bookcurios Chapter 144 The whole village knows
Chapter 144 The whole village knows
"Get out!"
Jiang Dahe pulled him up.
He was disgusted by the dirt and wiped the stool with a rag.
"You! If you have the guts, call the shopkeeper out. I think you are just afraid that I will take your job. If you have the guts, call him out."
He was already furious after being ignored by Jiang Eryong just now.
Now he was dragged up by Jiang Dahe again with disgust.
Jiang Zhuzi's neck turned red with anger.
"I'm the shopkeeper. What do you want from me?"
Without waiting for him to start making trouble again.
Zhang Jinlan lifted the curtain and walked over with her second son.
Jiang Fubao stuck his little head out from behind the curtain and watched the show quietly.
"you you you!"
The moment Jiang Zhuzi saw Zhang Jinlan.
He stuttered when he spoke.
But then I thought about it.
Maybe Zhang Jinlan was just helping to wash dishes in the shop.
He regained his arrogance and continued, "You? An old woman from the village? And the owner? Who are you trying to fool? Is your name written on the sign outside the door? I said this is my shop, tsk."
Jiang Zhuzi didn't believe it at all.
"It's true that my name is not written on it, but this is the Jiang Family Snack Shop, which is owned by my Jiang family!"
Zhang Jinlan snorted coldly.
"Jiang's Snack Shop? Aren't you the waiter? Did you open this yourselves?"
Jiang Zhuzi staggered back two steps.
He looked at Zhang Jinlan in disbelief.
"Of course they opened it. I've been eating here since the first day. The owner of Jiang's Snack Shop is Aunt Zhang. Get out of here right now and don't interfere with my eating meat pies. If you make trouble again, I'll call the police."
The customer who had been sitting in the shop and had not left yet cursed loudly.
He was dressed elegantly, with his outer garment embroidered with gold thread and a jade pendant hanging around his waist.
There is no ordinary item.
At first glance, he is obviously the son of a wealthy family.
No matter how stupid Jiang Zhuzi is, he should know that he cannot provoke this person.
He didn't dare to make trouble anymore.
He ran away in shame.
"Mom, you shouldn't say that." Jiang Dahe said with some disapproval.
"Brother, Jiang Zichong just told me that his mother and Widow Liu saw us yesterday. Widow Liu is such a big mouth that she will definitely spread this matter throughout the village. If people come to our shop from time to time in the future, how can we keep our shop open?
I might as well explain it myself. Now that they know that the shop is owned by my family, there must be many people in the village who would ask me for favors. Then I can let my mother scold them back, and that will save them from coming to the shop to cause trouble."
Jiang Eryong explained.
As for helping the villagers.
Don't even think about it.
I scold everyone who comes.
Come one pair, scold one pair!
Jiang Eryong is very confident in his mother's ability to curse.
"Eryong is right. Instead of them asking us, we should talk about it ourselves. Mom is really fed up with those old ladies sitting under the tree and gossiping about our family every day."
Zhang Jinlan was feeling bad.
The family is poor.
They were looked down upon by the villagers and bullied by the clan leader.
She wanted to see how the villagers would react when they found out that her family had opened a shop.
Just thinking about it relieves your anger.
evening.
The Jiang family sat on the ox cart and returned to the village as the sun was setting.
Jiang Zhuzi had already returned in the afternoon.
After he told his mother the news that the Jiang family opened a shop.
Widow Liu then told the news to several old women in the village.
As a result, not even an hour passed.
The news that the Jiang family opened a shop in the town spread throughout the village.
Under the big tree at the entrance of the village.
Today is particularly lively.
There were at least dozens of people surrounding them.
There are men and women.
They are not for chatting.
Instead, he deliberately waited for Jiang Fubao and his family to come back.
"I heard that Zhang's family runs a snack shop, but I don't know how much money they can make in a day."
Ma Qingmei sat on a low stool, holding a bamboo fan, fanning herself as she spoke.
"It's definitely dozens of cents a day," said Wang Xiu Lian.
Her two sons have not returned yet.
Maybe he will really become a waiter.
I was quite happy at first, but when I thought about the Jiang family opening a shop, the position of waiter was nothing.
She was very jealous.
I couldn't even eat dinner.
"A few dozen coins? Even more than a few hundred coins! Do you know how much it costs to rent a shop on Baishi Street for a month?"
A woman who had just been married to Jiangjia Village for two years said mysteriously.
"How many?"
Everyone looked at her curiously.
"At least half a tael of silver, and the location is not good. My brother from my mother's side asked before. He wanted to do some food business, but the rent was too expensive, so he gave up the idea of opening a shop. Moreover, it is not enough to pay only one month's rent. It must be rented for at least three months. In addition, to buy things for the shop, at least two taels of silver will be paid."
"What? So expensive? Can you make back the money you invested?"
Everyone exclaimed.
"It should be possible. Sister Xiulian and I saw it clearly that day. Her shop was doing very well. There were people queuing outside, as if they were afraid that they would not be able to buy anything. Oh, this sister Jinlan is really something. She opened a shop secretly. So what can we do if she told us? Tell me, was the ox cart lent to her by her parents?"
Widow Liu turned the topic to the ox cart.
With the man around, she spoke with her throat pinched.
But it was enough for everyone under the tree to hear it clearly.
"It must be lent to them. An ox cart costs at least fifteen taels. How can they afford it? I'm afraid they will have to return it in a few days."
"Shh, stop talking, I'm back."
Just when they were chatting happily.
The Jiang family’s ox cart is about to arrive at the village entrance.
Jiang Fubao was held in his mother's arms.
sleepy.
I came back a little late today.
The beautiful sunset has gradually come to an end.
The oxcart did not slow down at all.
Jiang Dahe was about to drive the ox cart home as he passed the village entrance.
But he was stopped by the villagers.
"Don't be in a hurry to go back, sister-in-law, tell me, is that shop in town really yours?"
"Yeah, tell us quickly. We are all from the same village. What's there to be ashamed of? What's the use of telling us? Can we eat you?"
"Sister Jinlan, what kind of food do you sell? Can you teach me?"
"......"
Chirping sound.
Completely drive away Jiang Fubao’s sleepiness.
She opened her big, confused eyes and looked at the villagers gathered around the ox cart.
In the past, these people never said hello to Grandma when they saw her.
Everyone is very enthusiastic today, as if grandma is very familiar with them.
"It's my family's business. We sell some common food, like green bean soup, meat patties, etc. If you still have green beans at home, bring them all to us and we'll buy them for you at the same old price. Okay, it's getting late and we haven't eaten yet. Let's stop talking and make some room."
Zhang Jinlan sent them away with just one sentence.
After returning home, Jiang Fubao washed his hands in the tub and prepared to eat.
My sister-in-law didn't go to town today.
The food had already been prepared and was being kept warm on the stove.
Although the weather is hot.
Eating cold food can easily cause diarrhea.
After dinner.
The sky turned completely dark.
Jiang Fubao's body was sticky.