If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

The gate of the East Palace slammed shut again in front of Liu Yinghua.

Two guards stood outside the door, one on the left and one on the right, holding their swords at their waists, staring at Liu Yinghua with a fierce look.

Looking at the two adjacent but equally closed doors, deeper and stronger despair quickly spread from Liu Yinghua's heart to her entire body.

It was getting dark and the cold was getting worse.

The mother and son were still wearing the thin clothes they had worn when they left the house. The biting cold came from all directions, seeping in little by little from the collars and lapels of their clothes, all the way to their hearts.

Qin Anwen looked up at his mother and called out hesitantly, "Mom?"

Liu Yinghua suddenly came to her senses, hugged her son tightly in her arms, and began to cry.

Her husband is in jail, and her three sons are either running away or being detained. How is she going to live her life from now on?

Qin Anwen said softly: "Mother, let's go find my sister. Didn't she marry into the Cheng family?"

Cheng family?

That damn girl returned the engagement letter and all the dowry.

The Cheng family had lost so much face that at this moment, they might have hated Yi'er to the core.

Yi'er entered the Cheng mansion without a matchmaker or betrothal. After this incident, she can no longer keep her position as the legal wife.

If I go to look for Yi'er now, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get through the door?

She could only wait until the matter had faded away, and then she would go to Yier for help.

Having made up her mind, Liu Yinghua took Qin Anwen's hand and said, "Let's go to the prison and see your father."

She didn't do what the master told her to do.

That bracelet was broken. I don’t know if it can still be used.

If it could be used, she would climb to Gushan Manor even if she had to crawl, find the village head Zhang, and give the bracelet to him.

As long as she kills that dead girl, the good days for her family will return!

……

Qin Shu ordered people to close the door of the mansion and returned to the study in the front yard.

As soon as she entered the room, Qin Shu's eyes lit up and she called out, "Manager Zhong?

She took a few quick steps, bowed to the man sitting at the top, and said, "Qin Shu thanks Shopkeeper Zhong for your help. I will never forget this great kindness."

Shopkeeper Zhong laughed and helped Qin Shu up. "Miss Qin, you don't have to be polite. I am a businessman, and it is my nature to pursue money and profit. It is really against my original intention to not make money when there is a benefit. What's more, I will definitely make a profit in this deal. In the final analysis, I am still benefiting from Miss Qin."

Qin Shu smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Zhong is a man of true character. It is Qin Shu's great fortune to be able to cooperate with him."

She extended her hand and gestured, "Manager Zhong, please take a seat."

After the two of them sat down, Shopkeeper Zhong moved a gold-painted box beside him to the table, patted it gently and said, "Here are the contracts for those shops and farms, as well as the title deed to the house to the west. They are all here."

Qin Shu took a look but did not move. She just smiled and said, "Manager Zhong opened the shop to do business and helped Qin Shu when she was in trouble. Therefore, except for the house to the west, Manager Zhong has the final say on how to deal with the contracts of other shops and land."

The shops and properties can't be sold for much money now.

The company currently has shops and land worth 150,000 taels. If it sells them in a hurry, it may not even be able to sell them for half the price.

Otherwise, Qin Jingchang would not have borrowed money from a loan shark to stop Qin Shu from selling the shop.

Qin Shu had seen through Qin Jingchang's greedy nature and knew that he would be reluctant to sell the shop at a low price, so she deliberately proposed to sell the shop to hold the funeral.

He also secretly wrote a letter to Li Youlin, asking him to negotiate with Manager Zhong to give Qin Jingchang small benefits.

As long as Qin Jingchang can borrow high-interest loans from Jinglong, the profits will go to Manager Zhong and the losses will be made up by Qin Shu.

Moreover, any discerning person could see that this deal was a sure win, so Shopkeeper Zhong agreed readily.

Loan sharking itself is a form of plunder that sucks the blood out of people and robs their homes. Those who are capable of doing this are not good people.

The forces behind it are also unfathomable.

Shopkeeper Zhong is one of the few people in this industry who is willing to stand firm as long as benefits are meted out.

Especially since his father Qin Jingyuan had once been kind to him.

It’s just that it’s hard to say now whether this favor will be wiped out by someone’s death.

Qin Shu was testing Shopkeeper Zhong, and Shopkeeper Zhong was also guessing about Qin Shu in his heart.

Outside the South City Gate, Nanny Yu from the Xiao family testified for Qin Shu in public. Xiao Cheng did not leave the Qin Mansion until dark yesterday, and behind Xiao Cheng was Prince Jin.

Although it is not known whether Qin Shu had any connection with Prince Jin, the fact that Qin Shu was able to single-handedly bring Qin Jingchang's family to such a state in less than a month shows that she is not a simple person.

It is better to make friends with such people than to make enemies with them.

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Zhong laughed and said, "As the saying goes: A family with a fortune of ten thousand is not as good as a prosperous shop. Land is the basis of survival, and a shop is a place to accumulate wealth. If a wealthy family has extra money, they either buy land or set up a shop. This is the reason. If it were up to Zhong, he would naturally want the shop and land."

The contract was exchanged for silver. The original loan contract required the repayment of 55,000 taels within one month.

When it comes to Qin Shu, it is impossible to ask her for 70,000 taels, or to make up for the loss according to the current market price of the store.

If you get the shop contract and sell the shop after the New Year, the value may exceed 70,000 taels if the market is good.

Shopkeeper Zhong naturally knows better than anyone how to settle this account.

He quickly glanced at Qin Shu and saw that she looked normal, so he sighed, "It's just that these shops were bought when the shopkeeper Qin was alive. They are of great significance to Miss Qin. Zhong, it's not good to take advantage of someone's misfortune and take away someone's love."

Qin Shu smiled slightly, gently pushed the box towards Shopkeeper Zhong, and said, "If it weren't for Shopkeeper Zhong, I'm afraid these shops wouldn't be saved. Since they are in Shopkeeper Zhong's hands, it means that these shops are destined to be with Shopkeeper Zhong. Since Qin Shu said that the shops will be managed by Shopkeeper Zhong, her words are naturally counted."

She had originally planned to dispose of some of the shops and properties. These shops were actually mortgaged for 50,000 taels of silver. Although it was not as much as the original value, it was much higher than the current selling price.

Instead of spending another 55,000 taels of silver to redeem the shops, it would be better to hand them over to Manager Zhong as a way of repaying the favor.

In particular, these shops also include the Yufeng Restaurant and the Fur Grocery Store that Manager Chang mentioned at the beginning. The shopkeepers of these two shops have not yet delivered this year's harvest.

Now that the shop has been taken over by Shopkeeper Zhong, I'm afraid the other two shopkeepers will be in big trouble.

Thinking of this, Qin Shu took out another five thousand taels of silver from her sleeve and gently pushed it in front of Shopkeeper Zhong. "It's just that the courtyard to the west is the house that my father bought when he was alive. Qin Shu also had deep feelings for that place. I am willing to pay the silver and buy the house from Shopkeeper Zhong. I hope Shopkeeper Zhong will help me."

Shopkeeper Zhong was overjoyed: when he took back the house, he exchanged it for three thousand taels, and Qin Shu bought it for five thousand taels, so the extra two thousand taels would also go into his pocket.

Just these shops alone, as long as they are sold, he can make a steady profit, plus the two thousand taels of profit...

This business is really a pleasure to do!

Shopkeeper Zhong laughed, put away the banknotes, and said, "Ms. Qin is really a straightforward person. I, Zhong, will respectfully obey your order."

Merchants value profit and will only come back often if there is something to gain.

Since Qin Shu planned to do business in Jinzhou, she would inevitably have to deal with these people.

Instead of cramming at the last minute, it is better to take advantage of this little bit of friendship and build a good relationship.

Qin Shu smiled slightly and said casually, "Since this house was bought from Shopkeeper Zhong, then everything in the house should belong to Shopkeeper Zhong. Shopkeeper Zhong can take everything away."