mention 50 taels, they might even be able to earn 500 taels in the future.
Zhao originally just thought that she could make money, but she didn't expect that she could earn more than 500 taels.
Wouldn't that mean she could buy that three-story house she'd been eyeing? Not only that, she could also spend money to send Dalang to the county school, and maybe even make her an official's wife in the future. The more she thought about it, the happier Zhao became.
She was happy with herself and did not forget to describe the beautiful future to Uncle Chen, but she forgot what kind of person her husband was, not to mention that she was his own sister.
"Sanniang, you have changed."
Uncle Chen looked at the woman in front of him who was in an inexplicable state of mad excitement. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the girl with bright eyes who secretly wanted to make up for her lack of flesh when her father and brother said she was missing some.
I remembered Mrs. Zhao San who chased the thief for several miles and then quickly returned the things, fearing that the thief would be anxious.
Since when did she become like this? She was completely changed and only cared about profit.
Or maybe she has always been like this, but he didn't know it and never saw it clearly.
Uncle Chen's words calmed Zhao down as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her.
Her voice suddenly became sharp. "I've changed? Haha, I've changed?"
After a long pause, Zhao suddenly sneered, "Yes, I admit I've changed. What about you? Do you dare to say that you didn't marry me for my family's money? Can you stop pretending to be a saint? I at least dare to admit it, what about you? Do you dare to admit it?"
Yes, she admitted that she had changed, but human nature was ugly and selfish. It was not just her, but everyone was like this. Only in this way could they earn money and live the life they wanted, so she didn't think she had done anything wrong.
But then again, even if everyone in the world has the right to say that she is wrong, what right does Chen Tiezhu have to say about himself?
How could he possibly be any better? Moreover, the life he had today was all thanks to her. Without her, would he have been able to learn to butcher pigs like her father? Would he have been able to live here and earn so much money?
What qualifications does he have to speak for himself?
"Do you think I married you because of your family's money?" At this time, Chen Tiezhu looked at Zhao and asked.
Zhao's eyes were still full of mockery, "Isn't it?"
It's something that everyone knows, so why make it so clear and embarrassing?
Thinking of this, Zhao Shi considered herself magnanimous and decided not to dwell on the past. "There's no point in talking about this anymore. Let's just live like this and not look down on each other."
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