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When Mrs. Liu saw Shunniang and Xie Erniang coming back, she asked them to come to him and before they could talk for a while, Xie Yi brought Qu Dalang over, and then Shunniang took them to the backyard.

"What is this for?" Mrs. Liu asked Xie Erniang who was standing in front of her.

Xie Erniang replied: "The officials said that she was going to Jincheng Town to buy cheap silk and satin to resell to make money, and if she wanted to take Heiwa there, let my father borrow Qu Dalang to help send the seedlings to the city."

After saying this, she followed to the backyard on the grounds that she would follow her to have a look. She didn't want to continue talking nonsense with Mrs. Liu, because she was afraid that Mrs. Liu would inexplicably ask some weird questions after a while, and she would not be able to answer them.

Mrs. Liu must be concerned about Shunniang going into a business that she didn't mention to her, and hiring another person, so after Xie Erniang went to the backyard, she also stood up and walked to the backyard. He walked over to his mother and heard her talking to his assistant Hei Wa and that Qu Dalang.

Shunniang asked Heiwa to take Qu Dalang to harvest seeds, weigh them, keep the bottom, and deliver goods to the city starting tomorrow, and let Qu Dalang get acquainted with the stores that Heiwa usually sent to.Of course, she will also go to the city every now and then to expand the sales of this kind of life.

Xie Yi said to Qu Dalang what he said when he sent Heiwa over last time, that is, working with his second son-in-law has a bright future, and the salary is also quite good.

Qu Dalang said that he was willing to follow Shunniang and do well.

This is Qu Dalang's sincere words. Previously, Hei Wa, the clerk of Xie's butcher shop, worked with Shun Niang for a few months.Not to mention this, Shunniang is also a capable and smart young man in Qu Dalang's heart, and Qu Dalang believes that Shunniang will definitely have a bright future and make the business bigger.If he stayed at Xie's butcher shop, he could only be a clerk at most, but if he wanted to work with Shunniang, when Shunniang's business became bigger, he would be better than being a clerk as a sole manager.

Xie Yi cheerfully patted him on the shoulder to let him do a good job, and said a few words to his daughter and Shunniang before leaving. Shunniang sent him out in person and expressed her gratitude to him again. Xie Yi smiled He said that as long as Shunniang treats his daughter well, and expands the family business, so that his daughter can enjoy the blessings, that is to repay him.

Shunniang was grateful, nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry, Father-in-law, I will definitely let Erniang live a good life and treat her well for the rest of my life."

"Okay!" Xie Yi slapped Shunniang on the shoulder with his big hand, and then happily went back to tell the lady.

Shunniang walked back, and her mother stopped her in the main room, and asked her unhappily that she was going to Jincheng Town to buy cheap silk and satin to make money, why didn't she tell her, her old lady became the last one to know.

"This matter was only decided after I went to Yue's house, and it wasn't made early in the morning. Besides, don't you know it now?"

"I said, you didn't talk to your mother before you made the decision, and discussed it? This kind of raw business hires another person, plus wages, plus food, and you have to spend another four to five pennies a month. What do you think?" Have you paid for it?"

"Mom, don't worry about business matters? I'll settle the accounts, and with Qu Dalang's help, I can sell more seeds, and I can spare time to look at other profitable businesses. I can’t just give birth to me for the rest of my life, can I? Besides, the money I’m earning now doesn’t mean I can’t afford Qu Dalang’s wages. Well, I’m going to talk to Qu Dalang and Heiwa. How about you? Take a rest, go to visit, or do anything else, just don't meddle in my business."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Mrs. Liu's ugly face, she went straight away.

Mrs. Liu wanted to say something that it would not be worthwhile to hire more people, but Shun Niang no longer listened to her, and just said a word, telling her not to get involved in the business, and left, making her so angry that her heart ached.

She thought, why both Xie Erniang and Xie's family knew what Shunniang was going to do earlier than herself, but her own mother was the last to know. It can be seen that Shunniang was fascinated by her after marrying Xie Erniang, and only Xie Erniang and Xie Erniang were in her heart. The family is gone, and she has really forgotten her own mother.

Although she also admits that she is not good at doing business with Shunniang, but she can tell herself in advance, at least it is the minimum respect for her mother-in-law, but Shunniang does not.This has to be put before Shunniang gets married, let alone discussing it, no matter what, she must say hello to herself.Therefore, all of this is because Xie Erniang entered Xi's family, so that her daughter Shunniang completely changed, and she no longer has her own mother in her eyes and heart.Mrs. Liu regretted it now, she shouldn't have agreed to Shunniang to marry Erniang Xie in the first place, if things go on like this, Erniang Xie will soon have to ride on her head to do her best because of her natal family's power?

Thinking of this, Liu's teeth itch with hatred and flustered, feeling that she can't wait for the freshness of Shunniang's wedding to pass, so she wants Xie Erniang to get out of this house.However, now Xi's family is renting in Xie's house, and Xie Yi and his wife next door love Xie Erniang very much. She knows that if she really wants to blatantly start a fight with her daughter-in-law, she will definitely not be able to take advantage of it.Besides, Shunniang is also on Xie Erniang's side right now, defending her very much. For Xie Erniang's sake, she has quarreled with her own mother several times in the past few days.

Therefore, she felt that she had to wait a little longer to clean up Xie Erniang. Suddenly, she thought that Shunniang had hired Qu Dalang as a clerk, and asked him to go to Bianliang City with Heiwa to deliver goods, and then waited for Qu Dalang to get started. , I took Hei Wa to Jincheng Town to search for goods, then Shunniang would leave for a few days, and while Shunniang was away, I could take care of Xie Erniang by myself.

Immediately, Mrs. Liu decided that she had to think about ways to deal with Xie Erniang, and would do it in the few days when Shunniang was away.

Xie Erniang didn't know that her mother-in-law wanted to fix her. While Shunniang was away, she was smiling and listening to Shunniang's arrangement in the backyard of Xi's house, what Qu Dalang should do with Heiwa.

For the next month or so, Shunniang would sometimes ride into the city with Heiwa and Qu Dalang in a bullock cart, and when they went to deliver goods, she would visit small foot shops that she had never been to to sell her own bean sprouts. Come on, there are more than a dozen stores that can deliver goods there.In fact, she can visit other official stores except Songjiazheng Store and Weijiazheng Store. If she succeeds, there will be hundreds of foot stores that can deliver goods at once.But Shunniang knew that there would be hundreds of delivery shops all of a sudden, and her current manpower would not be able to take care of them at all.Unless we recruit more people, replace all the family members, pay them wages, and expand the stall, we can cope with the increase in sales.

But Shunniang wanted to do that charcoal business in her heart, she wanted to amass a fortune that her old mother didn't know and couldn't get her hands on, and then bought a house in Bianliang City to build her own small home.So she doesn't want to do this thing of expanding the bean sprouts market for the time being.

Unless she went to Heshan to see it, and the charcoal business was not easy to do, she planned to continue to expand the sales of bean sprouts and accumulate wealth by selling more.

After Qu Dalang followed Heiwa to deliver the seeds for more than half a month, he was basically able to independently deliver the goods from the shops that Heiwa usually delivered, but Shunniang was worried, and asked Heiwa to watch half of the children from the side. After many months, it was not until Qu Dalang was able to deliver the goods independently that he decided to go to Heshan.

On the sixth day of June, it was an auspicious day for traveling, so Niang Shun got up early in the morning and had breakfast, then took the package that the lady gave her, which contained clothes, shoes, socks, medicine and money.

Heiwa also carried a bag, which contained his belongings, as well as some of the money and dry food that Shunniang had carried for him. This was also a preparation for traveling outside. In case someone’s belongings were stolen, the other person had money , so as not to fall into the situation where there is no money to eat and no money to stay in a hotel.

In order to go to Heshan, Shunniang rented two donkeys and rode a donkey with Heiwa. Xi's family and Xie's family sent them to the entrance of the town and watched them go far before going back.

Shunniang said that it would take at least four or five days to come back, so she told the lady that if she felt bored, she could go to the natal family next door to sit for a while, or talk to Shen Wuniang.She also specifically told her mother and sister-in-law that during the days when she was not at home, if there was anything to do at home, if she was unsure, she would ask the Yue family for help.

After explaining these things, she felt relieved to ride a donkey with Hei Wa to the direction of Bianliang City. Heshan and Jincheng Town are both in the northeast direction of Bianliang City. Shunniang's destination is Heshan.

It was midsummer at this time, and the weather was hot. Shunniang and Heiwa set off early in the morning. By noon, they had traveled forty or fifty miles, so they went to a roadside tea shed to drink tea and eat some dry food. , take a break along the way.

The tea sellers in the tea shed were an old couple who took Shunniang's two pennies and brought her and Heiwa two bowls of herbal tea.

Shunniang and Heiwa drank the tea, took out the sesame seed cakes in the bundle, and ate them. While eating, they asked the old couple if there were any towns or villages where they could settle down on the road to Heshan.And how far is it to Heshan?

The old couple told Shunniang that there is still more than 60 miles to go to Heshan on this road. If they ride donkeys, they can reach Heshan at 30:30 at sunset, but Heshan is desolate, except for some people mining coal there and building some Apart from the humble houses, there is no village to rest in.Therefore, people who go to Heshan usually go to Jincheng Town, which is more than [-] miles away from Heshan, to rest first, and then go to Heshan the next day. In this way, they can buy coal in Heshan, and then go to Jincheng to stay for one night. The next day Return to Bianliang.The two couples also told Shunniang that this road goes forward for more than [-] miles and then there is a fork in the west leading to Jincheng Town. They suggested that Shunniang and Heiwa go to Jincheng to rest first, and it would be better to go to Heshan tomorrow, otherwise this will pass. , It's embarrassing to have no place to live at night. Although it's not difficult to sleep outside in summer, most people don't do that.

After hearing this, Shunniang said to Heiwa: "Looks like we're going to Heshan, the Jincheng Town is a place we must go to, that's okay, I heard that Jincheng Town is very lively and prosperous, let's go there and have a look. good."

Hei Wa nodded and said hello. At this time, two men who were drinking tea at the table next to Shun Niang and Hei Wa in the tea shed, a middle-aged man who was about [-] years old suddenly said to Shun Niang: "This brother , my brother and I are also going to Jincheng Town, how about we go together all the way?"

Before Shunniang entered this tea shed, she had already noticed that there were two men dressed as businessmen in the shed drinking tea and resting their feet. There were two big black donkeys tied to the side of the shed, and some water bags and other things were carried on the big black donkeys. .

Shunniang will always refuse the stranger's request to talk to her on the road and go with her all the way.

After all, they are away from home and they don't know each other well, so there is no friendship, let alone a good impression. If they go somewhere together, Shunniang is afraid that they will be cheated or robbed by bad people.

So after the man who asked Shunniang to accompany him to Jincheng Town at the exit invited him, Shunniang glanced at him, turned around and said to Heiwa, "Let's go."

Heiwa agreed naively, stood up and went to pick up the burden on the table, followed Shunniang to the place where their big green donkey was tied to the shed, untied the donkey's rein, and the two Turned on the donkey, slapped the donkey's buttocks and continued on the road.

Not wanting to go far, the middle-aged man who asked to go along with him in the tea shed just now and the brother he talked about came after him.

As soon as Shunniang saw it, she said to Heiwa, "Let's go faster, the two people who talked to me in the tea shed just now are following."

When Hei Wa heard about it, she also turned her head to take a look, and then said to Shun Niang: "Second brother, don't be afraid, those two are not big, I can knock them down by myself."

Shunniang glanced at Heiwa, and then she muttered in her heart, thinking that the middle-aged man and the young man were of medium build, and indeed they were no match for Heiwa, who was tall and strong, with a big arm and a round waist. Rucai blatantly said that he would go with himself and Hei Wa, if he were them, he would quietly follow and find a suitable place to do it.I didn't pay attention to the middle-aged man just now, so I didn't figure out what they meant.Now that those two people came after them again, what exactly did they intend to do?

So Shunniang and Heiwa let the donkey run faster for a while, and slower for a while, and then found that the two who followed were doing the same thing, and they followed them not far behind.

After leaving the tea shed and walking for more than ten miles, Shunniang finally couldn't bear it any longer. She stopped by the reins of the big green donkey, turned over and got off the donkey, and took the donkey to rest under a big tree by the roadside. , took off the water bag from the donkey and drank a couple of sips, then looked at the two people behind him, saw that they had also reined in the black donkey sitting under him, and then looked towards him.

Shunniang thought for a while, then called Hei Wa over, and asked him to go over and ask the two of them what they were going to do.

Hei Wa really rode a donkey there, went to those two people and told them what Shun Niang said, and those two people also told Hei Wa the reason why they followed him and Shun Niang.

"You guys wait, I'll go over and talk to my second brother, and then I'll answer you." Hei Wa finished listening, and then rode a donkey to Shunniang's side, riding on the donkey, he went over to question him just now, and the two Tell Shunniang what to say.

He said: "The middle-aged man said his surname is Chen, so he can be called Chen Dalang. The young man next to him is his brother Chen Erlang. Both brothers are in the spice business. They went to Jincheng Town to collect some cheaper prices. The spices we bought were sold back to the spice shop in Bianliang City. The reason why they want to go with us is because the road to Jincheng Town has been uneven recently, and there have been strongmen who robbed the road. Those strongmen often lie on the side of the road , when they see a lone passer-by, they will come out to snatch money or goods. In the past two or three months, more than a dozen people have been robbed. Therefore, they saw me and my second brother, and saw that I was big and strong. , so he wants to go with us, he said, if there are more people, those strong people who rob us will not dare to rob us."

After hearing this, Shunniang frowned, rubbed her nose, and said, "I don't know if they are telling the truth? Just now in the tea shed, the old couple who sell tea didn't tell us that there is a traffic accident on this road. A strong man who robbed Dao?"

Hei Wa: "Except for the Chen brothers, I have not seen anyone else on this road at the moment. Otherwise, if you ask them, you will know whether they are telling the truth."

Shunniang pursed her lips and thought for a while before saying, "Heiwa, you go over and call them over, and I'll ask them again. And you, keep an eye on them to see if they have any changes. If anyone is dishonest, first Let’s talk about overturning one. Also, if I agree with them to leave together later, you have to stop behind and keep an eye on them as well, and you can’t relax until you reach Jincheng Town.”

"Yes, Second Brother!" Hei Wa agreed immediately, then turned the donkey's head, slapped the donkey's buttocks, and ran towards the Chen family brother. With a happy expression on his face, he thanked Hei Wa, and then drove the big black donkey to the resting place of Shun Niang.

At that time, Shunniang had finished drinking the water, hung the water bag on the donkey, then got on the donkey, and rode on the donkey to wait for the Chen brothers.

The Chen brothers came to Shunniang on a donkey, and thanked her for willing to go to Jincheng Town with them.

Shun Niang said: "Don't thank me first, I still have some doubts in my heart, I want to ask you two, and please answer truthfully."

Chen Dalang was the first to speak: "I don't know what brother wants to know, if I know it, I will know everything without talking about it."

"Okay." Shun Niang nodded, "I want to ask Brother Chen, since there are strong men who robbed the road on this road, as you said, they have also robbed more than a dozen people, is it possible that no one went to the yamen to report the crime? Didn’t the government officials come here to arrest the strong man?”

Chen Dalang: "Someone went to the yamen to report the case, and the government's yamen also came here to arrest strong people, but for some reason, as long as the government's yamen came to this road to look for robbers, those robbers would not come out. After leaving, those strong men came out again. In addition, the strong men who robbed the road only asked for money and did not kill them, so those government officials came several times and they didn't like to come. Therefore, anyone who travels between Jincheng and Buyers and sellers between Bianliang and Bianliang now like to travel together, the more people the better, just to avoid being robbed by the strong man lying on the side of the road."

I don't know why, after listening to Chen Dalang's words, Shunniang remembered that when Wu Song first arrived at Jingyanggang, the shopkeeper in the small foot shop told him to wait for the crowds before going to Jingyanggang together, otherwise he would easily encounter a big bug...

"My brother and I saw you in the tea shed just now, like a black tower. I think with him around, those strong men who want to rob the road in twos and threes will not dare to do it." Chen Dalang continued to explain, "If... no Do you know what your name is for this brother?"

Chen Dalang bowed his hands to Shunniang and asked.

Shun Niang: "My surname is Xi, and I am the second highest in the family. Just call me Xi Erlang."

Pointing to Hei Wa again, he introduced: "This is my brother Hei Wa."

Chen Dalang cupped his hands again and said, "Second brother Xi, brother Heiwa, we are all people who are away from home, please make it easy for me and my brother to share your glory, how about we go to Jincheng Town together?"

At this point, Shunniang felt that she couldn't refuse anymore, so she nodded and said to Chen Dalang, "Then let's go on the road together."

After hearing this, the Chen Dalang brothers all expressed their thanks to Shunniang. Shunniang waved her hand, turned the donkey's head around first, and continued on their way.

The Chen family brothers hurried to follow, Hei Wa followed what Shun Niang said just now, riding a big green donkey at the end alone, monitoring the Chen family brothers, and observing the situation on both sides of the road by the way.

There were brothers from the Chen family walking along the way, and Shunniang learned some things she never knew from their mouths, such as where the fork in the road leading to Jincheng Town was, and how to identify it, and how to buy it in Jincheng Town. Gold jewelry is more cost-effective than in Bianliang City, and what kind of hotels and inns are there in Jincheng Town, what are the consumption conditions of these hotels and inns, and what kind of black shops in Jincheng Town are like.

"Black shop? There is a black shop in Jincheng Town. Could it be that no one went to the yamen to file a complaint, and there was no yamen to manage the matter?" As soon as Shunniang heard the word "black shop", she remembered the black shop opened by Sun Erniang. Human flesh buns are sold, so I asked Chen Dalang if there are human flesh buns in the black shop?

Chen Dalang waved his hands with a smile, and continued: "Brother, I don't know where I heard that there are people selling steamed buns in black shops. The black shops in Jincheng Town are actually slaughtering customers, and they are very ruthless. Merchants who are new to Jincheng Town, if they live alone Going in, being slaughtered is also a common thing. My brother and I were also slaughtered when we first went to Jincheng Town, but after we inquired clearly, we didn’t get slaughtered.”

After hearing this, Shunniang said: "When we arrive in Jincheng Town, I need to ask Brother Chen for advice."

Chen Dalang: "It's easy to say, easy to say."

On the way, Chen Dalang asked Shunniang what she was doing in Heshan, and Shunniang said that she had a brother who opened a mine there, and she wanted to visit him.

"Mining? Could it be that coal has only emerged in the past year or so?"

"Yes, it is this mine."

"Brother Xi wants to see if it can be done, and then wants to start mining?"

"Look and talk."

"I heard that to open a mine, you need at least two or three hundred yuan of capital, and you have to give a gift to Lizheng here. You can only open mines in Heshan after you have written a document that allows you to open mines. Yue also needs to give him [-]% tribute. In this way, it will cost four to five hundred yuan to open a mine. But even if you spend this money, you may not be able to make money. Some people are lucky and open in the mine On the ground, you can dig out a lot of coal and make a lot of money, but if you don’t dig it on the veins, the mine will be exhausted after a long time, and the production of coal is not much, but it’s worth the money. Therefore, although many people know the coal You can make money by buying and selling, but not everyone dares to mine and make money.”