allonlinenovel Chapter 130: Will demand double?
Chapter 130: Will demand double?
After being scolded by her husband, Ms. Sun turned pale and quickly stopped talking.
She thought to herself that in the past, no matter what the family did, her husband always indulged her. Even when she treated her husband unfairly and tormented the eldest son and his wife, her husband would just stand by and watch, not caring at all.
It doesn't affect the relationship between the elderly couple at all.
But ever since the eldest son and his wife took their two money-losing children and separated from the family, her husband's attitude towards her has gradually changed. He not only often yells at her, but has also hit her several times. Now, because of the matter of her braised pig's trotters smashing the signboard of Juxian Restaurant and having to pay compensation, her husband simply ignores her. Now, even if she says a few words to the eldest son and his wife, her husband will angrily scold her and even want to beat her to death.
She pouted in anger, wiped her sleeves, and started to sob.
"Fine, if you want to hit me, then hit me to death. When your first wife died, you immediately married me, just so I could raise your eldest son and bear you children. Now that you're old, you don't need me anymore and you don't even want me. Seeing that your eldest son has become successful, why don't you abandon our whole family and go with your good eldest son!"
In the past, Mr. Shen would soften and comfort his wife whenever she complained, but this time he simply lost patience and didn't want to try anymore.
He shouted, "If you want to cry, go cry in the yard, so you don't upset me!"
After yelling, he pulled the blanket over his head, feeling frustrated and unable to sleep. He pretended to be asleep and refused to talk to his wife.
Sun wiped away her tears, stunned by her husband's roar. She tried to open her eyes several times, but her husband didn't move an inch.
She felt a chill run down her spine, but she had no choice but to find a way to save face.
He got up slowly, wiggled his hips, and went out to the kitchen to wash the pots and dishes.
The next day, Shen Xiaochuan lay in bed pretending to be dead, refusing to get up, eat, or drink.
Sun was called over by her other sons to persuade her youngest son to get up.
"Xiao Chuan, listen to your mother, get up and eat quickly, and get to town early, so as not to upset Manager Zhang if you are late. He still has the IOUs for our family."
With tears welling up in his eyes, Shen Xiaochuan said aggrievedly, "I'm not going. I'm not feeling well, I must be sick. Mother, please let me lie down for a while."
The second, third, and fourth sons were all eating when the third son, still angry, immediately told his father about his youngest brother's refusal to get out of bed.
Mr. Shen slammed down his chopsticks and gritted his teeth, saying, "You three hurry up and eat. After you finish, carry him there. If he doesn't eat, let him go hungry. Let's see if he dares to go on an empty stomach next time!"
"Got it, Dad!"
So the three brothers quickly finished their drink, dragged their youngest brother out of the house, gave him a cornbread, and carried him out the door.
Even after everyone had walked quite a distance, they could still hear Shen Xiaochuan's defiant cursing.
After finishing their meal, Mrs. Sun went out with a basket to dig for wild vegetables, while her two daughters-in-law continued their embroidery and weaving.
Once Mr. Shen felt a little better, he gritted his teeth and led his three grandsons to school.
……
In Qinghe Town.
The family of four spent two days moving. In the first half of the day, Lin Qingchuan and his daughter Lin Xiaotang went to Dushui County and made a round trip. Liu took her youngest daughter to the Su residence to tidy up for half a day, and then spent the other half day cleaning and wiping the newly purchased house. In the second half of the day, Liu and her eldest daughter burned pig hair and washed pig trotters, while Lin Qingchuan led the mule cart to move the house by himself. The youngest daughter sat next to her mother and sister and played.
After two busy days, I finally finished moving the house.
Before leaving, they cleaned the Su residence spotlessly, leaving no trace, as if no one had ever lived there.
Lin Xiaotang put her hands on her hips and looked at her new home, nodding in satisfaction.
This house is much better than the one in the village. Not only is it comfortable to live in, but it's also much more convenient to run errands in town or go to Dushui County.
Although Xiaoyu was young, she understood that this would be their home from now on, and it would be a different kind of comfort than staying at the Su residence.
"Sister, does this mean we...we'll never have to see Grandpa and Grandma again?"
Lin Xiaotang flicked her younger sister's forehead and said with a smile, "If nothing unexpected happens, we won't have to see her. If anyone has to see her, it will be Dad. We don't need to worry about it. So you don't have to be afraid anymore. You must completely get rid of this stuttering problem."
Xiaoyu opened her round eyes, smiled sweetly, and immediately nodded vigorously.
"Okay, sister, I'll change it!"
She paused before speaking, but then stopped stuttering.
A few days later, Liu cleaned the house thoroughly and even started a small vegetable garden in the yard, sowing some vegetable seeds.
"Mom, after the New Year, shall we buy two fruit trees and plant them?"
"Sure, but I wonder what kind of tree produces the best fruit."
Liu had never eaten fruit since childhood and had no idea which trees were good to grow.
But Lin Xiaotang knew that with a faint smile and confidence, she said, "Mother, shall we plant a pomegranate tree and a persimmon tree?"
Pomegranates symbolize prosperity, wealth, many children, and family harmony.
The fruit of the persimmon is abundant, and its name is a homophone for "everything goes well".
In short, she likes to eat both of these fruits and wants to grow them.
Liu, a village woman, knew nothing about these things. She said softly, "Alright, Tang'er wants to plant pomegranate and persimmon trees, so let's plant those two. But are there any places in town that sell saplings of these two fruit trees?"
"Mom, don't worry. They don't have them in town, but they do in the county. After the New Year, Dad and I will go to town and buy a couple of them."
Lin Qingchuan was washing pig's trotters by the well when he heard his wife and daughter's conversation and couldn't help but smile.
“From now on, whatever Tang’er wants to do, we will support her. We are able to live such a good life all thanks to Tang’er’s brain. I didn’t quite believe it before, but now I am completely convinced. Our Tang’er has a good eye. Whatever she wants to do, she can definitely do it and make money.”
Initially, when Tang'er wanted to make braised pig's trotters, he couldn't believe his daughter could do it. But she succeeded on her first try, and the food was incredibly delicious. Manager Yao and Manager Su praised her highly, and they immediately reached a cooperation agreement, signed a contract, and started making money.
Then look at the stepmother. She's lived most of her life, and what she's produced is far inferior to what Tang'er makes.
He even thought he was being clever and secretly followed them to the pepper shop to buy seasonings. As a result, he bought the seasonings for both dishes and used them in the dishes. Even without tasting them, he could tell that the taste was definitely weird.
Otherwise, the signboard of Juxian Restaurant wouldn't have been smashed, its business wouldn't have been affected, and Manager Zhang wouldn't have been so angry that he forced his father and stepmother to sign an IOU for 600 taels of silver.
Lin Xiaotang was in a great mood when she saw her father secretly laughing at something.
"Father, Mother, we've moved out of the Su residence. When Manager Su returns to Yunlai Restaurant, shall we prepare some small gifts to thank him? The New Year is less than a month away, and business will be good before and after the New Year. We can also talk to him and ask if he wants to add more orders to both restaurants. If his restaurants can make money, we can also earn more and save some."
Lin Qingchuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.
“You’re right. Restaurants do do much better business during the Chinese New Year. In the past, when we supplied tofu to restaurants, they would ask for double the amount.”
Demand doubles?
Good heavens! If the demand for braised pig's trotters could double, her family could earn an extra forty taels of silver just during the Lunar New Year month!