Chapter 46 Encourage
Before leaving, Cuihua pulled Zhu into the house and started to give her advice.
"Mom, my second uncle's family has got the recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts. Please ask my dad to go to my second uncle's house and ask them to teach him how to make sugar-roasted chestnuts. This way, we can set up a stall and make money in the future."
"Yes, mother, why didn't you think of that? If we also learn how to make sugar-fried chestnuts, we can also make a lot of money, and your second brother will have money to study."
Zhu slapped her thigh, as if she had finally realized something.
Cuihua had a lot of bad ideas in her mind. If she had used her intelligence in the right way, she might have been able to accomplish something great. Unfortunately, she ended up using it to harm others.
"Mom, then remember to tell Dad. I'm going home with Sun Wang first."
"Okay, mother will see you off." Zhu said as she sent Cuihua and Sun Wang to the door of their home.
"Mom, you must remember to tell Dad." Cuihua did not forget to remind Zhu again before leaving.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll tell you. Just be careful on your way back."
In the evening, Zhu really told this matter to Boss Liang.
"His father, this second brother's family has made a lot of money by selling sugar-roasted chestnuts. You are his eldest brother, and brothers should share the happiness. Ask your second brother to teach you how to make sugar-roasted chestnuts. Once you learn it well, we can also set up a stall." Zhu began to encourage her husband.
"This is a way of making money that my second brother's family came up with. Would it be inappropriate for me to learn it?" Boss Liang was somewhat reluctant.
"What's wrong with that? You're his eldest brother. Dad said that brothers should help each other. If he doesn't help you, who else can you help?"
Zhu spoke with confidence, without thinking about how she had disliked their family of three in the first place, and how she had instigated her second son to file a complaint and separate them.
Now that they are better, they talk about brotherhood and help each other.
"I'm a little embarrassed to ask this... let me think about it." Boss Liang was still a little hesitant.
"What are you thinking about? Wenzhi's education costs so much, and the family has little income now. You are still hesitating here. For the sake of our son's future, you have to ask for it." Zhu urged Liang Laodao.
"Okay, I'll try it tomorrow."
The next night, Liang Lao Da went to Liang Lao Er's house as expected, and Zhu followed him.
"Brother and sister-in-law, how come you have time to come here today? Have you eaten?" Liang Laoer was a little surprised to see Liang Laoda.
"I ate it, I ate it." Boss Liang rubbed his hands, feeling shy and a little embarrassed.
"Brother, do you have something to tell me?" Liang Laoer couldn't help but ask.
Boss Liang hesitated for a long time but still didn't dare to speak.
"Second brother, it's like this. I want your eldest brother to learn how to make sugar-fried chestnuts from you. Your nephew Wenzhi's tuition is too expensive and the family can't afford it. When your eldest brother learns how to make sugar-fried chestnuts, we can also set up a stall to earn some money for the family."
Seeing that her husband didn't say anything, Zhu simply stood up and spoke for him.
Boss Liang lowered his head, not daring to look into Boss Liang's eyes.
When Liang Laoer heard Zhu's intention, his face instantly turned ugly. There were already two more stalls in the city competing with their family for business, and he didn't expect that his eldest brother would come and join in the fun and talk to them like this.
There are some skilled masters out there who would not easily tell others about their ability to make money. Even if they want to take in an apprentice, the apprentice has to sign a contract to sell himself, and the master has to keep three points.
Now that he has difficulty walking and has no ability to make money, his family of three relies on the business of sugar-roasted chestnuts to make a living. His eldest brother and sister-in-law are pushing their family to death by asking for this.
"I can't make the decision on this matter. Sugar-roasted chestnuts were Qianhuan's idea. We have to ask her opinion." Liang Laoer refused.
"Don't ask. I won't agree. If you want to set up a stall to make money, just go home and fry the chestnuts and sell them at a stall in the city. My recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts will not be passed on to other people." Qianhuan was so angry at her uncle's family that she laughed.
Liu stood beside her daughter and looked at Boss Liang and Mrs. Zhu in silence. They had finally separated from the family, but they didn't expect that the people in the old house were still lingering around, always thinking of exploiting their family.
"Qianhua, we all have the surname Liang, so it's not like you're telling us the recipe. Your second cousin has a lot of expenses for studying now, otherwise your aunt wouldn't have asked for it,"
"We have already separated. Second cousin is your son. If he wants to study, you as his parents should earn money to support him. He is not my father's son, so what does it have to do with my father?"
"Your father has no son. You should take out the prescription now. Aunt, please remember it. When your second cousin passes the imperial examination in the future, I will definitely let him take care of your father in his old age and see him to the end of his life." Zhu began to persuade her kindly.
"My father has no son, but he still has a daughter like me. I will take care of my parents for the rest of their lives, so there is no need for your son to take care of them in their old age. Don't even think about Fangzi's matter."
"What's the point of having a daughter like you? A daughter who is married off is like water spilled on the ground. Once you get married, you belong to another family. No one will take care of your parents when they get old. If you are sensible, you can take out the prescription. At least you will have two nephews to take care of them in their old age."
"Then let's wait and see whether your son is more useful or I, your daughter, am more useful. I will make my parents live a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times better than you. Please go back to where you came from. You are not welcome in our home."
Qianhuan chased the person away without any hesitation. It was a joke to try to convince a modern person by using the ancestral rhetoric of caring for the elderly and seeing them off until the end of their lives.
"You really are disrespecting your elders more and more. We are your uncle and aunt after all, and you actually told us to get out." Zhu's face turned red with anger.
"I don't have elders as greedy as you. We have separated. Please don't disturb our lives anymore."
"Second brother, is this your upbringing? How can you allow your daughter to treat your brother and sister-in-law like this?" Zhu shouted at Liang Lao Er.
"Don't worry about how I teach the child. It's getting late, brother and sister-in-law should go home quickly. We also want to go to bed." Liang Lao Er ignored Zhu and began to drive people away without mercy.
"Are you a dead man? Look at what your brother did to us?"
Seeing that Liang Lao Er didn't take her seriously, Zhu was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger. She could only pinch Liang Lao Da's arm and complain about her own man.
"Second brother, are you really not going to help your nephew? Our Liang family is counting on Wenzhi to make a comeback." After being blamed by Zhu, Boss Liang finally spoke.
"Brother, it's not that I won't help you, but this recipe was thought up by Qianhuan, and I really don't have the right to make the decision. If Qianhuan is willing, I won't say a word of objection. If she's not willing, I, as a father, can't force the child."
Liang Laoer felt very complicated. If he had come up with the prescription himself, he might have really given it to them. After all, they all had the surname Liang, and broken bones are connected to the tendons. He also wanted the best for his nephews.
But this recipe was made by his daughter, and he, as a father, has no right to dispose of his daughter's things.
Boss Liang was left speechless by Boss Liang's words. Judging from Qianhuan's attitude, it would be useless even if he talked a lot.
Zhu also saw this, so she decided to start with Liu.
"Second brother's wife, Qianhuan's engagement has been broken off and her reputation has been damaged, so it's not easy for her to marry again. As long as you persuade Qianhuan to take out the prescription, and wait for her second cousin to pass the imperial examination, I, as her aunt, will definitely ask Wenzhi to find a good family for her to marry."
Zhu just didn't believe that Liu would remain indifferent in the face of such a promise. After all, no mother would not want her daughter to marry well.
"Sister-in-law, is what you said true? As long as we take out the prescription and wait for Wenzhi to pass the imperial examination, will you really let Wenzhi help our Qianhuan find a good husband?" Liu was indeed tempted.
"Yes, second brother's wife, this woman has been looking forward to marrying into a good family all her life. Qianhuan's reputation has been ruined by the broken engagement. As long as you let Qianhuan take out the prescription and wait for her second cousin to pass the imperial examination, Qianhuan can become an official's wife even if she wants to."
Zhu agreed verbally, but in fact, she was thinking: Bah, you still want your daughter to be an official's wife? That's wishful thinking. It would be better to give her away as a concubine. Wait until I can get the prescription first.
Zhu also signaled to Boss Liang with her eyes, asking him to express his opinion quickly.
Boss Liang said quickly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. As long as you tell us the recipe, I, as your uncle, will guarantee that Wenzhi will find a good husband for Qianhuan in the future."
Liu was really hit on the nail on the head by them. What she was most worried about was that her daughter's engagement would be broken off and she would never be able to get married again.
"Qianhuan, how about we give them the prescription?" Liu turned around and persuaded Qianhuan.