Chapter 123 Blocking the Way of Life
"The two younger ones in my family are already able to do some work. They follow me directly on weekdays and help with some chores. It doesn't matter if they run farther away."
< br>Luo Shi said, "Although Qi Chuntao is capable, she is still a little girl. She is often thin-skinned, so it is easier to get started here."
Now Yu Chuntao, a little girl who is not yet fully grown up, wants to provoke You have the heavy responsibility of supporting your family. If you go to a new place and your business doesn't do well, you will feel very panicked.
Furthermore, the status of the people coming and going on East Street is higher than that of people here on West Street.
If a young girl who has not left the court encounters those glib-tongued disciples who use their status to say a few words to take advantage of her, she will be wronged in vain, and her reputation may also be implicated.
But it's different on West Street. Xia Ji's signboard is almost a protective umbrella.
Wu Xiong has made a lot of harsh words in the past few days, threatening that anyone who goes against Xia Ji will never have a good life in the future as long as they are in Jinqiu County.
I heard that a few days ago, there was someone who was trying to plot against Xia Mingyue, a tall and thin man who used to make braised meat. His parents were beaten so hard that they didn’t even recognize him and didn’t dare to leave the house again.
It is most suitable for Yu Chuntao to set up a stall on West Street.
But Yu Chuntao understood Luo Shi's intention and thanked her repeatedly, "Thank you so much, Sister-in-law Luo."
"Thank me for what?" Luo Shi smiled and waved his hand, "Logically speaking, we should all thank Madam Xia. ”
Give them ways and opportunities to make money.
"Yes, thank you Sister Xia, thank you Sister Xia." Yu Chuntao blessed Xia Mingyue.
"Such politeness is just being disrespectful." Xia Mingyue hurriedly stopped, but she was also very pleased with Luo Shi and Yu Chuntao's behavior.
Put your interests first, consider your own and others'.
Only by living together like this can we last long.
"I am not a good person, but a businessman. I hope that you will buy more goods from Xiaji after your business starts, so that I can make more money from you."< br>
Xia Mingyue made fun of herself, which made everyone laugh, but they also looked at each other.
I don’t say that I am a good person, but I am a completely good person...
In the next few days, the word "good person" seemed to be welded together with the word Xia Mingyue, frequently appearing in the mouths of the women who worked together in twos and threes in the streets and alleys of Jinqiu County.
“This Lady Xia is really good-natured.”
“Yes, she is thinking about orphans and widowed mothers and has pointed out the way for them.”
“ What a good man.”
“Yes, a good man...”
"Good people? You have such sharp eyes, which are even shallower than the plates used to serve food when setting up a banquet. A small favor has actually bought you all off."
This voice was filled with echoes and praises. The sound was particularly harsh, and everyone turned their heads to see Ma's face full of disdain.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Ma rushed to the ground and spat, "What, what I said is wrong?"
"Then what Xia said is nice, first of all It seems that joining the franchise is a lot cheaper for charging one tael of silver, but in reality, the remaining money has to be paid to her every month, and she doesn’t charge even a penny less. “That’s all, who knows? I don’t know that there are a lot of tricks in this food business, but she decided to buy everything important from her Xia Ji. This is not to prevent those people from learning the craft and becoming thieves!”
"That's all. I have to buy meat, vegetables and ingredients from her, and I have to peel off another layer of skin. How can I be a good person and help others? I clearly rely on these people to make money for her."
"Others work hard and set up stalls to make money in the sun and wind every day, but most of the money they get has to be sent to Xia. Isn't this a scam?"
"Do you think this is true?"
Ma's conversation was like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, crackling, making everyone present look at each other.
Feng, the oldest among them, squinted her eyes and said, "According to what you said, what should Mrs. Xia do to be a good person?"
"She should not charge a penny and let these people join for nothing." Ma said, "In addition, she should also teach others how to make all the ingredients, and allow those who join to cook their own meat dishes, without having to Buy it from Xia Ji, that’s it.”
“Otherwise, if you don’t charge a penny less, you have to peel off the skin of those people, but you have to bear the reputation of this good person, this is not like being a bitch again. "My dear, what is a memorial arch?"
"Bah!"
Ma was so excited that he spat on the ground again.
The saliva was mixed with some thick phlegm, and it looked dazzling when it fell on the ground.
And an eyesore.
"Mrs. Renxia never said that she is a good person, but we think she is a good person and we only praise her a few words. This is one of them."
Feng twirled her hands He rubbed the thin cotton thread and hemp rope together, then rubbed the thick needle on the gray-haired scalp, and forcefully inserted it into the sole of the thousand-layer cloth shoe in his hand.
While saying slowly, "Secondly, the money for joining the Cold Pot Chuanchuan franchise should have been paid in one lump sum. Madam Xia especially offers discounts to women who have had changes in their families. This is already hers. Good intentions, but any person will be content and grateful, unless this person is not a human being, so he wants to be greedy. "
"Cold pot strings are what Lady Xia lives in. Just keep her mouth shut and let her teach everything to others. Why? There are so many people who are suffering, so why should you be the one to take care of me?"
"If someone joins, Madam Xia can make more money, but those who join will earn more and live a better life. You keep saying that Madam Xia shouldn't do this and that shouldn't be done. That's your plan." Lady Xia is so anxious that she will no longer offer franchises to outsiders, or even take back all the franchises. Are you happy?"
"If that's true? In this case, it would be interesting. People who are supposed to make money can't make money, and their lives will be difficult. I don't understand. Are you complaining for those people, or because those people who joined the franchise have made money? You are greedy, so you took the opportunity to speak to Lady Xia here to block their way of survival?"
Awakening everyone with this statement.
People who were originally eating melons and watching the fun, now look at Ma, their eyes are full of contempt and disgust.
After years of war, it was easy to live a peaceful life for a few years.
And behind these peaceful days, there are too many people working on the front lines.
There are always one or two in their family or relatives who live a life of licking blood with the tip of a knife.
Once something happens, the wife, children, and children at home will have a very difficult life. They will continue to see it in their eyes and even feel pity.
It’s just that everyone is an ordinary family, and there are a few people in the family who are waiting for food as soon as they open their eyes, and there is no extra food or money to realize their kindness.
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