noffsinger Chapter 688 The villagers have objections
Chapter 688 The villagers have objections
Xia Yu was still on guard duty that night. Those guys were so drunk they might not even wake up tomorrow.
After handing the person over to Xia Yu, Du Mingxian felt completely at ease and went with Ling Silang to the Xu family to pick them up, and then went straight home.
Ling Sanlang sat in the carriage, extremely excited, his face beaming with joy.
Du Mingxian sat outside, the carriage curtain was hung up, and the group chatted as they walked.
“My third brother’s leg hasn’t fully recovered yet. He could actually stay in the house we bought in the county. Sometimes my second brother and the others stay there when they’re too busy.”
Ling Sanlang's eyes lit up dramatically when he heard about the house. "We bought a house? In the county?"
Good heavens, this is something he never dared to even think about before.
"Yes, we bought it. My family does business in the county, and sometimes it's inconvenient to go home too late. Having a house in the county means that whoever is busy in the county and doesn't want to go home, or can't get home in time, can just stay there."
"Okay, okay, that's great."
Ling Silang originally intended to ask Ling Sanlang if he wanted to stay in the county for a while longer before going home, but... Ling Sanlang's attention was completely drawn to the house in the county.
Once the topic veered off course, it could never be brought back.
When they were almost at the village entrance, Ling Silang reminded him, "Third brother, don't go to see Mother when you get home. You know her condition, and I'm afraid she won't be able to handle the shock."
"well."
Ling Silang parked the carriage directly in front of Ling Sanlang's house. The gate was left open, specially for Ling Sanlang, but there was no one home.
Ling Silang carried the person inside and placed them on the bed. "Third Brother, please don't mind. We've been rushing to finish the soap production lately, and my sister-in-law is very busy every day. She has no time at all. We're just about to deliver the first batch of goods."
"Okay, if you don't mind, let her be busy."
"Don't worry, Third Brother, just wait here. I'll bring you your food when it's time to eat."
"Okay, go and do your work."
When Xiao Ba returned to the village, she didn't even go inside her house after getting off the carriage; she went straight to find her good friends in the village.
The group of drunkards didn't wake up until the morning of the third day. As Du Mingxian had instructed, no matter how much they shouted or yelled, they were ignored.
Finally, Xia Yu got tired of their shouting and simply gagged them.
Du Mingxian wasn't idle either. She didn't have time to deal with these people because she had to deliver a 10,000 bar soap order to Bingcheng. This was the first time she had placed such a large order, so she had to take it seriously.
Bingcheng had his own people, but not many. Moreover, he didn't bring any other goods this time, only soap. Fearing problems on the way, he directly hired a security escort agency to protect him.
These people were picking up goods from the village. The wooden crates were filled with soap. The crates were loaded onto the horse-drawn carts, and the number of villagers watching grew larger and larger.
Some people are envious because of jealousy, while others are envious because they have become wealthy, even if it's just a small act of kindness that leads to wealth.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and they all watched Bingcheng's convoy arrive and depart. Almost instantly, they surrounded the Ling family.
Several young women of similar age to Du Mingxian surrounded her, their questions all wanting to know how much money she could make on this deal.
Du Mingxian laughed it off and then left, making an excuse that she was busy.
The other members of the Ling family were also prepared and did not reveal any important information. In the end, the patriarch was the one who was surrounded. The patriarch said that he knew nothing, but the others were also very eager to find out.
Some people were shrewd enough to go home immediately after everyone dispersed, grab valuable gifts, and head straight to the clan chief's house.
When the clan chief saw someone bringing things over, he guessed what it was about. "Why did you bring so many things over? I had no choice but to accept this."
"Clan leader, we are all from the same clan and should help each other. We had no choice. We were blinded by greed before, afraid that Si Lang's family would not have enough money, so we asked for the money we lent out to be returned. We never expected that it would end up being a business."
"Everyone else is about to get rich, but our family got nothing because we took back the silver. I, the clan chief, am heartbroken."
Looking at the pleading eyes of the visitor, and remembering the Ling family's instructions, the clan chief was at a loss for words. "These matters were all decided by the village. If you are added, others will receive less, and I'm afraid no one will agree to that."
“Everyone’s conditions were the same before. No one expected that you would ask for the money back. This… this is all fate.”
Upon hearing this, the visitor's expression turned sour. Regret welled up inside him, and he also felt some resentment towards Ling Silang's family. They were clearly just doing business, yet they insisted on calling it a loan.
“Clan leader, we really didn’t know before. Si Lang’s family really didn’t know either. If they had just said they wanted to do business, we would have accepted it even if we didn’t invest. But they didn’t say anything before suddenly starting a business. Isn’t that a bit unfair to us?”
When the clan chief heard that this person harbored resentment towards Ling Silang's family, he felt helpless. Before he could speak, another person arrived at the door, also carrying something, probably with the same purpose as the first person.
As they all arrived one by one, the clan chief, not wanting to deal with them individually, simply waved his hand and said, "Sit down and wait, let's see how many more people there are."
More and more people came, from just two or three at the beginning to half the courtyard full of people, all carrying things for the same purpose.
The same thing happened at the clan chief's house, and some people went directly to the Ling family's house. When Ling's father was in the courtyard, he was completely frozen and didn't know how to answer those people's demands.
Seeing that there were almost enough people, the clan chief waved his hand and said, "Take all your things back. I will discuss this with the others. If they don't agree, there's nothing you can do about it, even if you come to me again."
"Chieftain, please do your best. We're all from the same village, so it's good that we can all make money together." After saying this, someone put the item directly on the ground. "Chieftain, this isn't anything valuable. Keep it at home."
Others followed suit, and one by one they all left quickly, leaving behind a pile of valuable gifts.
The clan chief was so angry that his face turned green. He told his family to close the door and headed towards the Ling family's house. When he arrived, he found that there were also people in the Ling family's courtyard, who were also pestering Ling's father for the same thing.
Some families are even more shrewd; without dividing the family, the eldest son runs to the clan chief's house, and the second son runs to the Ling family, thus exerting influence from both sides.
"What are you all doing here? Go home right now."
"Chieftain, we had no choice," someone said, brazenly standing up.
The clan chief waved his hand angrily, "Alright, alright, you all think you're so clever and scheming. Go back now, let's discuss it. If the others disagree, you'll just have to accept it."