The Incense Monopoly Order

Chapter 11: A Little Trick to Vent

It was a happy thing that Wen Yan passed the imperial examination, as it just made up for his father's regret that he had no one to rely on in the court.

Shang Wenshu knew in her heart that since Wen Yan was able to pass the imperial examination, they were no longer the same kind of people.

"Wen Sanlang passed the imperial examination and still wants to marry my eldest sister. So what about my eldest sister?" Shang Mingshu pressed on.

Shang Wenshu was in a state of confusion. She had thought about these things before, but until the time came, she always avoided them and didn't want to think about them too much.

Wen Yan passed the imperial examination, but he could not marry into her family because of his career. She and Wen Yan are in love with each other. When Wen Yan comes to propose marriage, how should she choose?
She was determined to establish the family business. Her second sister was obsessed with tea making and had no knowledge of household chores, so she wasn't the right person to inherit the family business. As for her youngest sister...

Shang Wenshu's complicated gaze fell on Shang Mingshu. She couldn't see through her younger sister. Over the years, her younger sister had followed her father's expectations and lived the life of a noble lady. Her father's intention to marry her into a wealthy family was obvious, and her younger sister had never disobeyed...

"Sister, why don't you think about it carefully?" Shang Mingshu was not in a hurry to answer, but she didn't want Shang Wenshu to keep avoiding it and make the wrong choice for the rest of her life in the last moment of impulse.

Wen Yan is indeed a man of some talent. It is hard to say whether he can pass the imperial examination this autumn, but he is a little too ambitious and overly active in mind. Shang Mingshu doesn't like him, but naturally she doesn't dislike him either.

Xiao Yu will not interfere in Shang Wenshu's second half of life, and Shang Mingshu will not interfere either. Whether it is bitter or sweet, she can decide for herself and there will be no resentment.

Shang Wenshu couldn't figure out the situation herself, and felt a little uncomfortable being alone with her sister, so she packed up the account books and left.

In the next few days, Shang Wenshu only came to visit every day and never stayed. One reason was that she was busy with the idea proposed by Shang Mingshu, and the other was that she was worried about talking to Shang Mingshu about Wen Sanlang again.

After seven days of recuperation, Shang Mingshu no longer felt any strange sensations when walking, and went out with He Sui and He Mu, brother and sister.

She had prepared a good show, but she hadn't brought it up yet so that she could watch it in person.

Merchants have their own dozens of teahouses and teahouses in the city. The teahouses provide tea for people to drink, have eloquent storytellers, and invite opera singers to perform during festivals. The teahouses only sell tea.

One of the teahouses happened to be diagonally opposite the Fang family pawnshop. The Fang family pawnshop was a rising star, and it had been doing very well in the past two years because of its investment in the Shi family.

On the day when Madam He hosted the banquet, it was Madam Fang who loudly pushed her into the limelight.

Shang Mingshu was sitting on the second floor of a teahouse facing the street when she saw a middle-aged Taoist priest in a Taoist robe walking towards her with his head held high, followed by a number of people, including men and women, young and old, rich and poor.

Many people chased him with silver in their hands and begged him earnestly: "Immortal, please enlighten me again, enlighten me again! I will go home and worship the Kitchen God!"

Perhaps moved by his determination, the Taoist priest took out a piece of cut yellow paper and handed it to him: "Since you are sincere, I will let the Kitchen God enlighten you again."

"Thank you, immortal, thank you, immortal..." Holding the yellow paper in both hands, the man thanked heaven and earth, and bowed humbly towards all directions. Then he borrowed a stove from the side and hung the yellow paper on the stove.

The clean yellow paper burned from the middle, and the flames burned out a few bright big words: Seek benevolence and you will get benevolence.

“The Kitchen God appeared, the Kitchen God really appeared!”

"Immortal, guide me, guide me!"

"I, I, I, the immortal asked the Kitchen God to guide me!"

"..."

The bizarre scene caused the crowd to exclaim in shock, and they all rushed to surround the Taoist priest, blocking the door of the pawnshop. Fang Degui happened to be in the shop today. He heard the commotion outside and squeezed in. He watched with suspicion as several people were given instructions. He used a few silver ingots to grab a few of them.

The Taoist looked at the few remaining pieces in his hand and raised his hand: "Gods will bless everyone, and those who are destined will get it."

The falling yellow paper was snatched away, and by the time they had finished snatching it, the Taoist priest had disappeared.

Those who didn't get the chance beat their chests and stamped their feet, while those who did immediately checked the stove. The crowd of onlookers were three layers deep, and exclamations could be heard from time to time. After a while of excitement, a sarcastic remark broke out: "Fang Chaofeng, the Kitchen God said you are rich but unkind."

It turned out that Fang Degui couldn't help but bake one when he saw the excitement, but it showed four big words: rich but unkind.

Many people had been burned before, and not all of them were praised. Most of them were ambiguous words like "seek benevolence and get benevolence". This was the first time that someone had been severely criticized. When everyone around was quiet, this voice seemed particularly clear.

"Nonsense, nonsense!" Fang Degui's face turned pale.

"Fang Chaofeng, you're talking nonsense about the Kitchen God? You've blasphemed the gods and committed a crime of tongue-lashing. You will surely suffer retribution."

"Kitchen God, we have no intention of offending you. It was Fang Degui who caused the trouble. Please don't take your anger out on us!"

Fang Degui incurred public wrath, and some scholars were even more indignant: "The Kitchen God is in charge of the family's food and drinks, and he observes the good and evil of the world. If you are disrespectful now, it will surely bring unrest to your home and ruin everything!"

"You brat, what nonsense are you talking!" Fang Degui was a businessman, and he had no intention of hearing such a curse. He rushed forward with red eyes, but was stopped by everyone.

Most people believed that the Kitchen God had appeared. Even though it happened in front of the Fang family pawnshop, all the people who rushed out were stopped by people, and someone snatched the remaining yellow paper from Fang Degui's hand.

After reporting to the heavens that they belonged to Fang Degui, he burned them one by one, and burned out four comments: "profit-seeking", "not to have a good end", "in cahoots with evil", and "a disaster to the local area".

The excitement just now attracted so many people, and Fang Degui's notoriety must have spread so widely now.

"Mrs. San has some good tricks." The middle-aged man sitting opposite Shang Mingshu couldn't help but admire.

This man's surname is Wu, and his given name is Daozhen. He is from the Wu family, a porcelain merchant family. The Wu family is a big family in the city.

Wu Daozhen and Fang Degui are in the same industry and have never interfered with each other. However, Fang Degui has been resorting to underhanded tactics in recent years, which has annoyed Wu Daozhen very much. Wu Daozhen is at a loss as to how to deal with him.

Fang Degui boarded the Shi family's boat. The whole city knew that the Shi family was related to the Zhao family in Shangyu County. The Zhao family had a powerful Minister of Revenue, and his adoptive father was the all-powerful Prime Minister Yan.

Today's play made Wu Daozhen feel relaxed and at ease. Having been in the business world for many years, Wu Daozhen knew that Shang Mingshu didn't just invite him to watch the play.

When he walks out of the teahouse in a while, Fang Degui will think back and suspect that this was a trap set by him.

Wu Daozhen didn't care. After this incident, he didn't need to take charge personally. When his Wu family got the news, they would naturally publicize it and take the opportunity to suppress Fang Degui. They would not miss the opportunity. It was only a matter of time before they were hated.

"I'm glad that Fourth Uncle Wu is relieved." Shang Mingshu smiled faintly, "If I need money in the future, I hope Fourth Uncle Wu will help me."

One is to vent his anger on Fang Degui, the other is to warn the Shi family. Since both have been done, why not get more good things?
The purpose of inviting Wu Daozhen was to win him over.

As the news that her father was childless spread, the clan members became restless, and it was time for Shang Mingshu to find another way to make money in the future.

(End of this chapter)