HLnovel Chapter 92 Moving to Town!
Chapter 92 Moving to Town!
"No problem, no problem, it's just a small favor." Manager Su quickly waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
"In that case, thank you very much, Manager Su!"
The father and daughter bowed together to thank Manager Su.
They only had four and a half taels of silver, which wasn't enough to pay Manager Su's rent for the time being.
However, starting next month, the payment method for the daily supply of braised pig's trotters will be changed to monthly settlement, and the rent will be deducted from the monthly payment.
Shen Xiaotang asked Manager Su to write an agreement, and both parties pressed their fingerprints on it.
Manager Su arranged for a shop assistant to take them to the vacant house to familiarize them with the place.
When the family of four arrived at their destination with the waiter, they looked up and saw...
Before your eyes is a large house with green tiles and blue bricks, a red-lacquered gate, and a gold-plated plaque with the two large characters "Su Mansion" written on it!
OMG!
This house is huge and impressive, almost as big as the one in the county.
Manager Su is being far too generous!
They actually provided such a large house for their family to live in.
This act of kindness in times of need is truly touching!
Shen Xiaotang sighed inwardly. Just because Manager Su didn't look down on them for being poor and was able to lend a helping hand when her family desperately needed to find a place to stay, they would remember Manager Su for the rest of their lives!
The waiter smiled and said, "Brother Qingchuan, this is it. I still have things to do in the restaurant, so I won't go in with you."
Shen Qingchuan hurriedly said, "Okay, you go ahead and get busy. Thank you for accompanying us. Once we've settled in, remember to come over for some hot tea next time."
"Okay, since Brother Qingchuan has spoken, I'll definitely come, haha."
After the waiter left, Shen Qingchuan took out the key that Manager Su had given him to unlock the door.
The courtyard was filled with flowers and plants, the bluestone pavement was spotless, the house was clean and tidy, and the scenery was pleasant, much like the Xue family mansion.
When Liu and Xiaoyu saw such a big house for the first time, they were so shocked that their mouths were agape.
"Good heavens, how come Manager Su's house is so big? How come it's so grand? How much did it cost to buy it? I'm afraid we couldn't earn enough in several lifetimes."
Xiaoyu covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Mom, this...this is so big! This place is so...beautiful!"
Shen Xiaotang smiled faintly, "Isn't it big, grand, and beautiful? When we save enough money in the future, we'll buy a big house like this too."
Xiaoyu clapped her hands and jumped up and down with joy, "Great! Great!"
Shen Qingchuan blushed, somewhat annoyed. "Tang'er, do you think it's too little for us to give Manager Su only six taels of silver a year for rent?"
Such a large house, six taels of silver, I'm afraid you can't even afford the main gate, and even if you rent it, you probably can't afford to rent it for several taels of silver.
"Father, do you now realize that six taels of silver is a bit too little? Let alone six taels a year, even six taels a month is probably not enough. Although this house is not comparable to restaurants and shops, it must have been very expensive when it was bought. If you spread it out as rent, it will be quite a lot."
Shen Qingchuan lowered his head in shame. "It's all because Father is ignorant. He thinks that six taels of silver is enough to build a brick house in the village. We took advantage of Manager Su this time."
Shen Xiaotang chuckled, "Dad, don't overthink it. We want to pay Manager Su more rent so he won't lose out, but we don't have the means right now. We only have a few taels of silver, and we still need to buy pig trotters and seasonings. Starting next month, the settlement will be monthly. Do you really want to cut off the supply?"
That definitely can't be stopped!
"But...but, we've taken such a big advantage from Manager Su, and Father is a little uneasy about it."
Shen Xiaotang nodded in agreement.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then let's try our best to make the braised pig's trotters more delicious, save up enough money quickly, and buy a small house to move in as soon as possible. Look how clean this house is, it must be regularly maintained by someone. Since we're living here, let's keep the house clean and tidy so that Manager Su won't have to send someone over again. This is also a way of silently thanking him, don't you think?"
Expressing gratitude doesn't necessarily have to involve using money.
Shen Qingchuan and Liu were stunned by what they heard, but they both agreed wholeheartedly.
"Dad, Mom, we won't set up a stall to sell roasted sweet potatoes today. You and Mom should hurry back to Guihua Village and bring over all our clothes and bedding, as well as the big pot from home. We'll settle down for today, and after lunch we'll go to the county to buy things."
Shen Qingchuan nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, we need to settle down today. This time we need to go to the county to buy sixty raw pig trotters, and we'll braise several big pots of them when we get back."
Suddenly, Liu remembered something, "Dad, what about our pigs and chickens?"
"Let's sell the pigs first, before the New Year. It'll be inconvenient to cut pig feed if we live in town. Manager Su has such a nice house, how can we raise pigs in the yard? We'll keep the two chickens, and I'll make a cage for them when I have time, so the two children can have eggs to eat."
"That's all we can do. We've taken on such a big order that we can't afford to cut pig feed and feed the pigs now."
Afterwards, the couple unloaded the mule cart and headed straight for Guihua Village.
move place!
Shen Xiaotang opened the woodshed and found a dusty wooden basin, a wooden bucket, and a rag. She went to the well and struggled to draw a bucket of water. She then led her sister to clean out two bedrooms.
These are the two rooms closest to the kitchen, making it convenient for her and her parents to take turns braising pig's trotters.
Although Xiaoyu is young, she is well-behaved and obedient, and she diligently wipes the tables and chairs with a rag.
Although she didn't wipe it very clean, she worked very hard.
It was almost noon when the couple finally rushed to the town.
The small mule cart was packed full.
Shen Qingchuan and Liu were exhausted and covered in sweat, and the mule was also so tired that it collapsed on the ground.
The family moved all their belongings inside and did a simple tidying up. Then, Shen Qingchuan led the mule and the pig to the livestock market to sell the pig.
A pig that hadn't even been raised until the New Year was sold for almost two taels of silver.
When her father came back and told her, Shen Xiaotang was so shocked that she covered her mouth.
A pig, selling for nearly two ounces?
If you feed them until the New Year, wouldn't you be able to sell them for two ounces?
Before the family divided their property, they raised four or five pigs. Wouldn't that have earned them ten taels of silver a year?
However, the pigs were all taken out to be sold by the stepmother without her parents' involvement, so the eldest son's family never knew that a pig was so valuable.
The mother feeds the pigs all year round, and the old couple made so much money from selling them, but they didn't even give her a single copper coin.
not human!
So inhuman!
After lunch, Liu and her youngest daughter stayed at the house to wash up, while Shen Xiaotang went to the county with her father.
Two pork shop owners saw that the father and daughter were buying pig's trotters every day and wanted to take the opportunity to raise prices.
Butcher Li looked Shen Qingchuan up and down and thought to himself, "He's not dressed very well, so how does he have money to buy so many pig trotters every day?"
Forget about what he's dressed for, as long as he has money.
"Hey brother, you guys come here to buy pig's trotters every day, we're almost out of pigs to slaughter. How about this, you raise the price a bit, and I'll grit my teeth and slaughter a couple more pigs later, so we can't cut off your pig's trotter supply."
Price increase?
Does this mean that if they don't add it, their pig's trotters will break?
That butcher Li really knows how to take advantage of a crisis!