After Chu Ping and others got the news from Lin Ting, they couldn't hold it back, so they decided to come to the county town together, thinking that they could take a look. They could see the condition of the young couple with their own eyes, and the elders in the family would feel relieved after returning.
Although a few people said that there was nothing going on at home, but as the New Year was approaching, there was no shortage of things to kill pigs and clean houses. After staying in the county town for one night, they brought the young couple over the next day. During the New Year ceremony, he returned to the village.
Lin Ting came to Changqing Street in the afternoon of the next day. He was very happy, as if something great had happened.
The young couple invited people to the main room for tea: "My family members have already been here before. I haven't thanked Brother Lin for helping us inform our family."
Lin Ting waved his hands and said, "I just happened to meet that little brother from the Jiang family. It's a coincidence. I've always wanted to find a place for us to open a paper-making workshop in the county town, but I have no choice. I didn't find anything too interesting, so I asked my friends in the county to help me keep an eye on it a while ago.
As a result, he asked someone to send me a message a few days ago, saying that there was a place that he thought was good. It turned out to be a workshop that made paper money. Now it has been seized by the government. It is said that the original family cannot pay compensation to others. With a small amount of silver, the Yamen took the initiative to sell the workshop and use the money from the sale to pay the compensation advanced by the government. I was asked if I was interested. "
When the young couple heard this, they looked at each other and felt a little incredible. Seeing Lin Ting paused, Chu Yi hurriedly asked: "What Brother Lin said, could it be the Yang family's paper money workshop on the West Street?" Bar?"
Lin Ting clapped his hands and laughed: "Isn't that right? Do you think it's a coincidence or not?"
"This is really a coincidence."
Lin Ting couldn't hide the joy in his heart and continued: "Brother Chu, brothers and sisters, please continue to listen to me. I didn't know at the time that that workshop belonged to the Yang family who had always been against you. I just heard that it was investigated by the Yamen. I was a little curious, so I asked the boy from my friend's house who came to deliver the letter. The more I heard, the more something was wrong. After careful inquiry, it was really related to your family. I thought that if we bought it, it would change in the future. After setting up our paper-making workshop, I hurried to the county seat to relieve my anger.
But don’t tell me, this Yang family’s workshop is really good. It is large enough and has complete facilities. It looks like it has just been renovated not long ago. There are two other people who want to buy it, but I still bought it later. Okay, I just finished the formalities this morning. Why don’t I hurry up and tell you two the good news? This is God’s will. Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence in the world! "
As Lin Ting said this, he pointed at it. He was getting happier the more he thought about it.
Chu Yi also said with a smile: "Brother Lin must be responsible for this matter. We don't even know that the Yang family's workshop is going to be sold."
After returning from the Yamen that day, the young couple stopped paying attention to the affairs of the Yang family. They did not know that there were such things in between. In the end, by coincidence, the Yang family's workshop became the basis for their cooperation with Lin Ji. Zha Workshop really fulfilled what Lin Ting said, God meant.
"It was just a coincidence. I didn't expect you to solve the Yang family so quickly. When my friend's boy taught me how to do it, I couldn't help but clap my hands and cheer! I really didn't expect that the Yang family would do it behind their backs. I have done so many evil things, thanks to the Sun family. It seems that they are right, the Sun family has good character."
Hearing Lin Ting mention the Sun family, Shen Luzhu suddenly remembered that Sun Zhang invited them to join the Funeral Chamber of Commerce. The young couple had always just been busy doing their own business. They didn't know much about this kind of chamber of commerce, so they thought they could help. Lin Ting is the only one who can serve as a counselor.
"Brother Lin, the Sun family said a few days ago that they want us to join the funeral chamber of commerce. We don't know much about this chamber of commerce at first. We have experienced what happened to the Yang family and have no good impression of it, so we wanted to ask. Brother Lin, what do you think, should we join this chamber of commerce or not?"
In the early years, Lin Ting wanted to develop his own industry into the county, but was ultimately defeated by the Chamber of Commerce. However, despite this, the Lin family has been in business for many years and has dealt with many industries in the county. When it comes to the Chamber of Commerce, they know a lot about it. More than a young couple.
After Lin Ting heard this, he didn't ask whether he would join or not.
Instead, he asked the young couple what they thought of the Sun family: "Based on Brother Chu and his sister-in-law's contact with the Sun family, what is the Sun family's character and style like?"
Chu Yi thought about it for a moment and replied: "My husband and I have only had several contacts with Sun Zhang, who runs Sun Ji's coffin shop in the county town of the Sun family. I just feel that he is a very capable and transparent person. As for his character and style , but I didn’t see anything wrong with it.”
Shen Luzhu nodded in agreement: "At least he is more easy-going and humble, and his work is flawless. After the Yang family incident was over, he paid off the two deputy directors who had colluded with the Yang family and left the chamber of commerce. Now everyone in the chamber of commerce, as well as the county Those colleagues all respect him highly."
Lin Ting nodded to express his understanding, and then analyzed it for the young couple: "In fact, normally, this chamber of commerce is for colleagues to get together to communicate and exchange information, promote each other's business, and mediate conflicts among peers.
Larger chambers of commerce will also formulate industry rules to regulate everyone's behavior. It can be regarded as an organization that helps each other and keeps warm.
But as time goes by, some people gain power, and some things change their original flavor, becoming a tool for some people to make money and bully their peers. "
The young couple agrees with this very much, just like the Yang family before, and Vice Director Zhao and Deputy Director Liu, isn't that the case.
And this is also the reason why they have never wanted to join the Chamber of Commerce. When they are not in the Chamber of Commerce, they will be missed. If they join the Chamber of Commerce in the future, they are afraid that by then, they will not even have a reason to resist and refuse.
Seeing the solemn expressions of the young couple, knowing that his words had frightened them, Lin Ting hurriedly said: "But didn't Brother Chu say that Sun Zhang is not bad? If he can help us bring down the Yang family this time, he must be the same." He got the support of the Sun family, his uncle who was the president.
In this case, I guess they are not those who bully and dominate the market. Besides, the other two vice-directors who have good relations with the Yang family have also been dealt with.
The power of the Sun family in Fucheng cannot be underestimated. If anything happens in this industry, they must be the first to know. If you join, there will be no harm. "
The young couple nodded and thanked: "Then listen to Brother Lin. You have to thank Brother Lin for this matter, otherwise the two of us will always be indecisive and look a bit spoiled by the Sun family."
Lin Ting smiled nonchalantly and said: "What's the point? These chambers of commerce can't control their own people and always do things to bully and dominate the market. People like me have more objections to them. If someone really asks me to join the association , I can’t say I’m more confused than you are.”
"Brother Lin is really good-natured."
"Speaking of this funeral chamber of commerce, I think it's better to wait until our paper-making workshop is established in the future, and then hang it under the name of Chu Ji Funeral, Brother Chu. I spend most of my time in this town, and hang it under your name. Come on, there are some things that I can’t do in time, so you can handle them easily.”
Chu Yi nodded in agreement: "If Brother Lin finds this convenient, it's fine with us. Now that we have a workshop, I don't know what Brother Lin's next plan is, but is there anything we need to do?"
"This is my plan. Seeing that the Chinese New Year will be here in a few days, we will not bother about it. When the first lunar month comes, I will arrange for the masters from the family workshop and two stewards to come to the county. Let them recruit workers and apprentices here while preparing for the opening of the workshop. It seems that there is really something that Brother Chu and his younger siblings need to do."
Chu Yi stood up and poured tea for Lin Ting and his wife, and then said, "Brother Lin, if there is anything you need us to do, just ask."
"It's like this. Although my younger brothers and sisters have taught the masters in my family, I'm still a little worried. When they bring apprentices later, they still have to ask my younger brothers and sisters to come over from time to time for guidance. Then I think, since we This paper-making workshop is about to be opened, so let’s make it bigger. Can it be like your paper money, not only sold to ordinary people, but also wholesaled to other shops?”
When Shen Luzhu heard this, he would not refuse and hurriedly responded: "This is natural. Our two families are doing this business together. These are what we should do. I think that Brother Lin is talking about this wholesale thing. Yes, the quantity our family can sell is always limited. Wholesale can be regarded as giving us a reputation, Chu Yi
What do you think? "
"A-Zhu is right. I think it's better to take advantage of the time before opening to research some new styles of paper tie-ups with the masters. With more styles, we can do better business."
Lin Ting laughed heartily when he heard this and said, "This is the best. Doing business with you two is a pleasure!"
The Chu family's shop was open until the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. At noon, the young couple gave Song He and Gao Tongshan red envelopes for the New Year, but they stopped opening in the afternoon.
As in previous years, the young couple went to the market and bought a lot of gifts. Some of them were to be taken back to the village. After wrapping the other parts, they took them to the homes of several neighbors to wish each other good luck and get some luck.
Since Jiang Juan called to the county town, she has been doing some embroidery work for making ready-made clothes at Aunt Sun's cloth shop. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, she has also bought some new year's goods and plans to go with the young couple to thank the Sun family for their care.
But as soon as they entered the Sun family's cloth village, they happened to see Aunt Sun wiping her tears, and the Sun family uncle was comforting her. Everyone didn't know why, so they hurriedly stepped forward to show concern.
"Mom, what's going on? It's not the time to shed tears during the Chinese New Year."
Jiang Juan may not know much about it, but the young couple knows that the only son of the Sun family is an official away from home and has not been home for several years. It seems that it is approaching the end of the year and the old couple misses their children.
Shen Luzhu didn't know what to say to comfort him at this time, so he just stepped forward and helped Aunt Sun sit down on a chair nearby.
Aunt Sun quickly wiped her cheeks and explained to everyone with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I just miss my boy a little."
Uncle Sun also said happily: "That's right, you old woman has been frightened by several children. Don't worry, it's a good thing. The boy at home has written back and said that he has bought a house there and is now completely settled. Okay, let us two old people wait until the weather eases in April or May next year, settle down at home, and go over there to let him take care of him in his old age!"
