kvmb Chapter 142 Gift Giving
Chapter 142 Gift Giving
Thinking about the brand stores of later generations, Lin Chang'er felt it was more and more feasible, and immediately shared her idea.
Old Liang and the others were all taken aback, then said in unison, "That's great!"
Lin Chang'er added, "Of course, this is my idea, and I think it's feasible. But the Sihai Restaurant mainly depends on whether Pei Shutong agrees, so we have to go back and ask Pei Shutong before we can finalize this."
Old Liang and his group are all seasoned businessmen who have been in business for decades, so they naturally understand this principle.
If you can do something unique, why share the profits with others? Besides, Sihai Restaurant can open branches. Pei Sihai doesn't seem to be short of money for a storefront.
So they just treated it as a joke. Old Liang said, "It's alright. If we really want to have a bite, we can just go to town. It's only about half an hour away."
Old Zhu and Old Chen nodded in agreement.
Old Zhu said, "Old Liang is right. As for the seafood, I'll talk to my nephew-in-law later. It's all about purchasing. Instead of buying from other people, it's better to buy from our own people."
Old Chen hummed in agreement. "Besides, we know the quality of Chang's seafood. But if we really send it to the city, then those high-quality goods can't just be kept for your own family anymore."
Old Liang chimed in, "That's right, that's right, we should at least get to try it out."
Lin Chang'er agreed, "Of course. In the past, my sister-in-law and I were the main ones in charge of the goods, but now it's different. There are more people, so there are more goods to go around, enough to share."
Old Liang, Old Zhu, and Old Chen nodded in satisfaction.
The group ate, drank, and chatted for a while longer when Old Liang suddenly sighed and asked, "Have you heard about what happened in the south?"
Lin Chang'er paused, then turned to look at Bai Shao'an, who said, "I've heard about it."
Old Zhu sighed, "An entire village, gone just like that, and the county and government offices haven't done anything about it yet."
Old Chen frowned. "This is outrageous! Doesn't the imperial court intend to do anything about it?"
"Shh!" Old Liang said, trying to keep his voice down. "You'd better keep your voice down. Talking about the imperial court is dangerous. You'll lose your head, and your whole family will suffer."
Lin Chang'er glanced at Bai Shao'an again and slowly said, "Our area is remote, so we don't know much. In the county town, is there no other news? The county government really hasn't made a move? This is an entire village, and it concerns hundreds of lives!"
Old Liang said "Hey," and continued, "You don't know, that place is also awkward. It's bordering our Ninghai County. Our county occupies one-third of the area, while Ninghai County owns two-thirds."
Isn't that place rich in seafood and its people prosperous? It used to be under the jurisdiction of Yu Hai County. But this time, when something happened, it was reported to our Ning Hai County. We didn't get any benefits from it, so it's normal for them to be a little negligent. If the higher-ups really want to investigate, they should at least investigate the magistrate of Yu Hai County first, right?
Besides, even if our county magistrate took over, and reported it upwards, would Ninghai Prefecture really accept such a hot potato? They'd definitely let Yuhai Prefecture handle it themselves, right? They get all the benefits, and then we have to bear the consequences if anything goes wrong. There's no such logic in this world.”
Old Zhu and Old Chen both nodded in agreement, but Lin Chang'er hadn't expected there to be such a hidden story behind it.
Wu Qingfeng hadn't told her about this, but after hearing this explanation, she could better understand why Wu Qingfeng hadn't brought any yamen runners, only his own men.
Perhaps for this reason, there has been no follow-up to this matter.
Old Liang took another sip of his old wine. "However, to be honest, I still hope that the higher-ups can send people to wipe out those thieves as soon as possible. Otherwise, if they are allowed to grow stronger, our Ninghai County might also suffer."
“Who says otherwise!” Old Chen strongly agreed, glancing at Lin Chang’er and Bai Shao’an. “Chang’er, Shao’an, if you ask me, you should move to the city as soon as possible.”
Old Li nodded, "Yes, yes, at least the county town has city defenses, but the surrounding areas don't, especially Chang's place, which is by the sea and is the most dangerous."
Lin Chang'er didn't expect that they could think of this, but she didn't realize that if there were no people along the coast, it would be tantamount to giving up resistance, which would only make those thieves more rampant and even allow them to occupy a large area of land without lifting a finger.
Outposts can expand from the sea to the land; inland areas will only be more dangerous.
However, Lin Chang'er did not want to create such panic at the moment, and only said: "What the uncles and elders said makes sense, but we all have families to support, and it is always more difficult for us to leave our ancestral homeland."
Since they had such awareness, they must have thought of stockpiling more food, so they didn't say much.
After Old Zhu called his nephew-in-law over and they finalized the purchase of seafood, he bid them farewell.
Of course, Lin Chang'er didn't come empty-handed. She brought a pound of brown sugar and two sea groupers for each of Lao Liang and the others, plus Lao Zhu's nephew-in-law's share, making a total of six portions.
Considering that the fish would not be eaten immediately, they were all packed in small buckets with ice.
Lin Chang'er is a straightforward person. "The sugar is made by ourselves, and the fish are caught by ourselves. It's just a small amount of local cuisine, so please don't find it offensive."
Old Liang shook his head vigorously, "No, no. I just wanted to try something new!"
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Please help me pass on the two copies for Lao Zheng and Lao Li."
Old Chen clapped his hands, "Don't worry, we've got it covered."
Although Old Zhu's nephew-in-law was an honest man, he had heard these elders praising Lin Chang'er before. He originally thought she was from a wealthy family, but now that he had met her, he found that she was just a young woman who was slightly prettier than the average person, so he couldn't quite understand it.
As for the seafood purchasing business, it doesn't matter who does it, so it's better to do my uncle a favor, since he also invested in the restaurant.
After Lin Chang'er left, he casually asked a waiter to take the things to the kitchen.
The waiter wasn't paying attention and tripped over something, causing the bucket he was carrying to fall to the ground. The lid flew off, and the ice and fish inside were thrown out.
Old Zhu's nephew-in-law then realized that the whole bucket was filled with ice, and the fish, although dead, was still very fresh, which must be related to the ice. He couldn't hold back his excitement on the spot.
He thought to himself, "This ice is much more expensive than these two fish. It's not even the hottest season yet, and the wealthy families in the city with ice cellars haven't even started using this ice."
This young lady is quite generous.
Thinking this, he suddenly remembered the packet of brown sugar. He immediately opened it, took a small piece to taste, and his eyes lit up again. The quality of this sugar was the best he had ever seen.
Without daring to hesitate any longer, he ordered the workers to pack up and hurried out to catch up with his brother-in-law...