Chapter 31 Are you coming yet?
Although his adoptive father Xie Zhang is attentive, he is not verbose, and he spends most of his time recuperating from illness.
So Lu Jia was thinking of the traitorous father Lu Jie.
When she was a child, Lu Jie watched her carefully as she drank soup, fearing that she would choke.
She stepped over the threshold, but before she could lift her feet out, Lu had already lifted her up the steps.
She refused to learn to sew, but he tried to reason with her, saying that she should learn to make a purse fan cover, otherwise it would be difficult to find her husband's wife.
When she goes out, he has to explain everything from top to bottom to the maids, women, coachmen, and guards.
He was talking like a wheelbarrow, and the dogs at the door turned around and left when they saw him coming.
It wasn't until he became a traitor that he stopped talking.
This Qin Zhou usually does everything slowly and seems to have trouble speaking more than two words. Today, he was too careful.
She stuffed a stack of banknotes back: "You earned the money, how can I have the nerve to take it all? You should also find a good doctor and take good care of yourself. Start a family as soon as possible, have a wife and children, and your life will be smooth." Looking forward to it.”
Although I really want to collect them all, if the wool is pulled too hard, the sheep will die. Keep him and invite him to the casino next time if nothing happens.
Shen Qingzhou was so choked by her previous words that he lingered in front of the gate of hell.
Seeing the banknote extended, he took it.
Lu Jia thought for a while and asked curiously: "You can easily win a lot of money, why do you live like this?"
He is a big living person, but he can actually starve himself to the point of fainting on the street!
Even if it's because of illness and picky taste, wouldn't it be better to gamble a few more games and win a few more money to cure the illness?
"It's not always possible to get a thousand dollars."
Shen Qingzhou looked at He Qu and Tang Yu not far away, paused and said: "Farewell."
Lu Jia chased after him: "Then will you come tomorrow?"
Shen Qingzhou was still angry.
How could he become someone like the Lu Thief?
But she persisted and chased until she was out of breath.
That’s all.
There are already so many people in this world bullying her, why should he be added to the list?
He turned around: "Come."
Lu Jia smiled and said while suppressing his breath: "Okay. Then hurry up! I'll make you some stew."
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Although Zhang Lao Er is not a motivated person, he is not as corrupt as Lao San. He wants the Zhang family to enter the official career from his side.
His eldest son was thirteen years old and had been studying for several years. Although he failed to pass the scholar examination several times, he was never discouraged.
Many of the famous ministers in the court were awarded Jinshi in their thirties or forties. What is he afraid of? Anyway, the family has enough money for their children to study, so take your time.
But the Zhang family's account book suddenly appeared, which also stabbed his heart.
His ambitions are not in business, and he follows the rules and does not interfere in matters on the counter. It does not mean that he does not care about money! Besides, the old man's money should belong to the three brothers.
The eldest son has inherited such a large ancestral house, which is already biased. They alone occupy 50% of Zhuangzi's shop, which is somewhat unreasonable, right?
But forget it. There are countless people who divide their lives like this.
But what happened to that account?
The couple spent the whole night thinking about this matter.
Before he could figure it out, Zhang Laosan came to the door in a hurry.
"Second brother! The eldest brother is too shameful. I want to separate from him completely. I want to get my share of the property back!"
The second couple were shocked. Splitting up a shop is not a trivial matter, and it's not even a big deal when one's own brothers fight over the family property. As for what happened to the account books, we haven’t concluded yet.
Zhang Laosan said: "Let me ask you, do you feel distressed when the profits of our Zhangjia store have plummeted since the boss took charge?"
Isn't this nonsense? All that is lost is one's own money, who doesn't feel sad?
"Then let me ask you again, the way they run the shop is just like a while ago, the sister-in-law used a yin and yang scale in the Yufeng, but was exposed in public by the Hongtai, and her reputation spread all over Ma Tou. What she did was originally Those regular customers are no longer willing to visit us. If this continues, will we lose more and more money?”
Of course this makes sense!
Whether it can be used as a yin and yang scale is another matter. It is definitely wrong for Mr. He to let people expose this matter and affect the business.
Whether it's a new shop or an old shop, everyone has a share, and the lost business is also the money for their second and third houses!
"Then do you think we should take some measures?" Zhang Laosan said bitterly, "When we do business on the dock, it's like sailing against the current. If we don't advance, we will retreat. The eldest brother is still seeking death like this. Isn't this just giving us up? A drag?
"I don't care whether the account book is true or false. If it is false, I can't let them harm me.
"If it's true, I can't tolerate their actions even more!"
As he banged the table, the second child and his wife also jumped in shock.
What Lao San said is right.
Now the matter of the ledger is secondary. What matters is, are the boss and the two of them really suitable to take charge of the family wealth?
Are they really the manager's material?
After three years and more than ten quarters, no quarter's accounts can compare with the accounts when the old man was in charge.
Even the shopkeepers and accountants left behind by the old man are almost gone. Last time when Liu Xiyu went to the Yufeng No. to slap him in the face, wasn't it the accountant who ran away who helped him get into trouble?
If the old accountant hadn't acted as a witness, all the patrons who came to the door wouldn't have believed him.
If those two people had been less picky and managed to win over the people under their command, they wouldn't have made people turn against them like this!
So having said that, they even deducted the wages of the people working underneath them. How could the boss and his wife be willing not to deduct the huge profits of their two houses?
"Let me just say, even if there is a loss, there are many people coming in and out of the shop every day. How can the money distributed on the counter every quarter be so much less than before?"
"On the contrary, the food and clothing of their eldest brother's house has not been reduced at all! There is also the person who spends his spare money in the county government. Isn't he planning to get married with the He family?
"I'm afraid they have no ability to make money, and at the same time they deducted the money from our two families, filling their pockets!"
The words of Zhao, the second wife's daughter-in-law, suddenly aroused the anger that the second wife had been holding back.
He stood up and said: "Bring me all the accounts from the past two to three years. I want to see how much they have removed!"
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When Lu Jia returned home, she asked Xie Yi to take a leave of absence from the master in the shop the next day, and then not go anywhere but stare at the next door. Once Zhang Laosan and the others arrive, tell her immediately.
But the whole day was calm.
The sky has reached evening again, and the dusk has deepened.
She was still wondering whether Qin Zhou was bragging or whether he was really confident about last night's scene, when Xie Yi jumped out of the door like a pebble from a slingshot. In front of her:
"Sister! Zhang Laosan is here! Both of them are here! Zhang Laoer and his wife are also here! They also invited the heads of the Zhang family!..."
Lu Jia took off her apron in just a moment, stuffed a large piece of pork she had bought a long time ago to Xie Yi, then said hello to Chen Quan and rushed home!
(End of chapter)