Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 138 Coming up with ideas

Cui Rong, the young master of Jinlefang, said, "Isn't Taoyaofang a rouge shop? A rouge shop can actually produce so much food and medicine. If you didn't know, you'd think the owner of Taoyaofang had the ability to predict the future and prepared all these things in advance."

Su Yaoguang had anticipated gossip, and she fought back calmly, "Taoyaofang is just a small business, nothing compared to Jinlefang, a century-old establishment. We originally planned to open a food store, so that if business were to falter, we wouldn't end up in a dead end like Jinlefang, a poor move. Who would have thought that such a coincidence would strike before the store even opened?"

She said that Jinlefang made a bad move, that is, their store used Taoyaofang's products in the wrong brand, which was a complete disgrace.

Originally, the manager of Jinlefang was quite smart. He punished those who should be punished and apologized for that matter. Everyone was happy with the matter. However, this young master was narrow-minded and actually held a grudge.

Even if they were to hold a grudge, it should be Taoyaofang. That incident was dishonest on the part of Jinlefang, and the smart ones would have kept it a secret for the rest of their lives, never mentioning it again. However, from the moment he entered the room until now, this young master had been so spoiled that he couldn't even tell right from wrong. So why should she give him face?

"You..." Cui Rong slammed the table and cursed angrily.

Before he could curse, the owner of the nearby dance studio, Chen Buyu's father, said, "Master Cui, the city is full of starving people right now. You'd better not let your personal grudge affect everyone's business."

County Magistrate Chen said, "The righteous deeds of Taoyaofang are a role model for us. How can we say there is something wrong with them just because they prepared food and medicine to save lives in advance? Could it be that Taoyaofang caused this disease? This disease came from somewhere else, and when it spread to our city, many people in other places had already fallen ill. Master Cui, Taoyaofang saves the dying and heals the wounded, you cannot wrongly accuse them."

"My Lord County Magistrate, since the village can't relocate any more people, we can only pool the resources of the various bosses. Each boss has his own business, such as mines, villas, dyeing workshops, cave dwellings, and so on. If we gather all the refugees and relocate each boss in a group, and then, after this is over, reduce or exempt taxes based on the contributions of each boss, can we sustain this for a while?"

Everyone looked at each other.

If each boss is assigned 100 people, and there are 50 of them present, it is equivalent to accommodating 5,000 people.

If any of them were asked to resettle 5,000 people, it would be sheer extortion. However, since everyone here had some wealth, resettling 100 people would be no problem.

Doing so can not only do a favor to the government, but also reduce taxes. This way, they can kill two birds with one stone. They think it is a good deal that will only make money and not lose money.

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I think Boss Su's idea is good. I am willing to cooperate with the government in resettling the refugees."

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, ordinary refugees are fine, but we at Jinlefang won't accept those who are infected with diseases," Cui Rong said. "That kind of disease spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. If one or two people die, that's fine, but if it implicates someone from our Jinlefang, then I'll just have to give up my role as a goody-goody."

"Everyone, rest assured. We at Taoyaofang will take care of those who are sick." Su Yaoguang said, "Taoyaofang will cooperate with the government to accommodate those patients."

"Boss Su is generous." Cui Rong said sarcastically.

The gambling house owner, Zhong Feng, Zhong Chushan's father, said, "Boss Su is so courageous at such a young age. Even grown men like us can't stand up to you."

"I heard that Yicheng dealt with a lot of patients," Jiang Ziqian said. "The government took action and placed all those with symptoms, regardless of whether they were suffering from an epidemic or not, near the mass grave. Those who died were thrown directly into the mass grave. To prevent the disease from spreading, they burned the bodies to ashes."

County Magistrate Chen's face was filled with reluctance. "I've already submitted a petition. As for whether anyone will go over there to handle the situation, I'm powerless and cannot interfere. All I can do is protect the people here." They then discussed when and how to collect the people, and how to relocate them. Furthermore, once the bosses had taken the people, their information would need to be filed. If any of them suddenly fell ill, they would be reported to the authorities immediately; they were absolutely not allowed to act on their own. The authorities had handed the refugees over to the bosses, and they were responsible for ensuring their safety.

"Boss Su, please stay." Jiang Ziqian called Su Yaoguang who was about to leave.

Su Yaoguang stopped, looked at Jiang Ziqian, and said, "Boss Jiang, what's the matter?"

"I heard you bought a lot of charcoal before. Can you give some to me? I'll give you the same price as you sell it for now. I won't let you suffer any loss."

"I thought it was something serious?" Su Yaoguang said with a smile, "Boss Jiang is an honest man, and I'm not a profiteer! I'll give you 80% of the current price."

"Okay, thank you, Boss Su." Jiang Ziqian's carriage drove over and he extended an invitation to her, "Boss Su, are you going back? I'll give you a ride."

"I'm going to the academy. Could you please give me a ride, Boss Jiang?" Su Yaoguang said. "I've accepted this errand from the county magistrate. I'll be busy soon. I have to go to the academy to say hello."

In the carriage, Jiang Ziqian and Su Yaoguang discussed rescuing refugees. While most of them were suffering, there were also some who were cunning and treacherous. It would be best to hand these individuals over directly to the government. The government was currently severely short-staffed, and keeping the able-bodied men around to do odd jobs would not only keep an eye on them, preventing them from bullying the weak, but also address the shortage of personnel.

The two of them got along better and better as they talked, and in some respects they had similar views. When the carriage stopped, they felt that they had not yet finished their conversation.

"The situation is not good right now. When this natural disaster is over and your business recovers, I will bring my family to patronize your business. Remember to give me a discount then."

"If you'd honor me, Boss Su, there'll always be a place for you at Jiang's Restaurant. Although we haven't known each other for long, I feel like we're very compatible. It's a shame we met so late."

Su Yaoguang thanked Jiang Ziqian and strode into the academy.

"Still sleeping?" Su Yaoguang saw Zhou Wangshu lying on the bed with his back to her. She walked over in surprise and touched his forehead.

Pah! Zhou Wangshu brushed her hand away.

"Are you going to the moon to buy breakfast?" Zhou Wangshu gritted his teeth, looking quite angry.

Su Yaoguang: "...Are you still hungry?"

"What else can I do? I don't have any sister-in-law to feed me." Zhou Wangshu was like a child who didn't get any candy and was throwing a tantrum.

Su Yaoguang burst into laughter, pinched his cheek and said, "Oh my God, why are you so cute?"