readytorunbook Chapter 165 The Difficult Shop Owner
Chapter 165 The Difficult Shop Owner
"Where did you get the money, kid? Did you steal it? Hurry up and send it back. If you are reported to the police, you will go to jail! We are not short of money, why didn't you tell me you wanted the money? Yamato, hurry up, take this kid back to the school, and be sure to do it quietly, don't let the teacher see it, and return it quickly before he finds out."
Zhang Jinlan was so scared that she dropped the pancakes she was going to fry on the ground.
She didn't care about the pain and pulled her eldest son and grandson out.
Stealing is no small matter.
If caught by the police, he would be beaten with at least thirty sticks and sentenced to two years in prison.
Whether or not you can get out alive is another matter.
Even if he gets out, people from all over the place will keep their distance from him. How can he have any future? I'm afraid that even if he goes to work odd jobs in town, no one will want him.
Zhang Jinlan was extremely anxious.
But even if you want to beat and scold the child, you have to return the silver first before scolding him.
"Grandma, I didn't steal it. I earned it! Why would I steal someone else's money?"
Jiang Tongmu was extremely angry.
His father beside him was furious, and he had to explain quickly.
I'm afraid that if I speak too slowly, my father will slap me in the face, which would be a big loss.
"Earned money? How did you earn it?"
Zhang Jinlan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her grandson's explanation.
She said, her grandson is not that kind of person.
But then I thought, my grandson has nothing, so where can he earn three taels of silver?
"I made the money from selling grilled sausages. My classmate really likes to eat this. I didn't want to sell it at first, but he kept raising the price. Later, it became three taels of silver. I thought I would be a fool if I didn't sell it, so I sold it. Later, I gave him some meat patties. Anyway, I didn't lose money. Dad, don't be angry. I really didn't steal the money."
Took a long time to explain.
Only then did my father calm down.
The Jiang family members in the yard also started working again.
"Well, you did a good job. This is my grandson. If you don't make money, you are a bastard. If you didn't sell it to them, grandma would scold you. There will always be sausages to eat. It's not easy to meet such a stupid rich man.
Okay, wash your hands quickly. Grandma will make you a big meat pie and put more meat in it. Oh, what a pity that such a good meat pie fell on the ground. How about I wash it and we can eat it ourselves? "
After Zhang Jinlan finished speaking, she picked up the bread on the ground.
His face was full of regret.
"Don't eat it. It's so dirty. If you get sick, you'll have to take medicine. Wouldn't the money you spend be more expensive than this bread? If you don't give it to grandma, I'll throw it away—"
Jiang Fubao quickly stopped the stingy grandma.
She snatched the bread from grandma's hand.
Along with the auxiliary words, the pancake was thrown out the door.
A stray dog happened to pass by. It sniffed the food, its eyes lit up, and it ran away with the pancake in its mouth.
The dough is still raw, but there is meat inside. The dog's nose is the most sensitive.
It held the bread in its mouth and disappeared in a flash.
Zhang Jinlan had no choice but to give up.
Her brows were wrinkled with heartache, but Jiang Fubao smiled happily.
What a good dog!
"Mom, forget it. It's not a waste to feed the dog. I see the dog is quite skinny, so I'll just do a good deed today."
Zhang Yanzi advised from the side.
But he stared at his daughter.
Jiang Fubao stuck out his tongue and sat back in his chair.
Grandma won’t be angry with her.
Grandma just feels sorry for the bread.
Sure enough, after my mother finished speaking, grandma explained: "It's okay, Fubao is right, how can we eat dirty bread? In the past, when there was a famine, several children in the village ate the dirty things on the ground, got sick and died. Now, the grass on their graves is taller than ours.
Fubao, don't be afraid. Grandma doesn't blame you. She just feels sorry for the food. OK, continue making the pancakes. The guests outside are waiting to eat them. " Shaking her head, Zhang Jinlan quickly put the pancake matter behind her.
During the hottest time of the day, there are fewer customers.
After a busy morning, the Jiang family began to rest and prepare for lunch.
Each person got a meat pie and a bowl of mung bean soup. They used to be reluctant to eat their own food, but now that they can afford it now that their lives are better.
Halfway through.
There was a knock on the back door.
Jiang Siyin opened the bolt and a man walked in from outside.
It was the shop owner, Mr. Wan.
"You are all here, let me take a look at the peaches." Wan Zhen walked to the tree and counted them one by one.
As peaches grow and mature, half of them will fall off.
So by the end of the count, Wan Zhen's face looked bad.
"Did you steal my peaches? Didn't I tell you not to touch my peaches?"
There was a hint of anger on her face, and the words she said made people feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Eryong, who had a bad temper, was about to curse.
But he was stopped by his own mother.
"Your peaches are not ripe yet, why should we pick them? Not only are they astringent, they are also very sour. Several families in our village have peach trees, but no one eats them. They are usually given to us and left to rot in the house without anyone touching them. Who would eat your peaches?
Look at the ground, aren't those your peaches? Two or three have fallen. I swept a lot of them away a few days ago. If you're really afraid that we'll steal them, just pick them now."
Zhang Jinlan retorted in a sarcastic tone.
In fact, no one ever sent peaches to their family.
But who will verify what is said? Just say it out loud.
Zhang Jinlan is best at this.
She often does.
After all, she is the shop owner, and her family rents the shop. The second son is the younger generation, so if he curses,
This is a big deal.
But she would not allow others to slander her family for no reason.
I am about the same age as Wanzhen.
A few words between peers means nothing.
Zhang Jinlan crossed her arms over her chest, raised her head and looked at Wan Zhen.
"The peaches are not ripe yet, how can I eat them if I pick them? Forget it, just think of them as falling on their own. I counted them carefully this time. The peaches should be ripe in half a month at most. I will come back to pick them when they are ripe. Remember, don't touch my peaches."
Wan saw that the Jiang family was not easy to bully, so she didn't say anything more.
Just walked away.
"Mom, I'm afraid we've been cheated by that broker. No wonder such a good shop is waiting for us to rent. I'm afraid the first few tenants were all pissed off by the shop owner. With such a big family business, he's still staring at this broken peach, as if he cares about no one."
Jiang Er bravely slammed the door to the backyard.
The noise was so loud that Jiang Yahe, who was entertaining guests at the front, also lifted the curtain and came over.
"Well, we've already rented it, so just be patient. If things get awkward, we won't get any benefits. After all, it's someone else's shop."
Zhang Jinlan has never been bullied in her life.
After opening a shop, I had to endure many things.
"If we make more money, we can buy a shop and no one can control us."
Sun Pingmei took a vicious bite of the meat pie in her hand and spoke incoherently.
"Well, there are some to do. Any shop in a better location in town costs more than three hundred taels. The one we rented has a backyard and is located in a busy street, so it costs at least five hundred taels."
Jiang Eryong was deflated.