Brother Zhang saw that the business of the Medicinal Food Pavilion was about to fade away. After a lot of effort, a few people left. After hearing the price and materials, they left again.
"Yueyue, our business has fallen really hard. I heard that a Zhouji Medicinal Food Pavilion has opened in the city. They use all precious medicinal materials and the prices are relatively cheap. Should we also sell them at a lower price?"
He leaned on the counter, idly tapping on the abacus and sighing from time to time.
"Second brother, it's other people's money that belongs to others. It's not easy for us to make money. Once the price goes down, it will be difficult to raise it back up."
Zhan Qingyue stirred the medicinal tea in the bowl with a frown and slammed the spoon.
"Since ancient times, business wars have kept prices down, so quality can still win. I'm going to change the recipe."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man suddenly walked in at the door, followed by a row of ferocious young men, all of them showing off their power and dragging them to an unstoppable distance.
Isn't that just annoying Miss Zhou?
Zhan Qingyue rolled her eyes angrily. Miss Zhou, who turned her nostrils upward just because she was rich, could do anything good from her own store?
She looked at her nose and nose, pretending she didn't see anything, thinking that Miss Zhou would leave if she was left out.
But she underestimated Miss Zhou's thick skin.
"Zhan Qingyue, this is how you treat guests, you know? Even though the guests are here, you still have to stand and talk."
Zhan Qingyue curled her lips and sneered: "Ms. Zhou, you're such a jewel, you'd better say it standing up if you have anything to say, so as not to dirty my stool."
"you!"
Miss Zhou suddenly became furious, her teeth gritted loudly, and her eyes almost rolled over.
Seeing this, the round-faced maid on the side quickly stepped forward to pull up a stool, helped her sit down, and patted her back to comfort her.
"Miss, please calm down, please take care of yourself!"
As the round-faced maid spoke, she gestured to her belly with her eyes.
Miss Zhou took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and showed a ferocious smile.
"Zhan Qingyue, have you noticed in the past few days? The business of the Medicinal Food Pavilion has plummeted. It is not easy for you, a village girl, to make some money."
"As for me, as an act of mercy, I will buy your shop before you close down, so that I can stop your losses in time."
Zhan Qingyue was so despised that she stopped her losses in time. As long as the weekly diary was gone, her medicinal food pavilion was still prospering and making money every day.
Just as Zhan Qingyue was about to refuse, she heard Miss Zhou saying, "I've already inquired about it. Your store only costs 185 taels. If I offer 250 taels, you won't lose."
The smile on Zhan Qingyue's face deepened. This was not a matter of money at all.
After only a few days of operation, the Medicinal Food Pavilion has already earned back its capital. This is a steady business, and no matter how much money the other party pays, it is still profitable.
"Sorry, I don't sell it!"
Miss Zhou couldn't pretend anymore. She slapped the counter and said fiercely: "It's not up to you. I'll give you three days to think about it. Once you've decided, go to Zhouji to get the money. Otherwise, huh..."
"You occupy the house halfway up the mountain in Changfu Village, right? There are more than ten people in the family. You just wait to collect the bodies. Even if the county magistrate comes, he can't save them!"
She put down these words lightly and let the round-faced maid support her and walked away.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhan Qingyue's back, her face turned pale, her eyes were lowered, and her black grape-like eyes rolled a few times, feeling very anxious.
This Miss Zhou is probably riding on someone else's boat.
When she was about to destroy the medicinal food pavilion, a scolding from the county magistrate's wife could make her run away in despair. Now, her opening her mouth could kill everyone in the family!
Zhan Qingyue slammed her fist on the counter, hating that in this era, power was more important than money.
Brother Zhan looked at her anxious look and knew her temper, so he didn't dare to add fuel to the fire, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
All day long, Zhan Qingyue stood in front of the counter, sometimes lowering his eyebrows and sighing, sometimes beating his chest in anger, with an extremely ugly face.
Brother Zhan felt extremely distressed when he saw her like this.
"Yueyue, don't be too anxious, your health is important!"
"Um."
Zhan Qingyue responded coldly, then raised his eyes but his eyes were slightly red.
"Second brother, early tomorrow morning, you can accompany me to Zhouji to collect the money. We will open the shop again if it is gone. Keeping the whole family together is more important than anything else."
After saying this, Zhan Qingyue went back to the house to sleep in despair.
Brother Zhan looked at her dejected look and could only sigh silently, hating that he was so incompetent that he couldn't even save his family's business.
In the early morning, while Zhan Qingyue was still sleeping, Brother Zhan hurriedly knocked on her door.
"Yueyue, get up quickly, something big has happened!"
Hearing this, Zhan Qingyue woke up from her drowsiness. She turned over and hurriedly opened the door. She saw Brother Zhan's face was red and he was smiling.
"A happy event, a huge happy event. The Zhou family has been ransacked. Just now, the Zhou Ji Medicinal Food Pavilion was also closed down by the government."
Brother Zhan was so happy that he couldn't speak coherently. Regardless of Zhan Qingyue's reaction, he quickly pushed the person into the house.
"Yueyue, go change clothes and wash up quickly. If you're late, it won't be fun anymore."
Until Zhan Qingyue sat at the dining table and ate the breakfast bought by Zhan's second brother, she couldn't believe that the Zhou family, which was in the midst of prosperity, would copy it as soon as they said it.
"Yueyue, why are you in a daze? Hurry up and eat. After a while, the customers in our shop will probably line up on the street."
Zhan Qingyue hurriedly stuffed a mouthful of steamed buns and agreed hesitantly.
"Sister Zhan! Is sister Zhan at home?"
Before Zhan Qingyue could finish breakfast, Fan Xianxian brought her two little sisters to the door.
Zhan Qingyue hurriedly wiped her mouth and went out with a professional smile on her face.
"Sister Zhan, I'm here to bother you again."
Fan Xianxian introduced her two little sisters to Zhan Qingyue with a smile.
"Sister Zhan, I specially brought Qingfeng and Mingyue to see you today because of your excellent medical skills. I would like you to nurse them back to health."
Fan Xianxian laughed sheepishly: "The two sisters are already engaged. They will get married after the new year. They will take care of their bodies and get married in the future. Only by conceiving children early can their status in their parents' family be stable."
"Sister Fan, why are you so polite to me? Don't worry, as long as I'm here, my two sisters will be guaranteed twice in three years."
With that said, Zhan Qingyue took Qingfeng's pulse.
Then Fan Xianxian said with admiration on her face: "Women, once you get married, your husband is the sky and your children are the earth. Where can you find yourself?"
"I admire my aunt, she has no children, no worries, she just makes peace with her..."
Zhan Qingyue suddenly had an enlightenment after listening to Fan Xianxian's words.
These days, I have been in over my head, shouldn't life be like Mrs. Chen's, cut it off when it's time to do it, and there's no need to waste it if you're not happy.
After seeing off Fan Xianxian and the other three people, Zhan Qingyue collected some things and sent them to the county school. When she met Han Yiyun, she couldn't help but tell all her worries.
"Yueyue, whether you believe it or not, you will be the only one in my life."
