Qibao thought that her eldest uncle had been doing farm work in the countryside for many years. Not having experienced these things, and therefore thinking too simple, she spoke: "Uncle, think about it, we sold the vegetables to Zuixianlou, and Zuixianlou's business is booming because of this, and other restaurants will lose customers. Who do you think did it?"
Uncle Xu suddenly understood and asked. "You mean we have blocked other people's way of making money? But who could it be?"
Qibao replied. "There are only two big restaurants in town, the other small restaurants would never dare to offend Zuixianlou, so it would only be Yipinxian."
Shopkeeper Tong spoke: "This girl, Qibao is right. He was the only one who dared to do this. Humph! When we first came to Huamen Town in Zuixianlou, we didn't touch Yipinxian. Zuixianlou can't give no food to other restaurants without us coming here. It doesn't matter if there is a healthy competitor, but now he is targeting me, Zuixianlou. Now he actually has his mind set on my Zuixianlou Pavilion. He really thinks that my Zuixianlou Pavilion is something he can touch!"
After listening to what Shopkeeper Tong said, Qibao thought to herself that it seems that Zuixianlou has a background, otherwise he wouldn't have said such confident words, so she asked: "Grandpa Tong, how are you going to handle this matter?"
Tong shopkeeper replied: "Although we all know that this is done by Yipinxian, but we don't have the evidence, we can only hope that those who are sent to the Yamen will be able to interrogate some valuable information, I'll go to the Yamen right now, I have some relationship with the magistrate, to see if I can interrogate something."
Xu Dabo exclaimed: "Then I'd like to thank Shopkeeper Tong for making the trip."
Shopkeeper Tong waved his hand and said: "I'm not only seeking justice for you, I'm also pulling out the hidden dangers for my Zuixianlou, you all will rest here for the time being, and when I come back I'll invite you all to have a meal at my Zuixianlou at noon."
Elder Xu got up and thanked him, watched Shopkeeper Tong leave and then sat down and said: "Everyone has been frightened, so we'll just take a break here to calm down, and it's not too late to go buy furniture or something after lunch."
Xu Dabo said: "Dad, it seems that we can get into this kind of disaster just by doing some small business to support our family. No wonder the poor are still predominant."
Qibao said: "Uncle, tigers are not harmful to people, but tigers are harmful to people's hearts. There will only be more bad people than good people in this world. We are just farmers with no background. This is the case now. If we make a lot of money in the future, we will only be targeted by more people."
Mrs. Zhang said: "Qibao, otherwise we should stop doing this business. Although our family was poor before, everyone felt at ease. Look, our business has not been in business for long and we have incurred such a disaster, your life may be in danger in the future."
Qibao said: "Auntie, we have to do this business. Think about it, once we cut off our business with Zuixianlou, our family will become increasingly uneasy. With the protection of Zuixianlou, some people dare not bring trouble to us. Once we end our cooperation with Zuixianlou, some other restaurants will come to us for these vegetables, so what if we meet those who force us to sell them? Also, brothers are still studying now, the family must have financial resources, if in the future brothers go into official careers. We have silver in the house to help brothers, and we can't just cancel the contract now. We have to hug Zuixianlou's thigh tightly. From what Shopkeeper Tong said just now, it seems that there is a bigger backer behind him. Although I know some martial arts, and I will teach brothers some self-defense skills, but there are always areas that I can't take care of, I can't stay at home all the time and not go out, and brothers will have their own paths to walk in the future."
The old man added: "Qibao is right. Now that we have started, there is no room for regret. If you don't think about yourself, you must also think about the children at home. From today on, you must restrain your soft temper. Our family will We have just begun, there will be bigger troubles waiting for us in the future, you must be prepared."
Mrs. Wang said: "Old man, I listen to you. No matter what the family decides in the future, I will not hold you back." After hearing what the mother-in-law said, the three sisters-in-law gritted their teeth and agreed, and they had to fight for this for the sake of the children.
At this time, the waiter came with a pot of tea, a few plates of snacks, Xu Dabo thanked him, and then said to the Xu family: "Father and mother, don't think about it, try the snacks made by Zuixianlou, I had the honor to taste two pieces of the food when I was delivered before, and the taste was better than the ones bought outside. I guess the shopkeeper Tong asked the waiter to send them here."
The family ate some snacks and drank some tea in the box. They felt relaxed and began to look at the box casually. Mrs. Li spoke: "This Zuixianlou Restaurant is indeed the best restaurant in town. It's really grand, the tables and chairs look expensive. People who come here to eat should be powerful people. Ordinary people probably don't have money to came here to eat."
Qibao said: "Our family could not afford to come in to eat in the past, but now it's different, we can still afford to eat, and we'll come to eat whenever second auntie wants to come to eat in the future, we will come and eat!"
Mrs. Li waved her hand and said: "It costs several taels of silver to have a meal here. Besides, we can eat meat if we want at home. The vegetables are also provided by our family. It's better to cook a table of dishes at home, just eat it as we like, it feels more comfortable."
Time also passed by while everyone was talking and laughing. Suddenly the door of the compartment was opened from the outside, and three people came in. Everyone turned to look, it turned out to be shopkeeper Tong, brothers and Xu Laoer. Everyone was getting up to greet Shopkeeper Tong as he sat down for a cup of tea, and Elder Xu inquired: "I wonder if Shopkeeper Tong has inquired about anything?"
Shopkeeper Tong said: "I went to the Yamen to ask the county magistrate about this matter. The county magistrate immediately sent several Yamen servants to torture and interrogate them. Those people were seriously injured, and they were not restrained by the criminal law, so they called out a man wearing black. The burly man with his face covered in clothes came to them with twenty taels of silver and told them that you had offended someone who shouldn't be offended and asked them to teach you a lesson. He didn't know who that person was. The man had his face covered, obviously didn't want others to recognize it, anyway, when they saw the money, they accepted it and agreed."
After hearing what Shopkeeper Tong said, the Xu family was also very angry. But there is no other way. Even if they go to the Yamen now and claim that it is fresh and dried, there is no evidence, they will sue them for defamation and frame-up. But they will be punished. The Xu family all sighed and could only Be careful in the future.
Shopkeeper Tong continued: "For the safety of your family in the future and to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the future, you don't have to deliver the vegetables in person in the future. I will send a few skilled bodyguards to your house to transport the vegetables back to the restaurant."
The Xu family were very happy after hearing this. They all stood up to thank shopkeeper Tong, shopkeeper Tong said: "No need to be polite, I also do it for the sake of my Zuixianlou to not affected, but I do have one thing that I have not figured out......"
Elder Xu replied: "There's no harm in Shopkeeper Tong being straightforward about what he has to say."
Shopkeeper Tong nodded and said: "I went to the Yamen and saw those people. They were all young and tough men. When they were delivered to the Yamen, their hamstrings were broken. I wonder how you escaped?"
Everyone in the Xu family glanced at Qibao and didn't know how to answer. When they told shopkeeper Tong at that time, they just brushed it off. Now when the shopkeeper asks, it's not easy for them to lie to others either.
Qibao said: "Grandpa, since Grandpa Tong is not an outsider, let's tell the truth!"
Qibao turned to shopkeeper Tong and explained: "Grandpa Tong it's like this, Qibao had previously worshipped a Master, and that Master said that I had a marvelous foundation and bones. He insisted on taking me as a disciple, although he only taught me for a year. The Master then left in distress, and I've never seen him then. After the Master left, Qibao never neglected the techniques handed over by the Master, that's why I gained some skills. Qibao also relied on her small size and agility to defeat those bad guys."