RPAGF Chapter 272 Aunt Xiangqin cried
Chapter 272 Aunt Xiangqin cried
Chapter 272 Aunt Xiangqin Cried
Since setting up his stall to sell savory pancakes, Shen Qianchuan has earned quite a bit of money. In the past month, Aunt Xiangqin has also helped out at his stall quite often. After thinking it over, he decided to give Aunt Xiangqin half a tael of silver as a reward.
Because he still owed Manager Zhang of Juxian Restaurant a debt that he had to repay every month, he worked from dawn till dusk like a spinning top. After deducting the money he owed Manager Zhang each month, he had nothing left, so he couldn't give Aunt Xiangqin any more money.
He found Aunt Xiangqin, lowered his head, and said with some difficulty, "Auntie, you are so old and you still help out at the stall every day. I should give you more wages, but as you know, I still owe Manager Zhang money. If I can't pay it back on time, I may have to sign a contract of servitude. So I can only give you this much now. When I pay off the debt in the future, I will definitely give you more."
After saying that, he stuffed half a tael of silver into Aunt Xiangqin's hand, his face turning red.
Aunt Xiangqin was stunned for a moment. Looking at the silver in her hand, she quickly stuffed half a tael of silver back into Shen Qianchuan's hand.
"You child, you clearly owe Manager Zhang money, but instead of paying it back, you're trying to calculate my wages. It's not easy for our whole family to get together, so what's with all this talk about wages?"
If it weren't for your elder brother and sister-in-law giving Brother Shuisheng the opportunity to make money, we would still be struggling to make ends meet in Guihua Village.
"It's all thanks to your older brother and Xiaotang's abilities. Even Shuisheng and I benefited from their help. Shuisheng had money to buy me medicine. Otherwise, let alone helping you at the stall, I would have had trouble even getting out of bed. I might have already been buried and rotting." She comforted me like an elder caring for a younger person.
Shen Qianchuan looked at the half tael of silver in his hand, his eyes slightly red. He didn't know if it was because he had been burdened by debt for too long, or because he had been stressed and tired recently, but he felt very sad.
“Auntie, you must take this half tael of silver. Brother Shuisheng went through a lot of trouble to find a famous doctor to prescribe medicine for you and get your health back in order. You help me every day and don’t accept a single penny. My conscience won’t allow it.”
He insisted on giving half a tael of silver to Aunt Xiangqin, his tone leaving no room for refusal.
Aunt Xiangqin paused in her hand holding the silver, taken aback by Shen Qianchuan's sincere attitude.
I never expected that such a family as the Shen family would produce someone so different. This child is honest by nature and seems to be a good person. It seems that he was fooled by Sun Shi before. Now that he has come out with the eldest son, he is quite impressive.
Not bad, really good!
The small business of selling savory pancakes has taken off. Once the debt owed to Manager Zhang is paid off, and money is slowly saved up, it'll be time to find a wife in the next couple of years.
Sigh, speaking of getting married, her son Shuisheng still hasn't found a wife. Thinking about how all the money her son has earned over the years has been spent on her medicine, she feels terrible.
In the past, a family would have been lucky to have even a few dozen copper coins, let alone half a tael of silver. The crops in the fields had just been harvested when Shuisheng had already set aside enough for his own consumption and to pay his taxes, selling the surplus grain to buy medicine.
Her eyes stung, and two streams of murky tears flowed uncontrollably.
When Shen Qianchuan saw Aunt Xiangqin crying, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately panicked.
"Auntie, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong and upset you? Your eyesight isn't good, you can't cry like this. How will you go out if you can't see? I'll need your help..."
Aunt Xiangqin wiped her eyes with her sleeve and hurriedly explained, "Qianchuan, I just couldn't help it for a moment. It's not your fault, it has nothing to do with you, don't worry."
Because of him, his aunt cried. How could he not be anxious?
He glanced at the yard, thinking that if Brother Shuisheng saw it, he would be heartbroken, so he quickly pulled Aunt Xiangqin to find a stool to sit down.
"Auntie, don't be sad. After I pay off the debt, I'll give you more money. Let me rest for a while, and I'll find a doctor to check your eyes and prescribe some medicine. Maybe you'll be able to see better in the future. Let's live a better life and take good care of our health. We'll both be well in the future."
Aunt Xiangqin burst into laughter through her tears, saying, "How come you say the same thing as Shuisheng? Look, I've helped you so much that I've gained another son. Shuisheng wants to get medicine for me to regulate my body, and you want to find a doctor to treat my eyes. What incredible luck I've had to come to town with you all and meet such filial younger generations like you."
She used to think that with her illness, she could only wait to die in Guihua Village, spending all the family's money, preventing her son from getting married, and that she might pass away one day, leaving her son with nothing.
Now that I'm healthier, I have more and more hope for the future!
Qingchuan is capable and of good character. After her family became wealthy, she didn't forget to help everyone else make money together. Qianchuan is also sensible and grateful. She helped clean up the dishes and wipe the table and gave her half a tael of silver.
In all the surrounding villages, which woman could find a job that pays half a tael of silver a month?
To be honest, having lived most of her life, apart from the few months Shui Sheng worked with Qing Chuan, she had never seen silver coins that shone so brightly before. The largest amount of money she had at home was copper coins.
Seeing that Aunt Xiangqin had stopped crying, Shen Qianchuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "In our big family, Aunt is the oldest. You are the only elder, so how can we not respect you? No matter what, you have more experience in farming, and we still need to consult you to manage our lives."
Aunt Xiangqin was flattered by Shen Qianchuan's praise. She straightened her posture and said with an air of experience, "Speaking of this, I have to say that you and Shuisheng are not young anymore. You should hurry up and find a girl to marry."
We've just arrived in Dushui County, and we don't know anyone here. The only place we're familiar with is this tiny area. When I have time, I'll take Xiaoyu out to meet more people, and I'll definitely ask someone to arrange a marriage for you two..."
What the hell?
Aunt Xiangqin wants to ask someone to arrange a marriage between him and Brother Shuisheng.
He awkwardly smiled and refused, "Auntie, Brother Shuisheng is not young anymore. Right now, we should focus on him. You should quickly find someone to arrange a marriage for him. Once his matter is settled, you can worry about me. I still owe Manager Zhang money. What family would dare to marry their daughter to me? Marrying into debt would be like taking advantage of the girl, wouldn't it?"
Aunt Xiangqin pouted and said discontentedly, "You child, you've already started this small business, paying back the money won't be a problem for long, right? Why can't you get married? Just focus on your business, pay back the money you owe, it won't delay anything, leave the marriage to your aunt."
Shen Qianchuan couldn't persuade Aunt Xiangqin, and not wanting to say anything wrong that might make her cry again, he quickly made an excuse, "Oh, Auntie, I suddenly remembered that we're out of flour. I have to go buy some quickly, otherwise what will we sell tomorrow?"