Happy pastoral event: a wonderful wife

Chapter 261

As soon as he got home, shopkeeper Sun quickly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find things. He dug out all his money and valuable jewelry and piled them on the ground, forming a huge pile.

She now has less than 2000 taels in hand, which is still far from 200 taels.

She had to sell all her valuable belongings in order to make more money.

"This bracelet can be sold for 50 taels, the vase can be sold for 70 taels... and this ancient painting can be sold for at least 300 taels." Shopkeeper Sun murmured while sorting out valuables.

After finishing everything, Shopkeeper Sun took these things and went to the pawn shop, intending to sell all the good things she had accumulated over the years.

Some antique bottles and calligraphy and paintings cannot be sold to pawnshops, and they cannot be sold at a good price. She had to send the jewelry to the pawnshop to sell, and bargained with the shopkeeper of the pawnshop for a long time before finally getting back more than 800 taels of silver. .

She handed over the remaining calligraphy, paintings and antique bottles to people who specialize in collecting such objects, and they sold them for a total of more than 200 taels of silver.

After selling all the items, shopkeeper Sun took the money home and counted it slowly.

"The antiques were sold for 200 taels, and the jewelry was sold for 800 taels. Add the original 2000 taels, and the total is 4000 taels." Shopkeeper Sun said with a sad face, "There is still a shortfall of 200 taels. Where can I get them?" So much money."

She has always been arrogant and unfriendly to others, so she has few true friends and nowhere to borrow money.

Up to now, the only way she can think of is to "earn" the remaining 200 taels of silver by her own ability.

If you don't use some special means, you probably won't be able to make so much money. Shopkeeper Sun has already made up his mind. This time, he has to be more ruthless.

A few days later, shopkeeper Sun's dozen or so subordinates who were captured by officers and soldiers were finally released. As soon as they came out, shopkeeper Sun called them together and assigned them new tasks.

After shopkeeper Sun told these subordinates about her plan, everyone couldn't help but have some objections, feeling that the plan would not work.

The man who took the lead said, "Shopkeeper Sun, I'm afraid this trick won't work. If you make a big mess, it might get you into trouble."

Shopkeeper Sun said impatiently, "I can't take care of that much anymore. If there is nothing troublesome, why do you take care of so much, just do as you are told."

The man hesitated, "I'm afraid I will provoke public anger, after all, this matter..."

Before he could finish speaking, shopkeeper Sun interrupted him impatiently, "Okay, don't worry about mother-in-law, there is nothing to be afraid of, even if something happens, I will take care of it."

"However, if those shop owners report to the officials, it will be difficult." After being released from the government just now, the leading man had to be more cautious.

Shopkeeper Sun said thoughtfully, "It's okay, you just listen to me and don't mess with the shops in the shopping street."

The shopping street is guarded by officers and soldiers, and many merchants there have paid "protection fees" to the government, so they cannot be easily provoked.

However, those small shops in other places are not so lucky. They have no strength, and even if they are harassed by people from Zhou's business hall, they have nowhere to redress their grievances.

This time, in order to get more money, Shopkeeper Sun ordered her subordinates to collect "protection fees" from the small shops in the town.If there is any shop that refuses to pay the money, then just smash and loot it casually, anyway, you have to get the money anyway.

Shopkeeper Sun had nowhere to go, that's why he made such a bad plan. At this moment, as long as she can get more money, she is willing to do anything.

And Shopkeeper Sun's subordinates also use money to do things. Even if they sometimes have different opinions, they will still listen to Shopkeeper Sun's words in the end and do things for her obediently.

Seeing her insistence, her subordinates had no choice but to obey the orders, and started the "protection fee" plan of Shopkeeper Sun.

The behavior style of Zhou's business has always been shady, and many shops in the town have suffered from Zhou's business, but even so, Zhou's business has never done such a blatant act of collecting money like shopkeeper Sun. It's a little too much.

According to Shopkeeper Sun's arrangement, each store will charge 50 taels of silver. In this way, as long as the collection is enough for about 200 stores, she can make up the remaining [-] taels.

However, 50 taels was not a small amount, and it was necessary to collect enough for a hundred shops. Such a large gesture would surely surprise many people, and let shopkeeper Sun's actions be known to the people in the town.

At the end of the day, shopkeeper Sun's subordinates have gained a lot, and have received money from twenty shops, a total of 1000 taels of silver.

At this rate, shopkeeper Sun will be able to "earn" the rest of the money within six days.

However, in order to collect money, shopkeeper Sun's subordinates also made a lot of noise. They not only smashed up several shops, but also injured several people, and even accidentally injured two passers-by. It was known by many people, and it was also spread in the town.

Most people in the town knew that shopkeeper Sun was working for Zhou's business, so they only thought that shopkeeper Sun was also collecting money for Zhou's business this time, so they all pointed the finger at Zhou's business, saying that Zhou The business hall deceived people too much, saying that the Zhou family was too heartless.

Someone even made up a doggerel specifically to scold the Zhou family. The words in this poem were sharp and the scolding was ugly, and it was also recognized by everyone.

This time, shopkeeper Sun's behavior was considered out of line, so that it provoked public outrage, and the situation became more serious.

The commotion was such a big commotion, of course the people in Zhou's business house and Mr. Zhou would also hear about it.

When Master Zhou heard the scolding doggerel read out by his servants, he, who had always been majestic and calm, became angry rarely, and in a fit of anger, he even broke two teacups.

"Tell shopkeeper Sun that you are not allowed to do such things under the name of Zhou's business house in the future! Go!" Master Zhou said angrily.

The servant responded, and quickly went to do so.

Although Mr. Zhou has done a lot of immoral things in order to do business, he absolutely can't bear it. His subordinates will ruin the reputation of Zhou's business hall and Zhou's family for personal reasons.

What's more, there must be a limit to everything you do. What the shopkeeper Sun has done has already angered everyone, it is really stupid.

The servants sent by Master Zhou hurriedly obeyed the order and informed Shopkeeper Sun, telling him not to do this again in the future.

After Shopkeeper Sun heard this, of course she had to agree in person, but she still didn't give up in order to get the money, and planned to wait a few days for the limelight to pass before sending her subordinates to continue collecting protection fees.

This way, the money came quickly, and she refused to give up this plan in order to make up for the 200 taels.

(End of this chapter)