First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 268 You Have Another Daughter

Seeing that he was really going to smash things, the old man didn't care about anything else and cried, "Stop it! You evil creature! I'll give you money, just give you money!"

The man then raised the bench in his hand with pride, "You old fool, why didn't you just give it to me earlier? Why did you make me spend so much energy?"

The old man was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He fumbled around in his waist and finally took out a few small coins. Just as he was about to pick out the small coins, the man took all of them away. "Give it to me! Do you want to keep it?"

"You beast!" the old man cursed angrily, "This is the money for your mother's medical treatment! If you take it all, what will happen to your mother?"

"That shameless old woman should have died long ago! Why did she have to hold on to this breath? Wouldn't you be relieved if she died?" the man cursed, "If you have money to waste on her, isn't it the same as throwing it into the water? No, throwing it into the water will make a sound!" After saying that, he put the pieces of silver in his arms, "You old woman, forget it today. You'd better make money. If you can't make money, transfer this shop to me as soon as possible. I sell this shop and you won't have to work so hard!"

He looked at the old man with contempt again, snorted, turned around and left singing a little tune.

After the people left, Su Jixiang stood up and helped the old man up, then pulled a stool for him to sit down.

The old man's eyes were filled with tears as he said to Su Jixiang, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sir..."

"You are responsible for his transformation, you know that?" Su Jixiang said slowly, "You gave birth to a child but didn't teach him, you spoiled him too much." When she wanted to buy the shop opposite, she had already inquired about the situation in the area, including the situation of the old couple, she knew it very well. Because their youngest son was born in old age, the old couple had always spoiled him very much, giving him whatever he wanted when he was young, which had already laid the seeds for today's troubles.

They also have a daughter who married in Anshun City, southwest of Mang City. Her husband died a few years ago. She originally wanted to move back to live with her parents, but was blocked by her younger brother. He was afraid that his sister would rob the shop after she came back. Although the shop was not big, it was located on Zhuque Street and was worth a bit.

Even though his sister repeatedly stated that she also had shops and storefronts in Anshun that were left by her husband's family, and that she came back just to take care of her parents and had no other ideas, she was still driven away by her youngest son.

Ever since the boss's wife fell ill, the situation in the store has been getting worse day by day. The old man has to take care of his wife and run the store at the same time. In addition, he is old and he fell last year, breaking his leg. He has no ability to manage the store, and it has gradually fallen into its current state.

The old man raised his eyes and looked at Su Jixiang. His lips moved a few times, but he couldn't say anything. He also knew that he had fallen into this situation because he over-indulged his youngest son. Even if his daughter wanted to come back, he didn't let her come back because of his youngest son. Now he regretted it terribly, but he couldn't bring himself to go look for his daughter.

"He won't let it go," Su Jixiang said, "You and your wife won't be at peace."

"What can I do?" The old man leaned on his cane and tapped the ground vigorously. "I have no other choice."

"You have a way." Su Jixiang said.

"What are you talking about?" The old man looked up at Su Jixiang.

"You still have a daughter, have you forgotten?" Su Jixiang said, "As long as you sell the shop and take the money to your daughter, you can get rid of your son's entanglement! She has become an independent female household in Anshun City. She is capable of protecting you two old people."

The discipline for women in this era was very strict, but in the border town, the requirements for women were not so high.

After all, there are frequent wars here, and when men die in battle, they will leave behind many widows and widowers, so the government allows capable widows to set up their own households and become female households, enjoying the same treatment as male households. However, there are many conditions for setting up female households, but every woman who can set up a household independently is very strong, and at least has the ability to survive in the market!

The old man's expression froze, and his eyes seemed to have a little light, but it quickly went out.

"I didn't allow her to return home before." The old man shook his head, "How can I face her now?"

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" Su Jixiang said with a smile, and then she said to the window, "You've been standing there and watching for a long time, it's time to come out."

Soon, a figure appeared at the door.

She was tall and wore a veil. After she came in, she took off the veil and bowed to Su Jixiang, "My humble servant Qu Qing greets the madam." She looked to be about thirty years old and was well maintained. Her clothes were not particularly gorgeous, but they were very decent and dignified. Her appearance was also very beautiful, giving people a very calm and beautiful feeling.

"No need to be so polite. It's better for you to handle your family's affairs." Su Jixiang said to the woman. "I should also go and do my own thing." She smiled at Qu Qing.

"Yes, ma'am, take care." Qu Qing escorted Su Jixiang out of the teahouse.

Lu Shui also quickly followed out.

She looked at Su Jixiang in bewilderment, "Madam, you came here to watch a play, not to drink tea. Isn't Qu Qing the boss who supplies us with spices?"

"Don't talk nonsense, there's no show to watch." Su Jixiang said, "She is indeed our new spice supplier for Caidiexuan. I came here today because I heard that her brother would definitely come to cause trouble today, so I called her to come and see. After all, this old man is her father. If her father is bullied here, she should let her daughter know."

"Oh. So that's what happened." Lu Shui suddenly realized. "I said that when we got here, there was a woman standing outside the teahouse looking in. I saw that she was a woman so I didn't chase her away..."

The spice shops in Mangcheng charge relatively high prices, so Su Jixiang thought about asking if there were any cheaper shops in the surrounding cities and counties.

It happened that Wei Dong went to the nearby Anshun City, and also by coincidence, he found the grocery store opened by Qu Qing.

Qu Qing had just taken over her husband's shop and needed a stable customer base. After talking with Wei Dong, she secured the deal. She was the first person to deliver spices to Caidiexuan.

Later, she delivered the goods to Caidiexuan personally every time. Su Jixiang found it strange and met with her, only then did he know the reason.