RPAGF Chapter 307 Refusing to Let Shen Jiangchuan Do Business
Chapter 307 Refusing to Let Shen Jiangchuan Do Business
After the initial shock, he realized that his older brother hadn't told the family anything about his sister-in-law giving birth, which meant he was determined to sever ties with the Shen family!
Yes, life was tough before. Everyone knows how Mom treated the four of them. Now that they've made money and finally have a comfortable life, they're going to stay as far away as possible.
He forced a smile, looking embarrassed. "Brother, sister-in-law giving birth is a big deal. Why didn't you tell the family? Mother could have gone to help take care of her during her postpartum period. You and Xiaotang are busy with your business, and it's so hard for her to take care of the baby alone."
He originally wanted to visit his sister-in-law, but then he remembered that his family was dirt poor, and they had to stretch every penny to its limit. As soon as they had money, they would return it to Manager Zhang. It wouldn't be appropriate to visit his sister-in-law empty-handed.
Besides, the eldest brother and sister-in-law were unwilling to tell everyone where their house in town was, so they couldn't get there if they didn't know the way.
Mentioning Madam Sun, Lin Qingchuan's face darkened. "Second son, how your mother treated your sister-in-law, even if you didn't say anything, you should have seen it all. When your sister-in-law gave birth to Tang'er and Yu'er, did your mother take care of her during her postpartum period?"
No... I never did.
Shen Jiangchuan wished he could bite off his own tongue.
My elder brother is right. When my sister-in-law gave birth to two girls, my mother didn't take care of her at all during her postpartum period. My elder brother took care of her the whole time.
No wonder the couple didn't reveal the good news that their sister-in-law was pregnant and would give birth to a son; they knew they couldn't count on the Shen family for help.
Shen Jiangchuan was speechless, and could only awkwardly say, "Brother, congratulations to your wife for giving birth to a son. Now the Lin family will have someone to carry on the family business."
Lin Qingchuan didn't care. He felt that as long as his wife gave birth to him, it didn't matter whether it was a boy or a girl.
For example, Tang'er, although she is a maid, is not only smart but also very capable. Which young man in the surrounding villages can compare to Tang'er's business acumen?
"Alright, let's not talk about these things anymore. Let's hurry up and weigh the turmeric."
"Yes." Shen Jiangchuan quickly agreed, and together with Shui Sheng, they carried the scale to cover up their embarrassment.
Old Shen's family didn't grow much, only three large sacks, which weighed less than 400 jin. In the end, Lin Qingchuan and Shuisheng decided to charge them 400 jin to make up eight taels of silver.
Shen Jiangchuan was extremely envious when he saw Shui Sheng easily take out eight taels of silver from the carriage.
We are all young people, not much older than each other. The eldest brother and Shuisheng can easily take out a lot of silver. They gave him eight taels of silver for less than four hundred catties. How much silver would it cost to buy this whole yard of turmeric?
It must cost at least one or two hundred taels of silver, right?
His eyes lit up as he said, "Brother, with so much turmeric, where are you planning to sell it? You two might not have enough manpower, right? Why don't I join you and have more help?"
Lin Qingchuan thought to himself, "Come on, before the family split up, he and Feng'er had done all the dirty and hard work in the fields. Why didn't any of the brothers come to help?"
It's easy to guess what's going on with him offering to help now.
He refused, saying, "Shuisheng and I are enough. We don't need to hire more people. We don't make much money anyway, and it wouldn't be good to waste your time and make you work for nothing."
Shen Jiangchuan was disappointed when his older brother flatly refused.
If he could also do business with his elder brother, he would definitely earn a lot of money in a year, and that way he could pay off the money he owed to Juxian Restaurant.
He'll follow the fourth brother's example and divide the debt, paying off only his share faster.
I wonder how the fourth brother is doing now?
Ever since the fourth son had a fight with his family and divided the debts, he has never come back. However, Manager Zhang has stopped bothering the fourth son.
Presumably, the fourth brother secretly returned the silver to Manager Zhang without anyone knowing. I wonder how much he returned so far.
Seeing that his eldest brother and fourth brother were doing better than before, he felt very panicked.
He was the second oldest in his family, and he was smarter than anyone else. But now, he was no match for his eldest brother or his fourth brother. He really couldn't understand where the problem lay.
He also wanted to make money, but he had no connections. His eldest brother refused to help him, and his fourth brother kept it from him. It was infuriating!
He held the eight taels of silver, pursed his lips, glanced at his elder brother, and said, "Brother, I'm going back first. I need to see how Father is doing. He is, after all, our father..."
Lin Qingchuan said expressionlessly, "I won't go back. If he wakes up, he definitely won't want to see me. If I go to him, I'll only upset him more."
He took a small piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Shen Jiangchuan.
“Father fainted from anger. He should be fine once he wakes up. I only have this little bit of spare money on me. You can take it and get him a doctor.”
Shen Jiangchuan saw that it was a piece of silver and quickly took it, his eyes and hands moving with lightning speed.
My elder brother made a fortune in business and has plenty of money at home. Why not take it if it's too good to pass up!
Dad was just so angry he fainted, he's not really sick. He'll be fine when he wakes up. Why waste money hiring a doctor? It's such a waste.
He happily stuffed the loose silver into his pocket!
Shen Jiangchuan's face was full of smiles, and he also showed more respect for his elder brother as he politely bid him farewell.
"Brother, I'm leaving now. If you need any help, remember to call me."
Lin Qingchuan and Shui Sheng shook their heads as they watched the second brother leave.
He didn't even offer to help with the work in this yard. It's a joke that someone like him would want to do business with us.
Even if they were brothers, they wouldn't dare to hire them. Doing business with such cunning and deceitful people who only want money and don't want to put in any effort would be exhausting.
Shui Sheng couldn't help but say, "Brother Qingchuan, it must have been tough for you and your sister-in-law to have such a big family. Fortunately, you've made it through now."
Lin Qingchuan said with a wry smile, "Yes, we've made it through. Let's get back to work."
"Okay, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work!"
The two men carried sacks to load turmeric onto the cart, making several trips before finally delivering all the turmeric from the yard to the village head's house. They left three cartloads of sacks unloaded, intending to take them back to the county on their way back so they could sell them in Pingding County early the next morning.
Lin Xiaotang touched her money bag and suddenly remembered that they hadn't yet returned the money to the villagers who had given her IOUs.
"Dad, let's hurry up and return the money to everyone and get the IOUs back, shall we?"
"Oh dear, how could I forget about that? Look at my brain, I forgot because I was so angry with your grandpa."
So, Shuisheng stayed behind to watch the carriage, while Lin Xiaotang went with her father to return the money owed to more than ten villagers.
By the time they returned to the county, the moon was already high in the sky.
Fortunately, the journey was peaceful and relatively smooth.
Liu Cai'er has already led everyone in braising pig's trotters, and even Lao Si, who sells breakfast, is helping out.
When the fourth brother saw his eldest brother return, he hurriedly said, "Brother, why are you back so late today? Your wife was very worried. Please go back inside and check on her so she can be at ease."
A smile appeared on Lin Qingchuan's lips, and his eyes softened unconsciously.
"We had a lot of business today, so we were busy for a while."
He didn't tell the fourth brother about his father being angered to the point of fainting by Tang'er. After settling the carriage, he and Shuisheng unharnessed the horses.