Chapter 92
"Did something happen?"
After Xu He dismissed Wenzi, Zhang Shiyue opened the door curtain, came out and asked carefully.
"The little ge'er is too old to stay at home."
Hearing this, Zhang Shiyue roughly figured out what was going on without asking any more questions.
Zhang Fangyuan was young and strong. Now that his family was well off and he had only one fulang, not to mention those with evil intentions, even those with good intentions wanted to send someone over. In the past two years, many people had been trying to make insinuations about her.
Zhang Shiyue saw that the young couple had a good relationship, so she didn't bother to talk to them. It was unexpected but also reasonable that the people in the house behaved like this.
She was surprised that Wenzi, who usually seemed honest and timid, dared to be so bold in hooking up with Zhang Fangyuan.
"How you deal with Wenzi..." Zhang Shiyue hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does Ayuan know?"
"That's what he meant."
Zhang Shiyue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Xu He smiled: "Second aunt is afraid that I will deal with him privately and make Ayuan unhappy?"
Wenzi dared to seduce Zhang Fangyuan, but Zhang Shiyue was afraid that he got Zhang Fangyuan's consent. It would be bad if the couple got into trouble because of a slave.
"I was just asking."
Xu He wanted to say that Zhang Fangyuan would be unhappy if Wenzi was not punished, but he didn't say it. He just told Zhang Shiyue seriously, "Second Aunt, I asked Wenzi to work at the tea shed this morning. Please keep an eye on him."
"He was so courageous because he was urged by his little dad before. If he is not honest over there, the family will not keep him anymore."
Zhang Shiyue frowned: "His family often buy things at the teahouse, and he is working there now, so we must not let them meet again in the future."
Xu He shook his head: "No, let them meet."
"Why? If Wenzi's ears are soft, won't he go astray again?"
[耳根子软 ěr gēn zi ruǎn: lit. Soft ears; fig. be credulous, be easily influenced]
Xu He said slowly: "We know that he has soft ears, so we have to test his determination. We may be able to stop him from seeing his family once, but his family already knows where he is working. Whether we can stop him once and every time, it depends on his determination. If he is instigated by his family to do something that is not good for our family again, he will no longer be given the opportunity to stay and work. "
"You have thought very carefully." Zhang Shiyue nodded: "I will keep an eye on him secretly."
After Xu He finished explaining, he breathed a sigh of relief. He patted the corner of his clothes and turned around to go inside to see the children. Now that Wenzi had been sent away, he was the only one left to work. Zhang Fangyuan said that he would find an honest person to help at home.
He didn't refuse. There was a lot of work at home and he really needed a helper. He couldn't be afraid of the well rope for ten years after being bitten by a snake, or stopped buying slaves to help at home in the future.
[一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng: lit. once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; a person who suffered from something is still in fear of repeating the situation]
Zhang Fangyuan arrived in the city this morning. He had overheard where Wenzi was going, now he was going to go to the middleman to buy two slaves. Before leaving, he went to see Song Yong first.
"We've been apart for more than half a year. Is Boss Song's business still going smoothly?"
The two had another meal in the restaurant, chatting and exchanging news about Suzhou and Siyang.
"Business is tepid, but I can still get by. In addition to shipping and receiving goods when I come to Siyang this time, I also have a business I want to discuss with Boss Zhang."
"We are old acquaintances, Boss Song, there is no harm in saying what you think."
[但说无妨 dàn shuō wú fáng: lit. there is no harm in saying what one thinks; let sb speak out what's in sb's mind]
Song Yong had been coming to Siyang to get toothbrush supplies for more than two years. He only came twice a year, the goods would be transported to the prefecture or county town and then opened for sale. Often the goods were sold out before he even got back to Suzhou, and there would never be enough goods every time he got back to Suzhou.
How could a businessman sit idly by when he saw such a profit? Tooth brushes and tooth powder were not rare treasures, they were easy to imitate. Business could be done in Suzhou. Song Yong had already started preparing for his own shop, and now he could run it even without coming to Siyang to find Zhang Fangyuan to get the goods.
He didn't hide it, and directly told Zhang Fangyuan that he also had his own toothbrush shop in Suzhou.
Zhang Fangyuan knew that this would happen sooner or later. Suzhou was vast and densely populated, and the toothbrush business was easy to do, and Song Yong was not a fool. He could imitate the toothbrushes after taking the goods a few times. He was not angry: "If that's the case, what business do you want to discuss with me, Boss Song?"
Song Yong laughed: "Boss Zhang is a straightforward person, and I also don't like to go on a long detour. The toothbrush and tooth powder are easy to make, but the most precious tooth fragrant chips are hard to imitate. Suzhou is full of wealthy families. If you lack the tooth fragrant chips, you will lose a big business. "
[绕弯子 rào wān zi: lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush]
Zhang Fangyuan said bluntly: "Boss Song wants the secret recipe of tooth fragrant chips?"
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