Wanjin Lady

Chapter 68 A loving father and a filial son
Shopkeeper Zhu said perfunctorily, "Sixth Master, don't worry. Although it cost a lot of money, the contract has been signed. The Wen family will never receive a single grain of food in Ping County."

Yuan Liulang was so angry that he was also furious with Shopkeeper Zhu. "Shopkeeper Zhu, that's easy for you to say! I guess it wasn't your money that was spent!"

Shopkeeper Zhu was inexplicably angered by Yuan Jing's rebuke.

He thought about how he had run around to help him deal with the Wen family, and how he had kindly reminded him that Wen Wan was driving up the grain prices, but in the end he still didn't say a word to this guy?

Why?

Shopkeeper Zhu said in a bad tone, "Mr. Yuan, you're going to vent your anger on the Wen family. What does it have to do with me, Old Zhu? I warned you that Wen Wan was driving up grain prices, but I became the villain instead."

Yuan Jing's anger subsided for a moment, but he also realized that he had spoken out of turn. Thinking that he would need Manager Zhu in the future, he softened his tone a bit, "Brother Zhu, I was really pissed off by that bitch. Don't mind, I wasn't offended by you. I also want to thank you for seeing through her conspiracy earlier."

Shopkeeper Zhu sneered but said nothing.

He thought to himself: Manager Wen is a delicate young lady, but Yuan Jing keeps calling her a "stinking bitch" and even looked like he was going to hit her. It shows that he is narrow-minded.

In short, the quality is not high.

Yuan Liulang, feeling rather embarrassed, said to Zhou the Accountant, "The autumn harvest is just a few days away. When the time comes, take your men to guard a few villages ahead of time. As soon as the grain arrives, immediately cart it away. Don't let that woman take advantage of it."

That bitch Wen Wan is so cunning!
He has to put in all his energy to deal with it!
Accountant Zhou, acting like a loyal lackey, reminded Yuan Jing, "Sixth Master, we could also ask Manager Ding from Xinlong Bank to help. The three-month deadline is almost up. Letting the Xinlong Bank's thugs collect the debt early... doesn't that make sense?"

"Right, right, right. Accountant Zhou is the most thoughtful." Yuan Jing clapped his hands and smiled, feeling that the Wen family winery was already in his pocket. "It's only natural to pay back debts! With both methods, I believe we can't bring the Wen family down!"

It was already dark when I got home.

Along the way, Wen Weiming was in a bad mood.

He spent the first half of his life in the business world and risked his life to gain a foothold in Ping County. Unexpectedly, when he was over fifty years old, he was robbed!

When getting off the car, Wen Weiming finally put aside his pride and got out of the car holding his daughter's hand.

His heart was shaky. Looking at the two huge words "Wen's House" with gold borders, he suddenly felt as if the building was about to collapse in the wind and rain.

Can he really keep this family property?

That’s the Cheng family!

Half a royal merchant!

He held his daughter's hand and walked into the house, as if duckweed had found support. "There's one more thing. Master Ma was in the car just now, so I can't tell you. If we really go to war with the Cheng family, next year's distiller's yeast... the Cheng family won't sell us. If this is the only problem, my Wen family can only wait for death. This is why I agreed to let you research new products."

The Chen Dynasty implemented a wine monopoly system, and the Cheng family was the official winery in Bozhou. If the Wen family wanted to purchase wine yeast to make wine, they had to go through the Cheng family.

Of course, they could also buy koji in other prefectures. However, most of the government-run koji academies were mutually supportive, and a single letter from the Cheng family could cut off all the Wen family's escape routes.

Making koji is not difficult, the key is that it is illegal, and making koji privately is a serious crime. If caught, the victim will be beheaded and exiled.

The Cheng family was watching closely, and Wen Wan didn't dare to test the law.

Wen Wan is also worried.

At this time, she didn't dare to mention the foreign debt of one thousand taels to Xinlong Money House to Old Man Wen. Calculating the time, it would be due in more than a month.

Xinlong Money House is similar to the loan sharking companies of later generations. If you don’t pay back the money, your hands and feet will be cut off!
Wen Wan thought: These days are becoming more and more hopeful.

However, Wen Wan still expressed her attitude, "Everything depends on human effort. We can't just hand our winery over to the Cheng family."

Even a salted fish has to struggle a bit. "It's good that you know what's going on. But... about Zhao Heng... as long as I'm alive, don't even think about it!"

Why did we get to another matter?

Old Man Wen has always doted on his daughter, and Wen Wan didn't know why Old Man Wen strongly opposed it this time.

What should you do when you want to do something but your parents strongly oppose it?
A. Try hard to convince your parents to side with you; B. Give up helplessly after being defeated.

Wen Wan, a top student, said: Choose C, act first and report later!
At worst, she'd get a beating. Old Man Wen couldn't catch up with her anyway because he wasn't very agile.

Seeing Wen Wan lower her head and stop arguing, Old Man Wen assumed she had listened and continued to advise her earnestly, "It's better to demolish ten temples than to regret a marriage. Since you and Zhao Heng are already married, it's a destiny. Husband and wife should advance and retreat together. The things you're worried about may not be unsolvable in the future. You must not discourage yourself at the beginning."

Wen Wan didn't say anything, but lowered her head to think about how to take advantage of the situation and get rid of Zhao Heng under the nose of Old Man Wen.

Father Wen was very satisfied, thinking that although his daughter had become a little aggressive recently, she was still well-behaved and obedient at heart.

The father and daughter each have their own thoughts, and it is rare to see a scene of a loving father and a filial son.

After sending Old Man Wen back to his room to rest, Wen Wan was invited by Mei Qing to the study.

The study was brightly lit. Behind a silk paper screen stood a small wooden bed that could accommodate one person. An Zhongrong was sleeping soundly on it.

There was half a cold steamed bun on the desk, as well as scattered account books and papers covered with words.

Seeing Wen Wan frown, Mei Qing quickly explained: "Madam Wen, Aunt Chen delivers meals on time every day, but I get too busy to take care of anything else."

Yeah, I get it, workaholic.

She was like this back then, and she wished she could divide her meal time into every fragment of work time.

That's why she got stomach cancer.

Wen Wan sincerely advised: "No matter how busy you are, you must eat on time. You are not alone, you also have Rong'er."

Mentioning her son, the thin and pale woman smiled, "Madam Wen is absolutely right."

But the opportunity is rare, and Mei Qing wants to leave a good impression on Wen Wan, so he naturally has to work hard at the risk of his life.

Mei Qing handed the account books of several wine shops to Wen Wan, a look of relief on his face. "I have finally fulfilled my wife's instructions. The account books of the five wine shops have been fully accounted for. I also checked them one by one against the list given by Miss Hongmei. The shopkeepers who came to withdraw the payment in advance at the wedding banquet that day did not make up stories. The money they withdrew was the actual expenditure of the winery."

Wen Wan let out a breath.

"But," Mei Qing said with a serious expression, "the account books are seriously in deficit. The accountant Shi took a lot of money from the Wen family. Some of the account books are very old, so I'm not sure. I can only check them thoroughly..."

"It's okay, just tell me what you want to say."

Mei Qing sighed, "In the past ten years, Shi Zhangfang has embezzled at least 1,500 taels of silver from the Wen family."

Wen Wan sneered. She was not surprised by this result.

When Old Man Wen was seriously ill, Shi Jinquan openly and secretly proposed to leave, probably because he was afraid that she would find out about the Wen family's financial difficulties after taking office.

Just then, someone from the Cheng family came. Shi Jinquan and Yuan Jing colluded with each other to take advantage of the situation and ran away with the account book, giving her a hard time.

Does that mean that by following Yuan Jing's lead... we can catch Shi Jinquan?
All the silver that Shi Jinquan swallowed must be spit out by her!
(End of this chapter)