Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

There has been a lot of money coming in and going out recently.

Now the main revenue comes from the vermicelli workshop and "Juhaowu".

After several months of operation, "Juhaowu" has been on track in all aspects. Not only has the income increased steadily, but the reputation has also gradually expanded.

Today's Xiyang County people, if they haven't visited "Juhaowu", they are falling behind. People from the surrounding villages and towns don't visit the county town very much, but they have also heard of the name "Gathering Good Things".

Not to mention the vermicelli workshop, because shopkeeper Li’s hunger marketing has kept prices high, but the market is still in short supply, and the current profits of vermicelli are quite astonishing.

However, no one dares to cause trouble for the vermicelli workshop. In the eyes of outsiders, this workshop is part of the "Zhenwei Building". Who can afford to find trouble with the "Zhenwei Building"?

Ordinary merchants don’t have the guts.

The luncheon meat business has just started, and not many people know about it. In addition, Xia Chuntao is doing experiments on preserving luncheon meat, and is not sure how long it can be stored. Only about ten kilograms of goods are produced every day, which will be used by Zhenweilou first. , wait until it is confirmed that it can be saved, and then officially sell it.

The expenses mainly include the cost of collecting beans and decorating the food shop.

In order to receive more beans, Xia Chuntao hired several strong men from the village to collect them in nearby towns. These ground beans will be used at least until March or April next year, when the new batch of ground beans comes.

Xia Chuntao predicts that the number of people growing beans will increase next year and the market price will drop, so the cost will naturally follow.

Decorating a restaurant with blue bricks, glazed glass, spiral staircases, tables and chairs, barbecue grills, cellars... the speed of spending money is also very high.

In addition, Xia Chuntao has entrusted shopkeeper Li to help her find a suitable place near Rongcheng to open a second vermicelli workshop. If everything goes well, construction will probably start in the spring, which is another big expense.

At the end of the year, dividends will be distributed to shareholders.

So set aside the necessary funds.

On this day, Xia Chuntao was settling accounts at home.

Li Yue'e hurried in with a woman, "Chuntao, your sister may be dying! She asked my relatives to come over and wants you to go."

"what happened?"

The woman said: "Chun Xing was beaten by her husband's family before. It was quite serious. Her husband's family didn't even ask for a doctor, so they dragged her to pieces. It seems that she will not survive anymore."

Xia Chuntao nodded, entrusted Niuniu to Li Yuee, called Xuan Er, and drove the carriage to Xiaoxi Village.

Along the way, the woman Li told Xia Chuntao the cause and effect.

Xia Chunxing married a few years earlier than Xia Chuntao. She married into the Tian family in Xiaoxi Village, and her children had poor luck.

She had miscarried twice during her pregnancies, and everyone in the village knew that she was beaten by her man, Tian Baoshan. Although a boy was born for the third time, he died before he was a full month old. The doctor said he died prematurely due to congenital deficiencies.

The Tian family was very dissatisfied with Xia Chunxing. What was the use of a woman who couldn't have children?

Because of this, Xia Chunxing's status in the Tian family is very low. I heard from Ms. Li that her mother-in-law and husband-in-law often beat and scolded her.

Four years ago, Xia Chunxing was pregnant again. When she was about to give birth, she went back to her parents' home. As a result, she had a seizure at her parents' home and gave birth to a boy. She returned to Tian's house after finishing confinement at her parents' house.

The Tian family was very happy that the child was healthy and a boy, and they felt a little better about Xia Chunxing.

When the child turned three years old and turned out to be very beautiful, someone told the Tian family that this child looked nothing like your family.

In fact, as their children grow up, the Tian family themselves feel that they don’t look like their own children. All of them have dark skin, flat noses, single eyelids, and small eyes. This child has fair skin and big eyes. He looks like a New Year doll.

The key is that Xia Chunxing also looks very ordinary.

When people outside said this, the Tian family became more and more suspicious.

About ten days ago, when Xia Chunxing returned to her parents' home, her husband-in-law followed her quietly and saw her talking to a strange man. When she came back, Xia Chunxing was beaten and she was immersed in a pig cage.

Xia Chunxing couldn't stand the beatings or the intimidation, so she finally told the truth.

It turned out that when she returned to her parents' home before giving birth, she picked up a baby from a haystack on the roadside. She should have been less than a month old. When she saw it was a boy, she thought that her parents wanted a son but had never wanted one. It is better to raise this child, so that someone can die.

Unexpectedly, not long after arriving at her parents' home, she would have a seizure. The baby was born before the midwife had time to scream. He didn't cry or scream when he was born, and he died soon after.

Xia Chunxing felt that God gave this child to her because God took pity on her. So, it was a matter of course that he made this son his son.

No one except Xia Chunxing's parents knew this secret.

Who knew that the child's appearance would bring huge trouble to Xia Chunxing.

I learned that the child was actually picked up, and my family had raised it like a treasure for three years. Mother-in-law Liu and her husband Tian Baoshan beat Xia Chunxing into a state of disgrace, threw her into a shack and left her to die.

That child, Xiaobao, is pitiful.

The whole family gritted their teeth with hatred when they saw him. The three-year-old child was beaten whenever he wanted. In just a few days, he was tortured to a terrible state.

Mrs. Li, who came to report the news, lived next door to the Tian family and couldn't stand it. She secretly brought some food to Xia Chunxing and Xiaobao, and then she was entrusted with Xia Chunxing.

What Xia Chuntao hates most in her life is taking out her anger on children.

The grudges between adults, whether to beat, scold, kill or chop, are all the adults' own choices.

What's wrong with kids? He doesn't understand anything, he is just a seedling that has not yet grown up.

Whether it was luck or misfortune, he had no choice but to accept it.

Before entering Tian's courtyard, I heard roars inside.

"You little bastard, you eat and drink from my house, and you can't even hold a pot! You're useless!"

Then came the sounds of punches and kicks.

Xia Chuntao took the coachman Xuan Er into the yard.

Xiaobao fell to the ground, his body was dirty, and his dirty hands were touching the ground. There was a pot lying next to him, and the pot was still steaming. Tian Baoshan didn't think it was enough, so he grabbed Xiaobao's hand and pushed it into the pot.

Xia Chuntao is so angry! He ran over to stop it.

Unexpectedly, someone was faster than her. She saw a shadow flash past her, and then heard a "click", and Tian Baoshan's arm grabbing Xiaobao hung down weakly.

"Ah——" Tian Baoshan screamed in pain and fainted on the ground.

Xiaobao was now held in Xuan Er's arms.

The child's big clear eyes stared blankly at Xuan Er, and their eyes were filled with tears, but they did not fall.

Xia Chuntao rubbed the child's thin back.

"Don't be afraid, Xiaobao. I'm your aunt. I'm here to see your mother. Where is your mother?"

Xiaobao looked at Xia Chuntao with his big childish eyes and said nothing.

Xia Chuntao let him look at it, took out a handkerchief from her bag, and gently wiped Xiaobao's dirty little hands.