"As much as you want, ninety cents a piece, you want to be beautiful!"
"you shut up!"
Huang Liang scolded Hu Shun, and then fell into deep thought. He always felt that something was wrong with Wang Cuier, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He had to think about it again.
Wang Cui'er was very anxious and wanted the Hu family to quickly get money to buy paper, but she didn't dare to show it too obviously, so she could only pretend to break the jar: "Forget it if you don't want to buy it, I'll go back and burn it. Save yourself the long nights and dreams!”
Wang Cuier talked, but actually did not do anything. It was this that made Huang Liang feel that after seeing the price, there might be room for negotiation.
Thinking like this, Huang Liang became much calmer than before: "Okay, Wang Cuier, stop pretending, do you really think we are stupid? Who can believe you when you say you want to burn it? You just sold it to us without any capital. No matter how much you earn, if it is really burned, you will have nothing left. You take such a big risk to steal it just to see if it is a good thing!"
Wang Cuier was pointed out by Huang Liang, and her head was empty for a moment. She could only reply dryly: "Do you want to buy it or not?"
Huang Liang became more confident when he saw this. Wang Cui'er was bluffing. She touched her chin and said slowly: "You suddenly raised the price so high. No matter what, you have to let us think about it. Is there any profit left?"
"Then you should be faster!"
When Hu Shun heard that Huang Liang actually wanted to consider it, his face flushed with anxiety: "Cousin, what are you thinking about? Ninety cents a piece! How else can we make money! Isn't this just a robbery in plain sight?"
"You know what the hell, why don't you stay where it's cool!"
What Wang Cuier said is not wrong at all. What she did this time was such a big deal, it basically stopped them from looking for people to steal paper from the Chu family's workshop in the future. So they have to get the paper this time and earn the money first!
However, I didn't expect that Wang Cuier was actually a smart person. She must have calculated it in advance before asking for such a price that was not embarrassing!
A piece of gold and silver paper can make exactly twenty paper ingots. According to the price sold in Chu's shop, which is five cents each, it is one hundred cents. She, Wang Cui'er, asked for ninety cents for a piece of paper, which would not cost them any compensation, but You can't make much money either.
After fussing for a long time, all the money finally went into her pocket, Wang Cuier, which really made the abacus ring!
Fortunately, Wang Cuier didn't know that they had already found a shop in the town to receive the goods at a higher price!
I bought it for ninety cents a piece, which is not impossible, but it is much less than what I originally earned. He, Huang Liang, is not a philanthropist. Why should he lose himself and make money for Wang Cuier, let alone her? This is a business without capital, and it is too greedy!
"Have you thought about it? Should you buy it or not?" Wang Cuier urged.
"Of course I have to buy it, but your price of ninety cents a piece is too expensive. We will be at a loss if we get it! If it's still thirty cents, you definitely won't do it. In this case, let's each take a step back. Fifty cents Write a piece of paper."
Before Wang Cuier could say anything, Hu Shun blew up the temple first: "Fifty cents? Cousin, are you crazy? I doubled it for her!"
Huang Liang rolled his eyes at Hu Shun, but he didn't say anything this time. He thought it was good, and with Hu Shun cheering beside him, maybe the price reduction would be smoother.
"Impossible! Ninety cents, not a cent less!" Wang Cuier didn't expect that the other party would cut off half of it. If she couldn't collect enough money from the Hu family, wouldn't they have to pay for the rest themselves?
Huang Liang grimaced and mocked in a contemptuous tone: "Wang Cui'er, don't be too greedy. You're a businessman with no business, and you still want to make a fortune by relying on this?"
"Don't bully others too much!"
"Wang Cuier, don't be so shameless. You are a worthless businessman, and you want to come to my house with nothing!"
Hu Shunjian had just interrupted, but Huang Liang didn't say anything and became unscrupulous again.
On the one hand, it was the pressure from the Chu family, and on the other hand, it was the Hu family's reluctance to submit. Wang Cuier was forced to lose her mind completely: "That's right! I'm just a business without capital, and I won't pay anything if I'm burned!" Even if you become ashes, it is impossible for you to benefit from the Hu family!
Isn't it just that you go to jail for stealing? If I, Wang Cui'er, are caught, don't even think about it. You were the one who forced me to steal the Chu family's paper. When the time comes, we will all go to jail together, and no one can escape! "
After Wang Cui'er yelled, she ran out regardless. Huang Liang was shocked and couldn't think too much. He just thought that Wang Cui'er had a guilty conscience after stealing something. He was afraid that if the Chu family reported it to the official, the official would find out that it was her. That's why it's so abnormal.
Huang Liang was afraid that Wang Cuier would actually point out all the paper in an impulse, and he was also afraid that she would be so frightened that she would be discovered by others and confess herself, so he hurriedly asked Hu Shun to chase her out.
The two of them finally brought Wang Cuier back to the Hu family's yard. After she calmed down, they discussed again: "Look at you, how anxious you are! We are all in the same boat, whether we are going to jail or not, so what? You can tear each other down! If you think the price is inappropriate, we can discuss it further."
In fact, Wang Cuier regretted it as soon as she rushed out. If she didn't sell the gold and silver paper to the Hu family, where would she get the more than forty taels of silver? She didn't want to really go to jail!
Fortunately, just as he was regretting it, he was caught by Hu Shun who was chasing him. Wang Cuier had calmed down a lot now. Even if she couldn't sell it to the Hu family for ninety cents, it would be fine if she could sell it for a little more. It was better than everything. She comes from a strong family, and she can't go to jail even if she's beaten to death!
Wang Cuier calmed down: "Fifty yuan is definitely not enough."
"But ninety cents is indeed too much. You also know that paper ingots cost five cents each. Plus the labor of hiring someone to make origami. At ninety cents for a piece of paper, I don't earn a penny! What's wrong with you? You have to let me earn ten or eight cents from a piece of paper!"
Wang Cui'er thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case, but she didn't want to go down too far: "Then, eighty-five cents a piece."
"Sixty cents a piece."
"Eighty, no more! If it's less, I'd rather burn it!"
This is most likely the only batch of gold and silver paper they can get before they find the Chu family's secret recipe. If they miss it, the deal they have negotiated in the town will be ruined, and they don't know how to wait next time. how long!
Huang Liangliang wants to earn less, so just earn less. It’s better than having no money at all! He gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement: "Okay! Eighty cents is eighty cents!"
"Cousin! No! It's too expensive!" Hu Shun didn't expect Huang Liang to agree so easily, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, but Huang Liang had already thought about it, so how could he listen to him.
Huang Liang took Hu Shun, who was scolded by him again, and followed Wang Cuier to the Wang family yard. He took out the forty dozen gold and silver papers, paid with one hand, and delivered the goods with the other. At that time, he counted thirty-eight taels and four hundred Give the article to Wang Cuier.
After Huang Liang and Hu Shun left, Wang Cui'er handed the money to Shen Luzhu again, with a difference of 4 taels and 8 hundred taels. Wang Cui'er had previously sold paper and earned less than 6 taels in total. She gave the Queen Mother two taels in succession. Two, I spent some, and now I still have three taels in my hand.
Wang Cuier originally thought that her three taels plus the two taels in her aunt's hand would be just right, but when things came to pass, something went wrong with the Queen Mother, and her aunt refused to take it out no matter what. That two taels of silver!
"No! It's not like you sold the paper to the Hu family and the money you got back was just compensated to them. Why are you taking my money now?"
The Queen Mother held on to the door of her house with all her strength, refusing to let Wang Cuier enter the house to get the money.
"Auntie, didn't I tell you that I failed to sell for ninety cents, but sold for eighty cents, which is more than four taels short. I only have three taels left in my hand now. The two taels my daughter gave you before, It’ll be just right when we come together, Aniang!”
Wang Cuier could only explain it to the Queen Mother one more time, but no matter how she explained it or how many times she said it, the Queen Mother just refused to take out the two taels of silver she got!
The Queen Mother shook her head like a rattle and said nothing would work: "No, no! That's your business, it's because you have no ability! You didn't sell it yourself, so why should you take my money! You go and talk to the Chu family Just say no, it’s done. Their family has a big business and has already taken so much. How can they still be short of the two taels of silver!"
"Aniang! How could you do this!"
Just as the mother and daughter were in a stalemate, an unexpected but familiar person entered the courtyard of the Wang family and went straight to the mother and daughter who were blocking the door.
"What are you doing?"
"Ms. sir?" Wang Cuier looked at the person in front of her in disbelief. The person who came was none other than Dong Shan, who ran back to Kaoshan Village in the middle of the night!
Facing Wang Cuier's excitement, Dong Shan was probably still a little angry, so he didn't give much reaction, but continued to ask her if yesterday's matter had been resolved.
Wang Cuier told him everything that happened after Dong Shan left.
After Dong Shan heard this, he looked at the Queen Mother and the tearful Wang Cuier in silence for a long time. Then he took out a purse from his arms. Wang Cuier recognized it. It was the purse where her mother-in-law usually saved money. Why...
Dong Shan took out two taels of silver from his wallet and handed it to Wang Cui'er: "Take it and pay back the Chu family's money first."
"Ms. sir, isn't this my mother's?"
"It's grandma's purse. I told grandpa and grandma everything after I got back. It was grandpa and grandma who said, who can never make mistakes in his life? You are the daughter-in-law of our Dong family and the child's grandma. You guessed it. You may have to pay someone for this matter, so let me bring these and see if I can help with anything."
After Wang Cuier heard Dong Shan's words, she couldn't help crying. Her own mother-in-law refused to use the money she gave her to save her life. In the end, her husband's family sent her life-saving money because she was humiliated!
"Ms. sir, I..."
"I'll just ask you one thing again and again, can you change it in the future? Can we two still live a good life?"
Wang Cuier nodded hurriedly: "I will definitely change. I will never do such immoral things again in the future. I will live a good life with you!"
"Although I don't have much ability, I will not ruin the food and clothing of you and your children. This is the last time. As long as you change, we will remain the same as before!"
"I will change, I will definitely change! I will no longer be greedy, I don't want to have things that I don't have!"
When the Queen Mother saw that someone had sent money, she no longer needed to touch her money, and she immediately felt very happy: "Cui'er, why are you still crying? Get the money quickly and pay it back to the Chu family. Let's settle this matter quickly. , How are you not tired from the toil in the middle of the night last night until now?"
Dong Shan put the money into his wife's hand and nodded to her: "Go ahead and finish the business first, and then let's go home."
Wang Cuier paid back the money to Shen Luzhu and bowed deeply to everyone in the Chu family: "Boss, boss wife, I'm sorry. It was my greed that caused you so much trouble."
When Shen Luzhu saw Wang Cuier like this and witnessed the two completely different reactions of the Queen Mother and the Dong family just now, she felt very sad in her heart: "From now on... live your life well."
When Shen Luzhu, Chu Yi and others walked out of the Wang family's courtyard, they heard Wang Cuier, who was also going home with her husband, said to the Queen Mother: "Auntie, I will no longer be the daughter of the Wang family!"
